The local variety of brinjal, popularly known as “Mattu Gulla” was awarded the GI certificate by the Geographical Indication Registry (GIR) of the Union Government, in Chennai. The...
The Meghalaya Government ordered a magisterial inquiry into the recent unusual phenomenon of water in River Lukha turning blue and death of thousands of fishes. The Lukha river...
Kerala: Deepika to celebrate 125th anniversary The oldest Malayalam newspaper “Deepika” celebrated its 125th anniversary in Kerala. Established in 1887, the daily, with more than 20,000 share holders...
Indigenous Khasi men and proclaiming the dignity and solemnity of the indigenous Khasi faith and culture, celebrated the annual “Seng Kut Snem festival” / Khasi Movement Day. In...
The much-awaited academy of former Indian football skipper Baichung Bhutia got the green signal from the West Bengal Government and it will come up in Siliguri. The legendary...
DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M.Karunanidhi demanded ban on the release of the controversial movie “Dam 999”. It was accompanied by the protests against the...
A tripartite Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) was signed among the Centre, Assam Government and United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS). The MoS provides for enhanced autonomy for Karbi Anglong...
Buddhist sites in Sanchi have recently become the first friendly world heritage monuments in country for the visually challenged. Special tactile walkways, signages in Braille, beepers and a...
The Central government has decided to grant another instalment of Dearness Relief (DR) to the Freedom Fighters and their eligible dependents under the Swatantra Sainik Samman Pension Scheme,...
Around 900 eminent scholars, leaders and activists gathered for the first ever four-day Global Buddhist Congregation in India being held to commemorate the 2,600th year of Sambodhiprapti...
