The Rajput warrior had defeated and routed Muhammad Ghori in the first battle of Tarain, but lost to him in the second battle. How and why did that happen? The eighth instalment of Tactics & Tactician ...

A BJP MP has demanded that New Delhi be named Indraprastha. But how did Indraprastha, associated with the Pandavas of Mahabharata, get the name Delhi? The etymological roots can be traced back to over ...

Years of escalating conflict between Iran, Israel and the U.S. culminated in the strike that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader. Here’s how the region reached this turning point — and what may come next.

The first season of HBO’s ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ ends on a cliffhanger with episode six, sparking questions about Dunk’s knighthood and Egg’s fate.

The worry that the regime might not fall even after his death keeps me from being fully happy,’ said Hassan, from Tehran ...

In 1204 the soldiers who had set out to retake Jerusalem in the Fourth Crusade changed course—but why? The result would change medieval Europe forever.

This interactive timeline of the war in Ukraine shows major attacks, key moments and how the battle lines have shifted in the four years since Russia's all-out invasion.