Forgotten Horses: How two grand histories gallop past power’s real engineTwo major books on world history, 'The Silk Roads' and 'The Golden Road', aim to shift focus away from Europe. However, both texts largely ...
20 Dec, 2025, 10.33 AM IST
Horse before petrolFor millennia, horses shaped Indian history, brought by invaders and traders who influenced empires and warfare. From Vedic chariots to Isl...
09 May, 2025, 11.54 PM IST
A starry network of Arabian tradeThis connection between Arabia and the Indian subcontinent is often overlooked. The central civilisational role of these desert and sea peo...
03 Jan, 2025, 11.43 PM IST
Dubai princess Sheikha Mahra's latest photo after divorce. What does it show?After formally declaring her intention to file for divorce from Sheikh Mana, Dubai princess Sheikha Mahra recently posted a picture of hers...
24 Jul, 2024, 01.10 AM IST
110-yr-old Persian Cemetery to host Shia congregation on Muharram in BengaluruThe mosque is all set to host the largest shia congregation in city tomorrow.
20 Sep, 2018, 03.07 PM IST
Local festivals in Tunisia, Mongolia and Italy show real traditions around the worldGo 'glamping' amidst the dunes or be a spectator to the nomadic culture.
14 Sep, 2017, 10.56 AM IST
Stud charm: Indian royalty and their love for indigenous desi horsesMallyaka says Indian horses predate even the Arab horses & are known for their endurance. These horses can ride up to 100 kms a day.
08 Aug, 2016, 11.00 AM IST
Turf Club and IHSI agree to create separate register for indigenous Indian horsesAfter almost 90 years, Indian horses will find a place in the rosters of the high-browed RWITC and its affiliate body, The Stud Book Author...
10 May, 2016, 01.19 AM IST
Prices of horses plunge 40-60% since 2012 on oversupply of foal stock and lower demandIn their heydays, breeders sold their best horses for Rs 10-20 lakh. Several breeders have been forced to shut down farms due to the overal...
05 Apr, 2016, 09.20 AM IST
Aga Ali Asker, the Persian horse trader whose legacy lingers on in BengaluruA successful Persian businessman and trader of horses, Asker maintained good relations with both the British and the Maharaja of Mysuru.
21 Jan, 2016, 02.22 PM IST
Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Quirky assets tumble out of MPs’ closetsRolex watches, the finest Arab horses, a hand pump, a movie and JCB excavators are just some of the asset declarations filed along with nom...
15 Apr, 2014, 04.03 PM IST
Lok Sabha aspirants possess guns, horses and artworksAt least 100 LS aspirants possess pistols, rifles and other firearms as their 'assets', alongside many others in poll arena with 'valuable'...
09 Apr, 2014, 12.57 PM IST
- Lok Sabha aspirants possess guns, horses and artworks
At least 100 LS aspirants possess pistols, rifles and other firearms as their 'assets', alongside many others in poll arena with 'valuable'...
09 Apr, 2014, 12.33 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: 3 Arab horses, 51 cows among Jaswant's assetsAs to the three Arab horses, two of them were gifted by the Prince of Saudi Arabia while the third one was born in India, according to Sing...
25 Mar, 2014, 03.58 PM IST
- Dubai Sheikh's high life sowed the seeds of crisis
Dubai's ruler writes poetry, rides horses in endurance races, hobnobs with the Queen of England. Dubai luxury in Vegas | Dubai mega-tower '...
06 Dec, 2009, 07.46 PM IST
The mysterious flip side of sandCommenting on the history of sand in general and the Arabs in particular, Paulo Coelho quotes from a story by the Argentinean musician and ...
12 May, 2009, 04.21 AM IST
- Dubai ruler out of horse racing on drug charge
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al- Maktoum, Dubai's billionaire ruler, has been suspended from horse racing after two of his horses tested posi...
09 Apr, 2009, 12.26 AM IST