Nalanda contributed to the development and evolution of two major Mahayana Buddhist philosophies — Madhyamaka and Yogacara, Abhay K writes in his book, 'Nalanda: How it Changed the World'. Excerpts: ...

The British Council in partnership with the University of Reading, United Kingdom organised a discussion on author-diplomat ...

The fall in December of President Bashar al-Assad to rebels led by Sharaa after 13 years of civil war has forced Russia to scramble to secure its bases in the country. Moscow is also concerned by ...

Cruise through Stockholm’s archipelagos, hike the Arctic Circle, and enjoy the country’s Fika culture (coffee + cinnamon buns!). Despite being the world’s fifth-largest economy by GDP ...

The discovery of 2-metre-long Buddha heads with intact features in Ratnagiri establishes that Buddhism was the predominant religion in the early medieval period ...

A new report from Expatsi ranks the top places for Americans looking to move abroad, with European countries dominating the list. Here are the best countries to move to—and why.

Drawing on data from the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist, Newsweek has created this map to show countries on the Human Rights Watchlist. CIVICUS categorizes civil rights into five distinct levels—open ...

SINGAPORE, March 11 (Reuters) - Only seven countries met World Health Organization (WHO) air quality standards last year, data showed on Tuesday, as researchers warned that the war on smog would ...

For the past 13 years, The Economist has published an annual "glass ceiling index," comparing the working conditions for women across the 29 countries that make up the Organization for Economic ...

About 20 countries are interested in joining a "coalition of the willing" to help Ukraine, according to UK officials. It is not thought every one of the countries, which are largely from Europe ...