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Bangalore realty to see Rs 2000 cr PE investment

Bangalore realty to see Rs 2000 cr PE investment

Rediff.com8 Aug 2007

Companies like Brigade Group, Shriram Properties, Confident Group and Skyline Builders are in the final stages of completing the paper work of tying up these investments.

Rising steel prices hit realty biz

Rising steel prices hit realty biz

Rediff.com13 Mar 2008

Real estate market in the national capital region is likely to be hit by the steep rise in steel & cement prices. Caught between oversupply of sales of residential properties and rising steel & cement prices, property developers may be forced to review property prices. But realty developers will not pass on the burden to buyers and will try to absorb the shock of the rise in steel & cement prices. Pushing up real estate prices may hinder potent buyer from buying properties.

DLF bags Rs 6,000-cr DDA contract

DLF bags Rs 6,000-cr DDA contract

Rediff.com18 Jul 2007

Real estate developer DLF Ltd on Wednesday said it has secured a Rs 6,000 crore contract from Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for constructing an international convention centre in Dwarka.

Emaar plans 100% India subsidiary

Emaar plans 100% India subsidiary

Rediff.com16 Jul 2007

Dubai-based realty major Emaar is setting up a 100 per cent subsidiary in India, though it has an equal joint venture with Delhi-based MGF, a real estate developer and financier.

'We can completely identify with Obama'

'We can completely identify with Obama'

Rediff.com16 Sep 2008

Mumbai-born real estate developer Sunil Puri, like the other Obama delegates from Illinois, Ann Lata Kalayil and Selma D'Souza, has also known Barack Obama long before his run for the United States Senate in 2004 'through mutual friends who are also state legislators'.

DLF win IPL title sponsorship rights

DLF win IPL title sponsorship rights

Rediff.com13 Feb 2008

India's leading real estate developer DLF Ltd bagged the title sponsorship rights for the Indian Premier League extravaganza that is set to kick off on April 18 for Rs 40 crore per annum.

Singapore eyes real estate in India

Singapore eyes real estate in India

Rediff.com15 Apr 2005

Singapore is keen on a public-private partnership with India in infrastructure development, especially in real estate and construction sectors, according to a member of a high-level business delegation visiting Chennai.

Biggies line up to fulfill India's aviation dream

Biggies line up to fulfill India's aviation dream

Rediff.com21 Jun 2007

The potential entrants include the Essar Group, Punj Lloyd, Larsen & Toubro, real estate developer Atlanta, Hyderabad-based Nagarjuna Construction and Delhi-based DS Constructions.

Global warming and glass buildings

Global warming and glass buildings

Rediff.com12 Jun 2007

energy conservationists caution against growing number of buildings with glass facades dotting the landscapes of cities as being responsible for energy consumption much in excess that a normal structure would do.

Bangalore IT majors eye Mysore option

Bangalore IT majors eye Mysore option

Rediff.com15 May 2007

During the last few years, Mysore has been witnessing unprecedented growth in real estate, with a large number of housing co-operative societies having secured land for development of residential colonies.

Realty lending hits more hurdles

Realty lending hits more hurdles

Rediff.com9 Sep 2006

Realtors feel heat on pre-launch sale

Realtors feel heat on pre-launch sale

Rediff.com7 May 2007

60 per cent of home buyers are shying away from pre-launches.

Realty cos see big money in small airports

Realty cos see big money in small airports

Rediff.com17 Dec 2007

Omaxe, L&T and Unitech have already applied for the Rs 200-crore (Rs 2 billion) development projects at Udaipur and Amritsar. The work includes commercial operations and maintenance of the airport terminal building, besides development of 46,268 sq metres and 110,308 sq metres of land for city-side development and cargo handling facilities at Udaipur and Amritsar, respectively.

Realty firms on shaky ground

Realty firms on shaky ground

Rediff.com2 May 2007

Was the real estate euphoria just a bubble waiting to burst? The current financial year will reveal the answer.

BPL starts selling its land bank

BPL starts selling its land bank

Rediff.com7 Jul 2008

BPL Group, the consumer electronics firm, which is in the midst of its debt restructuring exercise, has set the ball rolling on wriggling out of its debt pool by selling a part of its land bank.

Realty developers' stock heads south

Realty developers' stock heads south

Rediff.com5 Apr 2007

In a double whammy for real estate developers, banks are likely to raise lending rates to builders by up to one percentage point while consumer interest fades with home loans becoming more expensive.

Ramkey Group plans first pharma SEZ

Ramkey Group plans first pharma SEZ

Rediff.com8 Nov 2007

Andhra Pradesh is to house the country's first Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The first phase of the project, meant to house about 60 SME pharmaceutical manufacturing units in 200 acres of land is to be ready by mid-2008.

Real estate MNCs see strong demand

Real estate MNCs see strong demand

Rediff.com13 Mar 2007

With real estate development in India becoming increasingly organised, foreign investors are vying for a piece of the pie, expecting 20 to 25 per cent project return and and between 9 per cent to 11 per cent annual yield on investment.

DLF lines up 2 integrated townships in Bangalore

DLF lines up 2 integrated townships in Bangalore

Rediff.com13 Mar 2007

DLF, a Delhi-based integrated real estate development company, as part of its strategy for the Bangalore real estate market has lined up two integrated townships worth altogether Rs 400 crore (Rs 4 billion).

Ginger Hotels to open in malls

Ginger Hotels to open in malls

Rediff.com5 Oct 2007

Ginger Hotels, the no-frills brand by Roots Corporation, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Indian Hotels which operates Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, is in talks with real estate developers to rent space in commercial complexes to run its hotels.

How Amrapali's Anil Sharma had a great fall

How Amrapali's Anil Sharma had a great fall

Rediff.com26 Jul 2019

Cut to 2019, and his name evokes grief and anger among more than 40,000 homebuyers who are fighting for the keys to their flats, which they should have rightfully got more than seven years back.

DLF targets Rs 55 billion from asset sale

DLF targets Rs 55 billion from asset sale

Rediff.com4 May 2009

In addition, it is banking on Rs 20 billion of additional inflows from group company DLF Assets. The move follows 33 per cent growth in DLF's gross debt to Rs 163.58 billion at the end of March 2009 from Rs 122.77 billion a year ago. In addition, DLF's revenues fell 28 per cent to Rs 105.41 billion as home buyers deferred purchases and it offered discounts to lure buyers. As a result, its revenues were hit to the tune of Rs 6.88 billion.

Former NBA star Rodman arrives in Singapore for Trump-Kim summit

Former NBA star Rodman arrives in Singapore for Trump-Kim summit

Rediff.com12 Jun 2018

Former US National Basketball Association star Dennis Rodman arrived in Singapore late on Monday for a summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying he was 'excited to be part of it'.

Kolkata: Movie halls give way to malls

Kolkata: Movie halls give way to malls

Rediff.com9 Jan 2007

Standalone theatres in the city succumb to multiplex pressure.

Who owns the land? Well...

Who owns the land? Well...

Rediff.com21 Aug 2007

In India, where land acquisition for industrial and real estate development has been widespread, the Land Acquisition Act makes the government the master of all that it surveys

Croatia woos Punjab investors

Croatia woos Punjab investors

Rediff.com10 Apr 2006

Unitech arm raises Rs 4,137 cr

Unitech arm raises Rs 4,137 cr

Rediff.com21 Dec 2006

The world's leading funds and financial institutions have invested in Unitech Corporate Parks Plc, the company that the Unitech Group floated last week at the London Alternative Investment Market.

RIL in race for HUL Brookefields

RIL in race for HUL Brookefields

Rediff.com9 Aug 2007

Reliance Industries and Nitesh Estates, a Bangalore-based real estate developer, are in the shortlist to buy Hindustan Unilever's Brookefields property in Bangalore.

BPTP bags land deal for Rs 5,006 cr

BPTP bags land deal for Rs 5,006 cr

Rediff.com12 Mar 2008

Real estate developer BPTP Group has won the right to develop 94 acres of commercial land at Noida for Rs 5,006 crore. Country's largest realty company DLF and Omaxe were the other contenders. BPTP's winning bid was nearly 70 per cent more than the reserve price of Rs 2960 crore for the land parcel. The commercial complex at Noida will cater to the shoppers living along and commuting via the expressway. BPTP recently bought a 30 acres plot at Hyderabad for about Rs 666 crore.

PM launches Amritsar SEZ project

PM launches Amritsar SEZ project

Rediff.com24 Mar 2006

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched real estate developer DLF Universal's Special Economic Zone project here, as part of initiatives to revive the state's industrial sector.

PMC scam: Withdrawal limit hiked to Rs 25,000

PMC scam: Withdrawal limit hiked to Rs 25,000

Rediff.com3 Oct 2019

With the above relaxation, more than 70 per cent of the depositors of the bank will be able to withdraw their entire account balance, the central bank said as most of its account holders have an average balance of just about Rs 10,000.

NRIs: Buying a home in India made easy

NRIs: Buying a home in India made easy

Rediff.com17 Nov 2006

Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) are one of the key contributors to the growth of the real estate industry and considering the immense potential in India, they are likely to step-up the investment in future.

Agra gets a Mughal-age shopping plaza

Agra gets a Mughal-age shopping plaza

Rediff.com12 Feb 2008

To lend a Mughal-era ambience to shopping in the city of the Taj, Quality Constructions Ltd, an Agra-based real-estate developer, announced the completion of its Taj shopping plaza project near Taj Mahal on Monday.

Digambar Kamat: An experienced administrator

Digambar Kamat: An experienced administrator

Rediff.com8 Jun 2007

The 54-year-old real estate developer, who joined Congress two years ago, after quitting the saffron party, played a key role in engineering the downfall of the Manohar Parikkar-led BJP government in 2005.

RBI wants lock-in for IPO allotments to FIIs

RBI wants lock-in for IPO allotments to FIIs

Rediff.com6 Jun 2007

Move aimed at checking short-term inflow of foreign funds.

Ashok Khemka among 9 IAS officers transferred in Haryana

Ashok Khemka among 9 IAS officers transferred in Haryana

Rediff.com4 Mar 2019

The IAS officer, who was posted for nearly 15 months in the sports and youth affairs department, headed by Minister Anil Vij, has been transferred over 45 times in his career so far.

Trump's younger brother passes away

Trump's younger brother passes away

Rediff.com16 Aug 2020

Robert, who took blood thinners, had experienced brain bleeds that began after a recent fall, The New York Times quoted a close friend of the family's.

Unitech to invest Rs 4,000 cr in Mumbai

Unitech to invest Rs 4,000 cr in Mumbai

Rediff.com19 Nov 2007

Unitech Ltd, the country's second largest realty firm, has forayed into the Mumbai's property market and plans to invest Rs 4,000 crore (Rs 40 billion) in the next three years on real estate development. According to company sources, Unitech plans to develop three million sq ft, primarily office space, in Central Mumbai in the next three years and is targeting to construct up to nine million sq ft in the next five years.

DLF sells 49% stake in projects to PE firms

DLF sells 49% stake in projects to PE firms

Rediff.com19 Nov 2007

DLF, India's largest real estate developer by market cap, on Monday said it has sold 49 per cent stake in some of its residential projects to private equity investors for a total consideration of Rs 1,675 crore (Rs 16.75 billion).