This disapproval turned into a tidal wave on May 5, two days before the planned auction, with the intervention of the Indian ...

The slick online catalogue entry for“Premium Lot 1, The Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha” on the Sotheby's Hong Kong ...

Today, on Goa Statehood Day, let's explore the rich culture of the state. From ancient forts and Portuguese churches to ...

Delhi clashes with UK heirs over gems interred with bones and ashes of The Enlightened One for thousands of years ...

Could it be that the alchemists’ long-elusive dream — transmuting the worthless into the sublime — has at last been realized?

Intensely amorous love verses set in the Carnatic mode, padams and javalis are returning to the spotlight after decades.

The Mediterrane Film Festival in Malta is returning for its third edition with more than 40 films from over 20 countries. Running from June 21-29 in the island’s capital, Valletta, the festival has ...

Each of the different islands of the Seychelles has its reason to visit, as Sarah Kingdom discovered on a recent visit.

Founded in 1600 as a trading enterprise, the English East India company gradually transformed into a colonial power. By the ...

The objects themselves are "gorgeous": we see much "lively, expressive, dynamic sculpture", from "rudimentary" yakshas and ...

Now, it is claimed by both India and Pakistan. The roots of the conflict lie in the countries’ shared colonial past. From the 17th to the 20th century, Britain ruled most of the Indian ...

Ashwin Gulati: The Marin resident, a longtime entrepreneur, executive and start-up consultant, shares "Soul Venture: A True Life and Death Journey Into the Startup"; in his 2025 hybrid ...