India had a prime meridian of its own much ahead of the Greenwich meridian and it was called "madhya rekha", which passed through the city of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, according to a new Class-6......
The Great Himalayan National Park conservation area, a rich biodiversity in Himachal Pradesh and home to several rare and threatened species of flora and fauna, was on Monday approved for......
In the third and final part of our three-part series, we bring you aerial photographs taken by Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray of Maharashtra's places of worship. Part I: Uddhav Thackeray's pics......
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has asked her ministers and Congress lawmakers to voluntarily take 20 per cent less salary. Dikshit is said to have issued a letter to all......
The Congress on Saturday questioned how a private entity was given the mandate to maintain the iconic Red Fort, days after a corporate house signed an agreement with the tourism ministry under its......
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......
Check out which monuments make the most money for the government. The top revenue-generating monuments during 2015-2018 include the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Qutub Minar, Red Fort and Humayun's Tomb,......
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who made a strong pitch for the 'Make In Maharashtra' initiative during his China visit, returned to Mumbai late last night. "Thanks China for the overwhelming......
Latur and Nanded in Marathwada region of Maharashtra would soon be on the aviation map with the launch of flights from this metropolis to these towns, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has said.......
India's share in world tourism receipts is just 0.67 per cent and ranks 51 in the world international arrivals.Minister for tourism and culture Jagmohan in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on......
'His time had not come, he went away before his time was up.' IMAGE: Nitin Chandrakant Desai, the well-known art director, committed death by suicide at his studio in Karjat. Photograph: Kind......
Aiyyaa is let down by its weak script, writes Prasanna D Zore'Yeh sab kya ho raha hai (what on earth is going on here)?,' wonders Rani Mukerji's character Meenaxi Deshpande in Aiyyaa as the film......