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TopicSaraswati river

Topic: Saraswati river

Massive reservoir found at Rakhigarhi is giving us more clues on Saraswati River

A reservoir unearthed last month in Haryana’s Rakhigarhi is not just a marvel of Harappan engineering but also advances evolving research on the Saraswati River.

What caused the rise and fall of Harappan civilisation? Studies debunk role of ‘river culture’

Yamuna and Sutlej disconnected from the Ghaggar-Hakra river system much before the emergence of the Harappan culture in the region.

Villagers use Saraswati riverbed for cow dung, cremation, crop. ‘Where do we keep cattle?’

The Saraswati went extinct thousands of years ago. Now its evidence is on the same path. This despite governments heavily investing in the search of the 'mighty river'.

Tarkhanwala Dera excavations revealed unique Harappan settlement. But it was left to die

Tarkhanwala Dera was strategically located along the trade route toward Harappan in the north and Mohenjo-daro in the west.

35 pirates arrested, 17 hostages rescued — dramatic ops by India on high seas

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

First we lost Saraswati River. Now we are losing archaeological sites along Ghaggar too

Whether due to hypocrisy or sheer ignorance, the archaeological heritage of the Saraswati River system is rapidly vanishing. The glorious past we keep referring to will be lost forever.

On Camera

People of Assam, we’ll fight to the end until it’s victory for us: Nehru during Chinese invasion

On 19 November 1962, PM Jawaharlal Nehru addressed the people of Assam in a radio address and spoke of the resolve against Chinese attack, saying India won't tolerate this invasion.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.