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Topic: Agra

Hindu Mahasabha moves court against Shah Jahan’s annual ‘urs’ at Taj Mahal. ASI says no bar on event

Agra civil court accepted ring-wing outfit’s petition, to be heard on 4 March. Hindu Mahasabha claims no religious programmes are allowed inside ASI-protected monuments.

Krishna’s birthplace to Ram’s land in 2 hrs under helicopter service connecting 6 UP dists to Ayodhya

Copters will fly from Agra, Mathura, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Lucknow, & Prayagraj to Ayodhya. Launch to take place in state capital this week.

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...

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.