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Topic: Buddha

Buddha’s gems at Sotheby’s shows Indian govt doesn’t have an eye on ‘colonial loot’

India pointed out that even if the colonial government of that time gave custodianship to William Peppé, his descendants had no legal grounds to sell the relics.

Nehru used Bodh Gaya to make India a culture superpower. ‘Navel of the earth’

In 'Casting The Buddha,' Shashank Shekhar Sinha explores the journey of Buddhism in India through historical sites, stupas, temples, monasteries, and caves.

IBC and VIF kick off Buddhist Media Conclave on conflict avoidance

Second annual conclave focuses on mindful communication and sustainable development.

Nepal court sentences ‘Buddha Boy’ to 10 years of imprisonment in sexual assault case

Court official Sikinder Kaapar of the Sarlahi district court in southern Nepal said a judge had also ordered Ram Bahadur Bamjon to pay $3,750 in compensation to the victim.

Ganga, Dharma, Buddha—Ukrainian poems take from Indian tales. Both nations share lot in common

The two worlds of India and Ukraine are the same, declared Ukrainian-Swedish poet Eugene Wolynsky while performing at the embassy of Ukraine in New Delhi.

Central Railways sent special train, museum gave statue for Ambedkar’s Buddhism conversion

In 'A Part Apart: The Life and Thought of B.R. Ambedkar', Ashok Gopal uncovers the unrelenting toil and struggle that went into the making of Ambedkar legend.

Indian Constitution follows Sanatan Dharma principle. It’s a universal code of conduct

Gandhi referred to himself as a staunch Sanatani Hindu. Buddha also occasionally referred to the religion he taught as Arya Dharma, Saddharma, and Sanatan Dharma.

Ramgram, Devdaha—Crisis over Buddha’s remains is brewing between India and Nepal

UP's Maharajganj has asked to excavate the two sites, which it believes to be Buddha's maternal home and Stupa.

Why Buddha would be frowning at Ukraine today, and why India got it right with Pokhran 1 and 2

Would it have been so simple for Putin’s Russia to crush Zelenskyy’s Ukraine if it hadn’t given up its nuclear stockpile in 1994? India was prescient to declare itself a nuclear-armed state.

Adi Shankaracharya was sent in response to Buddha to bring people’s faith back to god

In ‘Icons of Grace’, Nityanand Charan Das writes about how Buddha and Shankaracharya were both part of the same divine mission.

On Camera

Indians should adopt stray dogs. It’s what Hindu value system teaches

Compassion and cohabitation with animals are ingrained in the Indian value system. A humane solution must be found for the rising conflict between man and free-range animals.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Centre appoints Army ex-vice chief Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani as military adviser to NSC Secretariat

New Delhi: Former Indian Army Vice Chief Lt Gen N.S. Raja Subramani (Retd) has been appointed the new Military Advisor (MA) to the National...

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.