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Old Parliament building sentinel of time, repository of India's democracyIndia's historic Parliament House, which has stood for over 96 years, may soon hand over its position as the country's legislature to a new...18 Sep, 2023, 11.22 AM IST- The architect of the city of New Delhi - Edwin L Lutyens - mopes exclusively to ETAnyway, my complaint is about your government deserting and rejecting my buildings. I'm not writing to say, why are you doing it? I'm writi...03 Jun, 2023, 11.11 PM IST
- Journey of old Parliament building since its inauguration in 1927 by Viceroy Lord IrwinRevered today as India's temple of democracy, the old Parliament House has for these nine-and-a-half decades witnessed the imperial rule of...26 May, 2023, 03.52 PM IST
- Rashtrapati Bhavan now open for public viewing for six days a week from June 1Rashtrapati Bhavan, home to the Indian President, will open for public viewing for six days a week from June 1. The journey through the 330...16 May, 2023, 06.55 PM IST
- Aurangzeb Road renaming will open a can of worms, say scholarsA section of historians, while criticising the rechristening of Aurangzeb Road, cautioned that such renaming exercises will 'open a can of ...06 Sep, 2015, 04.59 PM IST
- Nomination of "Delhi's Imperial Capital Cities" not withdrawnUnion Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said the Government has not withdrawn the nomination of "Delhi's Imperial Capital Cities" to the UNESC...05 Aug, 2015, 04.47 PM IST
- UNESCO tag would have helped keep heritage encroachment-free: ExpertsThe Centre has decided to pull back the UNESCO nomination, saying the tag would have put a "lot of restrictions" on carrying out infrastruc...24 May, 2015, 12.45 PM IST
- Centre pulls out Delhi from World Heritage City raceThe decision to pull out from the race came just a month before UNESCO is to set to review the nominations for the coveted tag.22 May, 2015, 05.39 PM IST
- City of 'New Delhi' was named on Dec 31, 1926On December 15, the King and the Queen, the first monarchs to attend their coronation darbar in India, laid two plain foundation stones of ...15 Mar, 2015, 11.59 AM IST
- UNESCO to examine Delhi's bid for World Heritage City in SeptemberA team from UNESCO will be visiting the national capital sometime during September to examine the city's heritage sites.29 Jun, 2014, 11.12 AM IST
- Undivided we Stand!Udaka Mandala is Karnataka's other place by the waters that became more famous as Ooty, or Ootacamund thanks to the Brits.31 May, 2013, 08.03 AM IST
- Rashtrapati Bhavan: Highest office being laid low by layers of tarmacThat would be a pity, for its makers, the architects Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker, wanted to position it so as to awe native subjects ab...17 Apr, 2013, 04.05 AM IST
- Parliament renovation: Lok Sabha Speaker plans to seek views of all stakeholdersWith CPWD raising concerns about maintenance of the 85-year-old structure, Speaker Meira Kumar is planning to seek suggestions from all sta...30 Jul, 2012, 07.42 AM IST
- Parliament's 60th anniversary: Most interesting facts and factoidsToday is the 60th anniversary of the first sitting of India's parliament. ET on Sunday puts together the most interesting facts and factoid...13 May, 2012, 06.23 AM IST
- Parliament being renovated for Barack Obama’s visitRight from the circular facade of the eight-decade-old structure, designed by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker, to paintings in the corridor...22 Oct, 2010, 02.23 AM IST
- Kalam's 'thinking hut' demolishedAPJ Abdul Kalam's famous "thinking hut" in Mughal Gardens has been removed.16 Jul, 2010, 11.04 AM IST
- Meira moots panel for Parliament upkeepA parliamentary panel is likely to oversee maintenance of the Parliament House building, an 82-year-old colonial monument in the heart of t...13 Nov, 2009, 04.00 AM IST
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