American Robert Francis Prevost was elected the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church on 08 May 2025. He became the first pope from the United States and took the name Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV is the head of the Catholic Church and the sovereign of the Vatican City State. About Robert Francis

World Heritage Day 2025, also known as International Day for Monuments and Sites, was observed on 18 April 2025. » World Heritage Day is celebrated every year on 18 April to honor and preserve cultural and natural heritage.  World Heritage Day reminds us that protecting our heritage is a shared responsibility. World Heritage Day 2025

On the occasion of World Heritage day, Bhagavad Gita and Natyashastra have been inscribed in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register. Key Points: Manuscripts of the Bhagavad Gita and Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra are among the 74 new documentary heritage collections added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register, providing a significant recognition to India’s cultural

Telangana Governor Shri Jishnu Dev Varma inaugurated the world’s first energy transmission garden “Babuji Vanam”. This garden was inaugurated on 30th April 2025 on the occasion of the closing ceremony of the 125th birth anniversary of Pujya Babuji Maharaj held at Kanha Shanti Vanam. The Ministry of Culture in collaboration with Heartfulness organised the closing

International Labour Day 2025 is being celebrated today on 1st May 2025 all over the world. International Labour Day in India is also known as Shramik Diwas, Kaamgaar Day, Majdoor Day, May Day, Labour Day, International Workers’ Day. » Labour Day is observed to commemorate the struggles and sacrifices of the workers’ and labours’ movement.

The 6th edition of India- Uzbekistan Joint Military Exercise DUSTLIK-VI commenced on 16 April 2025, at Foreign Training Node, Aundh (Pune). The Exercise was conducted from 16 to 28 April 2025. Joint Exercise DUSTLIK is an annual training event conducted alternatively in India and Uzbekistan. Last edition was conducted in Termez District, Uzbekistan in April

DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) successfully conducted the Release Trials of LRGB (Long-Range Glide Bomb) ‘Gaurav’ between April 08-10, 2025 from the Su-30 MKI aircraft. » During the trials, the weapon was integrated to multiple stations in different warhead configurations, with land target on Island. The trials successfully demonstrated range close to 100 kms