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October 30, 2025 4:23 PM

French police make more arrests in Louvre heist investigation

Police have arrested five more suspects linked to the theft of treasures worth $102 million from the Louvre museum's Apollo gallery, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday, expressing hope the latest developments will help them find the jewels. Paris...

October 27, 2025 10:44 AM

Suspects in Louvre jewel heist arrested near Paris, prosecutor says

Suspects have been arrested over the brazen jewellery heist at the Louvre, just as one of them was about to fly out of France, the Paris prosecutor said on Sunday. Two men in their 30s and originally from the capital's Seine-Saint-Denis suburb - whi...

October 25, 2025 10:01 AM

Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, influential style icon, dies at 93

Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamour and elegance to a postwar revival in the country's monarchy and who, in later years, would occasionally wade into politics, has died aged 93, the Thai Royal Household Bureau said on Saturday. Siri...

October 24, 2025 10:25 PM

Advertising world doyen Piyush Pandey passes away at 70

Advertising legend and Padma Shri recipient Piyush Pandey passed away on Friday at the age of 70. He was the Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer Worldwide of Ogilvy. According to the ad agency, he was "battling an infection that took a seri...

October 24, 2025 1:09 PM

A ‘Celebration of Nature and Culture’: PM Modi invites citizens to share Chhath Puja songs

Ahead of the Chhath festival, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invited citizens to share songs dedicated to Chhath Puja, calling the occasion a celebration of nature and culture. In a post on X , the Prime Minister said, "The great festival ...

October 23, 2025 1:16 PM

Louvre chief blames CCTV gaps for $102 million jewellery heist

The Louvre's cameras failed to detect burglars in time to prevent their audacious daylight heist of some of France's crown jewels, the museum's director said on Wednesday, amid growing anger directed at officials over major security lapses. The thie...

October 22, 2025 3:31 PM

Paris’ Louvre reopens after heist, as backlash grows over security flaws

The Louvre in Paris reopened on Wednesday, three days after thieves made off with historic jewellery worth an estimated 88 million euros ($102 million) in a spectacular heist that has raised urgent questions over security lapses at the museum. Vis...

October 21, 2025 2:21 PM

Diwali sales touch record Rs 5.40 lakh crore on GST reforms, strong consumer demand

India’s Diwali sales hit a record Rs 5.40 lakh crore in goods and around Rs 65,000 crore in services this festive season, buoyed by GST reforms and robust consumer demand, industry data showed on Tuesday. This marks the highest-ever turnover during...

October 20, 2025 2:44 PM

Kering agrees to sell beauty unit to L’Oreal for $4.7 billion as De Meo trims debt

Gucci owner Kering said on Sunday it has agreed to sell its beauty business to L'Oreal for 4 billion euros ($4.66 billion), in a major shift in strategy by new CEO Luca de Meo as he moves to tackle the luxury group's high debt and refocus on its core...

October 19, 2025 4:25 PM

Thieves steal “inestimable” jewels from Louvre in Paris and flee on motorbikes

Thieves have broken into Paris' Louvre museum through a window and have stolen pieces of jewellery with "inestimable heritage" before escaping on motorbikes, the French interior ministry said on Sunday. "The investigation has begun, and a detailed l...

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