Napoleon, Nelson & The Nile
In ordering an expedition to Egypt and creating an Army of the Orient under the command of the young General Napoleon Bonaparte in April 1798, France’s post-revolutionary Directory sought to […]
Mummies: In Another Light
Neither researchers started studying Egyptian Mummies, nor the historians recognised them in the 19th Century. At that period of time, street vendors used to sell mummies openly in the northern […]
The French Policy & Napoleon
The Kremlin recently slammed French President Emmanuel Macron for his remark that Ukraine should defeat Russia in the ongoing war. Talking to the Le Journal du Dimanche daily a couple […]
Time Is Up For Leap Second
The General Conference on Weights and Measures (GCWM) has decided to stop the practice of Leap Second in 2035. A leap second is a one-second adjustment that is occasionally applied […]
Blue & White Explained
The story heads back to the 5th Century Byzantine Empire (formerly the Roman Empire), when Blue was the colour of nobility… it was expensive to manufacture, and owing blue clothes […]
Shouldering A Responsibility
For a decade, Radhamani, a librarian at the Pratibha Public Library in the southern Indian province of Kerala, has been walking door to door to distribute books for just INR […]
Holding On…
In the 5th Century BC, Chinese General, Military Strategist, Writer, and Philosopher Sun Tzu had mentioned a special tactic to fight against formidable opponents in his publication The Art of […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 