'India, Italy signed critical MoUs in various sectors,' says MEA Secy (West)India and Italy elevated their Strategic Partnership to a Special Strategic Partnership during Prime Minister Modi's visit, signing key agr...
21 May, 2026, 06.47 AM IST
Reawaken brittle, buried textsGranthas, ancient texts in various languages, hold invaluable knowledge. These texts cover diverse subjects. They face threats from time, n...
22 Aug, 2025, 11.01 PM IST
Ancient Avalokitasvara idol with inscription discovered in Odisha by INTACH teamSimilar inscribed stone images of Avalokitasvara has also been found in the Ratnagiri and Udayagiri sites as well. Many of the discovered a...
23 May, 2023, 04.24 PM IST
'Yaanam', world's first science-Sanskrit film on 'Mangalyaan', set for premiereMOM was successfully launched in 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
05 Aug, 2022, 12.36 PM IST
View: It's time to mine the ancient Indian motherlodeThere are several such (secular) stories of ancient India and more than enough great empires, grand rivalries, doomed love stories, female-...
16 Sep, 2021, 10.09 AM IST
Biden their time to make a connectionIndians with that surname is unusual, a ‘Jo Baiden’ in Japan even more so.
13 Nov, 2020, 09.17 AM IST
What was the real intention of PM Modi's veshti look at Mamallapuram?Many analysts have weighed in on PM Modi carrying off the Tamil veshti — the 4 yard southern Indian variant of the dhoti — during his Mamal...
25 Oct, 2019, 11.29 PM IST
Like reading old Indian literature & scripts? Try this Bengaluru courseThe one-year course revolves around the study of history and literature, and deciphering historical manuscripts.
21 Aug, 2019, 10.01 AM IST
View: What science tells us about Hindu majoritarianismGenetic evidence now shows that Hindu majoritarianism is as mistaken on scientific as moral grounds.
24 Apr, 2019, 11.54 AM IST
Is there China without Great Chinese Firewall?America is trying to homogenise immigrants into a single entity where everyone speaks English, China has been doing the same for several th...
09 Mar, 2019, 06.57 PM IST
If India takes the lead in ethical and moral education, China will follow: Dalai LamaThe Chinese government must respect Tibetan culture and the Tibetan language, said Dalai Lama.
07 Dec, 2017, 10.47 AM IST
Bangalore Little Theatre's annual fundraiser is a Chinese folk tale adaptationCalled 'The Year of the Rooster', the play revolves around the relationship of a nobleman with his independent-minded daughter.
16 Nov, 2017, 06.59 PM IST
Exhibition of Indian deities to be held in JapanThe exploration of Indian culture is now being attempted though a photographic exhibition, 'Indian Deities Worshiped in Japan'.
02 Sep, 2015, 04.50 PM IST
Tamil Nadu's opposition to Sanskrit as old as free IndiaParticipating in the debate on the questions of national, official languages chaired by Dr Rajendra Prasad, Chettiar said the question of l...
23 Jul, 2014, 12.33 PM IST
I unequivocally support the middle-way approach advocated by Dalai Lama: Karmapa"It is quite possible that political situation in China will change considerably, which will result in a rethink on Tibetan issue within Ch...
03 Apr, 2014, 06.01 AM IST
Squash's Olympic exile, success of 'Old war horses' made headlines in 2013Squash went through third Olympic bid rejection but Indian racqueters continued to take giant strides globally.
23 Dec, 2013, 02.51 PM IST
D Udaya Kumar: The man who design the rupee symbolD Udaya Kumar joins IIT Guwahati as a faculty member in the Department of Design.
16 Jul, 2010, 04.26 AM IST