The Sanchi was carrying 136,000 tons of ultra-light crude oil when it collided with another vessel 260km off Shanghai on 6 January. It burned for a week before exploding and sinking on Sunday.

Sudha Murthy visited the historic Sanchi Stupa on Tuesday. She was amazed to see the architecture and lauded the officials for the great maintenance. It was a joy to be here,' she said on her ...

India has 29 states with at least 720 districts comprising of approximately 6 lakh villages, and over 8200 cities and towns. Indian postal department has allotted a unique postal code of pin code ...

With its historic temples, exquisite palaces, and ruins of the Vijayanagara Empire, Hampi is recognised as a UNESCO World ...

While some campaigns to get back Indian artefacts, such as the Amravati Marbles, have received a great deal of publicity, other successful efforts ... Two things become clear here – by the time Stupa ...

For a long time, Amul has been trying to take over the Sanchi dairy federation. Amul is a branded company of Gujarat and is doing a great job. We have no objection to that. But by taking over a ...

In just about every pamphlet I obtained regarding Shirakami-Sanchi, I kept reading about Philipp Franz von Siebold’s beech, a native Japanese tree. Siebold? I muttered to myself, “Who is this ...

The culture of vegetarianism takes centre stage at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion on Saturday, October 5, for the annual Vegecareian Festival.

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The Great American Read was an eight-part series with viewer participation to select America’s favorite novel, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels. It investigated ...