Taj Mahal
A woman mourns following the death of a relative in an explosion at a scrapyard in Agra on April 25, 2013. An explosion in a scrapyard near the world-famous Taj Mahal in northern India city of Agra killed two men and injured a woman, police said Thursday. The blast occurred four kilometers (two miles) from the white marble mausoleum, known as the 'monument of love,' as scrapyard workers attempted to separate explosives from metal scrap bought from the army.
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High-profile rapes threaten India tourism business
fearing the manager was trying to break into her room to sexually assault her. That incident happened in Agra, home to the Taj Mahal , one of India's chief tourist attractions.Merchants say India is being unfairly singled out, but perception is everything Read more »
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The City of Love and the Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal is a dream come true. Set in the city of Agra, aka, the city of love, this mausoleum built by Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife is truly one of the few sites around the world that lives up to the hype. Built of beautiful marble, the Indian 5/20/13 from Travel Blog Read more »
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Summer evaporates love for the Taj
few and far between. “Had it not been for the jayreens (pilgrims) returning from the Ajmer urs, the number of visitors at the Taj Mahal would have dropped to a trickle from thousands daily that make a beeline to enter the 17th century monument of love,” said 5/20/13 from Deccan Herald Read more »
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When Britten-Pears found ‘the real thing’
(SUFFOLK): A handwritten note on the letterhead of Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel — dating back to the 1950s — has for the first time brought to light the admiration two of Britain's greatest musical geniuses, composer Benjamin Britten and opera singer Peter Pears, from Times of India Read more »
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India From the Archives
photograph of the Taj Mahal taken in the late 19th century from the bank of the Yamuna River, in the city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The white marble complex dates back to the mid-17th century, when Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned it as a mausoleum for from Wall Street Journal Read more »
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In the city
will be performed by P C Sorcar Jr. labelled as the Merchant of Vanish owing to his spectacular display of skills in making Taj Mahal disappear for 2 minutes in front of a crowd in full daytime and making Victoria Memorial disappear while celebrating 300th from Deccan Herald Read more »
