At Lakme Fashion Week SS 25, the fashion brand’s biggest collab yet with Hello Kitty channeled ‘Cottagecore Kawaii’

Upcycled denim, and creations with discarded material ruled the runway this year

In Mumbai to launch The Diwali Edit, Christian Louboutin, the inimitable shoe designer talks about getting the French Olympic artistic swimming team to perform underwater in spiky stilettos

With the launch of I Want Choo Le Parfum, Jimmy Choo captures the essence of a vibrant night out

Qua’s pre-fall collection, Modern Heroine, is dedicated to women Indian cricketers

Nazara, Arpita Mehta’s latest bridal couture collection, is inspired by the vibrant traditions of Gujarat and the Northeast

The designs of an architect who is unconventional and passionate about sustainable elements and green spaces.

An interface of interlocking triangles, snake hoods and more… a look at the sprawling Sri Yantra Maha Meru Temple, Amarkantak, by Chitra Ramaswamy

S. Vishwanath writes on four smart ways in which design can help conserve water and improve its quality

The current pattern of logistics of collection, transportation and dumping is flawed and a paradigm shift is needed.

We have to minimise the damage to nature and convince ourselves about eco-friendly architecture in terms of alternative design approaches.

Why wait for years when you can move into your new home immediately? Nidhi Adlakha captures the trend of ready-to-move-in homes.

Recent research on bamboo has found it an ideal material for application in construction, says architect Neelam Manjunath in an interview.

If resort architecture can create an ambience for good living, why cannot we adopt such ideas for every building, wonders Sathya Prakash Varanashi

Colours are integral to home décor and add bring spaces to life, says Teja Lele Desai

Pre-cast structures can be used for construction of residential buildings as well, but choosing the right kind of structures ideal to the city we live in is necessary.

Bungalows are the ultimate real estate investment vehicle, as their value grows in tandem with the appreciation of land prices in a locality.

Make these trends a part of your décor this holiday season.

When it comes to furniture, wood steals the show.

Head to these stores this Diwali for some festive décor accents and accessories says Teja Lele Desai

Newcomers to cities find them a better option for saving as well as asset accumulation.

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

Ten tips that you could try out

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

Priced ₹3 lakh-₹50 lakh, these flexible structures have caught the attention of homebuyers in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Hyderabad and Maharashtra, says Avneesh Sood

Ceramic artist Rahul Kumar’s tenth solo exhibition, The Untold Resides Somewhere, is a labyrinth of emotive, lexical and metaphorical expressions for “preserving the discarded”

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

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.

In a country of a billion and a half, you can’t make a statement without millions finding fault with it. Social media trolls are a menace, so players keep out of their way.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

I am excellent at saying ‘I’. Happily, it is also the most important word for the swearing-inner

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.

Helping people shouldn’t mean exhausting yourself, says Phuphee. Take a walk, meet a friend, recharge your soul

In order to provide the much needed relief to the victims of crime, it is essential that the focus of criminal justice system shifts from being accused-centric to victim-centric

The World Test Championship which was introduced with some scepticism seems to be established now. Some tinkering may be needed, but the essence is in place.

The founder of BehanBox has a perennial source of inspiration

What connects them is irrational belief. Conspiracy theories grow out of such belief

A bowler in the 150kmph category is a jewel, and needs to be handled with love, not a word used in sporting contexts.

A triptych to illustrate that while we are seemingly grappling with the same questions decade after decade, the wheels are slowly turning

The high-risk style is set to continue, and whenever the Bengaluru Test situation arises again, there will be wistful talk of Cheteshwar Pujara, and even Sunil Gavaskar.

The future of AI will require new standards to ensure safe and responsible implementation

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