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TopicKashi Vishwanath

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Kashi Vishwanath makeover races to meet Nov deadline, blending heritage with the modern

Work at Kashi Vishwanath temple complex is going on round the clock, Varanasi commissioner is confident of meeting November deadline. Architect Bimal Patel says project will fit in well with ancient city’s heritage.

Sunni Waqf Board moves Allahabad HC against Varanasi court order in Kashi-Gyanvapi case

A Varanasi trial court On 8 April allowed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to study the Gyanvapi Mosque adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple.

Gyanvapi land title dispute pending in HC — why Varanasi court’s ASI order is a big surprise

The Gyanvapi management had appealed the HC in 1998 to decide whether a civil suit in the case is barred under a 1991 law. The HC completed hearings only last month.

Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque dispute petitioner gets security post death threat

Harihar Pandey has been provided security on the orders of Police Commissioner A Satish Ganesh and the case is being investigated, a police officer said.

How Gurugram is divided over ‘unfair & unjust’ no-meat Tuesdays

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Decoding the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi dispute, and why Varanasi court has ordered ASI survey

SC said in 2019 Ayodhya verdict that status of no other place of worship will be allowed to change. Yet, civil judge has ordered ASI to find if mosque is built over temple.

Why mosques in rear view mirror, like Kashi’s Gyanvapi, can crash India’s drive into future

Court’s order to ASI to survey Gyanvapi Mosque for remains of old Kashi Vishwanath Temple questions the optimism that Ayodhya wouldn’t be repeated.

BJP MP Subramanian Swamy now wants to ‘reclaim’ Kashi Vishwanath temple

Subramanian Swamy says panel led by him formed to ‘liberate’ Kashi Vishwanath site. Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, however, bars forcible changes to any place of worship.

Lord Shiva allotted seat on Kashi-Mahakal Express’ inaugural run for blessings, says IRCTC

The train connects three Jyotirlingas in Indore, Ujjain and Varanasi and will see its first commercial run on 20 February.

Parliament to Kashi Vishwanath: Why Modi always hires architect Bimal Patel for pet projects

Bimal Patel is India's preferred architect. Development of the Mumbai Port Trust and restoration of Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Ashram are his other ongoing projects.

On Camera

Sanjeev Sanyal says UPSC is poverty of aspiration. But it’s more about desperation

The most productive years of Indian youth gets wasted preparing for the UPSC. But they didn't create this system; the government did.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.