On Sunday, October 19, 2025, at around 9:30 am local time, thieves pulled off a daring heist at the Louvre museum in Paris, using a crane to smash an upstairs window and steal priceless French crown jewels.
A 70-year-old man, along with his daughter-in-law and her minor son, allegedly stole jewellery worth Rs 50 lakh from his own daughter's house after drugging her, the police said on Tuesday.
The 2025 US National Security Strategy marks a major pullback, with America turning backward and effectively allowing China greater dominance in Asia. while long-time partners like India are left to face an increasingly unstable global order largely on their own, observes Rajeev Srinivasan.
Nikita Dutta just turned 32, and her wardrobe is proof that you can try new trends without ditching your comfort zone.
All-round performances from Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma were the crowning jewels for the team in the title clash.
Ever since she shifted base to the US, Bollywood has been missing its desi girl and her saris.
Aneet Padda made her runway debut in a shimmering gold draped outfit walking for Tarun Tahiliani at the FDCI x Lakme Fashion Week 2025 finale in Delhi.
Forget smarts or cheek, there's little novelty to be found in Jewel Thief's juvenile script, barring its now free usage of the F-word to make it sound all hip and adult, observes Sukanya Verma.
Manika Vishwakarma walked into Miss Universe not just as a contestant, but as a statement of modern India -- confident, cultured and completely in her element.
As many as 26 top e-commerce companies, including Zepto, BigBasket and Zomato, have given an undertaking that their platforms are free from misleading claims and unfair trade practices which constitute 'dark patterns', the government said on Thursday.
At Manish Malhotra's star-packed Diwali bash, all the sparkle in the room couldn't compete with Nita Ambani's Hermes Sac Bijou Birkin!
Kamini Kaushal, who began her career with the 1946 classic Neecha Nagar and went on to act in a host of films right till 2022, passed away in her Mumbai home on Thursday night.
Forbes Travel Guide's second annual Verified Air Travel Awards once again spotlight the aviation stars that turn every journey into something truly remarkable.
Indian batting icon Virat Kohli hailed the national women's team for the first-ever ICC Women's World Cup win, saying that they deserve all the applause for their historic feat, which saw "years of hard work come to life finally".
The actor turned showstopper for Mahima Khanna's Fanah collection at the ongoing FDCI x Lakme Fashion Week 2025.
S D Burman enjoyed a productive partnership with Dev Anand's production house Navketan for two decades, but their collaboration reached its apogee with Guide.
Tabu closed the show in a shimmering green anarkali, looking like a modern Mastani.
Prepare to be dazzled by these glamorous moments from the New York runway.
When Kamini Kaushal passed away at 98, she missed being a centenarian by just two years. But there is very little else that she missed out on in her long, rich, creatively fulfilling life.
'At times when the pressure, glitz and glam felt horribly garish, there he was with no pretences or guile. A sweet reminder that life is about the real things not the fluff.'
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed banks to grant need-based working capital loans to manufacturers using gold as raw material, extending the provision currently available only to jewellers. Banks are generally prohibited from lending for the purchase of gold/silver in any form, or lending against the security of primary gold/silver.
Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari stars Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor, Sanya Malhotra and Rohit Saraf, alongside Maniesh Paul, Abhinav Sharma and Akshay Oberoi in supporting roles.
Here's how Bollywood's style-setters are owning the single-shade takeover.
The move came against the backdrop of Turkiye backing Pakistan and its condemnation of India's strikes on terror camps in the neighbouring country and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir under Operation Sindoor.
Jorhat has many attraction to offer for the discerning and offbeat traveller.
The runway at Bombay Times Fashion Week shimmered brighter than a Diwali night, with designers rolling out collections in tune with the upcoming festive and wedding season.
The colour of the day is pink, a shade that radiates love, kindness and positivity.
Owing to uncertainties on higher inflation and muted growth in the United States (US), coupled with concerns around America's rising debt and tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, the world's largest economy has become the epicentre of an unabated record rally in prices of precious metals.
New investors should not allow themselves to fall prey to FOMO and rush headlong into gold.
The former beauty queen turned actor knows how to balance style with authenticity.
'For most investors, I recommend a low double-digit allocation (10 to 12 per cent) to gold and silver combined.'
This festive season, silver is being reinvented from gemstone accents and heirloom-inspired decor to luxury gifts, blending tradition with modern design.
'One is not allowed to smoke on the sets of a Hollywood film even during a break.' 'When I asked an assistant to suggest some place where I could light a cigarette, he recommended the bad boys' corner -- where Jack Nicholson smoked.' 'However, I hesitated.' 'But when I was heading back to my chair after the shot, Jack Nicholson asked me if I wanted to join him for a smoke. We had a long conversation over cups of cappuccino.'
Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari is one of those mindless fluff kind of date movies, where there is no real conflict, lots of singing and dancing in fancy outfits (as brief as possible for the ladies), observes Deepa Gahlot.
This is the longest winning streak for gold in the last three decades.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has imposed a hefty fine on Kannada film actress Ranya Rao and others in connection with a gold smuggling case. The actress was caught with 14.8 kg of gold at Bengaluru airport.
As many as 13 firms, including Urban Company, which provides app-based beauty and home services, and Imagine Marketing, the parent of wearables brand boAt, have secured Sebi's approval to launch initial public offerings (IPOs), according to the regulator's update on Tuesday.
Her wardrobe is a masterclass in soft power dressing -- from breezy Indian silhouettes to bold western glam.
The UK government on Sunday announced that it will support "iconic British brand" Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) with a loan guarantee of up to 1.5 billion pounds to give certainty to the Tata Motors owned carmaker's supply chain following a devastating cyber-attack. The loan will come from a commercial bank, backed by the Department for Business and Trade's (DBT) Export Development Guarantee (EDG), provided by export credit agency UK Export Finance, to be paid back over five years.
The designers reimagined Indian menswear through sharp military tailoring softened by drapes, embellished pinstripes, structured overcoat-sherwanis and jewelled accents.
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