As global firms recalibrate their footprints, India is braced for intensified demand — not just for space, but for future-ready, flexible environments that can deliver performance, resilience, and purposeful design in equal measure, a new report said on Monday.

Global corporates are targeting over 100 million square feet of new workspace as disruption drives new wave of real estate demand.

As many as 63 per cent of the corporate real estate leaders surveyed expressed concern about economic and geopolitical volatility. But instead of freezing decision-making, companies are taking action by building optionality into their space strategies, including shorter leases, more flexible formats, and locations that align with risk diversification and talent access, said the report by Knight Frank.

India’s two-wheeler industry is poised to surpass pre-Covid sales levels in the financial year 2025-26, with an expected volume growth of 8-9 per cent, according to a CareEdge Ratings report released on Monday.

Key tailwinds such as easing inflation, higher disposable income driven by a full income tax rebate for individuals earning up to Rs 12 lakh per annum and a more accommodative monetary policy -- highlighted by the cumulative 100 bps rate cut by the RBI since February 2025 with recent 50 bps rate cut announced in June 2025 -- are set to boost consumer sentiment and affordability. A favourable monsoon could further strengthen the growth prospects, setting the stage for the industry volumes to surpass pre-Covid levels.

CareEdge Ratings notes that during the past three years, ending FY25, the Indian two-wheeler industry maintained healthy volume growth of 8 per cent, 10 per cent, and 11 per cent in FY23, FY24, and FY25, respectively.

In a series of joint operations in Manipur, the Army and other central and state security forces have arrested 23 extremists of different outfits and recovered 40 types of arms, grenades, ammunition and other war-like stores from eight districts, officials said on Monday.

A Defence spokesman said that the well-coordinated joint operations resulted in the arrest of 23 cadres from various hill and valley-based militant outfits.

He said that the joint operations were conducted during the past few days in the districts of Kangpokpi, Thoubal, Kakching, Tengnoupal, Bishnupur, Jiribam, Imphal East and Imphal West.

The Army during the operations used specialised resources like Explosive Detection Dogs.

From Imphal East district, the security forces recovered five Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) connected in tandem with a total of 35 kg of explosives.

The Seoul High Court said on Monday it has again postponed South Korean President Lee Jae-myung's retrial on election law violation charges.

The court said the first hearing scheduled for June 18 was postponed to an undetermined future date in accordance with Article 84 of the Constitution, which exempts a sitting president from criminal prosecution except in the case of insurrection or treason.

Lee was elected president on June 3 after former President Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office over his botched imposition of martial law in December.

At least one person and nine others were injured after falling from a moving local train near the Mumbra railway station close to the Maharashtra capital Mumbai.

The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) confirmed that of the ten passengers travelling from Kasara to CSMT, who fell from the train, one has died.

“One person has died in this incident and nine people have been admitted to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital, Kalwa, for treatment,” said the Thane Municipal Corporation-run hospital.

“At Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital Kalwa, local leader Sanjay Vaghule, Disaster Management Officer Yasin Tadvi, Medical Superintendent Dr Malgaonkar and the Police Inspector of Kalwa Police Station are present, and the team of doctors of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital is treating everyone on a war footing,” said the TMC-run hospital.

Gujarat faces a delay in monsoon and that has exacerbated concerns over depleting water levels across the state. With the monsoon yet to make landfall, the average water level in Gujarat’s 206 reservoirs has dipped to just 44.89 per cent, prompting renewed fears of a prolonged dry spell, as per officials.

Particularly alarming are the figures from Kutch, Saurashtra, and North Gujarat, where the water levels have fallen below 30 per cent.

Data show that 20 reservoirs in Kutch are currently at just 20.78 per cent capacity, 141 reservoirs in Saurashtra are at 28.47 per cent, and 15 in North Gujarat are at 29.56 per cent capacity.

While a handful of reservoirs still hold adequate water, the broader picture remains grim.

In a shocking incident that took place on Monday morning, three members of a family were shot at in the Arfabad locality under Alamganj police station limits in Patna, officials said.

The incident took place around 9.15 a.m. when the victims -- a husband, wife, and their daughter -- were heading to the local market and were allegedly fired upon by two bike-borne assailants.

Patna City Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Atulesh Jha confirmed the attack, adding that the condition of the woman and her daughter is critical, while the husband sustained a gunshot wound to his leg.

The injured were rushed to Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) for treatment, he said.

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Education has issued instructions to prevent the spread of dengue and Chikungunya in schools across the country, local media reported.

According to the new instructions, school principals could face legal action if mosquito breeding sites are found on school premises during inspections.

The ministry on Sunday said that each school must develop and implement its programme to eliminate mosquito breeding sites while continuing educational activities without disruption.

The ministry has sent notices to principals of all public and government-approved private schools, heads of religious schools, deans of national colleges of education, and heads of other educational institutions and provincial offices to inform them about the new measures.

The ministry said there would be periodic inspections of schools, news agency reported.

South African fast bowler Lungi Ngidi is raring to deliver for the side in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia at Lord's starting on June 11.

Ngidi is a potential game-changer in the Proteas' pursuit of lifting the title. Although teammates Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen have dominated headlines ahead of the red-ball summit clash, Ngidi is expected to play a key role in South Africa’s formidable pace attack after overcoming a challenging period marked by injury.

The 29-year-old impressed during a rigorous training session at Lord’s on Sunday, and the talented pacer looks ready to make a strong impact in the one-off Test at the Home of Cricket.

"I feel very ready, as I have had a lot of time to prepare for this. It's any cricketer's dream to play at Lord's. I've been blessed with the opportunity before, playing England at Lord's and that was quite something for me with the nerves and the excitement.

Average apartment “loading” reached 40 per cent in the January-March period this year, up from 31 per cent in 2019, and among the top seven cities, Bengaluru has seen the highest percentile jump in average loading over the last seven years -- from 30 per cent in 2019 to 41 per cent in Q1 2025, a report showed on Monday.

Amid the rising demand for state-of-the-art amenities within housing projects, the 'loading' factor has been on the rise across the top cities, finds the latest ANAROCK Research data.

Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) continued to see the highest loading among the top seven cities with 43 per cent in Q1 2025. The region has seen the average loading percentage grow steadily over the years -- from 33 per cent in 2019 to 39 per cent in 2022, and 43 per cent in Q1 2025.