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Top NRI Realty Investment Destinations
Top NRI Realty Investment Destinations

Top NRI Realty Investment Destinations

The Nonresident Indian`s (NRI) investment in real estate is a big boost to the struggling reality sector. In the past, the NRI population primarily bought homes, where they would eventually settle down after returning to their home grounds. However, since the last decade, there is a change in the... read more »

Mumbai-Goa route may soon see a hybrid c...

Mumbai-Goa route may soon see a hybrid cruise ship. Is Nitin Gadkari, Mini...

A leading automobile manufacturer has joined hands with a cruise ship operator for converting a diesel-powered ship into a hybrid at the recommendation of Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways. Speaking at a CII-organised gathering in Mumbai recently Gadkari said that the joint... read more »

PM Modi Has Proved He Can Win Despite To...

PM Modi Has Proved He Can Win Despite Tough Decisions: Smriti Irani

The BJP’s victory in Uttar Pradesh is proof that tough decisions can be taken in politics without fear of a backlash in elections, Union Minister Smriti Irani said today, asserting that the results… read more »

Opinion: How Amit Shah Won Uttar Pradesh...

Opinion: How Amit Shah Won Uttar Pradesh For Modi

Today, much against expectation and the media rhetoric around me, I would like to place the crown firmly on Amit Shah’s head for leading the BJP to one of its most iconic victories in Uttar Pradesh, a… read more »

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First impressions : Microsoft Office for iPad

There are already several Office apps for iOS, from the OneDrive and OneNote apps to the simplistic Office for iOS (now renamed Office Mobile); Office for iPad is a different and more impressive... read more »

Tata Motors to launch new mini-truck

Tata Motors is preparing to launch a new small commercial vehicle (SCV) in the next few weeks. The new vehicle is to be positioned between Ace and... read more »

WTO asks India to remove raw sugar export subsidy

A few WTO members, including Australia, have asked India to remove immediately the export subsidy of Rs.3,300 a tonne on raw sugar, saying it distorts the... read more »

Facebook to acquire virtual reality firm Oculus for $2b

Nearly a month after announcing $19 billion acquisition of instant messaging firm WhatsApp, Facebook said it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire... read more »

Tata Motors gains on price hike hopes

Tata Motors is trading higher by over 2% at Rs 399 on the Bombay Stock Exchange on media reports of price hike in April. “Tata Motors is mulling increasing... read more »

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KIFF apex film fest of the country: Kamal Haasan

KIFF apex film fest of the country: Kamal Haasan

Kolkata – Describing the eastern metropolis as the “pioneer” of film festivals, actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan Sunday dubbed the 19th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) as an... read more »

People orchestrate mood changes in 'Bigg Boss' house: Candy Brar

People orchestrate mood changes in ‘Bigg Bos...

By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai – Former model Candy Brar, latest to be evicted from “Bigg Boss – Saath 7”, says she was a... read more »

Shraddha’s look in ‘Gori Tere…’...

Shraddha's look in 'Gori Tere...' revealed

Looks like Shraddha Kapoor is game for experimenting with her looks if a character demands so. The actress has beautifully donned the look of a South Indian... read more »

SRK loves eating on flight

SRK loves eating on flight

Mumbai – Superstar Shah Rukh Khan is not a foodie, but looks forward to the meal served on the flight. He is on his way to Kolkata to be part of the 19th... read more »

KJo is lenient producer, says Punit Malhotra

Punit Malhotra

Mumbai – Filmmaker Punit Malhotra, who is ready with his directorial “Gori Tere Pyaar Mein” under Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions for... read more »

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UK mathematician reveals `formula` for perfect pizza!

UK mathematician reveals `formula` for perfect pizza!

Washington – A mathematician with a UK University has reportedly discovered a formula for creating a perfect pizza. Eugenia Cheng, from the University of Sheffield, has figured out a formula... read more »

Now, beer flavoured ice cream becomes ultimate comfort food

Now, beer flavoured ice cream becomes ultimate com...

London – An expert has come up with the ultimate comfort food for adults – beer ice cream – which is ice cream flavoured with beer. The... read more »

Kim K’s engagement ring `worth $8mln`

Kim K’s engagement ring `worth $8mln`

New York – Kim Kardashian’s engagement ring might be for 8 million dollars and her prenup with Kanye West all the more costly. The 36-year-old... read more »

Women’s chronic pain more complex and severe than men’s...

Women’s chronic pain more complex and severe than men’s

Melbourne – Experts have claimed that women’s chronic pain is more complex and harder to treat than chronic pain in men. This means gender-specific... read more »

Average student checks phone 11 times per day while in ...

Average student checks phone 11 times per day while in class

Washington – A new study has revealed that a typical college student plays with his or her digital device an average of 11 times a day while in... read more »

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India, US don't want ties to be spoilt by one incident: Khurshid

CBI may investigat NGO run by Salman Khurshid, wife:Report

New Delhi: An NGO run by former external affairs minister Salman Khurshid and his wife Louise Khurshid may face a CBI probe, sources say. The case came to light during the UPA regime when a trust... read more »

Will PM Modi, President Xi write a new story for I...

Since the war of 1962, bilateral relationship between India and China has always remained on the edge. Despite efforts to build economic,... read more »

Indian and Chinese troops: Face-off continues in Chuma...

Indian and Chinese army officials ended a flag meeting by reiterating their commitment to peacefully settle border disputes but the standoff between troops of... read more »

Two militants killed in encounter near Line of Control ...

Srinagar: Two militants were on Wednesday killed in an encounter with security forces near the Line of Control in Macchil Sector of Kashmir Valley. “In... read more »

Sheila Dikshit slams Modi govt for selective humiliatio...

Fulfil promises, Dikshit tells AAP

New Delhi: Sheila Dikshit, who recently quit as the governor of Kerala, has questioned the Narendra Modi government’s move to target UPA-appointed... read more »

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Italy coach Prandelli 'fine' with players having sex before matches at Brazil WC

Pakistan gears up for Balochistan polls

Quetta – Security is on high alert as people in Pakistan’s troubled southwestern province of Balochistan prepare to vote in local body elections being held in the province for the first... read more »

Pele hopes Brazil to win 2014 World Cup

Pele hopes Brazil to win 2014 World Cup

Costa Do Suipe (Brazile) – Brazilian soccer legend Pele put his faith in Brazil of winning next year’s World Cup on home soil here Friday... read more »

Johnson skittles England for 172

Oz media says Johnson must remain `cool killer` to `keep striking` in Ashes

Mitchell Johnson grabbed seven wickets with some fearsome fast bowling to skittle England for 172 on Saturday and give Australia a 398-run lead in the second... read more »

Australia tightens grip against England in Adelaide Tes...

Australia tightens grip against England in Adelaide Test

Adelaide (Australia) –  Centuries from Michael Clarke and Brad Haddin put Australia in the driver’s seat in the second Test against England in... read more »

Uefa chief wants yellow cards replaced by sin-bins

Uefa chief wants yellow cards replaced by sin-bins

London – Uefa President Michel Platini has reportedly proposed that yellow cards should be replaced by sin-bins, like rugby, by making the offender out... read more »

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34 coal miners trapped underground in Bosnia

ZENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Thirty-four miners were trapped Friday deep inside a coal mine that collapsed in central Bosnia, officials said. They confirmed the miners were alive and had air for... read more »

IS struggling to control its new-found oil riches:...

DUBAI: Though the dreaded Islamic State is earning over $3 million daily by producing about 80,000 barrels of oil in Iraq and Syria, experts say the... read more »

Al-Qaeda announcement not a cause of harm: U.S.

The announcement by al-Qaeda that it has formed a branch for operating in India is not an indication of the terrorist outfit gaining new capabilities, the... read more »

Thai Premier declare black magic harming on his health

Thailand’s new Premier Prayuth Chan-ocha said he has been the target of black magic attacks by political opponents, a news report said on Friday. Mr. Prayuth... read more »

Indians may put aside al-Qaeda but LeT connection vexat...

Counterterrorism experts in the U.S. who parsed the announcement of al-Qaeda boss Ayman al-Zawahiri that the terror group would be setting up a “wing” in... read more »

Coal scam: former Coal Secretary granted bail

Former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and four others, including a senior public servant, were on Friday granted bail by a Special Court in a coal block allocation scam case. Special CBI Judge... read more »

Pressure for rate cut mounts as Raghuram Rajan completes second year as RBI Governor

Known for his hawkish outlook, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan completes two successful years in office today. Bringing the retail inflation down to 3.8 per cent in July from... read more »

Saudi king to meet with Obama amid Gulf concerns over Iran

Saudi King Salman will meet with US President Barack Obama in Washington on Friday to seek more support in countering Iran, as the Obama administration aims to use the visit to strengthen... read more »

Father of drowned Syrian boys prepares to take bodies home

The distraught father of two Syrian toddlers who drowned with their mother and several other migrants as they tried to reach Greece identified their bodies on Thursday and prepared to take... read more »

First Tamil in 32 years to lead opposition in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: A Tamil lawmaker became leader of the opposition in Sri Lanka’s parliament for the first time in 32 years on Thursday, in the latest sign of progress towards ethnic reconciliation on the... read more »