HDFC Bank, in a strategic move to streamline its portfolio, plans to sell key commercial and residential properties acquired from its 2023 merger with HDFC. Expected to generate around ₹3,000 crore, this divestment signals a shift towards core banking operations and digital growth.

The Maharashtra government is preparing to modify stamp duty laws, affecting real estate and business. This document details the proposed modifications and their predicted effects.

In Mumbai, Bajaj Finserv chairman Sanjiv Bajaj said Bajaj Housing Finance should become the "HDFC of the future." He observed that the mortgage giant left the industry after a reverse merger with its banking business, creating this opportunity.

Sanofi, the Indian arm of the French pharmaceutical giant, is set to divest its Headquarters in Mumbai , a standalone building in the posh Powai locality. This building, spanning over 150,000 sq ft, currently houses the company’s country headquarters.

Bank lending to commercial real estate, including residential projects, rose 23% last fiscal year excluding the HDFC-HDFC Bank merger. Loans totaled Rs 3.97 lakh crore. Including the merger, growth rose to 38.9%, with Rs 4.48 lakh crore in loans as of March 31.

National Standard India's shares, which are controlled by the Lodha Group, plummeted 5% on 27th January 2022, the day's lowest price. This was because the company was going to merge with the Lodha Group's main business, Macrotech Developers.

The state government notification regarding the merger of 23 villages in the jurisdiction of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is expected soon.