Banaras

Congress picks Ajai Rai for Varanasi constituency: Did prospect of losing to Narendra Modi spook Priyanka Gandhi?

Four days ago, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made a public declaration that she would be "happy to contest from Banaras" and the onus was on his brother Rahul Gandhi to give her the opportunity to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his home constituency

At Varanasi's Dhrupad Mela, a celebration of classical music unlike any other in India

It does not have the tag of "the biggest" or "the music festival in town" because the town is only Varanasi. The ‘Dhrupad Mela’, however, is among the most joyous celebrations of Dhrupad.

In The Twice-Born, Aatish Taseer goes beyond Ganga, Varanasi to explore India's socio-political landscape

Aatish Taseer explores the questions a young democracy located within an ancient civilisation faces, but his attempt is weakened by his unwilling to get out of his comfort zone

Upon Varanasi's ghats: Magical realism in a city that lives in the past

Varanasi is a strange city; one foot in the past, one in the present. The word ‘future’ feels out of place here, things just have been and continue to be

Narendra Modi accuses previous govts of neglecting Varanasi, says positive change visible in last four years

In a symbolic inauguration in Varanasi, Narendra Modi launched development projects worth nearly Rs 1,000 crore for the city and the region around it.

As Varanasi's ghats come alive with music, the city could stake its claim to being India's cultural capital

Music events at Varanasi's Ghats have much to offer to attendees — performances by veterans, views of the Ganga and beautiful venues

BHU undergraduate student assaulted outside hostel; security tightened across campus after outrage

A BHU undergraduate was allegedly attacked by a group of students with hockey sticks and a knife in the university campus over old enmity

Varanasi's Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh celebrates the city, and the Indian classical music tradition

'Banarasi' is the term which best describes the Sankat Mochan Music Festival — like the town, it is difficult to comprehend, thrives on chaos and defies logic.

Noida Police nabs 15-year-old boy prime suspect in murder of mother, sister

Anjali Agarwal, 42, and her daughter Manikarnika, 11, were found bludgeoned to death, likely with a cricket bat, in a bedroom of their Greater Noida flat

UGC wants AMU to drop 'Muslim', BHU to drop 'Hindu' from name: Knee-jerk recommendation ignores history

However the UGC recommendations overlooks the reason why AMU and BHU came into existence, which precedes the secular narrative of the post-Independent India.