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Moon at risk? Asteroid the size of Leaning Tower of Pisa might not hit Earth, but odds of it striking the Moon have just increasedAstronomers discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. It crosses Earth's orbit. Observations show a slightly increased chance of a lunar impact in 2032...
‘City-killer’ asteroid may hit Earth: Scary animation shows what YR4 2024 could do to a city like New York. Watch viral videoAn asteroid named 2024 YR4 has a slight chance of impacting Earth or the Moon in December 2032, with a 2.1% and 0.3% probability, respectiv...
Delhi: Now you can book Waste to Wonder Park, Shaheedi Park, and Bharat Darshan Park, for birthdays & corporate gatheringsMCD has finalized a partnership with an online booking platform to allow corporate events and birthday celebrations at Waste to Wonder, Sha...
Military tourism to Arabian winter, travel goes offbeatArmy Polygon, a company specializing in military-style events, is aiming to attract Indian travellers for military tourism this year. The c...
High alert in surrounding areas of iconic 'leaning tower' over risks of possible collapseAreas in close proximity to the iconic 'Leaning Tower' called Garisenda Tower in Italy's Bologna have been evacuated over possible risks of...
March town divided over its wonky Christmas treeIn the heart of March, a town in Cambridgeshire, festive cheer is met with a unique twist this holiday season. The focal point of the town'...
Culture, craft, cuisine: India unleashes soft power at G20New Delhi is preparing to welcome global leaders for the G20 summit by showcasing its culture, crafts, and cuisine. The city has undergone ...
Eccentric art flourishes along outskirts of Buenos AiresThe creators are usually construction workers or shop owners, although some artists are seeking to leave their signature in their neighborh...
Pisa’s straightened circumstancesFor tourism’s sake, the Leaning Tower shouldn’t right itself any more than it has.
World Heritage sites threatened by climate change: StudyThe study, published in the journal Nature, presents a risk index that ranks the sites according to the threat they face from today until t...
Just a minor flaw won’t dome the Taj MahalThat the minute deviation passed the sharp eye of Emperor Shah Jahan is a wonder too, and is also perhaps the best testament to its bedazzl...
Global event to turn world 'UN blue' to mark 70th anniversaryHowever, there is no Indian monument in the list of the 200 global iconic buildings that will be tiring blue to mark the day.
10 startup projects that were ahead of timeThere were many ancient mechanical marvels that were way ahead of their time. Here's is a list of some of them.
Shah Jahan finds a competitor: NRI Arun Mehra builds Taj Arabia in DubaiMehra wants to dedicate this new monument to ‘love in the world’ and says it’d be practical to build the Taj given the rock-bottom construc...
Realty project in Dubai to have big replica of Taj MahalA replica of Taj Mahal, Taj Arabia, several times bigger than India's architectural marvel, will be a part the Falconcity of Wonders (FCW) ...
World on a plate: world’s top culinary destinations for food connoisseursET-Travel recommends world’s top culinary destinations for food connoisseurs to indulge in. Don’t forget to carry your appetite!
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- Pisa: Many architectural wonders are crammed into a small area
So many architectural wonders are crammed into a small area ringed by general unkemptness that Bidisha Bagchi felt Pisa was like an Indian ...
Historic tilt: Leaning tower at PisaThe tower, which has undergone various experiments to keep it from tilting further, is open to public viewing in small groups at a time, wh...
- Qutab Minar in Delhi tilting due to seepage: Experts
Is Qutab Minar going the way of the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Experts are understood to have expressed concern that the monument, which Qutab ...