A recent geospatial analysis using satellite images and ground surveys has uncovered evidence of significant architectural features buried ...

The Metropolitan Museum's newest exhibition, "Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 B.C.E.-400 C.E.," features over 50 sculpture...

Rare footage obtained by AFP shows a region wracked by violence, and criss-crossed by junta troops, pro-military militias and anti-coup fig...

The new 'stupa' has 133 sculpted sandstone panels on its drum and dome- including one of BR Ambedkar embracing Buddhism-and a brass-coated ...

China's ambassador to Afghanistan has said talks are ongoing, but nothing more. Acquiring rare minerals is key for Beijing to maintain its ...

The fighters standing guard by the rocky hillside may once have considered destroying the terracotta buddhas. Two decades ago when the Isla...

For nearly 4 months, Deepak Anand walked 15-20 km daily.

The President’s visit is part of India’s continuing and growing engagement with countries in the Indo-Pacific region under its "Act East” P...

The modern-day Melaka in Malaysia has become a quiet backwater kept alive by tourist trade.

Buddhist presence in Ayodhya has been noted since the very first Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report in 1862-63. In fact, Ayodhya i...

We take you through excerpts from books that highlight tolerant India, and those that explored attempts to quell the intolerance.

The shrine enclosed by walls carved with Buddha riches, is part of the Tongzi Temple complex near the city of Taiyuan.

Tribal communities in Himachal Pradesh are up in arms against hydropower projects proposed in their areas.

With hillstations like Khandala and Lonavala getting so populated, the Mumbai weekender has had to look towards the lesser known retreats a...

The town of Saharanpur is located in Uttar Pradesh. Saharanpur is a known tourist destination that is famous for its cottage industries.

Amid the nondescript chaos of a village, Gyaraspur retains traces of its ancient heritage in small, isolated enclaves spread through and ar...

Sri Lanka’s treasure-trove of ancient cities, Buddhist remnants and sheer natural beauty, not to mention friendly people, makes tourists re...