The ministry of culture through the Archaeological Survey of India has asked all its 24 circles in the country to identify ten monuments each. Out of the 240 monuments selected, the ministry will shortlist 50 entries to be sent to the international body. Fifty monuments is the aim this time.
Indian Hotels, the owner of Taj properties, on Friday became the first Indian hospitality major to forge a partnership in China.
Rediff Labs shows the number of both domestic and foreign tourists visiting each state in 2015 and its growth rate.
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.
India, along with 23 other countries, is participating in a major Indian Ocean-wide mock tsunami drill on September 9 and 10 that is aimed at testing the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System.
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The Karni Sena had alleged distortion of historical facts in the period drama starring Padukone, Shahid Kapur and Ranveer Singh.
'Our honourable CM is so shameless that she will say the state is among the safest for women.'
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.
Antonio Guterres, who had served as UN High Commissioner for Refugees for 10 years, has emerged as the front-runner in the first two rounds of informal voting.
The "Parrot Lady" was carved for placement in one of the Khajuraho temples that form a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Madhya Pradesh.
The heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railways will resume the toy train services from December from Siliguri.
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.
Google, the search giant under fire from various quarters over privacy issues, will later on Friday call for new international laws to protect personal information online.
There were few countries in the world, which could boast of great 'civilizational and cultural legacy,' he said.
The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Kolkata, invites application for admission to its advanced nine month course in International Understanding for Human Unity.
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.
Xi and Modi are scheduled to hold informal summit talks on Friday evening and on Saturday.
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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.
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Live demonstration on 'how to set up community radio?' will be given by the experts in the fields at the show.
Coral reefs protect coastal areas from flooding and high waves, function as fish nurseries, provide subsistence food, and of course, draw in tourists
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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.
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.
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.
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 Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2007 released on Wednesday found that the rate of out of school children among Muslims was 10 percent.
The Tamil film industry mourns the passing of Carnatic legend M Balamuralikrishna.
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.
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The Union Ministry of Tourism has bagged the 2005 PATA Grand Award for Heritage for its Ajanta Ellora Conservation and Tourism Development Project.
The International Student Identity Card offers exclusive travel packages for students travelling abroad through the Student Travel Information Centre offices.
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