Bhalla's account was echoed by a cross-section of residents of Delhi-NCR after a 6.6 magnitude temblor on Tuesday night was felt across large swathes of northern India as the earthquake struck the Hindukush region in Afghanistan.
The city's 24-hour average AQI was recorded in the 'poor' category at 265 on Saturday as residents flouted the ban on firecrackers in parts of the national capital ahead of Diwali, according to Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) data.
In a presentation to investors, the company said it has become a key player in all four metros.
He said his government's goal is to make Delhi a grand city equipped with all the facilities as expected of the capital of the country.
Speculation is rife that Neelam had not committed suicide but had been murdered since she had started blackmailing some politicians
Days after a Rs 3 per litre rise in petrol prices, it is the turn of compressed natural gas. Indraprastha Gas (IGL), monopoly marketer of CNG in and around this metropolis, is looking at raising the price by up to six or seven per cent (Rs 2 per kg) sometime next week, due to higher cost on account of a weakening rupee.
'Over the next 20 years, we would be adding almost 10 million people to the workforce every year!' 'And we won't be able to give employment to even 2 million out of the 10 million every year.' 'Don't forget, it keeps adding every year.'
Rustomjee Business School, promoted by realtor Boman Irani, stands tall on S V Road in Mumbai's Dahisar area. Just a year ago, it was the site of an equally impressive Mega Mart promoted by Vishal Retail.
Realty player Raheja Developers will build up to 30,000 apartments in the affordable housing category in the National Capital Region in the next two years, which will be offered at Rs 4-25 lakh.
Despite more than a 20 per cent fall in prices of houses in new projects, a majority of home buyers are looking for a further price reduction, a survey by an international brokerage shows.
The productivity of the Budget session was abysmal. The Lok Sabha functioned for 33% of its scheduled time (46 hours); the Rajya Sabha 24% (32 hours).
Leading British cafe chain Costa Coffee, a part of the £1.8 billion Whitbread Plc, has entered into a joint venture with the RKJ Group for opening 300 outlets in India over the next six years with an investment of Rs 150 crore
The D-Company has established a special unit to strike terror in people of India by attacking eminent personalities, including political leaders and businesspersons, the probe agency further claimed.
Genpact opens offices in Kolkata on 700,000 sq.ft of land and plans to employ 7000 people.
Russia proceeds "from the postulate, a negotiated solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has no alternatives," said Putin while speaking at the Commonwealth of Independent States summit in Bishkek, Kyrgystan on Friday.
RFRL Group President A N Sethuraman on September 3 filed three separate applications with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board for licences to sell CNG to automobiles and piped gas to households in Mumbai, Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad etc.
The men asked her for directions towards a location. As she was responding, they pulled her into the car and drove away.
If the sale of over 600,000 application forms for the 5,020 apartments on offer by the Delhi Development Authority is any indication, private developers in the national capital region are in for tougher times ahead, as investors are betting on their chances for higher returns from the cheaper DDA flats. On an average, a DDA flat is on offer at half the price of apartments being developed by private developers.
'Many countries believe that if they join BRICS, they will be seen as emerging countries and their stature will be enhanced.' 'G-20 still has common action plans while BRICS does not do that much.'
Reliance Retail, the subsidiary of petrochemicals giant Reliance Industries, will soon launch its own label of consumer electronics goods to complement its retail appliance stores.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Thursday pledged to stand with Israel in its "darkest hour" and welcomed the opening of a humanitarian corridor into Gaza as he held talks with the country's top leadership during his two-day visit to the Middle East aimed at preventing further escalation of conflict in the region.
A forecast by this international real estate consultancy suggests that 'in Mumbai, rentals will fall for some more months and bottom out in the second half of next year, while in the national capital region, rents may bottom out in the second half of the current financial year in most areas.' In both metros, the correction in rents would be between 40 to 60 per cent by the first half of next year of their peaks in 2007-08.
The booming real estate markets in the National Capital Region, Mumbai and Bangalore registered the highest global yields in 2003, according to the latest updates by Chesterton Meghraj, a global real estate consulting group.
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.
Headed by former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, the JD-S has long been a strong third player in the southern state where the Congress and the BJP have been the two main parties.
A quarterly study of PE investment activity based on data provided by Venture Intelligence, such funds in the third quarter of this year totalled $3.01 billion through 103 deals, according to the PwC MoneyTree India report.
Mercury hovered around 40 degrees Celsius in large parts of the country on Monday as the Indian meteorological department predicted heat wave conditions in parts of east India over the next four days and the northwest region over the next two days.
Maharashtra Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte in an order issued on Sunday declared Kerala, Goa, Gujarat, Delhi and the National Capital Region, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand as places of "sensitive origin".
Enthused by rave reviews that its Rs 100,000-car Nano got at the auto fair recently, the country's largest automobile company Tata Motors is embarking on a dealership network expansion drive.
If you plan to take an auto loan, Priyadarshini Maji lists 5 points you need to consider.
This sort of property is better suited for an investor rather than an end user.
In the latest development in the horrific Shraddha Walkar murder case, Delhi Police have found CCTV footage showing the accused Aaftab Amin Poonawala carrying a bag on a street outside his house in Delhi during the wee hours.
The Reliance apparel stores will stock all kinds of apparel, about 4,000 products across as many as 94 brands, manufactured exclusively for the company.
The sale of mid-segment homes in India has overtaken affordable ones in the first half of calendar year (CY) 2023, a report released on Tuesday showed. It is despite the increase in residential prices in all the major cities in India. The share of premium homes has also gone up during the period.
India on Thursday said it remains committed to take forward its development agenda with the Maldives, including implementation of various welfare projects in the island nation.
The 24-metre-high air purifier recorded a PM2.5 concentration of 642 micrograms per cubic metre at the inlet and 453 micrograms per cubic metre at the outlet.
IGL's share price has taken a beating at the stock exchanges.
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