A 9,500-year-old funeral pyre uncovered in a rock shelter in northern Malawi is forcing archaeologists to rethink when and ...

The oldest previously known funeral pyre in the world was discovered in Alaska and dates to approximately 11,500 years ago, but that cremation involved a young child rather than an adult. Some burned ...

Chandigarh, Sep 16 (PTI) The Haryana police Sunday pulled out the half-burnt body of a Class 11 girl from the funeral pyre in a village near Meham town in Rohtak district after suspecting foul play ...

Distressed by his cousin's death, a man died by suicide by jumping into her burning pyre in a shocking case from Madhya Pradesh. He was seen bowing before her body and then took the fatal step, ...

Overpowered by emotions, an elderly man jumped into the burning pyre of his wife and was instantly charred to death in Odisha's Kalahandi district, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on ...

Roop Kanwar was 18 when she committed Sati way back in 1987. Whether she did it of her own will or was coerced into it is open to debate, but days before the 34th anniversary of her act that is now ...

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The song “Count the Ways” from The Last Dinner Party’s new release From the Pyre is a good microcosm of everything I love about the band. The song is simultaneously orchestral and gritty, with a deep, ...