'Challenges from Indian govt': Afghan embassy in Delhi shuts down

Afghanistan Embassy on Friday announced its permanent closure, citing 'persistent challenges from the Indian government', even as heads of its Mumbai and Hyderabad missions claimed to have assumed......

Royals oppose Kerala govt's claim on Travancore House in Delhi

As the Left government in Kerala gears up to inaugurate a cultural centre at Travancore House, in the heart of the national capital, on August 4, the Travancore royal family has moved the central......

US deploys 6000 troops at Kabul airport for evacuation

The United States has said that it would deploy as many as 6,000 of its troops at the Kabul airport to ensure safe departure of its citizens and those from its friends and allies from Afghanistan......

Biden deploys additional 1000 troops to Afghanistan

United States President Joe Biden has rushed an additional 1,000 US soldiers to Afghanistan for an "orderly and safe drawdown" of American and allied personnel, as the Taliban insurgents moved......

DLF's Rajiv Singh tops list of wealthiest Indian real estate entrepreneurs

Realty major DLF's chairman Rajiv Singh remains the wealthiest Indian real estate entrepreneur with a wealth of Rs 59,030 crore, according to GROHE-HURUN India. With a wealth of Rs 42,270 crore,......

Antrix dispute: Devas seizes $87,457 cash in US

Devas Multimedia has seized $87,457.47 cash that ISRO's commercial arm Antrix Corporation held in the US as it looked to enforce a $1.2 billion compensation it had won over a cancelled satellite......

With return to office, real estate investment trusts expected to do well

Recent trends indicate that pure-play commercial (office) leasing stocks, represented by REITs, could be making a comeback after having lagged real estate stocks that rallied because of robust......

Realtors hope for sunny 2022 with better sales

India's real estate industry staged a rebound from 2020's downturn, with housing sales seen rising by over 50 per cent. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The performance, though short of......

Qatar World Cup: Minor offences won't result in arrest

Photograph: Kind Courtesy FIFA /Twitter World Cup fans in Qatar caught committing minor offences such as public drunkenness will escape prosecution under plans being developed by authorities in......

Football Extras: Tottenham's Pochettino gets two-game ban for improper conduct

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino during the press conference. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters Tottenham Hotspur......

Olympics: Londoners looking to make money out of homes

Harriet Howse is one of many Londoners looking to make a profit out of their property during this summer's Olympics, leaving the city and their homes to strangers to avoid the anticipated mayhem of......

Thai PM buoyed by Morgan snub

Thailand's billionaire prime minister says he has "better-than-even" odds of winning a stake in English football club Liverpool after its board rebuffed a rival bid from British businessman Steve......