ICICI Venture raises Rs 200 crore

Almost a year after launching its Rs 1,000-crore (Rs 10-billion) domestic fund, ICICI Venture, one of the largest private equity firms in the country, raised Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion) last week,......

Home market shrinks, again

Home sales have once again lost steam in some regions, though they continue to be on a high in markets like Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Bangalore.Cities such as Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Gurgaon and......

Office property market yet to beat slump

The office property market, which was hit hard in the aftermath of the global economic slowdown, will take at least a year to come out of the slump as demand for offices is still subdued, say fund......

Why home loan insurance is good

Vishal Sinha, 38, an engineer, was surprised when his banker asked him whether he had adequate life cover. "What is the relation between a home loan and life cover?" he asked. His banker's response......