Benaras

Lord of Pyres Leads Clan in Modi’s Kashi

The Hindu belief that moksha comes only if the body is cremated according to rituals in Varanasi is the source of Jagdish Chaudhary’s power as well as the helplessness of his Dom community

A potpourri of contestants to fight Narendra Modi in Varanasi: Ex-judge, former jawan, a Kashi high priest, and a PM lookalike

Former Madras High Court judge, Justice CS Karnan also said he will contest elections against Modi from Varanasi.

Narendra Modi in Varanasi: Close on the heels of LS polls, PM announces projects worth Rs 550 cr in his constituency

All in all, Modi inaugurated projects worth Rs 55o crores in Varanasi on Tuesday, signalling a desire to strengthen his position in his home turf before the general elections. Whereas, on Monday, on the occasion of his 68th birthday, Modi had interacted with schoolchildren and students of Kashi Vidyapeeth.

Indian government to expand atomic-sync clock system at regional level to ensure uniform time across the country

We have standard atomic-sync clock at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) that matches with the standard Paris time.

BHU students' protests take a violent turn as police lathicharge women; Yogi Adityanath orders inquiry

Students' protest at Benaras Hindu University (BHU) against the increasing incidents of eve-teasing inside the campus turned violent on Saturday

UP Election 2017: All is not well for BJP in Varanasi as locals notice credibility gap between promise and delivery

Discussions with a variety of people in Varanasi, some of them close to the BJP were dominated by self-goals committed by the party leadership ahead of the election.

What ailing star Mohammed Shahid means to Indian hockey

In the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, you didn’t go to watch hockey. You went to watch magic; created by a man called Mohammed Shahid, who is now ailing at Gurgaon's Medanta hospital.

Aamir Khan's 51st birthday wish: To gift mom her ancestral home

Aamir Khan revealed that his biggest wish now is to gift his mother’s ancestral home to her — the house where she was born and brought up in Benaras

Masaan review: This Richa Chadha starrer gives an impactful, insider’s view of Varanasi

Masaan shows the feisty struggle of youngsters in small-town India — familiar with computers and mobile phones — to find love and dignity

Women's problems cannot be solved with a selfie: Richa Chadha on Modi's #selfiewithdaughter

Richa Chadha has termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "selfie with daughter" campaign as sweet, but feels problems faced by women cannot be solved by "selfie or anything like that."