The demonetisation drive by the Modi government has had an impact on the real estate sector with the number of enquiries and walk-ins by homebuyers falling by almost half as they postpone purchase decisions and wait for a further fall in prices. A substantial decrease in enquiries and walk-ins has ... Read More »
According to the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, (RERA) all the state governments were to put in place the Act’s rules and regulations for their respective states by 31 October. But the deadline was missed by most states. On 23 November, the Ministry of Urban Development finalised the ... Read More »
Outgoing Italian PM Matteo Renzi has agreed to stay in power until the Senate passes its 2017 budget in the coming days, the president says. Mr Renzi formally resigned after his heavy defeat in a constitutional referendum a day earlier, but the president requested the delay. President Sergio Mattarella will ... Read More »
Officials have said 36 people are now confirmed dead from a fire at a warehouse party in Oakland, California, and have opened a criminal inquiry. Eleven victims have already been identified, with the families of those still missing being asked to submit DNA samples to investigators. Crews have suspended body-recovery ... Read More »
Searchers have recovered 33 bodies — some of them teens 17 years old or possibly younger — from a fire-ravaged warehouse in Oakland, California, that housed artist studios and was hosting a dance party when the deadly blaze broke out, officials said today. Sgt. Ray Kelly of the Alameda County ... Read More »
Amazon has revealed plans for a grocery shop without a checkout process, where customers will instead pay for the goods they have selected via an app. The Just Walk Out shopping experience uses the same types of technologies found in self-driving cars. The system detects when items are taken or ... Read More »
Architects Ran Ankory and Maya Carni of Scenario Architecture have opened up the interior of their Victorian terraced house in north London and added a glazed extension at the rear. The architect couple bought the property in London’s Stoke Newington with the intention of renovating, extending and updating it to ... Read More »
A clean-cut and strikingly simple design for Soho by Ronda Design, the roomy sideboard with steel structure and exclusive patented weld-free corners, also available in a version with concealed TV storage compartment thanks to an electrical lifting system. Stylish and extremely practical, the hidden TV system solves various problems tied to ... Read More »
This Asian project in Taipei City, Taiwan eclectically combines organic, almost rustic features with contemporary simplicity and robust expression. The architects’ team from Ryan Lai Architects had used concrete and polished tile shell to underline the wooden and organic design elements in this spacious and luminous living space. The division ... Read More »
K. A Glasgow shopping centre that inspired a move within airport retail design to match the best of domestic retail has been named Scotland’s best building of the past 100 years. The Princes Square Shopping Centre, transformed in 1987 by architects Hugh Martin & Partners, was the first flagship project ... Read More »
At around 5.30 pm on Monday, Tamil media channels began reporting the demise of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. Namely, Thanthi TV and Puthiya Thalaimurai, which later retracted the information. The Indian Express too followed suit, only to retract its tweet after a few minutes and change its copy to ... Read More »
Six-time Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s life hung in the balance on Monday, with doctors putting her on life support after a near-fatal cardiac arrest that briefly triggered rumours of her death. Hundreds of police held back emotional supporters of the 68-year-old former film star when they tried to ... Read More »
