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Quote of the Day by Napoleon Bonaparte: "Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets" — words that are still relevant today.Napoleon Bonaparte knew information held more power than force. He famously stated four hostile newspapers were more feared than a thousand...- Quote of the day by Napoleon Bonaparte: 'Whenever a king sees that his people are about to revolt, he starts a war...' - A reality check about political distraction from the French emperorThis Quote of the day by Napoleon Bonaparte focuses on his widely attributed line, “Whenever a king sees that his people are about to revol...
- Louvre Museum thieves took away jewels worth ₹896 crore but left this Rs 526-crore diamond mined in GolcondaA daring Louvre Museum robbery saw thieves steal valuable Napoleonic jewellery. However, they bypassed the famous Regent Diamond. This 140....
- Louvre Museum Robbery: Priceless crown of Empress Eugénie with 1,354 diamonds and 56 emeralds found broken in ParisLouvre Museum Robbery: Thieves stole priceless jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris. The daring daylight heist saw criminals breach a win...
- Napoleon's iconic bicorne black hat could fetch Rs 5.4 cr at a French auctionWhile other officers customarily wore their hats with the wings facing front to back, Napoleon wore his with the ends pointing toward his s...
- Di Cavalcanti painting 'Mulattoes', valued at $1.5 mn, 'stabbed' 7 times by Brazil riotersVarious other priceless artworks were destroyed after rioters stormed the Brazil capital buildings.
- Genius and pacifismGeneral (now Field Marshal) Kutuzov awaits the Tsar in Vilnius. Kutuzov knows that his monarch is unhappy at his earlier failure to counter...
- Napoleon's dress sword, guns he used in 1799 coup fetch $2.8 mn at US auctionThe lot was sold via phone to a buyer who has remained anonymous.
- Napoleon Bonaparte's dress sword used in 1799 coup may fetch $3.5 mn at US auctionFive other weapons that belonged to the French emperor will go under the hammer.
- For the love of artifacts: 18th-century Chinese porcelain vase sells for $4.6 mn at auctionThe cobalt blue and white gourd represents an imperial dragon with five claws in search of the sacred pearl.
- View: As the US wrecks the rules-based order it once led, Europe only twiddles its thumbsIf the Iran deal is off, Tehran would return to its nuclear bomb building, and be targeted by Israeli preemptive strikes. That could lead t...
- Why Tipu Sultan is upset with Vijay Mallya and wants answersThe embattled liquor tycoon gave away the rare sword because his family told him it was bringing him 'bad luck'.
- The little corporal: Napoleon BonaparteNapoleon sold to the US their French possession, over 2 million sq km of land, called Louisiana Purchase, for less than $7.40 per sq km.
- Books: Top authors' top reads in 2014Amit Chaudhuri, who is also an acclaimed musician and a professor of Contemporary Literature at the University of East Anglia, named four b...
- Christie's second annual Out of the Ordinary sale to be held in September later this yearFollowing the success of Out of the Ordinary 2013, the sale will be on extended public exhibition displaying the intriguing items for five ...
- New insight into the consequences of power lights up heights of follyPeople who wield power feel taller than they actually are. Or, at least, that is what a recent piece of psychological research tells us.
- Belfast tempts travellers with its architecture and cultureBelfast has emerged from the shadow of sectarian troubles to tempt travellers with its history and architecture, cuisine and culture.
- Les Invalides, the impressive monument in ParisLes Invalides is important as Napoleon's final resting place, but its museums and architecture are also grand.
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