Bactria, a huge area in todays' Afghanistan, was the eastern edge of the ancient Greek empire, established by Alexander the ...

Explore feminist and democratic histories from South Asia at NLSIU's 'Maps of Memory' exhibition in Bangalore till April 6.

As historians we rarely predict the future since we are trained to look at the past, draw lessons from it, and identify ...

Emissaries of the “United States of Kailasa,” led by a fugitive holy man, were deported after negotiating 1,000-year deals ...

Miscommunication and misunderstood geography are confounding discussions about China’s planned dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo ...

The socio-political differences between India’s north and south may have reduced with decades of assimilation but Hindu ...

The famed museum recently returned a 12th-century Buddha sculpture that it says was stolen from the Kathmandu Valley. However, the institute’s announcement failed to mention the statue had once ...

Eighteen people were killed and five others injured in an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in western India today (1 April), officials said. The fiery blast sent chunks of rock and metal ...

Bangladesh’s interim government’s outreach to Pakistan is of concern to India. But Dhaka’s ties with the two countries are ...

Tulsi Gabbard, one of the most powerful officials in Trump's cabinet, has built a considerable net worth in a short time.

At the time, Bengal (comprising present-day Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Assam and the country of Bangladesh) ...

The people of Batticaloa had learnt to live with a mix of religions and people. On the Christian side were the Jesuit Fathers ...