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Under the theme "Same Root, Same Ancestor, Same Origin; Peace, Harmony and Amity", this year's ceremony showcased nine ...

In 221 BCE, King Ying Zheng of Qin conquered the rival warring states and established the Qin empire as Qin Shi Huangdi (The ...

The Mausoleum of Huangdi in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province Photo: VCG. Amid the many public ceremonies being held across ...

Without a doubt, the ancient Egyptians are the experts in body preservation and mummification. However, they were not the ...

Sultana Begum, the great-granddaughter-in-law of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, lives in a Kolkata slum in stark contrast to her royal heritage. She faces financial hardships ...

Violent clashes occurred in Nagpur with stone pelting and vehicles set ablaze due to rumours of the Quran being burnt during a Bajrang Dal protest against Aurangzeb's tomb. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad ...

A curfew has been imposed in parts of a city in India's western state of Maharashtra after Hindu groups demanded the removal of the tomb of Aurangzeb, a 17th-Century Mughal emperor, sparking ...

Popular liveaboard Emperor Seven Seas has been destroyed by fire in Port Ghalib marina. All passengers and crew have been safely evacuated. Emperor Divers released a statement shortly after the fire ...

BJP's Satara MP Udayanraje Bhosale, a descendant of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, had demanded the removal of Aurangzeb's tomb from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district. Addressing Bhosale’s ...

Today’s government hopes its own such plan will succeed. By Joe Orovic Reporting from Split, Croatia In 301 A.D., the Emperor Diocletian made a bold but ultimately unsuccessful bid to address ...

Addressing the French Senate, Claude Malhuret, leader of France’s centre-right party, called Donald Trump a “dictator”, and compared him to Nero, the infamous brutal emperor of ancient Rome.