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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
TopicPurana Qila

Topic: Purana Qila

Humayun, Sher Shah, or Pandavas—who built Purana Qila? 3 historians on story of Delhi forts

Vikramjit Rooprai’s 'Delhi Heritage Top 10 Forts', is a handy guide to the city’s fortified gems. 'I hope the book will shake—or shock—young Delhiwalls,' said historian Naryani Gupta.

History-hungry Indians flock to ASI talk on Purana Qila. Archaeologists call it a ‘good sign’

Archaeologist Vasant Swarnkar said that the Purana Qila dig would yield cultural deposits of up to 17 metres.

Homi Bhabha loved Delhi for its monuments. He thought PWD architects would ruin the city

Bakhtiar K Dadabhoy's full-fledged biography of Homi J. Bhabha provides a good vehicle for telling the story of Indian science and the foundations of India’s atomic energy programme.

Purana Qila is being dug up again. ASI wants new excavations to be ready by G20

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

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.

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.

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.

On Camera

From Binodini to Mitin—Bengali cinema scripting its comeback this Christmas

As Park Street now anticipates the Christmas lights, Bangla cinema eyes a harmony. Colliding heritage, devotion and some detective grit, the year-ender comes with a rediscovery.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.