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From bankruptcy to buried treasure: Pakistan's new gold rush (and missing bullets)
Pakistan anticipates a significant economic boost from its untapped mineral wealth. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the discovery of vast reserves. These reserves include rare earths, gemstones, copper, and gold. The government is inviting foreign investment to develop these resources. Deputy PM Ishaq Dar envisions Pakistan as a global mining hub.
Globalisation, which was meant to ensure lasting peace, threatens to start a trade war
Globalisation, initially conceived to foster peace and contain Communism, now faces disruption as China, a Communist nation, challenges the established world order. Accusations of unfair trade practices and intellectual property theft have led to trade tensions, particularly with the US, threatening the future of global trade and potentially reshaping international power dynamics.
10 Agatha Christie Novels: Collection of Murder Mysteries and Crime Thrillers
If you are someone who enjoys crime thrillers, detective fiction, and murder mysteries, then you’ll definitely love Agatha Christie’s style of writing. Christie remains one of the best-selling novelists of all time and is known as the ‘Queen of Crime.’ In today’s article, we have curated a list of Agatha Christie novels to help you pick your preferred one.
A starry network of Arabian trade
This connection between Arabia and the Indian subcontinent is often overlooked. The central civilisational role of these desert and sea people has been overshadowed by scholars drawn to grand monuments. Next to the pyramids who bothers with reed boats and boats made of wooden planks sown together with coir ropes.
Happy New Year 2025: Why the world celebrates New Year’s day on January 1st and what are some of its traditions?
Happy New Year 2025: New Year’s Day on January 1st is a time for renewal and optimism. It marks the beginning of a new year, a moment for reflection on the past and a chance to look forward to the future. While celebrated with diverse traditions around the world, the shared theme of hope, renewal, and new opportunities makes this occasion significant for millions globally. As 2025 approaches, it is a day for setting resolutions and celebrating with family and friends.
Humanity's preoccupation with the supernatural extends back to ancient Mesopotamia
A fascination with the afterlife and other worlds is not new: ghost stories from all over the world prove it's been part of the human experience from prehistoric times.
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4,000-yr-old sanctuary found in Netherlands
Like the famous stone circle in southern England, the sanctuary - which was as big as at least three soccer fields and built with soil and wood - was built to align with the sun on the solstices.
The Ahimsa seal of the Indus
Long before horses existed in the world of commerce, at the time pyramids were being built in Egypt, and ziggurats in Mesopotamia, there existed a trading network connecting the Middle East to South Asia. This was Bronze Age Trading network that peaked.
Evolution of writing: From Mesopotamians to ChatGPT, humans have always adapted to new technology
Studying the past can deepen our understanding of how humans have adapted to modern technology.
In Roman bathhouse’s drain, archaeologists find 2,000-year-old gemstones
Around 30 engraved and semi-precious stones were found by archaeologists in the drain of a Roman bathhouse recently near Hadrian's Wall in Carlisle, England.
Netflix series Ancient Apocalypse: All you need to know about presenter Graham Hancock
Graham Hancock: The Netflix series Ancient Apocalypse explores the prehistory of humans. It focuses on how Graham Hancock records his travels throughout the globe to investigate how the downfall of previous human civilizations was caused. The docuseries’ six episodes depict the six tragic stories of how civilizations collapsed.
On 'Sharqat Day', homage paid to 114th Mahrattas for their supreme sacrifice in World War I
In this particular action, the unit won two Distinguished Service Orders, four Military Cross, six Indian Order of Merit, 16 Indian Distinguished Service Medals and eight Mention in Dispatches, with a combined total of 36 gallantry awards which till today have not been surpassed by any unit of the Indian Army in a single operation, the statement said.
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.
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.
Beypore-made 11th century heritage vessel 'Uru' to be displayed in Qatar during FIFA 2022
India may not have qualified for next year's FIFA World Cup, but it will be represented during the mega-sporting event by a replica of a traditional wooden dhow called 'Uru', made at Beypore here, which was used during ancient times for trade with Mesopotamia.
Award-winning author Subhadra Sen Gupta's posthumous book on stories about our origin
The author passed away this year due to Covid-19.
India determined to protect legitimate rights in its territorial waters: Rajnath Singh
The defence minister also asserted that India is fully determined to protect its legitimate rights and interests in its territorial waters and exclusive economic zone while supporting the maintenance of rules-based maritime systems.
An epochal point by a meghalayan stalagmite
The prime minister’s 100-year timeframe is very farsighted indeed by those standards.
ASI unearths ‘first-ever’ evidence of chariots in Copper-Bronze age
The excavation, which began in March, has also unearthed eight burial sites and several artefacts. The three chariots found in burial pits indicate the possibility of “royal burials”.
Indus civilisation did not develop around flowing river: Scientists
The Indus or Harappan Civilisation was a Bronze Age society that developed from 5,300 to 3,300 years ago, at about the same time as urban civilisations developed in Mesopotamia and Egypt.
All the sines of a new father of triangles
Ancient Indian and Chinese mathematicians who also independently arrived at the same conclusions make up the other points of this triangular contest.
Indian wins NASA contest to name Mercury crater
The names were selected by the public outreach team for the spacecraft out of thousands of submissions to an open competition.
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon to visit Delhi on October 30
The UK has funded a battlefield guide book which will be available through USI for those families wishing to visit the battlefields.
What made the British take extra care to feed Indian soldiers during World War I
By providing rotis, fresh meat and ghee, the British army made sure that the Indian soldiers did not rebel.
Stuart P Milne, HSBC India CEO : An impatient manager, a thoughtful leader
Unlike bankers who hopped from one marque name to the other for a few dollars more, Milne, 52, has stuck to HSBC for three decades.
Egypt protests: Respect historical and touristic treasures
Priceless antiquities at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo have been vandalised by looters taking advantage of the current unrest.
Gujarat built world's first naval dockyard
About 75 km from here lies a landmark of Indian maritime history. Archaeologists believe the first tidal dockyard in the world was built in Lothal. A port city, Lothal was the focal point of Harappan civilisation in Gujarat.
Bonham's sale of Indian & Islamic artworks generates $1,149,960
Leading international auctioneer Bonham’s sale of Indian and Islamic artworks has generated total revenues of £1,149,960.
Bringing religion of love
300th anniversary of Guru Granth Sahib.
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