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Topic: Varanasi

After 63 days in jail over Ganga Iftaar, 14 men return home with questions & ‘Banaras sabka hai’ refrain

The men, arrested after video of their Iftaar on a boat on Ganga went viral, say they were jailed on false charges of hurting religious sentiments. They are now out on bail.

An IIT PhD scholar is fighting to save Varanasi’s Tulsidas Akhada. ‘We need to make it cool’

Wrestlers from the Netherlands, France, and Portugal are now coming to the 400-year-old Tulsidas Akhada in Varanasi. Behind it is a mahant’s engineer son — ‘If we don't adapt, this tradition won't survive.’

14 held in Varanasi for Iftar party with chicken biryani on boat in Ganga, ‘hurting Hindu sentiments’

Complaint filed by members of BJP Yuva Morcha after video of Muslim group on the boat went viral. Police say appropriate action will be taken.

Rajamouli unveils advanced motion capture facility in Hyderabad. He shot Varanasi here

The A&M MoCap Lab lets filmmakers test camera blocking, lenses, movements, and frame rates in a virtual environment before principal photography.

‘You show your ID first’—Muslim shopkeepers in Varanasi goat market drive out ABVP protestors

The ABVP-affiliated students, led by Kashi Mahanagar ABVP secretary Shivam Tiwari, alleged that they have seen a video where goats are being slaughtered in the area.

Bhutanese temple in Varanasi, Rs 4,000-crore credit line, hydro project—Modi’s day 1 in Bhutan

Bhutan remains a cornerstone of India’s Neighbourhood First policy, and continues to be largest recipient of Indian foreign assistance, receiving ₹2,150 crore in 2025.

Bridges are falling, metros are stalling. Varanasi ropeway is the fix for an ancient city

Varanasi: A viral video about the collapse of the new Varanasi ropeway sent the city’s administration into a tizzy last month. It didn’t waste...

Ganga has been the lab for this BHU professor. It has earned him a global honour now

Professor Jitendra Pandey has been invited to deliver the prestigious Sir Stephen Schneider Lecture. He is the first biological scientist and Asian scholar to receive the distinction.

The GI tag man of India lives in Varanasi. He is blending culture and commerce

Varanasi social worker Rajni Kant is a leading light in the Modi government’s mission to secure 10,000 GI tags by 2030. It’s his way of making India a ‘sone ki chidiya’ again.

Varanasi ‘gangrape’: As PM calls for strict action, what family of 19-yr-old alleges in FIR

The mother alleges her daughter was raped by 23 men over a week in multiple incidents, with the accused in one not linked to others, police say. 12 accused named by family arrested so far.

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Modi in Indo-Pacific, Jaishankar in Gulf—how India is rebuilding its strategic map

July could be busiest month for India’s diplomatic establishment as Narendra Modi and S Jaishankar cover major power centres globally. The visits are aimed at outreach and outcome.

India’s rising solar penetration is stressing the power grid. It’s a storage problem

Paper says solar boom exposing storage deficit, with surplus daytime power going to waste as grid struggles to meet evening demand. 'Question has shifted from quantity to timing & flexibility.'

What India’s ₹10 trillion post-Op Sindoor arms buying plan means & next steps | CutTheClutter

In ep 1859 of CutTheClutter, Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Editor (Defence & Diplomacy) Snehesh Alex Philip look at DAC approvals, what it means for India's military and next steps.

Congress is ceding ground to BJP on nationalism. It’s pushing India towards one-party system

The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.