Miscellaneous

May 11, 2025 11:06 AM May 11, 2025 11:06 AM

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Mother’s Day being celebrated across the world today

Mother’s Day is being celebrated across the world today. Observed on second Sunday of May every year, it is a time for families to express gratitude and appreciation to mothers for their love, care, and sacrifices. In Nagaland, special services are being organized in all churches to honor mothers an...

May 11, 2025 9:28 AM May 11, 2025 9:28 AM

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72nd Miss World pageant begins at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana

The 72nd edition of the Miss World pageant officially began on an alluring note at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium last evening in Hyderabad, with a vibrant showcase of Telangana’s cultural heritage. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy declared the event open after it started with the State anthem in the ...

May 7, 2025 4:57 PM May 7, 2025 4:57 PM

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India able to stop auction of sacred Piprahwa Buddhist relics

  The Culture Ministry has successfully secured the postponement of the auction of the sacred Piprahwa Buddhist relics by Sotheby’s Hong Kong, which was scheduled for today. The Piprahwa Relics were excavated in 1898 by William Claxton Peppé. These comprise bone fragments of the Historical Buddha, a...

May 3, 2025 8:23 AM May 3, 2025 8:23 AM

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World Press Freedom Day 2025

World Press Freedom Day is being observed today. The day serves as an occasion to encourage and develop initiatives in favour of press freedom, and to assess the state of press freedom worldwide.   The theme for this year is "Reporting In The Brave New World - The Impact Of Artificial Intellige...

April 26, 2025 5:36 PM April 26, 2025 5:36 PM

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Bharat Pavilion to Showcase India’s Storytelling Legacy at WAVES 2025

The Bharat Pavilion, a tribute to India's profound legacy of storytelling and its growing influence in the global media and entertainment landscape, will be unveiled during WAVES 2025 - the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit in Mumbai. Guided by the theme “Kala to Code”, the Pavilion will c...

April 26, 2025 4:16 PM April 26, 2025 4:16 PM

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World Veterinary Day being observed across the globe

World Veterinary Day is being observed across the globe on Saturday. Celebrated every year on the last Saturday of April, the day recognizes and honors the work of veterinarians all over the world. The idea for World Veterinary Day started in the year 2000, after the World Veterinary Association hig...

April 24, 2025 8:05 PM April 24, 2025 8:05 PM

Rare coins Exhibition in Jammu: a feast for art lovers

In Jammu and Kashmir, a two-day Rare Coins Exhibition was inaugurated today at Kala Kendra, Jammu. The exhibition features around one thousand rare coins from various historical periods, including those of Kanishka, Indo-Greek rulers, pre- and post-Islamic Kashmir, the Mughal Empire, British era, Si...

April 23, 2025 10:04 PM April 23, 2025 10:04 PM

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Manipur: Khongjom Day celebrated to remember heroes of Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891

In Manipur, the Khongjom Day was observed today, remembering the valour and sacrifice of Manipuri heroes who laid down their lives in the historic Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891. The State level observation was held at Khongjom War Memorial Complex in Khebaching of Thoubal district. The Governor of Mani...