Delhi Jama Masjid dome damaged in evening stormJama Masjid Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari said that two people were injured by stones which fell from minarets and other parts of the mosqu...
Minaret of famous Kashmir shrine tilted by earthquakeManagement of the Sheikh Nuruddin Wali's shrine said that besides the tilting, there was no apparent damage to the main building which is n...
Repair work on Taj Mahal minaret to be completed by Sep 15: OfficialsAmar Nath Gupta, conservation assistant, supervising the repairs told PTI that speedy completion of the minaret with perfection will be ens...
Iconic Charminar suffers damage as portion of stucco falls offAn official said the piece of the lime stucco work probably got detached from the granite slab as it could not stick properly with the prev...
Storm damages minarets, dome at Taj Mahal gatesAccording to sources, the incident occurred around 7.30pm when one of the minarets of the south gate fell off and one of the small white do...
PM Narendra Modi pays homage to iconic Palestinian leader Yasser ArafatModi, the first Indian Prime Minister to make an official visit to Palestine, flew in a Jordanian army helicopter straight from Amman to Ra...
Archaeological Survey of India at work on two minarets of Taj MahalThe Mughal monument has four free-standing minarets that frame the tomb. Each minaret is more than 130 ft tall, and divided into three equa...
9-year mud therapy needed to clean Taj Mahal tanThe Parliament Standing Committee (PSC) on Environment in April had directed ASI to submit an interim action plan for restoration of the Ta...
Dharhara minaret, ruined in Nepal earthquake, was originally part of city's twin towersDharhara minaret which was reduced to a stump by the recent deadly tremor had originally been a part of Kathmandu's historic twin towers.
For us, loss of Dharahara Tower is like Delhi losing Qutub Minar, says a Nepali studentIn Delhi, I have seen the beautiful Qutub Minar. We feel exactly how Indian would feel if this Minar fell down," said a 20-year-old student...
180 bodies retrieved from debris of Nepal's historic towerRescue workers were seen retrieving bodies from the debris and the people on the spot desperately tried to dig through piles of bricks and ...
180 bodies retrieved from debris of Nepal's historic Dharahara towerAt least 180 bodies have been retrieved from the rubble so far, police said, adding that several people were still trapped under the debris.
Scotland referendum: Other instances where countries and people have voted to indicate what they wantThe vote was closely watched across the world. However, this isn’t the first time that people have chosen to determine their destiny via su...
The $120,000 farmhouse where Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud diedMehsud spent his days skipping around Pakistan's rugged tribal areas to avoid the attentions of US drones. But his family, including two wi...
- The illiberal face of Europe
History often hinges on that seemingly stray, isolated incident. One, that for all its apparent momentousness, gets somewhat lost in the di...
- Haji Ali to be rebuilt in marble
Haji Ali Dargah, which juts out into the sea, is being rebuilt in marble as the present concrete structure is eroding due to saline air and...
- Mixed identities
A two-hour drive out of Delhi took Arjun Sharma to Mewat, whose inhabitants present a perfect blend of Rajput & Islamic culture.