By the 18th century, Maratha dominions and other Indian states had developed fairly detailed caste enumerations, used to regulate hierarchies and impose differential taxation and privileges.
Bengaluru: Imagine a robot, an embodiment of cutting edge technology, talking about ancient India, or telling anyone who asks that an Indian mathematician called...
Reich’s latest work has unlocked origins of the Indo-European family of languages. DNA evidence shows that these 'linguistic pioneers' came from current-day Russia 6,500 years ago.
Ancient India's land ethic—reflected in Kautilya’s Arthashastra—balanced military, economic, and religious priorities to preserve vast elephant habitats, a legacy lost in China’s agrarian surge.
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin is expected to release report, which relies on carbon dating of samples excavated from various sites, at a technical seminar after Pongal, it is learnt.
Mendicants are warned not to seek alms from a woman with loose hair, which could indicate recent sexual intimacy or menstruation. A soldier letting his hair down is a sign of surrender.
Americans might be puzzled as to why an autocratic strongman holds such appeal with voters. But it’s a story India has seen a thousand times in our ancient politics.
Manu has said: ‘A man who eats the meat of a particular animal is called an eater of that animal’s meat, whereas a fish-eater is an eater of every animal’s meat’.
Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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