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Hollyhock House - Library Wide. (Photo: File)

Hollyhock House in Los Angeles declared UNESCO World Heritage Site

The first Los Angeles landmark to be designated a World Heritage Site.

19 July 2019 10:07 AM IST

A file photo of NMR train at the Ketti railway station near Ooty.

Call for ethnic touch to celebrations in Ooty

The amount collected from snacks and refreshment will go to the villagers and the tourists will be given an exposure to...

17 July 2019 8:01 AM IST

The goal of UNESCO is to enlist and then preserve cultural and natural sites. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

UNESCO doing little to protect Venice as threat of overtourism...

UNESCO's laws don't explicitly state guidelines for conservation of its Heritage Sites.

11 July 2019 4:04 PM IST

The decision recognises the importance of the central Myanmar site and will likely be a boon to Myanmars tourist industry. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Myanmar's temple city Bagan attains UNESCO Heritage status

Myanmar's temple city Bagan awarded UNESCO World Heritage status.

9 July 2019 11:31 AM IST

Europes largest landscape of fire and ice declared World Heritage site

Europe's largest landscape of fire and ice' declared World Heritage...

Iceland glacier national park makes it to the list of World Heritage sites.

7 July 2019 11:48 AM IST

Many inscriptions written by soldiers can still be seen on the ancient bricks. (Photo: AFP)

Ancient city of Babylon, now a UNESCO World Heritage

Iraqi President Barham Salih said, the city, now an archaeological ruin, was returned to its 'rightful place' in...

6 July 2019 2:17 PM IST

In 2014 poachers killed 27 rhinos inside the park followed by 16 in 2015, but a sharp increase in the number of rangers there are now 700 helped reduce this to seven in 2017 and six in 2018. (Photo: AFP)

Vulnerable to extinction: Kaziranga rangers save Indian rhinos

Hell in high water: Braving the monsoon to save India's rhinos.

5 July 2019 10:11 AM IST

In new India, the way in which action is being taken against corruption, dynasty politics, loot of peoples money, terrorism, this has never happened before, PM Modi said. (Photo: ANI)

'No place in new India for corruption': PM Modi declares at UNESCO in...

Modi said India is now surging ahead, 'mandate we got was not merely for running a govt but for building a new India.'

23 Aug 2019 2:56 PM IST

I spoke to Nitish Kumar (Bihar Chief Minister), he also said that he would not allow the National Register of Citizens (NRC), Mamata Banerjee said. (Photo: ANI)

Manner in which important bills were passed in Parliament has hurt...

She referred to the Right to Information Act (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in this context.

28 Sept 2019 3:50 PM IST

Police said the toilet was taken early Saturday by thieves who used at least two vehicles. (Photo: AFP)

Solid gold toilet, once offered to Donald Trump, stolen from London...

The toilet, valued at roughly 1 million pounds (USD 1.25 million), was the work of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.

15 Sept 2019 4:28 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi greets Chinas President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Bishkek on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Tamil Nadu may host next informal summit between Modi and Xi Jinping

'Mamallapuram is one of probable cities that could host informal summit between PM and Chinese Prez,' govt official...

2 Sept 2019 12:50 PM IST

The Ruwanwelisaya Stupa

The Secrets of Sri Lanka!

The evening sun setting was enhanced by our visit to the stunning Ruwanwelisaya stupa, which is known to contain the...

16 Feb 2020 6:27 AM IST