VIDEO: Woman rescued after 36 hrs from building debris

The death toll from a building that collapsed in Thane, Maharashtra, has risen to 71. Among the dead are 25 children. Sixty-two people have been injured in the incident. Television channels......

BJP tears into Shourie for 'Cong+cow=NDA' jibe

The Centre on Tuesday dismissed criticism of the National Democratic Alliance government's economic policies by former Union Minister Arun Shourie, saying that it was his personal opinion, which......

Cabinet clears Rs 4,038 cr plan to tackle Encephalitis

A Rs 4,038 crore multi-pronged plan for prevention and control of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) was cleared by the government on Thursday. The Union Cabinet......

Week after rejig, Najma Heptullah quits Modi Cabinet

Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla, who had crossed 75 years, resigned on Tuesday from the Union Cabinet along with Minister of State for Heavy Industries G M Siddeshwara. Announcing their......

10.2 million houses in urban India lying vacant: CBRE

Even as the country faces a shortage of 19 million houses, around 10.2 million completed units are lying vacant, which can be absorbed under rental housing programme for weaker sections, says......

What PMO will do for affordable housing

Realty players want single window clearance for all affordable projects, reports Karan Choudhury.   Eager to make the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana a success, the Prime Minister's Office held a......

Low-cost housing scheme likely for EPFO subscribers

Under the proposed scheme, there will be tripartite agreement with member, bank/housing agency and EPFO for pledging future PF contributions as EMI payment.     The government is working......

2,508 cities selected under PM's scheme for affordable housing

The scheme comes with an aim of constructing more than two crore houses across the nation within a span of seven years.  As many as 2,508 cities in 26 states have been selected under 'Pradhan......