Varanasi: In a landmark genetic study that provides significant evidence to refute the long-debated Aryan Invasion Theory (AIT), researchers unveiled compelling evidence that the maternal ancestry of ...

Illustrator and cartoonist Biswajit Balasubramanian opened his address with a simple question: “Who are Saurashtrians?” He then traced the migration of the community from the Somnath region in coastal ...

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K. Annamalai’s removal as Tamil Nadu BJP chief in 2025 highlighted the continued influence of Dravidian ideology, as his attacks on iconic Dravidian leaders threatened the BJP’s prospects of ...

Bulgarian Instagram user Hristiyan recently shared a video highlighting the striking similarities between the Romani gypsy language and Hindi. Hristiyan explained that he comes from one of the oldest ...

It is disturbing to the average mind of Lahore when one learns that nearly 60 per cent of the old walled city population consists of original ‘Afghan refugees’ here since the days of the Russian ...

If you have studied almost any European language, you will have noticed words that felt oddly familiar. French mort (dead) recalls English murder. German Hund (dog) is a dead ringer for hound. Czech ...

If you have studied almost any European language, you will have noticed words that felt oddly familiar. French mort (dead) recalls English murder. German Hund (dog) is a dead ringer for hound. Czech ...

A deeper reach into human history is now possible, thanks to a growing body of archaeological data collected using advanced technologies and patient scholarly detective work accumulated across recent ...

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