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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.

One Agra lawyer, 5 cases, a fight for Hindu pride—Taj Mahal to Jama Masjid, Salim Chisti dargah

The lawyer devotes long hours to history and archaeology books to strengthen his cases—from Baburnama to Cunnigham and old annual reports of ASI.

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Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

Unclaimed deposits worth Rs 67,000 crore lying in banks, 87% in public sector banks alone, Parliament told

SBI holds Rs 19,239 crore in unclaimed deposits, or 26% of the abandoned money in public banking system. PNB, Canara Bank follow.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.