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Upcycled denim and occasion wear highlight  Lakme Fashion Week 2024

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




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Head over heels: Behind Christian Louboutin’s Miss Z launch at Paris Fashion Week with synchronised Olympic swimmers

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




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In conversation with the man behind Jaipur Watch Company’s new collection — Brides of Jaipur

Gaurav Mehta, the founder-designer of Jaipur Watch Company, talks about his latest collection, watches as storytelling devices, his philosophy of time, and more




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Have visited Kaveri’s new store in Delhi’s Khan Market?

In a first, Kaveri will launch its winter collection that has been curated for the clothing brand’s new store in Delhi’s Khan Market 




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Rohit Bal, czar of high fashion, dies at 63

The celebrated designer, Gudda to his friends, stitched together flamboyance, elegance and talent in his work and in his persona too.




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‘Shocking’: Ananya Panday, Sonam Kapoor, Manish Malhotra, mourn demise of fashion designer Rohit Bal

From Bollywood actors to designer Manish Malhotra, many took to social media to pay their respects to Rohit Bal, affectionately known as 'Gudda' by his admirers




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Clothing brand Qua launches a line dedicated to women cricketers

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




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India’s most famous couturier Rohit Bal lived by his heart and died by it

A long-time fashion editor on the designer’s crowd-pulling persona that glossed over the empath he was 




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This ‘red hill’ is a marvel

The architectural beauty of Alhambra combines elements of a fortress and a palace, with its tall towers, walls and barracks, silos and stables, lush gardens and the royal stylised interiors.




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Keep your cool this summer

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




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Re-fashioning Hyderabad’s roads

The GHMC is embarking on a Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP) – a Rs.1, 267-crore initiative that aims at easing traffic flow and creating facilities for pedestrians




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Respect our architectural heritage

A number of less known palaces and edifices have either collapsed or lie in a state of neglect fighting for survival while many more have already been erased for the construction of high rise apartments




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Your dream home within no time

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.




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Learning from history

Water has to be treated with respect and demand management is the key, says S. Vishwanath




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Approvals for high-rises

G. Shyam Sundar lists mandatory norms for constructing multi-storeyed buildings in Tamil Nadu




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Designer Sanjay Garg of Raw Mango fuses Mughal and Rajputana traditions in his latest festive line

Raw Mango’s Sanjay Garg fuses Mughal and Rajputana traditions to create a joyful line in jewel tones for the festive season




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Meet Faisal Manzur: the Chennai architect behind wooden doors at The Entrance Café and Pandan Club

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



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BV Doshi (1927-2023) | Pioneer of Indian modernist architecture

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



  • Life & Style

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Kochi khadi: Stiffer but with many possibilities

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



  • Life & Style

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Ceramist Rahul Kumar’s installations in his new show are a deviation from his previous experiments with clay

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”



  • Life & Style

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SA Test team controversy | This might be an inflexion point in the game, but we need to care

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




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Budget 2024: Prudent as expected with promise of bigger things

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%




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IND vs ENG Tests | This could finish as the finest series ever played in India




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Ind vs Eng Tests | The way things fit together is the essence of good selection

Selection cannot be an exact science; there are too many variables from differing match conditions to untested mental abilities of the players. And luck, of course.




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Kohli and Rohit know the formula to earn one final hurrah

Ahead of the T20 World Cup, the progress made by India’s two best batters will be followed even more keenly as the IPL unfolds




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Ind vs NZ: The joys and sorrows of the high-risk game in a single frame

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.




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Trump turns to allies on capitol hill to fill top cabinet posts

Trump will also reach into the the Senate, with the expected appointment of Marco Rubio of Florida as secretary of State, according to a person familiar with the matter




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Pfizer ramps up Indian R&D and manufacturing, says Meenakshi Nevatia, MD

Pfizer is shifting its oncology and chemotherapy product lines from Australia to Gujarat and aims to increase the share of local products in the Indian market.




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The hidden cost of your daily roti: The wheat price crisis | Trending Commodity Picks | Ep 19




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Outlook 2025: Expect more tech adoption, strategic partnerships, says Nasscom Chairperson

Weighing-in on global debate on whether AI will lead to major layoffs, she said Artificial Intelligence needs to be seen as an enabler that can help amplify skills and boost productivity




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COP29: Pay up or face climate-led disaster for humanity, warns UN chief

Nearly 200 nations have gathered at the annual U.N. climate summit in Baku, focused this year on raising hundreds of billions of dollars to fund a global transition to cleaner energy sources and limit the climate damage caused by carbon emissions




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India’s IT spending set to hit $160 billion by 2025, fuelled by software and GenAI investments

Alongside, software spending in India is projected to record the highest annual growth rate, increasing by 17 per cent% in 2025




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Subdued blenders demand hit tea prices in Coonoor auctions

The sales percentage in leaf was only 47 per cent out of the offered quantity of 25,83,350 kg, while in dust, it was 53 per cent out of the offered quantity of 6,14,625 kg




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Retail inflation surges to 14-month high of 6.21% in October

Industrial growth based on the Index of Industrial Production improved to 3.1 per cent in September as against (-) 0.1 per cent in August




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Host nation Azerbaijan hits out at West in defence of oil and gas industry

Comments come on the second day of summit at which close to 200 nations are meeting to discuss how they can cut fossil fuel emissions




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IBM unveils Gen-AI Innovation centre at Kochi Infopark 

The new centre can accommodate 5,000 workers




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JSW Defence, Shield AI in defence collaboration

This effort will enable large-scale production of V-BATs in India to serve the needs of the Indian Armed Forces and also function as a global production hub for Shield AI




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Weekly Rupee view: Rupee take a hit as Trump’s victory boosts dollar

Support at 84.50 can limit the downside for now




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Excess rains spurs use of more herbicides this kharif cropping season

Agrochemical makers have seen sales of herbicides going up this kharif season, even though the offtake in other categories such as insecticides and fungicides were muted




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GlobalLogic to hire 1400 in 3 years

Opens delivery centre in Hyderabad




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Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages net profit soars in FY24, revenues up 10 per cent

As part of this strategy, it divested company-owned bottling operations to independent bottlers in Rajasthan, Bihar, parts of West Bengal and North East during FY24




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HCLTech appoints Arjun A Sethi as Chief Growth Officer for strategic segments

Sethi’s international experience spans the Americas, Middle East, and APAC across government and PE, and financial services




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Shocker to economy: Costlier veggies drive Oct inflation to 14-month high

 Base effect to blame too; vegetable inflation to ease on kharif arrivals




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3M India reports 8% dip in Q2 profit at ₹134 crore, hit by rising costs

Company’s revenue experienced a 7 per cent increase to ₹1,111 crore




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Internships’ efficacy

Push industry-academia ties, rural reach, soft skills




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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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Nothing Phone (1): Improved camera, 5G support and ARCore with latest OS version

Nothing Phone (1) and Reliance has already collaborated on Jio True 5G support




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Apple achieves all-time revenue record in India

Apple logs double-digit growth in Q3 2022; one of the few tech companies to report a rise in earnings amid economic gloom 



  • Mobiles & Tablets

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realme 10 Pro 5G to hit shelves on December 16

The first sale will begin by 12:00 noon tomorrow, across realme.com, Flipkart.com and physical stores



  • Mobiles & Tablets

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Lava overtakes Apple in Q3 tablet PC shipments

Samsung remains number one with 23.4 per cent; in the overall PC market, Lenovo topped the rank with 21.6 per cent market share