NEW DELHI: Amid reports that key provisions of new real estate regulation law have been diluted by some states, the central government has forwarded the rules notified by the states to a parliamentary committee for examination. Minister of State for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) Rao Inderjit Singh, in ... Read More »
Toshiba shares fell by 5.85% on Monday, following reports of a possible lawsuit by several Japanese banks, rumours of the impending resignation of its chairman and a withdrawal from its nuclear power plant business in the US. In the mid-session break at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the tech giant’s ... Read More »
The leaders of some the biggest technology firms in the U.S. have expressed dismay over President Donald Trump’s executive order curtailing immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, even as some of those companies are in hot water for previously supporting the administration. The immigration issue is especially problematic for Silicon Valley, ... Read More »
In La La Land, Emma Stone goes on a sing-and-dance journey through Los Angeles—and boy does all that tap dancing look tiring. We wondered what Stone did to build the strength and stamina needed for long days of dancing and singing on set, so we reached out to her personal trainer, ... Read More »
They have long been dismissed as primitive and unintelligent brutes. But now, an ‘interesting’ stone has added to mounting evidence that Neanderthals had their own relatively sophisticated culture and may have cherished symbolic objects. Researchers discovered a brown piece of split limestone in a site in Croatia that suggests a ... Read More »
Shortly after the end of his inaugural parade, President Donald Trump issued his first executive order: instructions for the federal government to dismantle the Affordable Care Act “to the maximum extent permitted by law.” The executive order is a powerful political statement about the health care law, one that directs ... Read More »
An existing single-story, semi-detached house from the 1950’s was remodeled by Amitzi Architects and added a second story to accommodate a family of five. The house, which follows the shape of the plot, is long and narrow, and apart from the entrance door, the street facade is almost windowless. Toilettes ... Read More »
This luminous restaurant space located in Hubei Sheng, China and designed by Zones Design offers not only contemporary atmosphere but also a play of juxtapositions. Two floors of light modern design combine the warmth of the wooden structures with the industrial influence of raw concrete, dark metal frames, and artistic ... Read More »
The residential villa B&R, located by the sea and designed for a Belgian family by Ecoing, has been developed in conjunction with the well laid-out surroundings and follows the terrain of various heights, balanced by constructed retaining walls of 0.8 to 3 m high. The villa’s architecture is presented as ... Read More »
Amid reports of dilution of key provisions of new realty law by some states, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said it should be implemented in true spirit and nobody has the right to dilute the law passed by Parliament. The union housing and urban poverty alleviation minister also asked ... Read More »
Optimism among America’s small businesses soared in December by the most since 1980 as expectations about the economy’s prospects improved dramatically in the aftermath of the presidential election. The National Federation of Independent Business’s index jumped 7.4 points last month to 105.8, the highest since the end of 2004, from ... Read More »
Oleksii Venediktov a designer and architect from Special Project Venediktov, has reorganized the space of an apartment to create a new home for a young family. The apartment is situated on the 30th floor of one of the highest buildings in Kiev, its panoramic windows open a spectacular view of the ... Read More »
