Even as the film has come under some criticism for casting doubts on the monument’s well-established history, such claims ...

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There is a “foul smell” in the air near one of India’s most popular tourist attractions – and officials there are hoping President Trump won’t notice. The city of Agra, home of the famed Taj Mahal – ...

A river that runs through the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has risen to lap the compound walls of the iconic Taj Mahal in Agra city, causing concern about damage to the 17th-century white ...

Five years after a four-day rampage claimed the lives of 164 people in Mumbai, the center-piece of the city’s luxury hotels is finally seeing a turnaround. The Taj Mahal Palace, not to be mistaken for ...

The Taj Mahal, an Indian heritage icon, faced utilitarian views during British rule, with a persistent but unproven story of ...

India's most famous monument, the Taj Mahal, is at the center of a bitter controversy stirred up by Hindu nationalists who say the Muslim emperor who built India's iconic monument was a "traitor." The ...

Two bombs exploded and a train nearly derailed Saturday in the northern Indian city of Agra, home to the Taj Mahal mausoleum, days after the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, threatened to ...

One of India’s most famous landmarks, the Taj Mahal, is planning to place a three-hour cap on visits to avoid overcrowding at the popular tourist location. The enormous white marble tomb, listed as a ...

Visitors are capped at 5,000 a day. Everyone must wear a mask and have their temperature taken. Tickets are digital. Selfies are allowed, but no group photos. And no touching the gleaming white marble ...