’Statue of Unity’ gets finishing touches The 182-metre-tall ‘Statue of Unity’ dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, touted to be the tallest statue in the world, is being given final touches as it is set to be unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31. The statue is being built …
Read More »Legendary Arab poet Antara rises as comic book superhero
The story cuts across class and race lines, says writer In a red cape, dark hair blowing in the wind, he crosses the dunes under a blazing sun: Antara, the famed 6th century Arab poet born a slave, is now a superhero. A pre-Islamic poet, Antara is celebrated in the …
Read More »Ancient Mayans produced salt: study
Evidence shows that the civilisation also stored and traded the commodity Salt may have been a valuable commodity for the Mayans, say scientists who found that the ancient civilisation produced, stored and traded the mineral over 1,000 years ago. Stone tools found at a site called the Paynes Creek Salt …
Read More »Honouring the British Indian Army
London’s National Army Museum to exhibit artefacts of the colonial force The Khanjar (knife) of Tipu Sultan of 1799, an 1840 painting of Skinner’s horse regiment, objects of silver and an extensive collection of uniforms are among a range of items of the British Indian Army in the collection of …
Read More »Natwar Thakkar, Nagaland’s ‘Gandhi’, dies
He made the State his home during the height of the secessionist movement in 1955 and worked for peace Noted Gandhian Natwar Thakkar, the man who was thought be an Indian spy at the peak of an armed Naga movement for sovereignty seven decades ago, but came to be accepted …
Read More »‘Jewel of Roman Empire’ faces danger
UNESCO declared Sabratha to be at risk in 2016, mainly due to damage caused by armed groups Perched on the edge of Libya’s Mediterranean coast, the ancient city of Sabratha remains an awe-inspiring spectacle, the pink columns of its amphitheatre towering above turquoise waters. But the world heritage site is …
Read More »Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates ‘World Peace’ monument
Vice-President inaugurated the World Peace Monument, the largest dome in the world Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday inaugurated the world’s largest dome at the Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT)’s World Peace University (MIT-WPU) campus at Loni Kalbhor on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Institute authorities have said …
Read More »Australian university celebrates Gandhiji’s life
Annual programme at University of New South Wales The sprawling lawn in front of the library at the University of New South Wales here on Tuesday saw a repeat of what has been an annual celebration for almost a decade now. On October 2 every year, a small crowd gathers …
Read More »A chance to hear Gandhi’s heartbeat
Digital recreation of the iconic leader’s heartbeat and digital kit will be launched to mark his 150 birth anniversary Visitors can now listen to Mahatma Gandhi’s “recreated heartbeats” at Delhi’s National Gandhi Museum. The Museum will launch a series of programmes on Monday to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of …
Read More »Modi to open Gandhi museum in Rajkot
Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be visiting Gujarat on Sunday to inaugurate multiple projects, including a museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi at the Alfred high School in Rajkot, and a modern chocolate factory set up by Amul in Anand. Mr. Modi would also inaugurate a gas pipeline project in Kutch …
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