Early Indian photography became a dominant tool for representing regional identities in India, framing the “other”. These ...

Presidential decrees have evolved into powerful tools that significantly impact American governance, shaping policy decisions ...

IN what was described by the Embassy of Austria as “a significant and historic visit,” Elke Pickert—the great-great-granddaughter of the esteemed teacher, lecturer and author of articles and books on ...

Some find its promise invigorating and transformative; others fear that proximity to power creates intoxicating intolerance ...

Canadian Guy Delisle, author of 'Pyongyang' or 'Jerusalem Chronicles', now travels to the Wild West to portray the real story of the man who discovered motion photography: "The iconic scene from The ...

Profits at Sri Lanka based Jat Holdings, a producer of construction material, grew 81 percent to 489.5 million rupees in the ...

In a bid to fix interbank rates to within a few basis points, which leads to excess liquidity, external instability and brings a second sovereign default closer, Sri Lanka's central bank has claimed ...

By the 5th century, Christianity had become the dominant religion in the Roman Empire. The early Christian church portrayed Jews as unwilling to accept the word of God; illuminations showed Satan ...

In historian Robin Bernstein's new book "Freeman's Challenge," raising questions of the for-profit prison industry ...

Two of the most prominent members of 19th century high society managed to combine romance and scandal in a one-day trip to a ...

Rare book collecting, a hobby historically maintained by eccentric billionaires and wealthy universities, is now taking on ...

"Brooklynites" uncovers the 19th-century struggles of Black residents in what was a New York slaveholding hub.