In order to enhance awareness about the cultural heritage of India, pilots can make in-flight announcements about important monuments or sites enroute the flight, the advisory said. Announcements in local language would be in addition to the ones made... read more

Iyer-Mitra, who was behind bars since October 23 over his tweets on 12th century Jagannath temple and 13th century Sun temple since September this year, was granted bail by Orissa High Court on Wednesday after the Odisha Government decided not to accord... read more

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday wrote to union culture minister Mahesh Sharma complaining about the poor quality of restoration work done by the Archaeological Survey of India on the 13th century Konark Sun Temple.  read more

On September 16, Delhi journalist Abhijit Iyer-Mitra had posted tweets about the erotic sculptures of Sun temple at Konark as well as another disparaging tweet on the 12th century Jagannath temple. read more

A case was lodged following Abhijit Iyer-Mitra’s tweets on September 16 mocking the erotic sculptures of the 13th century Sun temple at Konark as well as another disparaging post on the 12th century Jagannath temple. read more

Tree plantation drives and meditation sessions were held at various societies across the city read more

Dreading that long train journey? From December, you may be able to spend some of your travel time shopping. read more

Maharashtra’s Chiwla and Bhogave beaches are being made a part of this initiative, along with one beach each from Puducherry, Goa, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. read more

“During the expedition, we were exposed to the different foods, cultures and habits of our country. It is amazing to see the varied cultures of our country. We crossed five states in 10 days and each state gave us its own memorable moments,” says Kumar,... read more

Among salient features of the new note, the number panel on the note has the size of numerals growing from left to right. read more

She tells us how Gauri Khan Designs itself was born from a collection of pieces that she sourced from across the world, each distinct and uniquely inspired, some sourced from international design conventions, others from her travel. read more

Children indulging in crime is a fact staring us in the face. The rot needs to be stemmed. read more

The artist has been admitted in the Puri district hospital. read more

East Coast Railway in a clarification admitted that a dead mouse was found trapped in a mouse trap in the AC coach. read more

The land measurement exercise was undertaken following an order of revenue minister Maheswar Mohanty . read more