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Seagrass clue to Earth`s oldest living organisms

Seagrasses are generally considered to be the foundation of key coastal ecosystems.

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SMS causes quake alarm in Agra on R-Day

An SMS sent by a prankster is being forwarded on Republic Day Thursday, causing alarm and fear of an...

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Sex promotes seagrass which acts as carbon sink

Sex promotes greater growth of seagrass, a vegetation that doubles as a huge carbon sink and shelter...

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Agra: Taj Mahotsav postponed due to polls

The annual 10-day Taj Mahotsav, which figures prominently on international tourism calendars, has be...

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Agra schools to remain closed till Jan 15

Winter vacations in schools here which were to open Tuesday have been extended till January 15 due t...

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Afghan claim of US prison abuse strains key talks

Afghan investigators accused the American military of abusing detainees at its main prison in the co...

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Agra lawyers to step up stir for high court bench

Lawyers in the five districts of Agra division have decided to intensify their agitation for an Alla...

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Karzai demands US hand over Bagram prison

A presidential statement said that keeping Afghan citizens imprisoned without trial violates the cou...

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Big haul of foreign currency in poll-bound Punjab

A big haul of foreign currency amounting to over Rs 1.42 crore was made in Jagraon, near Ludhiana. ...

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Taj city fogged out, commuters hit

Agra was all wrapped up in a thick blanket of fog on Thursday, and the Met Office has forecast simil...

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Bomb scare at Taj Mahal

The Agra police swung into action on Wednesday after it received a call claiming that a bomb has bee...

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BJP leader`s son shoots hawker over free newspaper

The son of a BJP leader allegedly shot a hawker Wednesday for not being given a free newspaper, pol...

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Dalit killed in clashes between protesters, police

A Dalit was shot dead on the Agra-Firozabad highway in Uttar Pradesh in exchange of firing between t...

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Agra shivers at 2.8 degrees

The city of the Taj woke up to a chilly Saturday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 2....

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Frankincense production `doomed`: Scientists warn

Trees that produce frankincense, a fragrant resin used in incense and perfumes and a central part of...

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Agra fogged out, records season`s lowest

The city of Taj Mahal was literally fogged out Monday morning, slowing down traffic to a crawl and c...

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Time-bomb found, defused in city of Taj

A time-bomb was found in a roadside eatery on the outskirts of Agra, prompting authorities to sound...

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Crude bomb found in Agra

A crude bomb was recovered from a roadside eating joint in the Taj city, police said on Sunday.

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Agra student creates record for IIT Kanpur

Agra`s Karan Narain, pursuing M. Tech (final year) in computer science from IIT Kanpur, has set a ne...

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Facebook offers Rs 70 L package to IIT student

Social networking giant Facebook has offered about Rs 70 lakh per annum package to an IIT student he...

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Agra student found murdered

A 20-year-old college student was found stabbed in her home near here Wednesday, police said.

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Three mowed down by speeding tanker

At least three persons were killed and one seriously injured after a speeding milk tanker hit them,...

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Nashik: 9 killed as tempo rams into truck

Nine people were killed when the tempo in which they were travelling collided with a stationary truc...

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`Drug trafficking a threat to global stability`

Drug trafficking poses a challenge to the stability and health of nations, Narcotics Commissioner of...

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Viagra murder row: 19 Nepalese convicted

A Nepalese court has convicted 19 villagers for killing seven farmers following a dispute over the...

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Two treated in Agra after gas leak

Two people were treated at a hospital in the Taj city after an ammonia gas leak at a cold storage ne...

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Rejected lover attacks girl, mother with bombs

A rejected lover attacked a girl and her mother with crude bombs in this Taj city, injuring them ser...

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Bitter row over Agra`s trademark sweet

No trip to Agra is complete without two essentials - the Taj Mahal and the famous `Agra ka petha`. B...

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BJP to launch `Jan Jagran Yatras` in J&K

Jammu and Kashmir unit of BJP will launch on November 2 `Jan Jagran Yatras` from four places in the ...

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96-yr-old to go hunger strike for Telangana

Acharya Konda Lakshman Bapuji remains undaunted as as he goes on a seven-day hunger strike in the ca...

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Send officials to Bagram base: Pak court to govt

A petition has been filed against the alleged abduction and imprisonment of 7 Pakistanis at Afghan j...

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The Catholic experiment to make yoga popular

Efforts to take yoga to the masses is nothing new. But they remain largely restricted to trained ins...

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Two detained in Agra hospital blast case

Uttar Pradesh ATS team on Friday detained two persons of Haldwani in connection with Agra blast ca...

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Agra blast bomb unique in welding design: Police

The crude improvised explosive device (IED) used in the Sep 17 Agra blast that injured four people w...

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Agra blast: Search on for veiled woman `patient`

The low-intensity blast was triggered by a mixture normally used in firecrackers, along with a crude...

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Agra hospital blast not a terror attack: UP Police

The blast in Agra does not appear to be a terror strike as investigations revealed the use of firec...

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Agra blast not the handiwork of experts: Minister

Union Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh on Monday said the investigations into the Agra bla...

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‘Can`t rule out terror angle in Agra blast`

The possibility of the blast at a hospital here being a terrorist attack could not be ruled out, U...

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Cracker powder used in Agra blast, motive unclear

The motive behind the attack, which injured at least six people, is yet unclear.

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Blast at Agra hospital; UP on high alert

It is still to be ascertained whether the blast was a terror attack or some criminal gang was behind...

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Nashik onion growers shave heads in protest

About seven lakh tonnes of onions lying in storage are under the threat of rotting.

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New council to manage Gandhiji`s Sevagram Ashram

The ashram was recently in news for the reported theft of Mahatma Gandhiji`s pair of spectacles.

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Anna impact: Agra police take no-bribe pledge

The move was an initiative of Aseem Arun, a 1994 batch IPS officer posted as deputy inspector genera...

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Gandhi`s spectacles missing from Sevagram Ashram

Mahatma Gandhi`s spectacles has gone missing from Sevagram Ashram in Wardha in Maha and the state go...

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Locals protest over frequent power-cuts in Agra

Three media persons were also assaulted by the mob after they reached the spot to report the inciden...

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Robbers kill two in shopping complex in Agra

Owner of a shopping complex and a security guard were killed by robbers after which they broke open...

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Two Portuguese nationals arrested in Agra

Two Portuguese nationals were arrested here for allegedly indulging in "indecent acts", police sai...

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Heavy rains lash Agra

Early risers in Agra were in for a pleasant surprise as thunderstorms, lightning and heavy rains gre...

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Taking viagra may make you deaf!

Viagra and similar impotence drugs have been linked to hundreds of cases of sudden hearing loss.

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Seven killed in blast at political rally in Pak

A suicide bomber Monday blew himself up near the venue of a political rally at Battagram in northw...

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