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Imagine that archaeologists, digging a thousand-year-old virgin site in Antarctica, come across an inscription deep underground that shows the sun, and next to it the numbers 186,000 miles per second, the speed of light.  What would the world do? More likely than not, this find will not be accepted by Scholars.  A fraud, they would say, committed for cheap fame.  The reputation of the archaeologists will be ruined.  If they didn’t hold tenure, they will lose their jobs.

Bharata Khandais a term used in Hindu texts, including the Vedas, Mahabharata, Ramayana, and the Puranic, to describe the Indian subcontinent. The historical context of the Sanskrit epics are the Vedic period (c. 1700–600 BCE), Mahajanapadas (c. 600s BCE), and the subsequent formation of the Maurya Empire (c. 300s BCE) and Gupta Empire (c. 300s CE) also with the beginning of the "golden age" of Classical Sanskrit literature.

The name ‘Sir Isaac Newton’ is so famous that everybody in this world is aware of it. He is famous for his ‘laws of motion’ and also the ‘law of gravity’. These laws form the basis of classical Physics.

‘Lab-grown diamonds, branded wrongly as fake, are a $22 billion market across the world’.

The mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) is considered one of the most beautiful birds in the world. This is because of its stunning plumage, which is made up of an array of colors that you can't help but notice. But there's more to this species than just flashy feathers. Whether it's their complex courting ritual or their cultural significance, there's a lot to know about the mandarin duck. Here are some of the most interesting facts about this colorful creature.

All seven Adani airports saw an increase of 92 percent in domestic and 133 percent in international travelers.

The strikingly beautiful snow leopard remains one of the most mysterious cats in the world.

The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India along with actor Parvathy Thiruvothu donated a mechanical elephant worth Rs 5 lakhs to Irinjadappilly Sree Krishna Temple in Thrissur. The PETA indicated that deploying real animals for temple rituals was causing harm to the animals as they needed to stay away from their natural habitat and undergo trauma in captivity.

The son of sitting Karnataka BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa was arrested on Thursday while accepting a bribe of Rs 40 lakh by the anti-corruption division of Lokayukta. The Lokayukta officials apprehended Prashanth Madal, the son of the BJP Lawmaker when he accepted the bribe at his workplace.