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Gyan Bharatam survey: Over 4,100 manuscripts reported in Chhattisgarh so far, say officials
Over 4,100 manuscripts have been reported from eight districts in Chhattisgarh under the Gyan Bharatam National Manuscript Survey, launched by the Ministry o...
Mahatma Jyotirao Phule: A light that still shows India the way
April 11, 2026, marks the beginning of year-long celebrations of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule's 200th birth anniversary (born April 11, 1827). Prime Minister Naren...
UNESCO cites India’s regional OTT content push as example for others, but warns of AI ‘policy gap’
A UNESCO report has credited India's growth in cultural exports to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's (MIB) push requiring OTT platforms to produ...
Follow the rituals and practices of a temple or stay out, says Supreme Court
The nine-judge Constitution Bench hearing the Sabarimala review reference continued on April 9, 2026, with the Supreme Court articulating the position that d...
Steps into past: 1,500-year-old reservoir unearthed on Elephanta island
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) excavation on Elephanta Island (Gharapuri) near Mumbai unearthed a 1,500-year-old T-shaped stepped reservoir (vav/ku...
Justice B V Nagarathna: Women cannot be 'untouchables' for 3 days every month
A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, resumed hearing the Sabarimala reference case, which examines broad...
History books can’t prove title, says Jammu & Kashmir HC; declares two shrines & attached properties in Kishtwar as waqf
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court declared two Kishtwar shrines — Ziarat Farid-ud-Din Sahib and Ziarat Assrar-ud-Din Sahib — and their attached pro...
Iconic 19th Century painting sets Indian art record with $17.9m sale
Raja Ravi Varma's oil painting "Yashoda and Krishna" (c. 1890s) was sold for $17.9 million (approximately ₹167.2 crore, including buyer's premium) at a Saffr...
Nandyal MP seeks UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage tag for Ahobilam Paruveta Utsavam
The Member of Parliament from Nandyal constituency (Andhra Pradesh) has formally sought UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) recognition for the Paruv...
Ravi Varma’s ‘Yashoda & Krishna’ fetches record-shattering Rs 167 crore
Raja Ravi Varma's oil painting "Yashoda and Krishna" sold for Rs 167.2 crore (approximately $18 million) at Saffronart's Spring Auction on April 1, 2026 in M...
SP raises Mahabodhi temple management issue in Rajya Sabha, demands Buddhist control
Samajwadi Party's Rajya Sabha member Ramji Lal Suman raised the Mahabodhi Temple management issue during Zero Hour in the upper house on April 2, 2026, deman...
Ashoka helped spread Buddhism far and wide. How his grandson did the same for Jainism
On Mahavir Jayanti (March 31, 2026), Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Samrat Samprati Museum in Koba, Gandhinagar — dedicated to Jain history and...
Revisiting Dasgaon, where a 23-year-old drank water from a well and broke a social order
A recent revisiting of the village of Dasgaon in Maharashtra has brought attention to a largely forgotten precursor to the famous Mahad Satyagraha: in early ...
Administrative hub of Iron Age kingdom? ASI dig at Bihar’s Balirajgarh seeks answers on ancient Mithila history
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has approved fresh scientific excavation at Balirajgarh Fort in Madhubani district, Bihar, aiming to investigate whe...
‘Area behind Charminar used as urinal’: House panel flags state of India’s monuments, staff crunch
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture tabled a report on the Ministry of Culture's budget for 2026-27, flagging severe negle...
New butterfly species recorded in Arunachal named after Zubeen Garg
A new butterfly species, Euthalia zubeengargi, has been recorded in the Basar region of Leparada district, Arunachal Pradesh, and named after celebrated Assa...
Parliament panel calls for preserving British-era heritage sites not under ASI ambit
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, chaired by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, released a report on the Min...
With modern tech and an old-fashioned oath, Puri’s Jagannath Temple opens treasure trove for first time in 48 years
The Ratna Bhandar (treasury) of the 12th-century Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, was reopened for a fresh inventory after a gap of 48 years — the las...
When drinking water became a revolution | Mahad Satyagraha
The Mahad Satyagraha, led by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on 20 March 1927, completes 99 years in 2026 and enters its centenary year (the 100th anniversary falls on 20 ...
Par panel recommends ‘expeditious’ passage of AMASR Act amendment
A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, headed by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, tabled its report on Demands for Grants (2026-27) ...