Study: Nuclear Explosions Destroyed Harappa, Mohenjo-daro
Scientists have claimed that nuclear explosions destroyed Harappa, an archaeological site in Punjab Province of Pakistan, and Mohenjo-Daro, a major city of the Indus Valley Civilisation, thriving from approximately 2500 […]
On A Ghost Island With A Dark History
Gunkanjima or Hashima – a tiny abandoned island off Nagasaki, lying about 15km from the centre of the city – became popular for coal mining during the industrialisation of Japan […]
Along The Footsteps Of ‘Dead Poets’…
“I am proud to give my life, my one solitary life…” – Malesela Benjamin Moloise. It is being thought, as well as discussed, nowadays, that UNESCO failed to realise that […]
Children Paying The Heaviest Price…
The soil of Gaza is soaking the blood of thousands of children who are hardly aware of self-defence techniques. The scenario is somewhat similar in at least 10 countries in […]
A Remarkably Unusual Cache Of 2000-Year-Old Coins Found!
Archaeologists recently discovered a pot of copper coins at Mohenjo-daro in Pakistan. This is the first major discovery at this particular archaeological site in Larkana District of Pakistan’s Sindh Province […]
Najaf: Home To World’s Largest Graveyard
One can find neither a single tree nor a bird in that open desert. Only graves are lined up for miles there, and millions of corpses lie beneath the ground. […]
Not ‘Royal’, But…
Tourists arrive in Egypt from different parts of the globe, mainly to see the pyramids. The transcontinental country, spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via […]
Taking A Stand
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the specialised agency of the UN aimed at promoting World Peace and Security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture, […]
