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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.

Tata-Airbus deal will revolutionise the fledgling aerospace ecosystem in India

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Modi govt’s repeal of MGNREGA is all about extracting money from states, not reform

The claim that VB-GRAMG provides an employment guarantee is incorrect. The only guarantee is to 'empower' the Centre to allow partial implementation in notified areas alone.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.