Kelly Eathorne, of the Wirral, hunted for the best bargains and rejuvenated second-hand furniture to turn every room in her home into something worthy of an interior magazine.

Lorelei Rose, 29, from the UK, transformed her son's green bedroom into a gaming paradise for just £100 - using bargain buys from the likes of eBay, Primark and Poundland.

Becca Menzies, 44, from Sussex, has told how she transformed a dull area of shrubland into a pristine garden for £1, 300 - using old materials and products ordered cheaply online to keep prices down.

Rachael Havenhand, 28, from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, said it is 'impossible to feel miserable' when living in her brightly-painted home which she's decked out with her own art works.

Nicole Roberts, 25, from Shropshire, has told how she created her four-year-old daughter Lilly's bedroom into a blend of stylishness, elegance and femininity - all for just £400.

Charlene Egan, from Berkshire, posted before and after photos of her shed on Facebook group DIY On A Budget Official - and praised her husband's efforts after he turned it into a stylish bedroom.

Blogger Hayley Rubery, 29, from Essex, was scheduled to have a complete refit of her bathroom, but did the job herself using leftover paint, vinyl flooring from eBay and old wood.

Becky Alice, believed to be from Preston, Lancashire, upcycled her children's Wendy house - using leftover paint, flowers from eBay and old plastic chairs, which she decorated.

The 31-year-old shared a sneak-peek into her makeover process via social media Friday, posting a hilarious photo of her touching up her roots.

A team of scientists from Georgia Tech have come up with a new explanation for how ice forms on Mercury despite scorching surface temperatures that can reach 750 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Emma Cox, 37, from Lincolnshire, revealed how she transformed her kitchen walls using nothing more than 6,500 pennies, adhesive and grout.

Centre should build consensus on GST Bill. say CEOs

Event through Feb 13-18 at BKC in Mumbai brought in 2,594 MoUs entailing Rs 7.94 lakh cr investments

A special committee has been formed by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation for containing the spread of COVID-19 in different parts of the city, a member of the panel said. Chairperson, caretaker board of administrators of the civic body and Municipal Affairs minister Firhad Hakim, former deputy mayor Atin Ghosh, four community medicine experts and KMC health officials are members of the newly formed committee. The panel was formed after Hakim assumed charge as chairperson of the caretaker board of administrators (BOA) of the KMC on Friday. The state government appointed the board since elections could not be held to the KMC owing to the coronavirus outbreak. The Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed the BOA to act as the KMC's caretaker board for a month. Ghosh told PTI on Saturday, "We will sit every afternoon to take stock of the situation and decide accordingly. "Apart from containment zones, we will review the situation in other areas of the city as well. There ...

The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday set up a high-level committee headed by former Reserve Bank of India governor C Rangarajan to examine fiscal challenges facing the state owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and suggest the way forward to improve its fiscal position. The committee, which will also consist of Finance Secretary S Krishnan as coordinator, will submit its report to the government within three months, according to a Government Order. The committee, with 21 members, would assess the overall immediate and medium term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on different sectors of the state's economy including the impact of lockdown, additional costs and implications due to social distancing and their precautionary measures. Also, it would assess the opportunities and threats in the short and medium term, suggest measures required to help the important sectors of the economy to overcome the impact of the virus pandemic. Apart from identifying specific reform measures to ..

It is important to remove the distortions from the political process, rather than attempt to remove politics itself from decisions in the water sector. The World Bank's model has failed, and it is time to heed other voices, writes Shripad Dharmadhikary.

The Police Act Drafting Committee's term came to an end on 31 January. Any significant attempt to reform the Indian police must begin with the men at the bottom, the constabulary, not at the top. However, such changes would call for a struggle against the nature of Indian society itself, says former IPS officer K S Subramanian.

In July the Chief of the Central Election Commission wrote to the Prime Minister outlining several proposals for further reforms in the electoral arena. Rasika Dhavse reports.

"The Bay Lights" light installation, inspired by the 75th anniversary of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, is officially unveiled March 5. Here's a preview of what it will look like, and a conversation the artist, Leo Villareal.

Shoma A Chatterji writes on Samanway 7, a unique theatre festival showcasing performances conceived of and crafted exclusively by women, which evolved into a well-blended expression of feminist questions that have sustained through the ages.

The proposed second round of defence reforms will make the armed forces more utilisable. Nonetheless, this should not blind us to the questionable impulse behind the reforms, writes Firdaus Ahmed.

A critique of the process and research used by the Justice Malimath Committee to recommend reforms to the Criminal Justice System. This is the first of a two part series.
Click here to read Part II

In the second and concluding part of the series on the Malimath Committee's report, Bikram Jeet Batra looks at the detailed recommendations in terms of implications for Human Rights.
Earlier: Part I

Shruti Gupta on a project in Madhya Pradesh and Jharkand that uses technology to enhance income generation opportunities through productive use of natural resources.

Venu Govindu reviews Siddharth Dube's Words Like Freedom : Memoirs of an Impoverished Indian Family 1947-1997

Shouldn't “fixing the delivery system” itself be one of the central planks of second-generation reforms, asks Ramesh Ramanathan.

Through his new book, Arvind Verma makes a positive contribution to police scholarship. Some of Verma's analysis is in sharp contrast to prevalent wisdom which ignores the negative role of police leadership in the current system. K S Subramanian reviews The Indian Police: A Critical Evaluation.

A trickle-down approach that sees justice through the lens of economic growth is the basis for many of its arguments, omissions and conclusions. As a result, it is of use mainly to practitioners of the law, who encounter some of the issues raised in detailed ways. Bikram Jeet Batra reviews Judicial Reforms in India: Issues and Aspects.

Allegedly in the midst of a major reform effort, the Uttar Pradesh healthcare system shows itself to be woefully unprepared for an outbreak of dengue. Abhijit Das reports.

A new publication released by a leading UN research organisation shows that municipal water utilities may make efficiency gains and meet increasing water demand by innovative revenue collection and limited private sector participation. Researchers studied 4 cities in Maharashtra. Surekha Sule reports.

India reforms only in a crisis, has been the succour economists have proffered in gloomy Covid times. The Uttar Pradesh government has done well to set the ball rolling by approving an ordinance exempting businesses...

Chief Economic Adviser K Subramanian said policy making in India happens throughout the year, coming up with a separate budget may only be a legal way to go about it.

Without revealing the identity of the companies, RIL in its fourth-quarter earnings statement said the investment would be announced in the coming months.

The deal comes less than two weeks after Facebook spent $5.7 billion to buy a 9.99 percent stake in Jio. The Facebook-Jio deal was the social media network’s biggest since its $22 billion buyout of WhatsApp in 2014.

JioMeet can be used for both personal and enterprise purposes, and has apps for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac and a plugin for Outlook.

Silver Lake was launched in 1999 with the focus on investment in technology companies. You may probably not know this, but it was in May 2011 that Silver Lake led Skype’s owners to conclude a deal that saw tech giant Microsoft buy the now-incredibly-popular video calling app for $8.5 billion.

The fact is, Jio has been able to make its mark so far by reaching out to pretty much every strata of the society, and not just those who would potentially return higher revenues per user. The Jio mobile data pricing is the biggest example, which has completely changed the way the telecom industry operates.

Jio’s vision is to enable a Digital India for 1.3 billion people and businesses throughout India, especially small merchants, micro-businesses and farmers.

The money invested by Facebook and Silver Lake will help the company achieve what it calls a Digital India vision for 1.3 billion people and businesses across the country, including small businesses, micro-businesses and farmers.

The kingdom had previously said such gatherings were prohibited and said on Thursday that those breaching the rules would be punished by law.

After three high profile investments into Jio, as per a Bloomberg report 2 more companies are looking to buy a stake into the $65-billion digital arm of Reliance Industries. A Bloomberg report citing sources privy to the development said General

After three high profile investments into Jio, as per a Bloomberg report 2 more companies are looking to buy a stake into the $65-billion digital arm of Reliance Industries. A Bloomberg report citing sources privy to the development said General

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Traders should use the dip, if any, between 9,750–9,700 to create fresh longs with a stop below 9,600 on a closing basis, Mazhar Mohammad says.

"Some support on the downside can be expected around 9,250 levels," said Mazhar Mohammad, Chief Strategist – Technical Research Trading Advisory, Chartviewindia.in.

Traders should avoid long positions whereas fresh shorting can be considered below 9,190 for a target of 8,900 levels, says Mazhar Mohammad.

It#39;s just a breather and the bias will remain on the negative side till Nifty trades below 9,700, Ajit Mishra of Religare Broking says.

Traders are advised to wait for a minor breakout in either direction before initiating trading bets.

Traders are advised to remain neutral and intraday traders can consider initiating shorts below 9,190 and look for a modest target of 9,100 levels.