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Shivaji's 'Tiger Claws' set for journey to India from UK for exhibition

The Victoria and Albert (V and A) Museum is all set to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Maharashtra government next week, which will see 17th century ‘Tiger Claws' weapon believed......

Monarchs who abdicated in 21st century

Japan's cabinet approved a bill on Friday that would allow Emperor Akihito to step down, paving the way for the first abdication by a Japanese emperor in nearly two centuries. Following is the list......

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, passes away

The husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip -- the Duke of Edinburgh and Britain's longest-serving royal consort passed away on Friday aged 99, Buckingham Palace announced. A......

Surprise That Charles Became Charles III

The unfortunate associations with the name Charles for an English king -- one who was executed; the other with a very unsavoury reputation -- led royal observers to assume that Charles would not......

'Why can't the Modi government answer questions?'

'Till today, we don't know how many people died of Covid in India.''How many migrated from cities to villages during the Covid pandemic?''How many corporates contributed to PM Cares?' IMAGE:......

Top Monaco award for DLF chief K P Singh

DLF chairman K P Singh, who was conferred with Padma Bhushan earlier this year, has received the most prestigious award of Monaco. Billionaire Singh was conferred the 'decoration of Officer of the......

Space crunch: Monaco plans to build into the sea

Monaco, world's most densely populated country with a population of just over 32,000, seems to be running out of space -- the tiny nation is now planning to build into the sea to create more area.......

Caparo T1 gets fastest car tag

Caparo T1 super car, produced by NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul's Caparo Group, has been described as the "fastest car ever made" by Topgear, the award-winning BBC programme. The first Caparo T1......

Caparo T1, the Rs 1.17-crore 'super car'

The first-ever Caparo T1, the world's most exclusive prototype high-performance 'super car' brought out by a subsidiary of NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul's Caparo Group, was premiered at a......

A Hungarian invention that helped the British in WWII

Tracing the early life of the humble ballpoint pen to its present. IMAGE: Modern folks would not even think of the ballpoint pen as an innovation. It seems to be an inexpensive writing instrument,......

'History has been made'

'I have no idea what's happening right now, I'm not in a dream, it's just crazy. I'm just so happy with my performance these past two weeks.' IMAGE: The Prince of Monaco, Albert II, followed the......

PHOTOS: Hollywood stars add bling to Monaco GP

Like every year, this year also the Monaco Grand Prix was graced by the presence of glamorous folk, mainly Hollywood celebrities. At the 2013 Monaco Grand Prix party, hosted by the Prince of......

When Nadia met Nastase...

Belgium's Queen Paola (centre) poses with former Romanian Olympic gold medal gymnast Nadia Comaneci (left) and Romanian tennis legend Ilie Nastaseafter arriving at Focus Romania on Wednesday. Focus......

Tulln Challenger: Nagal loses title clash to Kopriva

IMAGE: Sumit Nagal lost the men’s singles final in straight games to Vit Kopriva. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters Sumit Nagal had to be content with a runner-up finish at the ATP Tulln......

Real Kashmir FC gets a Royal invite

'Sport has the power to advance humanity and to help connect people, from individuals to communities to nations.' IMAGE: Real Kashmir FC is the first football club from Jammu and Kashmir to play......