British-era heritage sites need preservation, states should work on it with more seriousness: ShekhawatUnion Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has called for greater seriousness from states in preserving British-era public assets. The...
29 May, 2026, 12.19 PM IST
Lord Shiva's ‘oldest prayer’ uncovered: Shiv Trilogy author Amish Tripathi shares how a techie decoded a 4,500-year-old Pashupati sealA computer scientist's cryptographic analysis of the Pashupati Seal suggests its inscription is an ancient invocation to Lord Shiva, aligni...
29 May, 2026, 11.42 AM IST
India’s first underwater museum project launched off Maharashtra coast in SindhudurgSindhudurg district in Maharashtra is set to become a major marine tourism hub. India's first underwater museum and submarine tourism proje...
21 May, 2026, 05.18 PM IST
Goddess Vagdevi idol more important than Kohinoor, say petitioners; seek its return from LondonFollowing a High Court ruling declaring Bhojshala a Saraswati temple, Hindu petitioners are demanding the return of the Goddess Vagdevi ido...
19 May, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
Hindu petitioners term Bhojshala ruling victory after 700-year struggleThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled the Bhojshala complex in Dhar a Saraswati temple. Hindu petitioners celebrated this decision as a v...
15 May, 2026, 10.08 PM IST
Now, Jain community claims Bhojshala, seeks right to worship at disputed monument in Madhya PradeshA Jain petitioner has appealed to the Madhya Pradesh High Court, claiming the disputed Bhojshala complex in Dhar was a medieval Jain temple...
15 May, 2026, 06.06 PM IST
MP High Court recognises Bhojshala as temple, sets aside ASI order permitting Muslim prayers at Kamal Maula mosque-linked siteThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has declared the Bhojshala complex in Dhar a temple for Goddess Vagdevi. This ruling overturns a previous ord...
15 May, 2026, 06.04 PM IST
Hyderabad’s new 'feel the jail experience' lets people live like prisoners for 24 hours: Eat jail food and sleep in prison cellsHyderabad has launched the Telangana Prisons Museum and 'Jail Anubhavam' program, offering citizens a simulated prison experience. This ini...
12 May, 2026, 09.43 PM IST
Soon Gandhi, Vajpayee to come alive in AI avatar at PM Museum in DelhiVisitors to Delhi's Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya will soon interact with AI avatars of Mahatma Gandhi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This initiati...
26 Apr, 2026, 10.31 AM IST
India's first Petroglyph Conservation Park to be set up in LadakhLt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena lays foundation stone for India’s first petroglyph conservation park in Leh on World Heritage Day. The park ...
18 Apr, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
Samrat Samprati Museum's message important for world facing instability & unrest: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Samrat Samprati Museum in Gujarat, highlighting its message of peace and non-violence amidst g...
31 Mar, 2026, 01.49 PM IST
Entry to all ASI sites to be free on International Museum DayTo celebrate International Museum Day, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is offering free entry to all its sites and museums nationw...
17 May, 2025, 10.06 PM IST
COVID-19 surge: ASI monuments closed for visitors till May 15An order to this effect was issued by the ASI and it was tweeted by Culture Minister Prahlad Patel this evening. "Due to the prevailing COV...
15 Apr, 2021, 09.27 PM IST
Budget 2020: Govt proposes to set up Indian Institute of Heritage and ConservationFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed the setting up of an Indian Institute of Heritage and Conservation under the Minis...
01 Feb, 2020, 03.15 PM IST
Culture ministry charts out Rs 27,000 crore plan100 Acropolis-type museums; ASI revamp; reconstruction of Hampi, Indus Valley sites; Gandhipedia part of ambitious plan.
10 Sep, 2019, 06.50 AM IST
Humayun's Tomb will be model for monuments globally: Aga KhanWork began last evening on the construction of the country's first sunken museum at the iconic 16th century tomb, one of the 25 'adarsh' mo...
08 Apr, 2015, 03.29 PM IST
Government to soon finalise war memorial construction site: Arun JaitleyJaitley said the construction of the memorial "will take some time because we want it to be a grand war memorial and war museum".
26 Jul, 2014, 12.13 PM IST