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Scouting For Retirement Home? Read This

Before you buy an apartment within a project meant for senior citizens, ensure that the services are of a high standard.Senior citizens should not sell their current home before they are completely......

HC unites 16-yr-old Muslim girl with husband citing Mohammedan law

The Punjab and Haryana high court has allowed the custody of a 16-year-old girl to her husband while reiterating that a Muslim aged 15 and above can marry a person of her choice and such a marriage......

Shahbaz Sharif arrested in two corruption cases

IMAGE: Shahbaz Sharif, right, talks to his brother Nawaz Sharif before addressing his party members during a function in Lahore. Photograph: Mohsin Raza/Reuters Pakistan's......

After 8 years, juvenile court declares rapist as 'adult'

Seven years after he got away with the gang-rape of a 13-year-old girl, the key accused, who claimed to be a minor, was on Monday, declaredas a 'major' on the day the heinous crime was committed.......

Parks with statues of Mayawati, elephants closed in Lucknow

Hours after the work of draping the statues of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and Bahujan Samaj Party's election symbol elephant was completed, the parks in which they were installed in......

How BSE plans to curb volatility in mid, small-caps

To curb excessive volatility in mid and small cap counters, the BSE has introduced a new surveillance measure for certain stocks having a market capitalisation of less than Rs 1,000 crore. The new......

No tax relief for these home buyers

There was no relief for existing home buyers who are stuck in stalled projects and are paying both rent and EMI on their home loans. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Home buyers association......

How to buy a retirement home

Are retirement homes attractive options for the elderly?Experts feel it is a good option to be able to live an independent and activity-filled life. But, don’t buy it as an investment. IMAGE:......

Affordable housing to get infrastructural status; realty stocks soar

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that said that affordable housing will be given infrastructural status, a move that will reduce costs for developers and attract investors. In his......

Housing cos pin hope on cheaper loans

As PM talks of lower lending rates, housing companies prepare to cash in. People troubled by demonetisation are eagerly waiting for some tangible benefits. No wonder, Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

How Mohammed Rafi regained his confidence

'Never ever forget that you are Mohammed Rafi, a performer whose seasoning, by now, far exceeds that of any male singer in the industry.'The incomparable Mohammed Rafi would have turned 93 today,......

Barfi! just CANNOT decide what it wants to be

So Barfi! is India's entry for the Oscars next year.What did columnist Dilip D'Souza, who saw the movie last week, think of it? We asked him to tell us:So we've got a love story.Young man......

When movie titles were in song

Seems like originality has gone out of the window. Just take a look at the music scene in the Hindi film industry and you will see, or in this case, hear old songs recycled and......

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