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Published on May 04, 2026 04:48 am IST

Supreme Court dismisses plea by woman seeking possession of Red Fort

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Updated on May 05, 2025 06:31 pm IST

Delhiwale: This way to Excelsior

Nawab Saab ki Haveli is being demolished due to its heightened fragility. (HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 31, 2024 05:08 am IST

Just Like That | Remembering the last Mughal Emperor's indelible cultural impact

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Although history was against Bahadur Shah Zafar, he was perhaps the best example of the Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb.

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Published on Oct 15, 2023 09:11 am IST

Review: Sawaneh-i Dehli by Mirza Gorgani, translated by Ather Farouqui

An engraved portrait of Bahadur Shah Zafar. Created by Marc after Schoefft, published on L’Illustration, Journal Universel, Paris, 1858. (Marzolino/Shutterstock)

Updated on Sept 01, 2023 07:57 pm IST

Conservation work at Delhi’s Zafar Mahal set to begin

Zafar Mahal in Mehrauli in ruins. It was built by Akbar Shah II in 1820. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 24, 2023 12:31 am IST

Zafar Mahal: Last Mughal emperor’s summer palace falls into ruin

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Zafar Mahal in south Delhi’s Mehrauli. (Photo by Vipin Kumar/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on Sept 20, 2023 06:20 pm IST

HT Picks: The most interesting books of the week

Old Delhi, Nepal, and perfect parties on HT picks!

Updated on Nov 01, 2019 07:57 pm IST

William Dalrymple’s latest book charts the course of The East India Company

Updated on Sept 11, 2019 05:05 pm IST

Mughal harem building in Red Fort restored, opened

The museum has been shifted to another building and will open for public viewing before October-end.

Updated on Sept 11, 2019 04:39 am IST

Man who claims to be Mughal descendant offers gold brick for Ram temple

Prince Habeebuddin Tucy argues that as the descendant of Mughals, he has a right to the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi .

Updated on Aug 19, 2019 01:27 pm IST

Barrack at Red Fort, Delhi, to host rare artworks

A room on the first floor where photographic portraits of 24 erstwhile Indian rulers are on view, as curated by Pramod Kumar KG.

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Updated on Feb 06, 2019 04:11 pm IST

Taj Mahal belongs to India, not religious boards: Descendent of Mughal emperor

Tourists walk in front of the historic Taj Mahal in Agra.

Updated on Apr 16, 2018 02:42 pm IST

Book review: Pull of Pulses Full of Beans decodes the cultural significance of ‘dal’ in India

Dal Makhani and naan is a north Indian speciality.