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10 Most-Visited Monuments Of India

10 Most-Visited Monuments Of India

Rediff.com27 Jan 2026

Learn about the historical spots in India most visited by domestic tourists.

Vice President Dhankhar admitted to AIIMS, condition stable

Vice President Dhankhar admitted to AIIMS, condition stable

Rediff.com9 Mar 2025

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi early Sunday after complaining of uneasiness and chest pain. The 73-year-old was taken to the hospital around 2 am and admitted to the Critical Care Unit (CCU) under Dr Rajiv Narang, Head of Department of Cardiology at AIIMS. He is stable and under observation, a source said, adding a group of doctors is monitoring his condition. Union Health Minister J P Nadda visited AIIMS to enquire about Dhankhar's condition.

Remove protected monument status of Aurangzeb's tomb: Shiv Sena to Centre

Remove protected monument status of Aurangzeb's tomb: Shiv Sena to Centre

Rediff.com27 Mar 2025

The Shiv Sena, a ruling party in Maharashtra, has demanded the removal of the protected monument status from Aurangzeb's tomb in Khultabad. This demand comes after protests and calls for the tomb's demolition from organizations like the Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) protects the tomb as a monument of national importance. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has stated that the state government will protect the tomb but will not allow the glorification of Aurangzeb.

You can now drive from Mumbai to Nagpur in 8 hours

You can now drive from Mumbai to Nagpur in 8 hours

Rediff.com6 Jun 2025

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday inaugurated the final 76-km-long stretch of the Samruddhi Mahamarg, making the entire 701-km Mumbai-Nagpur corridor fully functional and bringing down the travel time between the two cities to eight hours from around 18 hours.

Modi inaugurates Phase-I of Nagpur Metro; opens Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi E-way

Modi inaugurates Phase-I of Nagpur Metro; opens Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi E-way

Rediff.com11 Dec 2022

The prime minister took a ride in the metro train between Zero Mile Freedom Park and Khapri stations with some students. Before boarding the train, he visited an exhibition on the project at the Zero Mile station.

RBI to issue new Rs 20 bank notes

RBI to issue new Rs 20 bank notes

Rediff.com27 Apr 2019

All the bank notes in the denomination of Rs 20 issued by the RBI in the earlier series will continue to be legal tender, it clarified.

India's Top 10 cash generating monuments

India's Top 10 cash generating monuments

Rediff.com12 Feb 2019

Check out which monuments make the most money for the government.

The multiplex boom sweeps India

The multiplex boom sweeps India

Rediff.com24 Jan 2007

India's multiplex bandwagon has gone beyond the metros to redefine entertainment in B and C class towns. Check it out.

Explore caves in Meghalaya

Explore caves in Meghalaya

Rediff.com29 Dec 2004

Headlamps, torch, strapsÂ… you're ready to enter the Krem Shrieh or Monkey Cave, the fourth-longest cave in the state.

Travel Quiz: How Well Do You Know India?

Travel Quiz: How Well Do You Know India?

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

If you consider yourself a passionate India traveller, have a go at this quiz on fallen-off-the-map places to visit in our country.

Few visitors to ASI monuments after 3-month lockdown

Few visitors to ASI monuments after 3-month lockdown

Rediff.com7 Jul 2020

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) which opened its monuments and museums on July 6 has capped visitor entry at every site from 1,000-2,500 per slot -- 9 am to 12 pm and 12 pm to 6 pm, officials said. Tickets to visit these places can be booked online.

'Make in Maharashtra' receives good response from China, says CM

'Make in Maharashtra' receives good response from China, says CM

Rediff.com19 May 2015

CM makes 'Make in Maharashtra' pitch to China.

Big B, Hema to perform at 'Make in India' event in Mumbai

Big B, Hema to perform at 'Make in India' event in Mumbai

Rediff.com9 Feb 2016

The Supreme Court had last week stayed a Bombay high court order and allowed Maharashtra government to hold the event at the Chowpatty.

7 saris every Indian woman should own

7 saris every Indian woman should own

Rediff.com7 Apr 2016

Sari's the drape for all seasons... How many of these do you have?

Count of coronavirus patients in India rises to 114

Count of coronavirus patients in India rises to 114

Rediff.com16 Mar 2020

The tally of 114 includes two fatalities and 17 foreigners as well as 13 people who were discharged after they recovered from the infection.

To an American girl, an apology from India

To an American girl, an apology from India

Rediff.com20 Aug 2013

'I wish I could tell you that what you had to experience is limited to a few people and a few places in my beautiful country; it is not.' A Mango Indian on the stark ugliness that coexists with immense beauty in India

Once upon a Ganpati in Tilak Nagar

Once upon a Ganpati in Tilak Nagar

Rediff.com12 Sep 2016

The 'Chhota don' may be down but certainly not out. And the same can be said of the Ganesh pandal once patronised by him, reports Anil Singh.

Meet the Japanese thavil player

Meet the Japanese thavil player

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

Hidenori Ish talks about his fascinating journey, from a small town in Japan to Tamil Nadu in India, for the love of music.

'What we leave behind of ourselves through work is most important'

'What we leave behind of ourselves through work is most important'

Rediff.com23 Jul 2016

In an interview to HarmonyIndia.org, the artist, who had famously said that he lived to paint and painted to live, spoke of what the 'bindu' meant to him, about his friend M F Husain and the legacy that he will leave behind.