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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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Toyota workers down tools despite end to lockout

Bangalore: Employees at Toyota Motor Corp.’s auto assembly plants in southern India failed to return to work Monday at the end of a week-long lockout after refusing to sign codes of conduct, their... read more »

Banks drive Sensex to record high; ICICI Bank lead...

Strong buying in banking stocks took the BSE Sensex and the broader Nifty to a record high on Monday. The Bank Nifty jumped over 2.5 per cent... read more »

First aircraft of AirAsia India lands in Chennai

CHENNAI: Inching closer to the formal launch of its India operations, the first aircraft for the Indian subsidiary of Malaysia-based low cost airliner AirAsia... read more »

IRCTC record: 5.8 lakh etickets sold in a day

NEW DELHI: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation’s (IRCTC) registered the highest ever number of bookings on Wednesday. According to IRCTC... read more »

Haven’t moved to inflation targeting yet: Rajan

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said that they have not moved into inflation targeting as yet. “We haven’t moved into inflation targeting as yet. There is... read more »

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Mallika, Vijay may plan holiday together

Mallika, Vijay may plan holiday together

Dharamsala – After winning hearts in reel life, model Vijay Singh, winner of “The Bachelorette India – Mere Khayalon Ki Mallika”, and Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat may... read more »

Zoya Akhtar Dying to Work With Hrithik Roshan, Spills the Bean on 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobaara' Sequel

Family’s admiration important for Hrithik

Mumbai – Superstar Hrithik Roshan is on cloud nine as his superhero avatar in “Krrish 3” is not only being loved by his fans the... read more »

Husband compliments Madhuri for ‘Dedh IshqiyaR...

Husband compliments Madhuri for 'Dedh Ishqiya'

Mumbai – Actress Madhuri Dixit was elated after her husband Shriram Nene complimented her for her look in the first look trailer of her forthcoming film... read more »

Shilpa loves Dubai for being child-friendly

Shilpa loves Dubai for being child-friendly

Actress Shilpa Shetty, mother to a 17-month-old son Viaan, is in Dubai and she is loving every bit of it. “In Dubai for the last three days,... read more »

Madhuri creates dance step for diabetics

Madhuri creates dance step for diabetics

Mumbai – Actress Madhuri Dixit has come up with a signature step as a part of initiative “What step will you take today” for diabetic... read more »

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Drinking 3 cups of coffee a day reduces liver cancer risk by over 50pc

Drinking 3 cups of coffee a day reduces liver cancer risk by over...

Washington – A new study has revealed that coffee consumption can reduce the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which is the most common type of liver cancer, by about 40 percent. The... read more »

60pc women get sexually harassed by male colleagues at work

60pc women get sexually harassed by male colleague...

London – A new study has revealed that 60 percent of women are harassed by a male colleague in office. Almost a quarter of female workers have... read more »

Women wait over a month before going makeup-free in fro...

Women wait over a month before going makeup-free in front of new partner

New York – A new survey suggests that most women spend 40 minutes to get ready to see a new boyfriend, and many refuse go to bare-faced until they’ve... read more »

Daily dose of Vitamin D can help stave off diabetes

`Vitamin D may not offer protection against cancer, diabetes and dementia`

London – A daily dose of vitamin D can be used in the battle against Type 2 diabetes, experts have revealed. Researchers are carrying out a major... read more »

Now, underwear which filters your farts!

Now, underwear which filters your farts!

London – A new type of underwear has been designed using chemical warfare technology to filter your farts. The hi-tech pants, created by Shreddies Ltd.... read more »

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Obama fell prey to Indian propaganda, says Hafiz Saeed

Pakistan says no case against 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed, draws...

Despite growing clamour in India that Pakistan should bring designated terrorist and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed to justice, Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit on Monday went on record to defend the... read more »

Digvijaya Singh lauds shift in Modi's thought process

Digvijaya takes on Rajnath for ignorance of ‘Love ...

Congress general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh has taken a dig at Home Minister Rajnath Singh for denying any knowledge of ‘Love... read more »

Uttar Pradesh by-poll results: Amit Shah, Yogi Adityana...

Results of the by-polls in Uttar Pradesh reaffirm the faith in secular India. The BJP can mourn their losses, but for most of us Indians, it is a time to... read more »

Narendra Modi’s magic has paled in the first 100 ...

Trinamool Congress on Tuesday claimed that ‘Modi magic’ has gone pale in the 100 days of BJP-led NDA being in power at the Centre and asserted... read more »

Typhoon Hits China’s Hainan After Shutting Down H...

HONG KONG: A powerful typhoon slammed into China’s Hainan island on Tuesday after sweeping past Hong Kong where it disrupted flights and forced the... read more »

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Christine Ohuruogu wins Sportswoman of the Year title

Christine Ohuruogu wins Sportswoman of the Year title

London -Athlete Christine Ohuruogu has been named Sunday Times and Sky Sports Sportswoman of the Year. The 400m runner became the first British woman to win two Athletics World Championship crowns... read more »

Former NZC boss Vaughan disappointed over Black Caps’ ICC match fixing allegations

Former NZC boss Vaughan disappointed over Black Ca...

Melbourne –  Former New Zealand Cricket (NZC) boss Justin Vaughan has said he is disappointed, rather than surprised, that Black Caps are... read more »

NZC World Cup boss calls for making match fixing crimin...

NZC World Cup boss calls for making match fixing criminal offence before 2015 tournament

Melbourne –  New Zealand Cricket (NZC) World Cup boss has called for making match-fixing a criminal offence before the 2015 tournament. Sports Minister... read more »

`Devastated` Cairns says `100 percent in dark` about IC...

`Devastated` Cairns says `100 percent in dark` about ICC match fixing allegations

Melbourne –  Former Black Caps all rounder Chris Cairns has said he was “100 percent in the dark” about the allegations of match fixing by... read more »

McIlroy positive about sharp start in 2014

McIlroy positive about sharp start in 2014

Johannesburg –  Northern Irish golfer, Rory McIlroy has reportedly said that he didn’t need a win in the in the World Challenge hosted by Tiger Woods... read more »

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heavy Rains cause death 40 in Pakistan

Pakistani officials said heavy monsoon rains have killed 40 people across the country as the government warned of more flash flooding over the weekend. Ahmad Kamal, a spokesman for the National... read more »

The Islamic State is forcing the West out of its I...

The first anniversary of the chemical weapons attack carried out by the Assad regime on a suburb of Damascus was just two weeks ago. Following that... read more »

U.S. missionary with Ebola en route to Nebraska for tre...

A third U.S. health missionary infected with the deadly Ebola virus in Liberia left the West African country’s capital on Thursday in a plane headed for... read more »

Hackers shatter into Obamacare website, no consumer inf...

WASHINGTON — Hackers successfully breached HealthCare.gov, but no consumer information was taken from the health insurance website that serves more than 5... read more »

11 held in China for sale of toxic capsules

BEIJING: Eleven people have been arrested for production and sale of toxic capsules on massive scale in east China’s Zhejiang Province. Police arrested... 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... read more »

Canada ‘takes back’ asylum refusal of drowned three-year-old Syrian boy’...

The family of three-year-old Syrian boy Aylan Kurdi, whose photograph was taken at the Turkish beach where his body washed ashore, was seeking asylum in Canada but the family’s... read more »

The little Syrian boy who’s become the face of Europe’...

Aylan Kurdi lost his life crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. His five-year-old brother Galip and their mother also drowned in a desperate attempt to find a better life.Aylan’s father... read more »