Entry 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.
New 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
London: 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
New 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
New 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
Agra: 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
Agra: 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
New 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
The 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
Agra: 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
Agra: 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
Agra: 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
New 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
New 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
Agra: 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
Agra: 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
Lucknow/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
New Delhi: The government has not carried out any specific study to identify monuments across the country with regards to their vulnerability to climate change and air pollution, the Lok Sabha was informed today.It has,
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over pollution affecting the Taj Mahal and linked it to the polluted Yamuna river that flows along the monument in Agra.The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and
History is not created in a day! But, a day can bring many changes in history. Following are five historical events that happened this day and changed the future course of the world.1. In the
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