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Muhammed Quli Qutb Shah (1580-1611 CE), the fifth sultan of the Qutb Shahi dynasty of Golconda, laid the foundation of the iconic Charminar to symbolise the founding of Hyderabad. He was a contemporary of both Akbar and Jehangir.

Will Hyderabad get 5 acres to build a new Charminar?

Several magazines and newspapers have published old photos that show the temple never existed.
04 Dec 2019 1:10 AM
Zapata, who invented the first functional hover board, was given a USD 1.47 million grant by the French military last year for the development of an aeronautical micro-jet engine, according to Russian television network, RT. (Photo: Screengrab)

'Flying soldier' enthrals crowd at Bastille Day celebrations in Paris

A video of his flight was shared by French President Emmanuel Macron, who led the National Day celebrations.
15 Jul 2019 8:53 AM
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner

Wedding part two

Singer Joe Jonas and Game of Thrones actor Sophie Turner are all set to tie the knot for a second time.
24 Jun 2019 12:20 AM
In the run-up to the Olympic Games in 2024, the mayor has ambitious plans to pull the City of Lights into the modern era. (photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Iconic Paris skyline to change?

Changes to the Paris skyline? Non merci.
30 May 2019 1:29 PM
Police have made contact with the climber but do not yet know why he began his ascent up the iron beams. (Photo:AP)

Security breach at Eiffel Tower after climber spotted; visitors evacuated

The esplanade underneath the monument was also evacuated, as was a large section of the adjacent Champ de Mars park.
21 May 2019 10:01 AM
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‘Dark’ tourism is on the rise, cashing in on human misery

It is well known that in India, which markets itself as “exotic India” in its pro-tourism commercials, tourists can take guided tours of large slums.
15 Feb 2019 1:38 AM
Some of those affected scrambled on to nearby roofs to escape the smoke and flames, and needed to be rescued by fire crews. (Representational Image)

7 dead in building fire in upmarket Paris neighbourhood

The blaze, which took hold in an eight-storey block, left 24 people, including 2 firefighters, with minor injuries.
05 Feb 2019 9:54 AM
The gigantic Statue of Unity, the world's tallest, was built to honour Sardar Patel, India's first Home Minister.

Indian politics gets statuesque

A grandiloquent gesture like a giant statue is not to be pilloried only on what it cost.
09 Dec 2018 1:16 AM
The idea was first proposed in 1895 by Russian scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky after he saw the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and was revisited nearly a century later in a novel by Arthur C. Clarke.

Japanese team’s ‘space elevator’ trial soon

Mini-elevator will travel along cable from a container in one of satellites.
05 Sep 2018 2:05 AM
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Taj more beautiful than Eiffel Tower: Apex court

The court said it would have day-to-day hearing of the matter from July 31.
12 Jul 2018 1:39 AM
Waiting at the door, the US president smiled and held out his hand for Macron to shake, and the French leader kissed him on both cheeks. (Photo: AP)

Emmanuel Macron visits Trump land, terms France an 'ally' for US

Trump himself told Macron their 'friendship' was 'unbreakable' during his trip to Paris last year.
24 Apr 2018 6:32 PM
The Eiffel Tower was shut on Friday due to a strike by security personnel over the suspension of three of their colleagues. (Photo: Twitter)

Eiffel Tower shuts due to strike

The Eiffel Tower was shut on Friday due to a strike by security personnel over the suspension of three of their colleagues.
13 Apr 2018 5:49 PM
A model presents a creation for Saint Laurent during the 2018/2019 fall/winter collection fashion show on February 27, 2018 in Paris. (Photo: AFP)

Paris Fashion Week: Chic meets rock-and-roll on Saint Laurent runway

The styles featured plenty of bare legs, as mini black leather shorts were paired with sleek jackets.
28 Feb 2018 12:59 PM
Pooja Shetty Deora

Empress of roller coasters

A chat with one of the founders of an amusement park in Mumbai.
21 Dec 2017 12:20 AM
In this Tuesday, April 16, 2013 file photo, a model of the future Abu Dhabi branch of the Louvre museum by French architect Jean Nouvel is on display as part of a sample collection at the museum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo: AP)

Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi to welcome visitors from November

ouvel's architectural and engineering team devised a system of interlocking geometrical shapes.
27 Sep 2017 6:32 PM
U.S First Lady Melania Trump and U.S President Donald Trump attend the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, Friday, July 14, 2017. (Photo: AP)

When in Paris, Melania Trump celebrates French fashion

Check out US First Lady Melania Trump's wardrobe during her visit to France.
14 Jul 2017 7:45 PM
Almost seven million people bought tickets to the Eiffel Tower in 2015, 80 percent of them coming from abroad to clamber up its lattice frame. (Photo: Twitter)

Paris's Eiffel Tower to go dark as tribute for Manchester dead

The Eiffel Tower similarly went dark after recent jihadist attacks in London, Saint Petersburg and Stockholm.
23 May 2017 7:54 PM
Arnold Schwarzenegger

When Terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger photobombed tourists

One of the Thai group took to social media to describe how a biker rode in front of the shot.
05 May 2017 2:14 AM
Delicate Arch, Arches National Park.

In the Wilderness

Characterised by gigantic stone structures, arid landscapes and clear blue skies, America’s wild west is a postcardesque sojourn.
16 Apr 2017 12:16 AM
Eiffel Tower. (Photo: Pixabay)

Eiffel Tower to be shielded by 2.5-metre glass security walls

The walls costing some 20 million euros will be erected this autumn at the northern and southern ends of the monument area.
10 Feb 2017 5:29 PM

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Hyderabad city to have bridges à la Paris

While six bridges and a link road will be constructed by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, four bridges will be built by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, three by the HRDCL and one bridge by the QQSUDA. (Representational Image: PTI)
 

Experts warn of particularly hot summer ahead in Hyderbad

Anjal Prakash, research director and adjunct associate professor of Bharti Institute of Public Policy, ISB, told Deccan Chronicle, “The climate models have predicted that this is going to be a warmer summer and the hot areas will be hotter than before. In Telangana, we are seeing 38ºC in February itself, which is an indication of what is in store in April and May.” (Representational DC Image)
 

When Cupid strikes OTT platforms

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Kerala transman gives birth to baby, first case in India

Ziya Paval recently took to Instagram and announced that Zahhad was eight months pregnant. Paval and Zahhad have been living together for the past three years. (Twitter)
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Without fail every morning, an orderly (please don't call them ward boy) came by to change my bed clothes. (DC Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

My life in Covid-19 quarantine
Having made Mumbai’s streets his canvas and DSLR camera his paintbrush, photographer Star Udyawar’s narration of everyday life in the maximum city is riveting. As can be seen in his various portrayals of the city like the historic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Dhobi Ghat with its colourful backdrop, and the famous Sea-link. For Udyawar, perspective is key as it defines the in-depth relationship between the objects in a picture along with the dimensions that a viewer perceives.

Framing the Mundane
A model walks the runway at the Pamella Roland fashion show during New Yo)rk Fashion Week at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2020 in New York City. (AFP

The best pictures from New York Fashion Week
T K Sandeep is a photographer whose work consists of moody video poems and photo poems. One of his recent projects was a calendar in which he got hijras and transgenders in Kerala to tell him their dream professions, and then he photographed them dressed as those professionals.

A selection of photographer TK Sandeep's work
The dress featured a fairly simple silhouette with a plunging neckline. But the drama is brought by the feathered veil/cape element. It also had a bow at the neck for added drama. (Photo: AP)

Valentino fashionably interprets A Midsummer's Night Dream
A man sports a colourful headgear with traditional motifs. (Photo: AP)

India gears up for Navratri
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