
Mumbai: Twisting the power of attorney (PoA) made on a stamp paper of Rs 100 to his advantage, a builder allegedly grabbed government land measuring 1,35,502 sq m and traded a major portion back to the government for various projects. The land, worth over Rs 642 crore, originally belonged to a housing society. But no development took place there for half a century, and the members roped in the accused...

12:26 PM, Mar 15, 2012

Noida: Scores of farmers on Sunday stalled the ongoing construction work of residential complexes at Noida sector 45, demanding higher compensation for their land as ordered by the Allahabad High Court in October. Farmers from Sadarpur and adjoining villages, under the banner of Abadi Bachao Kisan Sangarsh Samiti, stopped the construction work of Amrapali, NRI, Prateek and Unitech builders. The court had on October 21 cancelled land acquisition in three...

08:43 AM, Dec 12, 2011

No councilor has the right to take the law in their hands, said MCD Standing Committee Chairman Yogendra Chandolia. ...

09:08 PM, Dec 06, 2011

New Delhi: An IBN-Cobrapost investigation has exposed urban India's worst kept secret. A builder-MCD councillor nexus has allowed irregularities to flourish and buildings that violate bylaws to come up brazenly. The IBN-Cobrapost investigation reveals how Delhi councillors across party lines have been demanding money for illegal constructions. The expose shows on camera the nexus between councillors and junior bureaucrats. Councillors admitted that they pay junior engineers in the MCD and...

08:07 PM, Dec 06, 2011

New Delhi: It is a verdict that could bring some order to one of India's most disorganised sectors. The Rs 630 crore penalty imposed on real estate giant DLF will relieve customers, who say sale agreements are heavily tilted in favour of the builder. Head-Buyer Association at Dlf Park Place Harsh Sehgal said, "If I have to buy an apartment, I have to sign on dotted line. I have no...

07:16 AM, Aug 18, 2011

New Delhi: The Allahabad High Court has quashed the acquisition of land by the Greater Noida Authority. This has shattered the dreams of almost 2500 families about owning a house. Till Friday there was brisk construction work but now the construction site bears a deserted look with all activities halted. With the Allahabad High Court order quashing the acquisition of land by the Greater Noida authority in the Chak Sahberi...

07:02 AM, May 15, 2011

New Delhi: It's all out war between the government and the builders given the contract to finish work on the Commonwealth Games Village. A day after the government decided to take legal action against Emaar-MGF for failing to complete work on the Games Village on time, CNN-IBN gets access to a letter written by the builders to DDA accusing its own staff of damaging facilities inside the complex. The letter...

12:55 PM, Oct 21, 2010

Take a look at some of the great bodybuilders in Bollywood ...

07:14 PM, May 12, 2010

South Mumbai's coastal stretch is being illegally reclaimed. ...

01:04 PM, Jan 15, 2010

Many high profile builders in the fray for the Maharashtra Assembly elections. ...

11:51 PM, Oct 07, 2009

Kshemal Desai reports on the irregularities of Akme Builders. ...

12:34 AM, Aug 09, 2009

Kshemal Desai stands for 210 families who were duped by a group of builders. ...

11:42 AM, Aug 08, 2009

Manoj Kumar paid Rs 6 lakh to the builders. ...

11:15 AM, Jul 09, 2009

Around Rs 40,000 crore being put in projects the city. ...

12:07 AM, Jul 19, 2008

Hambantota: Sri Lanka put on a brilliant bowling and fielding performance to post a comfortable 37-run victory over Pakistan in their opening Twenty20 international on Friday. Pakistan were bowled out for 95, their lowest T20 total against Sri Lanka, after restricting the hosts to 132 for 7 in Hambantota. Sri Lankan pacemen Nuwan Kulasekera, Angelo Mathews and Lasith Malinga and debutant off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake took two wickets apiece after Man-of-the-Match...

10:22 PM, May 28, 2008