Decide if the ASI is capable of looking after the Taj: SC to Centre

Apex Court has been listening to a petition on the upkeep of the white mausoleum

West Bengal village sits on archaeological treasure

Wah Taj! Really?

While the SC expends its energy on shouting at the authorities to save the Taj Mahal, let’s look at the 17th century mausoleum’s sad …

Shadowed by Khajuraho, singhara cultivators struggle

As the Archaeological Survey of India takes over a lake near the temple town, the livelihood of a community that depends upon growing water …

Earliest jigsaw

It is time ASI stood up to demands of protecting relics

Earliest jigsaw

85 years after it was discovered, few of the critical questions about the Indus Valley civilization are answered. The script they used is yet to …

In India, modern development puts prehistoric sites at risk

Much of the land holding the country’s buried past is being rapidly transformed for modern development — agriculture, roads, …

Stones tell a story

SC's verdict on Sethusamudram offers no respite

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Pollution threatens Taj Mahal

Despite crores being spent on its upkeep, air and water pollution continue to threaten the Taj Mahal