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Falna and Jawai: Rajasthan’s Blend of Faith and Wilderness
Some places in Rajasthan announce themselves with grand forts and palaces. Falna does it more quietly. A railway town in Pali district, it can...
UPI Turns 10: How India’s Digital Payment Revolution Changed Everyday Life
A decade ago, making a digital payment in India often meant entering bank details, waiting for an OTP or using a card. Today, a...
Koradi’s 202-Foot Hanuman Statue Set to Become a New Landmark of Faith and Art
A new landmark of faith and Indian craftsmanship is taking shape at Koradi in Nagpur, where a magnificent 202-foot statue of Lord Hanuman Ji...
The Little Girl Who Reached Everest | Aarya Sikhwal’s Journey from Udaipur to Base Camp
At just two and a half years old, Udaipur’s Aarya Sikhwal accomplished what few would imagine possible at such a young age, she reached...
BRICS Sports Ministers Adopt Joint Declaration in Visakhapatnam
The BRICS Sports Ministers’ Meeting concluded in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on August 23, with member countries adopting a joint declaration aimed at strengthening cooperation...
India Targets $100 Billion Gems and Jewellery Exports by 2040
India is preparing for a major transformation of its gems and jewellery industry, with an ambitious target of taking exports to $100 billion by...
BRICS Tourism Ministers Adopt Jaipur Declaration to Strengthen Global Tourism Cooperation
The BRICS Tourism Ministers’ Meeting under India’s 2026 Chairship concluded in Jaipur on August 21 with the adoption of the BRICS Tourism Ministers’ Communiqué...
National Space Day 2026 Celebrating India’s Journey from the Moon to the Stars
Every year on August 23, India celebrates National Space Day to commemorate one of the most remarkable milestones in the country’s space journey, the...
Folklores of India Where Stories Carry the Memory of a Civilization
Long before stories found their way into books, films and digital screens, they travelled from one generation to another through voices. Grandparents told them...
World Folklore Day Celebrating the Stories That Keep Cultures Alive
Every culture has stories that are passed from one generation to another. Some are told around village fires, some are sung during festivals, some...
Make Uttar Pradesh Your ‘Second Industrial Home’: CM Yogi Adityanath Invites Japanese Companies to Invest in State
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has invited Japanese companies to make the state their “second industrial home”, pitching Uttar Pradesh as a destination...
12th BRICS Communications Ministers Meeting Held in Pune to Strengthen Digital Cooperation
India hosted the 12th BRICS Communications Ministers Meeting in Pune on August 21, 2026, bringing together Communications Ministers and senior representatives from BRICS member...
AI Steps In to Protect Gujarat’s Asiatic Lions from Railway Accidents
Gujarat is turning to artificial intelligence and advanced surveillance technology to protect one of India’s most iconic wild animals, the Asiatic lion, from railway...
243 Steps to Shiva: The Story of Srinagar’s Ancient Shankaracharya Temple
High above Srinagar, on a forested hill overlooking the city, stands a small stone temple that seems to watch over the entire valley. This...
Ganga Aarti Comes to the Thames Bringing the Spirit of India to London
A ritual deeply associated with the ghats of Varanasi, Haridwar and Rishikesh is set to unfold thousands of kilometres away this September, as London...