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TopicTaj mahal

Topic: taj mahal

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.

Insect invasion? ASI launches a ‘year-long study’ to prevent Taj Mahal from turning green

Goeldichironomus, a small insect thriving in the polluted waters of the Yamuna, on the banks of which the Taj is built, has been turning the monument green with its droppings since 2015.

See Taj Mahal from the sky — Agra to offer tourists hot air balloon rides this week

Agra: Imagine flying high in the sky and gazing at the Taj Mahal from a hot air balloon. This will soon become a reality...

Locked & chained inside car, pet dog dies as owners roam Taj Mahal

A video of the dead dog has gone viral on social media, and the pet is seen lying lifeless on the footboard between the front and rear seats.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.