Then ASI director-general Rakesh Tewari, under whose tenure the structure was found, asserted that the onus of its protection was on the state government. “It is not a protected monument of the...

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It is rare for archaeologists to find themselves in the midst of a geopolitical storm. Yet this is what happened to the Archaeological Survey of India in the 1980s. Vietnam had intervened militarily i...

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed with a fine of Rs 1 lakh each two petitions that had sought a stay on the construction of a Ram temple at Ayodhya on the ground that the site needed excavation to...

The Archaeological Survey of India will submit its inquiry report on the alleged disappearance of a precious stone from the sanctum sanctorum of the 12th Century Puri Jagannath temple to the temple ad...

Sir — It is unfortunate that at a time when coronavirus infections in India are rising, monuments protected by the Archaeological Survey of India have been reopened to the public after a shutdown of...

A BJP parliamentarian has demanded that a Buddhist monastery be built on the disputed site in Ayodhya rather than a Ram temple, which chief minister Yogi Adityanath and many central ministers have bee...

Sir — Nothing is ever forgotten anymore owing to cloud technology. As such, parents should think twice before posting embarrassing pictures and videos of their children. Such things can come back to...

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The Union culture ministry on Sunday approved opening of 820 centrally-protected monuments under the Archeological Survey of India which has places of worship from June 8, minister Prahlad Patel said....