Delhi’s historic Feb 13: Modi to inaugurate new PMO building, 95 years after the modern capital was bornPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Seva Teerth, the new PMO building, and two other government structures on February 13. This date m...
13 Feb, 2026, 11.26 AM IST
First Republic Day celebrations held at Irwin Amphitheatre, capital city turned into 'fairyland' at nightMarking 75 years since the Republic of India was established, the article highlights the historic celebrations detailed, originally held at...
26 Jan, 2025, 09.47 PM IST
1950 Republic Day celebrations were held at a stadium; Delhi turned into 'fairlyland' on January 26 nightThe birth of the Republic of India was celebrated at the Irwin Amphitheatre, rather than Rajpath. On January 26, 1950, India became a Sover...
26 Jan, 2024, 03.07 PM IST
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
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
From Kingsway to Kartavya Path: The journey of majestic RajpathThe ceremonial boulevard of the national capital running from the Raisina Hill complex to India Gate began its journey as Kingsway, a majes...
08 Sep, 2022, 05.45 PM IST
'New Delhi' was inaugurated 91 years ago as India's grand capitalThe inauguration ceremony was spread over a week, during which then Viceroy also dedicated the All-India War Memorial Arch, now known as In...
13 Feb, 2022, 07.11 PM IST
Tryst with history: 100 years since Duke of Connaught laid foundation stone of Parliament HouseOn Friday, a century from that February 12, 1921 day, as parliamentarians from various parties sat in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha for...
12 Feb, 2021, 04.13 PM IST
Farmers protest: Guards restrict entry of visitors to Coronation Park; no order issued, says officialThe massive heritage site falling under the Delhi Development Authority, sits next to Burari grounds, also owned by the DDA, where a large ...
15 Dec, 2020, 07.45 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to lay foundation of new Parliament building on ThursdayLok Sabha Speaker Birla had earlier said, "The existing temple of democracy is completing 100 years... It is a matter of pride for our coun...
09 Dec, 2020, 09.07 PM IST
'Lord of the Rings' star Ian Holm passes away at 88He portrayed Bilbo Baggins in 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogies.
20 Jun, 2020, 10.22 AM IST
Delhi high Court dismisses plea for martyr status to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and RajguruThe petitioner failed to reply to the court's query on whether there is any law under which the court has the power to issue any such direc...
18 Dec, 2017, 06.10 PM IST
New Delhi's 106th anniversary: Coronation Pillar wears defaced lookA group of boys were seen playing cricket near the Coronation Pillar as decaying marble statues of King George V and four famous Viceroys s...
12 Dec, 2017, 09.26 PM IST
The Italian who is at home in the Rashtrapati BhavanOn his recent visit to India, Italian PM Paolo Gentiloni expressed his desire to view the art work of Italian painter Tomasso Colonnello on...
07 Nov, 2017, 10.43 AM 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
Budget 2015: FM Arun Jaitley proposes to convert Indian school of Mines at Dhanbad into a full fledged IITFrom its inception in 1926 when the institution was set up to impart mining education, it has graduated into a leading technical institutio...
28 Feb, 2015, 01.08 PM 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