Out of the 582 world heritage sites in the world selected by UNESCO in 1999, India has just 21. UNESCO brought out its most recent list in December last year and it proved to be a major

A rare inscription depicting a land measuring scale belonging to the Chola period has been found recently. The scale was found on the uper surface of the oldest vimana of Sri Kasi Viswanatha Swamy

The Archaeological Survey of India has embarked upon ambitious projects using cutting-edge technologies to bring the country's art and cultural heritage out of museums and libraries to desktops and

ASI : The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has claimed that the 10 kilogram of gold jewellery, recently found at Mandi village in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh was the first major

In recent years, Rakhigarhi, situated 150 kms west of Delhi in Haryana, has emerged as the largest Harappan site in India. The excavation hitherto conducted here reveals that even in 3200 BC,

In a discovery which adds a few more centuries to the age of Dwarka temples, the Archaeological Survey of Indian (ASI) has uneartheed the ruins of an 800-year-old temple concealed inside an 8-ft

Three policemen among 11 injured: Eleven persons, including three police officials, were injured this afternoon when water riots broke out in Tikri village in Nangloi

Excavations at Langudi hill, a historical site near Dharmasala in Orissa's Jajpur district, has brought to light what is called eastern India's oldest Ashokan stupa and stone inscription bearng his

With only 29 of hundreds of monuments in Punjab falling under the protected list, conservationists lament that the state's heritage is in a serious state of neglect, endangering not only many unique

Prime Minister A B Vajpayee will inaugurate the Tirumala water supply scheme on the Tirumala Hills on Wednesday . The scheme involves pumping of Kalyani waters to Tirumala. The additional source of