Infra issues halt IT hub's progress in Kolkata

The IT hub of Kolkata is yet to come to terms with patches of greeneries, empty offices and an errant public transport system. Yet, these are not deterrents for realtors to buy land in Rajarhat and......

West Bengal does IT

If the announcement of big commercial real estate projects is any indication, West Bengal's information technology industry is booming. According to the state government projections, additional......

When local real estate players go national

South City Projects, a consortium of some of Kolkata's largest realtors, recently bagged two projects in Dubai. One, a 1,50,000 sq ft office building inside the Dubai Investment Park, and the......

Can India sustain the real estate boom?

When R J, a pharmaceuticals trader, bought two flats in the Bengal Unitech project coming up in Rajarhat, the new city being developed on the outskirts of Kolkata around a year ago, he paid Rs......

'People want me to sing in Amitabhji's voice'

Sudesh Bhosle, popularly known as Amitabh Bachchan's singing voice, has sung for more than 50 films including the new film Vivah, the not-so-old Jogger's Park and Company, and a raft of Bhojpuri......

'Nobody is a star today'

"I am not worried about Haasil. It has had so many trials, and, at each one, people loved what they saw. I am sure it will do well on word-of-mouth publicity," says Tigmanshu Dhulia, 35, director......

Yuvraj to lead President's XI vs Aussies

All-rounder Yuvraj Singh will lead the Board of Control for Cricket in India's President's XI which will take on the visiting Australian team in a four-day warm-up game in Hyderabad, starting......