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India’s retail real estate sector recorded 2.22 million sq ft of gross leasing volume across the top eight cities in Q3 2026, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Main streets accounted for 67.9% of leasing activity, while retail demand remained steady despite limited Grade A mall space.

India’s economy began FY27 on a firm footing, with growth momentum extending into the second quarter despite global uncertainties, according to the Finance Ministry’s September Monthly Economic Review. The ministry’s nowcasting model projects real GDP growth of 7.3% in Q2 FY27 after 7.8% growth in the first quarter.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the sidelines of the G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Milwaukee and discussed efforts for an early conclusion of an interim India-US trade agreement. Goyal also held meetings with ministers from Mexico, Poland and Brazil to explore trade and investment opportunities.

UPI transaction value increased 18% year-on-year to Rs 29.37 lakh crore in September, while transaction volume rose 23% to 24.07 billion, according to NPCI data. Meanwhile, traders withdrew their call for a “No UPI Day” after meeting Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over proposed charges on certain merchant UPI transactions.

WhatsApp has introduced optional parental controls for teenagers, allowing parents to manage privacy settings, group activity, Channels and Meta AI access. The company said the controls are designed to support family discussions while keeping teens’ personal messages and calls protected by end-to-end encryption.

The government has launched ‘CAG-BHASHINI Anuvaad’, an AI-enabled document translation solution developed by Digital India BHASHINI and the CAG. The platform will support multilingual translation of official documents and audit reports while focusing on consistent terminology, data security and human oversight.
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