11 tips from top interior designers

Our urban spaces lack sensitivity in planning, design, and functionality, says Nandhini Sundar

At the world’s premier design event, Salone del Mobile, which concludes on April 23, some of the edgy designs that caught this writer’s eye

There’s something about a World Cup campaign that evokes thoughts of completion and a curiosity in other aspects of life.

The Delhi police FIR and NYT reporting on foreign influence operations share the same outlook

In denying visas for fans from Pakistan for the cricket world cup, India have displayed a churlishness that sits badly on a nation of its size and influence

If England is a shining example for its approach to Test cricket, their One-Day International approach is a warning.

A win abroad overcomes a mental barrier. The series following the one where India won in Australia for the first time, they won again. That is why it is important for India to win in South Africa.

Test cricket may be rushing to its end faster than we imagined, and in the next decade younger fans will need to be told what it was and why it no longer existed

You can put down the below-par performances in the Cape Town Test to technical deficiencies in batting, yet you come to the philosophical question: Can we really know anything for certain? Also, does everything have to make sense?

Fifty years on, since Karnataka famously won the Ranji Trophy at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, we should ask ourselves, wouldn’t it be wonderful to sit in the Viswanath stand or cheer from the Prasanna enclosure?

If fortune favours the brave, it also tends to desert the timid, which is what India were in the Hyderabad Test

‘The underlying theme was clearly fiscal consolidation with an ability to maintain the infrastructure spends at the existing run rate’

Selection cannot be an exact science; there are too many variables from differing match conditions to untested mental abilities of the players. And luck, of course.

Not so long ago our best players came from the cities and traditional centres: Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai. For a little over a generation now, they have emerged from the old backwaters. This continues.

Ahead of the T20 World Cup, the progress made by India’s two best batters will be followed even more keenly as the IPL unfolds

It might be politically incorrect to say this, but America isn’t ready to embrace cricket yet

Wokeness, like political correctness, can tear when it is stretched too tight

When both the character and the actor are brilliant in their own right, we get something close to perfection

The wedding kept a nation entertained and brought joy to all those who have nothing in their lives but a loin cloth and a colour TV

With the ICC set to slightly even out the balance between the haves of the game (India, England, Australia) and the have-nots (the rest) there might be hope of keeping Test cricket alive.

As caretaker of the game’s treasure chest, Jay Shah might be the most powerful man in cricket ever — no W.G. Grace, Don Bradman or Sachin Tendulkar can match his combination of political, filial and financial heft.

Trump will also reach into the the Senate, with the expected appointment of Marco Rubio of Florida as secretary of State, according to a person familiar with the matter

Nifty 50 November Futures contract can trade in a range of 24,100-24,500

As the asset under management of private ARCs is expected to contract by 7-10%, redemptions are predicted to remain robust. 

The fire that began on Monday afternoon with a blast in a benzene storage tank of the refinery later spread to two other adjoining tanks, Jawahar Nagar police station inspector A B Mori said

Bank Nifty November Futures can fall to 51,500 and even 51,250

This is the largest clean energy investment by Reliance Energy in India outside of Gujarat

The work involves design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, erection and commissioning of boilers, turbines, electrostatic precipitators, auxiliaries, along with the related mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and civil works

Social Alpha to support innovations in precision farming, soil and water management, farm mechanization, post-harvest management, and animal husbandry They need to address critical challenges smallholder farmers face

A final proposal has been sent to the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and a sanction is pending: GMRC official

Alongside, software spending in India is projected to record the highest annual growth rate, increasing by 17 per cent% in 2025

Micro-factories are closer to the market, require less capital investment, and are faster to set up

Industrial growth based on the Index of Industrial Production improved to 3.1 per cent in September as against (-) 0.1 per cent in August

Sridhar Muppidi, President of the Game Developers Association of India discusses gaming industry landscape, its potential, and challenges

The company is listed in India for over six decades, has brands that are as old as the country

This move follows a revision in air services agreement between India and the two countries at an International Civil Aviation Organisation gathering in Malaysia last month

Accordingly, the merger will strengthen the airline’s presence on critical long-haul routes and open new destinations like Bali and Mauritius

Support at 84.50 can limit the downside for now

Expects growth to be driven by the company’s infrastructure vertical

Public sector banks in India see 26% growth in net profit, reflecting financial health and technological advancements

Opens delivery centre in Hyderabad

Delhi’s average AQI rose from 295 (Oct 24-Oct 30) to 353 (Oct 31-Nov 6), Jaipur went from 196 to 243, and Patna jumped from 126 to 232

Cox & Kings, which was among the largest players in tours and meeting and incentive segment, suspended operations following a cash crunch in October 2019.

Organised by Panchayati Raj Ministry, the Conclave attempts to bring together key stakeholders like the Central & State Finance Commission for the development of ‘grameen bharat’

The Centre is committed to creating an ‘Adaptive Defence’ in the country to counter challenges posed by the fast-changing world, says Defence Minister

Nearly 5,000 current and former employees are set to benefit, with around 500 Swiggy employees to enter the ‘crore-pati’ club when the firm makes its stock market debut, according to sources

IIMR says various technologies can be used to reduce the aflatoxin

The Board approved splitting of each equity share of face value of Rs 10 each into 5 equity shares of face value of Rs 2 each