Follow Us on Google News Varanasi, July 30 (IANS) As Raksha Bandhan is almost here, sisters across the nation are busy preparing rakhis for their brothers. In a heartwarming and symbolic gesture, Muslim women in Varanasi on Wednesday have created special rakhis themed around ‘Operation Sindoor’ and sent them to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 20th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on August 2 from Varanasi, marking another significant step in the government’s direct benefit transfer initiative for farmers. The PM-KISAN scheme is a central sector scheme launched … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Varanasi, July 19 (IANS) The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Saturday inaugurated a two-day Youth Spiritual Summit at the Rudraksh International Cooperation and Convention Centre in Varanasi under the theme ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat (Drug-Free Youth for a Developed India)’. The summit seeks to harness the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday said that a ‘Youth Spiritual Summit’ will be organised in Varanasi from July 18 to 20, which will mark the beginning of special and intensive drive to free the youngsters of drug addiction and … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) On the first Monday of the holy month of Shravan, also known as Sawan, a spiritual wave swept across Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi as lakhs of devotees gathered at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple to perform ‘Jalabhishek’ and offer prayers. The sacred city of Varanasi echoed with … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Varanasi, July 9 (IANS) The ‘Marathi vs Hindi’ politics in Maharashtra and violence against Hindi-speaking residents, ignited by the ‘unification’ of Thackeray cousins resonated in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, with students of the Banaras Hindi University (BHU) demonstrating against spate of violence targeting the North Indian migrants in the state. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Varanasi, July 8 (IANS) Cracking down hard on corruption in Varanasi, the CBI has booked an accountant of the Central Ground Water Board who used to collect bribes on the pretext of clearing his colleagues’ allowance bills, an official said on Tuesday. Mukesh Ranjan Gupta, Assistant Account Officer, CGWB, Varanasi, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Lucknow, July 6 (IANS) Seeking votes for the 2027 Assembly election, Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Sunday claimed that he would quit politics if Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not forced to run away from the Varanasi seat in 2029. Addressing a gathering in Pindra Assembly constituency in … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Katra, June 7 (IANS) In a heartwarming and symbolic moment, a family from Varanasi celebrated their son’s sixth birthday on the world’s highest railway bridge — the Chenab Railway Bridge while travelling by the Vande Bharat Express train — on Saturday, turning the engineering marvel into a stage for cherished … Read more