NEW DELHI, (IANS) – The chronicler of Delhi, Swapna Liddle, has come out with a new book that, in the words of William Dalrymple, “finally supersedes Percival Spear’s classic, ‘Twilight of the Mughals ...

History is fascinating, especially when we look at the names of our cities and countries. The names we use today often hide ...

NEW DELHI – A man blows cascades of bubbles near the India Gate in New Delhi, hoping to lure children, or at least their parents, to buy his bubble blowing kits. Visitors usually flock to see the ...

In 1911, the British announced at the Delhi Durbar that India’s capital would shift from Calcutta (Kolkata) to Delhi, a city steeped in centuries of Mughal history. The move reflected rising ...

I've lived and worked in New Delhi all my life – almost 40 years – and in that time I have seen India's capital transform from a traffic-choked city with poor infrastructure into a metropolitan hub ...

With little being done to clean the skies over New Delhi, the huge city struggles with toxic air. By Mujib Mashal Pragati K.B. and Hari Kumar Visuals by Anindito Mukherjee The reporters spent a day on ...