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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Topic: Varanasi

Inside story of PM Modi’s (feet) touching moment with Parkash Singh Badal in Varanasi

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In photos: Kashi’s alleys are stuck between a facelift & cultural crisis

Under the BJP govt’s Kashi Viswanath Temple Corridor project, over 200 buildings have been demolished, which locals allege is changing Kashi’s cultural identity.

Modi’s Hindutva 2.0 written on Varanasi walls: Temple restoration, not mosque demolition

Modi has boldly ventured to redevelop Varanasi’s messy, filthy inner city. It’s a restoration project that can delight his large Hindu constituency.

Former BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav moves SC challenging EC’s decision on his candidature

The Election Commission had rejected the nomination of Tej Bahadur Yadav, who filed his candidature as a Samajwadi Party member for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat.

This election season, Narendra Modi is going beyond Kautilya to make allies toe the line

All the allies have caved in, which is why we saw them sitting beside Narendra Modi as he filed his nomination in Varanasi.

Modi wants Paris look for Varanasi, but residents say city identity ‘under attack from BJP’

Modi’s Rs 600-crore project for Varanasi makeover has razed over 200 houses, shops. Angry residents say every home has a temple, every building has historical importance.

Varanasi, 2014: Why I’d said, before the secular dip, hold your nose

When a thug wanted for murder joins the fight against communalism, a firebrand secular isn’t pleased they threw eggs at his rudraksh.

Assets worth Rs 2.5 cr, DU arts degree, plot in Gandhinagar: What Modi’s affidavit declares

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking a re-election from Varanasi, had disclosed assets worth Rs 1.65 crore in 2014.

Here’s how PM Narendra Modi performed as Varanasi MP

As Narendra Modi files his nomination from Varanasi amid much pomp and show, ThePrint looks at his performance as MP and the state of his constituency.

Modi’s show of strength with allies: Is BJP ready to be more accommodative if voted back?

Narendra Modi filed his nomination from Varanasi Friday after a grand roadshow and in the presence of NDA allies

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BJP is going after AAP not because it’s opposed to it but because they’re too similar

Jealousy between political parties arises from close competition in their goals, strategies, or voter bases. It's a reaction to perceived threats to a party's influence.

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.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

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.