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Quote of the day by Anne Frank: 'Most people, married or single, stand inwardly alone' - What The Diary of a Young Girl author teaches us about hidden emotional lonelinessAnne Frank's simple yet timeless words, "most people, married or single, stand inwardly alone," resonate deeply today. She once talked abou...
British-era heritage sites need preservation, states should work on it with more seriousness: ShekhawatUnion Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has called for greater seriousness from states in preserving British-era public assets. The...
Construction workers uncovered six centuries old shipwrecks buried beneath the same siteAn ordinary infrastructure project in Sweden has unearthed an extraordinary past. Six shipwrecks, dating from the Middle Ages to the 17th c...
ASML layoffs: the king of advanced chip-making machines cuts 1,700 jobs in major shake-up—but is China ready to lure them all and forge its own ASML empire?ASML layoffs hit global headlines after the chip giant confirmed 1,700 job cuts, nearly 4% workforce, despite record AI-driven demand. The ...
Reports again raise spectre of 'demolition' of Patna's Sultan Palace, spark outcryThe Bihar Cabinet has greenlit plans for a luxurious five-star heritage hotel at the Sultan Palace, a remarkable edifice constructed in 192...
Imec opens €2.5 billion chip pilot line as Europe looks to strengthen AI handEurope has launched NanoIC, a €2.5 billion pilot line for advanced chip development. This initiative supports the EU's Chips Act, aiming to...
Intel discloses $7 billion operating loss for chip-making unitIntel said the manufacturing unit had $7 billion in operating losses for 2023, a steeper loss than the $5.2 billion in operating losses the...
Norway joins Denmark, Netherlands to donate F-16s to UkraineNorway has announced its plans to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, making it the third European nation to do so. The country will al...
Major blow, will set bad precedent: Heritage experts on SC nod to raze Patna Collectorate complexBulldozers knocked down the front columns of the 1938-built District Board Patna building in the Patna Collectorate campus on Saturday, a d...
An architectural gem with an 'ugly history': Battle to restore iconic Japan brothel buildingTaiyoshi Hyakuban hasn't functioned as a brothel for decades.
2020: From Patna to Ahmedabad, heritage structures faced demolition; citizens opposedThe redevelopment of Central Vista in the heart of Lutyens' Delhi also irked heritage lovers in 2020, who had been demanding from the gover...
From Kolkata to Vadodara, people appeal to govt to connect Patna Collectorate with tourismHearing a petition by heritage body INTACH, the Supreme Court on September 18 had ordered a stay on the demolition of the Patna Collectorat...
Banksy's artwork gets a makeover; 'Girl with a Pierced Eardrum' mural dons a coronavirus face maskThe COVID-19 pandemic has already inspired the artist.
Gandhi Foundation in UK appeals to Nitish Kumar to save Patna CollectorateIn a letter to the Bihar CM, the Foundation has highlighted the architectural and cinematic legacy of the over 200-year-old building comple...
Collectorate razing would be irreparable blow to Patna: INTACH chairman to Nitish KumarIn a letter to Kumar, the Delhi-based heritage body's chairman Gen (retd) L K Gupta has also drawn Kumar's attention towards the unprotecte...
Patna Collectorate shouldn't go the Dak Bungalow way: ExpertsThe spectre of demolition looming large over nearly 200-year-old Patna Collectorate has brought back memories of the lost colonial-era Dak ...
Netherlands government appeals to Nitish Kumar to spare Patna Collectorate from demolitionPatna Collectorate alongside Patna College's main administration building and the remains of the opium godown in Gulzarbagh, comprise the l...
Patna's historic Collectorate faces demolition; INTACH opposesCenturies-old Patna Collectorate buildings, parts of which are said to be original Dutch structures in the city, are facing the wrecking ba...
22 Heads of State walk to reaffirm 60 years old principles of Bandung ConferenceThe purpose was to commemorate 60th anniversary of the Bandung Conference and reiterate its values.
- Fort Kochi’s multifarious heritage - from the Portuguese to the British
Fort Kochi’s architecture reflects its multifarious heritage, from the Portuguese to the British, says Faizal Khan