There were few countries in the world, which could boast of great 'civilizational and cultural legacy,' he said.
The heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railways will resume the toy train services from December from Siliguri.
Undeterred by last year's failure, India is having a second try at securing World Heritage Site from the UNESCO for the picturesque Majuli Island in Assam, which is also an important seat of Vaishnava culture.
In an attempt to create awareness about AIDS and HIV in rural areas where media cannot reach, the Public Affairs Office of the US Consulate General, Kolkata, would make use of scroll-painters to demonstrate HIV interventions.
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The Karni Sena had alleged distortion of historical facts in the period drama starring Padukone, Shahid Kapur and Ranveer Singh.
Suspected poachers on Tuesday killed yet another rhino inside the Kaziranga National Park, taking the total toll this year to five, amid a widespread clamour from various quarters for stringent measures to protect the endangered animal. The male rhino was killed in the Central Kohra Range in the wee hours of Tuesday. Forest guards have launched raids in the nearby suspected areas in a bid to recover the horn and track down the poachers.
The team of hunters was unhurt in the attack that happened in Guchak area of Panjgur, however, two vehicles of the convoy were damaged in the firing, police said.
Amphan was the fiercest Cyclone to hit West Bengal in the last 100 years. A large part of the state was without power as electricity poles have been blown away. Mobile and internet services were also down as the cyclone has damaged hundreds of communication towers.
Modi will arrive in France on Thursday evening and straightaway head for talks with Macron, who will also host a working dinner for the visiting leader.
Live demonstration on 'how to set up community radio?' will be given by the experts in the fields at the show.
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The registration will start this autumn and members have until March 31 next year to register before other legitimate travel or tourism entities are allowed to register.
At least 33 people have been killed in flash floods in Bihar till Tuesday evening and 25.71 lakh people are affected in 16 districts of the state.
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The Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2007 released on Wednesday found that the rate of out of school children among Muslims was 10 percent.
On the second day of his Japan tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited two prominent ancient Buddhist temples in Kyoto -- Toji and Kinkakuji -- offering prayers and mingling with the common people and tourists.
The Union Ministry of Tourism has bagged the 2005 PATA Grand Award for Heritage for its Ajanta Ellora Conservation and Tourism Development Project.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday night arrived in Paris on the first leg of his three-nation tour during which he will hold talks with French President Francois Hollande and meet business leaders.
The International Student Identity Card offers exclusive travel packages for students travelling abroad through the Student Travel Information Centre offices.
'It is a sad day when social activists, environmental campaigners, anti-corruption workers are singled out as anti-nationals and then criminalised.'
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The UNESCO, in its Education for all Global Monitoring Report in 2007, has estimated that there were 13.5 million children in the age group of six to 13 years out of school in the country.
Dileep Padgaonkar edited The Times of India for six years, a job he once quipped was the second-most important job in the country.
The Tamil film industry mourns the passing of Carnatic legend M Balamuralikrishna.
Xi and Modi are scheduled to hold informal summit talks on Friday evening and on Saturday.
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Coral reefs protect coastal areas from flooding and high waves, function as fish nurseries, provide subsistence food, and of course, draw in tourists
This is the second such site in Mumbai (besides Elephanta Caves) and 25th in Asia being put under the World Heritage list.
'Our honourable CM is so shameless that she will say the state is among the safest for women.'
There is much more than Taj Mahal to see and experience in this historical Indian city.
The famous 5th century Pashupatinath Temple Kathmandu has survived the massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake that flattened several World Heritages like iconic Dharhara tower and Darbar Square in Nepal.
Mumbai's CST, Halebidu and Amruthapura. Sudha Murty lists her selection of India's beautiful monuments.
Dr Ravi Prakash's 250 vintage car collection includes J R D Tata's 1940 Buick Limousine and a Sunbeam-Talbot used by Lord Mountbatten.
One warm sunny day, Abhilasha Ojha stumbles upon the soul of Bahrain.
The poverty ratio in rural areas dropped to nearly half between 1983 and 1999-2000. The proportion of the rural population living below poverty line, estimated at 45.65%, has come down to 27.1% in the terminal year of last century.
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