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A photo exhibition in Goa celebrates Kerala’s Chavittunadakam — a compound of chavittu (‘to stamp’) and nadakam (‘drama’).
Initiative necessitated by island’s strategic location, national security relevance, and logistical, administrative ...
When famed pirates overtook a Portuguese ship in 1721 once laden with treasure (now valued over $138 million), the battle ...
A boat capsized hurling 18 people overboard off the western coast of Indonesia. The vessel reportedly overturned during a storm while sailing through the Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra at around 11 ...
A packed ferry carrying more than 280 passengers has become a floating inferno off the coast of Indonesia. Dozens of people have been forced to jump into the sea to escape the fast-moving flames ...
The acquisition would affect Bitra’s 350 residents, who depend on fishing and coconut cultivation, and impact a crucial 45-sq km lagoon area used by fishermen ...
U.S.-Australian bilateral exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 kicked off with more than 35,000 personnel from 19 nations taking part ...
Energy megaprojects frequently suffer from massive cost overruns and delays, with less than 3% completed on time and on ...
The big-man-on-campus for the birds of Kaua’i was the Nēnē, a unique goose that resembled a Canada honker but with a build to ...
International holidaymakers are keeping Spaniards off their own sun-kissed beaches due to ever-rising hotel and rental prices during an unprecedented tourism boom.
In the former Danish outpost of Tranquebar, dining without cutlery offers a compelling perspective on the true meaning of ...
"One of my crew, an old salty dog who sailed on boats all over the Pacific, said he’d never seen anything like it..." ...