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India.com
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- India.com
5 Gwalior Landmarks So Breathtaking You'll Wonder Why You Haven't Been Yet
Gwalior is not just a city; it is a living story carved in stone and time. With its majestic forts, ancient temples, and royal palaces, this historic city in Madhya Pradesh stands as a testament to India's rich heritage. Most travellers flock to the famous Gwalior Fort and the iconic Jai Vilas Palace, but the city holds many more secrets that are waiting to be discovered. Let's dive deeper into Gwalior beyond the popular spots and explore five attractions that every traveller needs to visit to truly understand the spirit of this timeless city. 1. Gwalior Fort : The Heartbeat of the City No trip to Gwalior is complete without walking through the imposing gates of Gwalior Fort. Perched high on a hill, this fort has seen centuries of history, battles, and royal ceremonies. Inside, the fort is a small city in itself, with palaces, temples, and water tanks scattered across its vast expanse. The stunning Man Singh Palace with its intricate blue tile work is a masterpiece you cannot miss. Wander through its courtyards and halls and imagine the lives of kings and warriors who once ruled here. 2. Sas Bahu Temples : The Twin Marvels of Architecture Just a short drive from the city centre, the Sas Bahu temples are an extraordinary example of medieval Indian temple architecture. Despite the centuries, their detailed carvings still tell stories of gods, goddesses, and mythical creatures. These twin temples stand side by side, one dedicated to the mother-in-law (Sas) and the other to the daughter-in-law (Bahu). Walking around here is like stepping into a sculptor's canvas where every stone holds a tale. 3. Jai Vilas Palace : Royal Grandeur Preserved The Jai Vilas Palace is a beautiful blend of European and Indian architecture. Once the residence of the Scindia royal family, it now houses a museum displaying royal artifacts, antique furniture, and intricate paintings. The grand Durbar Hall with its golden ceiling and crystal chandeliers captures the regal spirit of Gwalior's past. This palace is more than a monument; it's a window into royal life filled with art, history, and elegance. 4. Teli Ka Mandir : A Unique Blend of Styles Inside the Gwalior Fort complex lies the Teli Ka Mandir, an ancient temple that stands out for its unusual architecture. This temple combines North Indian and South Indian styles, creating a structure that is unlike any other in India. Its towering spire and detailed carvings are awe-inspiring. The temple's massive size and bold design make it a must-visit for anyone interested in architecture or history. 5. Gujari Mahal Archaeological Museum : Stories Unearthed Located near the fort, Gujari Mahal was once the palace of Queen Mrignayani. Today, it is an archaeological museum that houses an impressive collection of sculptures, inscriptions, and artifacts from different periods of Indian history. The museum gives a deeper understanding of the cultural richness that has shaped Gwalior. Walking through its galleries feels like time travelling through centuries of art and tradition. Why Explore These Attractions Beyond the Usual? Gwalior is often overshadowed by bigger cities, but its historic charm remains untouched and genuine. Visiting these attractions offers a richer experience, far beyond the postcard views of the fort's walls or the palace's grand exterior. It's about feeling the city's pulse through ancient stones, intricate carvings, and royal stories whispered in quiet corners. These spots are not just tourist places—they are living memories that connect you to India's layered past. Practical Tips for Your Gwalior Trip Plan your visit early: Many of these sites open by 9 AM, and visiting early helps avoid crowds and the midday heat. Wear comfortable shoes: The forts and temples involve a good amount of walking and some climbing. Carry water and snacks: While the city has many eateries, some sites like the fort and temples are spread out. Hire a local guide: To truly appreciate the history and stories, a knowledgeable guide can make your visit more meaningful. Respect the heritage: These places are centuries old. Please avoid touching carvings or leaving litter. Final Thought Gwalior is a city that wears its history with pride but invites you to discover it with curiosity and awe. The five attractions mentioned here are not just sights—they are experiences that will leave you connected to a time long gone but never forgotten. So when you plan your trip to Madhya Pradesh, don't just tick off the famous names. Wander beyond the usual, walk the ancient stones, listen to the stories hidden in carvings, and let Gwalior reveal itself to you—one timeless attraction at a time.
The Independent
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Bjorn Ulvaeus admits he was ‘troubled' at first by age gap between him and wife Christina Sas
Abba star Björn Ulvaeus has admitted he has concerns at the beginning of his relationship with his third wife, Christina Sas. The pair met in 2021, while Sas was working on the release of the Abba album Voyage, and began dating the following year after he divorced from music journalist Lena Kallersjo, to whom he was married for 41 years. He and Sas – who married in September 2024 in a ceremony officiated by comedian and TV presenter Sandi Toksvig – have an age gap of almost three decades, as Sas, 52, is 28 years Ulvaeus's junior. In a new interview, the Swedish musician and composer, 79, revealed that the age difference initially troubled him, even though – for him – it was 'love at first sight'. 'Immediately I had severe problems with myself and the age difference,' he told The Times. 'When a man or a woman meets someone much younger and falls in love they think, 'Am I doing the right thing?'' In the end, though, he said he 'just gave up'. The singer added: 'I decided, 'It's up to her – if she wants to live with someone older and we love each other…' Age doesn't come between us now – we rarely even talk about it.' Ulvaeus has two children with first wife Fältskog, Linda Elin Ulvaeus and Peter Christian Ulvaeus, and two daughters, Emma and Anna, with Kallersjo. He and his Abba bandmates, Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog, were recently the subject of an authorised biography that delved into the inner workings of one of the most successful pop groups of all time. Melancholy Undercover: The book of Abba by Jan Gradvall, released last year, offered rare interviews with all four of the 1974 Eurovision champions, along with those who know and work with them, providing insights into how they created immortal hits such as 'Dancing Queen'. 'I cried when I heard it,' Lyngstad said. 'I thought it was so incredibly beautiful.' Ulvaeus recalled that Fältskog, whom he was married to at the time, was asleep when he returned home and so he went to his sister's home and played it for her 'over and over'. 'We couldn't believe how good it sounded,' he said. 'Dancing Queen' was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2015 and is frequently ranked as one of the greatest pop songs of all time. Ulvaeus will be speaking at SXSW London, which takes place between 2 to 7 June.
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ghosts' Román Zaragoza Ponders How Sasappis Died: ‘I Want It to Be Something Really Embarrassing'
And then there was one: Following Ghosts' reveal last season about how Hetty died, Sasappis is the only spirit left whose demise remains a mystery. While his portrayer Román Zaragoza doesn't know when the CBS comedy will share the circumstances of Sas' death, he does have a request for how it should go. More from TVLine Ghosts' Román Zaragoza Talks Sasappis' Love Triangle Twist and Why He Pitched For Sas to Be a Virgin Ghosts Powers, Ranked: Whose Special Ability Is Best? And Which One Stinks? Matlock Left Matty and Olympia in a Very Surprising Place Ahead of 2-Hour Finale 'I keep thinking it'd be really funny [if it was] something, like, incredibly embarrassing,' the actor tells TVLine. 'Because Thor was kind of there, so maybe he knows. Like, he's hiding it. I don't know, but I want it to be something really embarrassing.' Zaragoza says he's had 'some conversations with some writers,' but the timing of the big reveal is 'very much up in the air.' 'They want to dive into it, but I think it's a slow burn,' Zaragoza explains. 'They don't want to show all the cards yet, because at this point, I think we know how every ghost died except for Sas, and we know all the powers, too. So I think they're trying to hold onto his death to be a bigger thing down the road. But I'm curious.' In addition to diving into Sas' death, Zaragoza has a few other items on his Season 5 wish list. (The series was picked up for two seasons in February.) 'Seeing more of his life could be really fun,' Zaragoza shares. 'I want to see more of him with his dad, would love to bring my dad [Gregory Zaragoza] back [as Sasappis' father], and would love to see more about who he was when he was alive, because he was a timid person. In that flashback with his father, we saw that he's kind of timid, and then him with Shiki, he's timid, and saying, 'Hi,' and, like, how did that come about? Who is he? Who was he when he was alive?' 'The more that we can see that, it translates into what's happening now,' Zaragoza continues. 'And then that would be really fun to see him with [new love interest] Joan, and to see how all these things are coming back, all these things he hasn't even thought about for the last 500 years because he's just been dead, and been living that kind of afterlife.' fans, what are your theories about how Sas died? Hit the comments! Ghosts Powers, Ranked: Whose Special Ability Is Best? And Which One Stinks? View List Best of TVLine Yellowjackets' Tawny Cypress Talks Episode 4's Tai/Van Reunion: 'We're All Worried About Taissa' Vampire Diaries Turns 10: How Real-Life Plot Twists Shaped Everything From the Love Triangle to the Final Death Vampire Diaries' Biggest Twists Revisited (and Explained)
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ghosts Finally Gives Sasappis a New Love Interest — But Is He Over [Spoiler]?
Ghosts finally made good on its promise of a new love interest for Sasappis during this Thursday's episode — but she may not be the one that Sas was hoping for. Creators Joe Port and Joe Wiseman first teased that Sasappis would get another chance at romance at San Diego Comic-Con back in July 2024, and eight months later, the mystery woman arrived in the form of snappy 1940s screenwriter ghost Joan (played by Welcome to Flatch's Taylor Ortega). More from TVLine Ghosts Powers, Ranked: Whose Special Ability Is Best? And Which One Stinks? Ghosts' Rebecca Wisocky Talks Hetty's 'Resonant' Power and Why She Loved Not Having a Special Ability Georgie & Mandy Adds Christopher Gorham as Someone From Mandy's Romantic Past... and Future? During his travels beyond Woodstone B&B, Pete found another spirit with the ability to roam and brought her to the property to meet Sas. (Doesn't it feel like the show jumped a step by not showing us Pete and Joan's initial conversation about Sas? Also, where was Pete and what was he doing when he found Joan? And why and how can Joan roam? But I digress…) Despite the extremely random circumstances of their match, Sas and Joan immediately hit it off. He shares that car ghost Jessica left him for roast beef, but Joan wonders how he can be so unlucky in love. 'Witty, great hair — a girl could do worse,' Joan remarks. 'Maybe I just haven't met the right girl yet,' Sas says, to which Joan not-so-subtly replies that maybe the right girl has been there since that morning. And if Sas wasn't won over enough, Joan then roasted Trevor, remarking that 'with twigs like those' for legs, 'you must be the bravest man I ever met.' Sas and Joan's random blind date almost seems too perfect to be true. Joan doesn't even need to leave soon for fear of vanishing like Pete if she sticks around Woodstone too long. 'The longer you roam, the more you build up your tolerance. You don't have to go back as much,' she reveals, which is certainly interesting information for Pete, potentially. Alas, Sas seems a bit iffy on Joan, even though she's his only option at the moment, which prompts Hetty to suggest that Sas has a thing for unavailable ghosts. But unlike with Jessica, Sas had real feelings for Lenape spirit Shiki when he was alive… and maybe he still does, which is why he's self-sabotaging himself, romantically, he realizes. So matchmaker/'cuckold' Pete visits Shiki to get Sas some closure and find out, once and for all, if she has any interest in Sas. She does not — until she learns that Sas killed a dear and left it outside her home when they were alive as a courting gesture. That changes everything for Shiki, but Hetty, Pete and Sam decide to keep that piece of information secret from Sas so he can finally move on. However, the truth comes out when Jay walks into the room and comments about Shiki liking Sas, not knowing that Sas is there and listening. (Poor Jay vows not to enter a room while talking from now on.) Even though Joan is crushing on Sas, she helps him through his 'all is lost moment' to realize he needs to think outside the box when it comes to being with Shiki, who 'lives' at a newspaper office. To get to the woman he loves, Sas will go inside the ghost trap in the hopes of crossing the Woodstone boundary. He has no idea if this crazy plan will work, but 'talk about a cliffhanger!' Joan declares. fans, what did you think of Joan? Are you rooting for her and Sas, or Sas and Shiki? Hit the comments! Ghosts Powers, Ranked: Whose Special Ability Is Best? And Which One Stinks? View List Best of TVLine Mrs. Maisel Flash-Forward List: All of Season 5's Futuristic Easter Eggs Yellowjackets Recap: The Morning After Yellowjackets Recap: The First Supper
Euronews
20-03-2025
- Business
- Euronews
The defence tech lessons Europe can learn from Ukraine
The war in Ukraine is 'a bit like World War One and World War Three combined,' according to James Appathurai, NATO's deputy assistant secretary general for innovation, hybrid, and cyber. He said while everybody sees the heavy metal weapons and tanks being used in Ukraine, much like in the Great War, the key to the country's defence is making tech commercially available and dual-use to fight war in the modern era. 'That's allowing the Ukrainians to stand on their feet in a way that one might not have expected,' he told Euronews Next, adding that this is a vital lesson for Europe as it seeks greater defence autonomy by weaning itself off American weapons. In a speech at the Royal Danish Military Academy on Tuesday, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said that European Union countries 'will have to fully rely on European defence supply chains, especially in times of urgent need'. Following her speech, the Commission published a so-called white paper on defence on Wednesday, which comes as part of a 'ReArm Europe' plan laid out earlier this month that could see up to €800 billion poured into the continent's defence sector over the next four years. The consensus is that the EU will have to spend wisely on defence and timing is everything, a lesson that Ukraine has learned in three years of war. 'I think Europe has to invest a lot in general in defence, just because we see how the world is uncertain right now. [This is] What we realised in this war, and I think the type of war Europe may have to fight in the future will be quite the same as the Ukrainian war,' Bohdan Sas, co-founder and chief commercial officer at Ukrainian drone company Buntar Aerospace, said. Sas, who tests his company's equipment on the battlefield, told Euronews Next that one of the biggest lessons European defence companies was to be able to see how their technology works in practice. 'The companies who never fought a war with their equipment, they're definitely outdated 100 per cent' Sas said. 'We see some Western companies, some European ones come to the Ukrainian battlefield and [at] first, their products are total crap'. Sas said that some of the tech can be 'useless' but then companies go back to their labs and do more research and updates, and perhaps two years later their products have improved. 'But still, it takes a lot of time. I think time is really precious right now in politics, in the economy and in defence too. So if you can buy some time with money you better do it,' he said. Another key lesson for Europe is that money has to be spent strategically. 'If you have a stock of really good but really expensive equipment, it will be depleted regardless. So drones are our [Ukraine's] way to answer [a] big opponent,' Sas said. While there is a misconception that there are only cheap drones being made in Ukraine, he said it is important to assess the right balance between cost and capacity. One example he points to is using cheaper drones in a first attack and then using more expensive weapons in a second attack. NATO's Appathurai also agrees that speed is of the essence when it comes to defence tech. 'There is a very, very rapid innovation cycle of two to six weeks, which means two to six weeks for the Ukrainians to come up with an innovation, to use it and to have it neutralised by the Russians, who are also learning at the same speed,' he said. The long procurement process also slows things down, he said, referring to NATO's acquisition of F-35s or Euro Fighters. He explained that they must be in perfect condition and be able to work in all conditions, which means that it can take ages to receive them and by the time they arrive, the technology part is outdated. 'Almost any innovative technology you acquire would have long been obsolete before you get it. So for me, the biggest nut to crack is rapid acquisition, rapid procurement,' Appathurai said. NATO is working to put a rapid adoption plan in place for its allies at the NATO summit in June, he added. 'We need to move much, much faster, meaning we need to be able to adopt more quickly and understand that it's not just platforms, it's effects,' he said. US tech giant Meta announced on Thursday that it will roll out its AI chat function tool across the EU, despite the plan sparking regulatory questions across Europe. 'It's taken longer than we would have liked to get our AI technology into the hands of people in Europe as we continue to navigate its complex regulatory system - but we're glad we're finally here,' Meta said in a blog post published Thursday. MetaAI rolled out in the US in September 2023, followed by India in June 2024, and in the UK in October. Its plan to continue expansion in Europe was halted last summer due to 'regulatory unpredictability'. The company paused the launch of its AI assistant in Europe after the Irish Data Protection Commission told Meta to postpone its plan to use data of adult users of Facebook and Instagram to train large language models (LLMs). Meta now says that over the coming weeks it will 'take the first step in making Meta AI's chat function available in six European languages - English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and German - with a view to find parity with the US and expand our offering over time.' MetaAI will be available within Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and Messenger. It will allow users for example to ask a question in WhatsApp group chats, or to 'discover content that is relevant to their interests'. In total, the tool will begin rolling out across 41 European Countries, including those in the EU, as well as 21 Overseas Territories, the company said. Meta's new global policy chief, Joel Kaplan, last month criticised Europe's regulatory action against US tech companies, claiming it is 'pushing the continent to the sidelines'. Kaplan argued that while a global AI revolution is unfolding, it's important to drive competitiveness and economic growth to open innovation and transatlantic cooperation, and for Europe to look for stronger collaboration with the US and its companies. His comments fit the recent company narrative. In January, CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke about the US election result, claiming that Meta would work with incoming US President Donald Trump to push back on countries that are trying to rein in social media platforms.
