Consular staff in Canada remain under audio/video surveillance: India

Consular officials at the Indian consulate in Vancouver were recently informed by the Canadian authorities that they have been and continue to be under "audio and video surveillance" and that their......

Kuwait cracks down on illegal real estate after fire

Authorities in Kuwait have launched a crackdown on illegal property extensions in the wake of a devastating fire at a seven-storey building that claimed the lives of 50 people, including 46......

Blast near Israel embassy: Unknown persons booked; police await NSG lab report

Days after a low-intensity blast took place near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi, the Delhi police registered an FIR against 'unknown' persons, officials said on Saturday. IMAGE: The Delhi Police......

'Challenges from Indian govt': Afghan embassy in Delhi shuts down

Afghanistan Embassy on Friday announced its permanent closure, citing 'persistent challenges from the Indian government', even as heads of its Mumbai and Hyderabad missions claimed to have assumed......

DLF's Rajiv Singh tops list of wealthiest Indian real estate entrepreneurs

Realty major DLF's chairman Rajiv Singh remains the wealthiest Indian real estate entrepreneur with a wealth of Rs 59,030 crore, according to GROHE-HURUN India. With a wealth of Rs 42,270 crore,......

Ratan Tata, Mohandas Pai strike most deals as angel investors in 2015

Nandan Nilekani, Gokul Rajaram at top two spots in value terms Ratan Tata now has a finger in every slice of India’s e-commerce pie. Photograph: Vijay Mathur/Reuters. Former Infosys chief......

Mapletree in race for UB Group's Bengaluru assets

Mapletree Investments, the Singapore-based real estate development, investment and capital management company, has shown a keen interest in acquiring part of UB City, the biggest commercial......

Lavasa files prospectus for Rs 2,000-cr public off

Lavasa Corporation, the real estate arm of Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), filed a draft prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India for an initial public offer (IPO), even......

Qatar World Cup: Minor offences won't result in arrest

Photograph: Kind Courtesy FIFA /Twitter World Cup fans in Qatar caught committing minor offences such as public drunkenness will escape prosecution under plans being developed by authorities in......

Football Extras: Tottenham's Pochettino gets two-game ban for improper conduct

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino during the press conference. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters Tottenham Hotspur......