Posts Tagged ‘mahal’

The Red Taj Mahal and the Dutch Hessings of India

When we ask an average European family on a trip to India what they are hoping to see, their preference and plan, the answer we tend to get is: ‘the beautiful Taj Mahal Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Asia Read Later  Source Views: 0

Weapon-Holding Ayodhya Seer Blocked from Taj Mahal Sparks Protests

This week, security guards at the Taj Mahal, the enormous 17th century white marble mausoleum built in Agra by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, forbade entry to Ayodhya-based Hindu seer Read more Section:  News General Ancient Places Asia Read Later  Views: 0

Trump’s Taj Mahal tour guide and others out of work since COVID lockdown

In late February last year Nitin Singh, a tourist guide at the famous Taj Mahal in Agra was on top of the world. He had been entrusted with the prestigious task of showing US President Donald Trump the Mughal monument to love during his tour of India as part of the ‘Namaste Trump’ event organised […]

AOC Cries At Taj Mahal After Racist Travel Ban

AGRA—After President Joe Biden announced a ban on travel from India, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wasted no time condemning the act as racist. She immediately scheduled a flight to India, where she participated in a photo op in front of the Taj Mahal, with the congresswoman openly weeping over this “act of bigotry and hate.” “We […]

Indian police evacuate iconic Taj Mahal after bomb threat

A bomb disposal squad has been deployed to Indian national treasure, the Taj Mahal after a phone tip. The police say they are “99 percent” sure it was merely a prank call, but had to act as a precaution. Tourists were evacuated from the world-famous palace in Agra on Thursday morning following the anonymous bomb […]

Crowds flock to Taj Mahal as restrictions lifted despite rising Covid cases

Tens of thousands of tourists have bought entrance tickets for the Taj Mahal as authorities lifted the cap on the number of visitors set during the pandemic. India’s Covid caseload continues to rise but the infection rate has come down significantly from a mid-September peak and the country has been opening up in order to […]

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