Find out the real history

“I was a proud member of a team which had conducted a secrete operation that made the battle easier for the main
5 November 2015

History of Silk Road

From the 2nd century BC to the end of the 14th century AD, a great trade route originated from Chang'an (now Xian)
15 October 2015

Famous travellers on the Silk Road

In the history of the Silk Road, many renowned people left their footprints on this most historically important trade
15 October 2015

A trip to Kashgar

The September sky was cloudy and it was drizzling. But the bad weather could hardly dampen the spirits of the hordes of tourists. With
15 October 2015

“He was sent by God”

Cut off from the nearest town by some 10-20 kilometres of thick forests all around, the people of Kailakuri and adjacent villages didn't have access to trusted medical care in any emergency.
8 October 2015

The Good Doctor

“My days are numbered now," Edric Sargission Baker told his associates soon after he was diagnosed with pulmonary artery hypertension in 2013. An accomplished doctor himself, he then described the symptoms that would indicate his time had come. "When you see these symptoms, do not put me on mechanical ventilation or any other life support," Dr Baker said to the shock of his associates.
8 October 2015

Vermeer Thefts: 1971-The Love Letter

The thief locked himself in an electrical box in the exhibition hall and, once the museum was closed, he pulled the painting from the wall and made for a window.
3 September 2015

The Rameswaram BOY who became president

Stories of extreme hardship, braving impossible odds and innumerable sacrifices, abound in the lives of nearly 90 percent of the
30 July 2015

DID you know?

In 2010, the United Nations decided to honour this 'great scientist' on his 79th birth anniversary and declared his birthday on October 15
30 July 2015

APJ's last words to 'I am Kalam' actor

Harsh Mayar grew up in a Delhi slum, dreaming of becoming an actor. And when he finally got his place under the spotlight, Harsh also
30 July 2015

Why Many Hearts Still Beat For Him

What have missiles got to do with medicine? Everything, if you are a heart patient.
30 July 2015

30 Hours With APJ Abdul Kalam

It was the mid-afternoon of October 17, 2014, when Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran, then MCCI President Rokia Afzal Rahman
30 July 2015

From History's Golden Chapter

It was a shivering cold morning on January 10, 1972. Braving the chill, thousands lined the eight-mile route from Delhi's Parade
18 June 2015

Timeline

In 1915, the Turkish government launched a plan to expel and massacre Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire. While much of
28 May 2015

The Voice Against Genocide

Serj Tankian is best known as the frontman of alternative metal/hard rock band System of a Down with which he has been playing since
28 May 2015

The Armenian Genocide and Turkey's Denial

From 1915 to 1917, the Young Turks regime in the Ottoman Empire carried out a systematic, premeditated, centrally planned genocide against the Armenian people.
28 May 2015

NOT A MATTER OF PAST

Human trafficking and exploitation have been in existance across the globe for thousands of years.
7 May 2015

Bangladesh I Love You

37 years ago on February 18, Muhammad Ali, the “greatest heavyweight boxer ever,” came to Bangladesh along with his wife for a five-day visit.
19 February 2015

Life sketch

Born as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942, into an African American family of Kentucky, Ali took to boxing at 12 years of age, almost by accident.
19 February 2015

The Boy Who 'knocked Out' Ali

The most exciting part of Muhammad Ali's sojourn in Bangladesh was probably the mock fight against a young boy at the Dhaka Stadium.
19 February 2015