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Topic: auctions

Rs 177 cr per acre! Hyderabad land auction sets new record, stakeholders hail Telangana’s growth

Price fetched after auction of 7.67 acre plot at Raidurg in Hyderabad's IT corridor. Realtors are upbeat after seeing a good traction in housing, office space market after a gap.

Who was VS Gaitonde, the reclusive artist whose canvas fetched Rs 67 crore at auction

VS Gaitonde stayed away from the limelight in life but his abstract paintings are making a splash in global auctions, with an untitled work from 1970 being sold for Rs 67 crore this week.

Sotheby’s poised for red hot bidding battle as largest Martian meteorite goes up for auction in NY

NWA 16788 was discovered in Niger & is assumed to have travelled 140 million miles to reach Earth. Weighing 24.67 kg, the meteorite dwarfs the previous largest Martian specimen by 70%.

Centre sets ball rolling on residual gold extraction from Kolar Gold Fields 24 yrs after its closure

Mines ministry is fine-tuning modalities to auction nine tailing dumps at Karnataka’s Kolar Gold Fields. Worth of minerals in dumps estimated at Rs 25,000-30,000 crore. 

Young Stars Cricket League Auctions 2024: A Golden Opportunity for Cricket Enthusiasts and Investors

The YSCL is a movement that develops and showcases young cricket talent from all around India, not simply a competition.

From Paralympians’ shoes to miniature Ram Temple, gifts received by PM up for auction at NGMA

On until 2 October, this is 6th edition of auction launched by Modi in 2019 to contribute to Namami Gange Programme. The previous five editions have garnered more than Rs 50 crore.

India to conduct 1st-ever auction of critical, strategic minerals. 20 blocks up for sale Wednesday

From mobile phones to e-vehicles, all modern tech dependent on critical minerals. Bidding to likely be completed within a month. J&K's 5.9 mn tonne lithium reserve could be on auction list.

China’s elite love art, hide it from CCP. It’s their dirty secret

Xi Jinping may have spoilt Chinese billionaire party. But his decade-long anti-corruption campaign has only made the world of art auctions more attractive to those with ill-gotten wealth.

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Wall Street carries big expectations this year after best run since 2009

The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.