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A ‘hidden’ temple exposes tensions in Varanasi market best known for thriving Banarasi sarees

Leader of ‘Sanatan Raksha Dal’ who ‘discovered’ temple in Godowlia Market in Varanasi’s Madanpura has petitioned local administration to allow prayers at structure without delay.

From Ayodhya to Ajmer Sharif, how deities have fought mandir-masjid lawsuits as legal entities

Deities involved in masjid or dargah property disputes are considered legal entities that can own property and sue like a living person. A deep dive into how deities were recognised as legal entities.

Faultlines surface in BJP as its Muslim leaders condemn Ajmer Sharif petition, flag ‘dangerous trend’

While BJP's Hindu leaders have stayed silent or said matter should be left to courts, several Muslim leaders including minority wing chief & a former Union minister have expressed concern.

Vikram Sampath book launch ticked many boxes: Shiva, Aurangzeb, Hindu resilience, bias, Nehru

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched 'Waiting for Shiva: Unearthing the Truth of Kashi’s Gyan Vapi', whose author Vikram Sampath said 'shrines fell, shrines rose but Hindus of Kashi never gave up'.

Allahabad HC rejects Gyanvapi committee’s plea, says Hindu worship to continue in Vyas Tehkhana

The appeal was filed by the Gyanvapi mosque management committee challenging the Varanasi district judge’s 17 January order that opened the Tehkhana for Hindu worshippers.

After puja in Gyanvapi, Banaras, the city ‘older than history’, is quietly changing

Gyanvapi mosque committee says have to face 'daily harassment'. Local admin maintains 'approval for anything has to be sought from high-level committee headed by ADG-level officer'.

‘Hungry’ deity, fear of law & order crisis — why Varanasi admin facilitated puja at Gyanvapi overnight

Muslim side criticised Varanasi administration for exhibiting 'unnecessary haste' in executing orders of district court that permitted prayers in southern cellar of Gyanvapi structure.

‘If 3 temples are freed, we don’t even wish to look at others,’ says Ram Mandir trust treasurer

Govind Dev Giri Maharaj was alluding to Gyanvapi, Krishna Janmabhoomi sites. He also said Muslims can help heal ‘scars’ left by foreign invaders who demolished Hindus’ places of worship.

How drama unfolded as Varanasi cops stopped Shankaracharya from carrying out parikrama of Gyanvapi

Pontiff’s office submitted letter requesting permission to carry out parikrama around Gyanvapi complex, maintaining that police & local admin can’t determine nature of place of worship.

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The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.