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Coming! New Affordable Housing Scheme

The new scheme may be announced before the Lok Sabha elections. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The government is planning a new affordable housing scheme for households in urban......

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

Why Mumbaikars Are Wheezing And Coughing

La Nina, construction worsen air quality; spike in respiratory ailments. IMAGE: Citizens walk on Marine Drive on a winter morning in Mumbai as haze engulfs buildings in the background. Photograph:......

'Partition is a massive part of our history'

'Partition was a two-sided story in a very big way.''We've oversimplified it, blamed the British, thought of ourselves only as victims.''We've been both victims and perpetrators.' IMAGE: One of......

'If you take Hindutva out of BJP they are better in governance'

'Earlier, a lot of fear was in the minds of people that the BJP is anti-Christian and anti-minority, but over the years people have learnt to accept that the BJP is just another national party.'......

Oberoi Realty flying high on new launches; brokerage bullish on the stock

The Mumbai-based real estate developer Oberoi Realty has been one of the top-performing companies in its segment and most brokerage remains bullish on the stock. Photograph: Courtesy, Oberoi......

'Nothing alarming about fall in financial savings yet'

'As long as economic growth remains steady, creating jobs and generating stable incomes, the rise in home loans should not create problems.''If the growth trajectory changes course over the medium......

Diageo's India-born CEO Ivan Menezes passes away

Ivan Manuel Menezes, the India-born CEO of the world's biggest spirits company Diageo, died on Wednesday, days after being hospitalised for treatment of stomach ulcer. Photograph: Reuters Menezes,......

'We are exploring setting up an aerotropolis'

'We would like to develop Andhra Pradesh into a logistics hub not only for India, but also for South Asia.' IMAGE: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy meets business tycoon Mukesh......

'Government is selling people's trust in LIC'

'The entire value of LIC is created by its shareholders because after the initial invest net of Rs 5 crores in 1956, the government has not given any additional capital to the LIC.''If the......

How a desi is making waves at MoMA

'We'll certainly have Hollywood productions, so why wouldn't we have Bollywood?'Indira Kannan reports. IMAGE: Members of the 69th Berlin film festival's international jury arrive for the awards......

Which is YOUR favourite Anurag Kashyap film? VOTE!

Does Manmarziyaan feature in your list? Stalled and shelved, loved and loathed, mesmerised and misunderstood, an Anurag Kashyap film is quite an event. Despite the difficulties, delays,......

Peepli [Live]: Best film of the year!

Sukanya Verma and Sudarshana Dwivedi review Peepli [Live]. Sukanya Verma: Oh my god, 2010 is turning out to be fabulous at the movies.Ishqiya, Inception, Udaan and now Peepli [Live]? Sudarshana......

I almost had him: Sharath, after scaring 'The Dragon'

'My Whastapp is full of messages telling me to carry on till Paris. The only person who wouldn't want that is my wife.' IMAGE: India's Sharath Kamal Achanta in action against China's Ma Long......

Football Extras: Chelsea fan denies Sterling abuse was racist

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Manchester City's Raheem Sterling as he arrives at the stadium. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters A Chelsea supporter has admitted......

Sports Shorts: Shubhankar-Lahiri team to represent India at World Cup of Golf

The World Cup of Golf will feature two-man teams from the top 28 nations based on the Official World Golf Ranking. IMAGE: Shubhankar Sharma, who enjoyed great success on the European Tour this......

Why Rio risks empty Olympic legacy...

- 'They overbuilt and they misbuilt. They built high luxury condos at a time when the market was about to go bust.' The largest athlete's village in the history of the Games is a visceral monument......

'Delhi police didn't force confession out of spot-fixing accused'

'The investigations were done properly and thoroughly. We established a link between Dawood Ibrahim and the core group that was accused of match-fixing.' 'The moment you increase the possibility of......

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