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TopicQutub Minar

Topic: Qutub Minar

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.

Museum, statue, textbook on Anangpal Tomar in Delhi. But Rajputs, Gurjars, Jats fight over him

Reviving the legacy of Tomar king has become part of the Modi government's project to decolonise Delhi's history—by renaming several roads named after Mughals to tracing the Indraprastha site at Purana Qila.

Qutub Minar turns into Burj Khalifa every night. It becomes a screen for Indian culture

From the success of Tamil Nadu's Odanthurai village to Meghalaya’s Kongthong, the show, designed by tech company Tagbin, captures empowering stories.

Romila Thapar takes on camps of history, heroin addicts and storytellers

Romila Thapar’s lecture 'Our history, their history, whose history' amid online threats focused on the dissemination of history as it is today—rife with disproven stories.

Gyanvapi to Qutub Minar: This 1958 law is ASI’s defence and Hindu Sena’s arsenal

ASI used the Act to claim there’s no right to worship at Qutub Minar. Hindu Sena used it to counter Places of Worship Act. ThePrint explains how the law has featured in the two cases.

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.

‘Past wrongs can’t disturb present peace’ — court junks plea to install deities at Qutub Minar

Delhi court says plaintiffs’ argument citing fundamental rights under Articles 25 and 26 of Constitution ‘devoid of merit’ as these rights are ‘not absolute in nature’.

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.

The Delhi prof who said tombs & mosques were not just ‘Muslim’, but ‘Indian Muslim’

In the anxiety to label Indian architecture as Hindu, Buddhist, British imperial and Islamic, the buildings lost some of their power to evoke wonder and surprise.

Why Delhi’s grand monuments will always remember young archaeologist Gordon Sanderson

In 1910, Gordon Sanderson decided to take charge of conserving and landscaping clusters of historic monuments in India.

On Camera

All IAS, IPS officers can’t reach top positions. Many perks, few drawbacks is nature of the job

Promotion in the All India Services is time-bound, and nearly all officers reach the top of the scale. The creature comforts that come with the posts are also available to all officers.

Why MSME reps are resisting govt QCOs, calling them ‘protectionist’ rather than quality control tool

Quality Control Orders (QCOs), governed by Bureau of Indian Standards, are meant to enhance quality of domestic products and restrict substandard imports.

Amit Shah announces 7th NSG hub in Ayodhya, near Ram temple, to ensure troops available 24×7

On NSG raising day, Home Minister also opens Special Operation Training Centre at NSG facility in Manesar. Besides NSG troops, it will also train state police forces.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.