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India's monuments and heritage need to recognise it's civilisational history

July 16, 2025 11:40 am

As chairman of the National Monuments Authority, I had an opportunity to flag some anomalies and suggest changes in the way we look at preservation

Security ramped up at monuments and historical places in Delhi

May 10, 2025 4:08 am

Paramilitary commandos, SWAT teams, and heightened vigilance have been deployed in key areas of the New Delhi district after tension between India and Pakistan shot up

Biden will announce creation of two new national monuments to protect tribal lands in California

January 07, 2025 4:14 pm

Biden, who has two weeks left in office, is set to visit Los Angeles and the Eastern Coachella Valley on Tuesday after meeting Monday with the families of the victims in the New Year's attack in New Orleans.

Viral post puts spotlight on ‘shadowless church’ in China; watch

April 05, 2024 11:58 am

Launched in the wake of the diplomatic ties between France and China, the ‘shadowless church’ is an architectural masterpiece that shatters the boundaries of imagination.

ASI spends crores on Punjab monuments but little change visible

April 01, 2024 12:48 pm

Noted art historian Subhash Parihar, who visited over 150 small and big monuments of international importance between Agra and Lahore (Pakistan), told The Indian Express the monuments are not in the shape they are expected to be with this expenditure.

House panel wants monuments list pruned: Some not important

September 23, 2023 7:00 am

The Government, the sources added, believes that most of the current monuments are from the British-era despite India having a vast wealth of more ancient structures.

Govt to ease rules on construction around protected monuments

April 01, 2023 2:38 am

No construction work or related activity is generally permitted in prohibited and regulated areas around all 3,696 protected monuments across the country, unless a specific approval is taken from the National Monuments Authority (NMA).

Tarun Vijay writes: Our designation of national monuments must be freed from the 'slave' mindset

March 18, 2023 9:27 am

We need an Archaeological Foundation to preserve the civilisational and revolutionary monuments of India, and not become chowkidars to the graveyards of invaders

Mystery of vanishing monuments: Why we need to think about the way we preserve heritage

January 12, 2023 1:50 pm

Rajya Sabha standing committee report raises questions about Archaeological Survey of India’s functioning

ASI begins restoration work of iconic Rumi Darwaza in Lucknow

December 11, 2022 1:00 pm

Located in the Hussainabad area of Lucknow, Rumi Darwaza is part of historical Nawab era structure which are tourist hotspots in the city

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Express Wanderlust: When people cautiously-thronged Delhi's Humayun's Tomb

June 30, 2021 5:43 pm

Centrally-protected monument Humayun's Tomb reopened after being shut for over two months due to the second wave of Covid-19

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