Topic: Taj Mahal

British tourist in India jumps out hotel window fearing sexual assault

A British woman leaped from her third-floor hotel room in Agra, India when two men entered her room at 4 a.m.

Latest gang rape in India highlights risks for women, this time foreigners (+video)

Police have made three arrests in the alleged gang rape of a Swiss tourist who was camping on a bicycle trip with her husband. 

Trump Plaza sold: Atlantic City boardwalk centerpiece goes for bargain $20M

The Meruelo Group of Downey, California, plans to close the deal by May 31. It is the lowest price ever paid for a casino in Atlantic City.

Progress Watch India and Pakistan sign landmark visa deal

For the first time ever, the two nuclear rivals have introduced tourist visas, sparking excited Facebook posts from Pakistanis eyeing a trip to the Taj Mahal and Indians looking to visit Harappa.

Horizons Google Knowledge Graph attempts 'next generation of search'

Google has introduced a new search feature called Knowledge Graph – a kind of companion to the recently-launched Search Plus Your World. 

The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City

From Brooklyn to Philly to Houston: Is the American city of today becoming more like Paris?

Elizabeth Taylor auction nets record millions (VIDEO)

At Elizabeth Taylor auction world-renowned jewels took in $116 million. 

Top Picks: Remembering 9/11

'Engineering Ground Zero' on PBS, The New York Philharmonic plays Mahler's Resurrection Symphony also on PBS, Paul McCartney's 'Concert for New York City' on Showtime, and more.

Surging BRIC middle classes are eclipsing global poverty

By 2022, those living in poverty will be a minority for the first time, as the global middle class – particularly from BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) nations – surges. Does new affluence signal shifting global power?

Mother's Day tea

A Mother's Day tea can be the sweetest space between lunch and dinner.

10 top royal love stories

Our fascination with the romance between Prince William and Kate Middleton is nothing new. The world has always loved a royal love story and a stack of books from over the ages proves that to be true. Here are 10 of the most interesting.

Record Store Day: Five gems worth hunting for

Saturday is Record Store Day, an occasion to give thanks to the socially challenged luddites and misfits who are bravely and somewhat foolishly keeping the big 12-inchers alive and rotating from coast to coast! Huzzah! And Gabba Gabba Hey, y'all! I confess without shame that, many years ago as an art student, I spent most of my tuition money at one such hot, dusty vinyl den, Aron Records on Melrose Ave. in Hollywood, Calif. It was in Aron's burgeoning bins of advance DJ copies (50 cents each) that I discovered a young, wildly talented Elton John, stumbled upon the great Ry Cooder and the criminally underrated Little Feat, fell hard for Dusty Springfield, and built my voluminous Monk collection. And that was just my first semester. As you might imagine, I've unearthed a few treasures over the years at Aron, Rhino Records, and other favorite haunts. Here are five gems that you'll never see warping in the sun at a garage sale at my house.

3 intriguing books you may have missed in 2010

Here are three good reads that might have flown under your radar this year. Before you get inundated with 2011 releases, we recommend that you take a look.

LEGO Taj Mahal sales skyrocket after soccer star David Beckham builds one

LEGO Taj Mahal sales increased 633 percent after David Beckham gave it an endorsement.

Demon Sheep: the sequel, starring Carly Fiorina

Former Hewlett-Packard honcho Carly Fiorina, a candidate for US Senate, put out a bizarre political ad depicting a Republican primary competitor as a red-eyed sheep. Now, she's the 'demon sheep' in a Democratic video.

Oprah: New talk show will take her around the world

Oprah Winfrey’s new show will debut in 2011, after ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ closes shop, and will travel abroad to interview guests in their own backyard.

India tour: How one impoverished teen helps preserve 700-year-old landmark

Youths living in New Delhi’s historic Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti neighborhood are being trained as India tour guides in an effort to protect the ruins but also support livelihoods.

Santa tracker? NORAD and Google Maps show the way

Online Santa trackers get fancy this year with 3D animations, video, and live interactive maps.

Mayawati: Indian politician refuses to stop erecting statues of herself.

India's low-caste political leader, Mayawati, has spent $500 million on statues of herself and others. But to supporters, the statues symbolize her monumental success.

Thailand: Canine ambassador makes case for street dogs

Germany: Dresden's World Heritage status falls to modern development

China: In land of superlatives, world's largest golf resort gets even bigger