Taj Mahal Palace Hotel

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The hotel has spent close to Rs 250 crores in renovation. These changes - a homage to the past while future proofing the hotel - have been made to cater to the evolving needs of patrons

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said the key conspirators of the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks continue to remain "protected and unpunished" even today. When it comes to sanctioning terrorists, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has been "regrettably" unable to act in some cases because of "political considerations", he said, in an apparent swipe at China which has blocked the UNSC sanction of Pakistan-based terrorists on several occasions. The minister was delivering inaugural address at the special meeting of the UNSC's Counter-Terrorism Committee on 'Countering the Use of New and Emerging Technologies for Terrorist Purposes.' The first leg of the event is being held at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, one of the targets of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. The second leg will take place in New Delhi on Saturday. "Terrorism may have plagued several regions of the world, but India understands its cost more than others," Jaishankar said. "But with that ...

UN Secy-Gen Antonio Guterres paid tributes to victims of 26/11 terror attacks at Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai and said terror is an absolute "evil" and no reason can justify the act of terrorism

On November 26, 2008, 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists from Pakistan arrived by sea route in Mumbai and opened fire, killing 166 people, including 18 security personnel, and injuring several others during a 60-hour siege in the city. On the 12th anniversary of the ghastly attacks, we bring to you a list of films and documentaries which have, in some way or other, depicted the trauma and terror endured by the victims or captured the courage of security forces and hotel staff.

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A 12-course, customised meal at Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace Hotel is one of the most expensive in the country