MUSEUMS
Prince Harry praises recipients of the Diana Legacy Award via video link
Prince William and Prince Harry both took part in an awards ceremony in honor of their late mother Princess Diana — but the estranged brothers were many miles apart at the time.William gave a speech at the Diana Legacy Award, which recognizes young people around the world who a...
Ravidas Jayanti: PM Modi unveils statue of Sant Ravidas in Varanasi on his 647th birth anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the statue of Sant Ravidas in Varanasi on the seer's 647th birth anniversary. He also laid the foundation stone for the Sant Ravidas Museum and the beautification of the park.Ravidas Jayanti: PM Modi unveils statue...
Mona Lisa painting splattered with soup by climate activists in Paris; Louvre Museum to file complaint
Environmental activists splattered the Mona Lisa with soup on Jan 28 to call for the right to healthy and sustainable food. The protesters threw tomato soup at Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, protected by a glass case in the Louvre Museum in Paris...
Russian air strikes wound many in Odesa, damage museum, port
Kherson's regional governor said Monday that Russian forces had launched multiple attacks on the city during the night, injuring at least one person. According to the head of Kherson's military administration, Roman Mrochko, the city's residential area was hit by a Kh31 missile.Russian air...
Rahul Gandhi amid renaming row: 'Nehru-ji is known for work he did and not just his name'
Amid the raging controversy around the renaming of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) in the national capital to Prime Ministers' Memorial Museum and Library (PMML), Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said his grandfather was known more for the ...
'A pity…': Shashi Tharoor’s sharp attack at BJP-led Centre over renaming of Nehru Memorial
The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) was officially renamed as the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML) Society with effect from August 14. The “renaming” has since received collective backlash from Congress leaders. Congress Lok Sabha MP from Th...
Pro-Palestine protesters storm Brooklyn Bridge in New York, demand Gaza ceasefire
Crowds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators packed the streets of Brooklyn on Saturday as they called on the U.S. government to stop sending aide to Israel. The march was organized by the Palestinian-led community group Within Our Lifetime, and participants stretched for s
'Nehru lives in the minds of people…': Congress' KC Venugopal on row over renaming Nehru Memorial
While attacking the Central Government and BJP over the renaming of the Nehru Memorial Museum, Congress leader KC Venugopal said that “PM Modi has to understand that Jawaharlal Nehru is living in the minds of the people.” “They are scared of Jawaharlal
Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society renamed to 'Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya'
The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) has been renamed to Prime Ministers' Museum and Society. The Central government’s decision was announced on June 16. PM Modi had mooted the idea of setting up a museum dedicated to all PMs of India in the National Capital. T
US: Spinosaurus makes debut at Chicago's Field Museum
The newest addition to the Field Museum on Chicago's lakefront will give visitors a glimpse of the largest predatory dinosaur yet discovered via a 46 foot long cast of a Spinosaurus suspended high above the museum's main hall.US: Spinosaurus makes debut at Chicago's Field Museum
'History can’t be erased': Congress leader Salman Khurshid over renaming of Nehru Memorial Museum
Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on June 17 condemned the Centre’s decision of renaming the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society, reminding the BJP that people who attempted to alter History “disappeared from the scene”.'History can’t be eras
Nehru memorial renaming row: 'Iconic institution renamed out of fear', Congress slams PM Modi
The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) has officially been renamed as the Prime Ministers' Museum and Library (PMML) Society with effect from Monday by the Centre. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "Mr. Modi possesses a hu
PM Modi inaugurates International Museum Expo 2023 in Delhi's Pragati Maidan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the International Museum Expo 2023 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on May 18. He had earlier inspected the Expo. The International Museum Expo is being organised as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, to celebrate the 47th International
'Jai Ho' played twice at banquet hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron for PM Modi, watch!
During his two-day visit to France, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a banquet dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Louvre Museum in Paris on Friday. A video of the popular song "Jai Ho" being played at the banquet dinner is going
'How will you remove Pandit Nehru from hearts of people': Congress after Centre renames NMML
Congress National Spokesperson Gourav Vallabh on June 17 launched a scathing attack at the Centre for renaming the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society and said they would remove the Pandit Nehru’s name from the board but would they remove it from the h
Earth's biggest ever dinosaur goes on display at London's Natural History Museum
One of the largest dinosaurs to ever walk the Earth is visiting the UK.The Patagotitan mayorum was discovered in Argentina and a cast of its skeleton is on display at London’s Natural History Museum.Dinosaur researcher Paul Barrett said the 37-meter-long, 60-ton Patagot
Pune: Vande Bharat Express arrives at Joshi’s Museum of Miniature Railways, watch!
A miniature train cruising on a model railway track. These are not toy trains, but exact working models of actual trains operated by the Indian Railways. These trains are part of the exhibit at the Pune-based Joshi's Museum of Miniature Railways.For 25 years, the muse
Goddess Kali insulted: Case filed against Leena Manimekalai's film for unwarranted depiction
Film-maker Leena Manimekalai has courted controversy after she tweeted a poster of her recent documentary in which the Goddess Kali is shown smoking. The tweet which she posted on Sunday shows a woman dressed as the Hindu goddess smoking a cigarette. In the
Why 'Sengol' was marked as 'walking stick' in museum? asks Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai
Hitting out at Congress over the 'Sengol' issue, Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief K Annamalai on Friday said why it was marked as a "walking stick" in the museum."The Adheenam has spoken in the true spirit of what exactly happened in 1947. Congre
Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau celebrate 'inseparable' US-Canada relations
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau hosted US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden for a dinner at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa on Friday. The two leaders were using the occasion to celebrate the US-Canada relati
Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam’s INS Kursura Submarine Museum makes place as main tourist spots
In a well-paid tribute to Indian Navy Submarine Kursura, that played a vital role during the 1971 India and Pakistan war, the submarine-turned-museum is now part of the main tourist spots in Andhra Pradesh that can be visited in Visakhapatnam. INS Kursura,
Watch: Nehru Museum transforms into 'Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the 'Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya'- a museum dedicated to the country's all Prime Ministers since Independence. Notably, before the inauguration, PM Modi bought the first ticket to make his way inside the museum.Watch: Nehru Museum tra
Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya: PM Modi inaugurates museum dedicated to Indian PMs, buys first ticket
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the 'Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya'- a museum dedicated to the country's all Prime Ministers since Independence. Notably, before the inauguration, PM Modi bought the first ticket to make his way inside t
West Bengal: CISF Jawan shoots and injures two colleagues at Indian Museum in Kolkata
A CISF jawan was shot dead while one seriously injured even as a CISF jawan allegedly fired around 15 rounds in the CISF camp inside Indian Museum premises. The armed jawan, who fired several rounds, was on duty, and was arrested after a 1.5 hours operation by Kolk
Diu: Amit Shah inaugurates memorial museum at decommissioned warship INS Khukri
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on June 11 inaugurated the Khukri Memorial museum at decommissioned warship INS Khukri in Diu. Amit Shah was accompanied by Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. Built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, INS Khukri was commissioned on 23 August 1989 i
SGPC installs portrait of former CM Beant Singh's assassin at Golden Temple museum
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee installed a portrait of the assassin of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh in the central Sikh museum of the Golden Temple. Around one lakh people visit the museum daily. SGPC installs portrait of former CM Beant Singh
Spain probes private taxidermy museum with 1,000 preserved animals, watch!
Spain's Civil Guard says it is investigating a businessman in the eastern Valencia region who owned a private taxidermy collection with more than 1,000 preserved animals, including just over 400 from protected species and at least one specimen of a North African oryx, already
Watch: Virtual reality puts visitors eye-to-eye with Martin Luther King
A high-tech museum exhibit puts visitors face-to-face with the late civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as he delivers one of the most famous speeches in American history. The virtual reality exhibit opened in Chicago on Friday at Chicago's DuSable Museum of African A
PM Modi pays tribute to Birsa Munda, announces Nov 15 as 'Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated Bhagwan Birsa Munda Smriti Udyan cum Freedom Fighters Museum in Ranchi via video conferencing. He also declared that Birsa Munda’s birth anniversary will be celebrated as 'Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas' in the country. Watch!
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