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Pushed by the pandemic, most of us are back to online learning. Even sceptics now say blended learning is the future. While it may ease the tension between online and on-campus education, what problem is blended learning trying to solve? What are the challenges that loom in this mode? Purpose and design Online, hybrid, or [...]

A mass movement is required to arrest the growing educational inequity and falling standards of education in India. Shaheen Mistri, CEO and founder-trustee, Teach For India, explains her vision for transforming the educational sector and helping the country achieve its true potential. On January 26, 1950, the Constitution of India came into effect, securing citizens [...]

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 the states to gear up [...]

The holidays are the perfect chance to show off special serveware and update your kitchen with a cool new platter or tray. Lorna Aragon, home editor at Martha Stewart Living, has some suggestions: “To serve dips in a stylish and secure way, use removable self-adhesive Velcro dots to attach a bowl to the middle of [...]

In decor, “traditional” tends to conjure up images of matched furniture sets, prim patterns and buttoned-up formality. But there’s been a revamp, and what’s now being called “new traditional” is a fresher, freer look that honors the classics. The style blends traditional architectural and decorative elements with contemporary ones for unexpected, sometimes edgy results. “It’s [...]

Sounding exuberant, veteran banker and New Development Bank (NDB) President K V Kamath has said everything is going right for India at present and the third largest Asian economy will witness a “sudden uptick” in fortunes soon. “Everything is going right… the government should keep the accelerator fixed firmly to the ground,” Kamath, who is [...]

There’s a new building going up on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic. A very big building. “The skylight that we’re standing under will eventually cover the area of an entire football field,” says Russ Saghy, who oversees construction projects for the Cleveland Clinic. The skylight is part of the new Case Western Reserve University [...]

Blending art, architecture and design, mosaic tile is one of the oldest forms of wall and floor covering. Using the tiny squares known as tesserae, Ancient Greeks and Romans created detailed stories and intricate geometric patterns, and mosaic art embellishes ceilings, walls and floors from Byzantium to Barcelona. Today, artists teach and share their tile-working [...]

What is selling in New York right now? Toni Haber: From a price perspective, it’s $3 million and under, a much more brisk market. The product that’s selling more is the building that has really nice finishes. Are those mainly new buildings, or are they older and refurbished? TH: Mostly, new construction is doing better. [...]

Hiren Tambe, who owns a 500-sqft store in Navi Mumbai, has at least 800 stock keeping units (SKU). Having run the store for over 15 years, he has always understood his typical customer’s requirements. Or so he thought. But with modern retail arriving in his vicinity, Hiren realised that many of his customers were going [...]

Mutual organisation Australian Unity has beaten a joint venture between listed heavyweight Lend Lease and Trinity Health for the rights to Brisbane’s $1.1 billion Herston Quarter redevelopment. The site in inner Brisbane is one of the most high-profile development opportunities in southeast Queensland and was offered by the state government at a time when developers [...]

  Republican Donald Trump acted to steer his White House campaign back into favor with his party’s establishment on Friday by endorsing U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and two Republican senators seeking re-election, after expressing coolness toward them earlier this week. “I need a Republican Senate and a House to accomplish all of [...]