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Topic: Monuments

A heritage law left homeowners at ASI’s mercy. Now, Modi govt plans to ease it

The AMASR Act bars construction within 100 to 200 metres of protected monuments, leaving people living nearby stuck. An amendment is now finally set to be tabled in monsoon session of Parliament.

Jangpura BJP MLA wants all Delhi landmarks painted saffron—from Red Fort & Qutub Minar to Secretariat

'It is our government, we will do whatever colour we like,’ says Tarvinder Marwah. He has also written to HM Amit Shah to shut meat shops on Kanwar Yatra route.

Ghaziabad’s Mughal mystery. Humayun, a water carrier & 3 crumbling tombs

Teen Chhatris in Ghaziabad is said to have been built by Humayun to honour a water carrier. Conservationists want to restore it, but the community tending to it fears losing its kabristan.

Heritage conservation isn’t just restoring old sites. People, culture need to be protected too

Journalist Antonio Cederna’s work to protect ancient Roman sites finds similarities with the efforts undertaken by residents and civil society groups to restore Delhi’s Sunder Nursery.

Go see India’s Stonehenge. Our country is dotted with megalithic structures

Megalithic structures in India are often overlooked. There is so much waiting to be explored between these stones and their shadows.

Russia puts Estonia PM Kaja Kallas on wanted list for destroying Soviet monuments

Following Russian invasion of Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have demolished most of their Soviet-era monuments, including those commemorating Soviet solders killed in WW II.

A silent Mughal-era monument is revealing itself — a shiny blue dome in the heart of Delhi

For a long time, Sabz Burj was a police station and six million vehicles drove past it every year. But now people can admire its Mughal-era architecture.

Love after Covid – Delhi couples throng monuments, from Sunder Nursery to Qutub Minar

For a year, all that most friends, lovers, couples knew were WhatsApp messages, video calls in between WFH, and chupke-chupke phone calls on terraces.

Taj Mahal & other centrally protected monuments, museums, sites to reopen on 16 June

Appropriate guidelines and SOPs issued by Union and states governments, ministries and departments will be followed while regulating the flow of visitors, the order said.

‘Tamil Nadu temples a testimony of knowledge in arts & science’: HC issues protection guidelines

In 225-page judgment, Madras HC Issues directions on preservation of monuments including setting up tribunal to deal with disputes related to management, recovering rent arrears.

On Camera

There’s a method in Trump’s Pakistan romance. It’s all about Gulf security

Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.