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Israel: 3,300-year-old ship and its cargo discovered off the northern coast
A company drilling for natural gas off the coast of northern Israel discovered a 3,300-year-old ship and its cargo, one of the oldest known examples of a ship sailing far from land, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Thursday. The discovery of the late Bronze Age ship so ...
Fatal attraction: Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a submariner who feared the Titan sub, but couldn’t resist the Titanic
The presence of Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a renowned French submariner, on the ill-fated Titan submarine that repeatedly dove into the Titanic, remains a mystery.
75 events that shaped 75 years of independent India
The August 15 ceremony is particularly significant this year as it marks the 75th anniversary of India's independence, with the government launching a host of exercises to add to the verve around the celebration.
View: The idea that people are driven by economic realities is a flawed argument
We have been conditioned, since the 19th Century, to separate religion, politics and economics. This is usually the result of Marxist thinking, which sees religion as the opium of people, and money and power as central to human culture. Here, the whole purpose of religion is to corner wealth and power for a few, rather than the force that mobilises wealth and power itself.
An art sleuth from Chennai is taking on traffickers in a $10 billion black market
With encyclopedic command of the material, Kumar hunts for distinguishing marks on antiques, matching archival photographs with offerings in glossy Christie’s catalogs. His network assists police squads, busts smugglers and scrutinizes customs records. They make little money from the work, he said, leaning on volunteers to send tips through social media and conduct “hard-core background searches.”
What lapis lazuli tells about the power establishment in ancient India?
Power in ancient India was established not by the accumulation of material wealth, but by the aesthetic denial of material development.
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At least one major port to be corporatised, listed: FM
The govt wants to improve the operation of ports through mechanisation, digitisation and process simplification.
Religious lines blur to sculpt tallest Krishna in India
The 51-foot-tall and 60-tonne copper and bronze statue, which has Krishna wielding a chariot wheel, has heart-warming stories around it of overcoming adversity and blurring religion for a dream.
India aim gold rush at first youth boxing world C'ship at home
A 10-strong team is pumped up and ready to emulate a certain Sarjubala Devi, the lone Indian to grab a gold at the premier age-group event of the International Boxing Association.
This is what kept our celebrities awake in 2016
From the suicide of Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad to the disappearance of Najeeb Ahmed at JNU, the young are a worried lot.
The 10 Indian hopefuls for the Rio Olumpics
Would we see the national anthem being played at the Olympics? Last time that happened was when Abhinav Bindra won gold in Beijing.
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