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Work on Ambedkar statue begins, ancillary facilities nearly ready

Work on Ambedkar statue begins, ancillary facilities nearly ready
Published on Apr 14, 2025 07:06 AM IST

Plan to rename Lahore’s Shadman Chowk after Bhagat Singh scrapped

Majeed recommended to the government that the Shadman Chowk must not be named Bhagat Singh Chowk and his statue should not be installed there. (HT File)
Updated on Nov 11, 2024 05:22 AM IST

Maharashtra: New Shivaji statue to be built by Statue of Unity maker

A 35-foot statue of Shivaji Maharaj collapsed in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg (HT/Yogesh Naik)
Updated on Oct 12, 2024 09:46 AM IST

New tender issued for taller, stronger Shivaji statue after Malvan collapse

A 35-foot statue of Shivaji Maharaj collapsed in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg (HT/Yogesh Naik)
Updated on Sep 25, 2024 08:54 AM IST

Shivaji statue collapse | Engineer named in FIR reacts: Worked only on platform

A statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj collapsed on Monday. (PTI Photo)
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 10:38 AM IST

Marilyn Monroe's former Los Angeles home declared a historic monument to save it from demolition

Marilyn Monroe's former Los Angeles home declared a historic monument to save it from demolition
Published on Jun 28, 2024 12:52 AM IST

Abraham Lincoln's wax statue melts in sweltering DC heat

The wax statue of Abraham Lincoln was placed outside an elementary school in Washington DC.
Updated on Jun 26, 2024 10:06 AM IST

Restored statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh to be installed at Kartarpur

Pakistan’s Punjab government said on Tuesday that it will install the restored statue of the first ruler of the Sikh Empire Maharaja Ranjit Singh, at Kartarpur Sahib on Wednesday so that visiting Sikhs from India would get to view it too.
Updated on Jun 26, 2024 07:40 AM IST

Virat Kohli's life-size statue at Times Square is not real, but a CGI gimmick

Virat Kohli's lifesize statue unveiled at New York City's iconic landmark, Times Square.
Updated on Jun 28, 2024 06:36 PM IST

TN, Kerala continue to feud over dam built by an Englishman 128 years ago

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Kerala and TN disagree over the safety of the Mullaperiyar Dam and the rights to the water it holds.
Published on May 30, 2024 09:26 AM IST

Delhiwale: Man with the accordion

Tulsi Ram next to the accordion man in South Extension I. (HT Photo)
Updated on May 16, 2024 06:06 AM IST

Egypt reclaims 3,400-year-old stolen statue of King Ramses II

A section of a limestone statue of Ramses II unearthed by an Egyptian-US archaeological mission in El Ashmunein, south of the Egyptian city of Minya, Egypt in this handout image released on March 4, 2024.
Published on Apr 22, 2024 02:44 PM IST

Kannauj: Protest erupts as statue installed sans official nod removed

The district administration’s decision to remove the statue triggers a protest on Thursday night at Kannauj’s Indargarh town. (Sourced)
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 05:06 AM IST

Egypt: Statue of Ramses II, third pharaoh of 19th Dynasty, discovered in Minya

A section of a limestone statue of Ramses II unearthed by an Egyptian-US archaeological mission in El Ashmunein, South of the Egyptian city of Minya, Egypt
Updated on Mar 05, 2024 04:34 PM IST

Tension in south Goa village after minister Subhash Phaldessai installed Shivaji statue

Goa minister Subhash Phaldessai said he visited the site on the invitation of the land owner. (X/Videograb)
Published on Feb 19, 2024 06:11 PM IST

Clash erupts after Sardar Patel’s statue vandalised in MP village: Police

People pelted stones at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel statue (Twitter Photo)
Updated on Jan 25, 2024 02:20 PM IST

Shakira honoured with 21.3-feet tall statue in her hometown in Colombia

A 6.5m-tall bronze statue of world-famous singer Shakira has been erected in her hometown of Barranquilla in Colombia.
Published on Dec 28, 2023 10:11 AM IST

Temple enhances vigilance after complaint against Hanuman statue in Brampton

A 55-foot-tall statue of the Hindu deity Hanuman is being built at the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton (HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 16, 2023 12:09 PM IST

Ahead of LS polls: Unveiling of VP Singh’s statue sets tone for Mandal 2.0 politics in U.P.

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav during the unveiling of a statue of former prime minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh in Chennai on November 27. (PTI)
Updated on Nov 28, 2023 05:14 AM IST

Ambedkar’s statue vandalised in Bihar’s Begusarai; road blocked

The villagers said it was not the first incident, earlier the statue was vandalised by mischievous elements twice. (Representative Image)
Published on Oct 03, 2023 04:09 PM IST

Tallest statue of Ambedkar outside India to be unveiled in US on October 14

The 19-foot statue, named ‘Statue of Equality,’ is part of the Ambedkar International Centre (AIC)
Published on Oct 03, 2023 03:03 PM IST

Mulayam Singh's statue installed 'without permission' at SP party office removed

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Published on Sep 26, 2023 02:54 PM IST

Bronze statue believed to depict Roman emperor seized from Cleveland museum

The Emperor as Philosopher, a Roman-era statue, thought to represent Marcus Aurelius, stands in a gallery at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio. A warrant signed by a judge in Manhattan, ordered the seizure of the statue, from the Cleveland Museum of Art by New York authorities investigating antiquities looted from Turkey.
Published on Sep 01, 2023 04:42 PM IST

Mihir Bhoj statute row: Haryana to constitute panel involving two communities, historians

The court was hearing a plea seeking directions to the state to maintain law and order in Haryana’s Kaithal district after a controversy followed the installation of a statue at Dadri town of Gautam Budha Nagar. The dispute has arisen over inscription of word “Gurjar” on the Mihir Bhoj statute, which is being opposed by Rajputs claiming that he belonged to the Rajput community. (Getty Images/Representational image)
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 12:46 AM IST

Mihir Bhoj statue controversy: Rajputs form 3 panels to fight for legacy of 9th-century ruler

Mihir Bhoj statue controversy: Rajputs form 3 panels to fight for legacy of 9th-century ruler
Updated on Jul 30, 2023 10:08 PM IST

90 Rajput community office bearers of BJP, RSS resign

During a meeting, the community members said a statue of Raja Mihir Bhoj was unveiled in Kaithal last week, depicting Raja Mihir Bhoj as a Gurjar and this has agitated the Rajput community. (File photo)
Updated on Jul 25, 2023 12:35 AM IST

Goa’s Shivaji statue tussle reveals larger communal cracks

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A 20-ft-high statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji has been installed on an elevated pedestal in the centre of a fork in the road that leads to Saligao in Goa’s Calangute. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 05:54 PM IST

Ambedkar’s statue vandalised in Lucknow

Following the incident, villagers staged a demonstration in protest. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 04, 2023 10:00 PM IST