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Red Fort

Red Fort: The Red Fort, with a circumference of over 2.2 kilometers, was laid out by the banks of the Yamuna River in the 17th century. The Mughal emperor Shajahan built it with the ambition of concentrating the Mughal power in one monument. Monument is perhaps not the right word. A mini-city is more like it. Unfortunately for the emperor, before he could move his capital from Agra to Shahjahanabad in Delhi, he was taken a political prisoner by his son Aurangazeb. The fort is a delight to one's imagination. Imagine the Naqqar Khana (Drum room) also called Naubat Khana

Shalimar Garden

Shalimar Garden: It is one of the most important Mughal gardens in the city. The Shalimar Garden, which lies in the suburbs of the city, was once the first-night staging post for the Mughals on their way to Kashmir and Lahore. In 1658, Aurangzeb was crowned emperor here.

Rahul Mahajan gets bail, asked not to leave Delhi

A special court granted bail to Rahul Mahajan on Wednesday after observing that the Delhi Police failed miserably to quantify the drug seized from him and prove the charges of him financing drug deals and harbouring peddlers. Nothing worthwhile has been placed on record as yet to show that accused Rahul Mahajan has been indulging in systematic and organised trafficking of drugs or was found in possession of commercial quantity, said special judge Swarn Kanta after granting bail to Mahajan. The judge directed Mahajan to furnish a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and a surety of the same amount, and

Shaikh Yusuf Qattals Tomb

Shaikh Yusuf Qattal’s Tomb: Village Khirki lies in the south of Malviya Nagar. About 300 meters North West of the village is a small but attractive tomb of Shaikh Yusuf Qattal, a disciple of Qazi Jalal ud – din of Lahore. He died in about 1527, after which the tomb was built. This tomb too rests on 12 pillars and other details similar to the tomb of Shaikh Ala ud – din. There are remains of mosque nearby and several graves too.

Delhi Sikh Body Steps up Campaign against Sushma Swaraj

The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) today accused BJP leader Sushma Swaraj of distorting the Sikh history to suit the RSS ideology of communal divide and called upon the community to boycott the senior BJP leader till she apologised for her unsavoury observation. Ms Swaraj is bent upon exonerating Chandu Brahmin, a courtier who was the main person behind the execution of fifth Sikh Guru Arjan Dev in Lahore by insisting it was Emperor Jahangir who ordered the Gurus execution, DSGMC president Harvinder Singh Sarna said here in a statement.