World Heritage Committee

Rediff.com » News » World Heritage Committee

News for World Heritage Committee

News
Business
Movies
Sports

BJP Or Congress? Who Will Dalits Vote For?

'No political party can antagonise Ambedkarite voters, particularly the neo-Buddhists.' IMAGE: Devendra Fadnavis, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from the Nagpur South-West assembly seat,......

'Trump's Going To Be Very Good For India'

'He is the only president, the only American politician, who had the guts to stand with Hindus.' IMAGE: Republican presidential nominee Donald J Trump during his campaign rally at the Van Andel......

US hands over 297 antiquities smuggled out of India

The United States has handed over to India 297 antiquities, which were smuggled out of the country, during the ongoing visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an official statement said on Sunday.......

'Wayanad Is A Man-Made Tragedy'

'It was specifically mentioned in the Gadgil Committee report that this particular area where the colossal landside happened now should be in the Environmentally Sensitive Area under Zone 1.' 'Zone......

Tagore's Santiniketan added to UNESCO World Heritage List

Santiniketan, the famed place in West Bengal where poet Rabindranath Tagore built Visva-Bharati over a century ago, has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. IMAGE: The clock tower at......

Cabinet nods 8 new rail projects worth Rs 24,657 crore

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved eight railway projects with total estimated cost of Rs 24,657 crore, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw......

Sitharaman's big plans for Vishnupad, Mahabodhi corridors

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced that comprehensive development of Vishnupad Temple corridor at Gaya and Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya in Bihar will be supported by......

Railways seeks private fund to develop Mumbai's CST station

The estimated cost of the project is around Rs 1,642 crore. The Indian Railways has floated a tender to redevelop Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (Mumbai) station with private......

Whistleblower case: Infosys audit panel found no 'financial impropriety'

The company said the committee, headed by independent director D Sundaram and assisted by independent legal counsel Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, found that the......

'Henceforth, no Indian should fear the taxman'

'We have set out a timetable to reduce income tax rates for all incomes below Rs 50 lakh, and to progressively eliminate the surcharges on income above Rs 50 lakh, by 2024.'The Budget speech past......

When Shah Rukh Khan upset Sushant Jain

Why has Sushant Jain, the owner of Ghantewala, the famous sweet shop in Delhi's Chandni Chowk, sent Yash Raj a legal notice?Shakya Mitra reports. IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan with a Ghantewala mithai......

Sebastian Coe in India for 2036 Olympics talks

IMAGE: Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, meets with Lord Sebastian Coe, President of World Athletics & IOC Member, in New Delhi on Monday.......

Paris Olympics OC apologises to Christians

Olympic ceremony's Last Supper sketch 'never meant to disrespect' IMAGE: A tableau at the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony that parodied Leonardo da Vinci's famous The Last Supper painting was......

PIX: France Wows With Spectacular Olympics Opening

IMAGE: A balloon carrying the lit Olympic cauldron flies at Jardin des Tuileries during the opening ceremony. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters The city of Paris transformed into a colossal......

Asian Games: Colourful closing ceremony brings curtains down in Hangzhou

IMAGE: Curtains dropped on another successful edition of the multi-nation extravaganza. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters The curtains were brought down on a memorable Asian Games with the......

SEE: Asian Games opens with futuristic ceremony

Photograph: Screengrab of Indian contingent at the Asian Games Blending elements of artificial intelligence and environmentally friendly technology, the Hangzhou Asian Games began......

Rediff News