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‘Custody’ movie review: Venkat Prabhu’s mix of conflict and humour works for this Naga Chaitanya, Arvind Swami actioner

Director Venkat Prabhu’s Telugu-Tamil bilingual ‘Custody’ is not among his best, but has plenty going for it




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‘Mem Famous’ movie review: Sumanth Prabhas makes a promising debut in this partially engaging coming-of-age story

Newcomers led by Sumanth Prabhas get the carefree rural Telangana vibe right in the Telugu film ‘Mem Famous’, which shines in a few segments but falls short of being a roller coaster fun ride




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Realty firm Kolte-Patil Developers CFO Khiroda Jena resigns

Jena has resigned to "pursue professional opportunities outside the organiszation".




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Macrotech Developers’ net debt rises 43.5% in Q1 on higher capex for land, construction




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Proptech start-up HouseEazy raises $7 mn in funding from Chiratae Ventures, others

Funds will be utilised to fuel company’s growth across NCR




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Bengaluru residential property micromarkets witness record hike in prices: Report

Prices in Bagaluru in North Bengaluru have surged by nearly 90 per cent in the past five years, while Whitefield has seen an 80 per cent rise in prices




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Positive response to Small and Medium REITs: SEBI Chief

There is an imbalance of power between large institutions and small investors, and regulations have helped foster trust in the system, Says Madhabi Puri Buch




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ED attaches assets in EMAAR-MGF PMLA case; Hooda says he has nothing to do with it

It is alleged that Hooda had colluded with real estate to arrange land for them at cheaper rates




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Surge in bank credit to CRE linked to high demand for office and warehouse space

With leasing activities surging across major cities and growing interest from big industrial groups, the commercial real estate market shows promising prospects for future lending and growth




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Ajoy Mehta leaves behind a more compliant real estate sector in Maharashtra

The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority’s outgoing chairman did not shy away from wielding the regulatory whip, ensuring that builders realised that homebuyers have the right to expect timely delivery of their houses, with all the promised amenities




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Omaxe Group unveils ₹2,500-crore project in Delhi: 50.4-acre multi-sports and cultural destination

The Omaxe State project is expected to be completed by 2027 and to generate over ₹4,200 crore in revenue during its life-cycle




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Bengaluru residential real estate soars amid high demand and limited inventory

Areas such as Bagaluru, Hennur, Whitefield, and Varthur-Sarjapur are witnessing substantial price increases, attributed to pent-up demand from the pandemic




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Birla Estates buys land from Hindalco for ₹537 crore

Kalwa is experiencing rapid growth due to its proximity to Thane




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Godrej Properties achieves record bookings of ₹5,200 crore in Q2 FY25

Godrej Properties witnessed an 89% increase in bookings year-on-year in the first half of FY25, amounting to ₹13,800 crore, surpassing its full-year booking guidance’s halfway mark and its previous annual bookings in FY23




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CREDAI’s strategic collaboration with IIMA unveils advanced real estate leadership programme

This initiative, exclusively available to senior management of CREDAI-affiliated real estate firms across India, aims to provide strategic insights and skills essential for navigating the challenges of the rapidly evolving real estate market.




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Brigade Enterprises to build a high-rise residential project at Perambur by investing ₹620 crore

It acquired the land from PVP ventures




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KBC Global launches new real estate project in Nashik

The project marks an essential phase in KBC Global’s international ventures, promising residential complexes, low-cost housing and commercial spaces within Liberia’s SEZ




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Chennai suburbs drive high-rise residential unit growth

Locations like Kelambakkam, Kundrathur and Mangadu are today hotspots for new launches




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Realty firms account for 17% of QIP money raised this year

Of the ₹75,923 crore raised via QIPs till September, realty firms raised ₹12,801 crore




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Realty sector rises 63%, outshining Nifty50; more firms eye IPOs

The sector is attracting new entrants via record IPOs, with seven listings raising ₹13,550 crore in 2024, showing strong investor interest in this thriving market.




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Lepakshi crafts mela gets under way

The exhibition was launched by Revenue Divisional Officer S. Venkata Rao and can be called as the perfect place to shop for college-going girls.




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How China came to Chennai

Anusha Parthasarathy peeps into the oldest crockery shops and finds how they have changed to suit changing times



  • History & Culture

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Exhibition of traditional items




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Delhi International Kite Festival 2012

Delhi Tourism hosted the second edition of its International Kite Festival.




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Thinking stitches

Designer Isha Kapoor feels good casual wear, specially in cotton, is hard to find




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Something for everyone

Ethnic wear, jewellery, knick knacks…. this fair has it all




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Renowned sculptor Jasuben Shilpi passes away in Gujarat




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A tool to record history

Kishore Nagappa, the sculptor behind statues for the likes of Jawaharlal Nehru, Ambedkar, Sathyamurthi, Muthuramalinga Devar and the most recent one of Pennycuick




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Pitching on the Patola

Narshi Bhai’s Patola saris and dupattas are works of fine craftsmanship. They are on display at Basava Ambara.




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Something old, something new

It is the festive season and you have all the excuses in the world to shop. Srishti brings to Coimbatore some of the best craftsmanship from the country




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Threads of partnership

Friends and collaborators Bina Rao and Villoo Mirza are bound by their passion for handlooms




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Channapatna dolls come a-knocking: Karthik Vaidyanathan brings his store, Varnam, to Chennai

At Varnam, entrepreneur Karthik Vaidyanathan brings innovative creations by Karnataka’s Channapatna artisans to Chennai, from traditional toys to home decor pieces



  • Life & Style

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All-thiophene dendrimers based on cyclooctatetrathiophene: synthesis and aggregation-induced emission (AIE) features

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01525H, Research Article
Pengfei Wang, Chunmei Zhao, Shuai Qiu, Wan Xu, Chunli Li, Zhiying Ma, Wei Cao, Li Xu, Hua Wang
A novel class of all-thiophene dendrimers with obvious AIE emissions was designed and synthesized based on saddle-shaped cyclooctatetrathiophene (COTh) as building blocks.
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Isomeric diazapyrene–thiophene conjugated systems: synthesis, characterization, and transport properties

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01305K, Research Article
Open Access
Honglei Li, Guodong Zhao, Qingxin Tang, Hongkun Tian, Lixiang Wang
Three key dihalogenated diazapyrene intermediates were synthesized and the corresponding isomeric co-oligomers with bithiophene demonstrated distinct position-dependence in the crystal structures, and optoelectronic and charge transport properties.
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Multi-step chirality transfer and racemization kinetics of pillar [5]arenes by tuning the halogen substituents on the rims

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01799D, Research Article
Lizhi Fang, Xiaowen Guan, Yanling Shen, Dayang Zhou, Long Chen, Xiaochuan Chen, Wanhua Wu, Leyong Wang, Cheng Yang
Halogen-substituted pillar[5]arenes exhibited hindered hydroquinone subunit flipping, enabling enantioseparation.
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Visible-light heterogeneous photocatalysis with an ionic porous organic polymer (IPOP): synthesis of β-keto sulfoxides and benzothiophene diesters by tandem radical addition–oxidation reactions

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01382D, Research Article
Ajay Kumar Sahoo, Parag Tamuly, Jarugu Narasimha Moorthy
An IPOP, constructed constructed from cyanuric chloride and the readily accessible 2,5-di(pyridin-4-yl)thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole (BpyTzTz), is shown to exhibit excellent visible light absorption and serve as a metal-free heterogeneous photocatalyst.
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Intermediate diradical character and thermal cis–trans isomerization of near-infrared absorbing thionated squaraine dyes

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01722F, Research Article
Open Access
Taishi Oka, Takeshi Maeda, Daisuke Sakamaki, Naoya Suzuki, Shigeyuki Yagi, Shintaro Kodama, Hideki Fujiwara
Near-infrared absorbing squaraine dyes incorporating 4-membered thionated oxocarbon and chalcogenopyrylium moieties exhibit intermediate diradical character, which impacts thermal cis–trans isomerization.
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Iron-catalyzed thiolation of C(sp3)–H with sulfonyl chlorides via photoinduced ligand-to-metal charge transfer

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01488J, Research Article
Sheng-Ping Liu, Lan Yang, Yan-Hong He, Zhi Guan
A photoinduced FeCl3/HCl synergistic catalytic method enables C(sp3)–S bond formation via reductive cross-coupling of activated/inert C(sp3)–H and aryl/alkyl sulfonyl chlorides through ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT).
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HSAB theory guiding electrophilic substitution reactions of o-carborane

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01546K, Research Article
Yan Wang, Yi-Ge Li, Feijing Chen, Yan-Na Ma, Xuenian Chen
Herein, we systematically compared the reactivity of o-carborane and benzene toward different electrophiles and explained the results with the HSAB principle.
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Synthesis of bambusurils with perfluoroalkylthiobenzyl groups as highly potent halide receptors

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01746C, Research Article
Open Access
Matúš Chvojka, Hennie Valkenier, Vladimír Šindelář
Four new fluorinated bambusuril macrocycles were prepared to show exceptional high binding affinity towards halide anions in acetonitrile.
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Photoinduced cobaloxime catalysis for allylic mono- and diphosphinylation of alkenes with hydrogen evolution

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01638F, Research Article
Aijun Zhang, Miao-Miao Li, Lei Guo, Huaixiang Yang, Jiefei Guo, Da Xu, Wei Ding
A highly efficient allylic radical mono- and diphosphinylation of alkenes with secondary phosphine oxides is developed, via visible-light-induced cobaloxime catalysis.
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Phosphine-controlled divergent reactions of MBH-carbonates with azaheptafulvenes: access to o-anilinyl diene and benzazepine derivatives

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6418-6425
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01298D, Research Article
Wei Hao, Yiwen Zhang, Xiao Han, Zhen Wang, Weijun Yao
A phosphine controlled divergent cascade reaction of MBH-carbonates with azaheptafulvenes was disclosed. PPh3 provided o-aminophenyl diene while PCy3 offered benzazepine derivative through formal [8 + 3] annulation/ring contraction cascade.
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Chiral synthetic unprecedented spiro[indoline-2,3'-thiophen]-3-ones via an organocatalytic asymmetric sulfa-Michael/aldol cascade reaction

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6426-6436
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01551G, Research Article
Mao Zhang, Xing-Hai Fei, Gui-Ping Yang, Cheng Lin, Wen-Jie Li, Ming-Liang Rao, Meng Zhou, Chong Zhao, Bin He, Yong-Long Zhao
A cinchona-derived squaramide-catalyzed asymmetric sulfa-Michael/aldol cascade reaction of 2-ylideneoxindoles with 1,4-dithiane-2,5-diol was developed to realize the chiral synthesis of spiro[indoline-2,3'-thiophen]-3-ones.
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Well-defined chiral dinuclear copper-catalyzed tandem asymmetric propargylic amination–carboxylative cyclization sequence toward chiral 2-oxazolidinone derivatives

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6319-6326
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01368A, Research Article
Yu Lan, Peng Liu, Zekai Fang, Lili Shao, Qilong Cai, Xiaoming Wang
A variety of chiral 2-oxazolidinones was obtained via a dinuclear copper-catalyzed asymmetric propargylic amination–carboxylative cyclization sequence of propargylic esters with alkyl amine hydrochlorides and CO2.
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Design, synthesis and application of bipyridine-N,N'-dioxide catalysts in asymmetric synthesis of chiral cyclopropanes

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6470-6476
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01532K, Research Article
Xiaoying Cao, Xue Tian, Minmin Liu, Shi-Wu Li
A novel type of highly efficient chiral C2-symmetric bipyridine-N,N'-dioxide ligands was prepared and successfully applied in the synthesis of optically pure 1,2,3-trisubstituted cyclopropanes.
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Nickel-catalysed enantioselective cross-electrophile coupling reaction with the retention of the β-fluorine atom

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6459-6469
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01555J, Research Article
Xin-Yi Shi, Xueyuan Yan, Xiaodong Tang, Shi-Jing Zhai, Genping Huang, Jun-An Ma, Fa-Guang Zhang
A nickel-catalysed enantioselective reductive cross-coupling reaction of a new monofluoromethyl building block with acid chlorides is developed to give chiral α-monofluoromethyl acyloin derivatives.
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Activation of donor–acceptor cyclopropanes under basic conditions: ring opening of 2-(p-siloxyaryl)cyclopropane 1,1-dicarboxylates with nitro compounds and other C-nucleophiles

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6483-6494
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01472C, Research Article
Yulia A. Antonova, Andrey A. Tabolin
A new activation mode for donor–acceptor cyclopropanes was proposed and implemented in their reaction with nitro compounds and other common C-nucleophiles.
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Electrochemical approach for upgrading the pollutant CS2: three-component N–H thiocarbamylation of sulfoximines

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6477-6482
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01310G, Research Article
Peng Qian, Wenjing Xiong, Qian Meng, Jinxiu Liu, Xiyuan Li, Liangquan Sheng
We report an electrochemical approach for upgrading the pollutant CS2via the thiocarbamylation of sulfoximines, in which CS2 and amines are incorporated as a readily available source of dithiocarbamate.
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Cobalt-catalyzed enantioselective reductive addition of ketimine with cyclopropyl chloride to construct chiral amino esters bearing cyclopropyl fragments

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6311-6318
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01474J, Research Article
Jiangtao Hu, Tingting Xia, Xianqing Wu, Hongrui Feng, Jingping Qu, Yifeng Chen
Co-catalyzed asymmetric reductive addition of ketimine with cyclopropyl chloride has been realized to access diverse chiral amino esters bearing cyclopropyl fragments with broad functional group tolerance and excellent enantioselectivities.
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Shining light on sulfonium salts and sulfur ylides: recent advances in alkylation under photoredox catalysis

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6573-6588
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01644K, Review Article
Zhe Jin, Tingwei Yu, Hui Wang, Penghao Jia, You Huang
Recent advancements in photoredox alkylation with sulfur ylides, sulfonium salts and related analogues are summarized in this review.
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