A prize offered by an Indian state leader is intended to shed light on a Bronze Age civilization — and settle a cultural ...

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Supreme Court verdict that paved the way for the Ram Mandir was influenced by a 2003 Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) ...

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Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. There’s a new novel out by Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize ...

The pilgrims come and go as strangers. They march like a sea of people, walking toward the spot where they take holy baths, ...

Ancient Indian texts such as the Vedas, Puranas, and Bhagavad Gita provide profound insights into health and well-being.

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Chess as a metaphor for life, reflecting history, strategy, creativity, and intellect, offering lessons for a well-played ...

Patel, in his opening remarks said, “I’d like to welcome my father Pramod, and my mother Anjana, who are sitting here today.

(AP Video by Rishi Lekhi and Shonal Ganguly) A Hindu devotee gets a sacred mark on his forehead after bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the Saraswati rivers during the ...