At 15, Louis Braille began transforming a military night code into the reading system now used worldwideLouis Braille transformed a military code into a revolutionary reading system for the blind. His 6-dot system, developed in Paris, allowed ...
24 May, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
French Open: A final dance at Roland Garros for retiring Stan Wawrinka and Gael MonfilsTennis stars Stan Wawrinka and Gael Monfils are set for their final dance at Roland Garros. The French crowd cherishes these veterans who h...
23 May, 2026, 12.35 AM IST
Quote of the day by French-Swiss director Jean-Luc Godard: ‘I always feel that a man and a woman who do not like the same films will eventually divorce’.Renowned filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard believed shared film tastes signify deeper compatibility, suggesting couples who enjoy the same movies a...
09 May, 2026, 02.44 PM IST
Septime in ParisParis' dining scene is evolving with restaurants like Septime. Chef Bertrand Grebaut leads the kitchen, focusing on fresh, seasonal ingredi...
11 Mar, 2026, 11.02 PM IST
Paris opens river Seine for public swimming for first time since 1923Parisians celebrated the reopening of the Seine for public swimming on Saturday, a century after it was banned in 1923. Spurred by the Pari...
05 Jul, 2025, 05.54 PM IST
Emily in Paris Season 5: Showrunner reveals whether Emily will return to Paris or the story will shift to RomeThe hit Netflix series Emily in Paris is gearing up for a major change in its fifth season. After enchanting audiences with its Parisian ch...
16 Sep, 2024, 04.33 PM IST
SUV-Owners, flaunt your parking tickets!Parisians have voted to impose special parking fees on SUVs, the go-to motor vehicle for the wealthy, in an effort to cut down air pollutio...
05 Feb, 2024, 10.56 PM IST
Emily in Paris: Parisians face influx of Netflix hero's fansThe romantic comedy, whose third season was released in December, traces Emily's adventures and misadventures in her Parisian career and lo...
21 Apr, 2023, 05.59 PM IST
No more room for vroom? Paris votes on banishing e-scootersZipping around the City of Light on one of them, wind in the hair, or romantically but naughtily e-scooting a deux on one machine when the ...
02 Apr, 2023, 05.37 PM IST
Using your head to stay safe: Parisian art gallery owner designs papier-mache hats to enforce social distancingThe Parisian hats also act as a prophylactic to the virus of bigotry.
08 Jun, 2020, 08.30 AM IST
Picking the right lockdown targetLiberating parks for cooped up parisians has made a hero out of a picklock.
26 May, 2020, 07.49 AM IST
Living the Parisian dream: Kanakia Paris brings ambience, luxury of French capital to Mumbai's BKCThe luxury residential project is not only about the physicality, but also the ambience and the experience of Paris.
28 Nov, 2019, 12.42 PM IST
Louvre in Paris furthers genre of ephemeral artThat’s when the true intention behind a work of art transforms in hindsight.
05 Apr, 2019, 11.50 AM IST
Jet, set, chef: From Paris to Sri Lanka, chef Pooja Dhingra has been on the moveDhingra had a busy few weeks post her Parisian sojourn, jetting off to SL immediately after to attend the wedding of her friend Kelvin.
03 Oct, 2016, 01.15 PM IST
A holiday for baguette-deprived Parisians?Many may see the move as a EU-instigated conspiracy to undermine an aspect of distinct French culture, not to mention supplant an artisanal...
11 Aug, 2015, 07.29 AM IST
The high tea: Warmth of a Parisian brasserie and the chic of a London caféThe term high tea was coined in England when the exhausted factory worker returned from work and was in desperate need of a pre-dinner meal.
10 Apr, 2014, 11.40 AM IST
Parisian waiters might be better behaved nowIn an effort to improve the state of affairs, however, the city’s tourism officials are on a drive to improve the etiquette of these beings.
21 Jun, 2013, 04.00 AM IST