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7th February 2018

GST Council Recommends Relief for Cultural Events

GST Council recommends relief in GST on Circus, Dance and Theatrical Performances Threshold Exemption under GST for admission to such cultural and sports events in the country increased from Rs. 250 to Rs. 500 per person. In its Meeting held on 18th January, 2018, the GST Council has recommended that for

CULTURE-HERITAGE/ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT

Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express Flagged Off From New Delhi

Train number 22439 New Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express will depart from the New Delhi Railway Station at 6 am to reach Katra at 2 pm.

London, Paris, NY Will Now Sip Koraput Coffee Grown By Odisha Tribals

An experiment in planting coffee seeds Odisha in the 1930s is now

Hanuman Janmotsav Special: 19 Forms (‘रूप/Roop’) of Lord Hanuman

In the Hindu scriptures and religious thought, Hanuman Ji is possibly the

Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Is No More

24th January 2011

CULTURE-HERITAGE/Madhya Pradesh

Legendary vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, who enthralled generations of connoisseurs with his renditions of Hindustani classical music, passed away at a city hospital on Monday after a prolonged illness.

A recipient of Bharat

Mahatma & Netaji: A Little Bit of History

23rd January 2011

CULTURE-HERITAGE

In an earlier post, I has asked the question: What could be the reason(s) for the Government’s continued silence on the matter of Netaji’s disappearance?

PM Talks Of Swami Vivekanand’s 150th Birth Centenary In Chicago

13th January 2011

CULTURE-HERITAGE

PM Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said a commemorative event to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda is being planned to be held in Chicago where he had earned accolades for

Kerala’s Mohiniyattam Exponent Hemalatha Enters Guinness Book of World Record

8th January 2011

CULTURE-HERITAGE

Eminent Mohinyattam exponent Kalamandalam Hemalatha has entered the Guinness Book of World Record for the' longest dance marathon.'

Hemalatha set the mark, erasing the record of Hyderabad- based Vettikotta Yadagiri, through her 123-hour

Trans-national Hindus: Seeking Vicarious Redemption

31st December 2010

CULTURE-HERITAGE

A recently released report on ‘Caste’ by the Hindu American Foundation, a body of (mostly first generation) American citizens of Indian origin, has unleashed a raging controversy in India and the US

In A New Record, 82.34 Pilgrims Visit Vaishno Devi This Year

14th December 2010

CULTURE-HERITAGE

Surpassing all the previous pilgrim arrival records, Vaishnodevi yatra has set a new milestone this year as over 82.34 lakh pilgrims thronged the cave-shrine located in Trikuta hills in Jammu and Kashmir.

Centuries-Old Zari-Making Craft Of Surat Granted Geographical Indication (GI) Status

25th November 2010

CULTURE-HERITAGE

The grand and glittering centuries-old zari-making craft of Surat district in Gujarat has been granted Geographical Indication (GI) status, protecting it against infringement.

"The Geographical Indication office in Chennai has accorded GI status

“Deshbandhu” Chiraranjan Das Remembered On His 140 Birth Anniversary

5th November 2010

CULTURE-HERITAGE

Floral tributes were today paid to revolutionary freedom fighter Chittaranjan Das in the Central Hall of Parliament on his 140th birth anniversary.

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Union Ministers, MPs and former MPs

Obama Greets Indians On Diwali

5th November 2010

CULTURE-HERITAGE/INTERNATIONAL

Looking forward to his visit to India, US President Barack Obama has greeted the Indian people on Diwali. In a message to Indian people celebrating the festival of lights the US President

Diwali Being Celebrated Across The Nation With Great Fervour

5th November 2010

CULTURE-HERITAGE/Madhya Pradesh

Diwali is being celebrated across the country with traditional fervour and gaiety. People are celebrating it through festive fireworks, lights, flowers, sharing of sweets, and gifts. Newly painted houses have been illuminated