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On This Day, Eiffel Tower Was Open To Public

The Eiffel Tower -- one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world -- was opened to the public today, May 6, 1889, during the Exposition Universelle (World's Fair) in Paris to celebrate......

'Biggest Worry Should Be Pakistan'

'Right now, we have no relationship with Pakistan. And the relationship with China is not great.' IMAGE: The Bilal mosque in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan occupied Kashmir, May 7, 2025......

Operation Sindoor: 'Escalation Can't Be Ruled Out'

'It could take the form of sporadic LoC violation through heavy artillery and mortar fire, focusing on border villages where the Hindu Dogra population is predominant.' IMAGE: Pakistan army chief......

Vatican releases Pope Francis's images, announces funeral

On Monday, Pope Francis passed away at 88 after a stroke triggered a coma and heart failure, following a five-week hospitalisation for pneumonia. The first images of his body were shared on......

Vance kids win hearts in Anarkali suit, kurta-pyjama

Dressed in traditional Indian attire chosen especially for their visit to India, US Vice-President JD Vance's three children won hearts, with their photographs going viral on social media shortly......

Sensex climbs 70 points on foreign fund inflows

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty settled marginally higher in a volatile trade on Tuesday as investors turned cautious amid concerns over geopolitical tensions. IMAGE: Puneet Singh Jaggi.......

Sensex drops 315 points at close; HUL down 4%

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Thursday amid profit-taking after a seven-day rally and disappointing earnings from Hindustan Unilever. Photograph: Danish......

Biryani finds its place on the valuation menu with rising investor appetite

Biryani is set to get its own valuation. Devyani International, the largest franchisee of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) quick-service restaurants (QSRs) in India, is considering the acquisition of......

Sensex regains 77,000-mark; Nifty climbs 108.65 points

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for the third straight day on Wednesday following buying in blue-chip banking stocks and fresh foreign fund inflows as retail inflation......

With ML and AI, IBM shows the fight is not over for mainframes

This innovation has made mainframes the fastest-growing segment within IBM's Infrastructure business, demonstrating that even legacy technologies can continue to deliver value. Kindly note the......

Like Mouni's Look At Cannes?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Mouni Roy/Instagram Mouni Roy attends luxury jewellery brand Chopard's event at Cannes. Sharing the pictures, she writes, 'A special night in Cannes with @chopard' ......

Guess Who Is This Actress At Cannes?

Guess who this actress at Cannes is? Photograph: Kind courtesy Jacqueline Fernandez/Instagram That's Jacqueline Fernandez. Is Jacqueline back at Cannes? She was in Mumbai on Saturday May......

Long Legs, Short Shorts: Bollywood's Summer Mantra

Bollywood's summer mantra is simple: Long legs, short shorts. Sukanya Verma shows us how this stylish lot demonstrates the A to Z of shorts fashion. Sharvari Wagh Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Like Urvashi's Parrot Clutch?

Photograph: Stephane Mahe/Reuters Urvashi Rautela seems to love animals, and loves to make a splash with them at Cannes. So after wearing a fish necklace in 2024 and an alligator necklace in 2023,......

Bet On Dance And Drama On OTT This Week!

Dance, drama, Duster, what are you going to watch on OTT this week? Sukanya Verma lists your options. Hai JunoonWhere to watch? Jio HotstarLanguage: Hindi A OTT series revolving around......

India edge Bangladesh on penalties to win SAFF U-19 title

IMAGE: India's players celebrate winning the SAFF Under-19 Championship title after beating Bangladesh in Sunday's final. Photographs: All India Football Federation/X India showed nerves of steel......

Big Upset! Crystal Palace stun Man City to win FA Cup title

IMAGE: Crystal Palace's players celebrate with the trophy after beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final, at Wembley Stadium, London, on Saturday. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Crystal......

Rana reveals how she thrived on flat Lankan pitches

IMAGE: Despite flat tracks that saw over 600 runs scored in a single ODI, India's Sneh Rana outsmarted batters with her precision. Photograph: BCCI Womem/X Sneh Rana's triumphant return to the......

Virat Kohli Bids Farewell to Test Cricket

IMAGE: Virat Kohli shared his gratitude and the lessons learned along the way in an emotional Instagram post. Photograph: BCCI India's batting talisman Virat Kohli on Monday announced his......

EPL PIX: Arsenal edge Newcastle; Forest keep hopes alive

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday. Arsenal relief as Rice secures narrow win over Newcastle IMAGE: Players of Newcastle and Arsenal clash during the English Premier......