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Made in India, deployed abroad: The expanding map of India's arms exportsIndia's defence exports are soaring, with deals for BrahMos missiles with Vietnam and Indonesia signaling a significant shift. This surge, ...- In 1945, Egyptian villagers digging beside the cliffs of Nag Hammadi uncovered leather-bound books: The accidental find transformed the study of GnosticismAmidst the arid expanse of the Egyptian desert, a serendipitous find in 1945 revealed hidden scrolls within a clay vessel. These codices pr...
- MEA urges protection for Preah Vihear Hindu Temple amid Cambodia-Thailand conflictIn response to media queries regarding damage to conservation facilities at Preah Vihear, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "We have s...
- Thailand, Cambodia to hold peace talks in Malaysia today amid escalating border tensionsAmidst renewed artillery strikes and accusations, leaders from Thailand and Cambodia are scheduled to meet in Malaysia on Monday to de-esca...
- Preah Vihear Temple explained — the sacred site behind deadly clashes between Thailand and CambodiaTensions between Thailand and Cambodia have once again flared up over a centuries-old sacred site that sits precariously on their shared bo...
- Thailand-Combodia war: All about the temple for which the two Buddhist countries are now fightingRecent clashes along the Thailand-Cambodia border have escalated tensions, resulting in at least 11 deaths and prompting border closures. T...
- Japan will hold first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?Japan is commemorating workers who died at the Sado Island Gold Mines, a UNESCO World Heritage site with a controversial past. Hundreds of ...
- US decides to rejoin UNESCO and pay back dues, to counter Chinese influenceUnited States is planning to join UN cultural and scientific agency, UNESCO and pay more than $600 million in back dues to counter the grow...
- Diplomatic battle rages at UNESCO over Russia meetingRussia is due to host the annual meeting of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee in the city of Kazan in its Tatarstan region from June 19-30....
- Show 'utmost respect' for law of seas: India on South China Sea rowMinister of State for External Affairs V K Singh described the sea lanes of communication passing through the South China Sea as "critical ...
- France's Audrey Azoulay wins vote to be next UNESCO chiefThe US announcement this week that it's quitting UNESCO rocked the multi-day election and heightened concerns about the agency's funding an...
- UNESCO chooses new chief amid tensions over Palestinian roleVoting by UNESCO's 58-member executive board starts Monday and continues through the week until a candidate wins a majority.
- All about EcuadorA 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Ecuador has left almost 500 people dead, more than 4,000 injured and 231 missing. Here are a few facts about ...
- Japan, China agree to promote dialogue despite UNESCO disputeSenior officials of Japan and China agreed to pursue high-level dialogue to mend frayed relations, a Japanese government official said.
- Centre kills Delhi’s heritage city dreamDelhi's tentative nomination for 'Imperial Cities of Delhi' was submitted to UNESCO in January 2012 and the final dossier was submitted las...
- Greece rules out legal action against UK over Elgin MarblesGreece has ruled out taking legal action against the UK to reclaim the Elgin Marbles, which were taken out of the country 200 years ago, sn...
- German worry: Father Christmas or Santa Claus?It is not surprising that Germans are worried about a certain ho-ho-ho-ing white-bearded fella from across the Atlantic swamping their own ...
- Unesco vote on Palestine also shows the US is increasingly isolated on IsraelThat bid for official recognition as a state is part of the new strategy launched by the Palestinians in the face of stalled diplomatic eff...
- Tiger census ends in SunderbansA tiger census in Sunderbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, ended during which data and scats for DNA samplings of the big cats were...
- Asian sites win UNESCO world heritage statusA Hindu temple in Cambodia, two historic Malaysian trading towns and an early agricultural site from Papua New Guinea were added to UNESCO'...
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