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India’s history with Africa goes back several centuries when Indian traders traveled to the eastern coasts of the continent using the monsoon winds. Immediately after gaining independence from the British in 1947, India, as one of the first decolonized countries, decided to spearhead the struggle for a more just global …

The peak of the partial eclipse will take place in the predawn hours on Friday when 97% of the moon will be eclipsed by the Earth’s shadow. The previous longest partial eclipse took place in 2018 and lasted less than two hours, while this will last for several hours. The …

Under the leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the right-wing government of Narendra Modi, India has sought to recall and glorify the ancient Hindu cultural narrative at the expense of hundreds of years of history.  This policy, often referred to as ‘saffronisation’ (a reference to the spiritual use …

Also known as ‘zodiac light’, the false dawn phenomenon is a band of light that appears just after sunset and is at its brightest for people living in the northern hemisphere in March and April. In the southern hemisphere, the effect is most notable after sunset in the late summer …

Long I watched for a discussion about politics in universities with the participation of their colleagues — like-minded people, opponents and mediators — and I’ll have to make my ComingOut. For me there is no question of the place do politics in the University. Because the University is a place …

The archaeologists have found dozens of flooded courts. Archaeologists from coast found at the bottom of the Black sea dozens of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman ships. These marine discoveries are surprisingly well preserved. As scientists have discovered, it happened because of the lower anoxic layer – hardly the best environment …

The Gibson girl – a collective image of the ideal female beauty. Every generation develops their ideal of female beauty. At the turn of XIX-XX centuries by the example to follow was the Gibson girl. It was only the collective image created by American Illustrator, but he is so fond …