Desecration follows charges of disrespect to Islam on Facebook; police see hand of JeI and Islami Chhatra Shibir.

They cite ‘climatic unsuitability, flimsy construction, lack of durability and high costs’ as reasons

During a review of the Housing Department in Chittoor and Tirupati districts, he says that construction work was not completed in certain places due to lack of sand supply or heavy rains

Government’s PM Awas Yojana faces challenges due to rising land prices, construction costs, and pricing limitations for builders

The real estate developer is targeting collections of ₹3800 crore in the current fiscal year

According to Anarock Group, there was a 15-20 per cent increase in demand by NRIs in 2023 compared with 2022 and the first half of 2024 has seen similar traction

The Mumbai-based real estate developer said it was the best quarterly sales ever and it came during a period taken up by the inauspicious ‘shraadh’ period when people avoid making large ticket purchases

There is a growing demand for houses priced above ₹2 crore

Authorities raised the danger level and widened the danger zone for Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki on Monday, following a series of eruption that last week

S. Vishwanath says poly-houses with drip irrigation systems and misters can reduce the amount of water required for cultivation, evaporation losses can be reduced through mulching, and fertilizer use minimised by directly applying them in the right dose to the root zone of the plant

Glass has become very fashionable now but how much sense does it really make?

There were plenty of surprises in the 2022 IPL season to hook the fans, particularly the poor campaign of the two most successful teams, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians

A family in need receives free firewood and, for the first time, understands that God is bigger than their needs.

In the wake of Franklin Templeton wounding up six of its debt mutual fund schemes, India’s largest mutual fund distributors body has urged the Reserve Bank of India to set up a SPV to buy portfolios from troubled fund houses and pay off investors.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has published an information sheet giving guidance to house builders on the VAT implications of letting unsold houses. The guidance has been published in response to enquiries from house builders who are letting hous...

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  Frances Glessner Lee created dollhouses with dead dolls. Her creations are now on exhibit at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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Be sure to inspect five essential components of an old house before you buy it.

This week: Historic homes with gruesome backstories, a woman wages war against rodents and Martha Stewart pays her respects to American crafters.

A hydroponic agriculture venture named Growing Underground is based in an air raid shelter 100 feet beneath the streets of London.

From the ornate opera houses in Paris and Milan to modern ones in Sydney and China, here are 19 examples of wondrous opera houses around the world.

Join us as we travel from Spain to Sweden to Sonoma County, Calif. for a look at 13 pint-sized dwellings that amazed, inspired and intrigued us in 2013.

The flashy and fancy new breed of ice fishing shacks are extravagant enough to make grandpa drop his hand auger in disbelief.

Seafloor-dwelling bacteria may prevent methane from reaching the atmosphere by eating it up.

If solar panels are out of your realm of possibility, you still have alternatives to coal and other fossil fuels.

Wildlife biologist Steve Barlow has invented a nest box that can be added to utility right-of-way markers across the U.S. and Canada.

As homelessness woes mount in the city, one big-hearted solution is squashed.

Getaway provides a woodsy, off-grid respite from the concrete jungle.

How they can provide some space for the next generation as well.

Berlin startup Cabin Spacey has a clever idea for the city's unused rooftops.

Here’s a look at 18 of the world’s most stunning treehouses and the unique stories behind them.

Big hydrogen power plants like the one just installed in Bridgeport, Conn., can complement a fleet of fuel-cell cars.

We've also created a bucket list of farmers markets and a book review of 'Wild,' the book that everyone is talking about — even Oprah.

Purple martins love tall, condo-style houses that can host a crowd.

A new, award-winning public arts project makes good use out of building materials salvaged from Detroit's sizable supply of destroyed/derelict homes.

Freezing winds from Lake Erie turned houses into ice after two days of gale-force winds.

There's an "imbalance in the housing market" — young buyers want modern designs, open plans and walkable communities but that's not what boomers are selling.

Updated: No interruptions to services are expected, but some staff are expected to remain at their offices.

It is not at all uncommon to liquidate some of the equity in your home to put toward home repairs, buying a car, college tuition, etc.

Would you like to know how planets effect you without even knowing your horoscope?

With the inevitable onset of frustration and anger; providing adequate security for these facilities is a prudent measure to restoring any sense of normalcy should civil unrest occur

The K Street Group has announced that is it prepared to assist its house of worship clients with a phased in re-opening of their facilities, once the COVid pandemic restrictions are relaxed.

Dutch restaurant ETEN, which is part of Amsterdam's Mediamatic Arts Centre, is trialing an innovative approach to social-distancing dining. As reported by Reuters, a series of small greenhouses (max. capacity: 3) has been constructed along the waterfront outside of their restaurant.

Servers wear gloves and facemasks.

Food is served on long planks, so the servers can slide them onto the tables without entering the greenhouses.

Ditto for busing the dishes afterwards.

If I can point out one flaw, it's that the tables need those server-summoning buttons they have in Asia. In the photo below, you can clearly see the two dudes on the right are desperate for refills.

And while the solution is Dutch, the marketing contains a bit of French. "Organisers call the project 'Serres Séparées' (Separate Greenhouses)," Reuters reports, "because they say it sounds better in French."

The court has directed them to answer a series of questions including as to how many families have basic amenity of housing in India as well as in Tamil Nadu, population and housing ratio in the country and in the state, when 'Housing for All' mission of the central government would be achieved.

Most fund houses in India don’t allow NRIs from US and Canada because of the cumbersome compliance requirements under FATCA.

Beginning Nov. 7, the public will have an opportunity to attend public meetings on the development of a long-term plan that will determine the timing and volume of water flows from Glen Canyon Dam. Those flows affect hydroelectricity production, beach recreation, native fish and other river-related plants and animals, as well as archeological sites in Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/public-invited-to-open-houses-on-plan-for-glen-canyon-dam-operations.htm

Daily Photo – Bathhouses in Budapest There are different old Turkish baths all over Budapest. This particular one had about seven different pools, and this was the most ornate. I’m not 100% sure, but I think the roof can partially retract too. I can imagine that a century earlier it would have probably been the […]

Amazon’s India unit has contracted 2 million sq ft while Walmart-backed Flipkart has contracted 1 million sq ft across Bengaluru, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Coimbatore, said multiple persons aware of the development.