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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...

October 19, 2025 1:08 PM

Prince Andrew: the British royal brought down by scandal

Once widely reputed to be Queen Elizabeth's favourite son and feted as a dashing young military officer, Britain's Prince Andrew will now always be seen in the public eye as the royal who was accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl. Andrew, 65, s...

October 18, 2025 11:38 AM

Nobel laureate Chen Ning Yang dies at 103

Chen Ning Yang, one of the world's most renowned physicists and a Nobel Prize winner, died at 103 of illness in Beijing on October 18, state news outlet Xinhua said on Saturday. Born in eastern China's Hefei in Anhui province in 1922, Yang was a Chi...

October 17, 2025 11:14 AM

Kancha Sherpa, last surviving member of 1953 Everest expedition, passes away at 92

Kancha Sherpa, the last living member of the historic 1953 Everest expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, passed away at his residence in Kathmandu at the age of 92. According to his family, Ang Phurba ‘Kancha’ Sherpa breathed ...

October 17, 2025 9:40 AM

Singer Sam Fender wins Mercury Prize for album ‘People Watching’

Rocker Sam Fender won the Mercury Prize for his third album "People Watching" on Thursday, beating the likes of band Pulp and singer FKA Twigs for the British music award. Loud cheers erupted when the 31-year-old's name was called out at the ceremon...

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