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5 Places You Must See When In Paris

From the Eiffel Tower to the Louvre Museum, this list of attractions is sure to help make your visit to Paris unforgettable.

29 Jan 2023 12:14 AM

Cairn Energy Plc has secured a French court order to seize some 20 government properties in Paris to recover a part of the USD 1.72 billion due from New Delhi.(Photo: Twitter @CairnEnergy)

Cairn wins French court order to seize Indian properties in Paris

Finance Ministry said it has not received any order from any French court and will take appropriate legal remedies after it gets an order

09 Jul 2021 1:22 AM

Firefighters extinguish a burning car near the Champs-Elysees in Paris on August 23, 2020, as PSG supporters riot after the UEFA Champions League final football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich at the Luz stadium in Lisbon. (AFP)

Scores arrested as Paris Saint-Germain fans riot after defeat to Bayern Munich

The trouble lasted several hours, as groups of fans threw bottles and fireworks at police, who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets

24 Aug 2020 1:29 PM

A statue wears a mask along Trocadero square close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. (AP)

Paris is 'red' high-risk COVID zone again

The measure follows a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections over the past two weeks

14 Aug 2020 4:39 PM

French police unionists fire blue flares as they demonstrate with a banner reading" No police, no peace" down the Champs-Elysee avenue, Friday, June 12, 2020 in Paris. (AP)

Police rally for government support in France after chokehold ban

French police opine that new restrictions have gone too far, and have taken issue with any implication of systemic racism

12 Jun 2020 4:18 PM

A medical staff member prepares to collect samples from a woman at a COVID-19 testing centre set up in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AFP)

French coronavirus death toll overtakes Spain's

France now stands as world's fourth-highest number of fatalities after the United States, Britain and Italy

13 May 2020 11:33 AM

A grandchild gives a kiss to his grand-father, suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus, as he is evacuated to a hospital by the Protection Civile Paris Seine first aid workers, from his home in Paris. (AFP)

France prepares to lift lockdown, red zone Paris under watch

Prime minister Edouard Philippe opine that enough progress had been made in curbing the virus and supporting hospitals

08 May 2020 12:57 PM

After the Notre Dame fire in April spewed dozens of tons of toxic lead-dust into the atmosphere in just a few hours. (Photo: AP)

Paris wakes up to dangers of lead dust after Notre Dame fire

Notre Dame fire wakes the world up to dangers of lead dust.

24 Dec 2019 2:00 PM

The organisers of such marches routinely dismiss these official counts as gross underestimates. (Photo: AFP)

Travel misery hits tourists visiting France

New travel misery in France as unions warn of fresh turmoil.

08 Dec 2019 3:48 PM

It is one of the few paintings from the post-impressionist's Tahiti period still in private hands. (Photo: AFP)

Rare canvas by French artist Paul Gauguin fetches 9.5 mn euros

Rare Gauguin fetches 9.5 mn euros at Paris auction.

04 Dec 2019 1:34 PM

An attempt last year to revive "pissoirs" on the streets of Paris to stop men from urinating against walls. (Photo: AFP)

Outdoor loos in Paris get historic status

What a relief! Paris show lifts taboo on historic outdoor loos.

21 Nov 2019 3:21 PM

Anand Baid with his wife Punita Baid and his children Yash Dhriti

Namaskara Paris!

A one of a kind expedition from Bengaluru to Paris on road sure has a story to tell. Anand Baid and family shares their experience and more.

13 Nov 2019 12:23 AM

Fans of the famous loaf can now tackle the 'big hug of bread' at home, with Poilâne sharing the secrets of the company’s sourdough in a recipe which stretches over three pages. (Photo: ANI)

World-famous bakery shares secrets in a new book

World famous Poilâne in Paris shares secret in English language cookbook.

29 Oct 2019 9:48 AM

It's important to restore everything with qualitative grace at the iconic monument. (Photo: Representational/ Pexels)

Notre Dame’s scaffolding to be removed in coming weeks

Removal of Notre Dame's melted scaffold to begin 'in weeks'.

17 Oct 2019 2:33 PM

The drawing was made by Leonardo da Vinci around 1490. (Photo: AP)

Iconic painting by da Vinci can go to Louvre

Da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" drawing can go on loan to Louvre.

17 Oct 2019 2:01 PM

Woman before a Mirror by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1897. (Photo: Instagram/arthistoryfeed)

Toulouse-Lautrec's first retrospective to be exhinbited in Paris

Paris mounts first Toulouse-Lautrec exhibition in three decades.

05 Oct 2019 3:29 PM

A postage stamp bearing the image of Mahatma Gandhi. (Photo: ANI)

France: Mahatma Gandhi figures on postage stamp issued by French company

Similar postage stamps were issued in Uzbekistan, Turkey, Palestine and other countries around the globe on Gandhi Jayanti.

03 Oct 2019 10:59 AM

Restorers used a wind tunnel to help dry the tapestry before freezing it to kill off any fungi and parasites that might eat away at the weaving. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Precious Notre-Dame tapestry restored after fire

Treasured Notre-Dame tapestry restored after blaze.

16 Sep 2019 12:40 PM

Da Vinci had a legendary obsession with the flight of birds and how understanding the mechanism could lead to the creation of a human flying machine. (Photo: AFP)

Leonardo da Vinci's famous mechanical lion on display in Paris

Leonardo da Vinci's mechanical lion goes on display in Paris museum.

12 Sep 2019 10:13 AM

'In new India, the way in which action is being taken against corruption, dynasty politics, loot of people's money, terrorism, this has never happened before,' PM Modi said. (Photo: ANI)

'No place in new India for corruption': PM Modi declares at UNESCO in Paris

Modi said India is now surging ahead, 'mandate we got was not merely for running a govt but for building a new India.'

23 Aug 2019 2:56 PM

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