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Andaman launches project to revive historic spice route, boost local farming

Port Blair

In a significant move toward revitalising the centuries-old spice route and boosting indigenous production, the Andaman and Nicobar administration has launched an a...

02 Aug 2025

4 lakh pilgrims visit Amarnath Yatra so far

Srinagar

The number of pilgrims to have paid obeisance at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir crossed the 4 lakh mark on Thursday.

31 Jul 2025

Modi Pays tribute to Udham Singh on Shaheedi Diwas

New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to freedom fighter Udham Singh on his "Shaheedi Diwas" on Thursday and said that his bravery is an inspiration fo...

31 Jul 2025

ASI to begin conservation work at Trimbakeshwar temple for Kumbh

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Ahead of the next year's Kumbh Mela in Maharashtra, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will undertake the chemical conservation of the famo...

31 Jul 2025

Vedas protects those who nurture it: Justice GR Swaminathan

Chennai

When Vedas are protected, it will guard those who nurture it and a court verdict brought him that realisation, Madras High Court Judge, Justice GR Swaminathan has said...

30 Jul 2025

Shivaji’s family, Ahilyabai Holkar restored Grishneshwar temple: Expert

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

The famous Grishneshwar temple in Maharashtra, which attracts thousands of visitors everyday, had been restored by the ancestors of Chhatrapati Shiva...

29 Jul 2025

Andaman seeks UNESCO tag for four sites, including active volcano

Port Blair

The Andaman and Nicobar administration has proposed the inclusion of four natural landmarks in the islands for inclusion in the Tentative Lists of the UNESCO World ...

29 Jul 2025

Izhar Mubashir wins Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025 for children's literature

Ehsan Fazili/Srinagar

The South Kashmir-based author Izhar Mubashir's “Shure Te Tchure Gyush” (Children and Their Chirping) has been selected for the Bal Sahit...

29 Jul 2025

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PM Modi offers prayers at Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple

Ariyalur

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday offered prayers at Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple on the occasion of the Chola emperor's birth anniversary, Rajendra Chola I...

PM Modi hails 12 Maratha forts gaining UNESCO World Heritage status

New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's (UNESCO) move to recognise 12 Maratha forts ...

PM Modi hails UNESCO World Heritage Site status to 12 Maratha forts

New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's (UNESCO) move to recognise 12 Marat...

Kanwar Yatra: Devotion, faith, service and unity of Indians at display

New Delhi

Kanwar Yatra, the annual monsoon time pilgrimage in which devotees walk to Haridrwar to fetch the holy Ganga water for offering at a Shiva temple in their home...

Yusuf Muran carves masterpieces out of deadwood in silence

Basit Zargar/Srinagar

Mohammad Yusuf Muran remains busy from dawn to dusk, chiselling wood-carved masterpieces.

Muran, 58, who...

26 Jul 2025

Amarnath Yatra: 3,500 pilgrims leave from Jammu base camp

Jammu

A fresh batch of 3,500 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Thursday to offer prayers at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the Anantnag district, officia...

24 Jul 2025