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101 antiquities seized by customs handed over to ASI

101 seized antiquities, including a 206-year-old telescope, handed over to ASI by customs department in New Delhi.

The Hindu

Customs hands over rare East India Company telescope to ASI

Rare 206-year-old British East India Company tracker telescope seized by Guwahati Customs handed over to Archaeological Survey of India.

The Hindu

ASI compilation camp held in Thrissur

The Hindu

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India's Heritage Hit By Delhi 'Development' Demolitions

For nine centuries, Indians prayed at the forest shrine of Baba Haji Rozbih, a revered Sufi saint whose grave is one of the capital Delhi's oldest Islamic sites.

International Business Times

ASI embarks on an exercise of copying stone inscriptions on paper

Archaeological Survey of India copying stone inscriptions in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh for historical analysis.

The Hindu

Curtains down on British era Netaji wholesale market in Vellore

Traders in Vellore are mobilizing funds to build a new wholesale market near a rehabilitation camp for Sri Lankan Tamils, aiming to ease traffic congestion in the town.

The Hindu

A sense of disquiet in Varanasi

With a district court allowing Hindus to conduct pujas in the southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque, tensions have risen between the two communities. A report on the social and structural changes in an ancient city, which have divided people

The Hindu

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In Modi’s constituency Varanasi, India’s next temple-mosque spat explodes

A high court will hear the Mughal-era mosque’s case on February 6 after a local court allowed Hindu prayers inside.

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The legal dispute over Varanasi, Mathura mosques | Explained

Why is the spotlight back on the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991?

The Hindu

Allahabad HC declines stay on Varanasi court order allowing Hindu prayers in Gyanvapi mosque

Allahabad High Court on Friday denied the stay on the Varanasi Court order that allowed the Hindu side to offer prayers in the southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Puja performed inside Gyanvapi mosque complex; Muslim side challenges order in Allahabad HC

After the Varanasi Court allowed the Hindu devotees to worship inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex, the barricades of Vyas Ka Tehkhana (basement) of the mosque were opened, and daily arti and puja were performed early in the morning on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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"Daily puja started in 'Vyas parivar Tehkhana'," Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain

After the Varanasi Court allowed Hindu devotees to offer prayers inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex, Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Gyanvapi mosque | Hindu devotees offer prayers inside mosque complex; Muslim side lawyer to challenge order in Allahabad HC

Varanasi District Administration ensured compliance of Varanasi Court order, allowing Hindu devotees to worship inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex.

The Hindu

Gyanvapi mosque committee should handover structure to Hindus: VHP chief

VHP calls for the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi to be shifted and handed over to Hindus based on ASI's report.

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Letters to The Editor — January 27, 2024

Readers’ mail to The HIndu’s Letters to The Editor

Dynamite News

Gyanvapi Mosque Security Heightened Post ASI Report Release

Security measures have been beefed up outside the Gyanvapi mosque, a day after the ASI report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex revealed there "existed a large Hindu temple prior to the construction of the existing structure". Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Morning Digest | 132 Padma awards this year, Centre announces on eve of Republic Day; There existed a Hindu temple prior to construction of Gyanvapi mosque, ASI survey says, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on January 26, 2024

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There existed a Hindu temple prior to construction of Gyanvapi mosque: Archaeological Survey of India

An Archaeological Survey of India report has concluded that there existed a Hindu temple prior to the construction Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi

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Republic Day 2024: 23 police officials in Karnataka receive President’s Medals

Bengaluru Additional Director General of Police, Soumendu Mukherjee, and other officials awarded President's Medals for Distinguished and Meritorious Service.

Dynamite News

Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath Temple: ASI survey report to be made public; both sides to receive hard copy

The Varanasi district Court on Wednesday asked that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report be made public today and the hard copy be provided to both sides. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Gyanvapi mosque survey | Varanasi court allows both parties to have access to ASI report

A Varanasi district judge allowed all parties to get the certified copy of the report of Archaeological Survey of India survey done at the Gyanvapi mosque

The Hindu

Wazukhana survey | Allahabad High Court judge recuses from hearing plea against Varanasi court's order

Allahabad High Court judge Justice Manish Kumar Nigam on January 24 recused himself from hearing a plea challenging the Varanasi district court’s refusal to direct the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to undertake a survey of the ‘wazukhana’ area except the ‘Shivling’ inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex.

Autosport

How ASI pointed to motorsport's future

The gradual move away from reliance on fossil fuels in motorsport is well under way. Since 2021, a steady stream of championships have jumped on the bandwagon with fully or partially sustainable fuels, with GT World Challenge Europe and Goodwood among the latest to mandate what goes into their competitors’…

Autosport

Ilott won't rule out IndyCar return in future after WEC switch

Speaking at the Autosport International Show on Saturday, Ilott revealed that he had expected to stay in IndyCar with Juncos Hollinger until "circumstances changed" and he found himself searching for a new drive. The Briton landed on his feet, in a deal he called "a great surprise", to drive Jota's #12 Porsche…

The Hindu

India’s oldest living city found in PM Modi’s native village Vadnagar: multi-institution study

A joint study by IIT Kharagpur finds evidence of cultural continuity in Vadnagar, suggesting the "Dark Age" was a myth.

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