'Rajpath' erased from signages mounted around India Gate hexagonLate Friday night, one of the signages with three green plates bore name of two streets -- Sher Shah Suri Marg and Dr Zakir Hussain Marg --...
11 Sep, 2022, 10.40 PM IST
SP leader demands repeal of farm laws, guarantee on MSP in Rajya SabhaThe Samajwadi Party (SP) leader said he does not think that the government's plan about doubling the income of farmers will succeed and poi...
11 Feb, 2021, 03.58 PM IST
The key to India's growth story lies hidden in the Hindi heartlandCities account for 63% of India’s GDP but all the major growth centres are in the west or south.
15 Nov, 2018, 03.33 PM IST
Why ASI is on a treasure hunt at an old Delhi monumentIn the year 2003, a hoard of 63 Coins was found from the same premises during cleaning and conservation.
13 Sep, 2018, 01.59 PM IST
Heavy rains lead to waterlogging, traffic congestion in DelhiThere was heavy waterlogging under Tilak Bridge, Modi Mill Flyover, Dhaula Kuan flyover and near Welcome Metro station.
13 Jul, 2018, 08.19 PM IST
So, who was Padmavati?Padamavati appears in a text only in 1540, 224 years after the death of Alauddin Khilji, the Delhi sultan who ruled from 1296 to 1316.
26 Nov, 2017, 01.23 AM IST
Village that gave 'shelter' to Humayun plays host to PM Narendra ModiLegend has it that the village was named after 'Shahanshah' Humayun, who had taken shelter in the hut of an elderly woman here after his ba...
23 Sep, 2017, 02.49 PM IST
With a history of various names, Mughalsarai set to be renamed once againLocated along the Grand Trunk Road, also called Sadak-e-Azam by Sher Shah Suri, Mughalsarai was one of the corridors connecting north India...
05 Aug, 2017, 11.19 AM IST
History of Indian currency: How the rupee changedThe Mahatma Gandhi series of notes were issued in 1996, starting with Rs 10 and Rs 500 notes, which replaced all notes of the Lion capital ...
28 Nov, 2016, 07.24 PM IST
The paved road to eternal fame?Even so, the 16th-century Afghan ruler Sher Shah Suri is personally credited with the laying of what still exists as the Grand Trunk Road.
01 Nov, 2016, 12.32 AM IST
On Chhath, Bihar's Rohtas celebrates folk culture on riverbankDuring this age-old traditional celebration, mostly observed by people from Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh region, who pay obeisance to th...
15 Nov, 2015, 01.02 PM IST
Cross-border matrimonial alliance: Indo-Pak wedding in Jaipur todayThe rare cross-border matrimonial alliance has attracted much media attention even as ties between the two countries have suddenly started ...
20 Feb, 2015, 11.43 AM IST
Yamuna expressway to become operational this monthThe Yamuna Expressway, besides connecting Delhi to Agra through Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, will touch 1,182 villages.
07 Apr, 2012, 09.46 AM IST
- Cities in Punjab to be interconnected with 4 or 6-lane roads
All cities of Punjab would be interconnected with four or six-lane roads after completion of seven major projects worth Rs 6,689 crore.
16 Aug, 2010, 05.36 PM IST
Rupee gets designer touch; India is now part of an elite clubWith the selection of a new symbol to represent its currency, India is now part of an elite club. Experts are divided on the impact of the ...
16 Jul, 2010, 07.43 AM IST
- A symbolic move
Can the symbol for the rupee represent the country’s ethos?
10 Mar, 2009, 12.01 AM IST
- PM seeks political consensus for reforms
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Thursday said there was an urgent need for political consensus on economic reforms especially in the...
15 Aug, 2002, 10.30 AM IST