The slanting side is at an angle of 28.4° to the ground, meant to match what was thought to be Delhi’s latitude in ... The markings thus told the time to an accuracy up to 20 seconds.
The British with them brought the chime of mechanical clocks and the rise of the “ghantaghars”—majestic clock towers that stood like sentinels, their bells marking the pulse of the city. But time has ...
New Delhi: The Backward Classes (BC) associations from Telangana held a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Wednesday. The protest is in support of the demand for the implementation of a bill ...
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): All India Mahila Congress President Alka Lamba, along with other members of the Mahila ...
Thousands of ‘duped’ investors and agents of 7 investment societies associated with Saga Group held a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.
Transport workers from across the country held a protest in Delhi demanding changes in the MV Act in favour of drivers and against privatisation.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) led demonstrations against the proposed amendments in the Waqf (Amendment) Bill at Jantar Mantar on Monday. While, the Rashtriya Hindu Sangathan ...
A group of students and young artists participated in a programme organised in the national capital’s Jantar Mantar area, ...
Before wristwatches and smartphones, time in Delhi moved to the rhythm of water ... Later, in the 18th century, the famous Jantar Mantar was built to use the Sun’s position to read time.