A childhood insult sparked his IAS dream. Son of a rickshaw puller, he cleared UPSC at 22 in first attemptGovind Jaiswal's journey from poverty in Varanasi to becoming an IAS officer is inspiring. Facing discrimination and hardship, he was deter...
15 May, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
Vande Bharat TTE caught asking Rs 380 to arrange Rs 750 seat for passenger, Railways responds after viral videoA Traveling Ticket Examiner (TTE) with Indian Railways was suspended after a viral video showed him allegedly offering an unofficial discou...
13 May, 2026, 10.36 AM IST
India summer travel shock: Flight tickets to Europe, Leh, Singapore see massive surgeIndian travellers are seeing airfares soar by 40-50% on many routes. This surge is driven by rising jet fuel costs and fewer available seat...
08 May, 2026, 06.36 AM IST
Heatwave drives early rush to hill stations, bookings surgeIndia's heatwave is causing a surge in demand for hill stations like Dehradun and Munnar. Travel firms report increased bookings for cooler...
30 Apr, 2026, 09.34 AM IST
'People will vote for good governance': Union Minister Piyush Goyal ahead of second phase of WB PollsUnion Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that the Election Commission has made extensive arrangements for the second phase of the West B...
28 Apr, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
'Nari shakti' is the strongest pillar of Viksit Bharat: PM Modi in VaranasiPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that his government's policies have consistently accorded the highest priority to women's welfa...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.23 PM IST
India's first urban public transport ropeway trial begins in VaranasiVaranasi commenced the trial run of India's first urban public transport ropeway, a 3.8 km eco-friendly corridor featuring five stations. C...
06 Oct, 2025, 06.48 PM IST
First section of Varanasi ropeway to be ready by August 2024India's first urban ropeway project, the Varanasi Ropeway Project, is set to complete a section linking Varanasi Cantonment Railway Station...
29 May, 2024, 07.43 AM IST
Kashi's 9-year transformation proves doubters wrong: PM ModiUnder the Khelo India scheme, Modi laid the foundation stone of the Phase 2 and Phase 3 redevelopment work of Sigra Stadium. He also dedica...
25 Mar, 2023, 12.32 AM IST
PM visits Kashi Vishwanath Dham, Banaras railway station around midnightOn Monday morning, Modi visited the Kal Bhairav Mandir. In the afternoon, he inaugurated the first phase of the ambitious Kashi Vishwanath ...
14 Dec, 2021, 12.41 PM IST
PM Modi's Varanasi office listed on OLX for 'sale'; 4 arrestedPrime Minister Modi, a four-time chief minister of Gujarat, was first elected to the Lok Sabha from Varanasi in 2014 and then re-elected fr...
18 Dec, 2020, 03.57 PM IST
Sonbhadra clash: Relative of main accused arrestedKomal, a station superintendent in Bhadohi and a relative of Dutt was arrested Friday evening from Varanasi, Superintendent of Police (SP) ...
20 Jul, 2019, 01.19 PM IST
Will rail projects help BJP fly in Eastern UP?Railways ministry has selected a place near Ghazipur Ghat railway station to construct a cargo centre for perishables.
04 Mar, 2017, 12.27 AM IST
Railways mulling to rent spaces for advertisementsWhile conducting the railway station's inspection, Puthia, instructed officials to ensure cleanliness of platforms and waiting rooms.
08 Nov, 2016, 11.11 PM IST
Varanasi railway station to have executive lounge soon: Divisional Railway ManagerThe railway station of PM Modi's parliamentary constituency, Varanasi, will get a makeover soon with a new 'executive lounge' and some othe...
09 Feb, 2016, 06.36 PM IST
Yards at busy stations like Varanasi, Lucknow to be remodelledThe problem of trains getting late and delayed at outer signal for longer period at busy stations like Lucknow is mainly due to the yards.
23 Apr, 2015, 11.11 AM IST
Arvind Kejriwal takes train to Varanasi to take on Narendra Modi in ballot battleConfident that his party would "defeat" Narendra Modi in the LS polls, Kejriwal today took a train to Varanasi where they are locked in pol...
14 Apr, 2014, 09.50 PM IST