Hot picks for investors, say analysts, are companies that have land banks located within city limits in India’s seven biggest cities: Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune. Some examples are unlisted Godrej Properties and Oberoi Constructions, which have assets in India’s financial capital and the country’s most expensive real estate market, Mumbai. During the IPO boom of 2007, the larger the land bank, the more successful the IPO, said bankers

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Indian real estate companies are collectively looking to raise $US4.5 billion of equity

Realty research firm Liases Foras launched its Real Estate Sensitivity Index – RESSEX,( www.ressex.com ) that will provide structured data and property analysis on the country’s real estate market. RESSEX is a product of detailed micro research, which covers every new real estate development excluding secondary supply and enables the user to view the market potential in both micro and market perspectives in the form of an index.

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Doing away with this lock-in period has been a long-standing demand of Indian developers as well as foreign investors To boost foreign direct investment (FDI) in real estate, the government may remove the mandatory three-year lock-in period for overseas investments in the sector. The department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP) has proposed this move, with a draft cabinet note on the proposal being circulated for inter-ministerial consultations. Doing away with this lock-in period has been a long-standing demand of Indian developers as well as foreign investors

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Government may scrap 3-year lock-in for Foreign Direct Investment’ in real estate

Seven dead in India train accident (AsiaOne) JODHPUR, INDIA – A Delhi-bound express train derailed in the western Indian state of Rajasthan on Saturday, killing seven people and injuring around 26, police said. China- India tensions rising ( The Japan Times) NEW DELHI The India -China relationship … Central Asian News Update – Stronger Top-Down Rule in Kyrgyzstan (Institute for War and Peace Reporting).

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Address a meeting convened in Chennai to review the progress in implementation of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) programmes in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and the Union territories of Puducherry, Andaman Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep . … Select Category, Americas, Asia, Australasia, Business, entertainment, London, Washington, health, india, India News , International, Lifestyle, National, Mumbai, New Delhi, Odd news , pakistan, politics, Religion …

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Vikas Sinha brought to Delhi by ED officials for further interrogation New Delhi , Nov 8(ANI): Vikas Sinha, an associate of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, was on Sunday brought to the national capital by the Enforcement Directorate … Select Category, Americas, Asia, Business, entertainment, London, Washington, health, india, India News , International, Lifestyle, National, Mumbai, New Delhi , Odd news , pakistan, politics, Religion, sci-tech, science, sports …

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Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd (MLDL), formed as a result of a merger between the realty arms of Mahindra and GE Shipping in 2001, has outlined a vision to develop area of 4 million sq ft in the residential real estate space to be launched in the near-to-medium term in Mumbai, NCR, Chennai, and Nagpur. What are your key real estate projects in the commercial, residential and retail segment

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Interview of Anita Arjundas, managing director & chief executive officer, Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd

NEW DELHI — India effectively barred foreign journalists Thursday from covering a rare visit by the Dalai Lama to a Buddhist monastery close to Tibet in an apparent effort to ease Chinese anger by reducing news coverage of the trip. …. October 22nd, 2009 Dalai Lama to tour Indian region despite China ireDHARMSALA, India — The Dalai Lama is going ahead with a scheduled visit to India’s remote northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh next month, ignoring protests by China, …

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With demand in the sector reviving, PE funds look beyond affordable, low-cost housing projects After investing in four mid-income and low-cost housing projects in the past one year, Indiareit Fund Advisors Pvt. Ltd, (investor in Paranjape Schemes’ Blue Ridge Hinjewadi) promoted by the Ajay Piramal group, wants to refocus its strategy on projects with potential for higher returns. Indiareit will now look at deploying most of its new Rs500 crore domestic fund announced in October in redevelopment and defunct textile mills projects

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Realty funds explore new investment areas

Mamata says Chidambaram has assured families of abducted cops’ all help New Delhi , Oct 27(ANI): Families of the two cops’ who were kidnapped by Maoists on July 30 in Dharampur in Lalgarh District and Union Railways Minister and … Select Category, Americas, Asia, Business, entertainment, London, Washington, health, india, India News , International, National, Mumbai, New Delhi , Odd news , pakistan, sci-tech, science, sports, World, Islamabad, Lahore, Melbourne, New York …

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Marxists and Maoists are both sides of the same coin: Mamata

Nearly 3000 participants for national school games in Chandigarh, Chandigarh News , Nearly 3000 participants for national school games in Chandigarh News . … According to an official spokesperson, around 3000 students from different states and UTs like Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Delhi, Daman – Diu , Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, …

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GANGTOK, October 9: Continuing its award winning spree, Sikkim received ‘IBN7 Diamond States Award’ after the State was adjudged the best small State in ‘water and sanitation’ category. New Delhi Resident Commissioner Arvind Kumar received the award on behalf of the Sikkim government during a glittering function yesterday evening at New Delhi which was attended by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar as the chief guest

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Zamanzar.com releases city and locality level average price data for properties: Zamanzar.com has just created a wealth of property pricing information for real estate buyers and sellers across India. You can now view city level and locality level average property price data at Zamanzar.com. For example, http://www.zamanzar.com/Bangalore/Residential-Property-Prices.html gives you average prices and price per sqft values for apartments, houses and residential plots for sale in Bangalore, whereas http://www.zamanzar.com/Bangalore/Commercial-Property-Prices.html shows you average prices for shops, offices and commercial plots for sale in Bangalore.

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Property pricing information for real estate buyers and sellers across India