The 75-year-old palace, built by the Travancore Royal family, was in the eye of a storm with local groups backed by political parties demanding its restoration as a public property.
The Duke of Edinburgh will no longer carry out public engagements from September.
Martand Singh, the master of weaves, took India to the world.
The Queen, 89, will take over the title from her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria who, according to Buckingham Palace, reigned for exactly 23,226 days, 16 hours and 23 minutes. To celebrate her 63-year-long reign, here are some interesting facts about her.
Their victims was 8-year-old Prasanta Nahak from Ganjam district in Orissa.
Sources close to him said senior leaders are trying to persuade him to withdraw his resignation.
When you think of Indian Maharajas of yore what is the one thing that comes to mind? Jewels! And that is exactly what the world will witness at Christie's, New York during its upcoming auction -- "Maharajas and Mughal Magnificence". The "unprecedented group" of objects is from The Al Thani Collection of the royal family of Qatar. It is expected to see competitive bidding from across the globe. As per Christie's, this collection is poised to be the most valuable auction of jewellery and jewelled objects. The current record is held by The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor, which totals $144 million (Rs 1,003 crore). Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's jade hilted dagger, the priceless jewels of the Nizams of Hyderabad, and a string of pearls belonging to Rajmata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur are among the 400 royal artefacts that would be auctioned on Wednesday. Here's a glimpse of the astounding jewels that will be auctioned.
Jasminder Singh, one of Britain's richest Asian businessmen, has bought the prestigious Inter Continental May Fair London hotel at a cost of pound 115 million.
The fate of 961 candidates, including Union ministers Giriraj Singh, Subhash Bhamre, S S Ahluwalia and Babul Supriyo of the BJP and former Union ministers Salman Khurshid and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury of the Congress, will be decided by about 12.79 core voters in the fourth phase.
Shrishti Mishra was 'presented' to London society at Queen Charlotte's Ball. And yes, it's still 2017.
Britain's royal family had their phone messages hacked several times, with Kate Middleton leading the list at 155 times, a court was told during the ongoing phone-hacking trial in London on Wednesday.
'In our democracy, it is not one Rama who will deliver the ideal State (or Ramrajya) but many Vibhishanas, who speak up and question when things start going wrong,' says S S Venkateswaran.
The US has identified at least some of the individuals responsible for Khashoggi's death.
Thinking of a perfect gift for in-laws could be brain wracking but Kate Middleton came up with an amazing answer to what should be her first Christmas present to the Queen.
Sporadic violence marked the 'hartal' called by Hindu right groups in Kerala over Wednesday's police action against those opposing entry of women of menstrual age into the shrine.
The heir to the British throne will spend three days in the state on a personal visit.
Karan Singh, Janardan Dwivedi and Parvez Hashmi would be retiring later this month.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
A member of Bahrain's royal family might bid for debt-ridden Leeds United, providing a possible rescue for the club.
Is there a likeness between the characters from Ved Vyas's timeless epic and those prancing about on the political proscenium? Saisuresh Sivaswamy finds out.
Here's a recap of all the events that shaped the world from the previous week.
'Prince' Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy likes to introduce himself as a great-great grandson of Bahadur Shah Zafar.
The venue holds significance as the announcement of Nagaland's statehood on December 1, 1963 was made from Kohima by the then president Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Modi's absence from an event to mark the centenary of a definitive moment in Indian history puzzles Utkarsh Mishra.
In the footage, a fighter wielding an AK-47 and wearing an explosives belt praises the Paris attackers, who murdered 130 people, as "martyrdom-seeking lions who stormed the capital of France", The Sunday Times reported.
It was just outside the stadium that Vichai crashed in the helicopter he used to take off from the pitch and fly back to London after games.
The director general of police said everyone in the force should have to perform their duties irrespective of their religion and politics.
Pawan Goenka, tells Shally Seth Mohile the Alturas, by far the most-expensive model wearing an Indian badge.
Scindia sought to steer clear of reports about rift among party leaders for the chief ministerial post.
The event was organised by the Queen's grandson Peter Phillips and guests have paid 150 pounds each to attend.
A fire broke out in a museum inside the City Palace on Sunday. No one was injured in the incident.
17-month-old Princess Charlotte uttered her first word in public and also performed her first walkabout.
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