Agra (India): Agitating farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Agra district Wednesday wrote a petition in their blood to protest acquisition of their lands for townships along the 165-km Noida-Agra Yamuna Expressway.

Agra (India): Senior officials of the Agra Development Authority have been caught on the wrong foot and are looking for ways to get out of the mess, after some over-smart "babus" sealed a hall of the oldest convent school in Asia, two days ago. The protest is all set to snowball into a big movement Saturday when the schools reopen after two days of holidays.

Agra (India): Senior officials of the Agra Development Authority have been caught on the wrong foot and are looking for ways to get out of the mess, after some over-smart "babus" sealed a hall of the oldest convent school in Asia, two days ago. The protest is all set to snowball into a big movement Saturday when the schools reopen after two days of holidays.

Agra (India): Teachers, students, parents and even the city mayor are up in arms over the Agra Development Authority's (ADA) move to seal the hall of a prestigious convent school- said to be one of the oldest in Asia.

Agra (India): Teachers, students, parents and even the city mayor are up in arms over the Agra Development Authority's (ADA) move to seal the hall of a prestigious convent school- said to be one of the oldest in Asia.

Agra/Mathura (India): Perhaps the Yamuna was in spate just like this, centuries ago, when Lord Krishna was born. As the flooded river meanders its way through the land of the cowherd god, hordes of curious people have converged on the ghats in Vrindavan, Mathura and Agra, creating a colourful setting for Jamashtami festival.