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Amid Opposition protests, House clears Bill criminalising insult to Vande Mataram
Parliament passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, with the Rajya Sabha clearing it a day before the Lok Sabha passed it ...
Parliament passes Vande Mataram bill
Parliament passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, with the Rajya Sabha clearing it a day before the Lok Sabha passed it ...
Vande Mataram Bill 2026 explained: What changes and what punishment it proposes
The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 — popularly termed the "Vande Mataram Bill" — was passed by Parliament, extending statuto...
Daily Quiz | On Sarnath
Following the inscription of the Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath as India's 45th UNESCO World Heritage Site, attention has turned to the composition of Indi...
Sarnath recognised as UNESCO World Heritage Site: Full list of India's sites, criteria for inclusion
The Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on July 25, 2026, during the 48th session of the World H...
Sarnath earns UNESCO World Heritage tag, takes India’s tally to 45
The Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath, near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List during the 48th session of the World He...
Sarnath joins Unesco World Heritage list
Sarnath, near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List at the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, Republ...
28 years on tentative list, Sarnath now a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, was formally inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List at the 48th session of the World Heritage Commi...
More brick structures, important features unearthed at Keeladi archaeological site in Tamil Nadu
The 11th phase of excavation at the Keeladi archaeological site in Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, which began on 18 March 2026, has uncovered continuous bri...
Sarnath's ancient Buddhist site now a world heritage site: UNESCO
UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, meeting in its 48th session in Busan, South Korea (19–29 July 2026), inscribed the ancient Buddhist site of Sarnath, Uttar...
Eastern India lead in GI registrations, MP records highest registration in 2025-26
Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of new Geographical Indication (GI) registrations among all states in financial year 2025-26 Eastern India collect...
NCERT to restore original ‘Dancing Girl’ of Mohenjo-daro in class IX textbooks
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has announced that it will restore the original, unaltered image of the Dancing Girl of Moh...
Amid debate over Adivasi identity, recalling the icon who helped define it: Birsa Munda
The debate over Adivasi identity in contemporary India has renewed focus on Birsa Munda, the 19th-century Munda tribal leader whose movement remains the foun...
Modi hails 17 new agreements, says India-Netherlands ties will gain ‘unparalleled momentum’
During the India-Netherlands state visit on 16–17 May 2026, two headline outcomes stood out: the signing of an MoU between Tata Electronics and ASML for Indi...
Return of Leiden copper plates should spark efforts for further repatriations, say Indian archaeologists
The Netherlands formally returned the Anaimangalam copper plates — also known as the Leiden copper plates — to India on 16 May 2026 during an official diplom...
Chola-era Anaimangalam Plates, in possession of Leiden University since 1862, returned to India
The Chola-era Anaimangalam Copper Plates, held by Leiden University in the Netherlands since 1862, were formally handed over to India at a ceremony in The Ha...
Netherlands returns 11th Century 'Chola Plates', PM Modi says 'joyous moment for every Indian'
The return of the 11th-century Anaimangalam Chola copper plates by the Netherlands marks the culmination of a diplomatic effort initiated in 2012 — spanning ...
Netherlands returns Chola-era copper plates to India during PM Modi’s visit
The Netherlands formally returned the Anaimangalam copper plates — approximately 1,000-year-old artefacts from the Chola dynasty — to India during an officia...
Amid PM visit, Netherlands returns Chola-era plates after 14-yr diplomatic effort
During an official bilateral visit, the Dutch government formally returned a set of 11th-century Chola copper plates that had been held by Leiden University ...