Cultural Minister Mahesh Sharma

Speaking in Sikandrabad near Delhi, Union Minister Mahesh Sharma called Congress president Rahul Gandhi "Pappu", a term BJP leaders and supporters often use to refer to him. Senior party leaders including its chief Amit Shah have mocked him by using the word.

One of the largest diamonds in the world, the Jacob diamond weighing 184.75 carats, will be among the 173 precious jewels and jewellery items from the collection of the Nizams of Hyderabad that will be on display at the National Museum.

Neither the BJP nor Prime Minister Narendra Modi support derogatory statements against any "daughter of the country", Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not taken a day's leave during his tenure so far, Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma claimed as he took a swipe at Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi for their vacation in Goa.

All the gift items that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received during his national and international visits in the last four-and-a-half-year will be auctioned in Delhi and the money from the money raised through this auction will be used for the Namami Gange project, Union Minister of State for Culture Dr Mahesh Sharma said on Friday.

The goal of the Ministry of Culture is to make heritage monuments public friendly and within the reach of common man, union minister Mahesh Sharma said Wednesday while inaugurating the newly refurbished Purana Qila.

Union Minister Mahesh Sharma said on Monday that a new power plant will be built to meet the electricity demands of Gautam Budh Nagar district.

Union Minister of State for Culture Mahesh Sharma on Thursday said that there is no danger to the structure of Taj Mahal. Talking to media, he said that the government would submit an affidavit in this regard in the Supreme Court.

Yoga has gone global with its origin rooted in Indian culture, Union minister Mahesh Sharma said on the international Yoga Day today.

During the first week of January last year, a group of scholars gathered in a white bungalow on a leafy boulevard in central Delhi. The focus of their discussion: how to rewrite the history of the nation. The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi had quietly appointed the committee of scholars about six months earlier. Details of its existence...

Describing touts as a "menace", Union Culture minister Mahesh Sharma today said harassing or touching tourists could soon be a criminal offence, even punishable under the provisions of organised crime.

No public library under the culture ministry has been shut but some branches of the Delhi Public Library have been closed and merged with others due to lack of membership, Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma has told the Lok Sabha.

Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma's official residence in Akbar Road will be the new temporary address of BJP's presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind. Mr Kovind will be staying at the expansive 10 Akbar Road bungalow in the heart of Lutyens' Delhi for about a month till the presidential election on July 17, top sources said.

Following the footsteps of his predecessor, Abdul Kalam, President Pranab Mukherjee has decided to move into 10 Rajaji Marg after his retirement in July. Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma, who was residing in the bungalow till now, has now vacated the bungalow nestled in the heart of Delhi for the president.

Days after a couple of foreign models were asked to remove their 'saffron scarves' before entering the Taj Mahal, the government today said no official of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) or the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was involved in the incident.

Speaking in Sikandrabad near Delhi, Union Minister Mahesh Sharma called Congress president Rahul Gandhi "Pappu", a term BJP leaders and supporters often use to refer to him. Senior party leaders including its chief Amit Shah have mocked him by using the word.

One of the largest diamonds in the world, the Jacob diamond weighing 184.75 carats, will be among the 173 precious jewels and jewellery items from the collection of the Nizams of Hyderabad that will be on display at the National Museum.

Neither the BJP nor Prime Minister Narendra Modi support derogatory statements against any "daughter of the country", Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not taken a day's leave during his tenure so far, Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma claimed as he took a swipe at Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi for their vacation in Goa.

All the gift items that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received during his national and international visits in the last four-and-a-half-year will be auctioned in Delhi and the money from the money raised through this auction will be used for the Namami Gange project, Union Minister of State for Culture Dr Mahesh Sharma said on Friday.

The goal of the Ministry of Culture is to make heritage monuments public friendly and within the reach of common man, union minister Mahesh Sharma said Wednesday while inaugurating the newly refurbished Purana Qila.

Union Minister Mahesh Sharma said on Monday that a new power plant will be built to meet the electricity demands of Gautam Budh Nagar district.

Union Minister of State for Culture Mahesh Sharma on Thursday said that there is no danger to the structure of Taj Mahal. Talking to media, he said that the government would submit an affidavit in this regard in the Supreme Court.

Yoga has gone global with its origin rooted in Indian culture, Union minister Mahesh Sharma said on the international Yoga Day today.

During the first week of January last year, a group of scholars gathered in a white bungalow on a leafy boulevard in central Delhi. The focus of their discussion: how to rewrite the history of the nation. The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi had quietly appointed the committee of scholars about six months earlier. Details of its existence...

Describing touts as a "menace", Union Culture minister Mahesh Sharma today said harassing or touching tourists could soon be a criminal offence, even punishable under the provisions of organised crime.

No public library under the culture ministry has been shut but some branches of the Delhi Public Library have been closed and merged with others due to lack of membership, Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma has told the Lok Sabha.

Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma's official residence in Akbar Road will be the new temporary address of BJP's presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind. Mr Kovind will be staying at the expansive 10 Akbar Road bungalow in the heart of Lutyens' Delhi for about a month till the presidential election on July 17, top sources said.

Following the footsteps of his predecessor, Abdul Kalam, President Pranab Mukherjee has decided to move into 10 Rajaji Marg after his retirement in July. Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma, who was residing in the bungalow till now, has now vacated the bungalow nestled in the heart of Delhi for the president.

Days after a couple of foreign models were asked to remove their 'saffron scarves' before entering the Taj Mahal, the government today said no official of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) or the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was involved in the incident.