1621: Sir Francis Bacon is imprisoned in the Tower of London for one night. 1659: The Netherlands, England and France sign Treaty of The Hague. 1669: The last entry in Samuel Pepys’s diary.

NEW DELHI, (ANI) – Founded in India, Buddhism also found a fertile ground in Southeast Asia, where it took root and flourished for centuries, shaping the region’s socioeconomic, political ...

Churchill’s friendly admonition to Nehru to provide leadership to India with ‘the freedom and dignity of the individual as the ideal’ at heart was prompted by the British leader’s memory of the ...

Hinduism’s focus on joy and God contrasted with Buddhism’s austere practices and lack of a personal deity. Additionally, Buddhism’s monastic demands disrupted societal structures ...

A portrait depicting John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough (1650–1722), gifted to Sir Winston Churchill in 1942, was recently found to have been misdated, thanks to conservation work ...

author and Rumpole of the Bailey creator John Mortimer, who reportedly heard it from Goddard’s legal clerk. Humphreys was a highly effective barrister. But he was also a cold careerist and ...

In Myanmar, the military has adeptly employed Buddhism as a tool for leveraging its political power. This practice can be described as “Saffron Washing,” a nod to the concept of ...

Sir John Martin, who worked for Winston Churchill during World War Two, outlines how the prime minister went about composing his speeches. He prepared them himself, dictating directly to a ...

“And I’m conscious about the leadership of John Curtin choosing to stand up to Winston Churchill and say ‘No, I’m bringing the Australian troops home to defend our own continent. We’re ...

Beijing, China has held a major conference of influential Asian Buddhist monks where its top monk has affirmed that Beijing has played a “pivotal role” in the promotion of Buddhism globally.

Teachers at John Adams Middle School and Churchill Elementary School joined teachers throughout Rochester Public Schools in leaving at the end of their contracted workday on Wednesday, Jan. 24 ...