As big fat Indian weddings go, Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani knows how to take it to the next level. This weekend, the billionaire tycoon is hosting pre-wedding festivities for his son, 28-year-old Anant Ambani, in what promises to be a lavish affair with no expense spared. The younger Ambani is set to marry his childhood sweetheart Radhika Merchant, the 29-year-old daughter of another Indian billionaire, Viren Merchant. While the wedding itself won’t take place until July, a three-day pre-wedding bash kicks off on Friday, Mar.

So you’ve been nominated for a BAFTA Award or simply received an invitation to attend the posh Feb. 19 gala — well then, hats off to you. While in London, you’ll want to celebrate your good fortune with a proper spot of Da Hong Pao, a flute of festive bubbles and a fancy cress sandwich.

Le chemin vers l'organisation des Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 2030 est encore semé de petites embûches pour les Alpes. À l'issue d'une réunion tenue le 12 juin, la commission exécutive du Comité international olympique (CIO) a proposé aux membres de la prochaine session du CIO – son assemblée générale – d'élire les Alpes françaises comme hôtesses de l'édition 2030. Cette recommandation est une étape supplémentaire après l'invitation des Alpes françaises à participer à un "

No contemporary writer has done more to inform Western perceptions of Islam than Bernard Lewis. His seminal 1950 work, The Arabs in History, still holds up as one of the definitive accounts of the Arab world. Some of his more recent books have examined the rising anti-Western mood in the Islamic world. Coming after 9/11, What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East and The Crisis of Islam Holy War and Unholy Terror seek to explain the roots of extremism.

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s birth on May 29, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will display nine photographs of the 35th president, taken by renowned portraitist Richard Avedon. The above photos and contact sheets provide a first look at some of the portraits that will be in the exhibition, which will be on display from May 25 to August 27. Avedon was the only photographer who was allowed to take official photographs of JFK, his wife Jackie and his children, Caroline and John, between the time that he was elected in 1960 and Inauguration Day early the following year.