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Phoolan Devi: The ‘Bandit Queen’ who became symbol of rebellion

CHANDIGARH On a cold morning in the winter of 1981, the nation woke up to read a sensational news of a massacre of over 20 people by a woman dacoit at Behmai village in Uttar…

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Gandhi’s Sabarmati Ashram: Eminent persons oppose Modi’s redevelopment plan

Gandhinagar: It is at worse ”a second assassination of Gandhi”. That is how around 130 eminent personalities from various segments of the country described the Centre and Gujarat government’s joint plan to redevelop Sabarmati Ashram of…

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Retrieve pistol of martyr Udham Singh from Britain: Punjab CM

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday said his government would soon take up the issue of retrieving the pistol and diary of freedom fighter and martyr Udham Singh from Britain with the Union Ministry…

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India to get back its 14 ‘looted’ artworks from Australia

New Delhi: The National Gallery of Australia has decided to return 14 artworks from its Asian art collection to the Indian government. Worth a combined value of $3 milion, 13 of the artworks were purchased…

Unesco adds 5 more sites to World Heritage List

Paris:The World Heritage Committee has added four cultural sites, located in Russia, Italy, Slovenia and the UK and one natural site in Africa to the Unesco’s World Heritage List. The additions made on Wednesday were…

Culture & History

Ramappa Temple Becomes UNESCO’s First Heritage Site in Telengana

New Delhi: The Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, part of the Glorious Kakatiya Temples and Gateways in Palampet, Jayashankar Bhupalpally District, Telangana, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on Sunday. The decision was taken at…

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Ruins of ancient Sun temple in UP gets govt’s attention

Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh) Plans are afoot to revive a 8th century Sun temple, located in a Uttar Pradesh village in Pratapgarh district. A joint team of the state tourism department and Uttar Pradesh Project Corporation…

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Indian experts skeptical of Chinese Dragon Man

The recent reports of one type of  pre human skull found in pristine condition in China called Homo Longi or  Dragon Man and fragments of another type of pre-human skull found in Israel named Homo…

Maharashtra bans giant idols or mega Ganeshotsavs, organisers upset

Mumbai: For the second consecutive year, the Maharashtra government has decided to ban gigantic idols of Lord Ganesha and mega public celebrations for the upcoming 10-day Ganeshotsav festival starting September 10, even as the organisers cried…

Punjab to hold virtual celebrations of 400th Prakash Purab

Chandigarh: The Punjab government has decided to hold virtual celebrations to kick off the 400th Prakash Purab of Guru Tegh Bahadur from April 28 amid the uncertain situation resulting from the continuous surge in Covid-19…

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