Deeply spiritual experience: PM Modi after offering prayers at Brihadisvara Temple in Tamil NaduPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday Prayed at the Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram in Tamil Nadu and described it as a "deepl...
27 Jul, 2025, 10.44 PM IST
PM Modi announces statues for iconic Tamil kings Rajaraja, RajendraPrime Minister Narendra Modi announced the construction of statues for Chola emperors Rajaraja Chola and Rajendra Chola I in Tamil Nadu. He...
27 Jul, 2025, 07.27 PM IST
Chola Empire an ancient roadmap for developed India: PM Modi on Tamil dynasty's contributionsNarendra Modi spoke at the Aadi Thiruvathirai festival. He honored King Rajendra Chola I. Modi said the Chola Empire inspires modern India....
27 Jul, 2025, 04.58 PM IST
Op Sindoor proved there is no safe haven for terrorists, enemies of India: PM ModiPrime Minister Modi asserted that Operation Sindoor demonstrated India's response to attacks on its sovereignty, instilling a new self-conf...
27 Jul, 2025, 04.15 PM IST
Who was Rajendra I? Know the Chola king who ruled seas 1,000 years ago as PM joins birth anniversary celebrations in Gangaikonda CholapuramPrime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple in Tamil Nadu to mark the birth anniversary of Rajendra Chola I, the...
27 Jul, 2025, 01.58 PM IST
Sudha Murty's travel advice: Add this UNESCO heritage site in Karnataka to your must-visit listBuilt between the 12th and 13th centuries, these three temples, now recognized on the UNESCO World Heritage List, are revered not just for ...
27 Aug, 2024, 05.29 PM IST
Chola-era Krishna idol stolen from India returns home from BangkokAn antique Kaliya Krishna bronze idol, smuggled out of India, has been returned after its recovery in Bangkok. The Archaeological Survey of...
24 Aug, 2024, 05.39 PM IST
Tanishq unveils Chola-inspired collectible coins for Akshaya Tritiya festival"The benevolent imperialism, the warrior spirit, the cultural bounty and the opulence of the Golden Age are synonymous with the Chola dynas...
19 Apr, 2023, 06.39 PM IST
India and Israel 'natural allies' who also share deep resonance of arts and culture: President Isaac HerzogHerzog attended a cultural event at the Israel Museum on Thursday evening to inaugurate the new exhibition titled 'Body of Faith: Sculpture...
02 Dec, 2022, 03.55 PM IST
View: Indian idols need public supportIndeed, every time someone posts a photo of a Chola bronze or stone frieze depicting some Indian deity displayed in some museum-invariably ...
12 Nov, 2022, 12.03 AM IST
How Hindu were the Cholas? DMK, BJP fight it outThe debate started when filmmaker Vetrimaran speaking in the context of recently released Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan, a movie based on K...
07 Oct, 2022, 09.53 AM IST
Infosys Foundation revives heritage Kalyani in BengaluruThe kalyani, which faced the threat of being reduced to half its size by land-grabbers, has been restored to its original form.
05 Sep, 2018, 11.29 AM IST
Once a lifeline, this 975-year-old Pattandur Agrahara lake battles land sharks todayThe lake dates back to the 11th Century Chola rule in Bengaluru. An inscription stone found in April mentioned how King Rajendra Chola gift...
05 Jul, 2018, 10.32 AM IST
Coming home: Sri Devi, Bahubali and other antiques brought back by Modi governmentOf the 24, 16 were brought back from the US, five from Australia and one each from Canada, Germany and Singapore, the ASI said in reply to ...
20 Aug, 2017, 01.02 PM IST
US to return stolen Chola era Shiva-Parvati idol to IndiaSpecial agents with HSI's cultural property unit were able to determine that this idol had been looted from a temple in southern India.
20 Nov, 2015, 11.32 AM IST
Date with history: Someshwara Temple may be just a millennium-oldET explains the story behind the names; Yelahanka rulers built the shrine, according to legend.
19 Nov, 2015, 11.37 AM IST
- Coins in Tirupati temple traced back to pre-Christian era
The panel, which included 20 numismatic scholars from the south, has segregated more than 36 tonnes of coins from the total 48 tonnes in th...
28 Mar, 2012, 09.24 AM IST