New Delhi | The Supreme Court has directed the Agra Development Authority to remove all business activities within 500 metres from the boundary/peripheral wall of the Taj Mahal. Senior advocate A.D.N. Rao, who is assisting the court as amicus curiae, submitted before a bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S. Oka that directions […]
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Teenager sells his cycle to see Taj Mahal but runs out of money
Kanpur | The desire to see the Taj Mahal was so strong that a teenager sold off his bicycle for Rs 400 and went to Agra with three friends to see the monument of love without informing their parents. Sawan, one of the teens, sold his cycle for the trip on his friend Deepak’s advice. With […]
Allahabad HC dismisses petition seeking to open 22 rooms in Taj Mahal, sharply pulls up petitioner
Lucknow | The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench on Thursday dismissed the petition seeking opening of 22 rooms in the Taj Mahal premises. The two-judge bench ripped into the petitioner who sought opening of the 22 locked rooms, stating that the truth about the iconic monument needs to come out, and that he has filed multiple […]
Land on which Taj Mahal was built belonged to Jaipur Royal Family: BJP MP Diya Kumari
Jaipur | BJP Lok Sabha MP from Rajsamand and Jaipur Royal scion Diya Kumari claimed on Wednesday that the land on which Taj Mahal was built was owned by the erstwhile Jaipur Royal family. She also claimed having documents to prove that the land was originally owned by the Jaipur Royal family, which was later […]
Petition in Allahabad HC to open 20 rooms in Taj Mahal to find facts about Hindu idols
Lucknow | A petition has been filed in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court seeking directives to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to open 20 rooms inside the Taj Mahal in Agra to ascertain whether the Hindu idols and inscriptions are hidden there. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) media in-charge of Ayodhya district, […]
Madhya Pradesh man builds Taj Mahal like house for wife
Bhopal | An intricate replica of the historical Taj Mahal built in Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur district has become a big hit among the people, specially the local artists, YouTubers and couples. Locals and people from surrounding districts visit not only to see the imitation of the monument of love but also for pre-wedding shoots. Spread on […]
Agra police arrests man who made hoax bomb call for Taj Mahal
Agra: The Agra police have arrested the man who made a hoax call on Thursday morning claiming that there was a bomb in the Taj Mahal. The man identified as Vimal Kumar Singh, is a resident of Nakhi in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad. Inspector General (IG) Satish Ganesh said that Singh was being interrogated. “It seems he […]
Shut briefly over hoax bomb call, Taj reopens
Agra: The Taj Mahal was briefly shut and tourists evacuated on Thursday morning after the Uttar Pradesh Police received a call about a bomb at the monument. It turned out to be a hoax, police said. The call was made to the police helpline following which the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel got the the […]
Taj Mahal to reopen from July 6, tourism industry upbeat
Agra: The Tourism industry captains in Agra have welcomed the decision of the Union Culture Ministry to reopen the Taj Mahal and other ASI protected monuments for visitors from July 6. While the industry has started making preparations, a few doubting Thomases and some health activists here wondered if “it was a little early and premature […]
Gusty wind damages trees, minor structures in Taj Mahal
Agra: Gusty wind with heavy showers that lashed Agra Friday evening left behind a trail of destruction in the city. Some minor structures in the Taj Mahal were also damaged. According to reliable sources, a part of the iron scaffolding that was being used for the mud pack treatment of the 17th century monument of love […]