History
Staff picks for Nonfiction November
Cleghorn pairs her personal experiences and traces through history how women's bodies have been taught to be hidden and shamed, instead of being taken as what it is—a biological entity.
Chinmay Tumbe's 'The Age of Pandemics': Lessons from history in desperate times
Chinmay Tumbe’s The Age of Pandemics (1817-1920): How They Shaped India and the World (HarperCollins, 2020) is a timely read, touching upon three historic pandemics and the effects they had on the...
50 Years of the Concert for Bangladesh: How It Came to Be
The backstory of the concert scripted in the heavens.
A quiet masterpiece that serves as Dhaka's gateway
These buildings also had a political history. They were the products of what the military regime of Muhammad Ayub Khan called the “Decade of Development” (1958-68), intertwined with West Pakistan&...
Five infamous India-Australia controversies
Five previous flashpoints between India and Australia. The four-match Test series will begin in Pune on Thursday.
Pakistan lose a legend
Imtiaz Ahmed, a member of Pakistan's first-ever Test team, died in a Lahore hospital Saturday after a brief illness, his family said.
FIFA loses the man who led fight against match-fixing
The man who was leading FIFA's fight against match-fixing has left his post, soccer's world governing body said on Monday.
Castro cigars, Ali's boxing gloves highlight auction
Muhammad Ali's fight gloves and a box of cigars signed by the Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro are among some of the highlights in an auction of memorabilia steeped in sporting history.
Argentina's Davis Cup winners return to heroes' welcome
Argentina's Davis Cup champions returned to a heroes' welcome in Buenos Aires on Tuesday after clinching their maiden title with a stunning 3-2 win over Croatia at the weekend.
Reaction to Tigers' historic win over England
Enjoy the reaction of players and organizations after Bangladesh national cricket team creates history and defeats England for the first time in Test cricket.
Dalilah powers to hurdles gold
Dalilah Muhammad powers to a brilliant victory in the women's 400m hurdles to become the first winner of the event from the United States in Olympic history.