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Italian marble procured from Vietnam and taps from China that are knock-offs of European design! Imported is not always better than home-grown, tried and tested products, says interior designer Namrata Asudani The average Indian homeowner is inundated with a plethora of choices today. She can...

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Going for modular kitchens? Here is what you should know, says Rinky Marwaha In today’s world, the kitchen occupies a place of pride and is in no way inferior in its importance to the drawing room bedroom. ‘Doing up’ one’s cooking space has become synonymous with ‘modular kitchens’. So, what...

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You don’t have to sell the house to buy a boat. Sailing on the high seas may be within your reach, finds Manali Rohinesh If you have the cash to spare and want to splurge on something that will make your neighbours go green with envy, then why not spend on a yacht? A few people have decided to...

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Ahmedabad is yet to take off in as big a way as Pune or Hyderabad. That’s the opportunity, says Gaver Chatterjee Ask any expert on the five hot cities for investment in the realty sector and Ahmedabad may not quite figure in the list. But no expert will deny that the city holds potential for...

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Nashik realty receives a boost with its emergence as an educational hub and migration from neighbouring small towns To the northwest of Maharashtra, situated in the Western Ghats, on the banks of the river Godavari, Nashik is famous for a host of reasons. One them is that it is a religious...

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Chennai is currently the most attractive destination for offshoring services in India, observes Gaver Chatterjee Stretching along an expanse of 19 km on the magnificent Coromandel Coast, Chennai, popularly known as the “Gateway to the South”, is today a hotspot for considerably more than the...

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Living room forms the hub of the home. How to make the best use of it? Namrata Asudani shows you how In the modern household, the living room forms the hub of the home. Multiple activities take place here - the family may use it to relax, to dine, to entertain and even as a guestroom, playspace...

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You have a small flat. You can still pack in a lot. Namrata Asudani shows you how Most urban dwellers today are used to the idea of living in much smaller spaces than their parents. How to fit in everything and everyone into a small space, without the feeling of claustrophobia? Start by...

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Increasing corporate presence and infrastructure development is making Hyderabad attractive, finds Gaver Chatterjee Hyderabad is often in the news for more reasons than one, but most of the time when the city hits the headlines it's being lauded for its progress. Apart from outbidding Karnataka...

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The once lazy, laid-back land of the bhadrolok is a city whose time has come again after half a century, finds out Gaver Chattejee The times they are a changin' and nowhere is this more in evidence than in the capital of West Bengal, once called the second city of the Empire, which later...

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A warranty for your property is an obvious idea. Why are more builders not offering it? Ask your builder but before your do, here is what you should know Whether we are buying a toaster, a washing machine or a refrigerator, we get warranties and extended warranties. Even the smallest items of...

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