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After Paresh Rawal's Taj Story Poster Controversy, Makers Say Film Doesn't Claim A Shiv Temple Exists Within Taj Mahal
The movie is slated to release in theatres on October 31, 2025
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Live Updates: Siddaramaiah's Jibe At PM Modi On Row Over Anantkumar Hegde
Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde, who is not new to courting controversy with his bizarre takes on sensitive issues, waded into the territory of wild theories on Sunday with comments from who built the Taj Mahal to how to keep "Hindu girls" safe.
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"If A Hand Touches A Hindu Girl...": Union Minister's Spin On Justice
Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde, who is not new to courting controversy with his bizarre takes on sensitive issues, waded into the territory of wild theories on Sunday with comments from who built the Taj Mahal to how to keep "Hindu girls" safe.
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Karnataka Floor Test Live: Supreme Court To Hear Congress Plea Against KG Bopaiah At 10:30AM
The BS Yeddyurappa-led BJP government in Karnataka has been asked by the Supreme Court to take floor test tomorrow at 4 pm. The court today resumed hearing a petition filed by Congress- Janata Dal Secular (JDS) combine challenging Karnataka Governor's controversial invitation to the BJP's BS Yeddyurappa to become chief minister, the Congress and th...
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After Attack On Swiss Couple, Yogi Adityanath's Photos With Foreigners
Yogi Adityanath made his first visit as Chief Minister to the country's most popular tourist spot today - he visited the Taj Mahal amid extensive commentary against the 17th century monument by several leaders from his party, the BJP, and asserted, "Why get into who built the Taj and why? What is important is that it was built with the labour of In...
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'How Times Change': Akhilesh Yadav Mocks Yogi Adityanath's Taj Mahal Trip
Yogi Adityanath's predecessor Akhilesh Yadav has mocked the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's visit to the Taj Mahal and his broom-wielding cleanliness drive there, alleging he was forced to go after a row over controversial statements made by leaders of his party the BJP against the famous 17th century architectural marvel.
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As Yogi Adityanath Visits Taj, His Lawmakers Insist a Temple Stood There
Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, arrived at the Taj Mahal in Agra on Thursday morning to cheers "Jai Shri Ram." It's his first visit to the monument as chief minister, the first also by any BJP chief minister, and is seen as damage control after he and other party leaders made several controversial statements about the dazzling marble...
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Indians Built Taj, Nothing Else Matters, Says Yogi Adityanath: 10 Facts
AGRA: Yogi Adityanath picked up the broom today as he arrived at the spectacular Taj Mahal in Agra amid a series of controversial statements by some leaders and ministers from his party, the BJP, against the 17th-century monument including denouncing it as "a blot on Indian culture". At a public meeting later, the 45-year-old Chief Minister, refer...
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Taj Mahal Is A Beautiful Graveyard, Says Haryana Minister
Amid the controversy over BJP leader Sangeet Som's remarks on the Taj Mahal, Haryana Minister Anil Vij today described the monument as a "beautiful graveyard".
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Taj Mahal Finds Place Of Pride In UP Government's 2018 Calendar
The Taj Mahal, which has been in the centre of controversies, has finally found a place of pride in the 2018 calender brought out by the Uttar Pradesh government.
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Taj Mahal Built By Blood, Sweat of Indians, Says Yogi Adityanath
The Taj Mahal was "built by the blood and sweat of Indians", Yogi Adityanath said today, tackling a controversy over a leader of his party BJP describing the world-renowned monument as a "blot on Indian culture" and a "symbol of slavery... built by traitors".
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Why Only Taj Mahal, Destroy Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament, Says Azam Khan
After a BJP leader's controversial comments describing the Taj Mahal has a "blot on Indian culture", Samajwadi Party lawmaker Azam Khan said today, "Why only Taj Mahal, Parliament and Rashtrapati Bhavan are also symbols of slavery and should be demolished."
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'Taj Built By Traitors,' Says BJP's Sangeet Som, Hate-Speech Giver
The world-renowned Taj Mahal has been dragged into a row after it was left out of the Uttar Pradesh tourism booklet recently. Now Sangeet Som, a controversial lawmaker of the ruling BJP, has called it a "blot on Indian culture" and a monument built by "traitors".
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Indian Billionaire's Australia Mansion 'Taj Mahal On-The-Swan' To Be Demolished
A 70-million-dollar unfinished mega mansion dubbed 'Taj Mahal on-the-Swan' owned by controversial Indian billionaire businessman Pankaj Oswal in Australia's Perth is set to be torn down by the city council, amid allegations of unpaid taxes and violation of building code.
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Hand Over Taj Mahal to Waqf Board, Demands Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan
Senior Samajwadi Party leader and state Minority Affairs Minister Azam Khan today triggered a controversy when he demanded that the iconic Taj Mahal be handed over to the Sunni Waqf Board since it was a mausoleum of two Muslims.
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After Paresh Rawal's Taj Story Poster Controversy, Makers Say Film Doesn't Claim A Shiv Temple Exists Within Taj Mahal
The movie is slated to release in theatres on October 31, 2025
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Live Updates: Siddaramaiah's Jibe At PM Modi On Row Over Anantkumar Hegde
Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde, who is not new to courting controversy with his bizarre takes on sensitive issues, waded into the territory of wild theories on Sunday with comments from who built the Taj Mahal to how to keep "Hindu girls" safe.
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"If A Hand Touches A Hindu Girl...": Union Minister's Spin On Justice
Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde, who is not new to courting controversy with his bizarre takes on sensitive issues, waded into the territory of wild theories on Sunday with comments from who built the Taj Mahal to how to keep "Hindu girls" safe.
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Karnataka Floor Test Live: Supreme Court To Hear Congress Plea Against KG Bopaiah At 10:30AM
The BS Yeddyurappa-led BJP government in Karnataka has been asked by the Supreme Court to take floor test tomorrow at 4 pm. The court today resumed hearing a petition filed by Congress- Janata Dal Secular (JDS) combine challenging Karnataka Governor's controversial invitation to the BJP's BS Yeddyurappa to become chief minister, the Congress and th...
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After Attack On Swiss Couple, Yogi Adityanath's Photos With Foreigners
Yogi Adityanath made his first visit as Chief Minister to the country's most popular tourist spot today - he visited the Taj Mahal amid extensive commentary against the 17th century monument by several leaders from his party, the BJP, and asserted, "Why get into who built the Taj and why? What is important is that it was built with the labour of In...
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'How Times Change': Akhilesh Yadav Mocks Yogi Adityanath's Taj Mahal Trip
Yogi Adityanath's predecessor Akhilesh Yadav has mocked the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's visit to the Taj Mahal and his broom-wielding cleanliness drive there, alleging he was forced to go after a row over controversial statements made by leaders of his party the BJP against the famous 17th century architectural marvel.
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As Yogi Adityanath Visits Taj, His Lawmakers Insist a Temple Stood There
Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, arrived at the Taj Mahal in Agra on Thursday morning to cheers "Jai Shri Ram." It's his first visit to the monument as chief minister, the first also by any BJP chief minister, and is seen as damage control after he and other party leaders made several controversial statements about the dazzling marble...
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Indians Built Taj, Nothing Else Matters, Says Yogi Adityanath: 10 Facts
AGRA: Yogi Adityanath picked up the broom today as he arrived at the spectacular Taj Mahal in Agra amid a series of controversial statements by some leaders and ministers from his party, the BJP, against the 17th-century monument including denouncing it as "a blot on Indian culture". At a public meeting later, the 45-year-old Chief Minister, refer...
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Taj Mahal Is A Beautiful Graveyard, Says Haryana Minister
Amid the controversy over BJP leader Sangeet Som's remarks on the Taj Mahal, Haryana Minister Anil Vij today described the monument as a "beautiful graveyard".
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Taj Mahal Finds Place Of Pride In UP Government's 2018 Calendar
The Taj Mahal, which has been in the centre of controversies, has finally found a place of pride in the 2018 calender brought out by the Uttar Pradesh government.
-
Taj Mahal Built By Blood, Sweat of Indians, Says Yogi Adityanath
The Taj Mahal was "built by the blood and sweat of Indians", Yogi Adityanath said today, tackling a controversy over a leader of his party BJP describing the world-renowned monument as a "blot on Indian culture" and a "symbol of slavery... built by traitors".
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Why Only Taj Mahal, Destroy Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament, Says Azam Khan
After a BJP leader's controversial comments describing the Taj Mahal has a "blot on Indian culture", Samajwadi Party lawmaker Azam Khan said today, "Why only Taj Mahal, Parliament and Rashtrapati Bhavan are also symbols of slavery and should be demolished."
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'Taj Built By Traitors,' Says BJP's Sangeet Som, Hate-Speech Giver
The world-renowned Taj Mahal has been dragged into a row after it was left out of the Uttar Pradesh tourism booklet recently. Now Sangeet Som, a controversial lawmaker of the ruling BJP, has called it a "blot on Indian culture" and a monument built by "traitors".
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Indian Billionaire's Australia Mansion 'Taj Mahal On-The-Swan' To Be Demolished
A 70-million-dollar unfinished mega mansion dubbed 'Taj Mahal on-the-Swan' owned by controversial Indian billionaire businessman Pankaj Oswal in Australia's Perth is set to be torn down by the city council, amid allegations of unpaid taxes and violation of building code.
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Hand Over Taj Mahal to Waqf Board, Demands Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan
Senior Samajwadi Party leader and state Minority Affairs Minister Azam Khan today triggered a controversy when he demanded that the iconic Taj Mahal be handed over to the Sunni Waqf Board since it was a mausoleum of two Muslims.
