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Hyderabad: Weavers design the Sonthanga collection with locally sourced organic cotton

An initiative of Malkha Commons brings farmers, spinners and weavers together on a common platform



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Archana Rao on ‘Kalki 2898 AD’: The minute Amitabh Bachchan tried on the Ashwatthama costume, it looked brilliant

Archana Rao discusses the costume designing for ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, from using rubber-coated neoprene fabric to aged mul cottons and discarded materials




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Why Amit Aggarwal is one of the most exciting designers at India Couture Week 2024

In the sea of wedding lehengas, heavy silk saris and Swarovski-encrusted gowns that made Couture Week, this outlier’s bold experiments with polymer and corded textiles stood tall




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A collection with an Italian heart and an Indian soul: Rahul Mishra X Tod’s

Made with absolute luxury of time and embroidered with intricate details, the Rahul Mishra X Tod’s edit of bags and shoes has been launched today, during London Fashion Week at Tod’s Bond Street Boutique




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The Lee X Suneet Varma collaboration, featuring Sara Ali Khan, blends comfort with couture

Choose from denim corsets, chic dresses, statement skirts and bell bottoms, rich with embroidery and embellishments




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A community of Chinese women successfully run some of Chennai’s oldest beauty parlours

By 1968, a group of women of Chinese descent began arriving in Chennai, shaping not just eyebrows but also the beauty standards ofor an entire generation in the city. Today, with good fuk (luck in Chinese) and a slew of regular customers, they hope that business continues to boom, all while holding onto their oriental roots




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Rhea Singha crowned Miss Universe India 2024

“I am hopeful that India will win the Miss Universe crown again this year," Urvashi Rautela told media.




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Striking looks, at no extra cost

Using a modern approach to traditional ideas, we can build green buildings which are attractive and require minimal maintenance.




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‘Smart cities are a con job’

Architect Dean D’Cruz tells us why he quit designing luxury homes and switched to sustainable architecture.




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A conversation with the masters

The specific role played by land, culture as a reference in design, creeping in of globalism…plenty of issues were analysed by architect B.V. Doshi and his Australian counterparts.




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A crop of new-age schools in India now boasts of seamless designs, flexible furniture, and collaborative spaces

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




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Column | Gulkhand and a clouded mind

Not all ‘curses’ should be ignored, as Phuphee proves — this time with medical help and a bowl of ice cream




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Air quality during Diwali worse in North India compared to South India

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




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Surge in AI-based attacks a concern: Sophos report

‘Only 39 per cent of companies in the country feel prepared to withstand a prolonged ransomware attack’




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Samara Capital scouts for ₹1,500-crore investment opportunity

The private equity company has closed three deals in the last few months




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Russia committed on signing free trade pact between India and EAEU, says Manturov

Jaishankar, Manturov direct working groups to work towards enhancing market access to meet $100 bn trade target by 2030




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Apple’s new iPhone 14 to show India closing tech gap with China

Tech giant is seeking alternatives as Xi Jinping’s administration clashes with the US and imposes lockdowns across the country




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HMD Global launches new Nokia C31 in India

The smartphone is equipped with an HD display and a camera powered by Google




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The house hunt: The tale of every single woman with a career




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Food and Identity of a City : Delhi




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A dargah in Rameswaram where property loot amounts to killing a cow on the banks of Ganga

According to a copper plate of the Muthukumara Vijayaragunatha Sethupathi Kaathathevar, one will incur the sin of killing a Kaaram Pasu, if one misappropriates the proceeds from Pakkiri Puthukulam village donated to the Habil and Qabil Dargah, which is a few yards away from the house of late President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam




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High Court Justice suggests naming of Tamil University after Raja Raja Cholan




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Apple may unveil a cheaper Vision Pro in 2025

The cheaper model is also expected to use more plastic instead of the heavier aluminium and glass design that was originally used




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OnePlus Nord Buds 3 Review: A confused offering that fails to charm

The OnePlus Nord Buds 3, retailing at ₹2,299, is confusingly priced and delivers a middling sound experience, but is helped by its long battery life




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Rahul Dravid signs off as India coach with World Cup high

Dravid’s legacy will be his adept handling of a team filled with high-profile players, setting a high bar for his successor.




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After chess, cricket, Chennai now revving up for a car carnival

3.5-km tracks being laid for the Indian Racing Festival to be held during Aug 30-Sept 1, road-bumps and all overcome




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Actor Naga Chaitanya to lead Hyderabad Blackbirds in Indian Racing Festival as team owner

The Indian Racing Festival, featuring the Indian Racing League and FIA Formula 4 Indian Championships, will begin on August 24 in Chennai




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Paralympics: Avani retains gold; Mona clinches bronze in historic 10m air rifle double for India

Winner of the Tokyo Paralympics gold three years ago, Avani, 22, shot a superb 249.7 to erase her own Paralympic record of 249.6 set in the Japanese capital three years ago




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Chennai Night Race weekend gets off to a chaotic start on delay in FIA clearance

Bumpy start to F4 Chennai street circuit night race with delays, technical issues, and disappointed fans




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Gukesh beats USA’s Caruana as India closes in on maiden Gold at 45th Chess Olympiad

It was a Catalan opening wherein Gukesh got the complications running in his favour in the later stages of the middle game after grabbing a pawn




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A copper-bottomed plan

How Rashmi Ranade’s Coppre is helping revive the urban craft of Maharashtra




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Now, info just a click away

Chennai Corporation becomes the first in India to adopt a dashboard to manage civic issues. Nidhi Adlakha finds out more




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Décor, just a click away




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U.S. regulators reject amended interconnect agreement for Amazon data centre

U.S. energy regulators rejected an amended interconnection agreement for an Amazon data centre connected directly to a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania




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Constellation seeks data centres at power plants despite regulatory setback

Constellation Energy will continue to pursue deals to develop data centres on the sites of its U.S. power plants, days after federal regulators dealt a blow to the so-called co-located arrangements, company executives said




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Royal Enfield unveils Flying Flea C6 and S6, the company’s first-ever electric bikes

In a defining moment for Royal Enfield’s 123-year history, the iconic motorcycle brand introduced its dedicated electric vehicle line, Flying Flea, at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan




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Amazon to invest $1.3 billion in Italy data centre business

Amazon's computing unit AWS on Thursday said it planned to invest 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in Italy over the next five years




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El aumento de las emisiones de CFC amenaza la recuperación de la capa de ozono

El triclorofluorometano probablemente se origine en fábricas del este de Asia




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Zapata Computing launches to give chemists quantum computing powers

Start-up wants to foster a quantum leap in molecular problem-solving




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Accent Therapeutics launches to target the epitranscriptomic RNA code in cancer

With $40 million series A funding, the start-up will develop inhibitors of proteins that make chemical modifications to RNA




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Meet the Janelia chemist crafting glowing molecular tools for neuroscientists

Luke Lavis’s lab teaches old dyes new tricks at the HHMI campus




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Lonza consolidates its New Jersey R&D




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Taiwan’s biotech industry stands at a crossroads

After years of heady expansion, sector is feeling growing pains




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ACS Nigeria Chapter hosts symposium in Uyo




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Oil and gas wastewater is a cheap fix for road dust but comes at a toxic cost

Treating roads with the wastewater may pollute the environment with radium and oil and gas compounds




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Winning at a chemistry innovation contest in Sweden

Technologies for wastewater treatment and glycidol production among winners at second annual competition




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Oil and gas wastewater is a cheap fix for road dust, but it comes at a toxic cost

Treating roads with wastewater may pollute the environment with radium




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A U.K. option for a controlled substance

TPI Enterprises, an Australian poppy processor, enters the restrictive British codeine market via a contract with Sterling Pharma Solutions




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Averiguan por qué a ciertos medicamentos les cuesta disminuir el tamaño de los tumores

Un estudio muestra cómo bloquear una enzima podría hacer más efectivos los tratamientos de un importante tipo de cánceres




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Dow Chemical wins $1 billion judgment against Nova Chemicals

An Alberta court agrees with Dow that Nova’s operation of an ethylene joint venture was self-serving