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Taliban change tune towards Afghan heritage sitesDespite their history of destroying cultural artifacts, the Taliban are now publicly supporting the preservation of Afghanistan's pre-Islam...- India abstains in UNGA on Pak resolution on Islamophobia, says religiophobia against Hinduism, Sikhism must also be acknowledgedIndia abstained from voting on a UN General Assembly resolution on Islamophobia, stating that all forms of religiophobia, including against...
- Ram temple trust member urges people to select names for children from Hindu textsSwami Vishwaprasanna Tirtha, a senior member of the Ayodhya Ram temple trust, urged people to name their children from Hindu texts and emph...
- Real art-shattering, iconoclastic art?After all, 'Balloon Dog', in its many manifestations, is supposed to mimic regular balloon sculptures made by balloonwalas sold for kids. S...
- Bronze Age ceramics, Buddha bust rescued from Afghanistan find new home at Parisian museumAn exhibition draws attention to endangered heritage artefacts in the shadow of Taliban rule.
- Gone in 60 secondsConversely, the looting and symbolic destruction of the Mosul Museum in February 2015 and of the site of Palmyra in April 2015, which were ...
- Opposition parties questions remission of life term of 11 convictsCongress leader Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to slam the BJP and question the Prime Minister's politics. Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) an...
- What you need to know about Buddhist capitalismA thousand years before that, the trading routes across the world were controlled by Buddhist merchant kings. This is one aspect of Buddhis...
- Those raking up partition extending support to Taliban: AdityanathThose who are raising the issue of partition are in a way supporting the Taliban, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sund...
- Taliban say do not want to fight inside Afghanistan's cities"Now that the fighting from mountains and deserts has reached the doors of the cities, Mujahiddin (Taliban) don't want fighting inside the ...
- Centre, UP government can’t take sides on Ayodhya: Sunni Waqf BoardThe apex court heard arguments over the right to pray at the disputed site. Further arguments on this will continue on July 20.
- Congress wants to open sensitive areas for touristsThe underdeveloped and restricted areas in Kargil, could be promoted along with Kargil War Memorial, which is already famous and attracts t...
- World-famous Buddhas of Bamiyan resurrect in AfghanistanFourteen years after the Taliban dynamited the world-famous Buddhas of Bamiyan, the giant statues were resurrected with 3D light projection...
- Strategy to preserve heritage and traditional knowledge essential: Irina BokovaOne of Unesco's core roles is to coordinate the efforts of the international community, liaise with member states, as well as security and ...
- Artful gloryUsing a crucifix to make execrable fun of Christ is not just amatter of freedom of expression, something only bestowed on artists, writers ...
- Zen and the art of electioneering via peripatetic idolatryworld has been dithering over rebuilding the Buddha statues at Bamiyan destroyed by the Taliban, but BJP remains cleareyed on the subject.
- Will not allow a Bamiyan here: Sushma Swaraj"India is the land of Buddha. We will not allow a Bamiyan (in Afghanistan)) here," Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj today said after the ...
- Why do doubts about men linger?Presumably, India’s ancient stone carvings of similarly (un)clad women have passed their “lure-by” date and need not be targeted for Bamiya...
- Road to perditionAtheist philosopher Sam Harris, who is also author of The Moral Landscape, thinks the ninth-century Buddhist master Lin Chi was not prescie...
- 'Heritage sites need to be preserved in conflict situations'PM Manmohan Singh has said awareness should be increased to preserve heritage structures even in a conflict situation.
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