Kolaba Fort or Kulaba Fort or Alibag Fort, is an ancient military fort which lies at sea, roughly a couple of kilometers away from the sea town of Alibaug. Alibaug lies around 35 kms … READ FULL STORY
The Red Fort in Delhi, is not only architectural marvel but also witness to some of the most crucial events in the Indian history. The Delhi Red Fort is known by various other titles … READ FULL STORY
Fort St George or White Town as it was historically called, is the very first English fortress settlement in the country and was established in 1639 in Madras (now Chennai). Construction of this imposing … READ FULL STORY
The Dupleix Palace is a historical landmark and architectural marvel that was built in the 1740s as the residential palace of Joseph Francois Dupleix, the former governor of Chandannagar or Chandernagore as it was … READ FULL STORY
The Leh Palace is a historical royal palace which looks over the town of Leh-Ladakh amid the spectacular Himalayan mountain range. Sengge Namgyal built this majestic palace in 1600. The Dogra forces usurped control … READ FULL STORY
Hazarduari Palace is a landmark of sizable importance in Murshidabad, West Bengal. The palace was given to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for preservation in 1985 and sprawls over a huge area. It … READ FULL STORY
The National Library of India needs no introduction for bookworms and bibliophiles. One of the grandest, most elegant and prized national treasures of the country, the National Library is situated at Belvedere Estate in … READ FULL STORY
Walking through the narrow, winding lanes of Sita Ram Bazar in Chandni Chowk, where the overhead web of electric wires and encroaching tarpaulin shades outside shops make every day seem cloudy, the once two-storey … READ FULL STORY
A Supreme Court bench headed by chief justice Dipak Misra, on April 11, 2018, asked the counsel for the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Waqf Board, to show it documents to substantiate the board’s claim that … READ FULL STORY
A bill to allow the government to take up infrastructure projects within prohibited areas around protected monuments, was passed in the Lok Sabha, on January 2, 2018. “Moving away from the party lines, the … READ FULL STORY
The Calcutta High Court has directed the Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) to send notices to the occupiers of five old buildings in the Burrabazar-BBD Bag area, which need repairs, for evacuating these during … READ FULL STORY
