The Taj Mahal Palace is a prestigious hotel located in the Colaba region of Mumbai, India, next to the Gateway of India.
From an historical and architectural point of view, The Taj Mahal Palace and the Tower are two distinct buildings, built at different times and in different architectural designs. The "Tower" refers to the Taj Intercontinental.
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Coordinated terror attacks struck the heart of Mumbai, India’s commercial capital, on November 26 2008, killing more than 100 in assaults on multiple locations in the city.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/27/world/asia/27mumbai.html?fta=y
http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,593336,00.html