Agra (India): More than a month after ascetics embarked on a 1,000-km journey on foot to call for the restoration of the original glory of the Yamuna, conservationists here have demanded the river be recognized as a heritage entity, saying this alone can save the river from pollution and neglect.

Agra (India): As news spread of what is being widely seen as a "surrender by the central government" there were joyous scenes at many places in Agra.

Agra (India): Agra has been denied its share of river water, which is held up in four upstream barrages that must be opened to release fresh water, insisted Brij Khandelwal, social and environmental activist.

Agra (India): Taj city Agra Wednesday became probably the first city in the country to have two roads named after Mahatma Gandhi.

Agra (India): The biggest and the most effective annual demonstration of the empowerment of the Dalits in UP has begun in the 3-day Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations at the Bheem Nagri in Agra, the dalit capital of north India.  

Fatehpur Sikri (India): From atop the ridge of this complex, once Mughal emperor Akbar's capital, one can see a sea of humanity. People are waving red flags, donning red scarves, shouting slogans, almost in a divine hysteria. Most walk, but some travel on decorated carts and rickshaws.