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Delhiwale:A secretive graveyard
The Hijron ka Khanqah in Mehrauli is a Lodhi-era graveyard for transgender people, while a lesser-known graveyard exists in Ghaziabad, also linked to the community.
Published on Apr 02, 2025 06:32 AM IST
Delhi witnesses traffic jams on New Year's Day as people flock to major attractions, markets
Delhi witnesses traffic jams on New Year's Day as people flock to major attractions, markets
Published on Jan 01, 2025 06:34 PM IST
PTI |
Delhiwale: Chai by the Qutub
Manikchand's Om Sai Ram Tea Stall in Mehrauli, near Qutub Minar, tells a tale of resilience after quitting a job, serving chai daily at just 10 rupees.
Updated on Oct 24, 2024 10:55 PM IST
Delhiwale: Graves of Mehrauli
Mehrauli, rich in history, features royal and sacred graves, including Emperor Iltutmish and Sufi mystic Hazrat Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki.
Updated on Oct 24, 2024 05:18 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls: Qutub Minar lit up in spirit of 'Jashn-e-Matdan' | Watch
The Election Commission took to X on Saturday and posted a video of the iconic Qutub Minar as it lit up to celebrate the spirit of elections and voting.
Published on Apr 27, 2024 04:51 PM IST
HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on April 21
The day of April 21 promises to offer loads if you wish to explore Delhi's culture. Check it out here!
Published on Apr 21, 2024 06:30 AM IST
Heading out on New Year's Eve? Check advisories in your city to beat the crowd
As the cities are prepping up for the New Year's Eve celebrations, police are also gearing up to ensure the law and order on December 31 and January 1.
Updated on Dec 31, 2023 07:39 PM IST
Frescos of 17th century Delhi monument revamped
Restoration work is underway at the tomb of Muhammad Quli Khan in Delhi's Mehrauli Archaeological Park ahead of the G20 Summit in September. The tomb, which dates back to the early 17th century, features intricate frescoes that have lost their lustre over the years. Fresco artists from Bhopal and Gwalior are using a unique painting technique to restore the artwork to its original state. The restoration work is expected to be completed in a week, and a protective layer will be applied to prevent future damage.
Updated on Jul 29, 2023 05:54 PM IST
Delhi HC seeks replies on petition to allow namaz at Qutub mosque
Under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958, no prayers can be offered at an ASI-protected monument. The mosque is situated at the entrance of the Qutub Complex, an area enclosed and protected by the government.
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 12:12 AM IST
2 siblings abducted from Rajasthan found dead near Delhi's Qutub Minar
Police superintendent (Bhiwadi) Shantanu Kumar Singh identified the abductors as Mahaveer Teli and Manjha Khushwa and added they have been held
Updated on Oct 18, 2022 04:13 PM IST
From Qutub Minar to Charminar, ASI monuments lit up in 'Tiranga' theme
The ASI has shared images, including aerial footage, of some of these sites bathed resplendently in colours of India ahead of the 75th anniversary of its Independence.
Published on Aug 14, 2022 11:26 PM IST
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Delhi court defers verdict on pleas for Hindu, Jain worship on Qutub premises
On May 24, the court reserved its order as the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) submitted the 12th-century monument and a World Heritage Site is not a place for prayers
Updated on Jun 09, 2022 01:32 PM IST
HC declines urgent listing of plea against ‘ban’ on namaz at Qutub mosque
On June 3, too, the plea was mentioned for an urgent listing but it was declined by the bench of acting chief justice Vipin Sanghi and justice Sachin Datta.
Published on Jun 07, 2022 12:04 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
HC declines urgent listing of plea against namaz ban at mosque in Qutub complex
Located at the entrance of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)-protected complex, is locally known as Mughal Mosque.
Updated on Jun 04, 2022 12:20 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Qutub Minar not a place of worship, ASI tells Delhi court
While taking on record ASI’s objections to the lawsuits, the Delhi court wondered whether the petitioners could today assert any legal or fundamental right to worship, assuming 27 temples existed about 800 years back.
Updated on May 25, 2022 01:24 AM IST
Qutub Minar case: ASI opposes temple 'restoration' bid; court order on June 9
The Saket District Court reserved the order on a suit on behalf of Jain deity Tirthankar Lord Rishabh Dev, claiming that 27 temples were partly demolished by Qutubuddin Aibak, and Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque was raised inside the complex by reusing the material.
Updated on May 24, 2022 03:18 PM IST
ASI opposes plea on worshipping at Qutub Minar: 'Fundamental right can't...'
While the Archaeological Survey of India said that there is “no denial of the fact" that there are a number of sculptures existing within the Qutub Minar complex, it will be contrary to the existing provisions and law to allow.
Published on May 24, 2022 12:17 PM IST
Reported by Richa Banka | Edited by Kunal Gaurav
Delhi court to hear plea for restoration of Hindu, Jain deities at Qutub complex
On April 18, the court directed ASI not to remove two idols of Lord Ganesha from the Qutub Minar complex till further directions
Updated on May 24, 2022 02:02 AM IST
Court adjourns hearing on plea to ‘restore’ 27 temples in Qutub Minar to May 24
An appeal suit has claimed that according to the Archaeological Survey of India 27 Hindu and Jain temples in Qutub Minar were demolished and Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque was raised inside the complex reusing the materials.
Published on May 17, 2022 04:11 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi
44 detained after protest to rename Qutub Minar as 'Vishnu Stambh'
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jai Bhagwan Goyal, who is also the international president of the United Hindu Front and the national president of the Rashtrawadi Shiv Sena, alleged he was kept under house arrest in Shahdara by police since Tuesday morning.
Updated on May 11, 2022 05:10 AM IST
Sadia Akhtar
44 workers of right-wing groups demanding the renaming of Qutub Minar detained
The demonstrators claim that the Qutub Minar was built by the "great king Vikramaditya", but later, Qutubuddin Aibak claimed credit for it.
Published on May 10, 2022 06:48 PM IST
Now, Hindu outfit demands renaming of Qutub Minar to Vishnu Stambh, stages stir
The outfit that was holding the agitation near the UNESCO World Heritage Site was identified as Mahakal Manav Sewa.
Updated on May 10, 2022 02:03 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Delhi court asks ASI not to remove Ganesha idols from Qutub complex
The two idols are called ‘Ulta Ganesh’ and ‘Ganesha in cage’, and are located in the compound of the 12th-century monument, which Unesco designated a World Heritage Site by in 1993.
Published on Apr 19, 2022 04:50 AM IST
HC directs SDMC, ASI to look into illegal construction near Qutub Minar
Justice Najmi Waziri, while hearing a plea on December 23 by one Rishi Sehdev, said, “The construction has been carried out in such a large area – surely, this could not have escaped the attention of either the police, the ASI or the corporation,” the court said.
Updated on Dec 26, 2020 02:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Richa Banka
Lawsuit filed for restoration of temple claimed to be situated inside the Qutub Minar complex
The lawsuit claimed that short history displayed by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) narrated that 27 temples were demolished and reusing the materials of the construction of Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque was raised inside the complex
Published on Dec 09, 2020 01:02 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri
Rashtrapati Bhavan, Qutub Minar and other monuments to #GoBlue on World Children’s Day
UNICEF in partnership with Parliamentarian’s Group for Children (PGC) is organizing a Climate Parliament with Children on November 20, under the leadership of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, and 30 members of Parliament.
Updated on Nov 15, 2020 03:28 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
World Tourism Day 2020: Delhiites, get back to exploring the heart of the city
Tour guide operators, handicraft sellers and heritage walk conductors urge locals to help them resurrect their livelihood.
Updated on Sep 27, 2020 11:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Mallika Bhagat, New Delhi
Ambassador of Poland to India shares pictures of Qutub Minar lit up for Solidarity movement’s 40th anniversary
These images were shared from Adam Burakowski Twitter account.
Published on Aug 31, 2020 01:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sanya Budhiraja
Offbeat Delhi: These 5 spectacular photowalk tours with your DSLR in the National Capital will surely take your breath away
Is your DSLR and vagabond spirit gathering dust and craves to venture locally in the national capital? Well, we have some good news for those in Delhi and these 5 unexplored breathtaking photowalk destinations are proof!
Updated on Aug 19, 2020 09:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Zarafshan Shiraz
Part of Bhalswa landfill collapses after rain, 3 waste-pickers hurt
Civic officials said the injured persons were immediately taken to hospital. Two were discharged within a few hours while the third one was undergoing treatment.
Updated on Aug 14, 2020 03:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
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