Agra: A busy road crossing on the Mahatma Gandhi Road in Agra is to be named after Mirza Ghalib, the doyen of Urdu poetry who was born here in 1797.

Agra: The 'Common Man' in Agra is showing signs of waking up from deep slumber, after the phenomenal success of the anti-corruption crusade that catapulted a 'freak political outfit" to power in Delhi.

Agra: Agra: When young Akhilesh Yadav took over as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in March 2012, tall promises of speedy development and transparency in governance were echoing in the area as Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav emerged as the new messiah of Socialism.  

Agra: A busy road crossing on the Mahatma Gandhi Road in Agra is to be named after Mirza Ghalib, the doyen of Urdu poetry who was born here in 1797.

Agra: The 'Common Man' in Agra is showing signs of waking up from deep slumber, after the phenomenal success of the anti-corruption crusade that catapulted a 'freak political outfit" to power in Delhi.

Agra: Friday marked the 216th birth anniversary of Mirza Asad Ullah Khan "Ghalib". In Agra, the city of the Urdu poet and cultural icon's birth, there is no proper memorial to him. There is not even a lane in the city named after him.