Harvard faculty enacts cap on A-grades as students push backHarvard University faculty have voted to limit the number of A-grades awarded in undergraduate courses. Starting in 2027, a maximum of 20% ...
20 May, 2026, 10.16 PM IST
Goddess Vagdevi idol more important than Kohinoor, say petitioners; seek its return from LondonFollowing a High Court ruling declaring Bhojshala a Saraswati temple, Hindu petitioners are demanding the return of the Goddess Vagdevi ido...
19 May, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
409 gold coins buried for 100 years found beneath the remains of a destroyed home; mystery owner still unknownA remarkable discovery of 409 gold coins, hidden for over a century, was unearthed beneath a house in Torzhok, Russia. The coins, dating fr...
06 May, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
In 1960, Two Explorers Followed a Fisherman to a Quiet Patch of Grass in Newfoundland, A Few Low Mounds: That revealed the First Proven Viking Settlement in North AmericaIn 1960, the Ingstads, guided by local knowledge, discovered L'Anse aux Meadows, providing the first concrete proof of Norse exploration in...
04 May, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
Review meeting & dairy infra focus of Amit Shah's Ladakh visitUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has landed in Leh for an impactful visit, which includes attending the inaugural international expo of Lord B...
01 May, 2026, 12.11 AM IST
Reports again raise spectre of 'demolition' of Patna's Sultan Palace, spark outcryThe Bihar Cabinet has greenlit plans for a luxurious five-star heritage hotel at the Sultan Palace, a remarkable edifice constructed in 192...
18 Apr, 2026, 08.18 PM IST
Over Rs 30 million approved for conservation of Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor's houses in northwest PakistanPakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has sanctioned funds for restoring the ancestral homes of Indian film legends Dilip Kumar and Raj ...
09 Jul, 2025, 05.15 PM IST
Did the Iron Age actually begin in Tamil Nadu? Study reveals some groundbreaking factsA groundbreaking study reveals that Tamil Nadu's Iron Age began as early as 3,345 BCE, predating the Hittite Empire's iron usage by a mille...
24 Jan, 2025, 06.00 PM IST
Largest Harappan metropolis struggling for preservationRakhigarhi, the largest known Harappan site, faces challenges in preserving its 5,000-year-old mud brick structures. The excavation team is...
09 Jan, 2025, 11.05 PM IST
Archaeologists discover 3 occupational phases of Saraswati-Indus civilisation in HaryanaThe findings of the excavation include pit dwelling, square and rectangular mud brick houses.
15 Dec, 2023, 10.00 AM IST
Artists, historians, archaeologists made part of the upcoming Indian Institute of Heritage societyThe ministry has set up a 24-member society, led by culture minister G Kishan Reddy, to take decisions with regard to the Indian Institute ...
27 Sep, 2022, 09.22 AM IST
Centre decides to set up 'Indian Institute of Heritage' in Uttar PradeshIndian Institute of Heritage will be a world-class university that would focus on the conservation and research in India's rich tangible he...
10 Aug, 2021, 02.56 PM IST
Formed 16-member committee to study ancient Indian culture: Union minister Prahlad PatelIn a written reply in Lok Sabha, Patel said the 16-member committee will include K N Dikshit, Chairman, Indian Archaeological Society, New ...
14 Sep, 2020, 02.30 PM IST
India demands immediate access for its experts to restore Buddhist structures in Gilgit-BaltistanIndia on Wednesday sought immediate access to the area in Gilgit-Baltistan (under Pak occupation) where Buddhist archaeological sites have ...
03 Jun, 2020, 07.28 PM IST
Navigation began in India: Indus Valley Indians used monsoon winds for sailingBengaluru, Dec 4 (IANS) Indians had knowledge of harnessing monsoon winds for navigation long before Hippalus, the Greek mariner and acclai...
04 Dec, 2017, 12.42 PM IST
France to join hands with NIO in marine archaeology: Ambassador Francois RichierGovernment of France will collaborate with Goa-based the National Institute of Oceanography to exchange expertise in marine archaeology.
02 May, 2015, 10.13 PM IST
- Indus Valley site ravaged by floods
The site of Jognakhera was submerged under nearly 10ft of water from Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal breach.
11 Jul, 2010, 06.22 AM IST