Real estate
SC to hear plea by Campa Cola society residents post eviction
30 May 2014
The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday a plea filed by the residents of unauthorised flats in Mumbai's Campa Cola housing society who are set to be evicted by Saturday
Maharashtra govt reinstates 2 Adarsh-tainted IAS officials
21 May 2014
Besides being charged by the CBI, former Mumbai municipal commissioner J M Phatak and former state finance secretary Pradeep Vyas were also indicted by the Adarsh Commission of Inquiry for “giving permissions as quid pro quo”, in exchange for favours
Sahara proposes sale of 2 overseas hotels to raise Rs10,000 cr
19 May 2014
A new bench comprising justices T S Thakur and A K Sikri refused to allow Sahara’s plea for putting Roy under house arrest in Lucknow instead of keeping him in Tihar jail
BlackBerry to sell its HO property to Spear Street Capital
06 May 2014
Under the deal BlackBerry will sell more than 3 million square feet of space, including its head office comprising of 19 buildings and some vacant land in Onario
SC set to unfreeze Sahara accounts for Roy's bail
17 Apr 2014
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it was prepared to lift the freeze on the Sahara Group's bank accounts so that it can pay the Rs10,000 crore bail the apex court has set for the release of its chief Subrata Roy
Chinese real estate hit by slowest growth in six quarters
16 Apr 2014
The weakest first-quarter property-investment growth since 2009 indicates tight credit and faltering demand adding to economic and default danger
HC orders dismantling of Noida housing project
12 Apr 2014
The high court directed the developer to bear the cost of demolition and refund the buyers' money with 14 per cent compound interest; while directing Noida Authority to identify and prosecute the officials who sanctioned the construction
BlackBerry reaches deal to sell majority of its Canadian real estate
22 Mar 2014
BlackBerry will sell more than 3 million square feet of space as well as vacant lands and lease back a portion of the spac
Homi Bhabha’s Malabar Hill bungalow going for Rs257 cr
13 Mar 2014
At a reserve price of Rs257 crore, the property, with a minimum floor space index of 1.33, could fetch Rs1,12,718 per sq ft for the seller, according to realty experts
LIC to go all out to recover ‘sub-standard’ Unitech loan
12 Mar 2014
Unitech currently has debt of about Rs6,200 crore, including Rs200 crore owed to the Life Insurance Corporation of India
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