Mathura/Agra: As the Hindu gods and goddesses wake up on the Devotthan Ekadashi, after a four- month long divine rest during which no auspicious ceremonies were conducted, the marriage season starts full blast from November 6.

As we celebrated the UN Foundation day last week, it is time to ask some uncomfortable questions about the real use of this august body.

Aligarh (India): ‘India is growing as a super power and the students of this country bear hope for the future of a prosperous and peaceful world’, said the High Commissioner of Brunei Darussalam, Dato Paduka Haji Sidek Ali while interacting with the students of Aligarh Muslim University. He said that India has a distinct place among the countries of the world for its distinguished cultural ethos and amazing unity in diversity. He said his ancestors had migrated from Gujarat to Brunei.

Agra (India): 'Will the Taj Mahal really collapse in five years?' is the question being asked here after a British newspaper published a report saying so. But both the Indian MP and the historian quoted by the daily say it is a false alarm though there are such fears due to the drying of the Yamuna river.

Agra (India): Tourism is set to boom this winter in the Taj city, with the union defence and civil aviation ministries green-signalling the landing of direct international flights at the local Kheria airport, an important base of the Indian Air Force.

Agra (India): "What unite the eight member countries of the SAARC, is the common cultural heritage and the centuries-old civilization roots. We need to conserve and promote these common features to bridge the gaps and cement our relations for the prosperity of the region," Ajeet Cour, president of FOSWAL (Foundation of SAARC writers and literature) told Agratoday.in.

Agra (India): One usually associates Navratra fasts with a test of will and a bland, sparse platter that's supposed to cleanse the body of toxins. But come to Agra and indulge in the fasting treats of paneer ki jalebi and malai ki poori that are finger-licking good.

  Bangkok (Thailand): Website Firsttimemothers.in, dedicated to first time mothers, launched at a simple ceremony here.

Agra (India): Taj city's senior most journalist 80 year old Naresh Bihari Mathur breathed his last in a New Delhi hospital after he was hit in a road accident in Agra two days ago.

Agra (India): A voice has been raised against corruption in India on Facebook in the name of ‘Corruption Lodge’ and has been gaining great momentum since the past weeks. The group was founded on May 28 this year by Viral Patel from Ahmedabad.