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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......

How India Erred In Its Hasina Gamble

New Delhi -- which has had a disastrous neighbourhood policy that has alienated almost all the States with which it has a land or sea border -- seemed to be unwilling over the past years to even......

Stand vindicated, moment of fulfilment for me: Advani

IMAGE: Senior BJP leader L K Advani during his 92nd birthday celebration at his residence, in New Delhi, on Friday. Photograph: Manvender Vashist/PTI Photo Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K......

May 2018 be a less eventful year

'With 2017, will one shed violence, terror, rape, rage, pollution, environmental degradation and loss of humanity?''That may be too much to hope for, but for a while -- away from the carousing and......

French daredevil crosses English Channel on hoverboard

Flying Frenchman Franky Zapata on Sunday became the first person in history to cross the English Channel on a kerosene-powered board not much bigger than a tea tray -– saying it 'feels......

'New I-T Act Will Be Prospective In Nature'

'...so cases that arose under the existing Act will be adjudicated under the old provisions.''Care has been taken to ensure that the new I-T Act does not give rise to interpretational issues.'......

This plane can fly faster than a speeding bullet

Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Aerion While the supersonic aircraft Concorde is history, a US-based aeronautical engineering company is in the process or introducing business jets that will......

'High-speed rail is a mistake for India'

'Population density and the lack of infrastructure are two primary reasons to look at India as a market.' 'Hyperloop can build the system with a sixth of the budget of high-speed rail, using a......

If Vijay Mallya was Thomas Flohr...

He'd be running a successful aviation business, says Anjuli Bhargava. Thomas Flohr (above, centre) is nothing like what I expected. After reading a piece on him and his multi-million-dollar Swiss......

PICS: 2024 Paralympics opens amid grand spectacle

Images from the 2024 Paralympics Opening Ceremony in Paris on Wednesday. IMAGE: Performers delight as the Obelisk of Luxor on the Place de la Concorde is seen during the 2024 Paralympics......

Butt of jokes at Paris Games, Aus breaker Raygun quits

IMAGE: Rachel Raygun Gunn was mocked online and on mainstream media for her dance routine at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Photograph: Angelika Warmuth/Reuters Breaker Rachael "Raygun" Gunn's......

Paralympics opening to feature 100+ Indian athletes

IMAGE: The Olympic flag is raised at the the Trocadero with the Eiffel Tower in the background during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photograph: Francois-Xavier......

SEE: Sumit, Bhagyashri lead India's largest Paralympic team

IMAGE: India's delegation attends the Parade of Nations as part of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony. Photograph: Julien De Rosa/Reuters Javelin throw star Sumit Antil and......

Olympic dreams inspire young skateboarders in Spain

IMAGE: Leading sports apparel manufacturer Adidas issued an apology on Thurday after facing severe backlash from the pro-Israel American Jewish Committee (AJC) for making model Bella Hadid the......