The Germans, Swiss and French get ready for Christmas.
Rediff takes a look at some of the tallest statues and how tall they stand in comparison.
Mrs Bachchan joined other celebs in walking the ramp during the Le Defile L'Oreal show in Paris.
Tola had an 18-second lead by the 35km mark, which he extended as the Eiffel Tower came into sight and crowds lining the streets roared him on. He became the first Ethiopian winner of the Olympic men's marathon in 24 years.
A friendly soccer game between hosts Germany and Netherlands in Hanover has been called off less than two hours before its start on Tuesday, German police said.
Before she enters the Bigg Boss house, Namrata Thakker gives us a closer look at her through her Instagram feed and finds out what is she really like!
Gourmet vistas: 11 amazing restaurants that marry heavenly views with multi-starred menus.
China build a township modeled on Paris with a scaled-replica of the Eiffel Tower to accommodate at least ten thousand residents.
It takes a different kind of genius to make a show so full of chirpy good cheer that it's hard to dislike, observes Deepa Gahlot.
TripAdvisor recently unveiled a list of 15 most popular attractions amongst Indian travellers. Take a look at the places we simply love visiting.
France has said it will deploy some 35,000 security agents and the military to secure the 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony
Bollywood works hard but travels harder! Here's bringing you beautiful images from their travel diaries.
The apex court also expressed anguish over the Uttar Pradesh government failure to come out with a vision document to preserve and protect the Taj Mahal.
Prganisers will be on high alert to ensure the event goes off safely.
The 1.3-kilometre-long bridge aims to boost connectivity to the Kashmir Valley and it is being constructed at a cost of Rs 1,486 crore as part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link project
Photo sharing website Instagram released its annual list of the most photographed places on its site. Which location topped the list? Read on!
China's richest village Huaxi has a new landmark - a stunning 74-storey International Hotel.
A capacity crowd chanting his name, the Eiffel Tower in the background: even by his own glamorous standards, David Beckham got a special send-off on Saturday as he headed into retirement with another title in the bag.
Questions about staging a safe and secure Olympics in France were raised on Friday after the Paris 2024 bid suffered an untimely setback when a French soldier wounded a man armed with a machete as he tried to enter the Louvre museum.
Here's a look at Hindi cinema's earlier rendezvous against exotic backdrops.
With Mumbai's temperature soaring with each passing day, movie celebs have taken a break and headed for beautiful destinations to cool off in style.
Priyanka puts on a bikini... Radhika turns cinematographer...
Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy staged a magnificent recovery to beat South Africa's Wesley Moodie and Belgium's Dick Norman and win the men's doubles title at the French Open on Saturday.
There are very few places in the world that are as closely identified with tourism as the French capital, Paris.
It's a small world and Bollywood knows that only too well. That's why they're always on the move!
These images prove what a whacky world we live in!
Sreejesh believes goalkeepers are like vintage wine, which gets better with age
The actor celebrated love in Paris.
The world's largest cruise ship Harmony of the Seas, is all set for its maiden voyage.
Alain Robert, a Frenchman who has earned nickname of 'spider man' for his audacious climbs including Eiffel Tower in Paris, was seeking to draw attention to global warming through his death-defying act. Robert went up the 748-foot skyscraper and unfurled a banner reading, 'Global Warming Kills More People than 9/11 Every Week'.
Security officials extinguished the Olympic torch on Monday on the Paris leg of its journey, disrupted by protesters against China's crackdown on Tibet. A police source said organisers were forced to put the torch on a bus to protect it from the hundreds of protesters who swarmed the procession after it set off from the Eiffel Tower.
The Olympic torch was reportedly been extinguished following clashes between protestors, opposing a security drive in Tibet, police on the streets of Paris. The protestors, expressing anger at China's human rights record, disrupted the relay in the French capital on Monday.
Reader Ajay Yadav snaps a behind-the-scenes pic in Paris.
the 2.46 km Millau motorway rests on seven pillars -- the tallest measuring 1,122 feet, 53 feet more than the Eiffel Tower.
This list goes ahead to prove that people still love the touristy spots!
India's Taj Mahal, China's Great Wall, the Stonehenge monoliths in England and the desert city of Petra in Jordan are among 21 candidate sites to be named the new seven wonders of the world, organisers said Tuesday.
Emmanuel Macron on Sunday won a second term in France's presidential runoff with 58.2 per cent of the vote, local media has reported quoting projections. The official results will be out later in the day.
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