As Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, Divya A reports on foreign affairs, culture, tourism, visas and immigration, and policy issues for The Indian Express. She's been a journalist for over a decade and a half, having worked with...Read More
As Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, Divya A reports on foreign affairs, culture, tourism, visas and immigration, and policy issues for The Indian Express. She's been a journalist for over a decade and a half, having worked with Khaleej Times and The Times of India, before joining The Indian Express in 2011.
Aug 21, 2016 02:42 IST
In fact, Modi’s popularity seems to have prompted the ministry to give up the idea of having a...
Sun, Aug 21, 2016Aug 12, 2016 11:41 IST
The security forces have already cordoned off the lawns, tents have been put in place, and a lot of...
Fri, Aug 12, 2016Aug 12, 2016 00:00 IST
Nicolas Tytgat, the grandson of iconic Belgian artist Peyo who created The Smurfs, on the...
Fri, Aug 12, 2016Aug 03, 2016 17:40 IST
The Nazca Lines in Peru are believed to the greatest known archaeological...
Wed, Aug 03, 2016Jul 21, 2016 00:20 IST
Ruchira Kamboj, who led the Indian delegation at UNESCO, on the intense and long process that went...
Thu, Jul 21, 2016Jul 20, 2016 00:20 IST
In her last years, the singer remained largely...
Wed, Jul 20, 2016Jul 18, 2016 01:10 IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had earlier turned down the Tourism Ministry’s request to...
Mon, Jul 18, 2016Jul 16, 2016 04:24 IST
This is significant in view of objections UNESCO had raised over the 200-page dossier India...
Sat, Jul 16, 2016Jul 13, 2016 00:00 IST
At 80, iconic singer Mubarak Begum is bedridden and has no recollection of her heydays. Will the...
Wed, Jul 13, 2016Jul 12, 2016 04:59 IST
Just about two months ago, the Lalit Kala Akademi (LKA) had collaborated with the New Delhi...
Tue, Jul 12, 2016Jul 08, 2016 00:58 IST
Under the Ramayana and Krishna circuits, projects worth more than Rs 300 crore have been approved...
Fri, Jul 08, 2016Jun 24, 2016 00:47 IST
The strategy is in line with the longstanding BJP project to co-opt Indian national icons who have...
Fri, Jun 24, 2016Jun 19, 2016 01:20 IST
Is the Mystery Spot in California actually a place on earth where the laws of physics don’t work?...
Sun, Jun 19, 2016Jun 18, 2016 04:02 IST
As a first step in the direction of promoting yoga tourism, the government recently gave the nod to...
Sat, Jun 18, 2016Jun 13, 2016 05:06 IST
Rai added that he believed in “what Ambedkar had himself said during his Constituent Assembly...
Mon, Jun 13, 2016Jun 08, 2016 05:55 IST
The United States has just handed over 200 stolen artefacts, but India has been losing antique...
Wed, Jun 08, 2016May 31, 2016 04:47 IST
The map of the Buddhist circuit as envisaged by the ministry comprises Bodh Gaya, Vaishali, Rajgir...
Tue, May 31, 2016May 28, 2016 03:57 IST
One of the files from the PMO has some missing pages, which was noticed by an official in the...
Sat, May 28, 2016May 19, 2016 00:36 IST
Union Tourism and Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma has recently approved a Rs 100-crore museum for...
Thu, May 19, 2016May 18, 2016 20:03 IST
New York City’s fifth borough - Staten Island - has many opportunities for fun in the sun, with a...
Wed, May 18, 2016May 17, 2016 17:07 IST
The ministry is also looking at other options to promote products manufactured by khadi and Village...
Tue, May 17, 2016May 16, 2016 05:23 IST
Talking about his sculpture made of black stone, Gadanayak says, 'Be it Mecca or Jerusalem or...
Mon, May 16, 2016May 10, 2016 04:37 IST
Executives at the Noida-based call centre who handle the helpline, say they’ve received queries...
Tue, May 10, 2016May 08, 2016 03:44 IST
Sources said that Sharma — who also has independent charge of the tourism and culture ministries...
Sun, May 08, 2016Apr 30, 2016 04:02 IST
The documents consist of five files each from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and Home Ministry,...
Sat, Apr 30, 2016