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Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath (Photo: PTI)

After Taj, now Lucknow missing in UP tourism list

The tourism department could have included the Dewa Sharief shrine and the St Joseph's Cathedral in the calendar , said...

21 Oct 2017 9:29 PM GMT

The Taj Mahal controversy

The Taj Mahal controversy

We get celebrities to give their take on a current issue each week and lend their perspective to a much-discussed topic.

21 Oct 2017 7:09 PM GMT

BJP leader Vinay Katiyar. (Photo: PTI)

Taj Mahal was built on Hindu temple, says Vinay Katiyar

Talking to a news channel, Mr Katiyar alleged that Mughal emperor Shahjahan had demolished the Shiv temple to build the...

18 Oct 2017 7:17 PM GMT

The Green Tribunal observed that the ecology of the area surrounding the Taj Mahal cannot be compromised. (Photo: PTI)

After being struck off tourism book, Taj Mahal finds place in UP govt...

Gorakhnath Mutt in Gorakhpur, represented by Yogi Adityanath, has also found a place in the calendar.

18 Oct 2017 1:28 PM GMT

BJP leader Vinay Katiyar on Wednesday said it was Lord Shivas temple called Tejo Mahal which was converted into a mausoleum by Shahjahan. (Photo: NAI

Taj Mahal is a mausoleum built on Shiva temple: BJP MLA Vinay Katiyar

Vinay Katiyar said Taj Mahal was constructed by Hindu kings, the rooms and carvings there prove that it was a Hindu...

18 Oct 2017 12:24 PM GMT

Alphons Kannanthanam, Minister of state for tourism (Photo: PTI)

Taj Mahal is India's pride: Tourism minister Alphons Kannanthanam

Union tourism minister said the government had 'elaborate plans' for the historical monument.

18 Oct 2017 8:42 AM GMT

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses a press conference after releasing white paper on completing six months in office, at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

UP CM Yogi Adityanath plans Agra visit in bid for damage control

The Yogi government had stirred up a controversy last month when its official booklet on tourism did not mention the Taj...

17 Oct 2017 7:40 PM GMT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi garlands a statue of Dhanvantari, the god of ayurveda, in New Delhi on Tuesday, the 2nd Ayurveda Day. (Photo: PTI )

We must take pride in our heritage: PM Narendra Modi

The PM said the world was heading back to nature and wellness and Ayurveda was India's strength.

17 Oct 2017 7:35 PM GMT

The Green Tribunal observed that the ecology of the area surrounding the Taj Mahal cannot be compromised. (Photo: PTI)

Monumental neurosis: Taj is India's heritage

Hindu right-wingers need not be liberal secularists, and they should not be.

17 Oct 2017 7:55 PM GMT

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath (Photo: PTI)

Communalising politics before polls in Gujarat

Communal politics and communal history demonise the other in this case India's Muslims.

17 Oct 2017 7:52 PM GMT

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda during a press conference after visiting BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur. (Photo: PTI)

UP CM Yogi Adityanath on damage control after party MLA's 'Taj is a...

A special world-class event will be organised in Ayodhya on Diwali, Yogi Adityanatth said.

17 Oct 2017 8:51 AM GMT

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan. (Photo: PTI/File)

Why only Taj Mahal? Demolish Rashtrapati Bhavan, Qutub Minar too: Azam...

Known for making controversial statements, Khan said that he is always in favour of demolishing monuments signifying...

17 Oct 2017 9:04 AM GMT