Prime minister Narendra Modi has addressed the bi-centenary celebration of Mumbai (Bombay) Samachar Newspaper.   About the newspaper – The Bombay Samachar, now Mumbai Samachar, is the oldest continuously published newspaper in India. Established in 1822 by Fardunjee Marzban, it is published in Gujarati and English. The Bombay Samachar is also Asia’s oldest continuously published… Continue reading Mumbai Samachar

The international community observes June 21 as International Yoga Day, recognising the many benefits of the ancient Indian practice of yoga. The year 2022 marks the 8th annual International Yoga Day. The main event of 8th edition of the International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2022 will be held at Mysuru Palace, Karnataka. The United Nations… Continue reading International Yoga Day

In a special gesture towards the people of Mongolia, four Holy Relics of Lord Buddha are being taken from India to Mongolia for an 11-day exposition as part of celebrations of Mongolian Buddha Purnima falling on the 14th of this month.   Details – The Holy Relics will be displayed at the Batsagaan Temple within… Continue reading Kapilavastu Relics

Ten antiquities (sculptures) retrieved from Australia and the United States were handed over to the Government of Tamil Nadu in Delhi.   Some of the returned sculptures — Dvarapala — This stone sculpture belongs to the Vijayanagar dynasty dating to the 15th-16th century. He is holding a gada in one hand and has another leg… Continue reading Recovery of sculptures

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended wishes to the Kashmiri Pandit community on the occasion of Jyeshtha Ashtami.   What is Jyeshtha Ashtami? Jyeshtha or Jyēṣṭha is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India’s national civil calendar, Jyestha is the third month of the year. Jyeshtha Ashtami is an auspicious day which is the… Continue reading Jyeshtha Ashtami

Week-long ‘Sital Sasthi’ festival is being celebrated in Odisha.   About ‘Sital Sasthi’ – Sital Sasthi is a sacred Hindu festival is being celebrated in Odisha. This week-long special festival highlights the marriage of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. According to the Hindu calendar, Sital Sasthi is observed on the sixth day of the Jyestha… Continue reading Sital Sasthi

President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the Sant Kabir Academy and Research Centre Swadesh Darshan Yojana and paid tribute to the Bhakti saint, Kabir at Maghar (Uttar Pradesh). According to legends, Kabir is said to have departed from the mortal world in Maghar.   Bhakti movement and Saint Kabir – The Bhakti movement, which began in… Continue reading Saint Kabir

Puri residents had moved the High Court alleging that the structural safety of the 800-year-old Jagannath Temple could be in jeopardy if land around the temple were dug up.   What are they alleging? Residents also allege that the state government has insulted the devotees of Lord Jagannath by demolishing mutts, to clear roads to… Continue reading Srimandir Parikrama Project

Indian Council for Cultural Relations’s (ICCR) ten days programme Gen Next Democracy Network concluded.   Details – Youth from democratic countries come to India under the Gen Next Democracy Network programme. During the programme, they get acquainted with India’s heritage, culture and functioning of Indian democracy. In the closing ceremony, 27 delegates from six countries-… Continue reading Gen Next Democracy Network

The Qutub Minar complex is not a place of worship when it was first notified as a protected monument in 1914 and its character cannot be changed now, the Archaeological Survey of India submitted in a Delhi court.   Details – It said this while opposing a plea challenging the dismissal of a civil suit… Continue reading Qutub Minar