The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Waheeda Rehman on being conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award for 2023. Sharing a post on X by Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Anurag Thakur, the Prime Minister said: “Delighted that Waheeda Rehman Ji has been honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award. Read More…
Arts & Culture
India’s First Lighthouse Festival opens in Goa; spotlight on 75 historical sites to be developed as major Tourist Destinations
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the maiden edition of ‘Bharatiya Prakash Sthamb Utsav’ or Indian Lighthouse Festival at the historic Fort Aguada in Panjim,Goa on 23rd Sept 2023. The festival is aimed at rejuvenating the rich maritime history of India’s 75 iconic lighthouses and unravel the illustrious Read More…
Three more temples from Karnataka declare as World Heritage Sites
By Our Special Correspondent Mysuru, Sept 20 (IVC) Three more Hoysala temples at Belur, Halebid and Somanathapur in Karnataka were declared UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites on Sept 18, according to official sources. These temples were built in the 12th and 13th Centuries. The king of Hoysal Visnuvardhanan had established Belur Chennakesava and Halebid Hoysaleswara Read More…
Festivals and Fairs Exhibition under Mela Moments Begins at Amrit Udhyan, Rashtrpati Bhawan
Festivals and Fairs Exhibition under Mela Moments was inaugurated today at the Amrit Udhyan, Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi by Shri Rajesh Gupta (Addl. Secretary to the Hon’ble President of India) and Prof. V Nagdas, (Chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi). The Inaugural ceremony took place in the gracious presence of Shri Mukesh Kumar (Director, Rashtrpati Bhavan) and Read More…
More than 75 nations participate in the first-ever global Summit on Traditional Medicine
Traditional Medicine has got unprecedented recognition: Sarbanand Sonowal The first World Health Organization Global Summit on Traditional Medicine was inaugurated today at Gandhinagar, Gujarat alongside the G20 health ministerial meet. Director-General of WHO Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and the Union Minister of Ayush, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya Read More…
PAN INDIA LAUNCH OF MERI MAATI MERA DESH CAMPAIGN FROM TOMORROW ON 9th AUGUST
Nation -wide “Meri Mati Mera Desh” Campaign will be launched tomorrow on 9th August 2023, to pay tribute to the ‘Veers’ who laid down their lives for the country. From 9th to 30th August , 2023, the ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ campaign will include programs at the village, and block levels , by local urban bodies, as well as state Read More…