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New Paresh Rawal film brings back Tejo Mahalaya controversy. ‘Based on facts,’ teaser says

The film’s poster showed Rawal with a Taj Mahal miniature, lifting the dome to reveal a Shiva idol inside. It faced immense backlash, causing the actor to remove it from social media.

Taj Mahal sees 5.24% decline in foreign visitors, still bags top spot for tourists in 2024

UP, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan are the top five favourite destinations for domestic visitors. While for foreign tourists, Maharashtra, West Bengal, UP, Gujarat, and Rajasthan top the chart.

Monumental step: Rickety stairs to the Taj’s main mausoleum to be replaced with Sal wood & steel

Agra: The creaky and worn-out wooden stairs leading to the Taj Mahal's main mausoleum will soon be replaced with new steps made from Sal...

Hands & legs tied, elderly father left in locked car by Maharashtra family as they go off to see Taj Mahal

Parking staff noticed the man, in his seventies, lying unconscious, and broke the car windows to get him out.

Shahjahan Garden near Taj Mahal to be renamed after Ahilyabai Holkar, Yogi govt starts process

UP minister Baby Rani Maurya had written to UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, proposing park be renamed after the 18th century Maratha queen.

Raking hashtags in millions, Taj Mahal & Golden Temple among 10 most ‘Instagrammable’ religious sites

An analysis by online marketplace Judaica Web Store shows that Paris's Notre-Dame saw the most number of Instagram hashtags, while Golden Temple is most visited annually.

Armed with land papers, Agra farmer tills park with sunset view of Taj, proposed as ‘cultural hub’

Farmer Munna Lal says his father & uncle were registered cultivators of the land, but it was taken away in urban ceiling action in 1976. However, court ruled in family's favour in 1998.

One Agra lawyer, 5 cases, a fight for Hindu pride—Taj Mahal to Jama Masjid, Salim Chisti dargah

The lawyer devotes long hours to history and archaeology books to strengthen his cases—from Baburnama to Cunnigham and old annual reports of ASI.

Hindu Mahasabha moves court against Shah Jahan’s annual ‘urs’ at Taj Mahal. ASI says no bar on event

Agra civil court accepted ring-wing outfit’s petition, to be heard on 4 March. Hindu Mahasabha claims no religious programmes are allowed inside ASI-protected monuments.

‘No yoga at Taj Mahal’ — after viral Surya Namaskar video sparks row, ASI set to put up warnings

Five women apologised after video of them doing Surya Namaskar on platform in front of monument went viral. Another clip of a man doing a headstand just behind mausoleum did the rounds.

On Camera

DPDP Act will change how we interact with the internet. Get ready for the consent mails

India does not have a data protection regulator to make good on the DPDP Act’s promise and articulate clear future standards.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.