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Agra Fort

Agra Fort: It is situated on the west bank of the Yamuna River and two km from Taj Mahal, the Agra fort was started by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1565. The impressive red sandstone fort extends for about 2.5 km and is surrounded by a deep moat which was once filled with water of Yamuna. Though Akbar built it mainly as a military centre, it was under Shahjahan's rule that the fort became more of a mini city. Of the many gates, the only one open to public is the Amar Singh gate, which leads into the fort. Immediately

Taj Mahal Hotel New Delhi

Hotel Taj Mahal About Hotel Taj Mahal The most distinguished address in New Delhi belongs to the city's finest hotel: The Taj Mahal Hotel. Centrally located in the exclusive residential districts of "Lutyens' Delhi", and close to the seat of government. The Taj Mahal is a mere 20-minute drive from the airport and minutes away from the city centre. The Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi is the preferred meeting place of the powerful, the famous and the wise, and home to visiting world leaders. Accommodation There are 300 centrally air-conditioned rooms including 27 suites in the Taj Mahal hotel. There are Superior Rooms

Haveli of Zeenat Mahal

Haveli of Zeenat Mahal: The Haveli of wife of Bahadur Shah Zafar, Zeenat Mahal, is a mansion in disarray. Apart from the Zeenat Mahal Girls’ school it is presently occupied by a grinding mill, nursery for children, a milk shop and few houses. According to the residents it was a huge mansion spreading over almost four acres of land. There were two tunnels which went to the Lal Qila and the Ajmeri Gate respectively.

Heroin worth $1 mn seized in Delhi, two arrested (Roundup)

New Delhi : Indias Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Sunday seized 4.5 kg of heroin worth Rs.45 million ($1 million) from two people here in what is believed to be one of the biggest drug hauls in recent times in the country, officials said. Padamvir Singh and Sarfaroz Khan were arrested from near the Millennium Park on the ring road in east Delhi. The duo had brought the contraband from Agra in Uttar Pradesh, officials said. The NCB, which had prior information about the consignment, had laid a trap to nab the duo. They were coming from Agra (Uttar Pradesh) in

Red Fort

Red Fort: The Red Fort, with a circumference of over 2.2 kilometers, was laid out by the banks of the Yamuna River in the 17th century. The Mughal emperor Shajahan built it with the ambition of concentrating the Mughal power in one monument. Monument is perhaps not the right word. A mini-city is more like it. Unfortunately for the emperor, before he could move his capital from Agra to Shahjahanabad in Delhi, he was taken a political prisoner by his son Aurangazeb. The fort is a delight to one's imagination. Imagine the Naqqar Khana (Drum room) also called Naubat Khana