Pipping past the four metro cities of New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, the southern technology hub Bangalore has emerged as the best city to live in India, a global survey said on Tuesday. However, the national capital Delhi has emerged as the most unsafe city in India.

Thousands of people will gather in London to have a glance of the royal pair who is set to marry on Friday amidst fanfare and grand royal celebrations.

A popular Durga puja pandal in the city is busy giving finishing touches to a replica of a German town as part of its theme this year. Along with Bengal's rich culture reflected in the 'sabeki' (traditional) style of puja, the life and culture of German town Rhedyt will find place in south Kolkata's Ekdalia Evergreen Club pandal, a consistent crowd-puller every year.

A centuries-old diamond passed down through generations of European royalty fetched USD 9.7 million at auction in Geneva on Wednesday. The 35-carat "Beau Sancy" diamond was worn by Marie de Medici, Queen consort of Henry IV, at her coronation in 1610. Five bidders spanning three continents competed for the historic jewel at a Sotheby's auction where there was little evidence of the current global financial woes.

Never took your spelling classes seriously in school? Well, you should have because it could have catapulted you to fame may be. That is how a Bangalore man booked his name in Guinness Book, by spelling the word 'Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia'. As if this wasn’t enough to startle people, he pronounced the same word in reverse order as well without batting an eyelid. And with this, Shishir Hathwar, 25, has made his entry possible in Guinness Book record.

Budgeting seems to have found a place in the royal house too! Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton have reportedly vowed to cut the cost of their royal tours, and make their first official overseas visit to the US and Canada a budget trip.

Prince William's wife Kate Middleton is being given private lessons on the workings of Britain's national institutions to groom her for a lifetime of Royal duties, a media report said. In recent week’s experts on government, the arts and the media have been asked to visit St James's Palace to give the Duchess one-to-one tutorials to ensure she has a thorough knowledge of the Establishment, daily quoted royal aides as saying.

The big fat royal wedding of Prince Williams and Kate Middleton this Friday will have an Indian touch. An Indian-origin entrepreneur and his British wife are giving the finishing touches to cake meant for the royal wedding.

As thousands of tourists arrived here for the Royal wedding on Friday, nearly 1,000 members of Britain's armed forces on Wednesday conducted a dress rehearsal on the streets of London in full ceremonial clothing.

Even nearly 14 years after her death in a car crash in Paris, Princess Diana is still the UK's most favourite royal, a survey has found.