MTV Splitsvilla X5 is getting quite exciting with each passing episode. This week's challenge was quite interesting as the Splitsvillians had to perform a challenge with their ex-flames and any contestant from the Jury from the courtroom task. Akriti Negi had to perform with ex-boyfriend Sachin Sharma and her current connection Jashwant Bopanna. The task had an interesting catch. The ex-flame got a chance to open the mischief box and select whether he would want to make their team lose or not. Read More...
A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he was French emperor sold for a record of nearly €2 million at a French auction on Sunday, the auction house said.
The hat went for €1.932 million (US$2.1 million) – breaking the previous record for a Napoleonic hat, held by the same auction house, of €1.884 million in 2014 shelled out by a South Korean businessman.
The hat, known as a bicorne, is in Napoleon’s trademark colours – black, with the French flag’s blue-white-red colours as insignia – and attracted interest from collectors “the world over”, auctioneers Osenat said, declining to give the identity or nationality of the eventual buyer. Read More...
Abe himself has helped to raise the country’s profile by his tireless travelling to meet other world leaders and promote Japan. But he is a one-man band.
At the IMF and World Bank, where Japan remains the second-biggest shareholder after the US, Japan fails to make its voice heard. The main players are US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, Germany’s Wolfgang Schaeuble, the UK’s George Osborne, publicly, and China behind the scenes. Read More...