Several priceless jewels stolen in Louvre Museum heist in Paris

The Louvre Museum in Paris was forced to close on Sunday after a break-in by thieves in the morning, according to a France 24 report. IMAGE: Police and forensic officials outside Louvre Museum......

HC orders Queen Mary's College to reopen

The Madras high court on Thursday directed Queen Mary's College authorities to open the institution and asked the students to attend the classes while staying the demolition of any building in the......

1905: The Partition Before Partition

The partition of Bengal in 1905 split more than a province, it touched people's hearts and awakened India's fight for freedom. IMAGE: A vendor is seen tying a rakhi on a boy in Calcutta on October......

Why British Queen Camilla chooses crown without Kohinoor for May coronation

Britain's Queen Consort, Camilla, has chosen a crown without the controversial colonial era Kohinoor diamond for her coronation ceremony with husband King Charles III at Westminster Abbey in May,......

A Marie Antoinette telecom policy

Queen Marie Antoinette has an unlikely kindred soul in India in the form of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India chairman M S Verma.The people are crying for cheap and affordable local......

Luxury liners set to call at Kochi port

Several luxury liners are set to herald the tourism season this time in Kerala. According to the latest indications, more than 25 luxury ships will call at Kochi from November to March. Sources at......

Marie Antoinette and Paytm in Modi's India

Day 2: Syed Firdaus Ashraf attempts to deposit Rs 500, 1,000 notes in his bank account. The War on Big Notes Day 1: 'Modi will suffer for this in the next elections' Day 2 Mission: To deposit......

The Marie Antoinette of Indian politics

'Everybody knows that any solution would upstage and expose official bungling.''That is something Mrs Sitharaman's masters will not allow.''No matter how high the cost in human misery, they will......

Kirsten Dunst to play Marie Antoinette

Oscar-winner Sofia Coppola (Lost In Translation) will work again with her Virgin Suicides star Kirsten Dunst onamovieshe will write, direct and co-produce on the ill-fated French queen Marie......

Mary Kom, Queen, Haider: The best Hindi movie trailers of 2014

Here's what caught our eye at the movies this year.A good trailer does not a good film make. It’s important to remember that, because half the films on this list aren’t very well-made......

PIX: Model Gehana Goes Nude For Mary Kom

So this new 'controversial' model on the block has done a Poonam Pandey. In other words, she's shed clothes to celebrate a sporting victory. Model Gehana Vasisth is the latest strip queen,......

Kerala Story: Adah Sharma Enters The Big League

Adah Sharma is officially in the big league. For an actress who made her big screen debut in 2008 with the hit horror film, 1920, it's about time she gets her due. Her latest film The Kerala Story......

Comeback queen Brown steals the show at Athlos meet

IMAGE: Brittany Brown of United States celebrates. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters American Brittany Brown surprised herself with the sprint double at New York's Athlos meet on Friday, as Briton......

Asian Games: Boxing queen Mary Kom wins gold

Referee Kheira Hammadi Sidi Yakoub declares India's MC Mary Kom (red) winner of the women's flyweight (48-51kg) final against Kazakhstan's Zhaina Shekerbekova (blue). Photograph: Kim......

Boxing queen Mary Kom all set to return to action

IMAGE: M C Mary Kom during a training session. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Out of competitive action for over a year, five-time world champion M C Mary Kom will return to the ring in an......

Boxing queen Mary Kom eyes swan song at Rio Olympics

M C Mary Kom. Photograph: Uttam Ghosh 'After Rio it might be difficult. Maybe it could be my last tournament' 'Whenever I compete people expect me to win and I try to do better every time' London......

Congratulate Mary Kom on her Asian Games gold

Boxer MC Mary Kom of India celebrates with her youngest son, Prince. Photograph: PTI Five-time World boxing champion M C Mary Kom‘s achievements are endless. Now, she has made India proud at......