Z Khandakerflipped into South+East Asia4 hours agoNo Hindu idols in Taj Mahal basement: Archaeological Survey of India in response to RTI pleaindiatoday.in - Siraj QureshiThe Archaeological Survey of India said that there are no idols of Hindu gods and goddesses in the basement of the Taj Mahal. The ASI in a reply to …
Z Khandakerflipped into Human Progress & Disgrace3 hours agoFamine threatens wide swaths of world, now worsened by Ukraine waramericanmilitarynews.com - Tracy WilkinsonThe scenes witnessed by journalists and humanitarian workers in recent months have been striking: In Sudan, swollen-bellied babies are looking for …
Z Khandakerflipped into Historical Geopolitics17 hours agoWas Constantinople besieged in 674-78? - Medievalists.netmedievalists.netBy Georgios Theotokis When historians are confronted with sources that are hundreds of years old, it can often be a challenge to piece together even …
Z Khandakerflipped into Geopolitics3 hours agoNorth Macedonia: Nationalist protesters reject French EU proposalverified_publisherDW EnglishThe country's main opposition party has led protests against a proposal to integrate Bulgarian minority rights. Such a move would be necessary to …
Z Khandakerflipped into Geopolitics4 hours ago‘TurkAegean’ tourism campaign draws angry response from Athensverified_publisherThe Guardian - Helena Smith in AthensA Turkish effort to lure tourists with a “TurkAegean” promotional campaign – against a backdrop of historic Greek sites and the sound of the bouzouki – has elicited anger and embarrassment in Athens. With its western shores that straddle the Aegean, Turkey says the time has come to stop associating …
Z Khandakerflipped into South+East Asia5 hours agoRallies, road blockades & black balloons: Modi’s presence met with protests in Hydthenewsminute.com - Charan TejaDemanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi keep the promise he made during the 2014 elections to initiate steps for classification of Scheduled …