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CBSE Class 12th History question paper rated easy to moderate, analysis here

CBSE Class 12th History Analysis: Question paper rated easy to moderate
Published on Apr 01, 2025 05:20 PM IST

Archaeologists discover oldest evidence of humans in tropical forests

Archaeologists discover 150,000-year-old stone tools in Ivory Coast's Anyama neighbourhood.
Published on Mar 18, 2025 04:20 PM IST

ICSE, ISC History exam 2025: Easy to moderate paper brings smiles to students

Students had a satisfactory smile when they stepped out of their examination halls.
Updated on Mar 11, 2025 07:54 AM IST

Cinema an important weapon for a civilised future: German filmmaking icon Wim Wenders

Cinema an important weapon for a civilised future: German filmmaking icon Wim Wenders
Published on Feb 21, 2025 09:08 PM IST

Hug Day 2025: Date, history, significance and all you want to know

Valentine's Week 2025: Date, history, significance and celebration of Hug Day.
Updated on Feb 11, 2025 05:06 PM IST

Magh Bihu 2025: Date, shubh muhurat of Bhogali Bihu, history, significance, more

Magh Bihu 2025: What is Magh Bihu really about? A deep dive into Assam’s most anticipated festival!
Published on Jan 12, 2025 03:52 PM IST

Uttarayan 2025: Date, history, significance, celebration of kite flying festival

Uttarayan 2025: Date, significance, history, traditions and celebration behind the festival of kites.
Updated on Jan 11, 2025 06:13 PM IST

Annie Gray: “Through food, you can go almost anywhere”

British historian Annie Gray (Courtesy anniegray.co.uk)
Published on Jan 10, 2025 09:21 PM IST

MC Square: ‘I incorporate elements of my culture into my songs’

MC Square has released his track titled Kakori Kaand
Updated on Jan 02, 2025 01:01 PM IST

Does the evil eye really protect you? Tracing it's lore beyond the closet

Has fast fashion diluted the legend-attested efficacy of the the evil eye?
Published on Dec 30, 2024 03:27 PM IST

A prime minister who let his actions speak

FILE PHOTO: India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh walks on stage for a photo opportunity as part of the 5th East Asia Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, October 30, 2010. REUTERS/Christophe Archambault/Pool)/File Photo (REUTERS)
Updated on Dec 29, 2024 09:21 PM IST

‘Past airbrushed’: Jaishankar says Tipu Sultan a case of ‘cherry-picking facts’

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. (ANI Photo)
Published on Dec 01, 2024 01:48 PM IST

Exploring the world’s most notorious ghost towns and their haunted histories

They were once bustling industrial hubs and metropolises, but later became ghost towns.
Published on Nov 28, 2024 06:59 PM IST

DU North Campus' popular bhel puri seller, Pinki uncle is no more! Students sad

Sunil Sethi aka Pinki Uncle had been selling bhel puri, in North Campus, for almost 40 years!
Published on Nov 19, 2024 07:07 PM IST

Interview: Julia Hauser and Sarnath Banerjee, authors, The Moral Contagion

Julia Hauser and Sarnath Banerjee, authors, The Moral Contagion. (HT Team)
Updated on Nov 09, 2024 05:38 AM IST

A moving memoir probes the contradictions of modern China

FILE- A pedestrian walks through a footbridge is silhouetted as Chinese and Hong Kong flags are strung to mark the 26th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China in Hong Kong, on June 27, 2023. Hong Kong’s plan to enact a new national security law, on top of a sweeping legislation that was imposed by Beijing and used to crack down on dissent, is deepening concerns over the erosion of freedoms in the former British colony.(AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File)
Published on Sep 02, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Bad Poetry Day: The evolution of slam poetry from streets to stages

The evolution of slam poetry, from Chicago's streets to global stages
Updated on Aug 18, 2024 12:14 PM IST

Viet Thanh Nguyen — “We choose to remember and forget things ”

Author Viet Thanh Nguyen (Courtesy https://vietnguyen.info/)
Published on Aug 16, 2024 10:36 PM IST

General Knowledge Quiz: See how aware and prepared you are for competitive exams

Check out the quiz to push yourself to improve your GK and find out how many you can answer (For representation)
Published on Aug 16, 2024 06:17 PM IST

Behind the zines: A look at Kerala’s Muslim women rebels, from a century ago

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An issue of Vanitha (Malayalam for Woman). The magazine was set up and run by M Haleema Beevi, who was taken out of school in Class 7. (Courtesy Around the Sufrah)
Updated on Aug 10, 2024 04:23 PM IST

Kashmir shawls: The splendour and the misery

A handloom weaver showcasing traditional Kani shawl weaving during the 42nd India International Trade Fair in Pragati Maidan on 15 November 2023. (Anupama Yadav/Shutterstock)
Published on Aug 01, 2024 09:03 PM IST

Two 144-year-old Goan clubs fight for survival in Mumbai

Joe D’Cruz, a Dockyard Road resident, is an honorary member of both clubs. (Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 31, 2024 09:19 AM IST

Paris Olympics schedule: Manu Bhaker's date with destiny and archery redemption

Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Manu Bhaker can script history for India at the Summer Games 2024
Updated on Jul 30, 2024 10:34 AM IST

Satan’s tool to feminist icon: Everything you didn't know about the lipstick

From Satan’s tool to feminist icon
Published on Jul 29, 2024 08:15 PM IST

Like people, elephants call each other by name

Kamrup: A wild elephant in the flooded water, in Hajo at Kamrup district, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI07_06_2024_000249B)
Published on Jul 12, 2024 08:00 AM IST

UPSC CSE Mains 2024: Check out the syllabus for History as optional subject

As per the information on the official website, the Civil Services Mains Examination 2024 is scheduled to be conducted on September 20, 2024. REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE )
Published on Jul 04, 2024 03:17 PM IST

Preparing our children to encounter the world

New Delhi, India - Aug. 29, 2016: Students study in ‘model classes’ at Zeenat Mahal Govt.Sarvodaya Girls Sr. School at Jafrabad, in New Delhi, India, on Monday, August 29, 2016. (Photo by Raj K Raj/ Hindustan Times) **To go with Heena "s school story** (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jun 22, 2024 08:53 PM IST

The barefoot historian who saw Calcutta from its streets

P Thankappan Nair (HT File)
Updated on Jun 20, 2024 09:56 PM IST

Hajj 2024: Prophet Ibrahim to today - know origin of Kaaba, rich history of Hajj

Hajj 2024 from Prophet Ibrahim to today: Origin of Kaaba and rich history of Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia
Published on Jun 12, 2024 02:32 PM IST