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NEWS ABOUT: Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal stories: 5 news summaries

 21 Killed in India Train Wreck 

Train plows into rear car reserved for women, disabled

Oct 21, 09 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Indian passenger train plowed into another near the Taj Mahal early today, killing 21 people and injuring more than a dozen. The rear car of the struck train, which was reserved for women and disabled passengers, took the brunt of the impact. Soldiers and villagers near the accident in... More »

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India • Taj Mahal • accident • train crash • deaths

 Taj Knockoff Angers India 

Say there might be a copyright issue somehow

Dec 12, 08 2:21 PM CST
(Newser) - A knockoff of the Taj Mahal has caused a full-blown diplomatic incident between India and Bangladesh, the London Times reports, and potentially one of the weirdest copyright disputes ever. Bangladeshi film mogul Ahsanullah Moni began showing his $80 million copy of the Taj this week, enraging Indians. “You... More »

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architecture • India • Taj Mahal • copyright • Bangladesh • building

Riots Break Out Near Taj Mahal

Deaths of 4 Muslims sends Agra into chaos; officials order tourists off the streets

Aug 30, 07 8:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Riots broke out in northern India yesterday after four Muslim youths were crushed to death by a truck while participating in a religious festival. Agra, home to the Taj Mahal, was under a curfew after cars were torched, 50 officers were injured by protesters throwing rocks, and one civilian was... More »

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India • Muslims • Taj Mahal • riots • Agra

7 New Wonders Wear Crown

Online poll spreads the wealth to South America, Asia

Jul 7, 07 6:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - The largest online poll ever conducted wrapped up yesterday, and today the results became official. The seven wonders of the modern world, which were announced in Portugal, include an Asian engineering triumph and a South American religious monument, but not the Great Pyramid of Giza—the Egyptian government refused to... More »

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Brazil • Italy • Taj Mahal • seven wonders • Chichen Itza • Machu Picchu • Christ the Redeemer • Petra, Jordan • Colosseum • Great Wall of China • statue

Taj Mahal
Needs a Facial

India considers mud pack to clean
yellowing monument

May 16, 07 6:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Taj Mahal doesn't have any problems that couldn't be cured by a day at the spa. Centuries of pollution have left the enormous mausoleum with a yellow tinge; to restore its marble to pristine white, India is considering applying a clay mask. More »

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pollution • India • Taj Mahal • mausoleum • clay mask

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