delhi durbar

After more than a century on 27.3 acres of prime Safdarjung Road land, Delhi Gymkhana Club faces a June 5, 2026 eviction deadline as the Centre moves to reclaim the property for defence, governance and public-security needs.

The delhi durbar tiara made in 1911 for Queen Mary to wear at the delhi durbar same year will be shown to the public for the first time as part of a special exhibition of Queen Elizabeth’s diamonds at the Buckingham Palace from Saturday.

Among the various ‘top guns’ who participated at the delhi durbar in 1911 were the Maharaja of Mysore Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV.

An American correspondent covering the Second delhi durbar of 1903 was surprised by the number of rickshaws she saw on Chandni Chowk, then a leafy street , and noted that they were a genteel carriage , “quite the favourite mode of conveyance for ladies” .

Every Friday evening, majority of Surat's meat lovers head for the Lakeview Garden at Piplod.Not because it's the weekend but to relish Khatri Tapelu, which the popular kiosk delhi durbar serves as Friday special.

The Congress high command is seemingly working on sorting out differences within the state party unit.

The story of modern New Delhi began at this spot. It was here the King Emperor announced with great pomp on December 11, 1911, that the capital would move from Calcutta, but barely 38 days before the Commonwealth Games, Delhi Tourism admits it has no plans for the derelict wasteland called the Coronation Memorial.

Even before Manmohan Singh formally took oath at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Friday, a motley group of Congressmen led by Suresh Chandra Routray had already into a celebration mode outside the party office here.

The usually busy roads of Gheekanta witnesses a crowd of vehicles of the city's creme de crowd as they flocked to the doors of Jesingbhai ni Wadi, where Umang Hutheesing launched the Durbar collection.

Delhi chief minister today announced that his govt will not hold any more janata durbar. The CM will meet people once in a week, but will not entertain complaints.

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HYDERABAD: The Telangana issue seems to have been lost in the din and clamour for power in the 'delhi durbar'.

The act of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III showing his back to King George V during delhi durbar in 1911 is still discussed by citizens fervently.But, barring a handful of citizens, most have never seen the courageous act.

The second wave of COVID-19 has indeed turned worrisome while cinema lovers were happily enjoying films like 'Master', 'Sulthan', 'Karnan', and others on big screens. This has made several filmmakers reconsider their decision of releasing the film in theaters. Now, Vijay Sethupathi's 'Tughlaq Durbar' is the latest one to skip its theatrical release. The makers of 'Tughlaq Durbar' can't find a suitable date for the film release in theatres, and it will be directly released on OTT . With this, 'Tughlaq Durbar' becomes the second film of Vijay Sethupathi that skipped the theatrical release.

NEW DELHI: Whether you call it Delhi, New Delhi, NCR or plain ol' Dilli, there's one constant in this city of 13 million people. Money doesn't whisper -- it roars.

The rift between Congress and Trinamool Congress over seat sharing for municipal polls in West Bengal moved to Delhi on Tuesday, with Congress joining the attack on Mamata Banerjee in Lok Sabha over the Mumbai suburban trains strike.

AHMEDABAD: Much before the candidates for the Lok Sabha elections were finalised from Gujarat, a senior Congress general secretary visiting Gujarat from Delhi was upset senior leaders were averse to contesting the elections.

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A group of boys were seen playing cricket near the Coronation Pillar as decaying marble statues of King George V and four famous Viceroys stonily looked on.

Guardian minister Shivajirao Moghe's move to hold a janta durbar for Ramtek MP Mukul Wasnik has drawn flak from the opposition, which is alleging abuse of power by the Congress party.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah accused the Congress government in Chhattisgarh of diverting funds meant for tribal and Dalit youth to benefit the Gandhi family. He claimed that Chhattisgarh is being used as an ATM for the Delhi Darbar. Shah also referred to recent communal clashes and appealed to the people to vote out the Congress if they wanted to prevent such incidents in the future.

‘The Night Passenger’ looks frazzled. ‘Worn out’ cannot be expressed in a better way. With a few strokes artist K S Dilipkumar captured the loneliness and dreariness of a passenger, who is on a long journey. His sketches are an attempt to make visible the “silent solitary cry rising from everyman”.

A youth on Monday tried to hurl a shoe at Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi during 'janta durbar'.

The state leadership of the Congress on Wednesday seemed unruffled with the recent developments wherein four of its lawmakers reached the party’s delhi durbar seeking sweeping reforms.

The state ministers are failing to turn up at the janata durbar (public meet) called by chief minister Raghubar Das every Wednesday.

Starting this weekend, the chief minister and his council of ministers will hear people’s grievances in public meetings outside the Delhi Secretariat at ITO every Saturday.