The Supreme Court of India slammed The Defence Colony Welfare Association (DCWA) for illegally occupying the 600-year-old tomb of a Muslim aristocrat, Shaikh Ali, and converting it into an office.

The Supreme Court of India slammed The Defence Colony Welfare Association (DCWA) for illegally occupying the 600-year-old tomb of a Muslim aristocrat, Shaikh Ali, and converting it into an office. “You’ve been occupying that place and running your little fiefdom sitting in the air-conditioned office. And not even paying rent," the judges were reported saying by The Times. According to the enquiry report submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the colony association bricked up the original stones of the tomb and repainted the walls. It had also installed electricity and plumbing along with a modern lavatory block, shed and air-conditioner, put tiling on the floor and fitted aluminium doors, a water tank, a false ceiling, and all this without any legal permission. The association reportedly protested saying it had been using the tomb to deal with the municipal problems of local residents since 1990. But judges slammed their protest calling it "foolish" justification. Also read | Indian govt to impose AFSPA in six police stations of Manipur The court slammed both the DCWA and the Archaeological Survey of India for allowing the tomb to be treated that way. According to The Times, experts said the case is an example of "land grabbing" by private individuals who illegally occupy public or extend their residential or business premises. “It’s a sense of entitlement that allows people to do this to public monuments. There are even cases where people have started living inside these ancient tombs,” historian Swapna Liddle told The Times. ASI's Changed Stance In August 2024, the court directed the CBI to launch an enquiry into the illegal takeover of the tomb and the inaction of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The ASI said that if there is an alteration or addition to a monument, it is not considered protected because the purpose of ASI is to protect a structure that is in its original form only. Also read | WhatsApp wedding invitations are scamming people, hacking phones. Here's how to stay safe But the CBI pointed out in its report that there is no such provision. (With inputs from agencies)

'How dare you?': Indian Supreme Court slams Delhi residents for illegally occupying 15th-century tomb

The Sarail Hounds have been a legend in Bangladesh. It is believed to have descended from the English Greyhounds and the Mughal era sighthounds, but today these hounds are disappearing. WION brings you a report.

Bangladesh's treasured Sarail hounds face extinction

Google&#39;s doodle today celebrates Urdu and Persian language poet, Mirza Ghalib on his 220th birth anniversary.&nbsp;

The doodle sees Ghalib, with his pen and paper, knitting his imaginations, with a backdrop of buildings of Mughal architecture.

Ghalib, born in Agra on December 1797, during the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah, was educated in Persian, Urdu and Turkish got and&nbsp;acquainted with language at an early age.&nbsp;

Ghalib started composing poetry at&nbsp;11 and was also a prominent letter writer.&nbsp;

One of the things Mirza Ghalib continued to write&nbsp;in his poems was the idea that life is an ongoing painful struggle which ends only with life itself.

He is famously known for his Urdu Ghazals and was considered the most popular and influential poets of the Urdu language. His honorific was Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula.&nbsp;

Most notably, he wrote several ghazals during his life, which have since been interpreted and sung in many different ways by different people.

Ghazal singers like Jagjit Singh, Mehdi Hassan, Abida Parveen, Farida Khanum, Tina Sani, Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan have sung his ghazals, as well as singers from all over South Asia, have sung many of his ghazals.

He got married at the age of 13 to Umrao Begum, daughter of Nawab Ilahi Bakhsh and moved to Delhi thereafter.&nbsp;

He died on 15 February 1869 in Delhi and his house in Old Delhi has been converted into &quot;Ghalib Memorial&quot; also called &quot;Ghalib ki Haveli&quot;, which houses Ghalib&#39;s exhibitions.

The doodle sees Ghalib, with his pen and paper, knitting his imaginations, with a backdrop of buildings of Mughal architecture

Google's doodle today celebrates Urdu and Persian language poet, Mirza Ghalib on his 220th birth anniversary. The doodle sees Ghalib, with his pen and paper, knitting his imaginations, with a backdrop of buildings of Mughal architecture. Ghalib, born in Agra on December 1797, during the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah, was educated in Persian, Urdu and Turkish got and acquainted with language at an early age. Ghalib started composing poetry at 11 and was also a prominent letter writer. One of the things Mirza Ghalib continued to write in his poems was the idea that life is an ongoing painful struggle which ends only with life itself. He is famously known for his Urdu Ghazals and was considered the most popular and influential poets of the Urdu language. His honorific was Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula. Most notably, he wrote several ghazals during his life, which have since been interpreted and sung in many different ways by different people. Ghazal singers like Jagjit Singh, Mehdi Hassan, Abida Parveen, Farida Khanum, Tina Sani, Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan have sung his ghazals, as well as singers from all over South Asia, have sung many of his ghazals. He got married at the age of 13 to Umrao Begum, daughter of Nawab Ilahi Bakhsh and moved to Delhi thereafter. He died on 15 February 1869 in Delhi and his house in Old Delhi has been converted into "Ghalib Memorial" also called "Ghalib ki Haveli", which houses Ghalib's exhibitions.

Google Doodle celebrates 220th birth anniversary of Mirza Ghalib

mughal-era

Mughal Era, News on Mughal Era, stories on Mughal Era, articles on Mughal Era, Mughal Era stories at Wion, Mughal Era news, Mughal Era latest news

mughal era

'How dare you?': Indian Supreme Court slams Delhi residents for illegally occupying 15th-century tomb

Bangladesh's treasured Sarail hounds face extinction

Google Doodle celebrates 220th birth anniversary of Mirza Ghalib