Taj Mahal
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Prince William, Kate Middleton arrive in Mumbai
India | Apr 10, 2016, 06:46 PM ISTThe Duke & Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton landed in Mumbai today on a seven-day tour of India and Bhutan.
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Now pay Rs 40 to visit Taj Mahal, foreigners will have to shell out Rs 1000
India | Apr 01, 2016, 02:09 PM ISTEntry tickets for the Taj Mahal and other historical monuments in Agra will now cost more.
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Pinnacle of Taj Mahal falls during repair work?
India | Mar 28, 2016, 11:51 PM ISTTaj Mahal
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Entry fees to historical monuments fetch govt big money, Taj Mahal tops list
India | Mar 25, 2016, 05:41 PM ISTEntry fees paid by visitors at historical monuments in India have reaped rich dividends for the government coffers, earning over Rs 190 crore in a span of two years.
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Raze Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament building: Azam Khan
National | Feb 21, 2016, 01:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Controversial Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has stirred up a fresh controversy by saying the Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Parliament building should be demolished as the buildings were 'symbols of feudalism'. Speaking at a
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Taj Mahal, Statue of Liberty welcome Eiffel Tower on Twitter!
World | Dec 28, 2015, 07:57 PM ISTLondon: The world-renowned Taj Mahal and the Statue of Liberty have welcomed the 126-year-old Eiffel Tower on Twitter, as the world's most visited monument joined the micro-blogging site last week."Parisian since 1889, now I am
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'Taj Mahal' follows 15 people on twitter, some of them are really "unusual"
Who cares | Dec 02, 2015, 05:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: Taj Mahal is counted among the wonders of the world, thanks to its impeccable beauty and eye-striking architecture. The marvellous marble mausoleum stands proudly at the banks of Yamuna River in the Agra
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Taj Mahal is not a Hindu temple, says government
India | Dec 01, 2015, 09:06 AM ISTNew Delhi: Government has not found any evidence that the Taj Mahal was a Hindu temple, Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma told Lok Sabha on Monday.Sharma was replying to a query about the evidence claiming
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Hot air ballooning adds new perspective to Taj viewing
India | Nov 18, 2015, 09:10 AM ISTAgra: The city of Agra, home to some of India's most magnificent heritage sites, including the monument to immortal love - the Taj Mahal, last week saw new colours filling up its skies.A three-day hot
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Taj Mahal more stunning than I expected: Mark Zuckerberg
Oct 27, 2015, 05:22 PM ISTAgra: Social networking giant Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday visited the Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh's Agra city and said: "It is even more stunning than I expected.""I'm in India for our Townhall Q&A
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Heritage experts say no to illumination of Taj Mahal
India | Oct 22, 2015, 12:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: Calling Taj Mahal as “not a monument to experiment with”, top heritage experts have raised objections to the illumination of the famed Mughal-era mausoleum, saying the step jeopardizes its marble surface due to
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Is 2015 the deadliest year for people taking selfies?
Lifestyle | Sep 25, 2015, 12:02 PM ISTThe recent death of a Japanese tourist at the Taj Mahal has taken the number of selfie-related deaths in 2015 to 12. That is more than the number of deaths caused by shark attacks, which
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UP CM Akhilesh Yadav visits cafe run by acid attack victims in Agra, assures help
National | Sep 21, 2015, 02:03 PM ISTAgra: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday took his time out to visit the Sheroes Hang-Out, a cafe near the Taj Mahal run by acid attack victims, and assured all help to them
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UP CM Akhilesh Yadav launches Delhi Dynamos kit in front of Taj Mahal
Football | Sep 19, 2015, 09:41 PM ISTAgra: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday promised to support football in the state at the grassroots level."For promoting cricket we have taken a big leap. Perhaps India's best cricket stadium is coming
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Japanese tourist dead after falling from stairs at Taj Mahal
India | Sep 18, 2015, 11:15 AM ISTAgra: A 66-year-old Japanese tourist today succumbed to serious head injuries after he allegedly slipped from the staircase inside the Taj Mahal here.Taj Ganj police station officials rushed him to the nearby private nursing home where doctors declared
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Government discontinues postal stamps featuring Indira and Rajiv
National | Sep 15, 2015, 09:48 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a move that is bound to create fresh political controversy, the government has discontinued stamps launched by the Department of Posts (DoP) in December 2008 dedicated to Congress party icons and former
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Lonely Planet's list of 500 best places has 9 from India!
Lifestyle | Sep 12, 2015, 09:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: Lonely Planet is the largest publisher of travel guides in the world. And also the most famous. So when it recently came up with a list of the 500 best places to visit
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E-tickets for night visit to Taj Mahal soon
India | Aug 22, 2015, 02:12 PM ISTAgra: Tourists visiting the Taj Mahal at night would soon be able to buy tickets online till 3 PM of the day of their visit, instead of booking in advance.A proposal in this matter has
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Taj Mahal chandelier crashes, ASI orders probe
India | Aug 22, 2015, 03:58 PM ISTAgra: A 60-kg British-era copper chandelier at the main entrance of 17th century Taj Mahal crashed down recently, prompting the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to initiate a probe into the matter.The six-feet high and
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Taj Mahal becomes 'first monument' to debut on Twitter
Aug 15, 2015, 05:12 PM ISTLucknow/Agra: With the launch of Taj Mahal's twitter account today, the 17th century mausoleum became the “first historical monument” to have an official handle on the micro-blogging site.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today launched