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Why This Tribe In The Philippines Hangs Coffins From Cliffs
The Filipino tribe has a ritual of breaking the bones of the dead body to secure it in a foetal position in a coffin hanging from a cliff
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You Can Live And Work Visa-Free In This Village In Europe, But Cannot Be Buried There
Svalbard, where births and burials are forbidden, is the northernmost settlement in the world and is home to people of many nationalities
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Celestis to Send Human Ashes Beyond the Moon on Deep-Space Memorial Flight in 2026
Celestis, a Texas-based pioneer of space memorial services, is preparing its next deep-space mission, Infinite Flight, scheduled for late 2026. Launched aboard Stoke Space’s fully reusable Nova rocket from Cape Canaveral, the mission will carry cremated remains and DNA samples beyond the Moon into a permanent solar orbit. Part of Celestis’s Voy...
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Plague Victims Beneath The Tower? Archaeologists Uncover Mediaeval Graves In London
New archaeological excavations at the Tower of London have uncovered over 20 mediaeval burials, including possible plague victims and rare grave goods, offering new insights into the people and structures linked to the historic site.
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Global Warming May Overshoot and Trigger the Next Ice Age, Say Scientists
Scientists warn global warming may overshoot, triggering extreme cooling and possibly the next ice age through ocean carbon and nutrient cycles.
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Why This Indonesian Tribe Once Buried Dead Babies Inside Living Trees
The community believed that the tree would be the new mother of the dead baby. Therefore, the graves were carved opposite the house of the original parents
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Faith And Tribal Tradition Faultline Cracks, Burial Turns Into Battleground In Chhattisgarh
Months after a burial dispute from Bastar reached the Supreme Court, exposing the deep fault lines between law, faith, and tribal tradition, a fresh and violent clash erupted in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district.
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Study Reveals Mystery Behind The Ancient "Hanging Coffin"
This research has proven to be an important step in understanding the genes and cultural history of the Bo people and their unique death traditions.
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Whistleblower-Turned-Accused Masked Man In Dharmasthala Case Gets Bail
The masked man, who had alleged that he assisted in illegal mass burials in Dharmasthala and was later arrested on charges of perjury for lying about certain facts in the case, was granted bail by the Mangaluru District Court today.
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Delhi Blast Victim's Family Wanted Funeral In Hometown Meerut, Wife Refused
Mohsin, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, was killed in Monday's car bomb blast near Red Fort, Delhi. An argument broke out over the place of his burial.
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Villagers Object, Christian Man Remains Unburied For 3 Days In Chhattisgarh
A controversy has erupted in Kodekurse village of Chhattisgarh's Kanker district after villagers refused to allow the burial of a 50-year-old Christian convert, Manish Nishad.
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Men Who Backed Police Case In Dharmasthala Now Urge Court To Cancel It
Four people who had earlier supported former sanitation worker CN Chinnaiah in filing an FIR alleging mass burials in Dharmasthala have now approached the Karnataka High Court seeking cancellation of the case.
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Tamil Nadu Man Kills Wife, Stuffs Body In Drum And Buries It, Arrested
Thirty-year-old man was arrested for allegedly murdering his wife, whose body was found stuffed in a drum and buried near a burial ground in neighbouring Tiruvallur district, police said on Wednesday.
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"Will Fall At Feet Of...": Woman Retracts Claim In Karnataka Mass Burial Case
In a dramatic turn of events, a woman who complained about the disappearance of her daughter from a temple in Karnataka's Dharmasthala in 2003 has backtracked.
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"I Worked Hard": Mohammed Azharuddin On Land For New Cemetery In Hyderabad
Former Team India captain and Congress leader Mohammed Azharuddin has thanked Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and the State Waqf Board for allocating land for a new cemetery in Hyderabad.
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Why This Tribe In The Philippines Hangs Coffins From Cliffs
The Filipino tribe has a ritual of breaking the bones of the dead body to secure it in a foetal position in a coffin hanging from a cliff
-
You Can Live And Work Visa-Free In This Village In Europe, But Cannot Be Buried There
Svalbard, where births and burials are forbidden, is the northernmost settlement in the world and is home to people of many nationalities
-
Celestis to Send Human Ashes Beyond the Moon on Deep-Space Memorial Flight in 2026
Celestis, a Texas-based pioneer of space memorial services, is preparing its next deep-space mission, Infinite Flight, scheduled for late 2026. Launched aboard Stoke Space’s fully reusable Nova rocket from Cape Canaveral, the mission will carry cremated remains and DNA samples beyond the Moon into a permanent solar orbit. Part of Celestis’s Voy...
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Plague Victims Beneath The Tower? Archaeologists Uncover Mediaeval Graves In London
New archaeological excavations at the Tower of London have uncovered over 20 mediaeval burials, including possible plague victims and rare grave goods, offering new insights into the people and structures linked to the historic site.
-
Global Warming May Overshoot and Trigger the Next Ice Age, Say Scientists
Scientists warn global warming may overshoot, triggering extreme cooling and possibly the next ice age through ocean carbon and nutrient cycles.
-
Why This Indonesian Tribe Once Buried Dead Babies Inside Living Trees
The community believed that the tree would be the new mother of the dead baby. Therefore, the graves were carved opposite the house of the original parents
-
Faith And Tribal Tradition Faultline Cracks, Burial Turns Into Battleground In Chhattisgarh
Months after a burial dispute from Bastar reached the Supreme Court, exposing the deep fault lines between law, faith, and tribal tradition, a fresh and violent clash erupted in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district.
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Study Reveals Mystery Behind The Ancient "Hanging Coffin"
This research has proven to be an important step in understanding the genes and cultural history of the Bo people and their unique death traditions.
-
Whistleblower-Turned-Accused Masked Man In Dharmasthala Case Gets Bail
The masked man, who had alleged that he assisted in illegal mass burials in Dharmasthala and was later arrested on charges of perjury for lying about certain facts in the case, was granted bail by the Mangaluru District Court today.
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Delhi Blast Victim's Family Wanted Funeral In Hometown Meerut, Wife Refused
Mohsin, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, was killed in Monday's car bomb blast near Red Fort, Delhi. An argument broke out over the place of his burial.
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Villagers Object, Christian Man Remains Unburied For 3 Days In Chhattisgarh
A controversy has erupted in Kodekurse village of Chhattisgarh's Kanker district after villagers refused to allow the burial of a 50-year-old Christian convert, Manish Nishad.
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Men Who Backed Police Case In Dharmasthala Now Urge Court To Cancel It
Four people who had earlier supported former sanitation worker CN Chinnaiah in filing an FIR alleging mass burials in Dharmasthala have now approached the Karnataka High Court seeking cancellation of the case.
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Tamil Nadu Man Kills Wife, Stuffs Body In Drum And Buries It, Arrested
Thirty-year-old man was arrested for allegedly murdering his wife, whose body was found stuffed in a drum and buried near a burial ground in neighbouring Tiruvallur district, police said on Wednesday.
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"Will Fall At Feet Of...": Woman Retracts Claim In Karnataka Mass Burial Case
In a dramatic turn of events, a woman who complained about the disappearance of her daughter from a temple in Karnataka's Dharmasthala in 2003 has backtracked.
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"I Worked Hard": Mohammed Azharuddin On Land For New Cemetery In Hyderabad
Former Team India captain and Congress leader Mohammed Azharuddin has thanked Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and the State Waqf Board for allocating land for a new cemetery in Hyderabad.
