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The Class of Taxila — how Mortimer Wheeler set up the first Indian archaeology school

In ‘Archeology and the public purpose’, Nayanjot Lahiri writes on the gap between govt departments & universities bridged by The Taxila School of Archaeology.

Man dies in police custody, Delhi Police ASI suspended

A 45-year-old auto-rickshaw driver, whose vehicle was rented out for a car theft in Delhi's Lodhi Colony, was being probed by the Delhi Police.

Delhi’s deserted monuments a delight for photographers now, but spell losses for vendors

All monuments under ASI have opened for visitors after almost 100 days. While 1,000-1500 people are allowed at most monuments, not more than 200 people are showing up.

Assistant sub-inspector arrested for allegedly molesting 23-year-old woman in Alwar

According to officials, chowki in-charge Surendra Singh took the woman in his vehicle to Japanese industrial zone in Neemrana and allegedly molested her there.

CBSE, ASI get new chiefs and UPSC gets new secretary in big-ticket IAS reshuffle

Special Secretary in Health Ministry Sanjeeva Kumar was transferred. He has now been appointed as the secretary, Department of Border Management in MHA.

This is Modi govt’s plan for India’s first National Maritime Museum in Gujarat’s Lothal

The culture ministry is working on finalising details of the museum, to be situated in Lothal, that will showcase India's maritime heritage through the ages.

Modi govt now tasks IGNCA to find Saraswati, but wants focus on civilisations, not river

IGNCA trustee Mahesh Sharma says focus will be on cultural aspect of the river. Work is on to find remnants of 'civilisations that may have thrived' along Saraswati.

New IAS, IPS, IRS officers will ‘adopt’ & mentor a teen under Modi govt’s unique programme

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

SC verdict refers to ASI report on ‘Hindu structure’ at Ayodhya site — this is what it says

In its order, Supreme Court refers to ASI’s 2003 findings that the Babri Masjid was ‘based on the walls of a large pre-existing structure’.

Hampi vandalism video found to be real, but ASI continues to insist it happened a year ago

An official report says it was an ‘act of miscreants’, but doesn’t mention if the incident occurred recently or a year ago, as ASI claims.

On Camera

Hyderabad’s broken roads make Revanth Reddy’s ‘Future City’ goal hard to believe

How can the Telangana government plan to build a world-class ‘Bharat Future City’ out of Hyderabad when it can’t even provide basic infrastructure?

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Maharashtra Police places order for US-made sniper rifles even as MHA recommends ‘Make in India’

New Delhi: The Maharashtra Police placed an order last week for 15 US-made Barrett Multi-role Adaptive Design (MRAD) sniper rifles and related accessories worth...

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.