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TopicVaranasi

Topic: Varanasi

Modi wants open defecation-free India but his own adopted village paints a dirty picture

Rural Development Ministry data shows Modi's village Nagepur in Varanasi is not open defecation-free, scores zero out of three.

To secure own turf, Modi holds three-day meetings with BJP workers in Varanasi

Party sources say it's not about winning the seat but the victory margin, which should remain as significant as 2014 when Modi beat Kejriwal.

HoaXposed: Image of a Shanghai bridge is being shared as bridge in Varanasi on Facebook, Twitter

FB post claims Modi govt has built a new bridge in Varanasi, using a photo of Nanpu bridge in Shanghai. A Facebook post has claimed...

On national highways alone, UP has 226 distressed bridges that need attention

The UP government wants a regional version of IBMS system to take stock of all the bridges in the state, and then figure out what to do with them.

Last Laughs: Surprising turn of events in Karnataka and the ‘real Congress boss’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Plugged-In: The race for the chair is still on in Karnataka & contempt plea likely in Babri case

Single largest party BJP falls short of majority in Karnataka, Congress and JD(S) come together: The BJP emerged as the single largest party in...

Varanasi flyover collapse kills at least 18, PM & VP condole deaths

The portion of the bridge which collapsed Tuesday had been constructed barely three months ago.

Gods are abundant in Modi’s Varanasi, but money and jobs aren’t

Many of the young men who came of age in the wake of India’s economic liberalisation now find that the opportunities and lifestyles represented on the internet and television linger just beyond their reach.

Talkpoint: Has Modi transformed Varanasi enough to showcase it to foreign dignitaries?

Experts weigh in on state of sewage and filth in Varanasi as Narendra Modi hosts Emmanuel Macron, President of France, in his constituency.

For Amit Shah’s Varanasi rally, attendees pay Rs 20 each through digital means

The rally is scheduled for 20 January, and local leaders say massive attendance will show that digitisation is reaching every nook and corner. New Delhi: Even...

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Chinese chatter on Delhi-Shanghai flight — ‘normalisation’ needs more than linking the skies

Chinese commentators consistently portray India as the driver of rapprochement. New Delhi’s outreach is framed as a pragmatic, reluctant choice shaped by multiple pressures.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.