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‘Pulakeshin’s victory over Harsha was in 618 AD’

April 25, 2016 no comments

Pulakeshin, who ruled from the Chalukyan capital of Badami, challenged Harsha’s conquests. Such was Pulakeshin’s efficiency in guarding the passes of the Narmada that Harsha was compelled to accept t...

Shakespeare’s skull may be missing from grave: scientists

March 24, 2016 no comments

A March 9, 2009 file of a then newly discovered portrait of William Shakespeare, presented by the Shakespeare Birthplace trust, is seen in central London. Archeologists, who scanned the grave of the ...

Pak. rights activists want Queen to apologise for executing Bhagat Sin...

March 24, 2016 no comments

Events to mark his 85th death anniversary were held at two places in Pakistan’s Punjab province. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth must apologise for executing freedom fighter Bhagat Singh in 1931 and pay bl...

1,000-year-old Indian statues seized from US auction house

March 12, 2016 no comments

The second statue is an 8th-century representation of an equestrian deity, Revanta, worth $300,000 Investigators have seized two Indian statues that date back more than 1,000 years from Christie̵...

JNU row: protests in Aligarh Muslim University

February 18, 2016 no comments

Students and several senior faculty members participated in the protest meeting at the Kennedy Hall grounds. Students on Thursday held protests in the Aligarh Muslim University campus against the att...

Shakespeare had a secret son?

February 16, 2016 no comments

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare may have had an illegitimate son for whom the legendary bard penned a sonnet, a new book has claimed. William Shakespeare may have had an illegitimate son for ...

Red Fort all set to host four-day festival

January 25, 2016 no comments

It will showcase cuisine and culture of different States As part of Republic Day celebrations, the government will organise a four-day festival at the Red Fort showcasing cuisine and culture of diffe...

A tribute from space for David Bowie

January 12, 2016 no comments

As messages of condolence for the late rock star flowed in on Monday, astronaut Tim Peake tweeted his own tribute from space. Here he is, sitting in a tin can, far above the world and saying goodbye ...

Rhythm and blues singer Otis Clay dies at 73

January 10, 2016 no comments

Clay was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2013 The one-time Grammy nominee, inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2013, died of a heart attack on Friday. Rhythm and blues artist Otis Clay, a...

Africa, India and royalty

December 22, 2015 no comments

Thriving in india An on going art exhibition reveals the African legacy in India begins even before the Mughal period Gujarat is not only home to the lost city of Dwarka, but also houses another sec...

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