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AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi questions RSS role in India's freedom struggleAsaduddin Owaisi questioned the RSS's role in India's freedom struggle. He stated Sangh founder K B Hedgewar was jailed for supporting the ...- View: ‘The West’ is near death. It’s also worth fighting forThe West, a concept historically defined by market democracies and Enlightenment ideals, faces an existential crisis. Donald Trump's "prote...
- India and Turkey’s crossed connections in food and historyIndia and Turkey share a rich yet complicated history shaped by their Turkic roots, with the Ottoman and Mughal empires influencing their r...
- How tariffs and hunger have shaped human historyThe Indian government’s new ‘Green Wall’ initiative along the Aravallis echoes a forgotten historical effort — a 19th-century 4,000-km hedg...
- The real 'Dracula': At this Austrian castle, visitors get to relive the story of Vlad The ImpalerThe castle is home to one of the few paintings of the cruel 15th-century prince, and this Halloween its curators are trying to bring the re...
- Tipu Sultan sword sells for GBP 100,800 at auction in the UKMysore king Tipu Sultan's gem-set and enamelled sword has been sold for GBP 100,800 at a sale at Christie's auction house in London. The pr...
- Unveiling the past: How a library in Jerusalem is rescuing Palestinian manuscriptsThe Khalidi Library in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem contains manuscripts dating back centuries before the establishment of Israel and off...
- Erdogan: Turkey's irresistible force nears final election testThe ultimate political survivor, Erdogan, 69, has overcome jail and a bloody 2016 coup attempt to emerge as Turkey's most important leader ...
- Inside Istanbul's private retreats of the Sultans, where time stands stillOstensibly intended as private retreats, in reality, these kasirs were places to scheme & plot.
- Medusa's head, Bosphorus bridge, Topkapi palace: Istanbul combines modern, medieval artIstanbul was originally founded by the Thracians in the 7th century BC.
- Battle of Haifa: Mysore lancers were sent in to support the allied forces in WWIThe Lancers were raised from the remnants of Tipu Sultan’s army after his death in 1799.
- Learning with the Times: Why Aadhaar has no parallelThe idea of a single over-arching identity number for all citizens issued by the state is not new, but in most developed countries, passpor...
- Qatar: A must visit for art loversPallavi Gaitonde explores the flourishing art and cultural hub of Doha.
- Tearless Sepia"I realised that I had the happiest experience of my life," Pamuk told an interviewer. His trick was to convert the regret for an unlived l...
- Turkey straddles east and west with a distinct grandeurThat Turkey straddles east and west with a distinct grandeur was very apparent to Subhra Ray.
- Jahangir portrait, Tipu Sultan bridle to go under hammerThe inscribed Mughal emerald seal set in a diamond encrusted gold bangle and bearing the name of Major Alexander Hannay is estimated to sel...
- Secret cartography of deep, inner needsA cuppa in the café does admittedly revive flagging spirits. But can you compare it to, say, a Sermon on the Mount or the Lord’s Song? But,...
- Split city: Magic of IstanbulIstanbul spans two continents not only geographically but also culturally, displaying facets of trendy modernity alongside medieval grandeu...
- Strait forwardCruise down the Bosphorus to experience Istanbul at one go.
- Constant cityIt takes time to see Istanbul properly, as examples of its vibrant past spread over two millennia are scattered all over the city.
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