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Sushma Swaraj sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government on the assault One of the two Swiss tourists attacked and badly injured near Agra five days ago was discharged from Delhi's Apollo Hospital on Thursday even as five people, including three minors, were taken into custody for the crime. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who visited Agra, promised better security for tourists. Sushma seeks report External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said while Marie Droz had been discharged from the hospital, her male friend Quentin Jeremy Clerc's condition was improving. The Swiss embassy in New Delhi confirmed the October 22 attack and said it was providing them consular services. The ugly attack took place when the young couple was walking alongside a train track in  Fatehpur Sikri  near Agra. Clerc was left with a fractured skull and several bruises. Senior Superintendent of Police Agra, Amit Pathak, said late on Thursday evening that fiv...

The Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world does not excite the imagination of Yogi Adityanath's administration The  Taj Mahal  may be one of the ‘seven wonders of the world,’ attracting millions of tourists each year, but it has failed to feature in Uttar Pradesh’s latest tourism booklet. The 32-page booklet, which has the famed Ganga aarti as its cover image, has been printed to promote the tourist spots in Uttar Pradesh, but surprisingly the most prominent and popular one is missing. Latest Current Affairs  : Titled Apaar Sambhavnaye or ‘Boundless Possibilities’, the brochure released by the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department displays most of the other cultural and heritage sites in the State, particularly those associated with the Hindu religious tourism. Earlier, it was also reported that the BJP Government in the state had not included Taj Mahal as part of Uttar Pradesh's "cultural heritage". Taj Mahal irrelevant to Indian culture - UP CM ...