How a Home Insurance Policy Offers Protection against Disasters
Vikas and Rashmi Dubey loved every square inch of their new detached house in their home town of Bhopal, and they decorated it with the latest gadgets and trendiest furnishings. The bank did offer them a home insurance policy along with the home loan but they had declined it. After the 2019 monsoon havoc in…
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Is Kolkata Prepared to Face a Severe Earthquake?
Earlier this month, Kolkata felt some mild tremors. The social media was flooded with updates. “Have we just been hit by an earthquake? Felt our apartment swaying for a few seconds,” Shyambazar resident, Rajrupa Ghosh posted on Facebook just minutes after the tremors. “Did anyone else feel the shake today? We emptied our office buildings…
Our Report Reveals Top Hyderabad Property Market Trends
It has been close to two years that 32-year old Priyanka Sen has moved to Hyderabad with her husband, Sourav. All this while, the couple — both IT industry employees — had been living in a rented 2 BHK apartment in Jeedimetla. But since Sourav’s promotion 6 months back, they have been thinking of buying…
The Past, Present & Future of the Art Galleries in Kolkata
Religions and cultures harmoniously blend in Bengal’s Naya village, where the mud walls of every hut is a vivid canvas with diverse psychedelic paintings on them. On some walls you will find mythological tales painted in flashy colours, while on some other walls you will come across illustrations of luminescent yellow tigers, their tongues coloured…
The Clock’s Ticking on Hyderabad’s Water Crisis: How to Avert it?
40-year-old banker, Mohan Amte has lived in Hyderabad all his life but doesn’t remember any fear of a water crisis in the city even a decade back. “Back then, there was ample bore-well and piped water to meet the needs of our family and other households in our neighbourhood”, recalls the resident of Srinivasa Colony. “But…
Kolkata Restaurants are Dishing Out an Amazing Variety of Cuisines
Sagarika switched off her TV. She had just watched an old noir film and was looking forward to wrapping up the Sunday evening with some good food. She had barely spent a minute thinking about what she wanted, when the glorious memories of Baklava — a rich, flaky pastry dessert filled with chopped nuts, deliciously…
Why You Should Consider Co-Borrowers for Higher Home Loan Eligibility
“Thank you so much for your valuable advice bro,” Harsh said, hugging his friend Rehan, who is at Harsh’s new home for the housewarming ceremony. “You didn’t just help me materialise my dream, but also showed me a way to save a big amount of money,” Harsh expressed his gratitude. Housewarming, or ‘Griha Pravesh’ is…
How to Benefit the Most From a Second Home Investment
Ketan Shah, 40, and his wife Namrata, 36, are both bank employees. They are doing well in their professional field and leading a planned life. A varied investment portfolio in the form of bonds, deposits, mutual funds, and stocks, place the couple in a comfortable position with respect to their financial goals. Ketan and Namrata live in a…
How to Best Maintain Your Home during the Monsoons
The monsoon reminds Rishika of the rainy, verdant childhood days spent listening to the rain pounding on the roof, the croaking frogs and mom’s delicacies in her stilt house. But that was Assam where life was structured around the rains. In her metro apartment though, monsoons mean a host of problems for her dream home….
Budget 2019-20 Offers Major Deduction on Home Loan Interest Payment
With dreams and plans of buying their first home this year, Soham and Tithi had their eyes and ears peeled for the budget announcement. Good for them, they weren’t disappointed! Like Soham and Tithi, homebuyers spend nights and days weighing the financial security of owning homes with a thorough consideration of home loans and monthly…
Manufacturing Industry in Hyderabad: Taking a Giant Leap towards Growth
The manufacturing industry in Hyderabad is making ripples in the industrial scene of the country and is fast rising into prominence with various industrial adages to its cap. According to Invest India, the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency, Telangana ranks second in the country for ease of doing business three years in a row….
How Does an Agreement for Sale Differ From a Sale Deed?
While cooling off after a great round of tennis, Siddharth Agnihotri, an architect by profession, was talking to his friend Yash about moving into a new home. During the discussion, which swept across various topics, the legal aspect of an ‘agreement for sale’ and a ‘sale deed’ came up. Knowing that the two are not the same…