October 13, 2026 11:30 am (IST)
Modi calls UNESCO's move to make Ahmadabad world heritage city as matter of 'joy'
New Delhi, July 9 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said it was a matter of 'joy' that UNESCO has named Gujarat's Ahmadabad city as a heritage city.
Modi tweeted: "A matter of immense joy for India!"
"Just inscribed as @UNESCO #WorldHeritage Site: Historic City of Ahmadabad #India http://en.unesco.org/41whc #41whc," the UNESCO tweeted.
Modi had earlier served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat before being elected as the Prime Minister in 2014.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Latest Headlines
‘You cannot denotify resistance': CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das jump Jantar Mantar gate to protest, detained
Tue, Oct 13 2026
Rahul Gandhi's plea against 'vote chori' has 14 defects, SC registry flags ₹220 fee shortfall
Mon, Oct 12 2026
Riyadh Airport shut until October 17 after deadly Houthi attacks
Mon, Oct 12 2026
Indian Navy commissions INS Mangrol to boost anti-submarine warfare
Mon, Oct 12 2026
Four Pakistani terrorists, including a top LeT commander, killed in LoC landmine blast in J&K
Mon, Oct 12 2026
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka lead opposition March to Supreme Court against CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Mon, Oct 12 2026
Delhi Police de-notifies Jantar Mantar as protest site amid CJP stir over Gyanesh Kumar
Mon, Oct 12 2026
