Ten Spectacular museums around the world 2016

In honour of #museumweek, BBC Culture rounds up stunning buildings around the world that house the treasures of civilisation. Musee d’Orsay, France Standing on the Left Bank of the Seine, this venerable Paris museum was opened in 1986 in a former Beaux-Arts railway station and hotel. The layout uses its previous incarnation to full effect – galleries cluster around the grand nave and light streams in through its sweeping glass...

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Ten Beautiful Brutalist Buildings 2016

Impressive concrete structures from around the world are collected in a new book, This Brutal World. Jonathan Glancey chooses his favourites. Basel College of Art and Design Basel, Switzerland, 1961 by Baur, Baur, Bräuning, Dürig Brutalism has become something of a catch-all term for highly expressive concrete architecture dating from the mid-1950s. Quite how brutal this Swiss art and design college is, is open to question....

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Facebook Appoints Umang Bedi as Managing Director for India Operations

HIGHLIGHTS Umang Bedi will lead in building and maintaining strategic relationships. He was the managing director of the South Asia region at Adobe. He will take over from Kirthiga Reddy. Social networking giant Facebook Tuesday said it has appointed former Adobe executive Umang Bedi as managing director of its India operations. Bedi, whose appointment is effective July, will lead in building and maintaining strategic relationships...

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Let the suspense over tenure extension go on: Raghuram Rajan

Keeping the suspense alive, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today said he will not be "cruel" to spoil the speculation over his extension, a decision on which is to be taken after consultation between the government and the incumbent. Anticipating a question on extension of his tenure after the current three year term comes to an end on September 4, Rajan said he has come with a prepared statement on the issue to the press conference...

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Ramadan Mubarak: Everything You Need to Know About This Holy Month

According to Islamic tradition, Ramzan is the holiest month of the entire year, “a month of blessing” and brings with it a fresh wave of festive cheer. It lasts for 28 to 30 days depending on the sighting of the moon. The day starts at the crack of dawn by eating a meal referred to as ‘Suhoor’ or ‘Sehri’ before the Fajr prayer, and rounds off by breaking the fast after sunset, followed by an elaborate ‘Iftar’ meal...

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China Hits At US 'Provocations', Says Doesn't Fear 'Trouble'

The South China Sea encompasses vital global shipping routes and is believed to have significant oil and gas deposits. HIGHLIGHTS US had warned China against more construction in the South China Sea Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam have competing claims to the area US has conducted patrols in the area to press for freedom of navigation SINGAPORE:China on Sunday hit out at US "provocations" and said it does not fear...

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