Stolen Louvre jewellery worth €88m, prosecutor says

Paris, Oct 22 (UNI) Jewellery allegedly stolen from the Louvre in Paris in a daring daylight robbery has been valued at 88 million euros (£76m; $102m), a French public prosecutor has said, citing the museum’s curator. Laure Beccuau told RTL radio the sum was “extraordinary” but said the greater loss was to France’s historical heritage. Crown…

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US chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies aged 29

New York, Oct 22 (UNI) US chess grandmaster and popular YouTube chess commentator Daniel Naroditsky has died at age of 29. The chess player’s family announced his “unexpected” death in a statement released by his club, the Charlotte Chess Center, on Monday. No cause of death was given, reports BBC. The statement described him as…

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Kerala BJP leaders meet President Droupadi Murmu

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 21 (UNI) A delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Kerala State President Rajeev Chandrasekhar met President Droupadi Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here today. During the meeting, the delegation apprised the President of the growing public concern over the recent Sabarimala temple gold theft and other related issues. The team…

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