Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate a six km long Agra Metro Rail Service's 'priority corridor' between Taj East Gate to Mankameshwar on Wednesday.
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2 passengers die, 6 fall ill on board Patna-Kota Express train
Two passengers died due to health complications and six others fell sick on board the Kota-Patna Express (13237) while journeying from Varanasi en route to Mathura on Sunday.
Man gets 55-year jail for rape of five-yr-old girl in UP
Judge Ritish Sachdeva of the special sessions court (POCSO) has awarded 55 years of rigorous imprisonment to a 25-year-old man after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl in 2019.
Muslims asked to stay away from Dhirendra Shastri
The Bhartiya Muslim Vikas Parishad has also supported the cleric and said that action should be taken against the godman for his controversial statements against the Muslim community.
ASI asked to pay water & property tax on Taj Mahal by Agra Municipal Corporation
The Agra Municipal Corporation in Uttar Pradesh has sent notices to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) asking it to pay Rs 1.9 crore as water tax and Rs 1.5 lakh as property tax on the Taj Mahal, a protected monument.
Two killed, 10 injured as bus rams into truck on Yamuna expressway
Two persons were killed and 10 injured when a double-decker bus collided with a trailer carrying iron rods at around 4 a.m. near Khandoli toll plaza of the Yamuna expressway, passing through Uttar Pradesh's Agra district.
Hindu outfits protest after man barred from entering Taj Mahal with idol
Prince Vajpayee, Conservation Assistant (CA) at Taj Mahal said: "I too have got a video in this regard. But I have no information whether the incident was on Monday or some other day. Will enquire about the incident from the CISF.
Acid attack survivors help others survive during pandemic
In a heart-warming gesture, the acid attack survivors of the now closed Sheroes Hangout Cafe in Agra have started a free food service for the poor from the donations they got to restart the eatery.
19-year-old held for bank fraud
The matter came to light after Bajaj Finance Company manager lodged a police complaint against an unidentified person for taking loan by producing fake documents in Agra, Aligarh, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Mathura and Delhi.
Taj Mahal, Agra Fort to reopen from Monday after 6 months
India's star tourist attraction, the 17th-century monument of love, the Taj Mahal, and the Agra Fort, are all set to reopen from Monday, after an unprecedented closure of six months, due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Agra doctor's killer confesses
Vivek Tiwari is the doctor who was arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Jalaun in connection with the murder of Yogita Gautam, the doctor from Agra. Tiwari has confessed to the crime.
FIR against Agra woman's father, but action after quarantine
Though a case has been filed (first in India) against the father of the 25-year-old woman, wife of the Bengaluru techie who tested COVID-19 positive, no action has been taken so far by the police,
UP AIMIM leader booked for inflammatory post against CAA
Babar, who had contested 2017 Assembly election from the Tundla constituency on an AIMIM ticket, hails from Mohammadpur village. Babar is now absconding after the case was registered against him.
9-foot python visits Taj Mahal
Kartick Satyanarayan, co-founder and CEO of Wildlife SOS, said, 'Rescuing the huge snake was not an easy job as it was surrounded by a large crowd, who wanted to catch a glimpse of it.
Stink is still the flavour of Yamuna in Taj city
Tourists who visit the Taj Mahal and other historical monuments are aghast to see the polluted Yamuna. Many even wonder why Mughal emperor Shah Jahan chose this site for constructing his dream project, according to tourist guide Ved Gautam.
Baby feeding room at Taj from Thursday
An ASI official said a similar baby feeding room is getting ready at the Agra Fort, and within a month, another such centre could come up at Fatehpur Sikri monuments.
Dry Yamuna remains a threat to Mughal monuments
This time of the year, the river is usually in spate, recalls old timer Ganno Pandey. But "so far we see no water flowing down. Only the drains are bringing in lots of pollutants and polythenes," Pandey adds.
FIR against 3 in UP Bar Council chief's murder
Manish Sharma, a lawyer, who fired three shots on Wednesday at Darwesh Yadav, later shot himself in the head, and has been shifted to the Medanta hospital in Gurugram in a critical condition.
UP Bar Council chief shot dead in Agra court
The first woman President of the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council, Darwesh Yadav, was shot dead in Agra Civil courts on Wednesday allegedly by her own colleague Manish Sharma, police said.
Hema Malini to contest again from Mathura LS seat
Popular actor and Mathura MP Hema Malini, who has been busy since morning participating in Holi celebrations in Lord Krishna's land, was Thursday against fielded by her BJP from the seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Activists march to protect Taj from pollution
The protesters said "we want uninterrupted flow of water in the river to ensure that the ambience around the Taj Mahal, the Agra Fort, Itimad-ud-Daula's Tomb and Ram Bagh was transformed and the air pollution brought down".
DMs, SPs of violence-hit MP districts transferred
The farmers agitation entered its eighth day on Thursday. The peasants have been on strike since June 1, demanding loan waiver and fair price for their produce.
Indian American selected among 12 NASA astronaut candidates
He continued on to earn a master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and graduated from the US Naval Test Pilot School.
World's oldest human species' fossils found in Morocco
The institute said the remains of the Homo sapiens, which were found in a remote village called Jbel Irhoud, date back to over 300,000 years ago, Xinhua reported.
Yechury manhandled by two Hindu Sena activists at press meet
The Hindu Sena activists entered the CPI-M office premises in Gole Market area of central Delhi chanting "Bharat Mata ki Jai" and slogans against Yechury, a police official said.