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Purana Qilla may have been the site of Mahabharata’s Indraprastha: ASI to carry out another round of excavations

OpIndia Staff -
The ASI believes that a village named Indrapat existed at the site until 1913, which is the direct descendant of Mahabharata's 'Indraprastha', founded by the Pandavas as their capital.
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Event to honour archeologist KK Muhammad cancelled after Islamists protest his finding that Ram Temple existed at Ram Janmabhoomi

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In a worrisome incident, an event which was scheduled to honour archaeologist KK Muhammed was cancelled after Islamists threatened the organisers to cancel the event.
News Reports

BB Lal demolishes claims of AMU professor, confirms KK Muhammed was part of team that excavated Ram Janmabhoomi site in 1976

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Syed Ali Rizvi, Chairman of the Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University, had written a letter stating said KK Muhammed was never part of BB Lal team that excavated Ram Janmabhoomi site
News Reports

Ram Mandir case: Muslim parties apologise to Supreme Court for questioning ASI report

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Further, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked parties in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case to finish their arguments by October 18. The Supreme Court also warned that the parties will not be given any extra day.
News Reports

Hampi vandalized again: Tourist booked for ‘accidentally’ damaging two pillars while taking photographs

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In July this year, the 16th-century Brindavana (samadhi) of Saint Vyasaraja Swamy, Rajaguru of Vijayanagara Emperor Krishnadevaraya was desecrated and vandalised in Anegundi near Hampi. 
Culture and History

Findings at Keeladi site trace back to 6th century BCE, graffiti symbols found bear resemblance to Indus Valley Civilisation

OpIndia Staff -
Cultural deposits unearthed at the Keeladi Vaigai excavation site in Tamil Nadu can be dated back to 6th century BCE, at least 3 century earlier than previously thought.
News Reports

ASI identifies Indian artefacts seized from art smuggler Subhash Kapoor in USA, could be brought back to India

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The artefacts were stolen by art smuggler Subhash Kapoor. He was arrested and extradited from Germany. Currently is locked up in Trichy prison
News Reports

ASI finds evidence of 4000 years old civilisation at ‘Mahabharat era’ excavation site, different from Indus Valley Civilisation

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This excavation is a continuation of the work started in 2018, at Sanauli
Law

ASI bans daily Namaz at the Taj Mahal as per SC orders, only local residents to be allowed on Fridays

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The ASI said it was only implementing a Supreme Court order.
News Reports

Maa Durga’s homecoming: American museum all set to return 2 idols found to be of Indian origin

Jhankar Mohta -
PM Modi is the first Indian head of govt to demand stolen Indian heritage from the U.S, Canada, Germany, and other countries.
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