Delhi HC calls for lease deed on PIL against mosque in its premises
Delhi High Court today asked its registry to collect and place before it the original lease deed of the court complex to ascertain from when a mosque has been in existence in its premises. The post...
View ArticleASI unearths 3000-year-old city near Madurai
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), in an ongoing excavation project at Keezhadi, a small hamlet in Sivaganga district not too far from Madurai in Tamil Nadu, has uncovered and dusted off a...
View ArticleA day after finding ancient city, archaeologists unearth 2500-year-old temple...
Merely a day after the ASI unearthed a city near Madurai around 3,000 years old, archaeologists have found a temple in the Rajim town of Raipur. The post A day after finding ancient city,...
View ArticleFacelift for Taj Mahal: The monument gets a much needed beauty treatment
The Taj Mahal, the timeless tribute to love from emperor Shah Jahan in white marble, is getting a beauty treatment. The post Facelift for Taj Mahal: The monument gets a much needed beauty treatment...
View ArticleArtificial lighting causing Taj Mahal to lose its sheen: Heritage experts
Top heritage experts have raised objections to the illumination of the famed Mughal-era mausoleum, saying the step jeopardises its marble surface due to defecation on it by insects attracted by the...
View ArticleCentre refuses to share details on India’s efforts in Kohinoor retrieval
The Centre has declined to share details of India's efforts to get back the famous Kohinoor diamond from the UK, saying the matter was subjudice. The post Centre refuses to share details on India’s...
View ArticleThe latest threat to Taj Mahal comes from insect poop
The highest elected official of the state of Uttar Pradesh, where the Taj Mahal is located, called the insect menace a matter of "serious concern." The post The latest threat to Taj Mahal comes from...
View ArticleArchaeologist B R Mani who led excavation work in Ayodha appointed National...
Archaeologist B R Mani, who had supervised the excavation work in the disputed Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya in 2003, was appointed as director general of National Museum. The post...
View ArticleTourism minister says 24 monuments under the charge of ASI go ‘missing’
As many as 24 monuments under the charge of the (ASI)-- the government agency responsible for national heritage -- are "missing", half from Uttar Pradesh The post Tourism minister says 24 monuments...
View ArticleWatch: Jaisalmer’s Golden Fort suffers major wall collapse
A large section of an under-restoration wall in Jaisalmer's Golden Fort (or Sonar Quila) collapsed on Thursday The post Watch: Jaisalmer’s Golden Fort suffers major wall collapse appeared first on...
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