Ancient Egypt

Rediff.com » News » Ancient Egypt

News for Ancient Egypt

News
Business
Movies
Sports

Modi to visit US, Egypt from June 20-25. Details here

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US next week is expected to be high on substance as both sides are looking at concrete outcomes in a range of key areas such as defence and critical......

Suicide bomber targets ancient Egyptian temple; 2 killed

Egyptian police on Wednesday foiled an attempted suicide bomb attack outside one of the country’s most popular tourist sites at the Temple of Karnak in Luxor,killing two militants. Police......

India hosts grand G20 Summit: What's on agenda

As the national capital gets ready to host the 18th G20 Summit on Saturday with global leaders in presence, it is very important to look at what it holds in its agenda. IMAGE: A view of the Bharat......

Egypt's strategic partnership for India, highest award for Modi

Imparting new momentum, India and Egypt on Sunday elevated their relationship to a ‘strategic partnership' after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held......

Rig Veda, 'Magna Carta' to be exhibited at G20 summit

Manuscripts of the Rig Veda from India, a rare copy of the Magna Carta from the United Kingdom and an anamorphic digital image of Mona Lisa from France will be among the several artefacts to be......

Beautiful world of jewellery

The history of jewellery started thousands of years ago. Jewellery has provided interesting insights into how ancient cultures worked. The first signs of established jewellery making in Ancient......

Achhe din? Nah. India ranks a dismal 118 in happiness index!

IMAGE: A man carries his mother to board a passenger train at a railway station in New Delhi, February 25, 2016. Photograph: Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters India is ranked seventh among the biggest......

Copper: Facts you need to know

Copper is one of the most widely used metals across the globe. But you need to know some interesting facts on copper. Read them there: Some of the earliest uses of copper we know of dates back to......

Gold: Some glittering facts

Do you know which is the first known piece of gold jewellery? Or have you heard of the most famous piece of gold? If not, read below some amazing facts on gold.Which is the most expensive gold coin......

Who owns the Max Factor brand?

Cosmetics Who owns the Max Factor brand?Cosmetics have been used since Egyptian times. They were also commonplace in Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. Take the Rediff Business Quiz and find out......

What's hot on the OTT menu?

Baby Yoda's latest adventures, spirits of all shapes and sizes, NRIs in vendetta mode, catch all this and more on OTT in Sukanya Verma's weekly recommendations. The Mandalorian 2Where to......

The day I saw Peter Jackson

I consider myself a Lord Of The Rings fan. Some might even call me an LOTR junkie. One of the first things I did when I came to London recently was to hunt for the collector's edition DVDs of the......

Holiday like Farah Khan this summer!

Farah Khan once tweeted that she never went on a family holiday while growing up, and so she decided to make up for that by travelling with her husband Shirish Kunder and children, Czar, Diva and......

Review: Aladin lacks charm, wizardry and mystique

Be careful what you name your child. One wrong name and his/her life can turn into a living hell for the longest time to come. Remember the never-ending ridicule Chironjilal Khosla (Khosla Ka......

Avoiding wardrobe malfunction a priority for this pair

'We are a multicultural country and our traditional designs for our costumes are generally very liked by the crowd' IMAGE: Alisa Agafonova and Alper Ucar of Turkey perform. PHOTOGRAPH: Lucy......

Ancient Games marked by violence

Spectacle, violence and myth mingled every fourth summer for more than 1,000 years in the ancient Olympic Games to celebrate the Greek passion for competitive sport.Controversies and dramas......

Horses clock up frequent flyer miles

Chariot racers took their horses to the ancient Olympics by boat. Today's equine frequent-fliers think nothing of jetting around the globe.Dozens of the 250 Olympic horses arrived at Athens airport......

Rediff News