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World Heritage Committee session to showcase India's rich heritage, PM to inaugurateIndia will host the 46th World Heritage Committee session from July 21-31, marking a significant cultural milestone. Union Culture Minister...19 Jul, 2024, 09.18 PM IST- Telangana Assembly polls: Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra launch bus yatraRahul and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have launched a bus yatra in Telangana to campaign for the upcoming assembly polls. They arrived in Mulugu ...19 Oct, 2023, 11.37 AM IST
- UN chief urges all nations to stop targeting media and truthSecretary-General Antonio Guterres called the 50% increase in the killing of media workers in 2022 "unbelievable," stressing that freedom o...03 May, 2023, 09.50 AM IST
- International Mother Language Day 2023: History, Significance, and all you need to know about this dayInternational Mother Language Day 2023: Roughly 40% of the global population lacks access to an education in a language that they speak or ...21 Feb, 2023, 10.43 AM IST
- Iran president: No plan to meet Biden at UN General AssemblyIran's president headed on Monday to New York, where he will be speaking to the UN General Assembly later this week, saying that he has no ...19 Sep, 2022, 12.32 PM IST
- India elected to UNESCO panel on Intangible Cultural HeritageAccording to UNESCO, the core functions of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage are to ...07 Jul, 2022, 07.45 PM IST
- India’s close Central Asian partner Uzbekistan to host global event for promotionUzbekistan and Portugal have applied to host the UNWTO General Assembly in 2023 as part of an event in Madrid. As a result of the elections...11 Dec, 2021, 09.40 AM IST
- Discovered in Bhimbetka, India’s lone fossil of world’s oldest animalResearchers believe they have found the first-ever fossil in India of a Dickinsonia —the Earth’s ‘oldest animal’, dating back 570 million y...10 Feb, 2021, 10.23 AM IST
- Citing India, UNGA President says world needs science for addressing water scarcity21 Feb, 2018, 11.30 AM IST
- France's Audrey Azoulay wins vote to be next UNESCO chiefThe US announcement this week that it's quitting UNESCO rocked the multi-day election and heightened concerns about the agency's funding an...14 Oct, 2017, 03.23 PM IST
- UNESCO chooses new chief amid tensions over Palestinian roleVoting by UNESCO's 58-member executive board starts Monday and continues through the week until a candidate wins a majority.09 Oct, 2017, 02.56 PM IST
- UNESCO as the ideal place for the dialogue between civilizations: Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-KawariRich cultural resources, such as the Indian ones, creative assets and the heritage in developing countries must act as engines of developme...09 Aug, 2017, 11.57 PM IST
- UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon expresses concern over Gaza crisisThe UN chief regretted that conflict in other parts of the world was also diverting the attention of international community from the Israe...29 Nov, 2016, 07.08 PM IST
- Portugal's ex-premier emerges as frontrunner to succeed Ban Ki-moonGuterres was followed by Slovenia's former president Danilo Turk and Bulgaria's Irina Bokova, who serves as UNESCO Director-General.22 Jul, 2016, 05.58 PM IST
- For first time, UN chief aspirants to be quizzed by members"I think this is quite historic and potentially game-changing for the way the Secretary-General is appointed," Lykketoft said.27 Feb, 2016, 05.30 PM IST
- Symbol of tolerance: Experts bat for world heritage tag to Lotus TempleConservationists said the inclusion of Baha'i temple in the Unesco list would be a matter of a huge pride for the capital.08 Nov, 2015, 10.31 AM IST
- PM Narendra Modi launches International Day of Yoga websitePM Narendra Modi today launched a portal for the International Day of Yoga here, describing the ancient Indian spiritual practice as capabl...10 Apr, 2015, 07.48 PM IST
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