Ever imagined what it would be like to pluck a mango or a guava without having to climb a tree? Or that it may be possible to grow a fruit-bearing mango tree right on your table! According to Bonsai, all fruit-bearing trees, or any other tree for that matter, need not be tall. Bonsai is [...]
Dry Flowers A little bit of colour to your room doesn’t hurt. If you are a flower-lover then, these dry, paper flowers are a good option. They come in various designs and colours, so you will definitely be spoilt for choice. Pay Rs.25 per stick, so you could buy two-three sticks to create a bunch. [...]
A kid’s room can be one of the most challenging rooms in the house to decorate, but with a little bit of creativity, your job can be made easier Back in the day, sending your kids to their bedroom spelt punishment. These days, it’s more like a reward. Kids’ rooms have now come a long [...]
Sprawling lawns, trees and flowers welcome you at Novotel, Madhapur, which recently bagged the Best Hotel Garden award. We take you for a stroll on the green Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre, Madhapur recently bagged the Best Hotel Garden award instituted by the ministry of horticulture. Novotel has not only been exceeding expectations by providing world-class [...]
Just can’t get enough of that hotel room you spent your vacation in and think you just might be in love with it? Want to replicate that at home? Here are some suggestions Turning your bedroom into a hotel room is like having the best of both worlds — creating a private sanctum while enjoying [...]
When you set up your living room with handpicked furniture, all that you need to enhance the setting is some good art work on those walls. Here are some tips that will help you choose well Picking art work can sometimes be a tricky choice. It depends a lot on what kind of set up [...]
Bean Bags This item has always been popular. It’s great to have a bean bag that is truly multipurpose; be it for your bedroom, living room, study room, or even on a picnic! While the City has a host of choices, the bean bag shop at the Gachibowli crossroads seem to have a great variety [...]
Interior designer Ahmed Hazari has been in the industry for the past 35 years. He is known to have transformed many offices, houses and showrooms. Today he tells Maryam Sultana and Darshani Nene how one can make their home look better Furniture Furniture not only adds to the aesthetic beauty, but also determines the comfort [...]
Cane Chair Cane is one of the most durable and long lasting kinds of furniture. This chair, made from Singapore cane, will also add grace to your home. This intricately woven cane oozes simplicity and class. It can be used as an extra chair in your bedroom, in the lobby areas or the sitouts. It [...]
If you have been wanting to redecorate your house, then here’s a great guide for you. They are easy on the pocket and great additions to any room, writes Shiba Minai Check this out! This checkered sofa, although second hand, is a perfect find. You will have to look hard to get a good [...]
It’s David vs Goliath as Rajasthan take on Mumbai’s might
Kolkata: They have shown remarkable fighting spirit despite the demoralising spot-fixing scandal and the Rajasthan Royals will now look to upstage the mighty Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier here tomorrow to book, what would be, a dream final berth in the Pepsi IPL. On paper, Mumbai Indians may appear stronger but Rajasthan will be [...]
21 lawmakers back Chandigarh-born as top US judge
Washington: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers have penned their support for him. Srinivasan, 46, currently principal deputy solicitor general of the US last week won unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee for his nomination as [...]
It was like bereavement: Dravid on spot-fixing
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid says dealing with the turmoil caused by the spot-fixing scandal, which has left his team’s reputation in tatters, has turned out to be as tough as handling “bereavement in some ways”. “I would not lie it was a very tough phase for us. It was a blow to [...]
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Reporter’s diary: Waste not flowers
A flower is most beautiful when it is in the garden, like a deer or a lamb seen in its natural habitat. If this wisdom is known to the mayor and the GHMC, they would not have wasted several hundred lovely flowers at the function declaring the GHMC’s plan to open 14 biodiversity parks on [...]
Reporter’s diary: Bravo, Naidu
TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu is a visionary. Few will doubt this considering what he did to give Hyderabad a modern face, and many of his welfare schemes are now implemented (of course, renamed after Rajiv Gandhi or Indira Gandhi). But many could not understand his logic of asking for a ban of `500 and `1,000 [...]
Reporter’s diary: Who’s this footloose at CCS?
For some time now, staff in the powerful central crime station are being cowed down by a sada home guard who is said to be close to a senior IPS officer. CCS staff whisper that he is the eyes and ears of the officer and therefore gets a free run. Recently, when three ruffians who [...]
Reporter’s diary: Jubilee Hills show
Talking of thick skinned civic officials, one could take a look at the picture above. Here the building contractors of the rich and the mighty make insulting gestures at law and the GHMC. It seems to say, “Right to walk? Forsooth! Building rules? My Right Foot!”
Reporter’s diary: GHMC, practice what you preach
So the GHMC preaches about how cleanliness is next to godliness and has all sorts of clean and green quotes in every other corner of its office and parks. But if you walk into the head office, you’ll wonder what stops the staff from practicing what they preach. The entire office is permeated with the [...]
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