Ancient cities possess stories of evolution and enthralling history. With the exception of invasions and natural disasters, most ancient towns have survived the test of time. Here are the world's five oldest cities that are still prospering today.
Creating history, the Bengaluru FC entered Asian Football Confederation (AFC) final after defeating defending champions Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim 3-1 in the semi-final here on Wednesday. The two-time I-League champions won 4-2 on aggregate
Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh has many achievements to his credit, but the World Cup hero will be best remembered every year on this day for his remarkable feat of hitting six sixes in an over
New Delhi: The upcoming sci-fi thriller ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ will show everything from Las Vegas to the Burj Khalifa being destroyed to the ground. However, India and its landmarks will be left alone by an
EDINBURGH, Scotland: Voters in Scotland turned out in unprecedented numbers for an independence referendum and early results Friday suggested they wanted to keep Scotland's 307-year union with England.With 26 of 32 regional electoral centers reporting,
Wellington: Five historic wooden panels carved by New Zealand's indigenous Maoris have been returned to the country from Switzerland more than four decades after they were illegally exported, a senior government minister announced on Friday.The
Washington: The White House today congratulated the BJP on its “historic” poll victory and said the US looks forward to working with the new Indian government.“US congratulates BJP on its victory in India's historic election;
New Delhi: Viswanathan Anand is back to claim his world champion tag. The five time worlds champion lost his crown to Norwegian Magnus Carlsen last year. But an impressive winning performance by the Indian grandmaster
New Delhi: Ecstatic over spectacular debut in Delhi elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today termed the Delhi poll verdict historic.AAP has emerged as the second largest party in Delhi assembly with the part leading
Jaipur: Rajasthan districts bordering Pakistan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab recorded an increase in voter turnout in the Assembly polls which witnessed a historic turnout of 75.2 per cent. The state's highest ever recorded turnout
Washington: After seeing off Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after their summit meeting in September, President Barack Obama hurried back to his Oval office in the White House to make a historic phone call.Obama's 15
United Nations: The US and Iran held their highest level talks in over 30 years in which Tehran put “possibilities” on the table to resolve the longstanding dispute over its nuclear programme even as Washington
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Monday night passed the historic Food Security Bill after the Lok Sabha adopted the bill last week, paving the way for, what the government claims as, supply of cheap
New Delhi: The path-breaking Land Acquisition Bill, which seeks to provide just and fair compensation to farmers while ensuring that no land can be aquired forcibly, was passed by the Lok Sabha with overwhelming majority
Kolkata, Apr 10: Presidency University was today wracked by violence when miscreants ransacked the historic Baker Laboratory and vandalised other departments as the students' wings of Trinamool Congress and CPI-M blamed each other for the
Sujanpur March 28: The four-day Holi celebrations of Sujanpur, which trace their origin to the erstwhile Katoch princely ruler Sansar Chand, began with a riot of colours Tuesday, organisers said.The celebrations, which include folk festivals,
Prague, Nov 19 : Radek Stepanek won a pulsating fifth rubber to steer the Czech Republic to claim the Davis Cup for the first time as an independent nation by beating defending champions Spain 3-2,
Bangalore, Sep 8 : The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said it was all set to launch the historic PSLV-C21 on Sunday morning.The wholly commercial launch will be the space agency's 100th mission
Washington, May 2: Making his way into Afghanistan unannounced, US President Barack Obama signed a landmark Strategic Partnership Agreement strengthening post-war ties with Kabul after 2014 when American combat forces return home.The ten-page long-term agreement
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov 18: Reaching the end of the Earth has become almost routine these days: One hundred years after Norway's Roald Amundsen beat Britain's R.F. Scott to the South Pole, more than 30
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