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Lost for 700 years, one of the Seven Wonders is emerging from the sea again as 22 giant blocks help solve a 2,000-year-old mysteryA significant discovery is bringing the legendary Lighthouse of Alexandria back to light. Archaeologists have recovered 22 massive stone bl...- Life Lesson of the Day by Paulo Coelho: "All you have to do is pay attention: lessons always arrive when..." Learn the very profound and apt learning by the author of The Alchemist who shows how ordinary moments can become extraordinary teachers when we truly pay attentionLife Lesson of the Day by Paulo Coelho: We often wander through life looking for answers in all the wrong places. The daily grind blinds us...
- Assam's Karbi Anglong holds rare medieval manuscripts, admin to rope in experts to decode themDeep in Assam's Karbi Anglong district lies a treasure trove of ancient manuscripts, featuring elegant Tai and Sanskrit writings crafted on...
- In 1972, archaeologists opened a Han tomb and found bamboo slips, and lost military classics stepped back into viewRecent excavations of ancient tombs in China have uncovered invaluable bamboo slips from Han-era burials, shedding light on early Chinese t...
- Two Egyptian mummies were scanned in Los Angeles with half-millimeter precision, and doctors found something they weren't expecting in a 2,200-year-old spineAncient Egyptian mummies, Nes-Min and Nes-Hor, underwent advanced CT scans at Keck Hospital, revealing a unique spinal trepanation on Nes-M...
- Word of the Day: ApochromatismWord of the Day: “Apochromatism” may have its roots in the highly technical world of optical engineering, but the idea behind it reaches fa...
- AI in literature debate: Does the book still matter?The debate over AI-written stories is missing the point. Literary awards must now focus on what truly matters in a book. The final work's i...
- Word of the Day: AlogotrophyWord of the Day: Alogotrophy may be one of the rarest words in the English language, yet its meaning feels strikingly relevant to modern li...
- Word of the Day: AcersecomicWord of the Day: Language is more than a tool for communication; it also serves as a form of cultural memory. Words like “acersecomic” pres...
- Word of the Day: BibliokleptomaniaWords like “bibliokleptomania” highlight the remarkable flexibility of the English language. A single complex term can weave together psych...
- Quote of the day by Charles Darwin: 'Only picture to yourself a nice soft wife on a sofa with good fire, & books & music.' - thoughts of world's most famous biologist on marriageCharles Darwin, renowned for his theories on evolution, also privately contemplated marriage. Before proposing to Emma Wedgwood, he meticul...
- UP Governor mandates uniforms in state universities and colleges, pushes NEP and skill-based educationUttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has directed all state universities and colleges to implement a uniform dress code, while emphasizin...
- Word of the Day: ScripturientWord of the day: Rare words endure because they express experiences that ordinary language often struggles to capture. While modern vocabul...
- Quote of the Day by Aristotle: 'The safest way of not being very miserable is…'-Father of Political Science's timeless lesson on excellence, effort and destinyAristotle, the legendary philosopher of ancient Greece, asserted that greatness is the result of purposeful action rather than mere luck. I...
- English literature's 'first-ever poem' hidden in lost medieval book in Rome revealed and it was composed by agricultural workerComposed in Old English by a Northumbrian agricultural worker in the 7th century, "Caedmon’s Hymn" appears within some copies of the “Eccle...
- A medieval book in Rome has been hiding the oldest English poemA medieval book in a Roman library revealed a remarkable find. Researchers uncovered the oldest known English poem, 'Caedmon's Hymn'. This ...
- UK museum to return over 2000 historic manuscripts to Jain communityThe Wellcome Collection in London is returning over 2,000 Jain manuscripts to the Jain community. These sacred texts, held for over a centu...
- Quote of the Day by Franz Kafka: 'You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is...'—Top quotes by the Absurdist fiction novelist, author of The MetamorphosisQuote of the Day: Franz Kafka, a renowned writer, explored themes of isolation and anxiety. His quote suggests that avoiding the world's su...
- Over 40,000 manuscripts identified in J&K under Gyan Bharatam MissionJammu and Kashmir has identified over 40,000 manuscripts under the national Gyan Bharatam mission. A 16th-century Takri script manuscript w...
- J&K bank to digitise rare manuscripts in Jammu and KashmirAs part of its project aimed at preserving cultural heritage and artefacts of the state, the J&K Bank plans to digitise rare manuscripts, w...
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