French director Justine Triet has won this year’s (76th) Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Read More …
Category: Art and Culture
76th Cannes Film Festival Winners
Red Cabbages and Onions rechristened as Red Cabbages and Garlic
Almost 135 years after it was painted by Vincent van Gogh, the art work Red Read More …
‘Sengol’ to be installed in the new parliament
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on May 24 said the upcoming inauguration of the new Read More …
Pidgin languages: PM Modi releases ‘Thirukkural’ in Tok Pisin language
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Papua New Guinea released Tamil Classic ‘Thirukkural’ Read More …
Porunai Museum project
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin laid the foundation for ‘Porunai Museum’ project in Tirunelveli Read More …
Riverine Based Religious Tourism Circuit
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Guwahati (Assam), which aims to facilitate the Read More …
Trimbakeshwar Temple
The Maharashtra government has set up a special investigation team (SIT) to probe an alleged Read More …
Matrilineal Meghalaya
A tribal council’s order not to issue a Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificate to any Khasi Read More …
Kalari
In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the well-known Kalari from the Udhampur District Read More …
Indian Air Force (IAF) Heritage Centre
Defence Minister Shri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Indian Air Force (IAF) Heritage Centre in Read More …
Rewalsar-Tri Sangam
As part of the latest programme under the Union Education Ministry’s “Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat” Read More …
UN Day of Vesak
IBC celebrated the auspicious day of Vesak Purnima with reverence and piety on 5th May. Read More …
Subaltern Studies
Historian Ranjit Guha passed away on April 28 at his house in Vienna Woods, Austria, Read More …
Copper plates sheds light on ancient Sanskrit poetess Shilabhattarika
Researchers at the Pune-based Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI) have shed new light on Shilabhattarika— Read More …
Manamadurai pottery gets GI tag
The Manamadurai pottery recently earned a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Key points (Source: The Hindu)
Vilakkumadom and Chuttambalam
The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has urged the government to Read More …
Stolen sculpture of Lord Hanuman belonging to Chola Period retrieved
The Stolen sculpture of Lord Hanuman belonging to the Chola Period has been retrieved and Read More …
Pushkaralu festival
The 12-day Pushkaralu festival of Telugu-speaking people commenced on April 22 in Varanasi. Key points
Avangkhu
Union Minister L Murugan on April 22 became the first central minister to visit Avangkhu, Read More …
Abhilekh patal
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has praised “Abhilekh patal” a portal with over 1 Read More …
Global Buddhist Summit 2023
The two day Global Buddhist Summit 2023 concluded successfully in New Delhi on April 21 Read More …
International Day for Monuments and Sites 2023
World Heritage Day or International Day for Monuments and Sites (IDMS) was celebrated on April Read More …
Zemithang
Zemithang, the first stop of the 14th Dalai Lama during his flight from China-occupied Tibet Read More …
Ahmadiyya Muslims
Recently, an enraged mob destroyed the minarets and dome of an Ahmadiyya place of worship Read More …
Women of Wansoi allowed to enter Morung
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has complimented to people of Wansoi village in Nagaland Read More …