Rajeev Dikshit

Editor, TOI

Reporting from Varanasi, covering all beats across 10 districts in east UP. With specialisation in political, legal, crime, and developmental stories, he also keeps exploring religious, cultural, spo ...

Reporting from Varanasi, covering all beats across 10 districts in east UP. With specialisation in political, legal, crime, and developmental stories, he also keeps exploring religious, cultural, sports, lifestyle, and business stories. Enjoys writing features and long form, delivering comprehensive and insightful coverage to readers.

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Stories by the author

• Kashi, Kanchi & Ayodhya: Ties that transcend time

  
  13 Dec 2023 12:04 PM IST
• Nepal plane crash: Minutes before their death, four Uttar Pradesh youths were on FB live

  
  15 Jan 2023 11:35 PM IST
• As 3D imaging ends, conservation of 43 temples in KV Dham to begin

  
  23 Jan 2020 02:47 PM IST
• PM Modi's proposers: Whistleblower on baby food and Dom Raja

  
  27 Apr 2019 10:58 AM IST
• Fake branch of Karnataka Bank found operating in UP's Ballia

  
  29 Mar 2018 01:33 PM IST
• With a history of various names, Mughalsarai set to be renamed once again

  
  05 Aug 2017 11:05 AM IST
• Air India’s Varanasi-Colombo maiden flight takes wing

  
  04 Aug 2017 08:36 AM IST
• India woos Sri Lanka, seeks to check China with Colombo-Kashi flight

  
  13 May 2017 08:52 AM IST
• Beware of Congress, it tried to get Mulayam killed, Modi warns Akhilesh

  
  15 Feb 2017 01:42 PM IST
• Bihar's tipplers take train to UP for 40-minutes happy hour

  
  04 May 2016 12:25 PM IST
• Uttar Pradesh booze shops on new high after Bihar ban

  
  30 Apr 2016 10:46 AM IST
• Amit Shah to inaugurate 'mini-PMO' in Varanasi

  
  20 Aug 2014 12:25 PM IST
• Lok Sabha Polls 2014: Gujarati early birds vote first in Varanasi

  
  13 May 2014 11:34 AM IST
• Modi ‘strategically’ kept away from Varanasi on polling day: BJP

  
  13 May 2014 11:17 AM IST
• A piece of Gujarat CM’s ancestral village flourishing in Varanasi

  
  24 Mar 2014 12:59 PM IST
• Tribals of Maoist-affected Chakia await a twist in fate

  
  16 Feb 2012 04:44 AM IST
• UP's naxal-affected districts: Flush with funds but no progress

  
  14 Feb 2012 12:46 PM IST
• UP elections: Will big crowds at Rahul Gandhi's rally translate into big votes?

  
  12 Feb 2012 03:23 PM IST
• Rahul Gandhi's charm didn't work on audience of Marihan rally

  
  10 Feb 2012 11:54 AM IST