The Times of India News

Overall, in 2025-26, the domestic economy with adequate support from monetary and fiscal policies has effectively neutralized any adverse impact of global uncertainties. These factors would continue to remain effective in 2026-27.

In 2025, the UAE has emerged as a global leader, ranking among the top five in competitiveness and excelling in human development, technology, healthcare, and safety. The nation leads in talent readiness, digital transformation, and entrepreneurship, while attracting significant foreign investment. These achievements highlight the UAEs rapid growth and its rising influence on the world stage.

A Mumbai real estate broker faces rape charges after allegedly exploiting his business partner. He is accused of promising marriage, then demanding she remain his mistress, followed by threats and stalking. The accused's lawyer claims the FIR is a counter-blast to arbitration proceedings, but police have remanded him to custody.

A survey reveals four in 10 Delhi residents would move to escape pollution, highlighting its disruption to daily life, education, and business. The report emphasizes that Delhi's air pollution is a year-round, structural issue, not just a winter problem, impacting health and the economy significantly.

Karnataka aims to become a $20 billion quantum economy by 2035, with Bengaluru as a global hub. The state is investing heavily in research infrastructure and talent, including a Quantum Research Park at IISc. Plans for a dedicated 'Q-City' are underway to foster innovation from lab to market, inviting global collaboration.

Uttar Pradesh is accelerating its goal to become a $1 trillion economy by unlocking land for investors and building world-class infrastructure. A high-level workshop addressed fast-tracking land allotment and resolving acquisition hurdles. Officials reviewed investment leads worth over Rs 1.68 lakh crore and are working to operationalize vacant industrial plots, aiming to boost investor confidence and create jobs.

The housing and urban affairs ministry has launched a unified portal to create a nationwide database of real estate projects, aiming to empower homebuyers with comprehensive information. During a RERA Central Advisory Council meeting, concerns were raised about Maharashtra's proposed separate law for redevelopment projects, fearing it would undermine RERA's uniformity.

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Chouhan refuted Donald Trump's dead economy remark, citing India's 7.8% GDP growth in April-June. BJP leaders criticized Rahul Gandhi for supporting Trump's statement, highlighting the strong economic figures as evidence of India's progress under Prime Minister Modi's leadership towards becoming a developed and self-reliant nation.