One of the oldest heritage sites in India, Qutub Minar celebrated the Indian athletes' historic achievement at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. India recorded its best-ever medal tally in the Asiad with 107 medals including 28 Gold surpassing the previous best of 70 in Jakarta in 2018.
The iconic Qutub Minar was lit up to mark the Mexican Independence Day celebrated on September 16. The Embassy of Mexico in India shared the images on X. The Ambassador thanked EAM Jaishankar for the warm gesture.
In a statement, Mohammad Salim further said that the BJP will not do this to unearth the truth as they are only interested in bringing religion to the fore.
Qutub Minar row: The court was hearing a plea moved by Kunwar Mahender Dhwaj Pratap Singh, who claimed that he was an heir of the erstwhile ruler of the "United Province of Agra" and the owner of land parcels in several cities in and around Delhi, including the Qutub Minar.
Ahead of World Environment Day Qutub Minar is all lit up with a projected message of 'Don't Choose Extinction. Watch the video.
Quoting the Ancient Monument and Archaeological sites and remains act, 1958, ASI said that any change or alteration in the existing structure would be in violation of the act.
Reports claimed that the ministry of culture had ordered the ASI to excavate the iconic monument to conduct iconography of idols, in order to ascertain the facts about the structure.
Earlier, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) spokesman Vinod Bansal had also claimed that Qutub Minar was originally Vishnu Stambh.
According to the Delhi Tourism website, An inscription over its (Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque) eastern gate provocatively informs that it was built with material obtained from demolishing '27 Hindu temples'.
“India lit up the Qutb Minar, one of the landmark buildings in New Delhi, with the colours of the Russian flag," the Global Times had written on Twitter.
The suit has been filed on behalf of Jain deity Tirthankar Lord Rishabh Dev and Hindu deity Lord Vishnu through next friend advocate Hari Shankar Jain and advocate Ranjana Agnihotri respectively.
All guidelines, including social distancing and sanitisation measures, will be followed at these heritage sites. Wearing of masks will be mandatory and no one will be allowed to enter without it, an official said.
All guidelines, including social distancing and sanitisation measures, will be followed at these heritage sites. Wearing of masks will be mandatory and no one will be allowed to enter without it, an official said.
Amid increasing fear of deadly coronavirus, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has closed Qutub Minar and Rajghat till March 31.
There’s one such monument that has managed to survive a massive earthquake in 16th century and has been struck by lightning twice.
New Delhi: There has been a rise of 140 per cent in the number of crimes like pickpocketing, mobile theft in Delhi Metro's jurisdiction in the city and the NCR in 2014 over the same
New Delhi: Soon international and domestic tourists thronging Qutub Minar, Red Fort and Humayun's tomb will be able to avail free Wi-Fi service.The Wi-Fi facility will be free for first 30 minutes and post that
Chandigarh: To provide smooth metro connectivity between Faridabad and Gurgaon, Haryana government today said it has requested Union Urban Development Ministry to construct a metro link between Qutub Minar and Badarpur station by 2018.This was
New Delhi: Aesthetic beauty, diversified culture, rich heritage and some of the highlights that exemplify India in the world.Being the land of kings and emperors and not to forget the long period of British raj,
New Delhi: India has been ruled by various dynasties, kings and emperors till its independence in 1947.And each of dynasty and empire left their imprints on the land of India in the form of various
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