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  • top 15 indian destinations you must visit

    Top 15 Indian destinations you must visit

    India | June 23, 2014 7:51 IST

    New Delhi: Are you the one who is tired of daily schedule and are desperately looking for a change?  If yes, then you are definitely going to like the 15 most visited places that foreign

  • sonia gandhi s plane makes emergency landing in agra

    Sonia Gandhi's plane makes emergency landing in Agra

    India | May 09, 2014 10:37 IST

    Lucknow: A private plane flying Congress president Sonia Gandhi was forced to make an emergency landing in Agra due to gutsy winds and bad weather in New Delhi late Thursday, an official said Friday.Sources said

  • jaya bachchan to campaign against amar singh for april 24

    Jaya Bachchan to campaign against Amar Singh for April 24 polls

    India | April 20, 2014 13:01 IST

    Agra: All major political parties are now focusing on the seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections April 24 for 117 constituencies in 12 states, with a dozen seats in Uttar Pradesh.According to a revised poll

  • rahul gandhi continues attack on modi s toffee model in agra

    Rahul Gandhi continues attack on Modi's 'toffee' model in Agra

    India | April 16, 2014 9:40 IST

    Agra: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi kept up his attack on BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's 'toffee model' of development that only helped the rich at the cost of the poor.Addressing a public rally

  • agra s free water service completes 30 years

    Agra's free water service completes 30 years

    India | April 14, 2014 12:57 IST

    Agra: An initiative run by volunteers to provide free and cold drinking water to all completes 30 years of service in the Taj city.Each summer, a group of thirst quenchers who have banded themselves together

  • extensive damage to agra s potato and mustard crop farmers

    Extensive damage to Agra's potato and mustard crop, farmers on warpath

    India | March 04, 2014 10:24 IST

    Agra: Farmers in Agra and its neighbouring districts are on the warpath demanding compensation for the heavy loss to standing potato and mustard crops by untimely rain and hailstorms.The wet weather has caused extensive damage

  • taj mahotsav kicks off in agra

    Taj Mahotsav kicks off in Agra

    India | February 19, 2014 9:51 IST

    Agra: The 10-day annual cultural festival of ‘Taj Mahotsav' was inaugurated today by the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Minister at Shilpagram auditorium here.  “Around 350 artisans from all over the country are displaying their wares at

  • visitors to be allowed inside taj mahal on fridays

    Visitors to be allowed inside Taj Mahal on Fridays

    India | January 24, 2014 8:00 IST

    Agra: The Taj Mahal will be thrown open for public on Fridays, but the visitors will have to shell out a hefty Rs 5,000 for a special ticket, which will cost 100 USD for a

  • rain hail bring temperature down in agra

    Rain, hail bring temperature down in Agra

    India | January 09, 2014 12:54 IST

    Agra: Brief spells of rain and hail early Thursday intensified the cold conditions in the Taj city and neighbourhood.The minimum temperature In Agra Wednesday was 3.5 degrees Celsius though a clear sky and bright sunshine

  • agra records 0.1 degrees coldest in state

    Agra records 0.1 degrees, coldest in state

    India | January 04, 2014 12:23 IST

    Agra: Agra recorded its coldest night at 0.1 degrees Celsius Friday, the weather officials in Lucknow said, adding the Taj city was the coldest in Uttar Pradesh."Today (Saturday) there is a cloud cover, but last

  • did shah jahan plan to build a black taj mahal

    Did Shah Jahan plan to build a Black Taj Mahal?

    India | June 12, 2014 7:04 IST

    New Delhi: Taj Mahal   was built as the essence of   love and beauty by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. But do you know Shah Jahan would have built

  • national lok adalat settles over 20 00 cases in agra

    National Lok Adalat settles over 20,00 cases in Agra

    India | November 24, 2013 8:49 IST

    Agra: A record 20,091 cases were settled Saturday at the National Lok Adalat organised at the Agra Civil Court, and more than Rs.4 crore collected in fines and penalties, officials said.A large number of family

  • security upped for modi s rally today in agra

    Security upped for Modi's rally today in Agra

    India | November 21, 2013 8:31 IST

    Agra: National Security Guard commandos, Special Task Force personnel from Gujarat and more than 1,000 UP policemen Wednesday turned the Kothi Meena Bazar ground here into a fortress.Security was beefed up for Bharatiya Janata Party's

  • us woman on mission to make agra worthy of taj

    US woman on mission to make Agra worthy of Taj

    India | September 09, 2013 12:05 IST

    Agra: A 30-year-old psychologist and Yoga teacher from New York came to Agra as a tourist but has now decided to stay back to "reform" the city to make it worthy of "such a beautiful

  • agra on alert after communal dispute

    Agra on alert after communal dispute

    India | September 08, 2013 11:23 IST

    Agra:  Police in the Taj city are on high alert after a communal skirmish took place Saturday evening, officials said Sunday.Two groups clashed Saturday in Wazirpura area. No one was injured.Following the volatile situation in

  • record rains in agra

    Record rains in Agra

    India | August 31, 2013 11:21 IST

    Agra: The average annual rainfall of 700 mm has already been breached in Agra district, and early Saturday's downpour set a new record for the month of August, weather officials said.Against an average of 200

  • five killed in road accident near agra

    Five killed in road accident near Agra

    India | August 13, 2013 13:53 IST

    Agra: Five people including two women were killed and four others were injured when their taxi collided head-on with a speeding truck near Agra, police said Tuesday.The accident took place Monday evening on Shamshabad road,

  • five held in agra for harassing us girls

    Five held in Agra for harassing US girls

    India | August 12, 2013 15:56 IST

    Agra, Aug 12: Five students from Delhi who followed a tourist bus with 13 American girls and teachers and made lewd gestures here have been arrested, police said Monday.Police said the incident took place on

  • pakistan presidential candidate was born in agra

    Pakistan presidential candidate was born in Agra

    India | July 26, 2013 19:47 IST

    Agra, July 26: Once again after the jinxed 2001 Vajpayee-Musharraf talks, the Agra connection in India-Pakistan relations figures again with hopes of a friendlier ambience if Agra-born Pakistani presidential candidate Mamnoon Hussain wins the race.Supported

  • sc clears rs.140 crore spruce up near taj

    SC clears Rs.140 crore spruce-up near Taj

    India | July 16, 2013 6:28 IST

    Agra, July 16:  The Supreme Court Monday green signalled a Rs.140 crore plan for beautification and streamlining of civic amenities in Taj Ganj area around the 17th century marble marvel Taj Mahal, officials said here.District

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