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Agra mechanic arrested for rape, extortion of minor, took fake social media name to prey on her

Car mechanic Sahil Khan is in jail for repeated rape, blackmail; he befriended girl under the name ‘Divyangshu Aggarwal’.

‘Hurt sentiments,’ Hindu outfit will give Rs 10 lakh to anyone who slaps actor Akshay Kumar

Agra’s Rashtriya Hindu Parishad Bharat has warned of sustained protests if the movie is not taken off theatres.

BJP leader Mahesh Baghel, declared dead, regains consciousness as relatives prepare for cremation

On Sunday night, Baghel’s health deteriorated. After a thorough physical examination, doctors declared the politician dead, citing organ failure as the cause.

After MP, purported video of youth ‘threatening, urinating on’ another in Agra goes viral. 2 arrested

According to Agra police, incident — which comes weeks after similar video of man purportedly urinating on tribal person in MP — took place in city's Sikandra police station area 3-4 months ago.

Agra footwear factories shut down opposing govt’s ISI mark mandate

Shoe manufacturers have termed the Bureau of Indian Standards mandate as ‘black law’. All shoe factories and shops in Agra remained closed on Monday.

Agra police arrest five men for assaulting Delhi tourist during Shiv Parikrama

The Delhi couple embroiled into a tussle with some locals, after which the man was beaten brutally by the local men for several minutes.

Agra & Varanasi among 4 UP cities set to issue municipal bonds to raise money for infra development

New Delhi: The municipal corporations of four Tier-2 cities in Uttar Pradesh — Agra, Kanpur, Prayagraj and Varanasi — will issue municipal bonds by...

Akbar’s Navratna Court gathers dust behind closed doors at Fatehpur Sikri

Statues of Emperor Akbar and his Navratnas were installed at a cost of about Rs 10 lakh, but a lock was placed on the Center during Covid period, which has not been opened to date.

Footwear manufacturers in Agra threaten business shutdown over govt’s ISI mark mandate

The recent move by Centre, which requires ISI marks on all footwear priced above Rs. 150, has sparked concerns among small businesses in the cottage footwear manufacturing sector.

Locked & chained inside car, pet dog dies as owners roam Taj Mahal

A video of the dead dog has gone viral on social media, and the pet is seen lying lifeless on the footboard between the front and rear seats.

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No one should have to choose between a roof and two meals. But India’s migrants do, every day

India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India’s air defence system foiled 1,000 Pakistani drone attacks on 9 May—Modi tells Parliament

New Delhi: India’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 1,000 drones and missiles launched by Pakistan on 9 May during Op Sindoor, Prime 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.