logo
News
Comment
Business & Innovation
Property
Racing
Education
Arts & Lifestyle
Entertainment
Sports
Brain Teaser
logo
ePaper
logo
logo
News
Comment
Business & Innovation
Property
Racing
Education
Arts & Lifestyle
Entertainment
Sports
Brain Teaser
menu__iconmenu__icon
NEWS
breadcrumb-arrow
WORLD NEWS

Indian festival of lights Diwali joins UNESCO heritage list

WORLD NEWS
4 hours ago
logo
logo
logo
Photo by PUNIT PARANJPE / AFP Local residents watch fireworks light up the sky as part of Diwali celebrations, the Hindu festival of lights, in Mumbai on October 22, 2025.
Photo by PUNIT PARANJPE / AFP Local residents watch fireworks light up the sky as part of Diwali celebrations, the Hindu festival of lights, in Mumbai on October 22, 2025.
Indiafestival of lightsDiwaliUNESCOheritage list

Download The Standard app to stay informed with news, updates, and significant events:

https://www.thestandard.com.hk/appdownload

Top News
Read More
Microsoft unveils US$23 billion in new AI investments with big focus on India
TECH & STARTUP
09-12-2025 22:58 HKT
Risotto con ossobuco is ready to be served at Cantina della Vetra restaurant as Italian cuisine awaits a crucial UNESCO decision that could recognise it as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Milan, Italy, December 6, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Greco
Beyond pizza and pasta: Italy's culinary heritage awaits UNESCO nod
WORLD NEWS
09-12-2025 20:36 HKT
FILE PHOTO: An IndiGo flight takes off from Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, India, December 6, 2025. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh/File Photo
Global pilots warn India's rest rule exemption for IndiGo raises safety concerns
WORLD NEWS
09-12-2025 16:55 HKT
Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP This photograph taken on November 9, 2025 shows visitors taking photographs of a lioness during a guided safari tour in Gir National Park in India's western state of Gujarat.
Indian pride as Asiatic lions roar back
WORLD NEWS
09-12-2025 14:18 HKT
logo
A general view shows the burned nightclub following a fire that broke out last midnight in Goa on December 7, 2025. (AFP)
(Video) India nightclub fire kills 25 in Goa
WORLD NEWS
07-12-2025 13:08 HKT
Travellers sit with their luggage at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, India, December 6, 2025. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh
India caps airline fares as IndiGo crisis leaves hundreds stranded for fifth day
WORLD NEWS
06-12-2025 15:57 HKT
Members of the Trio 'Rond Om de Santis', yodel musicians Katja Burgler (L), Maya Stieger (R) and Peter Looser perform in the garden of the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on November 27, 2025. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
Yo-de-lay-UNESCO? Swiss hope for yodel heritage listing
WORLD NEWS
05-12-2025 17:35 HKT
Passengers wait outside the IndiGo airlines' ticket counter after several flights were cancelled at Mumbai Airport Terminal 1 in Mumbai, India, on Dec 5, 2025. (Photo: Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas)
India's IndiGo cancels around 500 flights, New Delhi, Mumbai hard hit as crisis deepens
WORLD NEWS
05-12-2025 15:59 HKT
Travelers wait in queues at IndiGo ticketing kiosks to reschedule their flights at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, India, December 3, 2025. REUTERS/Abinaya Vijayaraghavan
IndiGo's third day of mass cancellations throws Indian airports into disarray
WORLD NEWS
04-12-2025 15:36 HKT
People wait in a queue outside an Apple retail store, as the iPhone 17 series goes on sale, in New Delhi, India, September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra
What is India's politically contentious Sanchar Saathi cyber safety app?
WORLD NEWS
02-12-2025 19:57 HKT
Taxi driver fined $4,300 over dispute after taking longer route
HONG KONG NEWS
08-12-2025 14:16 HKT
Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows a collapsed road in Tohoku. Reuters
Japan issues unprecedented quake warning, cites risk of tremor killing up to 300,000
WORLD NEWS
22 hours ago
In Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, a shopping mall's ceiling partially collapsed in the earthquake. Reuters
Quake injures 50, strands travelers at damaged Sapporo airport
WORLD NEWS
23 hours ago
Contact Us
About Us
Terms of Use
Privacy Policy Statement
Copyright Policy & License
Ethics Statement
|
Subscriptions
Print Advertising
Digital Advertising
Street Points
Copyright © 2025 The Standard - A division of Sing Tao News Corporation Limited. All rights reserved.