Shillong, Oct 21 (IANS) The annual event in Meghalaya - Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival - is set to take place in November this year with Japan as a partner country, an official said on Monday.
Kasauli, Oct 21 (IANS) The 13th edition of the Khushwant Singh Litfest in this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort concluded on Sunday with a historic observation made by Devdutt Pattanaik that the Indus Valley civilisation was predominantly a mercantile civilisation in which warfare and punditry are alien concepts.
Kasauli, Oct 18 (IANS) The 13th edition of the three-day Khushwant Singh Litfest took off to a grand start on Friday with the recitation of Gurbani and Sant Kabir's couplets.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's decision to confer classical language status to Bengali comes as a historic milestone as it acknowledges and applauds the richness and cultural significance of Bengali, said a group of eminent citizens comprising professors, scholars, educationists and more.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the celebration of International Abhidhamma Divas and recognition of Pali as a classical language on October 17 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi and will also address the gathering at the occasion.
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) As an air of sadness prevailed with the arrival of idol immersion time at the end of Durga Puja this year, women in West Bengal on Saturday bid farewell to Goddes Durga with vermillion, betel leaf and sweetmeat offerings on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami.
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Thailand counterpart Paetongtarn Shinawatra, on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Vientiane on Friday and made their first meeting counterpart memorable by handing over a special gift - a wooden table from Ladakh.
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday presented several gifts, including beautiful sculptures of the Buddha, handicrafts, and other exquisite items, to his Laos counterpart, its President and their spouses.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday unveiled the logo for the MahaKumbh-2025 and launched its website and app in Prayagraj.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs & Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju, on Sunday, expressed gratitude at the Modi government’s decision to officially classify the ancient language Pali as a Classical Language.
