The court said the Taj Mahal would remain open to public during moonlit nights as per schedule.
"Taj is a beautiful piece of architecture, more beautiful than me. I've always regarded it with admiration as it embodies love," Rai said.
The was a lot of drama on Thursday at the court of acting chief justice Amitabh Lala at the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court. A battery of lawyers vehemently opposing an application for withdrawal of a Public Interest Litigation seeking prosecution of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for her alleged involvement in the Rs 175 crore Taj Heritage Corridor scam.
Armed with Rs 650 crore (Rs 6.50 billion) fund for acquisitions, Tata Group firm Indian Hotels Company said on Wednesday that it would open one Taj exotica resort in Mauritius.
The Supreme Court on Thursday clarified that its judgement on former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati was only in Taj Corridor case and it did not go into other aspects including merits of allegation of disproportionate assets amassed by the Bahujan Samaj Party supremo.
The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards were held at Mumbai's Taj Lands End hotel on February 20.
Dressed in traditional finery, Muslims across India offered prayers at mosques and eidgahs on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr on Thursday, marking the end of the holy month of Ramzan.
The CVC has submitted its opinion to the Supreme Court on whether or not former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati be prosecuted in the multi-crore Taj Heritage Corridor scam case on the basis of evidence gathered by Centr
Indian Hotels Company reported a 29 per cent increase in net loss in the first half of this year.
World's leading online travel agency has placed Taj Lands End at Mumbai on its list of world's best-reviewed hotels.
A women offers prayers to the Sun God on the occasion of the Chhath Puja in Bhubaneswar.
The players, who came in batches to see the world heritage monument that symbolises love, were accompanied by their wives.\n
It's time to embrace the cool, calm, pristine wonders of white and its nine serene impressions in Hindi movies.
With the surge in tourist footfalls to Varanasi in 2022, it almost rivals the arrivals in Agra and puts it way ahead of Prayagraj and Ayodhya.
Accused Darvesh Rajbhar is a resident of Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, the official said.
Former PMs, ambassadors and high commissioners, including from Pakistan, are in the list of high profile invitees for the inaugural function of the 350th anniversary fete of the Taj Mahal.
The United Nations has dedicated a solidarity tree in remembrance of victims of terrorism with a solemn ceremony that also honoured victims of the 2008 Mumbai attack, on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the world organisation.
Baga and Gokarna make the list of the world's top 100 beaches.
The architectural gem by the same name built by a Begum of Bhopal in 1874 is in ruins and in danger of being erased from the heritage map of Madhya Pradesh.
The official declaration of the new Seven Wonders of the World will be done in Lisbon at 0145 hours IST on Sunday.
The official declaration of the new Seven Wonders of the World will be done in Lisbon at 0145 hours IST on Sunday.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said he would not be able to attend the flag hoisting function in the new Parliament building on Sunday and expressed disappointment over getting the invite 'quite late'.
Security forces recovered 40 bodies in the first four floors of the six-storeyed Taj Hotel. National Security Guard sources add that four fidayeen (suicide bombers) have been killed in the assault. National Security Guard commandos and personnel of the Mumbai Police are carrying out systematical floor-to-floor cleaning up operations. Most of the hotel has been sanitised by now.
Indian Hotels buys 85% in Claridges subsidiary for Rs 680 crore.
Sea Rock Hotel, one of Mumbai's best-known landmarks since 1978, is changing hands for the second time in four years. Indian Hotels Company Ltd, owners of the Taj properties, on Friday said the company would buy the 400-room hotel located in Bandra from the Delhi-based Claridges, which had acquired the property in 2005.
The year was 2014. A small boy in his teens stood in front of Noida's most famous cricket coach Phool Chand's office room, and there was no parent accompanying him.
Reader Nisha Barretto sent us a picture of Sachin Tendulkar from Mumbai.
A message board on whether readers would vote for the Taj Mahal as one of the 'New Seven Wonders of the World'.
The Taj Mahal Tower hotel, when it reopened on Sunday evening, unveiled a poignant memorial to the victims of the terror attack in its lobby atrium among lit Christmas trees, candles for the victims, reindeers and fairy lights.
The new wonders of the world will be announced at a official declaration ceremony at Lisbon in Portugal on July seven.
For him going into the Taj was his duty just as it was controlling angry rioters at Azad Maidan in August 2012.
Complying with the Supreme Court's directions, the CBI submitted the material -- including the report of its Superintendent of Police under whose supervision the case was investigated -- before the Lucknow court.
In the process, the Coimbatore driver chalked up his sixth straight INRC victory.
The Allahabad High Court reserved its order on three PILs, challenging dropping of proceedings against Chief Minister Mayawati and her cabinet colleague Naseemuddin Siddiqui in the Taj Corridor case.
The Taj Palace, which stands as a grim reminder to the worst terror attack in Mumbai, is now witnessing a lot of activity with employees working tirelessly to prepare a portion of the hotel for receiving guests from December 21.
The National Security Guard chief denied that the terrorists made any move to enter into negotiations by sending demands to the raiding commando units. "We did not received any demand from any of the terrorists," NSG Director General Jyoti Kishan Dutt said.
The local Archeological Survey of India authorities are looking into a complaint that the party accompanying Miss Universe Olivia Culpo during her visit to Taj Mahal allegedly violated rules at the historic monument by advertising a brand of footwear during a photo session.
On Thursday, Prasad resigned as an independent director from the board of Suven Life Sciences. Earlier this week, Prasad had resigned from the boards of GMR Infrastructure, Delhi International Airport Ltd, TVS Motor Company and castings firm Nelcast Ltd.
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