AHMEDABAD: With election fever gradually gripping the country, tour operators in Gujarat have come up with special packages for foreign tourists wishing to experience various Lok Sabha polls related events in the state during the campaign period. From attending political rallies to meeting candidates, around 20 tour operators…
Dreaming big: Dharavi, Asia’s largest slum. His head is cocked to one side and the visor of his baseball cap is at an angle with his sharp jawline — Pawan Sauda aka Maze 022 doesn’t look impressed by my question. “In Gully Boy (the Zoya Akhtar film…
From major policy overhauls to amendments in old acts, from a decisive impetus to infrastructure development, and from the arguably Utopian 100 Smart Cities and Housing for All by 2022, one thing is clear – the Modi government set the stage for Indian real estate to…
New Delhi/Mumbai: The GST Council on Tuesday sought to address builders’ concerns related to their inventory of under-construction housing units by allowing them to choose between the existing higher tax rate with input credit and the new flat rate that will be effective from April. Builders can opt for the existing…
Sub-4m sedan segment witnesses significant drop in month-on-month sales. The Dzire continues to lead the pack but yields some space to the Amaze. The Amaze was the only car to register positive year-on-year growth. Aspire and Tigor witness biggest sales drop month-on month. Ameo and Zest…
New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, the nation’s top carmaker, has boosted dealer margins for three of its best-selling cars, underscoring a weak domestic car market and increase in operational expenses at its dealerships saddled with rising inventory. Margins have been increased by ₹3,000 per vehicle on Maruti’s…
Prithvi Shaw dismissed speculations that indiscipline forced his premature return from the Australia tour and insisted that it was only because of slow recovery from an ankle injury. Shaw had sustained the injury while fielding in a practice game before the first Test. Initially it was said…
The listing of India’s first Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) by Blackstone-backed Embassy Group may now be a reality and it is good news for the real estate sector that has been experiencing severe liquidity crunch. In a few days, any investor who has a ‘small appetite’ perhaps…
The next big thing in transportation is the possibility of autonomous flying cars. And if Intel’s drone chief, Anil Nanduri, is to be believed, we may be seeing flying cars as early as in the next five years. In an exclusive interview with Cnet, Nanduri talked…
Mumbai: India’s wealthy individuals have a preference for equity and bonds, as they place their bets on prospects of better economic growth in Asia’s third-largest economy. On the other hand, their Asian counterparts prefer real estate, cash and gold, global property consultancy firm Knight Frank said in a wealth report…