India's home appliance market is booming. Rising incomes and urbanisation are driving demand for modern appliances. Global investors and Indian conglomerates are actively acquiring stakes and launching new brands.

Just six months ago, New Delhi-based Avdesh Kumar was a painter struggling to find enough work. Now, the newly-trained solar technician's phone pings with several job requests each day.

Amit Goyal, MD, India Sotheby's International Realty speaks to Invezz about rising demand for luxury homes in India, what's fuelling it, and how first-generation entrepreneurs are reshaping the segment.

The blast happened near a the Red Fort metro station densely populated area of the Indian capital.

Indian authorities began demolishing hundreds of homes in a village on the outskirts of New Delhi on Wednesday, in a move that housing activists said could leave 100,000 people homeless.

Nine people died and 20 were injured after a high-intensity blast ripped through a car near the Red Fort in New Delhi on Monday evening.