'Emotional, happy': Muslim kar sevak, social worker share feelings on Ram temple consecrationMohammad Habib, a former 'kar sevak' in Ayodhya, received a heartfelt surprise from the holy city. Along with a photo of the Ram temple, he...
07 Jan, 2024, 01.42 PM IST
Lucknow: Gyanvapi mosque panel embarks on a campaign to restore communal harmonyThe mosque committee said it will not discuss the ongoing case being fought in the Varanasi courts and the Allahabad HC concerning the dema...
22 Sep, 2023, 11.50 PM IST
Lucknow court finds Varanasi serial blasts convict guilty in another caseWaliullah has already been awarded the death sentence in a separate case by a Ghaziabad court in June last year for his involvement blasts ...
12 Apr, 2023, 10.20 PM IST
Water quality of Ganga has worsened in 3 years, says studyPrime Minister Narendra Modi had set an ambitious 2019 deadline to achieve results on nirmalta (cleanliness) of Ganga when he launched the ...
15 Mar, 2019, 02.26 PM IST
Traveller’s Diary: From the rhythm and blues festival in Kasauli to the Sankat Mochan musical festival in VaranasiDon't miss out on these wonderful events!
13 Apr, 2017, 08.43 AM IST
They hail the PM Modi, but no takers for Namami GangeFrom purohits to hawkers, all fume at the mention of Namami Gange, the Centre's clean-Ganga mission launched with fanfare in 2014.
07 Mar, 2017, 11.22 AM IST
105-year-old Urdu copy of Shri Ramcharitmanas foundThe copy of Shri Ramcharitmanas, printed in Urdu way back in 1910 at Lahore, was found in a pile of torn books 3 years ago in a scrap marke...
24 Aug, 2015, 06.25 PM IST
Activists await details of Narendra Modi’s Ganga cleanup planThe spotlight is shining brighter than ever on the most infamous issues bedeviling the spiritual city: cleaning up of the Ganga and its urb...
19 May, 2014, 10.48 AM IST
Kejriwal, his parents forced to leave temple complexAAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and his parents moved out from the Sankat Mochan temple complex, where they had been staying since April 15, on F...
19 Apr, 2014, 09.50 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Arvind Kejriwal’s Varanasi act replete with symbolismArvind Kejriwal’s campaign in Varanasi is to be replete with symbolism, even to the place where he has chosen to stay in his sojourn in the...
17 Apr, 2014, 05.41 AM IST
Varanasi on Priyanka Gandhi’s agendaPriyanka Gandhi may visit Varanasi to pray at the temples of Lord Shiva and Lord Hanuman in the city after voting is over in Rae Bareli and...
15 Apr, 2014, 12.26 PM IST
Narendra Modi's itinerary altered due to security reasonsThe itinerary of Modi, who is going to address Vijay Shankhnad rally on Friday, has been changed due to security reasons on request of dist...
19 Dec, 2013, 03.12 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi is highest-value target in India for terrorists, say security agenciesSecurity agencies acknowledge that he is by far the highest-value target in India for terrorists.
25 Oct, 2013, 06.00 AM IST
- 'Bomb ka badla bomb' mantra led to Samjhauta blast
Plot was inspired by "upset" attitude of Aseemanand with terror strikes on temples like Akshardham, Raghunath Mandir and Sankat Mochan temp...
20 Jun, 2011, 07.57 PM IST
- Aseemanand, four others charged in Samjhauta blast case
The NIA has charged suspected right-wing extremist Swami Aseemanand and four others with triggering explosions in the cross-border Samjhaut...
20 Jun, 2011, 03.51 PM IST
- Pandits pray for Obama
The blessings of Lord Hanuman seem to be with Barack Obama as a temple consecrated to the Hindu deity is organising a prayer meeting on Sun...
21 Jun, 2008, 11.18 PM IST
- HuJI behind multiple blasts in UP?
Banned Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islamia (HuJI) is believed to be behind the serial blasts that rocked the Uttar Pradesh on Friday killing over a do...
23 Nov, 2007, 08.42 PM IST