Culture

It takes determination, perseverance, patience and hard work to fight against social evils and bring about reformation, especially when the person leading this movement is untouchable. Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, a …

Watching Nature in all its splendor and beauty is indeed enchanting and when it is vividly captured by an artist on canvas, it is extremely pleasing to the eyes and …

Rinku Singh struck five sixes in the last over to take Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) past Gujarat Titans in a cliff-hanger IPL 2023 match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in …

Forest Department officials tranquillised and captured a leopard near Mhow in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district after it killed two buffalo calves  and six goats, creating a scare among the local …

The video shared by the Twitter handle Motor Octane shows a man calmly riding a motorcycle through a long stretch of water that is either a big river or a …

It is no secret that during the decades British ruled India – the jewel in the crown – they looted whatever was valuable, including precious stones and jewellery from the …

With the world going digital, temples are also going in for a makeover. Taking a lead in this direction are temples in Kerala which will enable devotees to use GPay …

Kolkata Knight Riders owner and Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan came on to the cricket field to congratulate his team after they defeated hot favourites Royal Challengers Bangalore in the …

Providing a major thrust to archaeology and study of history in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, on Thursday inaugurated the ninth phase of excavation in Keeladi and neighbouring areas. …

The spread of Jainism across the southern part of India, including Tamil Nadu, comes to light every now and then as historians make discoveries. One such was made at Siruganur …

A scary video showing a boy repeatedly jumping across the space between two 27-storey buildings in China is fast-gaining traction on social media. The footage of 2021 has been recorded …

Though giants who hardly ever harm anyone, elephants can and do become ferocious and fight. An example of this was evident in a video shared on Twitter showing face-off between …

In December last year, an advocacy movement called the Forum for Muslim Women Gender Justice was launched in Kerala by a group of progressive women and social organisations to mobilise public opinion …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the grant of the Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Ladakh wood carving. “This will make Ladakh’s cultural traditions even more popular and benefit …

Anything associated with Ramses II, considered one of the greatest Egyptian pharaohs, always generates interest not just among historians but also the general public. This New Kingdom ruler, also known …

The exquisite Ladakh wood carving, also known as ‘Ladakh Shingskos’, has become the first handicraft from the Union Territory to be granted a Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the Department …

Inscriptions are vital evidence revealing what is unknown and can’t be seen. This is what Kandula Savitri, Assistant Professor and Head of Department of History at Srikalahasti Government Degree for …

Elon Musk has sprung another surprise by replacing the iconic blue bird logo of Twitter, which served as the home button on the web version, with the “doge” meme of …

Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni sent a lovely video message to the mother of his teammate Dwayne Bravo as she turned 65 on Monday. The video was uploaded by …

The two-month-old baby who was miraculously pulled out alive from the rubble after more than 128 hours of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey in February has been finally …

Oban, one of the four cheetahs that were imported from Namibia and released into the wild in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park last year, has escaped from the park and …