An enduring funerary practice dating back centuries continues to draw global attention SAGADA, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES — High on the limestone cliffs of northern Luzon, rows of wooden coffins hang precariously on rocky ledges—silent witnesses to one of the Philippines’ most unique and ancient Indigenous funerary customs. The Kankanaey people, one of the major ethnolinguistic…
C Mahesh MAPIMÍ BIOSPHERE RESERVE, MEXICO — Deep in the remote expanse of the Chihuahuan Desert, researchers are once again turning their attention to La Zona del Silencio — the Zone of Silence — a region long shrouded in folklore, scientific puzzles, and unexplained incidents. Frequently compared to the Bermuda Triangle, this 50-kilometre stretch where…
KOLKATA — In a significant political and symbolic development, a panel backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has registered a sweeping victory in the elections to the prestigious Calcutta High Court Club. The results, announced late Monday, show the BJP-supported group winning 7 out of the 10 seats, gaining control of one of the…
Washington D.C., December 2, 2025 — Former U.S. President Donald Trump has once again targeted Representative Ilhan Omar (Minnesota), repeating a long-debunked allegation that the Somali-American congresswoman married her “brother” to secure immigration and U.S. citizenship. The renewed attack comes amid a broader hardline immigration rhetoric and has drawn sharp reactions from supporters of Omar…
Islamabad, November 30, 2025 — Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, revealed alarming figures today, claiming that since the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban in August 2021, the Pakistani military has suffered heavy casualties. According to Dar, more than 4,000 officers and soldiers have been killed, while over 20,000 have been…
C Mahesh Cao Viejo Pyramid, El Brujo, Peru — In 2006, deep within the sun-baked adobe walls of the El Brujo archaeological complex, scientists uncovered a secret that would rewrite the history of ancient Peru: the mummified remains of a woman who wielded extraordinary power in Moche civilization, nearly 1,500 years ago. She is now…
Dantewada, Chhattisgarh — In a major blow to the banned CPI (Maoist) insurgent movement, 37 Naxalites, including several senior and reward-carrying cadres, surrendered before the police and security forces in Dantewada district on Sunday. The group included 12 women and together carried a total bounty of ₹65 lakh on their heads. Officials described the mass…
Medan/Jakarta, November 30, 2025 — Indonesia’s disaster authorities confirmed on Sunday that the death toll from the catastrophic floods and landslides that struck Sumatra island has risen to 442, with over 400 people still missing as emergency crews struggle to reach isolated regions cut off by collapsed roads and washed-out bridges. Days of relentless monsoon…
Srinagar, November 29, 2025 — A division bench of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, headed by Sanjeev Kumar and Sanjay Parihar, has ruled that trade conducted across the Line of Control (LoC) between the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and Pakistan‑Occupied Kashmir (PoK) qualifies as intra-state supply under the Central…
Bengaluru, November 2025 — In an attempt to end speculation over leadership rotation and reinforce Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s position for the remainder of the five-year term, his supporters have proposed a new compromise within the Karnataka Congress: formally declaring Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar as the party’s Chief Ministerial candidate for the 2028 Assembly elections….
