BY DR. QAISER MUKHTAR* Authored by Dr. Kamran Ahmad, Goddess of the Indus is a powerful historical novel that explores the ...

Ancient Persians believed the sky was blue because it reflected a massive sapphire beneath the Earth, giving the stone cosmic symbolism. Kings, priests, and rulers wore sapphires to signal wisdom, ...

Indian journalists and Chinese researchers from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences exchange ideas on China-India bilateral relations for better mutual understanding, in Beijing on Nov 7. [Photo ...

Bactrian gold discoveries in Asia reveal ancient Greek civilization marks that predate Alexander the Great's conquests ...

Thousands of ancient carvings have been unearthed in western India—some showing animals that don’t even belong on the continent. Could they point to a forgotten civilization?

As the cradle of democracy, rational philosophy and theater, Greece laid the foundations of Western thought. It influenced ...

Petroleum is the fossil remnant of extremely ancient forests. Its discovery in mid-19th century sparked the rapid industrialization of Western Europe, ...

Bihar, the region known historically as Magadha, Anga and Mithila has over the years evolved and transformed itself into a developing state, which makes for a laudable development. In keeping with its ...

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early communities harnessed predictable tides for irrigation, but when deltas ...

Varanasi: The department of Humanistic Studies, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, organised a distinguished lecture on ‘Ancient Indian Theatre' under the inaugural session of its lecture ...

Skeletons from one of the world’s oldest civilizations—the Indus Valley or Harappan Civilization—have been unearthed in India. Scientists hope to be able to examine their genetic makeup to learn more ...