In the early hours of Saturday, soldiers launched a renewed assault on the Taj Mahal Palace hotel.

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The two hotels caught up in the attacks, the Trident-Oberoi and Taj Mahal Palace, reopened for business on Sunday.

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The Taj Mahal Palace has been a Mumbai landmark since 1903.

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Having started with the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in 1903, the company now runs or manages 59 properties in India and another 17 elsewhere on the globe.

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The Taj Mahal Palace and its modern Tower wing stand as an important symbol of the city, attracting crowds of tourists - Indian as well as foreigners.

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At nearly 100 years old, the Taj Mahal Palace is the grandest dame in town -- a hotel that is deeply woven into the history and social fabric of the city.

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Bangalore is also mourning the loss of a leading commando - National Security Guard (NSG) Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan - who was killed during operations to flush out gunmen from the Taj Mahal Palace hotel.

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Beyond the 58 properties across India that have been added since the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel opened in Bombay in 1903, the operation owns or manages 17 hotels and resorts in the Maldives, Mauritius, Malaysia, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Australia, plus the U.K., Africa and the Middle East.

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