When it comes to furniture, wood steals the show.

The challenges in presenting SmartCity Proposals. RANJANI GOVIND has the details

The good old aquarium has undergone a sea change, finds out M.L. Mahesh

On one hand, the State Government wants Hyderabad to be recognised as a World Heritage City by UNESCO, and on the other hand, it deletes the provision concerning heritage and conservation

City-based architects Gayatri Gunjal and Suraksha Bhatia about their start-ups and long-term vision

A look at how building code violations in basement design have been overlooked

An architectural marvel is tucked away in the folds of forests and peaks near Panaji in Goa.

A look at the some of the architectural creations that related to location and culture, and won awards as well.

Teja Lele Desai lists ways you can incorporate a bookcase in your décor

Ten tips that you could try out

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

With wallpapers as their muse, designers are exploring maximalism through motifs inspired by nature and architecture 

Faisal Manzur of Faisal Manzur Design Studio on designing the stunning wooden doors at Chennai’s The Entrance Café, Pandan Club, and why he draws inspiration from TV shows and Wes Anderson movies

Indian architect BV Doshi has passed away, at the age of 95. Trained under Le Corbusier, he was the only Indian to have been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize

Designers from across the country share their One Zero Eight and khadi collaborative experience 

Meet the Indian designers doing away with cramped classrooms and dull walls and prioritising schools with flexible furniture, collaborative spaces, and interactive elements

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

Diplomacy has been democratised. But there is a little trouble — the grand plans of strategic elites are increasingly constrained by public opinion, in India and all democracies, as the world stares into a new abyss.

Bishan Singh Bedi always spoke his mind; diplomacy was an alien concept. Yet, even if you didn’t agree with him, you knew his ideas came from a place of purity and concern.

This is sport. Unexpectedness and upsets are what it thrives on.

Why are we often obsessed with what others are going to think, asks Phuphee

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?

Will Bazball work in India? Theoretically, there is no reason why it shouldn’t, but in practical terms, there are two reasons. One of them is Ravichandran Ashwin and the other Ravindra Jadeja.

The government stuck to the theme as it raised the capex outlay for the coming financial year to Rs.11.11 lakh crore, an increase of 11%

The continued focus on increased capital investments will result in generation of employment opportunities while MSME-centric initiatives will help them compete globally; the Budget also promotes sustainable growth  

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

With the birth of a baby you gain something precious, but you also lose something of yourself. This is when support and a sisterhood become essential

Occasionally a line emerges that causes the kind of surprise a maiden over might.

There exists a literary practice where old favourites are given fresh adventures by later writers. These are mostly well written, and respect the backstories the original authors gave their characters

Engaging with vernacular diversity is a practical way to convey biodiversity concerns and values. It also helps to understand the plural ways in which communities value nature. June 5 is World Environment Day

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

Women are more than capable of saving themselves, says Phuphee. They don’t need magic, maybe just a helping hand

There are multiple demands from within West Bengal for separate political or administrative units. While the demand for Gorkhaland is more known, there are also Statehood demands for the Cooch Behar and Jangalmahal regions.

Currently, the future of the game is not in the hands of the WCA or indeed the ICC. It is in the hands of the BCCI

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.

The present Assembly elections ends the six-year political stasis in J&K. Expectedly, there is heightened political activity and interest among the electorate.

The founder of BehanBox has a perennial source of inspiration