We will not be able to prove claim to Taj Mahal, UP Sunni Waqf Board tells Supreme Court

The board, however, urged the court to list the monument as its property.

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· Apr 17, 2018 · 05:36 pm

Agra storm brings minaret at Taj Mahal gate crashing down, 15 killed in different parts of district

The northwest pillar on top of the Darwaza-e-Rauza, a stone flower vase and a brass filial were damaged in the disaster.

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· Apr 12, 2018 · 11:20 am

Supreme Court wants to see papers signed by Shah Jahan after Sunni Waqf board says it owns Taj Mahal

‘Who in India will believe it belongs to the waqf board,’ the bench asked while hearing a petition filed by the Archaeological Survey of India.

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· Apr 11, 2018 · 09:53 am

Archaeological Survey of India proposes to cap domestic visitors to Taj Mahal at 40,000 per day

It has also recommended that each ticket should be valid for only three hours.

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· Jan 03, 2018 · 01:56 pm

'The most beautiful building in all the world': Visiting the Taj Mahal via internet footage

The ASI recently proposed that visiting hours at the world wonder should be restricted.

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· Aug 24, 2016 · 01:00 pm

Taj Mahal the mausoleum is magnificent – but Taj Mahal the complex is even better

The mausoleum forms only a part of the architectural richness of the complex. What are the other fascinating features?

Sidin Vadukut

· May 10, 2015 · 09:00 am

The Taj Mahal is an ode to eternal romance. Or is it?

Why Shah Jahan visited the fabulous mausoleum just once after it was completed, how it was built in Agra, and a host of other enduring controversies.

Sidin Vadukut

· Mar 15, 2015 · 09:00 am

Before Tejo Mahalaya, there was that other controversy about the marble building in Agra

For years, theories floated around crediting the Taj Mahal’s architecture to an Italian architect or a French jeweller.

Sidin Vadukut

· Jan 06, 2015 · 06:00 am