Agra: Ailing veteran journalist-author Chander Mehra's politico-theocratic thriller ‘Soldiers of Allah’ was released by Amazon, a major US publisher.Laura Harvey, Publishing Associate of CreateSpace, an Amazon company, told on the telephone from San Francisco, that the publishers anticipated great success worldwide of the explosive novel. She added: "It is likely to be considered for Amazon's Breakthrough Novel Award" for this year."

HoliBarsana (Mathura): Clearly, the Mathura district administration has not learnt any lessons from the tragic stampede that killed two and injured several, two years before in the famous Radha Rani temple of Barsana, 30 km from Mathura city, which now gears up for another mass influx of tourists and pilgrims for the "Lath-Maar Holi".  

HoliBarsana (Mathura): Clearly, the Mathura district administration has not learnt any lessons from the tragic stampede that killed two and injured several, two years before in the famous Radha Rani temple of Barsana, 30 km from Mathura city, which now gears up for another mass influx of tourists and pilgrims for the "Lath-Maar Holi".  

Agra: Agra's famous sweet 'petha' can be bought online too. A new web site, Thepetha.com, has been launched here.

Agra: Agra's famous sweet 'petha' can be bought online too. A new web site, Thepetha.com, has been launched here.

Agra: Theatre lovers, artists, activists and litterateurs paid tributes to actor Farooque Sheikh, recalling that the actor's debut film and his last public performance were both in Agra.