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Rajasthan’s White Wonderland: Marble waste dumping yard becomes scenic hotspot despite toxic risksKishangarh's vast white marble waste dumping yard draws thousands daily. Once a pollution hotspot, it now attracts tourists for its unique ...
What does one eat in Kyrgyzstan? Korea, Japan come to the rescueSnow blankets Bishkek as travelers seek food. Kyrgyzstan's cuisine relies on meat. A vegetarian partner faces challenges. Japanese and Kore...
How a 2,500-Year-Old Siberian Mummy Revealed One of the Earliest Jaw Surgeries in Human HistoryA 2,500-year-old Siberian mummy reveals sophisticated Iron Age surgery. CT scans show that a Pazyryk woman underwent complex jaw repair usi...
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 ...
Dravidian iron for the Aryan horseChallenging earlier theories, recent research suggests Aryans were traders, not invaders or migrants, drawn to India by its iron smelting t...
Why India won't tremble and obey: A civilisational contrast with ChinaChina, historically centralized with a desire for domination, contrasts with India's decentralized Mandala model of intersecting powers. Wh...
Horse before petrolFor millennia, horses shaped Indian history, brought by invaders and traders who influenced empires and warfare. From Vedic chariots to Isl...
The merchants of Bharat: A forgotten legacy of trade and enterpriseThe oldest Tamil epics are based on women from mercantile families. It has nothing to do with warriors or priests. The heroines of Shilapad...
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...
A history of globalisation on horsebackThe animal has been part of Western imagination since Paleolithic humans painted the Lascaux caves around 20,000 years ago
SCO chair Kazakhstan to host unique World Nomadic Games celebrating Central Asian spiritKazakhstan will host the SCO Summit this week and is set to organize a series of international events this year, including the ‘World Nomad...
Maritime Culture of Jambu-Dvipa: A highway linking Middle East to Southeast AsiaFew people know about the Dungi caves of Mumbai that have now made way for the New Navi Mumbai Airport coming up at Panvel. In fact, most M...
Cattle scam: After ED interrogation, TMC's Abhishek dares Shah to arrest him"If needed, I am ready to face questioning 30 times, but will not bow my head before the BJP. I have attacked his (Amit Shah's) son over th...
View: How Rig Veda speaks of aspiration and collaborationVeda maps the journey of organisms towards maturity, from sprouting leaves for its own survival to producing fruits to enable the survival ...
Inside story of how PM Narendra Modi’s Central Asian tour was a very unusual diplomatic journeyDiplomats said the PM approached these interactions with the aim of building a rapport with the strongmen.
The history that mules, mountains and the military shareThe honour was naming the Central Army Service Corps officer’s new mess lounge named Pedongi after a bay mare mule in the Indian Army’s Ani...
PM Modi's trip to Central Asia, as well as Russia, have boosted India's multi-directional strategyPalpitation that Kazakhstan & Turkmenistan have been getting under the looming Chinese shadow over their energy sectors has generated openi...
PM Narendra Modi pitches for early implementation of TAPI gas pipeline projectPM Modi pitched for early implementation of the $10 billion TAPI gas pipeline project during his talks with Turkmenistan President Gurbangu...
Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton shows off baby bumpThe Duchess of Cambridge, who is just over 12 weeks pregnant, displayed her baby bump in a silver Alexander McQueen coat and Jane Taylor ha...
Fault lines fester in Asia signalling higher geopolitical risksNew fault lines have emerged in Asia that signal increasing geopolitical risks, including for global markets.