The Latest Breaking News from Ashoka

Throughout history, religious events have sparked social, political, and cultural shifts that continue to shape our world. The most shocking religious events didn’t just impact believers. They changed laws, borders, and even the way people think today. These moments often started with one person or a small group, but their…

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri and Manisha Pande, and The News Minute’s Dhanya Rajendran and Sudipto Mondal áre joined by senior journalist Josy Joseph for a special Hafta and South Central crossover episode on the future of media.

Left neglected for many years after it came to light through the ASI excavations in the 1990s, the ancient Buddhist site of Sannati on the bank of the Bhima River got a restoration project in 2022. One phase of work has concluded and the next phase is set to begin…

Left neglected for many years after it came to light through the ASI excavations in the 1990s, the ancient Buddhist site of Sannati on the bank of the Bhima River got a restoration project in 2022

Devanampiye and Piyadasi (meaning ‘Devanampriya’ and ‘Priyadarshi’ in Sanskrit and ‘beloved of the gods’ and ‘one with a benevolent gaze’ in English) were the two names that were widely referred to, either separately or together, in the ancient inscriptions and Buddhist literature found across South Asia. Since nobody could authentically…

Author Patrick Olivelle’s new book talks of Ashoka, the great Mauryan emperor, who extended the empire across the Indian subcontinent. He was a trailblazer, a king, a moral philosopher, and an ecumenist. He developed the concept of dharma, which was influenced by Buddhism but went beyond it. He sought more…

The apprentice becomes the master in this eight-part Star Wars spinoff series. Starring Rosario Dawson and Lars Mikkelsen, this guide explains how to watch Ahsoka online.

NAVI MUMBAI: As many as 30 Ashoka trees on the road divider at Vashi, opposite Assam Bhavan, have been cut by civic staffers of NMMC's Vashi ward office, in order to give better display for advertisements on the same divider.

The Star Wars Celebration 2023 revealed a lot about where Star Wars is going in the next years.