A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s ...

The tragic stampede at the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, which left 30 dead, highlights VIP culture, ...

In those days, when a person died, their body was not buried in the earth, nor left to rest quietly in the tomb. Instead, it was laid in a special room in the house – the Chin or Tsen – where it would ...

In the past, running out of juice meant phones were almost entirely out of action, but a tech expert has revealed several ...

Auschwitz concentration camp is a symbol of the Holocaust in southern Poland, one of the most trying moments in human history ...

In many Asian cultures, the Lunar New Year is a celebration marking the arrival of spring and the start of a new year on the ...

Travelling from Syria’s Highway 42, which runs from Tabqa to the city of Homs, you can see the corpse of Bashar al-Assad’s ...

These were the horrific scenes that met the Soviet 60th Army of the First Ukrainian Front as they opened the gates of ...

Kollyva, the boiled wheat-based sweet offered at Greek Orthodox memorial services for the souls of the dead, has roots in ...

Slink on outta that old skin, folks; the Year of the Wood Snake is upon us, and with it, the summons to shed the dead and ...

A man who survived being shoved onto subway tracks ahead of an oncoming train said that in spite of the physical and psychological trauma, he eventually plans to make his way back ...