Sofia Lotto Persio reports mainly on Asia and gender issues for Newsweek. She previously covered international affairs with a specific focus on Europe and the Middle East for IBTimes UK. She follows ...

India's Taj Mahal, an Ivory White-colored marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna River, has changed color through the past years due to pollution. The extent of the damage brought by ...

India’s iconic Taj Mahal has turned a sickly color. Its regal white walls have been stained brown and green by insects and pollution, and the country’s Supreme Court is urging the government to do ...

NEW DELHI — The Taj Mahal, that shining white monument to love, is turning a little … green. And yellow. And black. And India’s Supreme Court is not pleased. “You all appear to be helpless,” a Supreme ...

Here's what that looked like across the festival calendar and why a festival circuit run at Taj Mahal is a must when in New ...

The Taj Mahal was originally imagined as a symbol of love, built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. But since its commission in the 17th century, the marble marvel has become ...

Reporting from Agra, India — India’s most famous poet, Rabindranath Tagore, once wrote that the Taj Mahal stood on the banks of the Yamuna River “like a teardrop suspended on the cheek of time.” One ...

The Taj Mahal, an Indian heritage icon, faced utilitarian views during British rule, with a persistent but unproven story of ...

India’s iconic Taj Mahal has turned a sickly color. Its regal white walls have been stained brown and green by insects and pollution, and the country’s Supreme Court is urging the government to do ...