A centuries-old mosaic map has helped archaeologists identify what may be a long-lost Byzantine city hidden beneath the desert landscape near the Dead Sea in Jordan. Researchers believe the settlement is Tharais, a city marked on the famous Madaba Mosaic Map, one of the oldest surviving maps of the Holy Land. The discovery emerged after…
Chester-le-Street [England], Jul 01 (ANI): India’s Harshit Rana gets stumped by England’s wicketkeeper Jos Buttler during the 1st T20I, at Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) Despite the rain washing out the opening T20I against India, England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler achieved a significant personal milestone by completing 100 dismissals in T20 Internationals. Buttler…
An adult who knows how to express his emotions holds confidence, empathy, and self-awareness. When parents are emotionally mature, they create something powerful, and raise not just well-behaved children, but emotionally mature individuals who know how to navigate challenges and express themselves. Such children grow up feeling secure. Parenting norms are changing now Conventionally, the…
Australia’s $40 cigarettes and the rise of tobacco smugglersWhen cigarette prices began climbing across India in early February, the effect was immediate and oddly chaotic. Smokers paid different prices for the same pack on the same street. Retailers blamed wholesalers. Wholesalers blamed the new tax regime. What was framed as a clean public health reform…
Choosing a name for your baby girl is one of the most meaningful decisions you’ll make as a parent. If you’re looking for a name that represents courage, strength, leadership, and resilience, history offers plenty of inspiration. Across different cultures and civilizations, countless women fought battles, defended their people, challenged injustice, and left behind extraordinary…
Recent archaeological discoveries have reshaped our understanding of prehistory in Southeast Asia. Early people in the Philippines are now considered to be the pioneers and innovators of sailing, instead of being isolated groups of humans inhabiting these archipelagos. Research based on evidence from Mindoro Island shows that over 40,000 years ago, people were navigating open-ocean…
Active-duty US soldier’s El Salvadoran wife detained by ICE, could be deported to Mexico. Sergeant First Class Jose Serrano, an active-duty US Army sergeant who served the military for 27 years, including several in Afghanistan, said the ICE is out of control after his wife Deisy Rivera Ortega, an El Salvadorian by birth, was detained…
Housing sales and prices in Dubai plunged to Middle East war Dubai’s residential property market slowed down in the first half of 2026 as geopolitical tensions in West Asia weighed on buyer sentiment, with housing sales falling 16 per cent year-on-year, according to real estate consultancy Anarock.Residential transactions totalled AED 225.7 billion during the January-June…