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Friday, April 26, 2024
TopicRed Fort

Topic: Red Fort

Why Red Fort isn’t like an emperor’s palace—New book explains its intelligent architecture

Author Anisha Mukherji said that partitions were created to create private spaces since the Mughals were the descendants of Central Asian ethnic Mongols, who had a predominantly gazebo culture.

Aurangzeb tossed his sister’s suitor off Red Fort wall–no man could pursue Mughal princesses

Anisha Shekhar Mukherji's architectural biography 'The Red Fort of Shahjahanabad' offers a rich and engaging narrative of the iconic Fort.

‘Dynastic parties are disease, deformity’ — How Modi at Red Fort in 2023 is very different from 2014

In 2014, Modi was positive & warm towards political rivals who he had defeated barely three months ago. This year, he exhorted people to 'get rid' of his adversaries.

India at 77: PM Modi sends Independence Day message of ‘reform, perform, transform’ to countrymen

The country has emerged as a confident nation in the last 10 years and is a critical part of global supply chains, the PM asserts

‘Rid India of corruption, dynasty & appeasement politics’ — PM launches 2024 campaign from Red Fort

In his 77th Independence Day speech, Modi pitched for a  ‘strong, stable & full-majority government’ and promised to make India one of the top three economies.    

‘Solution will be through peace’ — PM addresses Manipur violence in Independence Day speech 

In 77th Independence Day speech at Red Fort, Modi says ‘central and state governments are making efforts for a solution’.   

Centre & state govt working to restore peace in Manipur: PM Modi in his I-Day address

In his address, the Prime Minister appealed for peace in Manipur, emphasising that people across the country stand with the Northeastern state.

1857 war, INA trials to PM’s speech — why Red Fort is an enduring symbol of India’s freedom struggle

The monument is a symbol of sacrifices made during the freedom struggle. It was built by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, to serve as a fort-palace for his capital Shahjahanabad.

‘India’s only nationalist historian’ — ASI’s go-to curator was a card-carrying communist

Kapil Kumar believes that Bhagat Singh was not a Leftist, Ambedkar was not involved in the freedom movement and Savarkar hasn’t been given due credit.

Red Fort show cherry-picks Mughals—Shah Jahan riches, Dara Shikoh murder, Aurangzeb’s music ban

The show was conceptualised by Dalmia Bharat Group, which 'adopted' the fort in 2018. Not everyone aligns with the presentation of history in Jai Hind.

On Camera

BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.