Congress MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah did not rule out the possibility of the ED issuing such a statement to influence the court, which is expected to shortly give a ruling on the petition to hand over the case to the CBI. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K Congress MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah termed the recent tweet by … Read more
India’s real estate market is entering a vital phase, with 2025 set to redefine its growth path. Contributing around 7% to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024, the sector is poised to grow to 13% in 2025 and 18% by 2047, aligning with India’s projected $26 trillion GDP by its centenary of independence. … Read more
Waqf Amendment Bill JPC Chairman and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagdambika Pal. File | Photo Credit: ANI The parliamentary committee scrutinising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill has sought details from various State governments about the veracity and updated details of Waqf properties which, according to the Sachar committee, they had occupied in an unauthorised manner, … Read more
Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Monitoring and Protection Agency (HYDRA) carried out a demolition campaign against illegal construction, at Sunnam cheruvu of Madhapur in Hyderabad on September 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G About a hundred police officials from the Sangareddy police were deployed on the ground as Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) took … Read more
Police personnel inspect the area where a cop was allegedly run over by a sand mafia’s tractor, in Shahdol on May 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI An assistant sub-inspector of Madhya Pradesh Police was crushed to death when he tried to stop a tractor-trolley being used for illegal sand mining in Shahdol district, police … Read more
The landscape of home décor in India is undergoing a remarkable transformation, fuelled by a surge in innovative ideas and a rapidly growing population and economy. As our homes adapt to the demands of contemporary living, technology within them is evolving at a rapid pace. Once considered a luxury, home lifts are now becoming increasingly … Read more
India Design ID 2024, currently underway in Delhi, is an immersive experience indeed. Among the over 130 homegrown and international luxury interior brands, there are unusual examples like Ankon Mitra’s ‘On Paper Of Paper’. In collaboration with Apparao Galleries, this exhibition features the most impressive paper works from over 70 artists across India, from sculptors … Read more
The trend of serviced apartments that started more than a decade-and-a-half ago in Chennai has been growing at 10-15% each year. Business executives who come from around the world on short-term assignments, tourists visiting hospitals for long-term procedures along with family, NRIs coming during year-end for the music festival season, and students from foreign universities … Read more
The concept of ‘By invitation only’ (BIO) housing projects is one of those ‘grey’ areas of real estate which carry with them very strong emotional markers. It tends to make Indians’ antennae perk up, and not necessarily from a demand perspective. We’re not considering gated communities here — the acquisition of a property in a … Read more
A view of the Madras High Court. | Photo Credit: PICHUMANI K A homemaker performs a multi-dexterous job round-the-clock and without any holiday. She is expected to have managerial skills, culinary penchant and a knowledge of accounts and economics too. A woman taking care of a home also performs the job of a home doctor … Read more