Tag: Red Fort

PM Modi hoists national flag at Red Fort on I-Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday unfurled the national flag at the Red Fort to mark India’s Independence Day. Modi, who reached the 17th century monument to give his customary Independence Day speech, was received by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre and Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra. Later, he received...

August 15, 2017

India’s twists and turns on International Yoga Day

June 21, 2017

Delhi security scare: Live grenade recovered from Red Fort

Security agencies in the national capital went into a frenzy after a live grenade was found on the premises of the iconic Red Fort here, officials said. The grenade was found on Thursday evening while a well on the premises of the fort was being cleaned, triggering a security scare. Found by the Archaeological Survey...

May 5, 2017

The Faiz Nehar

L ooking at the chaotic traffic in Chandni Chowk, who would believe that a canal used to flow through it up to the 19th century! The site, which once boasted of a clock tower, was marked by a huge tank of red sandstone fed by the canal. It was constructed by Firoz Shah Tughlak in...

April 16, 2017

German tourist injured in knife attack in Delhi

A 19-year-old German tourist was robbed and injured in a knife attack here, police said on Saturday. The suspects have been identified. The incident took place around 11.30 p.m. on Friday when Benjamin Scolt hired an e-rickshaw from the New Delhi railway station to the Red Fort, Deputy Commissioner of Police Jatin Narwal said. Narwal,...

April 8, 2017

Live rounds, boxes of explosives found in Red Fort

Security agencies were thrown into a tizzy after live rounds and boxes of explosives were found in a well inside the Red Fort. The recovery was made during a clean-up drive of the monument on Saturday following which the NSG was informed, a senior police officer said. "When the wells inside the Red Fort were...

February 6, 2017

Glory — and gloom

A powerful presentation of military pride and prowess is at the core of the highlight of the Republic Day festivity — the parade that begins at the contemporary seat of power and terminates at the iconic Red Fort. Undoubtedly the cultural content of the parade completes the unique mosaic that gives this nation its unique...

January 25, 2017