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Friday, January 9, 2026
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Topic: Agra

Taj Mahal fades from view as dense fog engulfs Agra

Visuals from the Taj View Point ADA showed the iconic monument barely visible. Similar conditions were witnessed in Ayodhya, where a dense layer of fog covered the city.

IAF’s leased KC-135 lands in Agra, American firm’s pilots to man mid-air refueller

India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance and serviceability issues.

Another Agra professor accused of sexual harassment by research scholar, POSH inquiry underway

The student's family has also complained to the college management, it is learnt. The professor has, however, denied all allegations.

Debate on teacher-researcher relationships at Agra university after sexual exploitation FIR against prof

FIR against professor of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra, accused of having sex with researcher under 'false promise' of marriage, then threatening to kill her when she threatened to go public.

Speeding car kills 5 pedestrians, injures 2 in Agra

The accident occured near Central Hindi Institute when the speeding car hit the road divider and veered off. The car driver has been arrested and the vehicle seized.

Monumental step: Rickety stairs to the Taj’s main mausoleum to be replaced with Sal wood & steel

Agra: The creaky and worn-out wooden stairs leading to the Taj Mahal's main mausoleum will soon be replaced with new steps made from Sal...

Hands & legs tied, elderly father left in locked car by Maharashtra family as they go off to see Taj Mahal

Parking staff noticed the man, in his seventies, lying unconscious, and broke the car windows to get him out.

No air conditioning, no marriage: Agra bride walks out on wedding, dowry case follows

Police say the bride told her parents that in a house where there is no respect for her and such a basic facility could not be arranged, her life would 'become hell', and she refused to marry.

Uprising in Pakistan, hope in Agra’s ‘mini Balochistan’ where families still dream of a freed homeland

Agra is home to Balochi families, many of whose elders arrived after 1947. Though they consider themselves lucky to escape persecution, yearning of freedom from Pakistan remains.

Indian cricketer Deepti Sharma accuses teammate Arushi Goel of Rs 25 lakh fraud, theft

An FIR has been lodged against Goel & her parents at Sadar Police Station in Agra based on complaint by Sharma's brother. The 2 cricketers have played together in the domestic circuit.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.