TEHRAN - The Sassanian Sarvestan Palace, one of Iran’s key historical sites from the Sassanid era, is undergoing restoration ...

The Makara is a dragon-headed, fish-bodied mythical animal first introduced into China along with Buddhism. The latter was ...

In the 8th century, a group of Zoroastrians, fleeing persecution in Persia (modern-day Iran), arrived at the coast of Gujarat ...

Over the years, war built nations and dictated the course of history, yet some conflicts dragged on for much longer than even ...

He is the Group Sports Editor at Mid-day. He has been a cricket writer since 1988 and covered the cricket World Cups of 1996 and 2003 apart from a host of international series in England ...