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.

Aligarh (India): The University Grants Commission has appointed five distinguished faculty members of the Aligarh Muslim University as Basic Scientific Research (BSR) Faculty Fellowship.

When Mehta visits the city these days, he keeps a low profile. He has several new petitions for action before the Supreme Court—in particular, he wants the government to restore and protect the Yamuna River and ensure that new construction in Agra is in harmony with the style and feel of old India. He shrugs off the anger directed at him, taking it as a sign of success. “I have so many people who consider me their enemy,” he says. “But I have no enemies. I’m not against anybody.”

Agra (India): Global tourists may finally be able to fly directly into Agra, the city of the Taj Mahal that attracts millions every year.

To view the Taj Mahal far from the hawkers and crowds, I had hoped to approach it in a small boat on the Yamuna River, which flows in a wide arc along the rear of the majestic 17th-century tomb.