Contractors must be held accountable for shoddy construction: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka high court has rejected the petition by a construction company seeking the return of the bank guarantee which was encashed by the Karnataka State Police Housing and Infrastructure......

PM to visit Naxal-affected Dantewada, 10,000 troops deployed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Naxal-affected Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday to take stock of socio-economic development initiatives being taken there. Two mega projects......

New York, London biz hubs to submerge by 2100?

Would towering sea waves lap over economic hubs of London, New York and Hong Kong, where the world's business transactions take place, by 2100? Experts have warned that without efforts to curb the......

HDFC witnesses highest ever loan approval; crosses Rs 2 lakh cr in FY22

Mortgage lender HDFC on Wednesday said it has approved the highest ever retail home loans of over Rs 2 lakh crore in 2021-22. Photograph: PTI Photo The demand for these loans was from across the......

How much GST to charge for affordable homes?

In the 2017 budget, the government accorded infrastructure status for affordable projects to help such projects raise loans at lower rates The government has announced concessional GST rates for......

HDFC's ambitious plan to build affordable homes

International Finance Corporation will put in $200 million and HDFC will contribute $600 million to create $800-mn corpus for affordable homes In a major fillip to the government’s housing......

Housing for poor finally taking off

For those in the EWS and LIG category who wish to take a loan up to Rs 600,000, there is an interest subsidy of 6.5 per cent for a tenure of 15 years. Though the central government’s Housing......

Longi dances to MJ's Dangerous

Michael Jackson's dance moves have inspired many people around the globe, some even owing their careers to the King of Pop. India's choreographer Longinus Fernandes -- who......

Transfer Round-Up: Lukaku, Chiesa among top movers

IMAGE: Belgium's Romelu Lukaku in action for Belgium during the Euro Championships. File Photograph: Evgenia Novozhenina / Reuters Italian club Napoli has agreed to pay Chelsea 30 million......

Mourinho's Fenerbahce fail to make Champions League

IMAGE: Jose Mourinho was hired as manager and technical director in June as Fenerbahce chase their first Turkish league title since 2014. Photograph: Fenerbahce/X Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce were......

Israeli player leaves Turkey after detention over Gaza protest

IMAGE: Antalyaspor's Israeli player Sagiv Jehezkel shows his bandage which has ‘100 days, 7.10’ written on it, referring to the attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023, after scoring a goal......

Soccer: Guardiola in line for FIFA honour

IMAGE: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images via Reuters Manchester City's treble-winning coach Pep Guardiola and England women manager Sarina Wiegman......

Soccer: Turkish club president punches ref, arrested

IMAGE: MKE Ankaragucu President Faruk Koca reacts after punching referee Halil Umut Meler to the ground at the end of their Super Lig home match against Caykur Rizespor after their Super Lig match......