MiG-29 crashes in Agra, pilot ejects safely LUCKNOW: A MiG-29 jet which departed from Adampur air base in Jalandhar district of Punjab, crashed in agricultural fields of Agra district on Monday evening.The incident occurred at approximately 4:20 pm when the single-seater fighter aircraft piloted by Wing Commander Manish Mishra on routine training sortie experienced a…
NEW DELHI: An Indian Air Force plane crashed near Agra on Monday, according to the defence officials as reported by ANI. The pilot was ejected safely. A court inquiry has been ordered into the incident.The MiG-29 fighter jet was had taken off from Adampur in Punjab and was en route to Agra for an exercise…
AGRA: A hotel owner’s son has been accused of holding a 13-year-old girl captive and raping her at gunpoint at the hotel situated on Fatehabad Road on Monday. On Friday night, the girl’s mother filed a complaint at the Tajganj police station following which police registered a case of rape and abduction. The complaint filed…
AGRA: The 400-year-old ‘golden’ murals at Mughal emperor Akbar’s tomb in Agra have been damaged in incessant rains, with their panels getting detached and colours fading due to the moisture. The lack of timely conservation has worsened the situation, with efforts now underway to prevent them from further deterioration. Scaffolding has been installed to protect…
AGRA: A woman was allegedly raped inside a car on the Agra-Lucknow expressway after two men lured her to Lucknow with the promise of “genuine” educational certificates, filmed the assault, and abandoned her on the expressway before fleeing, police said on Monday.Officers have launched a search for the accused after the woman lodged a complaint…
AGRA: Incessant rain in Agra for 48 hours caused significant damage to the city’s historical monuments, including Taj Mahal. Archaeological Survey of India had put its staff on “surveillance” Thursday after water began to seep from the main dome of Taj, while its adjacent garden remained inundated.Superintending archaeologist Rajkumar Patel said Friday that a probe…
NEW DELHI: A viral video doing the rounds on social media showed a heated altercation between loco pilots at Rajasthan‘s Gangapur City Junction. The video, which TOI couldn’t independently verify, shows an ugly confrontation between loco pilots from the Kota and Agra Railway Divisions, all vying for the chance to drive the newly-launched Vande Bharat…
AGRA: A 60-year-old dhaba owner, Mohd Saleem, changed the name of his 20-year-old vegetarian eatery after “repeated threats from a section of the majority community, including a seer”. Saleem, who runs ‘Sangam Shudh Shakahari Bhojnalaya’ on Delhi-Dehradun Road in Rampuri under Civil Lines limits of Muzaffarnagar, said he was forced to take the decision after…
AGRA: In Seegana village of Agra, a pre-secondary school principal and a teacher engaged in a physical fight that was caught on video and went viral on social media.The incident began when the principal scolded the teacher, Gunja Chaudhary, for arriving late to school. This led to a heated argument, with the teacher alleging that…
What began as a tough fight between equal forces has turned out to be ‘advantage UDF’ as Kerala enters the last leg of the election campaign. While UDF, led by Congress, is banking heavily on its clout as the main opponent of BJP nationally, CPM-led LDF is also trying to emerge as a ‘credible’ contender…
