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U.S. aims to exhume and identify 88 USS Arizona crew members buried as unknowns after Pearl Harbor
1+ week, 1+ day ago (581+ words) Published - March 06, 2026 02:32 pm IST - Honolulu The U.S. military plans to exhume the remains of 88 sailors and Marines killed when the USS Arizona was bombed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and who were buried as unknowns in a Honolulu cemetery....
From The Hindu Archives, March 4, 1926: Mr. Churchill “ragged” at Belfast
1+ week, 4+ day ago (118+ words) From The Hindu Archives, March 4, 1926: Mr. Churchill "ragged" at Belfast'The Hindu From the Archives, March 4, 1926 London, March 3: Mr Churchill made an interesting addition to his wardrobe of hats during his visit to Belfast, to receive the Honorary Doctorate of Law…...
Daily Quiz: On Hitler’s various security groups
2+ week, 4+ day ago (61+ words) On February 24, 1920, Adolf Hitler announced the Nazi Party's 25-point programme in Munich. The Hindu quiz on Hitler's various security groups Daily Quiz: On Hitler's various security groups Premium On February 24, 1920, Adolf Hitler announced the Nazi Party's 25-point programme in Munich....
Armyâs animal contingent to make historic debut at Republic Day parade
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (316+ words) Published - December 31, 2025 07:33 pm IST - NEW DELHI This Republic Day, Kartavya Path will witness a rare and stirring spectacle as animals of the Indian Army march in step, embodying endurance, sacrifice and India's unmatched high-altitude military capability. According to the Army,…...
Post Hiroshima: Disquieting accounts of nuclear modernity
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (286+ words) A peculiar unease follows the topic, arriving less as terror and more as after-image: a half-remembered headline about a missile test, a clip of a spokesperson promising "full readiness, a map that reappears every few months in a feed. Then…...
Turning hundred in style
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (112+ words) Shvetha Jaishankar walks the ramp This year also marks the return of the Chennai Open after a hiatus of three years. In February, the ATP Challenger 100 Men's International Tennis Championship took place here and now the WTA 250 is underway. In…...
Former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama, known for apology over wartime aggression, dies at 101
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (151+ words) Updated - October 17, 2025 12:19 pm IST - Tokyo Japan's former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 "Murayama statement" apologising to Asian victims of his country's aggression, died Friday (October 17, 2025). He was 101. Murayama died at a hospital in his hometown Oita,…...
A place linked to soldiers for long
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (225+ words) Before the construction of the barracks in 1862, the area was named Wellington to commemorate the Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, who had advocated for a sanatorium to be opened in the hills, added Reverend Mulley. Mr. Vasanthan'said that at the…...
Remains of shell that exploded in Dal Lake during Operation Sindoor found during cleaning drive
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (197+ words) Updated - September 21, 2025 09:34 am IST - Srinagar The remains of a shell that exploded in the Dal Lake during Operation Sindoor in May were found during a cleaning drive in the water body, officials said. During the cleaning drive on Saturday (September…...
Thousands evacuated in Hong Kong after discovery of large World War II-era bomb
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (256+ words) Published - September 20, 2025 02:21 pm IST - Hong Kong Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in Hong Kong overnight so experts could defuse a large U.S.-made bomb left over from World War II that was discovered at a construction site. Police…...