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It is the first time such testing has been carried out at the site, located at what is now the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. (Photo: AP)

New tests at Jesus' presumed tomb back traditional beliefs

Study is consistent with the historical belief that the Romans built a monument there some 300 years after his death.

29 Nov 2017 9:54 AM IST

$The discovery of this unusual, so-called \vampire burial\ was made over the summer in the commune of Lugnano in Teverina in the Italian region of Umbria.$ Science

'Vampire burial' of child with malaria discovered

The skeletal remains, uncovered by archaeologists included a skull with a rock intentionally inserted into the mouth.

16 Oct 2018 9:26 AM IST

India

Burial of Covid postive's body poses no risk: Jamiat

The application contended that burial of dead bodies is essential to religion of Islam as well as in other religions...

3 May 2020 10:49 AM IST

Stephen Hawking passes away at 76 (Photo: AFP)

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Stephen Hawking's final resting place to be Westminster Abbey

Sir Isaac Newton was buried in the Abbey in 1727 while Charles Darwin was buried beside Newton in 1882.

21 March 2018 10:30 AM IST

Police watch as commuters pass through Manchester Victoria railway station in Manchester England. (Photo: AP)

World

UK mosques refuse burial of Manchester suicide bomber

Councils, funeral directors and Mosques in Manchester have refused to bury Abedi's body.

31 May 2017 8:46 PM IST

In this May 30, 2017, photo, Town of Rhinebeck Cemetery committee chairwoman Suzanne Kelly points out a burial mound in the cemeterys natural burial ground in Rhinebeck, N.Y. Of the thousands of cemeteries nationwide, there are maybe around 125 that now offer options for green burial, said Kelly, author of Greening Death. Many, like Rhinebeck, 80 miles north of New York City, create natural burial grounds near the neatly ordered markers of their traditional plots. (AP Photo/Michael Hill)

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Green burials are the new 'way to go'

Recent trend sees people opting for eco-friendly modes of getting buried

20 Jun 2017 11:51 AM IST