A UNESCO team will visit the state next year and after having a look at the heritage properties will prepare a master plan for their development and conservation
** Coffee Day Enterprises names V G Siddhartha’s wife Malavika Hegde as CEO
** Kamala Harris picks all-female slate of senior staff
For the first time, the top three positions in the office of the vice president will be held by women and all serving under the first woman to hold the office.
** Couple take oath as judges of Madras High Court
A married couple — Justice Murali Shankar Kuppuraju and Justice Thamilselvi T Valayapalayam — were sworn in as judges of the Madras high court.
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** ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education Gets Awarded as India’s Most Admirable Education Brand 2020
** Students of DYPIS, Worli raise over INR 35 Lakhs for people impacted by Covid-19
** Jahnu Barua to make film on Ahom general Lachit Borphukan
Filmmaker wants to depict life and times of Lachit across India through the film because he was a national hero, not only of Assam where the warrior is eulogised
** Pichchwai on a plate: When traditional art comes alive through tableware
Luxury tableware brand Kaunteya launches a new collection inspired by the traditional art form of Rajasthan.
Folk artists in Rajasthan have been creating traditional pichchwai paintings on cloth for centuries now, using elements like trees, birds, lotuses and cows which narrate the tale of Lord Krishna.
** Assam park sees three-fold rise in the big cat’s numbers in 10 years
What is more exciting is that three tigers were spotted at the park’s newly-added 360 sq km “first addition” tiger habitat. Forest officials are ecstatic
** Anand Mahindra congratulates Tiruvannamalai girl for innovating solar ironing cart, extends support
Anand Mahindra shared a video of Vinisha on Twitter and promised support for her future projects under Mahindra Research Valley.