Greek lawmakers elect advocate for return of sculptures from Britain as president
Greek lawmakers on Wednesday elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum as the country's new president.
15 Solid Facts About the Rosetta Stone
Its value as the key that unlocked the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs is world-famous—but the turbulent history surrounding ...
How to plan the ultimate Golden Triangle adventure in Northern India
Linking Delhi, the Taj Mahal and the pink city of Jaipur, with detours for temples and tigers, this is the perfect route for ...
What Christopher Hitchens Understood About the Parthenon
The British Museum should return the ancient treasures to Greece for the sake of art, not nationalism.
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This is the only Indian state which was never under British rule, has oldest Church in Asia, it is...
This state remained free from British rule due to Portuguese control, showcasing its unique colonial history and beauty. Pravrajya Suruchi Updated : Jan 28, 2025, 07:56 PM IST India, known for its ...
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The ancient discovery that put a Silk Road city back on the map
Muzzamil Hussain was in grade school when the first bombs fell on the playground outside of his classroom in Kargil, a mountain city in the Indian ... be the British Museum or the Smithsonian ...
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Ancient and rare British coins taken as ‘spoils of war’ by Romans found in Dutch field
Dozens of ancient coins believed to have been stolen by Roman troops during the conquest of Britain have been unearthed in a Dutch field. The 44 gold coins bearing the inscription of AD40 British ...
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Fired British Museum worker arrested after 'shutting down' museum computer systems
A former British Museum employee has been arrested after allegedly breaking in and shutting down the museum's security and IT systems. The person - who had recently been fired - "trespassed" at ...
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British Museum hit by alleged IT attack by ex-worker
The British Museum has been partially closed to visitors after a former employee allegedly shut down some of its IT network. The museum alleged that the contractor entered the building and ...
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From Phooti kaudi to Durmi : This is how ancient Indian currency shaped the trade
From busy ancient markets where traders arrived from all corners of the globe to British-colonial India, coins were, as anywhere else on the globe as the lifeblood of commerce and trade.
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British firm SayeNvest investing USD 1 billion in India in new age sectors
Davos [Switzerland], January 21 (ANI): Rakesh Gupta, UK-based venture capitalist and Chairman of SayeNvest Group, on Tuesday said it has plans to set aside USD 1 billion fund for India, to be invested ...
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‘Not for critique’: museum planned near India's grand Ram temple will ‘skip’ site's history of sectarian violence, official says
Further redevelopment plans have been revealed for a museum dedicated to the Hindu deity Ram in Ayodhya, northern India. The Ram Katha ... who had fought against the British Raj in Faizabad ...