Ravi Shankar 1st Indian to get Crans Montana award

Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has become the first Indian to receive the Crans Montana Forum Award. The honour was conferred upon him at a ceremony in Brussels,the Art of Living said in a statement.

Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has become the first Indian to receive the Crans Montana Forum Award. The honour was conferred upon him at a ceremony in Brussels on Friday,the Art of Living said in a statement.

The award also went to President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast,former Romanian PM Adrian Nastase,Moroccan poet-writer Tahar Ben Jelloun,among others.

You have broadened the vision of those who are more fortunate and have shared with the less fortunate. If your teachings were followed by politicians,the world would be a different place, it said,quoting Jean Paul Carteron,founder of the Forum,who presented the award to Ravi Shankar.

The theft prompted an immediate shutdown of the Louvre museum in Paris. (Pixabay)

Louvre Museum in Paris shut after thieves armed with chainsaws loot Napoleon-era jewels

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Thieves armed with chainsaws stole nine pieces of jewelry, including items belonging to Napoleon and Empress Joséphine, from the Louvre Museum. The museum was immediately shut down and a police investigation is underway. French Culture Minister Rachida Dati confirmed the incident and the Louvre remains closed. The robbers used a freight elevator and broke through glass displays.

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