Housing finance
Sebi slaps Rs12 cr penalties on 2 Sahara Group firms, Subrata Roy and 3 others in OFCD case
28 Jun 2022
Govt launches Rs25,000-cr window for stalled housing projects
07 Nov 2019
The asset alternative fund (AIF) with an initial corpus of Rs10,000 crore from the government and the remaining Rs15,000 crore pooled by financial institutions such as SBI and LIC, will benefit 1,600-odd stalled housing projects comprising 4.58 lakh dwelling units
Centre regularises 1,797 unauthorised colonies in Delhi
24 Oct 2019
Coming ahead of Delhi assembly elections, the move to regularises these illegal colonies has been welcomed by both the Aam Aadmi Party, which is in power in the state, and the Bharatiya Janata Party at the centre
Houses with 2,100 sq ft carpet area now eligible for interest subsidy
14 Jun 2018
The move will allow households with an annual income of up to Rs18 lakh to avail of the Rs2.3 lakh interest subsidy for a house measuring up to 2,100 sq ft
HDFC reports 39% jump in Q4 net;
30 Apr 2018
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
