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President Ram Nath Kovind extends greetings on eve of Onam
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday extended greeting on the eve of Onam and said that the festival is a symbol of the country's rich cultural heritage.
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Nepal's Lumbini missed thousands of Indian tourists this year due to COVID
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Lumbini [Nepal], August 20 (ANI): Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautama Buddha is missing tourists this year due to the global pandemic situation. Otherwise, thousands of Indians visit this UNESCO World Heritage Site annually.
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World Photography Day: Culture minister announces week-long heritage photo
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): In a bid to promote India's cultural heritage, Prahlad Singh Patel, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Culture and Tourism has started a week-long 'Heritage Photography Contest'.
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Hyderabad must get Heritage City status from UNESCO: Telangana minister
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 15 (ANI): Telangana Minister of Municipal Administration and Urban Development KT Rama Rao expressed confidence that Hyderabad would get the status of Heritage City and the government will work towards achieving the same.
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'No doubt' Buddha born in Nepal, says India after Kathmandu protests EAM J
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 9 (ANI): India on Sunday clarified that there is no doubt that Gautam Buddha was born in Nepal and said that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar remarks were in reference to shared Buddhist heritage.
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Willie Banks donates world record singlet and bib number to Heritage Colle
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], Aug 9 (ANI): World Athletics Council Member Willie Banks has donated the singlet and bib number to the Heritage Collection which he wore in 1985 while setting a triple jump world record.
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Sonam Kapoor urges to lend support to artisans 'sustaining India's rich cu
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Actor Sonam Kapoor on Friday celebrated the National Handloom Day by having a look at how diverse and vibrant 'Indian craftsmanship truly is'.
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People of Indian heritage raise saffron flags, celebrate Ayodhya's 'bhoomi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 5 (ANI): As Ayodhya awaits the foundation stone laying of Ram temple, Indian-Americans are making sure that these celebrations echo in the US.
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'Erdogan is openly calling for re-establishment of caliphate in Turkey'
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 3 (ANI): Ever since Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reconsecrated the Hagia Sophia, a UNESCO world heritage site and museum, as a mosque, critics have questioned whether the move is a long-running attempt to undo Turkish secularism or an effort to bring calip
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Uttarakhand: Valley of Flowers opens for tourists
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], August 1 (ANI): Uttarakhand's Valley of Flowers, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has been opened for tourists by the state government.
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Culturist and social activist Sundeep Bhutoria is releasing a new book tit
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): The book, which grew out of his regular blogs and columns consist of more than 100 selected articles which touched upon a variety of topics - from travel and food to customer services and lifestyle, from art and heritage to environment a
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Omaxe Chowk will set an example for other projects: North DMC Mayor
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): Jai Prakash, Mayor, North Delhi Municipal Corporation, has stated that the Omaxe Chowk project in Chandni Chowk is being expedited and will be completed ahead of its deadline of 2024.
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