A COMPARISON OF BUDDHIST AND WESTERN PHILOSOPHY’ Prof. Asoka Amaratunga is well known to the readers of The Island by his ...

Some of the oldest ancient temples continue to fulfil their original purpose after thousands of years, continuing their ...

A three-foot statue of the Hindu deity Vishnu had washed ashore. The sculpture was broken in pieces, but experts recognized it as depicting Vishnu in the Janardanaya avatar, one of his 24 divine forms ...

The endangered Indian Grey Wolf is fighting for survival as habitat loss and hybridisation threaten its existence in India’s ...

After Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC, a gold rush swept the kingdom, during which nearly 40 mines were ...

NEW DELHI, February 28, 2025 – A new World Bank report, launched today, notes that India will need to grow by 7.8 percent on average over the next 22 years to achieve the country’s aspirations of ...

The Legend of the Nine Unknown Men India is a land of myths and mysteries, where history and legend intertwine to create ...

Patna, From military might of the Mauryan Empire to the heroic tales of the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny, a two-day seminar and exhibition hosted at the Danapur Cantonment near Patna has brought the spotlight on ...

The elegantly carved feline figures from the third century B.C., unearthed by the British in northern India, embody both ...

If you're near Eden Gardens to attend IPL 2025, these landmarks in Kolkata offer a perfect mix of nostalgia, culture, and ...

The Maharashtra government cannot de-notify Aurangzeb's tomb, as it is managed as a ‘Monument of National Importance’ by the ...

UNESCO added six Indian sites to its tentative World Heritage list, including Mudumal Megalithic Menhirs in Telangana and ...