Agra: A student of tenth standard at St. George's College in Taj City, Rahul Agarwal, has successfully developed a security software program that the engineers of the Apple Company have not been able to break.

Agra: Pushp-Savera, another Hindi daily from the Taj city has entered the fray making Agra a battle ground for tough competition and media-rivalry in the Hindi heart-land.

Agra: Director Anant Mahadevan's next directorial venture is "Life Is Good", which was written by late Sujeet Sen. He is keen to take it to the larger audience but at the same time he doesn't want to go for too much marketing to promote it.

Goverdhan (Mathura): One of the holiest shrines of Shri Krishna bhakts, the holy Goverdhan parbat, little Sri Krishna is believed to have lifted on his finger to protect the "Brijwasis" from the wrath of Indra Dev, is all set for a make-over.

Agra: The Agra district authorities have begun an exercise to clean up the Yamuna, fearing Supreme Court action on non-implementation of its directives on the pollution threat to the 17th century Taj Mahal.

Vrindavan: When volunteers of a local voluntary group last winter launched a project to restore glory and originality to one of Vrindavan's several community ponds with mythological significance, the reaction was one of disbelief and described as "a plain waste of efforts."

Agra: ‘Uttar Pradesh there had been no cases of Polio since April 21, 2010 and the credit for this went to the organizations involved in the campaign and the mass media which sensitized the people and ensured their participation’, said Ajay Chauhan, District Magistrate.

Agra: Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in collaboration with the Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management (ITHM) organized a 3 days International Seminar on Heritage and Tourism: Public, Potential & Problems from 16 to 18 April.

Agra: Even as members of Icomos (The International Council for Monuments and Sites) observe the  heritage day to focus on the Monuments and Sites, questions are being asked whether the Indian  heritage monuments are safe with the Archaeological Survey of India that owns and manages thousands of protected properties across India.

Agra: Eco-activists and conservationists in the Taj city have demanded recognition of river Yamuna as a national heritage.