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Undertrial in handcuffs disallowed entry to Taj

Agra, July 24 -- Local shopkeepers and residents were taken by surprise at the sight of a handcuffed man accompanied by police personnel at the Taj Mahal - possibly for sight-seeing. The cuffed man w... Read More


First Monday of Sawan brings festivities to Taj city

Agra, July 22 -- The first Monday of Shravan or Sawan month brought home festivities in Agra and the first amongst four fairs, organised at four Shiv Temples in the four corners of Agra, was held at R... Read More


'What has to happen will happen': Bhole Baba on 121 stampede deaths

Agra, July 18 -- "What has to happen will happen and one who has come into the world will eventually leave" - these were words of wisdom from Suraj Pal, also known as Bhole Baba, weeks after 121 peopl... Read More


Bhole Baba surfaces 15 days after 121 deaths in Hathras stampede, says 'none can change destiny'

Agra, July 17 -- Making his first public appearance since the July 2 stampede in Hathras claimed 121 lives, self-styled godman Surajpal, known popularly as Narayan Sakar Hari or Bhole Baba, on Wednesd... Read More


When a cult figure illegally occupied Mathura's Jawahar Bagh for 2 years

Agra, July 7 -- The Braj region of west Uttar Pradesh is no stranger to religious cult figures with their own private army, vast resources and followers drawn largely from the poorer section of the so... Read More


Hathras stampede: Bhole Baba: From intelligence man to preacher with a cult following

Agra, July 2 -- Narayan Saakar Hari aka Bhole Baba, the preacher at whose satsang over 100 people died in Hathras district on Tuesday, is a former UP police staffer, Suraj Pal who worked with the Loca... Read More


Tourist footfall decreases at Taj as Agra continues to sizzle

Agra, May 19 -- City of Taj reels under intense heat wave with Agra recording 46.5 degrees Celsius on Saturday, a day after it recorded the maximum temperature at 46.9 degrees Celsius across the count... Read More


Mainpuri only 3rd phase seat in Uttar Pradesh to see higher polling % now than in 2019

Agra, May 12 -- With a voter turnout of 58.73 % in 2024 against 56.77 % in 2019, Mainpuri was the only one among the 10 third-phase Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh to record a higher polling... Read More


Lok Sabha election: In 'Suhag Nagari' Firozabad, issues on ground wedded to larger poll picture?

Agra, May 2 -- Located on the Delhi-Kanpur highway, Firozabad was earlier a part of Agra but became a separate district in 1989. Famous for the bangles made virtually in every lane of the city and the... Read More


No one will be poor in next 10 yrs of BJP rule: Rajnath

Agra, May 1 -- Union defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday that the Congress would become the dinosaur of Indian politics within a decade, fulfilling the wish of Mahatma Gandhi that the par... Read More