At the peak of World War II, the British and the Germans faced a severe shortage of men to work in the factories because many of them were recruited for fighting. The British found a simple solution to the problem: they recruited more women to run their factories and take care of non-combat jobs. But the Nazis kept their women at home, believing that their only job was procreation and […]

  The Quran dates back to Mughal ruler Akbar’s period. A 410-year-old copy of the Quran, dating back to Mughal ruler Akbar’s period, has been recovered by the Mysuru district police. Mysuru district Superintendent of Police Abhinav Khare told reporters that a gang of 10 members, who had bought the copy from unidentified persons in Hyderabad, were trying to sell it for a price of Rs. 5 crore. “When we […]