Art & Culture
Heritage, archaeology, literature and cultural institutions
What the Tamils wrote in ancient Egypt
Researchers have identified approximately 30 Tamil-Brahmi and Prakrit inscriptions inside six rock-cut tombs in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, including the to...
Meet India’s first Dalit Cardinal Poola Anthony, picked to lead Catholic church in country
Cardinal Poola Anthony, the 64-year-old Archbishop of Hyderabad, was elected as the new President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) at its ...
Explained: Proposal to ban non-Hindus from entering Char Dham, amid questions of legality
The managing committees of the four Char Dham shrines in Uttarakhand — Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri — proposed barring entry to non-Hindus, ...
Budget proposes to develop 15 archaeological sites: Check out the list and what it entails
Union Budget 2026-27 announced plans to develop 15 archaeological sites across India into immersive cultural tourism destinations, with a focus on transformi...
Budget 2026: From heritage sites to medical hubs and eco trails, Sitharaman announces measures to boost tourism sector
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2026-27 (presented 1 February 2026) unveiled a multi-pronged tourism promotion strategy covering heritage ...
Nirmala Sitharaman talks of ‘orange economy’ in Budget speech: What is it, how govt plans to boost it
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned the "orange economy" prominently in her Union Budget 2026-27 speech, signalling a policy push to develop India'...