Aurangzeb

Did Aurangzeb persecute Hindus?

The Moghul Emperor Aurangzeb is the most controversial figure in Indian history. There is a concerted effort to portray him as an intolerant, extremist, and anti-Hindu who persecuted the Hindus and destroyed…

Aurangzeb ascended throne this day nearly 400 years ago

Hyderabad: Three hundred and sixty-three years ago, on this day, one of the most controversial figures in Indian history, Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb ascended the throne. He ruled over almost the entire Indian subcontinent for 49 years,…

Guru Tegh Bahadur, Sikhism and Mughals

Ram Puniyani By Ram Puniyani This first May (2021), was also the day of 400th Anniversary of birth of the Ninth Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadurji. Guruji has a very important place in the…

Aurangzeb style of governance prevails in Telangana: Vijayashanti

Hyderabad: Actress-turned-politician, BJP member Vijayashanti in a sensational remark said that Aurangzeb style of governance is prevailing in the state. In a function organized to mark the birthday celebration of Shivaji in…

Restore Aurangzeb-built Qila-e-Ark, make it tourist hub: Experts

Aurangabad: Aurangabad’s Qila-e-Ark, a palace built by Mughal ruler Aurangzeb, is lying in a dilapidated condition and cultural experts have demanded that it be conserved to make it a tourist attraction. The fort…

Abul Kalam Azad did not believed in ‘Bhartiyata’: UP minister

Ballia: In a controversial remark, Uttar Pradesh minister Anand Swarup Shukla has claimed that the country’s first education minister Abul Kalam Azad did not believed in “Bharat and Bhartiyata”. “I have no hesitation…

Museum for Shivaji in Agra—Deepening the Hindu-Muslim divide

Mohammed Wajihuddin Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj will soon return to Agra after a gap of 354 years. Unlike his last visit when he had to suffer indignity as he was put in house…

Look at history as sequence of events, not psyche-soothing myths

Muhammad Tariq Ghazi One Dr Mohammad Asif Khan, in a posting on a popular net-group NRIndians, narrated a purported historical fact. China captured the Mount Kailash in the Himalayan Range, which Hindus…

Aurangzeb, not Babur demolished Ram temple

Ayodhya: Amid daily hearings by the Supreme Court on the issue of the Babri Masjid-Ram temple in Ayodhya, a book written by a former IPS officer has claimed that the Ram temple…

FIR against Congress Nirupam for calling PM Modi “modern-day Aurangzeb”

NEW DELHI: A complaint has been filed against Congress’ Sanjay Nirupam for calling Prime Minister the modern-day avatar of Aurangzeb. The complaint was filed by a Muslim body at Ghatkopar police station…

PM Modi is modern-day ‘Aurangzeb’, destroyed hundreds of temples in Varanasi: Sanjay Nirupam

Varanasi: Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the “modern-day Aurangzeb” who has destroyed hundreds of temples in Varanasi. “After coming to Varanasi I saw that hundreds of temples…

Cannon at Golconda Fort left at the mercy of vandals

HYDERABAD: It is unfortunate that a mighty cannon, a military ware of historical significance still lying unprotected atop at the Golconda Fort due to official negligence. With authorities like Archaeological Survey of…

Aurangzeb Cannon at Golconda subjected to vandalism

Army detains three jawans over killing of soldier Aurangzeb in Kashmir

The Army has detained three personnel of the 44 Rashtriya Rifles and are being questioned for their alleged involvement in the abduction and killing of soldier Aurangzeb by militants in June last…

Like Aurangzeb, Rahul Gandhi is last emperor of his sultanate: BJP Leader

Rajasthan BJP vice president Gyan Dev Ahuja while suggesting that the Congress empire was coming to an end has compared the Congress president Rahul Gandhi with Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. While talking to…