”Agra” News

Partnerships For Change Drives Carbon-free Transit, Beats Global Warming and Local Barriers

A bicycle - rickshaw from Agra, India provides carbon-free transit to San Franciscans and visitors, while overcoming non-sensical barriers from residential and commercial property
12 23 2008 2:05PM (...more)

Watchtowers, CCTV to keep an eye on the Taj Mahal

AGRA (Reuters) – Watchtowers and close-circuit televisions will help secure the Taj Mahal, one of the world's most visited monuments, as the busy tourist season begins in India ,
11 18 2009 9:00AM (...more)

9 killed, 80 injured when train derails in India

JAIPUR, India – A speeding train derailed in western India, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 80. Fifteen cars of the New Delhi-bound train flew off the tracks Saturday and rolled onto their sides when the driver suddenly applied the brakes because of poor visibility
11 18 2009 12:29AM (...more)

Americans part of tourism boom to India

NEW DELHI - Keith Lotman went to New Delhi on a two-week business trip. But a quick day of sightseeing in India's capital city left him enthralled and ready to see more of the country.
07 16 2008 10:09AM (...more)

Donors launch new fund for Africa's small farmers

ACCRA (AFP) – Standard Bank of South Africa and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA),
03 19 2009 11:23PM (...more)

Is Africa selling out its farmers?

BAKO, Ethiopia/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – For centuries, farmers like Berhanu Gudina have eked out a living in Ethiopia 's central lowlands, tending tiny plots of maize, wheat or barley amid the vastness of the lush green plains.
11 14 2009 1:37AM (...more)

21 killed in Indian train crash

MATHURA, India (AFP) – A Delhi-bound Indian express train ploughed into the back of another near the Taj Mahal town of Agra early Wednesday, killing up to 21 and injuring
10 24 2009 4:08AM (...more)

22 killed in Indian train crash

MATHURA, India (AFP) – A Delhi -bound Indian express ploughed into the back of another passenger train near the 10 24 2009 2:19AM (...more)

India still in protocol fix as Sarkozy's visit nears

NEW DELHI (AFP) - With the visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy fast approaching, Indian officials are still in a tizzy about how to treat his ex-supermodel girlfriend Carla Bruni if she travels with him.
01 18 2008 9:56PM (...more)

French president takes trip to India's monument to love, minus Bruni

AGRA, India (AFP) - India 's monument to love, the Taj Mahal , was sealed off to tourists Saturday for a visit by French President Nicolas Sarkozy -- minus his supermodel-turned-popstar girlfriend Carla Bruni .
01 27 2008 2:09AM (...more)