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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
TopicAncient artefacts

Topic: ancient artefacts

Who has the rights over Nepal’s historic Taleju Bhawani necklace?

In 2021, Nepal’s state department of archaeology submitted a request to the Art Institute of Chicago for the repatriation of the necklace. No action followed.

Working out to music is a 2,000-year-old habit—Ancient Greeks & Romans had playlists too

In one vase painting from the 5th century BCE, a group of athletes trains while a musician plays the aulos, a type of ancient pipe instrument.

From Bidar to Telangana – How Bidriware began and evolved with the times

The earliest evidence of a bidriware object comes from a Deccani painting dated to c. 1625, in which an officer of African descent is seen smoking a hookah made in the bidri technique.

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Hema Malini showed us how to grieve with dignity

Hema Malini’s quiet, unbent presence with her own family and close friends made the most poignant statement amid the noise surrounding the passing of a man who belonged to everyone.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.