An anonymous telephonic warning forced security forces to comb the Taj Mahal for a hidden bomb on Wednesday afternoon, but it proved to be a hoax call.

Police and the bomb disposal squad scanned the

More than 20,000 people built the Taj Mahal in 22 years in the 17th century. Just 10 km away, another mausoleum that could possibly rival the Taj has taken a century and the labour of some six generat

A private firm, whose helicopter made four unannounced sorties over Taj Mahal on December 14 sending security officials into tizzy, has claimed that it had taken permission from Archaeological Survey

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has filed a police complaint after a private company's helicopter flew 11 rounds over the Taj Mahal, causing alarm among conservationists.

ASI's caretaker of

The scare abroad over the superbug or NDM-1 (New Delhi Metallo beta lactamase) in 2010 was deliberately created to tarnish India’s image as a medical tourism destination, says V.M.

“I wanted to come to India my whole life, so I am very excited,” said Hollywood heartthrob Tom Cruise as he made a brief visit to Taj Mahal in Agra on Saturday.
The 49-year-old superstar is on a two-day promotional visit in the country for his

In 1942, a team of British archaeologists handed over 42 drawings and established 104 permanent benchmarks that helped provide a roadmap on the “health” of India’s best loved monument.

These were to

The Taj Mahal, one of the finest monuments in the world, is fast losing its lustre. Its famous white marble is turning yellow, thanks to increasing levels of water and air pollution around Agra.

Wors

A Survey of India team on Friday began checking the foundations of the Taj Mahal following a directive from the Supreme Court.

Scores of foreign tourists felt cheated when the Taj Mahal did not don a blue hue Sunday evening, as projected by managers of a diabetes awareness campaign.