Sydney Opera House

How Sydney lit up in 'tiranga' for PM Modi after snubbing King Charles

Australia's Sydney Opera House was illuminated in the colours of the Indian flag on Wednesday in honour of PM Narendra Modi. The decision has raised eyebrows as the 50-year-old building's sweeping curves remained black for King Charles' coronation, who is also the country's head of state

The row over Sydney Opera House's decision to not light up for coronation

The sails of the architectural masterpiece on Sydney Harbour are illuminated in colours for important occasions ranging from WorldPride to the Ukraine invasion anniversary and the death of Queen Elizabeth II. But for Saturday's coronation, the soaring curves of the emblematic building were left dark

20 October: A look at significant events that took place on this day

The Oakland firestorm of 1991 was a significant suburban wildland-urban interface blaze that took place over the weekend of 19–20 October

Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal commit to play in maiden ATP Cup team tournament

The season-opening ATP Cup will be held on the back of a revamped Davis Cup, run by the International Tennis Federation, which will take place in November

Bombay Stock Exchange’s trademark claim against comedian Kunal Kamra violates freedom of speech

Kunal Kamra had used morphed images of a few buildings in India including Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers in his social media post, dissuading citizens from voting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

New Zealand mosque attack: Cartoonist Pat Campbell recreates silver fern in memory of Christchurch shooting victims

Hauntingly beautiful, Pat Campbell's recent cartoon shows Muslims in different stages of prayer. The art also vaguely numbers the number of victims in different stages of prayer, some as they kneeling, at the time of being shot

Earth Hour 2018: India Gate, Sydney Opera House, Eiffel Tower go dark to raise awareness about climate change

Earth Hour, which started in Australia in 2007, is being observed by millions of supporters in 187 countries, who are turning off their lights at 8.30 pm local time

In wake of Manchester terror attack, security beefed up at Australia's Sydney Vivid light show

Australian officials say they have prevented 12 terror attacks on home soil since 2014 with 61 people charged.

Bleed blue? Not quite: For 70th anniversary of UN on Friday, 200 global landmarks will be lit blue

From the Sydney Opera House in Australia to the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, more than 200 of the world's most iconic landmarks will be lit United Nations blue when the sun sets on Friday, 24 October to mark the 70th birthday of the global organisation, the UN announced here.

Images: Australia celebrate Ashes triumph with fans at the Sydney Opera House

Images as Australia celebrated their Ashes triumph with the fans near the iconic Sydney Opera House.