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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
TopicArchaeological Survey of India

Topic: Archaeological Survey of India

Hindu Mahasabha moves court against Shah Jahan’s annual ‘urs’ at Taj Mahal. ASI says no bar on event

Agra civil court accepted ring-wing outfit’s petition, to be heard on 4 March. Hindu Mahasabha claims no religious programmes are allowed inside ASI-protected monuments.

Gyanvapi built on pre-existing temple remains, claims Hindu petitioners’ lawyer citing ASI report

Vishnu Shankar Jain said that the 839-page ASI survey report mentions debris of Hindu idols and pillars of the temple used in the construction of the mosque.

ASI submits survey report on Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi court, next hearing on 21 Dec

ASI carried out the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi premises to determine whether the 17th-century mosque was constructed over a pre-existing structure of a Hindu temple.

‘No yoga at Taj Mahal’ — after viral Surya Namaskar video sparks row, ASI set to put up warnings

Five women apologised after video of them doing Surya Namaskar on platform in front of monument went viral. Another clip of a man doing a headstand just behind mausoleum did the rounds.

ASI seeks 3 more weeks to submit scientific survey report of Gyanvapi mosque complex

Varanasi court had asked ASI to submit report by 28 Nov. ASI Tuesday said it needed more time for assimilation of information generated by different experts.

House panel cites art thief Subhash Kapoor to urge agencies to work in tandem against antique smuggling

Standing committee on transport, tourism and culture, chaired by V. Vijayasai Reddy of YSR Congress, made many recommendations on protecting Indian antiques in report tabled Monday.

Insect poop is turning parts of Taj Mahal green, again. Environmentalists say root cause is ‘dying Yamuna’

Yamuna's sewage-filled waters are breeding ground of Chironomus Calligraphus. Males exhibit swarming behaviour while mating, and deposit their droppings on monument's pearly white surface.

Purana Qila is being dug up again. ASI wants to reach all the way to the Mahabharata era

Most tourists who visit Delhi are drawn to the Red Fort and the Qutub Minar.  ASI hopes to have the new Purana Qila excavations ready by G20.

After the most important archaeology findings in Keeladi, now come the drawings

Archaeologists have relied on draughtsman Palanivel's drawings to document 5,800 artefacts dating back more than 2,000 years ago that have been dug up in Tamil Nadu.

Images of Hindu, Jain deities inside Qutub complex but it’s no place of worship, ASI tells court

Archaeological Survey of India was responding to a plea challenging a 2021 order that rejected a civil suit seeking right to worship within the Qutub Minar complex.

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New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

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‘Peace without power Utopian, lessons from Op Sindoor being implemented’—CDS inaugurates Ran Samvad

India’s 1st tri-service seminar, on the lines of Shangri-La Dialogue, kicks off in Mhow, with top military officers & defence attaches from several countries in attendance.

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