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Topic: Red Fort

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

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

Scheme for private players to ‘adopt’ monuments goes full steam, with critics & ASI in tow

Simrin Sirur -
'Adopt a Heritage' came under fire last year when Dalmia Group signed up for the Red Fort. Critics had said Modi govt was selling India's historical gems.

No, Nehru didn’t hoist India’s first tricolour at Red Fort. And British flag wasn’t lowered

Hilal Ahmed -
As part of celebrations on 15 August 1947, the Union Jack was to be lowered and Nehru to hoist the tricolour. But things changed at the last moment.

Why India’s prime ministers give their Independence day speech from Delhi’s Red Fort

Giles Tillotson -
Every year on 15 August, the serving prime minister mounts Aurangzeb’s barbican to address the cameras, and the nation.

Remembering the Red Fort trials that tipped India towards complete freedom 

Priyamvada Grover -
Despite warnings, the British government went ahead with the trials of INA soldiers, sparking demonstrations across the country.

Clean water to free WiFi: What Yatra.com will provide after adopting Qutub Minar

Sanya Dhingra -
MoU between Central govt and Yatra.com to be signed soon despite scheme being panned for ‘leasing out’ national heritage to private players.

Modi 2018 vs Modi 2014: What he said, what he didn’t say at Red Fort

D.K. Singh -
Through the final Independence Day speech of this term Modi makes a pitch for re-election, but the story lies in the contrasts and similarities with his first as PM.

We have transformed India in last 4 years, Modi claims in his final I-Day speech of term

Ruhi Tewari -
Announces 25 September, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya's birth anniversary, as the launch date for Ayushman Bharat.

ASI spent more on its swanky new office than it did on 3,686 monuments in 2017

Sanya Dhingra -
An ASI official, however, said the comparison was not fair, since the building's construction was a 'one-time affair'.

Adopt-a-heritage: Controversial Dalmia deal to adopt Red Fort put on hold

Sanya Dhingra -
 Since 9 April, when the deal was signed between  Dalmia Bharat Ltd, the ministries of tourism and culture and the ASI, there's been no progress. 
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Dharali floods a wake-up call for IMD, NDMA to buck up—the Himalayan region is vulnerable

Akanksha Mishra -
If extremely heavy rainfall can cause such damage without a rare event like a cloudburst, it should leave the system working toward India’s disaster preparedness thinking.

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Economy

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

Neelam Pandey -
New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Defence

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

Snehesh Alex Philip -
One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

National Interest

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

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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