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Minor gangraped in Agra, 1 accused hangs himself before cops can catch him

The survivor was abducted in an autorickshaw by the accused, who gangraped her near a drain on the outskirts of a UP village, said police.

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.

On Camera

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.