Everything you need to know about Persia: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Persia: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Patna, May 7 (IANS) A Gujarat-based company will draft the masterplan and design the upcoming Nalanda International University at the ancient seat of learning in Bihar, its vice chancellor said Tuesday.
Patna, May 4 (IANS) The much awaited Master Plan for the Nalanda International University at the ancient seat of learning in Bihar is in its final stage, the vice chancellor said Saturday.
London, March 11 (ANI): Our ancestors who lived 4,000 years ago might have also suffered heart attacks and strokes like many people today, a new study of mummies has suggested.
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The women were in their best silks, the venue was the Rashtrapati Bhawan and the occasion was International Women's Day.
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Popular titles from international film studio Disney -- including "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "TRON: Legacy" -- are now available on internet movie streaming provider BIGFLIX.
Patna, Feb 12 (IANS) A special provision of funds will be made in the union budget for the upcoming Nalanda University in Bihar, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Tuesday.
Patna, Feb 12 (IANS) The ruins of the ancient Nalanda University in Bihar should be in the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites, External Affairs Minister Salman Kuurshid said Tuesday.
Patna, Feb 5 (IANS) Singapore has decided to donate a library to the upcoming Nalanda International University in Bihar.
Patna, Feb 1 (IANS) Eight architectural companies, including six from abroad, have shown interest in designing the upcoming Nalanda University in Bihar, the vice chancellor said Friday.
Patna, Jan 14 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday demanded that the ruins of the state's ancient Nalanda university be included in Unesco's list of World Heritage Sites.
Washington, January 4 (ANI): An ancient manuscript discovered inside caves in a Taliban stronghold in northern Afghanistan provide the first physical evidence of a vibrant Jewish community that thrived in that region a thousand years ago.
Sydney, Dec. 25 (ANI): Nearly 50 members of the Indian community believed to be descendants of one of the lost tribes of Israel have arrived in the Jewish state, completing their immigration.
Srinagar, Dec.24 (ANI): Christmas has proved to be a boon for papier mache artisans in Kashmir, as they are doing brisk business.
Patna, Dec 21 (IANS) The upcoming Nalanda International University, near the ancient seat of learning in Bihar, has initiated a global competition to select the best architectural designs for its buildings, an official said.
Hyderabad, Sep 11 (IANS) Award-winning writer William Dalrymple said his "Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-1842" will be out in December this year, and has many echoes in contemporary events in the war-torn country.
Srinagar, Aug 15 (IANS) It is a pageant of rare Quranic manuscripts that not only provides an insight into the glory and richness of Islam but also sets back the clock of the religion's advent into Kashmir by almost a century.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A selection of antique carpets, rugs, kilims, runners, tapestries and fragments from the famous weaving regions around Central Asia - known for their ancient wool weaving traditions - will be auctioned in Bangalore June 11 by Indian auction house Bid & Hammer.
London, Apr 29(ANI): Arsenal is convinced double Footballer of the Year Robin Van Persie would stay at the club for a long period.
Washington, Apr 24 (ANI): A German researcher has dispelled previous claims that Marco Polo never went to China.
London, April 22 (ANI): A tsunami recorded by the ancient historian Herodotus did indeed protect a Greek village from Persian invaders, say German geologists.
Paris, April 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) France has no intention to supply arms to the Syrian opposition and is ready to discuss the UN and Arab League's peace plan, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe has said.
Washington, April 18 (ANI): Scientists have found an inexpensive and effective way to quickly improve the quality of drinking water.
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India's biggest export to the world has been stories, powerful narratives that have influenced literature throughout history, says Karachi-based Musharraf Ali Farooqi, who shot to literary limelight with his translations of 'Hoshruba' and 'The Adventures of Amir Hamza', ancient epics written in Persian and Urdu.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Downplaying divergences on the Iranian issue after imposing fresh sanctions, the US Monday sought India's cooperation in pressing Tehran to come clean on its nuclear programme and clarified that it was not seeking to undermine New Delhi's energy security.
Washington, Mar 30 (ANI): Daily intake of vitamin D-fortified doogh, which is a Persian yogurt drink, improves inflammatory markers in type-2 diabetics and extra calcium conferrs additional anti-inflammatory benefits, a new study has found.
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The subcontinent can become a paradise in the region by retaining cultural, social and political identities of countries like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, says former Pakistani Army officer, journalist, writer and commentator Abdul Rahman Siddiqi, an old 'Dilliwallah' from Ballimaran in Chandni Chowk.
A minor tilting of Minarets of famous Taj Mahal has been occurred now a day.
London, Mar 19 (ANI): British Foreign Secretary William Hague has slammed Iran for blocking a UK Foreign Office website in the country as part of its "ever-tightening stranglehold of censorship".
London, Mar 15 (ANI): The British Broadcasting Corporation has raised suspicion that a "sophisticated cyber-attack" launched on the media firm could be Iran's efforts to disrupt its Persian service.
London, Mar 15 (ANI): The British Broadcasting Corporation has raised suspicion that a "sophisticated cyber-attack" launched on the media firm could be Iran's efforts to disrupt its Persian service.
London, Mar 8(ANI): Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has said the club will enter the race to sign Dutch striker Robin Van Persie only if his contract negotiations with Arsenal fail.
London, Mar 8(ANI): Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has said the club will enter the race to sign Dutch striker Robin Van Persie only if his contract negotiations with Arsenal fail.
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): The United States is beefing up its sea and land-based defense systems in the Persian Gulf to counter any attempt by Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil shipping route.
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): The United States is beefing up its sea and land-based defense systems in the Persian Gulf to counter any attempt by Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil shipping route.
Kolkata, Feb 22 (ANI): Vice President M. Hamid Ansari said here on Wednesday that Sachidanand Vatsyayan 'Agyeya' belonged to an era where it was possible to be a master of many crafts.
Kolkata, Feb 22 (ANI): Vice President M. Hamid Ansari said here on Wednesday that Sachidanand Vatsyayan 'Agyeya' belonged to an era where it was possible to be a master of many crafts.
Tehran, Feb 7 (ANI): Iranian authorities have reportedly arrested several people over alleged links to the British Broadcasting Corporation's Farsi-language service.
Washington, Feb 7(ANI): The U.S. has imposed a fresh set of sanctions on the Iranian government to pressure the latter to halt its nuclear program.
Washington, Feb 7(ANI): The U.S. has imposed a fresh set of sanctions on the Iranian government to pressure the latter to halt its nuclear program.
Tehran, Feb 7 (ANI): Iranian authorities have reportedly arrested several people over alleged links to the British Broadcasting Corporation's Farsi-language service.
London, Jan 28 (ANI): A newly translated tablet from the area of present-day Iraq reveals a series of riddles, which show that even in 1,500BC, people liked a puzzle.
Washington, Jan 28(ANI): The US Navy is converting an aging warship into a makeshift staging base for the commando teams in the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran, al-Qaeda in Yemen and Somali pirates and other threats
Washington, Jan 28(ANI): The US Navy is converting an aging warship into a makeshift staging base for the commando teams in the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran, al-Qaeda in Yemen and Somali pirates and other threats
London, Jan 28 (ANI): A newly translated tablet from the area of present-day Iraq reveals a series of riddles, which show that even in 1,500BC, people liked a puzzle.
Washington, Jan 14(ANI): The United States is preparing to safeguard its facilities in Persian Gulf over fears that Israel will attack Iran sooner than later.
Washington, Jan 14(ANI): The United States is preparing to safeguard its facilities in Persian Gulf over fears that Israel will attack Iran sooner than later.
Washington, Jan 12(ANI): A new American aircraft carrier strike group has entered the Arabian Sea and another is on its way as a part of a U.S. fleet reshuffle, a Pentagon official said.
Tehran, Jan 8 (ANI): The hard-line Iranian media has dubbed the US Navy's rescue operation of 13 Iranian fishermen held by pirates, as 'Hollywood dramatization of a routine event,' while the government has welcomed it as a 'positive humanitarian gesture.'
London, Jan 7 (ANI): Britain is sending its most formidable warship to the Persian Gulf amid threats by Iran to block the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil shipping lane.
Washington, Jan 7 (ANI): The United States Navy has rescued 13 Iranian fishermen held hostage by Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea.
New Delhi, Jan 06 (ANI): It is a year since Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer was shot dead by one his bodyguards as his other colleagues watched. In the time since then, judge Parviaz Shah, who pronounced Governor Taseer's assassin Mumtaz Qadri guilty, has had to flee Pakistan. During this period Salman Taseer's son, Shahbaz, was kidnapped in August last year and has not been found yet.
Washington, Jan 4 (ANI): The United States would not be deterred by Iran's blunt warning to keep an American carrier out of the Persian Gulf, a senior military official has said.
Washington, Jan 1 (ANI): Iran has backed down from its earlier threats to block the strategic oil route through the Strait of Hormuz, with the nation's Revolutionary Guard commander calling it a 'discussion of the past.'
Nevada (US), Jan 1 (ANI): In a remarkable interfaith gesture, distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed was welcomed at Darul Uloom Deoband (Uttar Pradesh, India), a highly respected religious and academic center of the Islamic world.
Tehran, Jan 1 (ANI): A senior Iranian navy commander has denied the country has already test-fired long-range missiles as part of military exercises in the Persian Gulf, but said it would do so in the next few days.
Tehran, Dec 31 (ANI): Iran has announced that it would test-fire a barrage of long-range missiles as part of military exercises in the Persian Gulf.
Washington, Dec 28 (ANI): Researchers have discovered ancient texts that might be the oldest representation of the Tower of Babel of Biblical fame.
Washington, Dec 19 (ANI): Eva Green is set to play the female lead in the spinoff '300: Battle of Artemisia'.
Washington, Dec 15(ANI): The United States has been secretly pushing to sell armed drones to key allies, but the plan is being opposed by lawmakers, who are worried about the proliferation of technology.
Washington, Dec 8 (ANI): Iran has claimed that the unmanned US spy plane was flying deep inside the country's airspace when it was brought down by the armed forces.
London, Dec 4 (ANI): Pakistani actress Veena Malik shocked her country after an alleged photo of her posing nude appeared on the cover of the Indian edition of FHM.
Tehran, Nov 28 (ANI): A senior Iranian military commander has said his nation would target Turkey if US or Israel tries to attack its nuclear installations.
Sanaa, Nov 27 (ANI): Hundreds of thousands of youths protested across Yemen in opposition to a recent agreement that grants President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from prosecution in return for leaving office.
Islamabad, Nov 20 (ANI): Iranian Deputy Energy Minister Mohammad Behzad has said that the Islamic Republic will triple its electricity exports to Pakistan to help the Asian country ease its power shortages.
Tehran, Nov 14 (ANI): Iranian intelligence authorities have arrested an individual who had been secretly working for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Persian TV channel.
Washington, Nov 5 (ANI): An active ingredient in the Persian spice saffron may be used to treat diseases involving neuroinflammation, such as multiple sclerosis, according to Medical researchers at the University of Alberta.
Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): The Obama administration is planning to bolster the American military presence in the Persian Gulf after it withdraws troops from Iraq by the end of this year.
Canberra, Oct 24 (ANI): An Australian Navy sailor has died while the ship was conducting a port visit to Mumbai.
London, Oct 21 (ANI): Hollywood has expressed concern over Iran's crackdown on directors and actors, and has asked the regime to release filmmakers who were detained last month.
Washington, Oct 15(ANI): The United States has initiated a new, more aggressive approach towards the Haqqani insurgent network it asserts is supported by the Pakistan government, senior Obama administration officials said.
Cairo/Sana, Oct.9 (ANI): Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh hasrevealed that he would step down soon, even as his country continues to tilt toward a civil war.
Tehran, Oct 6 (ANI): Security forces in Iran have arrested, questioned and intimidated relatives of journalists working for the London-based BBC Persian Television.
Washington, Oct 5(ANI): The United States' behind-the-scenes outreach to the Pakistan-based Haqqani network signals a new approach in effort to end the ten-year-old war in Afghanistan.
Washington, Oct 4 (ANI): Iran has reportedly rejected a proposal by the United States to establish a military-to-military hot line between Washington and Tehran.
Amritsar, Oct.3 (ANI): Rare books, manuscripts and handwritten documents of the 16th to the early part of the 19th century, covering events related to Sikh gurus and the Anglo-Sikh Wars, are soon to be digitised.
Tehran, Sept 29 (ANI): Iran has started the large-scale production of a domestically developed cruise missile designed for sea-based targets and capable of destroying warships.
Washington, Sept 20 (ANI): A senior US defense official has refuted reports that the country's officials are actively considering establishing an emergency "hotline" between the American and Iranian armies, adding that talks in this respect are only at a premature stage.
Washington, Sept 12 (ANI): Gemma Arterton has revealed that she starred in big-budget blockbusters so that she could gain control of her career.
London, Sept 10 (ANI): Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine has revealed that he had planned to secretly fly his superstar brother to Bahrain if he would have been found guilty of child molestation at the end of his 2005 court case.
Tehran, Sept 7 (ANI): An Iranian magazine has reportedly been closed after it digitally created an image mocking President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's relationship with his top advisor and close confident Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei.
Washington, Aug 17 (ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defended her department's response to crackdown of protestors in Libya and Syria, saying that the nation is projecting a 'smart power' approach to deal with issues in these regions.
Rome, Aug 10 (ANI): Thirteenth century Italian world traveler Marco Polo might never have visited China, but is reported to have gathered his stories about the mysterious Orient from fellow traders and compiled them into a book, Italian archaeologists have claimed.
Tehran, August 6(ANI): Iranian students have resorted to water gun fights to protest against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's oppressive regime.
Tehran, July 10 (ANI): Iran has revealed that it secretly conducted missile tests in the Indian Ocean earlier this year, right under the nose of the United States.
Tehran, July 6 (ANI): Iran has testfired two surface-to-sea missiles successfully as part of its war games in the Persian Gulf.
Tehran/Beirut, June 26(ANI): Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei has lashed out at the United States for drone attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan that have allegedly have killed scores of civilians, saying that it has "a black record of terrorist behaviours."
Srinagar, June 19(ANI): A two-day Sufi music festival was held in Jammu and Kashmir to save the traditional form of music and prevent it from dying out.
Washington, June 14 (ANI): The commanding officer of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier that buried Osama bin Laden's body in the depths of the Arabian Sea has raised concerns about the lives of his crew members, saying that 'appropriate precautions' must be taken for their safety.
London, June 14 (ANI): News of the United States and Afghanistan holding secret talks on retaining foreign troops on Afghan soil beyond the stipulated withdrawal period, has sparked deep concern among other powers in the region and beyond.
Quetta, June 7(ANI): Pakistan has not signed any agreement for handing over its Gwadar Port to China, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.
Beijing, May 27(ANI): The 'all-weather friendship' between Pakistan and China has hit a bump over the Gwadar naval base issue.
Washington, May 24 (ANI): The Obama administration and its Arab and European allies are reassessing their military and economic support for Yemen in a desperate search for ways to force President Ali Abdullah Saleh's resignation before civil war erupts.
Islamabad, May 19(ANI): Pakistan is going to lose one of the world's most precious rock art carvings due to the construction of the Diamer-Basha Dam, as the proposed site hosts some 30,000 ancient carvings and inscriptions.
New Delhi, May 6(ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil today gave away the 'Certificate of Honour' and the 'Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman' to 51 recipients for the years 2008 and 2009.
Washington, May 1 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has discovered the oldest remains of Caspian horse, also known as the Mazandaran horse, during their eighth season of archaeological research in Gohar Tappeh, in the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran.
Nevada (US), April 19 (ANI): Unique, one of a kind baccalaureate service in the world, was held at University of Nevada-Reno (UNR) in USA on April 17 evening.
Washington, Apr 16 (ANI): An audio feed of US President Barack Obama's question and answer session at one of his three re-election fundraisers in Chicago was accidentally leaked into the White House press room.
Sanaa (Yemen), Apr.14 (ANI): Intense clashes between troops devoted to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and anti- government troops loyal to General Ali Mohsin in Yemen have led to six more people being killed and many others being wounded.
New Delhi, Apr. 11 (ANI): In recent months, our media, that usually follows the western media when it comes to covering world events, has been concentrating on Egypt and Libya as if our world and existence was dependent solely on the outcomes there. There wasn't much original coverage either as it was either agency reports, or articles by western journalists. In this massive deluge, Afghanistan, which had been forgotten long ago, receded further and even Pakistan receded for want of space.
