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Agra man chargesheeted in a loan default case 2 years after death, 4 sub-inspectors suspended

Pratap Singh died in 2016, but 2018 chargesheet in case of unpaid loan had his signatures. Case of cheating & forgery has been filed against the 4 cops & manager of finance company.

Agra man axed father to settle scores with neighbour who assaulted him and wife, say police

Victim's wife identified four people as attackers. Later, probe revealed some of these men had thrashed her son and daughter-in-law two months earlier.

Armed with land papers, Agra farmer tills park with sunset view of Taj, proposed as ‘cultural hub’

Farmer Munna Lal says his father & uncle were registered cultivators of the land, but it was taken away in urban ceiling action in 1976. However, court ruled in family's favour in 1998.

Agra cops probe suicides of IAF officer, Army captain wife within hours of each other

Captain Renu Tanwar’s family took her body to ancestral home in Rajasthan, while Flight Lieutenant Deen Dayal Deep, originally from Bihar, was cremated in Agra.

Flight lieutenant from Bihar ‘dies by suicide’ at Agra Air Force station. IAF launches probe

Fellow airmen say the officer had ‘laughed & joked’ at dinner the previous night. Police say the 32-yr-old was discovered hanging from ceiling fan in his quarters, no note was found.

Ghaziabad dancer ‘drugged, raped’ over 3 days in Agra. Accused couple ‘tried to force her into sex work’

Police say the woman was invited to perform at a show in Agra. Upon arrival, she was taken to accused Vinay Gupta's flat, where his wife allegedly served her drink laced with sedatives.

In Agra, search underway for man swept away in flooded drain, but assault allegations cloud the hunt

Police & civic officials look for Ravi Kumar, who went missing 3 days ago when heavy rain lashed city. His family claims he was beaten up by his wife’s brothers & thrown into a drain.

NHAI asks Supreme Court to allow felling of over 800 trees in Taj Trapezium Zone for Agra-Gwalior highway

Court submission by highways authority says alternative routes not feasible, and the proposed highway will help save travel time, fuel and transportation costs.

After assault on 2 cops having ‘affair’ in Agra, probe points to internal strife at station

Case pertains to assault whose video was widely shared on social media. An ACP led team is looking into angle of factionalism as probe suggests feud in Rakabganj police station.

SC-appointed panel suggests felling 2,818 trees for road work in Taj zone, 1k fewer than UP proposed

In its report, panel has put conditions for state, including afforestation, before it can begin Agra-Etah stretch work. Court raps govt for ‘casual approach’ to environment.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?