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Postcards from the past

There is an umbilical link between the captures and the field surveys conducted in ancient India, and each photograph brings in a layered connection with the present day by breathing life into the chronicled past.

06 October 2024, 03:45 IST

Postcards from the past

Postcards from the past

Postcards from the past

06 October 2024, 03:45 IST

PMML Society member writes to Sonia Gandhi, seeks access to Nehru papers

Nehru, India's first prime minister, lived at Teen Murti Bhawan in central Delhi, which after his death became the PMML Society — formerly called the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML). Historian Kadri said that '51 boxes' carrying records related to Nehru's private papers were taken back by Gandhi.

22 September 2024, 13:47 IST

PMML Society member writes to Sonia Gandhi, seeks access to Nehru papers

PMML Society member writes to Sonia Gandhi, seeks access to Nehru papers

PMML Society member writes to Sonia Gandhi, seeks access to Nehru papers

22 September 2024, 13:47 IST

Stone Age rock paintings found in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

Located approximately 50 kilometres from the Aalaniya river in Kota, the findings add to the region's significance as a hub for Stone Age carvings, further underlining the prehistoric importance of Hadauti and Chittorgarh.

20 September 2024, 10:53 IST

Stone Age rock paintings found in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

Stone Age rock paintings found in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

Stone Age rock paintings found in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

20 September 2024, 10:53 IST

Changes in textbooks to generate pride about India's history not saffronisation: Shaurya Doval

Doval, however, emphasised that the changes should be based on facts.

10 August 2024, 09:49 IST

Changes in textbooks to generate pride about India's history not saffronisation: Shaurya Doval

Changes in textbooks to generate pride about India's history not saffronisation: Shaurya Doval

Changes in textbooks to generate pride about India's history not saffronisation: Shaurya Doval

10 August 2024, 09:49 IST

Terracotta pipeline dating back to 6th century BCE unearthed in Tamil Nadu's Keeladi

The discovery comes weeks after archaeologists in the same site found a potsherd with Tamil letter ‘Tha’ inscribed on it, two potsherds adorned with fish motifs, broken copper objects, beads, spindle whorls, hopscotch, and heaps of potsherds.

30 July 2024, 15:47 IST

Terracotta pipeline dating back to 6th century BCE unearthed in Tamil Nadu's Keeladi

Terracotta pipeline dating back to 6th century BCE unearthed in Tamil Nadu's Keeladi

Terracotta pipeline dating back to 6th century BCE unearthed in Tamil Nadu's Keeladi

30 July 2024, 15:47 IST

Written in stone, literally

Epitaphs and obituaries are often like vignettes of history

19 July 2024, 21:20 IST

Written in stone, literally

Written in stone, literally

Written in stone, literally

19 July 2024, 21:20 IST

Before Hitler became Fuhrer

What would have been the trajectory of Hitler’s career if a semi-demented individual had not set the Reichstag on fire on February 27, 1933?

14 July 2024, 00:29 IST

Before Hitler became Fuhrer

Before Hitler became Fuhrer

Before Hitler became Fuhrer

14 July 2024, 00:29 IST

French 'Excalibur' sword stuck in cliff for 1,300 years goes missing

It is said that an angel gave the sword to Holy Roman emperor Charlemagne in the eighth century and King Charlemagne then gifted the sword to Roland, who was one of his best knights.

04 July 2024, 10:06 IST

French 'Excalibur' sword stuck in cliff for 1,300 years goes missing

French 'Excalibur' sword stuck in cliff for 1,300 years goes missing

French 'Excalibur' sword stuck in cliff for 1,300 years goes missing

04 July 2024, 10:06 IST

In Pics | Remembering D-Day on its 80th anniversary

Eighty years ago, on June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops crossed the English Channel and descended on German-controlled Normandy, marking the beginning of the end of World War II. Here are some photos from that fateful day.

06 June 2024, 11:36 IST

In Pics | Remembering D-Day on its 80th anniversary

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In Pics | Remembering D-Day on its 80th anniversary

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In Pics | Remembering D-Day on its 80th anniversary

06 June 2024, 11:36 IST

Inscription on ancient check dam across River Tungabhadra found near Koppal

The 14-foot-long, three-foot-wide inscription was discovered during the work being undertaken to modernise canals in the region.

26 May 2024, 22:54 IST

Inscription on ancient check dam across River Tungabhadra found near Koppal

Inscription on ancient check dam across River Tungabhadra found near Koppal

Inscription on ancient check dam across River Tungabhadra found near Koppal

26 May 2024, 22:54 IST