After installing audio-guide system for tourists in Qutub Minar, the Archaeological Survey of India has now decided to extend the facility to all ticketed monuments in the national capital in view of the Commonwealth Games next year.
The bridge is double the height of Qutub Minar.
The new ATC tower, being built at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi by the Airports Authority of India, will be about 90-95 mt in height, taller than even the famous Qutub Minar.
At least 12 persons were injured, including two seriously, when two cranes collapsed at a Delhi Metro Railway Construction site in southern Delhi. The accident occurred on the Connaught Place-Gurgaon railway line.According to DMRC sources, the mishap occurred in the Said-ul-Ajaib area, which is located near the historical Qutub Minar. The injured have been rushed to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Safdarjung Hospitals for treatment.
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Mohammed Omar Madni was caught by Delhi Police's anti-terror wing's 'Special Cell' on Thursday evening from a locality near the Qutub Minar in south Delhi's Mehrauli locality.
In her reply to the letter sent by the jail authorities, Lall pointed out that Sharma had been helping inmates during the 15 years he had spent in prison.
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The SRB, at its meeting, recommended release of 22 convicts on completion of their sentences and rejected 86 other cases, including the three high-profile murder cases.
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For Jessica's family, justice has finally been served, though after a prolonged fight.
Okram Landhoni, wife of Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh won the Khangabok Assembly constituency, Thoubal district, with a margin of over 18,000 votes.
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"There is no evidence to establish that the car was used by the accused in the crime," the lawyer argued.
Colonel Anil Athale (retd) recalls how the Battle of Panipat, 258 years ago, changed the history of India for the next century and half.
It is likely to start from Qutub Minar and proceed to Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, where the torch relay will culminate.
The sacred flame will pass through 34 cities in 26 countries in 35 days before returning to Greece on July 9.
The government is looking for a speedy roll out of Wi-Fi services at select public places in top 25 cities with population of over 10 lakh by June 2015.
'Aurangzeb spent a major part in the Deccan. The later Mughals were looted by Nadir Shah and Ahmed Shah Abdali. The Mughals had no money to build. That's why Zafar Mahal, the only palace they built in Mehrauli, was built very shoddily and quickly fell into ruin.' 'Mehrauli spans a much longer period of time than any other city of Delhi,' says historian Rana Safvi.
The Dalimia Bharat group, under the memorandum of understanding, would maintain the monument and build basic infrastructure around it and has committed a sum of Rs 25 crore for the purpose over a period spanning five years.
Ignoring the warning of women's outfit Dukhtaran-e-Millat, a group of 30 girl students from various schools in Srinagar have embarked on an Army-sponsored educational tour.
The internet services giant wanted to cover most of the Indian territory through the Google Street View.
Siddharth Vashisht alias Manu Sharma, undergoing life term for killing model Jessica Lall in 1999, was on Thursday granted parole for 30 more days by the Delhi High Court so that he can prepare a diploma thesis for his post-graduation course.
In January 2015, 25,023 tourists arrived by availing the scheme.
Heavy rains brought the city to a virtual standstill on Friday as waterlogged roads and streets slowed down traffic, causing inconvenience to hundreds of commuters.
Neeraj Shekhar, son of late PM Chandra Shekhar with whom Chandraswami was closely linked, attended the cremation.
Rouhani said people who think Islam is a religion of "violence and terrorism" are wrong in their assessment.
How are we allowing an entire generation to grow up with no clear sense of identity and no knowledge of their incredibly rich cultural heritage, asks Anjuli Bhargava.
You'll come out laughing till your sides hurt, promises Sukanya Verma.
A Delhi court has awarded death penalty to three youths for abduction, gangrape and murder of a 19-year-old girl whose mutilated and decomposed body was recovered from a Haryana village in 2012.
Hassan Rouhani to offer Friday prayers in Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid.
Siddharth Vashisht alias Manu Sharma, who is undergoing life term for killing model Jessica Lall in 1999, was on Wednesday granted nine days parole by the Delhi high court to appear in post graduate exams.
'If we're able to make a child laugh or feel happy to come to school, more than half the battle is won,' Katha Founder Geeta Dharmarajan tells Geetanjali Krishna.
These forgotten wonders may not be on the tourist circuit, but are a piece of history worth visiting.
Manu Sharma, undergoing life term for killing model Jessica Lall in 1999, was granted limited parole by Delhi HC to enable him to appear for his LLB first semester exams.
A move to extend visas on arrival facility to 150 countries and make world heritage sites more tourist friendly has been welcomed.
