Art & Culture
Heritage, archaeology, literature and cultural institutions
Union Cabinet approves converting North and South Blocks into museum
The Union Cabinet approved the transition of government operations from the historic North and South Blocks to the newly constructed 'Seva Teerth' and 'Karta...
Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum project’s budget, timeline ‘currently being determined’: Govt to Rajya Sabha
In a written response to a query in Rajya Sabha, Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat stated that the budget and timeline for the Yuge Yugeen Bhar...
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'...