Two homes burgled, cash, jewellery and valuables stolen

The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the NEET-UG re-examination on Sunday for 22.7 lakh candidates at 5,440 centres in India and 14 overseas centres, describing it as a smooth and glitch-free exercise completed just 37 days after the original exam was cancelled over question paper leak allegations.

Morgan Stanley’s Ridham Desai sees a 25% chance of the Sensex touching 1 lakh within the next year, driven by stronger earnings and improving macroeconomic fundamentals. The brokerage’s base case targets 89,000 by June 2027, while assigning an equal 25% probability to a bear-case decline to 66,000.

UK property tax reforms may replace stamp duty and council tax soon. Land value taxes could significantly increase annual costs for expensive homes. This shift might reduce property values as buyers consider recurring tax bills. First-time buyers could benefit from lower upfront purchase costs. Second homes and investors may face higher expenses under proposed changes.