Taj Mahal
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Woman reaches Taj Mahal with kanwar, tries to offer ‘Gangajal’
Agra: A member of a right-wing group carrying kanwar on her shoulders tried to enter the Taj Mahal to offer ‘Gangajal’ on Monday, with the group claiming that the monument was a…
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WHC delegation explores Delhi, visits Taj Mahal, Red Fort, Qutb Minar
New Delhi: Taking a day off from their busy schedule, several delegates of the ongoing session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) on Sunday visited the Taj Mahal, Red Fort, Qutb Minar…
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Fresh petition filed in UP court to declare Taj Mahal as Shiva temple
Agra: A fresh petition has been filed in an Agra court in Uttar Pradesh seeking the declaration of the Taj Mahal as Tejo Mahalaya, a Hindu temple. The petition, filed on Wednesday,…
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Right-wing group moves Agra court against annual Urs at Taj Mahal
Agra: A right wing organisation has filed a petition in an Agra court seeking prohibitory injunction against the observation of the ‘Urs’ at Taj Mahal. The petitioner, Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, has…
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Yamuna River Pollution: Politics of indecision threatens Taj Mahal
Agra: It has been an agonizingly long wait for the promised barrage on the Yamuna river downstream of the Taj Mahal, which is threatened by both air and water pollution. While disposing…
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How Taj Mahal was saved from environmental pollution
Agra: Tourists who visit the 17th century monument of love, the Taj Mahal in Agra, rarely fail to ask if the world heritage monument has finally become safe from the dangers of…
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ASI official asked to explain pictures with car inside the Taj Mahal
Agra: After a group of women were made to apologise for performing yoga on a red sandstone platform at Taj Mahal, pictures of an official of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)…
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Women group made to apologise for performing yoga at Taj Mahal
Agra: A group of five women were made to apologise for performing yoga on the red sandstone platform of the Taj Mahal and also for making a video of the same in…
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Tourist stopped from offering ‘namaz’ at Taj Mahal
Agra: A tourist hailing from West Bengal was restrained from performing ‘namaz’ in the garden of the Taj Mahal, police said on Friday. The incident took place on Saturday when Central Industrial…
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Haze engulfs Taj Mahal a day after Diwali
Agra: A day after the Diwali celebrations, a blanket of smoke and haze covered various cities across India. The air quality in many turned poor on Monday morning. Agra was not an…
- India
Shahajhan never constructed Taj Mahal: PIL in Delhi HC
New Delhi: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in the Delhi High Court, seeking the removal of what is claimed to be “wrong historical facts” related to the construction of…
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‘Fake guide’ booked for taking US official on Taj Mahal tour
Agra: A case has been registered at the tourism police station here against a man who allegedly accompanied the US Naval Secretary as guide during his visit to the Taj Mahal in…
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Watch: Yamuna water level reaches outer walls of Taj Mahal
Agra: The water level of the Yamuna River in Agra rose amid rainfall in the northern states and touched the outer walls of the iconic monument, the Taj Mahal. Describing the situation,…
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Chennai man builds Taj Mahal replica in memory of his mother; onlookers are in awe
Chennai: A man from Chennai has built a memorial to honour the memory of his mother taking inspiration from the iconic Taj Mahal. The Indian man spent Rs 50 million to build…
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Gandhi, Taj Mahal ironic stars in birth of Hindu Caucus in US Congress
Washington: Lawmakers came and held forth. On Mahatma Gandhi. On the Taj Mahal. And Indian-Americans, their riches and their achievements. Anything but Hindu-Americans. The problem: The lawmakers had been invited to an…
