Culture

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 …

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan lifted the spirits on the second day of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) gala event as he grooved in perfect unison tandem with …

A 33-year-old elephant named Mahalakshmi in Karnataka’s Mangaluru has become a big hit with a video put out by global news agency Reuters showing the friendly jumbo playing football with …

A video showing star batter Virat Kohli smashing a series of awesome sixes at a practice session ahead of the Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL match against Mumbai Indians on Sunday …

With the rise in crime against women and girls, there is a growing view in society that they must be trained in self-defence to make them safe and independent. Doing …

Today is a special day not just for Sikhs as Guru Angad Dev, their second Guru was born today in 1504 but also for Punjabi as he is credited with …

The 16th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 will kickstart with a blockbuster clash between the defending champions Gujarat Titans and the four-time winners Chennai Super Kings in …

While the artworks of Renaissance masters are enchanting yet there is an element of enigma in them in terms of their creative process and how they used colours in their …