7 die of suffocation in fire at Mumbai residential building

Seven people, including two minors, were killed and over 40 injured after a fire swept through a residential building in Mumbai's Goregaon area in the early hours of Friday, a civic official said.......

'Who will prosper in Dharavi project? Locals or Adani?'

Even as the Maharashtra government has formally awarded the 259-hectare Dharavi Redevelopment project to an Adani Group firm, residents fear that poor people who depend on local businesses will......

'We Want To Develop Dharavi Like Hong Kong'

'Dharavi will be completely slum free by 2040.' IMAGE: Tourists walk through Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums. Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters If you travel on Mumbai's metro line 2A or line 7,......

Inspirational! How Police Reforms First-Time Offenders

288 first-time offenders have been coaxed to leave the path of crime and lead a normal life.A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com reports on a unique initiative by the Chennai police. Illustration: Dominic......

Realty goldmine or citizen minefield, Dharavi makeover gets wiggle room

Asia's largest urban slum, spread over 600 acres in the heart of India's financial capital, is home to an informal leather and pottery industry employing over 100,000. Raghavendra Kamath reports.......

Real Estate could be Bedrock of Economy

If the real estate sector is properly managed, it could drive not just finance but demand for a range of products and services, observes T N Ninan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com India's......

Omkar realty group's chairman, MD arrested in money-laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested the chairman and the managing director (MD) of Mumbai-based Omkar Realtors and Developers in connection with a money laundering case against them linked to......

Oaktree emerges highest bidder for debt-ridden DHFL

US-based Oaktree on Monday pipped Piramal Enterprises and Adani Group to emerge as the highest bidder for DHFL after fresh bids were invited under the insolvency process, according to sources. The......