New Delhi: The Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has invited US President Barack Obama along with his family to travel in Maharajas' Express.Maharajas' Express is one of the most expensive and luxurious train
New Delhi: As a pro-active measure, an alternate road route to Agra is being secured in case US President Obama's jet fails to take off due to bad weather or any other reason.This alternate road,
Lucknow: India's white marvel, the Taj Mahal, acquiring yellowish hues has prompted authorities in Agra to ban burning of cow dung cakes for cooking near the 17th century monument.The Agra district administration is also planning
New Delhi: Moving forward in its mission to bring heritage closer to tourists under the Adarsh Smarak initiative, the Centre has decided to set up interpretation centres at 25 of the most-visited monuments in the
Agra: Artistes from Braj region are looking forward to the Jan 9 release of Bollywood film "Tevar", shot extensively in Gokul, Mathura, Fatehpur Sikri and Agra.More than a dozen local artistes have got the opportunity
Agra: Online booking of tickets to the Taj Mahal will begin from Saturday, according to Survey of India Archaeological (ASI) officials.Arrangements for barcode screening and broadband connection have been made at the entrance gates. An
New Delhi: There are different ways of funeral in different parts of the world.While in India some people burn the dead ones and immerse the mortal remains in the holy river, the Tibetan Buddhists dispose
New Delhi: Delhi Police is on alert to avert any terror attack following intelligence inputs issued to states, Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi said Thursday.Bassi said he did not want to go into the details."Officers have
Agra: A 40-member team comprising US security advisers, representatives of the two houses and journalists visited the Taj Mahal in Agra to access security arrangements and logistics, ahead of the US President Barack Obama's India
Washington: A team of researchers from India and the US has found that the browning of the Taj Mahal's iconic marble dome and soaring minarets is due to dust and airborne carbon particles.“Our team was
New Delhi: Who does the Taj Mahal belong to?This question was asked by Assaduddin Owaisi (AIMIM) to Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma when he was responding to supplementary questions on museums.When Dharmendra Yadav (SP) asked the
Lucknow: Days after Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's controversial remark demanding handing over the Taj Mahal to Waqf Board, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Uttar Pradesh unit chief, Laxmi Kant Bajpai, has once again reiterated
New Delhi: India has been ruled by various dynasties, kings and emperors till its independence in 1947.And each of dynasty and empire left their imprints on the land of India in the form of various
New Delhi: India has been a land of cultural kaleidoscope and stands as a biggest example of unity in diversity. One can find mixture of culture, religion, divinity, valor, royalty and much more on the
New Delhi: Taking on senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan for his demand that the Taj Mahal be handed over to Waqf Board, JD(U) today urged Muslims not to fall into such "traps" which are
Ahmedabad: A web portal, which offers an online platform to people to remember and pay tributes to their departed ones through digital obituaries, photographs, biographies and videos on a web page has been developed. Human race
New Delhi: Dr Syed Jamal Hassan, director of Archaeological Survey of India, which looks after the world famous Taj Mahal in Agra, today said, the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan had clearly decreed that the 17th
New Delhi: It seems like Taj Mahal, the world famous white-marbled monument of love, is fast losing its sheen, at least among foreigners. Between 2012 and 2013, the number of tourists to the monument has
Rampur: Uttar Pradesh Minister and senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has suggested that the Taj Mahal and the income generated through it should be handed over to the Wakf Board contending that the monument
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking prompt action on issues like e-ticketing facility for tourists coming to the Taj Mahal in Agra.In his letter, Yadav said
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