Quote from Pankaj Dhingra, Managing Partner, FinTram Global LLP on Union Budget 2025-26

This year’s Union Budget offers a vision to simplify tax compliance while also aligning with the government's goal of nurturing an educated and skilled workforce to enhance India's global competitiveness. The Union Budget 2025-26 marks a significant step towards simplifying India’s tax framework and promoting compliance. The proposal to raise the income tax exemption limit under the new regime to Rs 12 lakh will provide much-needed relief to middle-income earners, enabling them to invest more in their future.

The extended time frame to file updated returns from 2 years to 4 years is a welcome move that encourages voluntary compliance, empowering taxpayers to stay on top of their obligations. The proposals to exempt withdrawals under the National Savings Scheme (NSS) from tax and the reduction in TDS rates, along with enhanced limits for senior citizens and small taxpayers, bring a sense of fairness and inclusivity to the system.

The decision to remove TCS on remittances for education and adjust the Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS) threshold also reflects the government's commitment to fostering skill development and international collaboration. The extension of the startup incorporation period to 5 years speaks volumes about the support for innovation and entrepreneurship, which is crucial for India’s economic growth."

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Mr Badal Yagnik, Chief Executive Officer, Colliers India

“The Union Budget 2025-26 has continued to further the goal of ‘Viksit Bharat’ and ‘Sabka Vikas’ through transformative reforms across six key domains including urban & real estate development, power & mining sectors, financial services and taxation as well regulatory reforms. Balanced regional growth across tier I & II cities will be driven by engines such as agriculture, MSMEs, investments and exports. The National Manufacturing Mission, guidance framework for GCCs, start-up focused AIF, SWAMIH 2 fund and Urban Challenge Fund, all hold potential to significantly accelerate real estate growth across multiple real estate segments. The budget has continued to focus on improving the ease of doing business through innovation, technological upgradation and sharing of data between public & private sector establishments. The extension of the SWAMIH fund is a much-expected move as several real, estate projects continue to reel under stress due to funding constraints, delaying delivery of homes. Additionally, rationalization of taxes and enhancement of exemption limits can boost disposable income spurring consumption levels and real estate investments, particularly in residential real estate and alternate financial instruments such as REITs.”

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Shrinivas Rao, FRICS, CEO, Vestian said, “The Union Budget 2025 focuses on employment generation, boosting domestic consumption, and enhancing connectivity by concentrating on the rapid development of physical infrastructure and increasing disposable income of citizens. This will have a positive impact on increasing demand for all real estate asset classes across the country. Furthermore, the budget has an allocation of INR 15,000 Cr under the SWAMIH Fund for addressing liquidity issues of delayed housing projects.  This along with the digitization of land records is expected to strengthen homebuyers' confidence.”
Mr. Rao further added, “Upgradation of infrastructure facilities for air cargo will multiply the demand for warehousing across the country. Focus on setting up GCCs in tier-2 cities will transform the real estate landscape in the emerging cities of India.

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Mr Piyush Bothra, Co-Founder and CFO, Square Yards

“The recent budget introduces much-needed relief, particularly with the zero-tax provision on annual incomes up to Rs 12 lakh—a move that enhances disposable income and is expected to support homebuyers. Additionally, the allocation of Rs 15,000 crore under the SWAMIH Fund for completing 1 lakh stalled housing units is a significant intervention, providing relief to buyers impacted by delayed projects and supporting supply-side stakeholders.

However, additional measures could have further strengthened the sector. Increasing home loan deduction limits would have improved financing accessibility, particularly for first-time homebuyers and end-users. This could have enhanced affordability, eased credit constraints, reduced tax liabilities, and contributed towards meeting the projected demand of 93 million housing units by 2036.”

झी स्टुडिओज् प्रस्तुत 'आता थांबायचं नाय!' चे दमदार टायटल पोस्टर लाँच!

मुंबई, १ फेब्रुवारी (मनोरंजन प्रतिनिधी) : महाराष्ट्राच्या मातीतील एका प्रेरणादायी सत्यकथेवर आधारित 'झी स्टुडिओज्', 'चॉक अँड चीज फिल्म्स' आणि 'फिल्म जॅझ' निर्मित 'आता थांबायचं नाय!' हा महत्त्वाकांक्षी चित्रपट १ मे पासून संपूर्ण महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व चित्रपटगृहांमध्ये प्रदर्शित होणार आहे.

वेगवान रस्त्यावरील एका भिंतीवर तीन ठसठशीत रंगांत लिहिलेले 'आता थांबायचं नाय!' हे शीर्षक लहानांपासून मोठ्यांपर्यंत सगळ्यांनाच स्फूर्ती देते. या प्रदर्शित झालेल्या मोशन पोस्टरमधून ऐकू येणारे जादुई संगीत रसिकांना मंत्रमुग्ध करत कमालीचे आकर्षण तयार करीत आहे. दर्जेदार मराठी चित्रपट महाराष्ट्रातील रसिकांच्या मनामनात आणि घराघरात रुजवणाऱ्या 'झी स्टुडिओज्'ची प्रस्तुती असलेली ही, या वर्षातील सर्वात मोठी घोषणा, 'झी स्टुडीओज् मराठी'चे व्यवसाय प्रमुख बवेश जानवलेकर यांनी नुकतीच केली.

'झी स्टुडीओज्', 'चॉक अँड चीज फिल्म्स' आणि 'फिल्म जॅझ' निर्मित 'आता थांबायचं नाय!' या चित्रपटाचे दिग्दर्शन लोकप्रिय अभिनेते शिवराज वायचळ यांनी केले आहे. प्रेरणादायी सत्यकथेवर आधारित असलेल्या या चित्रपटात प्रमुख भुमिकांमध्ये लोकप्रिय अभिनेते भरत जाधव, सिद्धार्थ जाधव, ओम भुतकर, श्रीकांत यादव, पर्ण पेठे, प्रवीणकुमार डाळिंबकर, प्राजक्ता हनमघर, किरण खोजे तसेच एका खास भूमिकेत रोहिणी हट्टंगडी आणि एका कर्तबगार, संवेदनशील अधिकाऱ्याच्या भूमिकेत आशुतोष गोवारीकर यांना आपण  पाहणार आहोत.

'झी स्टुडिओज्' प्रस्तुत 'आता थांबायचं नाय!' या चित्रपटाचे लेखन शिवराज वायचळ, ओमकार गोखले आणि अरविंद जगताप यांनी केले असून या चित्रपटाच्या निर्मितीसाठी निर्माते उमेश के बन्सल(झी स्टुडिओज्), निधी परमार - हिरानंदानी(चॉक अँड चीज फिल्म्स'), क्रिएटिव्ह प्रोड्युसर - तुषार हिरानंदानी, धरम वालीया(फिल्म जॅझ) हे सर्व एकत्र आले आहेत.

'आता थांबायचं नाय!' ही सकारात्मक ऊर्जा घेऊन येणारी सत्यकथा पाहण्यासाठी संपूर्ण कुटुंबासह १ मे पासून आपल्या जवळच्या चित्रपटगृहात जाऊया आणि या प्रेरणादायी प्रवासाचे साक्षीदार होऊया!

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XG Release ‘XDM Unidentified Waves,’ Pioneering a New Dimension of Music with X-POP!

Hiphop/R&B-inspired girl group XG released their latest work, ‘XDM Unidentified Waves,’ today, Friday, January 31, along with a visualizer featuring all eight tracks on YouTube and across social media.

Created under the direction of XGALX’s representative and executive producer JAKOPS (SIMON JUNHO PARK), this reimagines XG’s hit songs in unexpected genres such as Jersey Club, Big Room, Future House, Trance, Piano House, and Hard Rock, breaking new ground and pioneering an unprecedented musical dimension.

Leading listeners into a space that feels both familiar and unknown, the album presents a higher-dimensional musical plane. It creates a sound with a distinct appeal from the original songs and builds a new X-POP universe. Moving across boundaries like an unidentified frequency, it expands auditory and sensory horizons while reinforcing XGALX’s identity through the message "New Breed, Breaking Boundaries"—"Crossing boundaries and creating a new culture in our own style."

The ‘XDM Unidentified Waves (Visualizer),’ released today, follows the original music videos and worldbuilding of the included songs but was entirely produced using AI, offering a new visual interpretation. Themes previously expressed in XG’s works—such as wolves, space, cells, expansion, evolution, destruction and awe—are scattered throughout, visually representing XG’s unique avant-garde world and their X-POP vision.

XG’s Global Achievements and Upcoming Plans

Last year, their 2nd mini-album 'AWE' made its debut on the Billboard 200 and reached #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.

Their first world tour, "XG 1st WORLD TOUR – The first HOWL" held 29 performances across 26 cities worldwide, attracting approximately 200,000 attendees in Asia, North America, the UK and Europe.

This year, in addition to additional Japan performances (Nagoya, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka), they will tour Australia (Sydney, Melbourne) in February, China (Hangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu) in March, and South America.

Furthermore, they are set to perform at Coachella 2025 (Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival) in April, as the only Japanese artist invited, marking another major step forward in their global expansion.

XDM Unidentified Waves (Visualizer)

https://youtu.be/ED0pgqgVUE4

XG – XDM Unidentified Waves

Release Date: January 31, 2025 (Friday)

Tracklist:

HESONOO + X-GENE x XDM

GRL GVNG x XDM

WOKE UP x XDM

SOMETHING AIN’T RIGHT x XDM

TGIF x XDM

PUPPET SHOW x XDM

TIPPY TOES x XDM

NEW DANCE x XDM

Streaming/Download:

https://XG.lnk.to/XDM_Unidentified_Waves