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Realty sector differs with Piyush Goyal's formula

Realty sector differs with Piyush Goyal's formula

Rediff.com5 Jun 2020

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal that the players in the sector should start lowering prices and, if the worst comes to the worst, write off investment as bad business decisions.

Now, builders arrange for doctors to woo buyers

Now, builders arrange for doctors to woo buyers

Rediff.com29 Mar 2013

The tie-up with IBM for Wave City, to be spread over 4,500 acres, is meant to provide information on traffic management through SMS alerts and billing usage.

Builders want to demolish Benaud's childhood home

Builders want to demolish Benaud's childhood home

Rediff.com26 Aug 2010

Former Australian cricket captain and famed commentator Richie Benaud's childhood home at North Parramatta in the western half of Sydney is facing the possibility of being turned into rubble.

BJP banks on Bhagwat confidant to win Modi's hometown

BJP banks on Bhagwat confidant to win Modi's hometown

Rediff.com2 Dec 2022

As one moves towards Vadnagar, local issues such as high prices of cattle feed and inflation becomes louder.

Builders allowed parallel bids for failed PPP highway projects

Builders allowed parallel bids for failed PPP highway projects

Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

Will be given choice of govt and privately funded modes to put highway projects that didn't get bids under PPP model.

Builders may be forced to cut prices

Builders may be forced to cut prices

Rediff.com18 May 2010

Debt overhang, unsold inventory and lacklustre investor interest could force developers to cut prices.

Hostel of Kanpur violence accused's stepmother faces demolition

Hostel of Kanpur violence accused's stepmother faces demolition

Rediff.com17 Jun 2022

The Kanpur Development Authority (KDA) has served a notice to the stepmother of June 3 violence key accused Zafar Hayat Hashmi, seeking explanations why a hostel allegedly owned by her should not be demolished.

Home loans: Is your builder misleading you?

Home loans: Is your builder misleading you?

Rediff.com27 Apr 2010

Home loan expert Harsh Roongta answers your home loan queries.

Kolkata fire:CM slams builder-administration nexus

Kolkata fire:CM slams builder-administration nexus

Rediff.com25 Mar 2010

Admitting that the fire at Stephen Court has 'opened our eyes', West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Thursday said the civic administration will be under the scanner over illegal constructions in the city."The top floors of Stephen Court are illegal. We are investigating what the Kolkata Muncipal Corporation's role was at that time. The city has a coterie of illegal builders with whom administration is involved. Exemplary punishment will be given," said CM

SC stays arbitral proceedings between Dhoni and Amrapali group

SC stays arbitral proceedings between Dhoni and Amrapali group

Rediff.com25 Jul 2022

The apex court-appointed forensic auditors had told the bench that Amrapali Group had entered into "sham agreements" with Rhiti Sports Management Pvt Ltd (RSMPL) which promotes the brand of Dhoni, to "illegally divert" home buyers' money and a total amount of Rs 42.22 crore was paid to RSMPL during 2009-2015. Dhoni had moved to the Delhi high court which, on October 16, 2019, had appointed its former judge Veena Birbal as sole arbitrator to arbitrate the commercial dispute between the cricketer and the real estate firm.

4 senior citizens brought down realtor Supertech's big plans

4 senior citizens brought down realtor Supertech's big plans

Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

It was the relentless pursuit of justice over a decade by a group of senior citizens that resulted in the Supreme Court's order for demolition of the illegal 40-storey twin towers of a real estate group in Noida.

G20 declaration echoes Modi, says 'this era must not be of war'

G20 declaration echoes Modi, says 'this era must not be of war'

Rediff.com16 Nov 2022

Leaders at the G20 summit on Wednesday called for an immediate end to the Ukraine conflict, holding that "today's era must not be of war", a formulation that echoed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message to Russian President Vladimir Putin in September.

Customs case: Bail for builder Raheja

Customs case: Bail for builder Raheja

Rediff.com9 Jun 2005

Raheja, who was returning from London, was arrested on Wednesday night at the Mumbai International airport for evading payment of customs duty.

The Memorable Chapters of Satish Kaushik's Career

The Memorable Chapters of Satish Kaushik's Career

Rediff.com10 Mar 2023

The news of his passing is sad and sudden but the body of work he leaves behind will neither fade nor be forgotten.

High tide for Indian ship builders

High tide for Indian ship builders

Rediff.com12 Apr 2005

Builders seek lower interest rate to boost housing demand

Builders seek lower interest rate to boost housing demand

Rediff.com3 Jun 2014

CREDAI Chairman Lalit Jain said a long term status quo on interest rates would not help prospective home buyers.

Raut dealt with unaccounted money but not proceeds of crime, says court

Raut dealt with unaccounted money but not proceeds of crime, says court

Rediff.com10 Nov 2022

A special court in Mumbai has said that Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut dealt with some "unaccounted money" for purchasing plots at Kihim near Alibag in Raigad district, but the same cannot be "thrown in the stock of proceeds of crime (POC) under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)".

Navneet Rana took loan from financier 'linked to Dawood': Raut

Navneet Rana took loan from financier 'linked to Dawood': Raut

Rediff.com27 Apr 2022

Raut claimed Navneet Rana received a loan of Rs 80 lakh from Yusuf Lakdawala, who was arrested in a money laundering case.

Buzzing Manesar hub goes silent in powerless summer

Buzzing Manesar hub goes silent in powerless summer

Rediff.com16 May 2022

The intensity of power crisis this season has hit a new high with average coal stock dipping to less than eight days. The first of a pan-Indian series, based on a ground report, shows how the Manesar industrial hub is coping with the challenge. As the scorching heat wave and the lengthy power cuts intensify in Haryana, the usually bustling labour chowk of the Industrial Model Township (IMT) of Manesar wears a deserted look.

Bed of banned notes: Rs 97 crore in demonetised currency seized, 16 held

Bed of banned notes: Rs 97 crore in demonetised currency seized, 16 held

Rediff.com17 Jan 2018

The Uttar Pradesh government said prima facie no terror link had been established.

Court calls Raut's arrest illegal, witch-hunt, asks why Wadhawans were spared

Court calls Raut's arrest illegal, witch-hunt, asks why Wadhawans were spared

Rediff.com9 Nov 2022

The arrest of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was "illegal" and a "witch-hunt", a special court in Mumbai said on Wednesday while granting him bail in the Patra Chawl redevelopment matter.

13 killed in Maha building collapse; 3 more missing

13 killed in Maha building collapse; 3 more missing

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

Death toll in the collapse reached 10 with recovery of nine bodies from the rubble on Tuesday, police said. A man died of cardiac arrest on Monday night after he was hit by a stone from the falling building, police said.

'Missed IT notice as well as response time. Help'

'Missed IT notice as well as response time. Help'

Rediff.com7 Nov 2022

Mihir Tanna, Associate Director, S K Patodia & Associates, answers your tax queries.

What Does Adani's NDTV Takeover Mean?

What Does Adani's NDTV Takeover Mean?

Rediff.com15 Dec 2022

News, as a business, faces its biggest crisis ever, globally. To fight it needs investment in feet-on-the-ground journalism, tech tools like artificial intelligence among other things.

Builders help ease home buyers' EMI pains

Builders help ease home buyers' EMI pains

Rediff.com28 Jul 2008

For such bonanzas, prospective home buyers have a downturn to thank. Property sales have fallen 15 to 20 per cent countrywide over the last six months, owing to rising home loan rates. This has pinched the cash flows of developers, already reeling under higher borrowing costs and a range of anti-inflationary measures that restrict their flexibility to raise funds.

The MAGIC of Hobbiton

The MAGIC of Hobbiton

Rediff.com22 Sep 2021

Discover the charming village of Hobbiton in New Zealand.

Nuclear Or Conventional Submarines: What Should India Pick?

Nuclear Or Conventional Submarines: What Should India Pick?

Rediff.com13 Jun 2023

The status of the current submarine force level is alarming and we need to address the threat perceptions expeditiously. Critical decisions pertaining to national security cannot be delayed any further due to the rapidly changing maritime threat perceptions and growing strategic importance of the Indian Ocean region, asserts Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).

17 ex-ministers among 18 sworn-in in Maharashtra, no woman in Shinde cabinet

17 ex-ministers among 18 sworn-in in Maharashtra, no woman in Shinde cabinet

Rediff.com9 Aug 2022

The much-delayed expansion of the 41-day-old Maharashtra ministry saw as many as 17 former ministers taking oath on Tuesday.

'BJP has to keep people intoxicated with hate'

'BJP has to keep people intoxicated with hate'

Rediff.com29 Apr 2022

'Just keep telling people that we have fixed the Muslims, and they will not be bothered about their empty stomachs or empty wallets.'

India's biggest stars bowling for brand builders

India's biggest stars bowling for brand builders

Rediff.com8 Mar 2008

In India, it is par for the course. A visitor cannot set foot in the country without seeing on every television channel or city billboard the monarchs of the country's movie industry, Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, backing almost any product willing to pay their fees. That trend is extending ever more strongly to the country's other national passion, cricket. The launch of a new competition based on a popular short form of the game.

CBI takes over probe into 5 cases against Param Bir Singh

CBI takes over probe into 5 cases against Param Bir Singh

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

On the directions of the Supreme Court, the special crime unit of the central agency registered the cases late Tuesday evening.

INSPIRING! 55 Year Old Takes NEET

INSPIRING! 55 Year Old Takes NEET

Rediff.com1 Aug 2022

'My memory is as fresh as it was when I was a student in 1984.' 'I had absolutely no problem while preparing for NEET.'

Businessmen suicides outnumber farmers' for 2nd year in a row

Businessmen suicides outnumber farmers' for 2nd year in a row

Rediff.com31 Aug 2022

The states recording the highest number of such deaths include Karnataka (14.3 per cent), Maharashtra (13.2 per cent), and Madhya Pradesh (11.3 per cent). Tamil Nadu (9.4 per cent) and Telangana (7.5 per cent) were the other two in the top five.

Delivery of 1.5 mn houses delayed, builders face buyers' ire

Delivery of 1.5 mn houses delayed, builders face buyers' ire

Rediff.com26 Jan 2016

Most of these projects were launched between 2008 and 2010

Buying a house? Beware of builders' tricks

Buying a house? Beware of builders' tricks

Rediff.com23 Oct 2007

Builders have a variety of ways of catching the unsuspecting homebuyer on the wrong foot. Here are eight common ones and ways to counter them.

Housing scam: Banks to tighten screws on builders

Housing scam: Banks to tighten screws on builders

Rediff.com29 Nov 2010

Banks and housing finance firms may seek legal mortgage as well as completion guarantee clause.

'India is Amazon's second-largest technology hub'

'India is Amazon's second-largest technology hub'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2021

India is the second-largest technology hub for Amazon globally and its teams are powering innovations not only for customers in the country but globally as well, a top company executive said on Thursday. Speaking at Amazon India Career Day, Amazon global senior vice president and country head India Amit Agarwal said the e-commerce company employs over one lakh professionals in India across diverse areas from engineering, supply chain, content creation, marketing, video and others. "India is also the second-largest technology hub for Amazon globally, with some of the most talented software developers, product managers, machine learning scientists, and research scientists as part of the team," he said.

The 10/90 scheme! Builders plan easier EMIs

The 10/90 scheme! Builders plan easier EMIs

Rediff.com19 Oct 2010

Premium property developers plan easier EMIs to cast net wider.

How builders are making their low cost housing business viable

How builders are making their low cost housing business viable

Rediff.com8 Jul 2014

Margins for developers have fell to 15-20 per cent in affordable segment.

Raut took 'active interest' in Patra Chawl project, ED tells court

Raut took 'active interest' in Patra Chawl project, ED tells court

Rediff.com17 Oct 2022

The ED probe pertains to alleged financial irregularities in the redevelopment of Patra Chawl, a tenement, and related financial transactions involving his wife and associates.