No WiFi, no proper roads: In Rishikesh, architect brothers built a Harry Potter-inspired mud house, complete with jungle trails and Ganga viewsA magical mud house in Rishikesh, inspired by Harry Potter's Hagrid's hut, offers a unique escape from urban life. Built by architect broth...
01 Jun, 2026, 08.17 AM IST
Union Minister Shivraj Chouhan releases first instalment of over Rs 10,000 cr under PMAY-G for 12 StatesUnion Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan released over ₹10,000 crore for rural housing to support the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin for 12 ...
28 May, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
24 May, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
‘AC runs 24x7, 50-70% salary goes into loan’: Noida man questions metro life, says Rs 25,000 in village and Rs 1 lakh in city ‘is equal’A Noida resident’s viral video comparing luxury apartment living with village life has triggered a massive online debate. Despite showing p...
21 May, 2026, 01.01 PM IST
In India’s parched heart, high power costs put cooling out of reachIndia's scorching summers strain power grids, forcing costly upgrades. While cities like Nagpur manage peak demand with advanced cooling, m...
20 May, 2026, 08.33 AM IST
'Fuel scarcity' hits livelihood in Odisha, govt assures people of situation normalisation by MondayOdisha faces fuel scarcity, impacting daily wage earners and transport operators. The state government attributes the situation to panic bu...
17 May, 2026, 09.19 AM IST
Day of Reckoning: West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala & Puducherry assembly poll results set to redefine India's political journeyWest Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala & Puducherry assembly poll results: Counting day arrives for five states after a heated election. Vo...
04 May, 2026, 06.13 AM IST
Tax shadow over charitable trusts with 'profit' motiveThree top-notch hospitals in Mumbai and a famous international spiritual organisation-all functioning as charitable trusts-have been denied...
04 May, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
Parliamentary Panels flag ministries’ budget gaps: Funds cut at RE stage, still unspentParliamentary committees have flagged a consistent trend of central ministries failing to spend allocated budgets, leading to significant f...
03 May, 2026, 12.39 AM IST
Watch: PM Narendra Modi plays football with kids in GangtokPrime Minister Modi enjoyed a football game with children in Gangtok, Sikkim, during his visit marking the state's 50th anniversary. The da...
28 Apr, 2026, 10.10 AM IST
Quote of the day by American social reformer Jacob Riis on how to achieve big things in life: ‘When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet, at the hundred and first blow it will split in two and I know it was not that last blow that did it but all that had gone before.’Jacob Riis, a pioneering journalist and photographer, exposed the harsh realities of late 19th-century urban poverty through his powerful s...
23 Apr, 2026, 07.52 PM IST
Government sanctions over 2.17 lakh houses for urban poorWith this, the total houses sanctioned under the scheme increased to over 26.13 lakh with a total investment of around Rs 1.39 lakh crore.
28 Aug, 2017, 07.48 PM IST
Government approves 1.10 lakh houses for urban poor in 6 statesMadhya Pradesh has been sanctioned a total of 27,475 new houses, Bihar 25,221 houses, Jharkhand 20,099 houses and Odisha 2,115 houses.
21 Mar, 2017, 10.08 PM IST
- Housing subsidy scheme for urban poor revised
With the aim of a slum-free India, government has increased the loan amount to Rs 5 lakh for construction of houses in urban areas under th...
15 Feb, 2012, 10.02 PM IST
- Banks, realty sector help sought to make India slum-free
Seeking viable solutions to make India slum-free, Government on Monday invited banks, other financial institutions and the real estate sect...
04 Oct, 2010, 05.22 PM IST
- No FDI in housing projects for urban poor: Govt
The government on Thursday said foreign direct investment (FDI) will not be allowed in housing projects for urban poor.
06 May, 2010, 02.25 PM IST
- Govt to promote houses for urban poor25 May, 2007, 02.14 AM IST