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India’s Home Prices & Rents To Outpace Inflation: Report | Will Homeownership Be A Distant Dream?
India’s average home prices and rental costs are expected to rise faster than consumer inflation this year, according to a Reuters poll of housing experts. However, analysts remain divided on whether affordability for first-time homebuyers will improve or worsen. Despite slowing economic growth, stagnant wages, and a lack of well-paying jobs, home prices have nearly doubled over the past decade. The housing market remains dominated by high-income buyers, leaving millions unable to afford homeownership. Watch!
6 Mar 2025Turkish airliner skids off Istanbul runway, breaks into pieces; 21 hurt
Television footage showed serious damage to the plane, with the fuselage appearing to be broken into three pieces The 177 people on board included six crew members
1 min read5 Feb 2020‘IndiGo Delhi-Istanbul flights taking off without passengers’ luggage for last 2 days’
Indigo’s Delhi-Istanbul flights take off without the checked-in luggage of most of its passengers due to payload restrictions resulting from heavy headwinds Several passengers, who have travelled on Delhi-Istanbul flights on Saturday and Sunday, have given vent to their ire on social media after reaching their destination without luggage
2 min read16 Sep 2019Mint Globetrotter Index: Enjoy a unique mix of cultures at Istanbul
From our list of 17 cities across 15 countries in Europe, what stood out was the fact that every city in the region has a very different cost profile A day’s stay in an Airbnb is the cheapest in Budapest at ₹2,840, but ₹9,262 in London and ₹10,736 in Amsterdam
2 min read14 May 2019Culture calendar 2019
This year, take the path less travelled and check out some of these unique, off-beat cultural events from all over the world. From an art residency showcase in the Himalaya to a jazz festival in Switzerland, here is the Lounge guide to culture for the new year
6 min read4 Jan 2019Foreign trip in 2019? How the rupee rate will impact your travel expenses
Considering the rupee condition, here is a look at how you can plan your holiday in 2019
2 min read29 Dec 2018Saudi king, crown prince call slain writer Jamal Khashoggi’s son
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called the son of Jamal Khashoggi, to express condolences for the death of the journalist killed at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul
3 min read22 Oct 2018The gallant heroes of Gallipoli
In the north-west corner of Turkey lies the answer to why a Delhi street is named after a Turkish statesman
5 min read24 Jun 2018Istanbul is way more affordable than Paris, London, Amsterdam
Istanbul is the cheapest in Europe on food, public transport, shopping and film tickets
1 min read7 May 2018US, Turkey mutually suspend visa services in escalating row
US and Turkey have suspended visa services in each other’s countries in a diplomatic row sparked by the arrest of a Turkish staffer at the American mission in Istanbul
3 min read9 Oct 2017