In response to backlash, Varanasi Police Commissioner Mohit Agarwal, who issued the order, said it was done because devotees are more likely to pay heed to directions from a priest.
Priyanka won't take part due to health reasons, but 2 leaders who are unhappy with Congress's INDIA ally SP, Swami Prasad Maurya & Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) leader Pallavi Patel, to join.
Allahabad HC bench said Places of Worship Act not 'absolute bar' on litigants seeking declaration of structure's religious character, allowed civil judge to begin hearing Hindu side's suit.
In the latest suit filed, the petitioner seeks permission as a pujari to restart prayers in the tahkhana (basement) area of Gyanvapi complex & demands its supervision be handed over to DM.
Ajay Rai says 'people of Amethi miss Rahul Gandhi' and UP Congress will stand by Priyanka 'with full might' if she decides to contest 2024 polls from Varanasi.
Varanasi and Ujjain are upgrading infrastructure due to influx of visitors after new temple corridors. In Ayodhya, infra work is being done in tandem with Ram Temple construction.
Varanasi (PTI): A 30-member team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) entered the Gyanvapi complex on Monday morning to carry out a scientific...
Order issued Monday by court of Varanasi district judge Ajaya Krishna Vishvesha, who said the cases were of a similar nature and clubbing them would help avoid contradictory orders.
Many Hindu and Muslim traders and workers in Varanasi want media and leaders to stop fuelling furore over Gyanvapi mosque and focus on ‘real’ issues rather than ‘mandir-masjid’.
BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.
The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.
Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.
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