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8 French airports evacuated after bomb threat, to resume ops soon

Eight airports in France were forced to evacuate on Wednesday owing to security reasons, reported CNN. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph: Abdul Saboor/Reuters Beauvais......

How India Won The 1971 War

December 3, 2021 marks 50 years since the beginning of the 1971 War which ended in a decisive military victory for India and the liberation of Bangladesh.Most analysts of the 1971 War agree that......

Xi is the 21st century's version of Hitler

'The world paid a heavy price for the megalomania of the Third Reich's fuehrer.''Will it pay a similar price for the ambitions of China's leader-for-life?' asks Amulya Ganguli. IMAGE: Xi Jinping,......

Tiananmen Square: 30 Years Later

Thirty years after the massacre at Tiananmen Square, coerced collective amnesia envelops the Chinese nation about that horrific event.Claude Arpi glances back at how the student uprising could have......

Definition of kg changed after 130 years

IMAGE: A replica of the International Prototype Kilogram is pictured is seen at the 26th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) to vote on the redefinition of four base......

World's 4th Richest Man With Friends

Gautam Adani is now the fourth richest person on the planet. The chairman of the Adani group overtook Bill Gates -- once the richest man in the world -- this week. Adani and his family are worth......

Greece licks wounds after bailout vote

"Tsipras continues wounded, until further notice," the front page of left-leaning Efimerida Ton Syntakton said. Image: Greece rescued from deep crisis. Photograph: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters......

Greek parliament approves bailout measures as Syriza fragments

A Greek national flag flutters in front of the parliament building during heavy rainfall in Athens. Photograph: Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis The Greek parliament passed sweeping austerity......

Relief and anger in Greece as Tsipras strikes deal

Image: A pensioner arrives at a National Bank branch to receive part of her pension at the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. Photograph: Alexandros Avramidis/Reuters Greeks greeted news......

9 stunning cars at the Paris Auto Show

The Paris Motor Show (Mondial de l'Automobile) is a biennial auto show. The show was the first motor show in the world, started in 1898 by industry pioneer, Albert de Dion. The show presently takes......

Kirsten Dunst to play Marie Antoinette

Oscar-winner Sofia Coppola (Lost In Translation) will work again with her Virgin Suicides star Kirsten Dunst onamovieshe will write, direct and co-produce on the ill-fated French queen Marie......

2024 Olympics: The major security challenges for Paris

IMAGE: For the 16 days of competition that follow until the Games close on August 11, however, organisers will be on high alert to ensure the event goes off safely. Photograph: Stephanie......

Paris 2024 Olympic marathon to trace path of French Revolution

IMAGE: Paris 2024 organising team at a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters Competitors at the Paris 2024 Olympics marathon......

Real Madrid's Benzema gets suspended jail term in sex tape trial

IMAGE: Prosecutors had argued that Karim Benzema had encouraged France team mate Mathieu Valbuena to pay a suspected group of blackmailers in order to keep the sexually explicit tape out of the......

Real Madrid's Benzema on trial in sex tape case

The Real Madrid striker is accused of complicity in the alleged targeting of midfielder Mathieu Valbuena, who plays for the Greek Super League club Olympiacos. Prosecutors allege that Benzema......

July 29, 1980: When 'The Babes of Indian Hockey' struck gold in Moscow

'If we had not won the gold medal, then hockey would have suffered in India.' 'There would have been so much negativity if we came back empty-handed.'Hockey greats Vasudevan Baskaran, M M Somaya......

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