Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global by Laura Spinney is an exploration of how hundreds of languages share a single ...

In trying to intertwine several narratives, this book becomes impractical by confusing its variation of themes ...

Pakistan has suspended the Simla agreement, inked in 1972 following the Indo-Pakistan war in a tit-for-tat escalation ...

Profits at Sri Lanka's Seylan Bank grew 15 percent from a year ago to 2.67 billion rupees in the March 2025 quarter, helped by fee income and lower provisions amid declining interest margins, interim ...

Whether created by ancient Egyptian scribes, medieval monks, or Mayan priests, these 26 remarkable survivors have endured ...

Hunting the origin of 40 per cent of the languages spoken today is a huge feat, but Laura Spinney's new book makes an ...

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Last month, Kalimpong mourned the passing of its famous citizen, Gyalo Thondup, elder brother of the Dalai Lama. Thondup ...

A new study contradicts the long-held assumption that Ireland’s Neolithic passage tombs were reserved for members of an elite ...

Latnija cave discoveries show Mesolithic humans crossed 100 km of sea to reach Malta 1,000 years earlier than previously ...