Excavations at Qutub Minar: Cultural Ministry deny giving ASI order
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The officials at the Union Ministry of Culture rubbished reports stating that it had ordered the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct excavations at the Qutub Minar in Delhi. Earlier, reports had stated that the excavation order was given after Hindu deity idols were reportedly discovered at the site, and claimed that the site was constructed by Raja Vikramaditya, a Hindu emperor.
