Traccia, the iconic self-supporting stone wall launched on the market in 2009 and now restyled with new material, took part in the exhibition – 50 Years of Living Marble. A perfect balance between the strength of stone and the lightness of the designed perforated weft. Traccia, designed by Raffaello Galiotto, ... Read More »
Apple (AAPL.O) will launch a legal challenge this week to a record $14 billion EU tax demand, arguing that EU regulators ignored tax experts and corporate law and deliberately picked a method to maximize the penalty, senior executives said. Apple’s combative stand underlines its anger with the European Commission, which ... Read More »
Buildings and real estate projects, between 20,000 and 300,000 sq. metres, will no longer need to be assessed for their environmental impact, by the Centre. From now on, States can integrate the clearance process of such projects into their building by-laws to streamline environmental clearance to a significant chunk of ... Read More »
Last week Venezuela announced it would withdraw its highest-denomination banknote from circulation. Long queues formed outside banks as people scrambled to change theirs before they became redundant. The withdrawal of the 100-bolivar note has now been delayed until the start of January, but ordinary people must still grapple with spiralling ... Read More »
With 2017 knocking the door, its time to change the way you live. The New Year in décor trends will have a mix of creative materials, unusual textures, deco items to bold colours and one can use these tips to give your home a timeless charm you’re sure to love, ... Read More »
IN THE technology editor’s office: two stickers depicting passenger jets, attached lopsidedly to the window by a previous inhabitant of the room about 20 years ago, perhaps while tipsy. In the business editor’s office: a heap of notebooks on the floor. In the corridors: modern art bought long ago, some ... Read More »
General Electric Co (GE.N) said on Wednesday it would sell its $3 billion industrial solutions business, which makes electrical equipment, as part of a push to focus on its core businesses. The industrial conglomerate expects to raise about $4 billion from the sale of the unit as well as the ... Read More »
On November 2, the Chicago Cubs made sports history by winning the World Series baseball championship in Cleveland for the first time in 108 years. The victory was partly attributed to their use of big data: a set of people on their computers going over skeletal reconstructions of the players’ ... Read More »
PANAJI: After the demonetization announcement and with the Real Estate Regulation Act(RERA) waiting in the wings to make an entrance, numerous aspiring home seekers across the state are stuck in a dilemma. Conflicting views and statements that the cost of real estate will fall drastically has made first times purchasers ... Read More »
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju Tuesday rejected allegations of corruption levelled against him and said those ‘who plant such news’ will get beaten up with slippers if they come to Arunachal Pradesh, his home state. “Who has planted this news? To help your own people is ... Read More »
Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are on high alert as the severe cyclonic storm, Vardah over west central and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal moved further nearly west-southwest-wards and lay centred at about 180 km east-northeast of Chennai and 250 km east-southeast of Nellore according to Cyclone Warning Centre in ... Read More »
Last year, IIT Bombay’s Techfest saw a staggering footfall of 1,65,000 enthusiasts in a span of three days. The Asia’s biggest Science and Technology Festival is back once again, with a bang. The fest will see an interesting lineup of events, lectures, panel discussion and competitions this season as well, ... Read More »
