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Eye on rabies-free status, Agra to launch mega drive to ‘vaccinate, sterilise every dog on streets’

Animal Welfare Officer Dr Ajay Kumar Singh says Agra civic body plans to rope in private agency that will aim to vaccinate 250-300 dogs per day, and make pet registration mandatory.

Tucked away in ravines near Agra, an ashram gears up to celebrate ‘second homecoming’ of Ram

‘Kalash yatra’ & ‘bhandara’ to be organised at Shringi Rishi Ashram, near Agra’s Singna village, on 22 January to celebrate consecration of idol of Ram at temple in Ayodhya.

Insect invasion? ASI launches a ‘year-long study’ to prevent Taj Mahal from turning green

Goeldichironomus, a small insect thriving in the polluted waters of the Yamuna, on the banks of which the Taj is built, has been turning the monument green with its droppings since 2015.

UP cardiologist jailed for putting substandard pacemakers while billing expensive devices

The assistant professor at the UP University of Medical Sciences in Saifai was under the scanner for his expensive lifestyle and foreign trips.

Bid to rename Aligarh as ‘Harigarh’ gets civic body nod, SP decries ‘lack of procedure’

Aligarh mayor says renaming of Aligarh Muslim University was a possibility, but only if district representatives took that decision.

21 yrs after attack, Aligarh Police arrest man accused of throwing acid on 14-yr-old girl

The survivor, now 35, says the accused Arif is her sister’s brother-in-law, wants him to get the ‘punishment he deserves for destroying her life’.

Agra court hands two life imprisonment for killing Dalit man 15 years ago

Three people had brutally beaten up victim, a bicycle mechanic, over minor dispute in 2007. Third accused was let off due to lack of evidence.

See Taj Mahal from the sky — Agra to offer tourists hot air balloon rides this week

Agra: Imagine flying high in the sky and gazing at the Taj Mahal from a hot air balloon. This will soon become a reality...

French tourist dies after falling from high platform at Fatehpur Sikri Fort

A group of tourists from France were taking selfies inside Fatehpur Sikri Fort when the wooden railing broke. The woman fell off 5-foot-high platform, landing on the stone floor.

Agra cop faces rape charges after alleged molestation of teen, thrashed by local villagers

Sub-inspector of the Barhan station, Sandeep Kumar, is also charged with criminal trespass and has been suspended by Commissioner Pritinder Singh.

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Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.