IndiGo launches direct Chennai–Réunion Island flightsIndiGo has launched direct flights from Chennai to Réunion Island, marking the first Indian airline to offer non-stop connectivity to the F...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
UNESCO meet in India ends on Dec 13, China to play host to ICH panel session next yearA significant UNESCO meeting concluded at Delhi's Red Fort. Sixty-seven living heritage elements from various nations were added to UNESCO'...
13 Dec, 2025, 12.04 PM IST
Month after blast, UNESCO meet at Red Fort goes on under tight securityNew Delhi is hosting a significant UNESCO meet at the Red Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, under stringent security following a recent b...
12 Dec, 2025, 08.10 AM IST
Deepavali enters UNESCO heritage list, giving India's festival of light a global statusDeepavali, the festival of lights, has been inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, marking a significant global recogniti...
10 Dec, 2025, 01.21 PM IST
UNESCO honours eternal human longing for peace, triumph of good: India on Deepavali inscriptionIndia already has 15 other elements inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, includin...
10 Dec, 2025, 01.03 PM IST
UNESCO tag will contribute to Deepavali's global popularity: PM ModiDeepavali, the festival of lights, has been inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed ...
10 Dec, 2025, 01.00 PM IST
Intangible heritage most democratic expression of culture in many ways: JaishankarIndia is hosting a significant UNESCO meeting on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addresse...
07 Dec, 2025, 11.59 PM IST
Six sites added to India's tentative list by UNESCO's World Heritage Centre: Gajendra Singh ShekhawatSix sites, including the Megalithic Menhirs in Telangana and the Bundela palace-fortresses, have been added to India's tentative list by UN...
17 Mar, 2025, 01.19 PM IST
India adds six properties to tentative list for UNESCO recognitionSix new properties, including Ashokan Edict Sites and Chausath Yogini Temples, have been added to India's tentative list by UNESCO's World ...
14 Mar, 2025, 03.16 PM IST
Diplomatic battle rages at UNESCO over Russia meetingRussia is due to host the annual meeting of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee in the city of Kazan in its Tatarstan region from June 19-30....
13 Apr, 2022, 10.56 PM IST
Harappan-era city Dholavira inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage ListThe ongoing 44th session of the World Heritage Committee of the UNESCO has already given India a new world heritage site in the form of the...
27 Jul, 2021, 03.59 PM IST
Home Minister Rajnath Singh may attend Bilateral meet at SCO Summit on disasterSingh is also expected to interact with Chinese officials at that meet as SCO, like BRICS, provides yet another multilateral forum to both ...
24 Aug, 2017, 12.05 AM 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
Chandigarh's Capitol Complex makes it to UNESCO's World Heritage ListSikkim's national park and Nalanda University in Bihar are the other two sites included in the list.
18 Jul, 2016, 03.16 PM IST
HRD minister Smriti Irani conveys Indian solidarity with FranceIndia today expressed solidarity with the people and government of France as Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani attended a ma...
17 Nov, 2015, 09.15 PM IST
United Nations may declare yoga to be Indian heritageUNESCO director general Irina Bokova said that yoga is in the list of elements to be considered by the Intangible Heritage Committee for in...
10 Apr, 2015, 12.08 PM IST
- Unesco to create opportunities for Arunachal youths
UNESCO will roll out a pilot project in Arunachal Pradesh soon in the fields of education, HIV/AIDs awareness and Information Communication...
24 Oct, 2014, 02.32 PM IST