In 1879, a French postman picked up a strange stone. Over the next 33 years, he built one of Europe’s most extraordinary palaces by hand | World News

For 33 years, a French rural postman quietly spent his spare time collecting stones from the roadside, turning what began as a chance discovery into one of Europe’s most unusual architectural landmarks. Joseph Ferdinand Cheval, better known as Ferdinand Cheval or Facteur Cheval, started building the Palais Idéal (Ideal Palace) in Hauterives, France, after stumbling…

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Can your landlord install a CCTV camera outside your rented home? Here’s what the law says |

(AI-generated image) A landlord cannot assume that ownership of the property gives them an unrestricted right to monitor a tenant. Renting a home gives you the right to use the premises without unreasonable interference, while landlords often install CCTV cameras for the purpose of protecting their property. But what happens if a landlord installs a…

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Shekhar Suman: ‘Rekha never said don’t touch me here, won’t give another retake,’ Shekhar Suman recalls working with her in Utsav: ‘When there’s an actor who walks around with a paraphernalia, it’s a problem’ | Hindi Movie News

Shekhar Suman fondly looked back on his Bollywood debut in Girish Karnad’s 1984 romantic drama Utsav, where he starred opposite Rekha. Produced by Shashi Kapoor, the film featured Rekha as the courtesan Vasantasena and Shekhar as Charudatta, a poor man she falls in love with in Ujjain. Being a newcomer, it was quite a task…

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‘When I needed someone, he was there’: PV Sindhu recalls Virat Kohli’s role in comeback | Cricket News

PV Sindhu credits Virat Kohli for comeback (Image: Agencies) PV Sindhu has opened up on how a conversation with Virat Kohli helped her overcome one of the most difficult phases of her career following a serious injury in 2025, eventually inspiring a remarkable comeback that culminated in a historic Japan Open title.The two-time Olympic medallist…

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Quote of the day by Aristotle: ‘A tyrant must appear deeply religious. People are less likely to rebel because they think God is on his side’ | India News

“A tyrant must appear deeply religious. People are less likely to fear injustice from a ruler they believe is pious. They are also less likely to rebel because they think God is on his side.“More than two millennia after his death, Aristotle continues to shape the way we understand politics and power. Among the many…

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Times Prime: Times Prime’s Aeonic partners with Sisters in Sweat to host premium mixed football tournament | India News

MUMBAI: Times Prime today announced a strategic partnership with Sisters In Sweat (SIS), India’s largest sports and wellness community for women, to launch a premium Mixed Gender (Sisters & Misters) Football Tournament, In Mumbai. The event is curated by Aeonic, Times Prime’s newly launched wellness membership, and marks one of the first initiatives of its…

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Scientists deploy robot birds in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park to lure a critically declining local sage-grouse population away from an airport and revive its numbers | World News

Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming has turned to an unusual conservation strategy to save one of its fastest-declining bird populations: robot birds. Park officials and wildlife experts have deployed lifelike robotic greater sage-grouse that mimic the species’ elaborate courtship dances, puff out their chests and broadcast recorded mating calls in an effort to attract…

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One of America’s oldest homes is for sale and it comes with a $1.25 million price tag |

The William Haskell House. Photo credit: instagram/@thewilliamhaskellhouse A rare piece of early American history has hit the real estate market. The William Haskell House, one of the oldest surviving homes in the United States, is up for sale in Gloucester, Massachusetts, with an asking price of $1.25 million, offering buyers the chance to own a…

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‘My first target will be to wear the India jersey’: Ashok Sharma eyes dream India debut in Zimbabwe | Cricket News

India fast bowler Ashok Sharma has described receiving his maiden senior national team call-up as the fulfilment of a long-standing dream, with the youngster now hoping to make his international debut during the upcoming T20I series against Zimbabwe. India will take on Zimbabwe in a three-match T20I series in Harare from July 23 to 26,…

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CJP removes spokesperson Vijeta Dahiya, condemns ‘deeply insensitive actions’ | India News

Cockroach Janta Party removes spokesperson Vijeta Dahiya NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party has removed its spokesperson Vijeta Dahiya after multiple viral videos surfaced showing him during the police crackdown on protesters at Jantar Mantar, calling his conduct “deeply insensitive” and “unacceptable.““We strongly condemn the deeply insensitive actions of our spokesperson Vijeta Dahiya, whose videos…

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