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Shir-o-Khurshid: How an ancient motif from Mesopotamia connects current protests in Iran with South Asia's Mughal Empire

India, Jan. 10 -- The social networking website X (formerly Twitter) replaced Iran's official flag emoji with the pre-revolution Lion-and-Sun emblem (Shir-o-Khurshid) on January 9, 2026, even as anti-... Read More


Venezuela: As the US eyes the Guiana Shield's minerals, can a peak in it which inspired sci-fi remain unscathed?

India, Jan. 6 -- The United States has its eyes on the vast mineral wealth of Venezuela. Its Orinoco belt holds the biggest oil reserves while the Guiana Shield holds some of the biggest gold deposits... Read More


The entire US intervention in Venezuela boils down to ideology, oil and international relations: Aprajita Kashyap

India, Jan. 4 -- The United States' Operation Absolute Resolve on January 3, 2026, has made global headlines. US troops attacked Venezuela, captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife under the... Read More


Conservationists name ultra-rare leopard colour morph in Karnataka as 'Sandalwood Leopard'

India, Jan. 2 -- In a rare and significant wildlife record, an ultra-rare leopard colour morph has been documented for the first time in Karnataka, in Vijayanagara district, by conservation biologist ... Read More


Amazonian stingless bees first insects to get legal rights in the world

India, Dec. 31 -- Bees native to the Peruvian part of the Amazon rainforest, who have no sting unlike their European counterparts, have become the first insects in the world to be granted legal rights... Read More


The importance of being a hill

India, Dec. 28 -- Some 45-60 kilometres from my family's home in Vadodara, Gujarat, lies Pavagadh Hill. It is a majestic sight, rising above the surrounding plains to a height of 700 metres. It is par... Read More


The Aravalli range is Delhi's shield against the Thar; it is something the SC should have taken note of

India, Dec. 23 -- As the debate regarding the Supreme Court's December 20, 2025, verdict on the Aravalli hill range gets sharper, one of the main arguments put forth by critics is the fact that the lo... Read More


Wild lions in Europe? New paper examines archaeological mound to show young man living in Copper Age Bulgaria was attacked by feline

India, Dec. 22 -- One usually associates lions with Africa and South Asia & the Middle East. A new paper though, has highlighted how the world's second-largest cat did roam Europe too, back in the Cop... Read More


The Centurion's (Indian) macaque: New study points to trade in live animals between India and Roman Egypt

India, Dec. 11 -- High-ranking Roman officers owned pets from India, a new study has claimed, after researchers uncovered burials of Indian macaques in an ancient cemetery in what used to be a famous ... Read More


Domestic cats reached China via the Silk Road during the Tang Period, claims study

India, Dec. 10 -- The domestic cat (Felis catus) appeared in China only during the reign of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). It came to the country through the Silk Road, the vast ancient network of tra... Read More