At present, the ministry is studying the feasibility report about development of a high-speed corridor between Pune and Ahmedabad via Mumbai.
'Imagine Cup', an international competition for young technologists organised by global IT giant Microsoft, began in Agra with about 100 finalists from 41 countries participating in it.
Four Sukhoi jets flew down from Bareilly and four Mirage 2000s from Gwalior and skimmed the six-lane highway in simulated landings, a first for any road inauguration event.
Chaudhary Charan Singh, who on Friday was conferred with India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, is popularly known as a champion of farmers.
'The world that we live in today has no space for nuance or conversation or debate.' 'So how does a small film that's not made for the sole reason of earning back your money and which is actually trying to say something that's fragile find its way?'
The first high-speed train between Delhi and Agra with a speed of 160 km per hour is expected to run on November 10 as Kapurthala Rail Coach Factory is all set to roll out the first rake of fourteen coaches of the train.
The states and union territories where the elections are being held in this phase are Assam (4), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (7), Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (2), Goa (2), Gujarat (25), Karnataka (14), Maharashtra (11), Madhya Pradesh (8), Uttar Pradesh (10) and West Bengal (4). The BJP has bagged the Surat seat unopposed.
A die-hard fan of megastar Rajinikanth has built a temple dedicated to the Thalaiva.
With high speed trains on the priority list of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Railways held a meeting on Thursday to take stock of the progress of a pilot project of running such a train on the Delhi-Agra section with a target of making it operational by the year-end.
The Taj Mahal in Agra was engulfed in a layer of haze on Monday morning amid the rise in air pollution levels, with tourists unable to believe their eyes.
He might be drawing comparisons with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, but wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel on Friday said nobody can quite match up to the former India captain and he would rather focus on carving his own niche in international cricket.
Among the bigwigs are Union ministers Amit Shah (Gandhinagar), Jyotiraditya Scindia (Guna), Mansukh Mandaviya (Porbandar), Parshottam Rupala (Rajkot), Pralhad Joshi (Dharwad) and SP Singh Baghel (Agra).
Action will be taken against such MLAs, he said.
A notice has been issued to BJP MP Ramshanker Katheria on Sunday evening for flagging off the Shatabdi from Tundla railway station and the Election Commission has also been informed, District Magistrate Surendra Singh said.
With the kind of money and talent that has gone into making this movie, a really good biopic of a personality like Savarkar could be made. But this film is lost in polemics, as is the case with almost every biopic and period drama today, observes Utkarsh Mishra.
'I knew that I want to do a film about sexuality and sex, without playing safe.' 'I knew in India, that was going to be really difficult. I was taking up a big battle.'
The National Investigating Agency, which is being kept busy with the probe into the Delhi high court blast, has now been taking a close look at the blast at Agra which took place on Saturday in which six people were injured.
Akhilesh Yadav said those who are looking for "profit" in the situation will leave.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has decided to cut short his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Uttar Pradesh by skipping western part of the state and saving five days, a party leader said on Monday while citing board exams.
Satellite imagery showed a dense elongated band of fog stretching from Punjab to the northeast.
To lend a Mughal-era ambience to shopping in the city of the Taj, Quality Constructions Ltd, an Agra-based real-estate developer, announced the completion of its Taj shopping plaza project near Taj Mahal on Monday.
The state government on Wednesday issued an order shifting Kanyal to the post of state deputy secretary. Narsinghpur's collector Riju Bafna has been made the new collector of Shajapur.
Violence erupted in Agra after four persons were run over by a speeding vehicle, with angry protesters torching 20 trucks, prompting authorities to clamp curfew in Nai ki Mandi and Mantola areas.
Inspiring story of India's 'Helmet Man' goes viral.
With a view to strengthening its presence in tourist circuits, Kingfisher Airlines is all set to introduce direct non-stop flights from Goa to Agra next month, thus becoming the first domestic airline to serve these cities.
Is the actress asking for blessings for her new release Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, this Friday.
The financial bids will be opened on Wednesday along with the technical bids for Bareilly. Torrent had quoted highest rates at Rs 2.17 per unit, followed by JUSCO at Rs 2.16 per unit for Kanpur.
A women offers prayers to the Sun God on the occasion of the Chhath Puja in Bhubaneswar.
Agra violence a minor skirmish: Amar Singh
Actress Irra Mor generously offers a tonne of tips on looking good.
In the past five years, UP's Opposition remained passive and defensive against the BJP, a trend that does not augur well for the impending battle.
Heeramandi, a passion project that took off after years in development and planning, mirrors Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film-making's finest and frustrating features, observes Sukanya Verma.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday named 14 candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls including former Union minister R P N Singh and Sudhanshu Trivedi -- the only outgoing MP renominated by the party.
A popular Chinese green like bok choy does very well in soup too.
Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, BJP chief J P Nadda and new party entrant Ashok Chavan and Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and L Murugan were among the 41 candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha on Tuesday while Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh will witness polling on February 27.
Images from Day 3 of the fourth Test between India and England in Ranchi on Sunday, February 25.
A consistent performer on the domestic circuit for Mumbai, Sarfaraz Khan has been in contention for national selection for the past few years.
Battalion Cadet Adjutant Praveen Singh, son of a printing press owner from Agra, wants to join the infantry and serve the country to the best of his ability.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla Tuesday said the decision to invoke a new penal provision related to hit-and-run cases, which has sparked protests by truckers, will be taken only after consultation with the All India Motor Transport Congress.
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