New Delhi, July 11: Connaught Place in Delhi is the ninth most expensive office location in the world, a CBRE report said here on Wednesday.

"Delhi's Connaught Place moved one notch up to be the ninth most expensive office location with an annual prime rent of $153.26 per square feet from last year's tenth most expensive office location," said the report titled "Global Prime Office Occupancy Costs 2018".

Meanwhile, Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex moved down to the 26th position with an annual prime rent of $96.51 per square feet and the central business district in Nariman Point, Mumbai fell from 30th to 37th position with an annual prime rent of $72.80 per square feet, it said.

The most expensive office location in the world is Hong Kong (Central) with annual prime rent of $306.57 per square feet, according to the report. The city held on to the top position for the second consecutive year, it said.

London (West End) and Finance Street in Beijing were second and third in the list.

CBRE's Chairman, India and South-East Asia Anshuman Magazine said: "Strong demand from finance, technology and the e-commerce sectors has fuelled the growth momentum in prime occupancy costs from last year and commercial office market remains a strong growth propeller for the real estate sector."



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Bengaluru (PTI): A five-year-old boy was injured after he was allegedly kicked by a neighbour while playing near his uncle’s house, police said on Friday.

The incident occurred in Thyagarajanagar on December 14.

CCTV footage of the incident showed the child, identified as Neev Jain, playing badminton with other children outside the house when a man approached him from behind and suddenly kicked him.

The impact caused the boy to fall to the ground. The man was then seen casually walking away from the spot without offering any help or showing concern, the footage showed.

Police said a preliminary inquiry revealed that the accused is suffering from a mental health disorder and is undergoing treatment.

According to police, in her complaint, the boy’s mother, Deepika Jain, stated that she had visited her elder brother Manoj’s house on December 14.

At around 1.10 pm, while her son was playing with other children near the house, a resident of the neighbouring house, identified as Ranjan, allegedly kicked the child without provocation.

As a result, the boy fell and sustained bleeding above the eyebrow and abrasions on his hands and legs, she said.

Based on the complaint, a case was registered under Section 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The accused was arrested and later released, a senior police officer said.