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Topic: Varanasi

Modi tells BJP CMs to go for data-driven governance model based on tech, end licence raj

In an over four-hour-long meeting in Varanasi during his two-day trip to his constituency, PM Modi urged the 12 BJP CMs to ease compliance burden in every sector.

PM Modi meets BJP CMs on Varanasi visit, seeks showcase of ‘best governance’ before polls

BJP chief ministers gathered in UP have a packed itinerary, including a visit with their spouses to Ayodhya for a darshan of Ram Lalla on 15 December.

PM Modi, CM Yogi visit Kashi Vishwanath Dham, Banaras railway station shortly after midnight

In a tweet posted around 1 am, Modi said he inspected 'key development works' in the temple town of Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency since 2014.

SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav claims Kashi Vishwanath corridor approved during his term

A day before PM Narendra Modi's visit to Varanasi, Yadav claimed that he had documentary evidence to prove the project was approved during his term.

Jobs or moksha? Modi’s Kashi corridor in Varanasi comes at a price

Ghats of India’s holiest city look cleaner than when we last visited, but the rest of the city remains filthy as ever.

Kashi Vishwanath has become a construction site. Varanasi’s piousness is the cost

Many see the redevelopment of Kashi Vishwanath temple as befitting the ancient Hindu faith. But it's destroying what made Varanasi a special city.

PM Modi to inaugurate Kashi Vishwanath temple corridor in Varanasi on 13 December

A pet project of the PM, the much larger Kashi Vishwanath complex can now hold nearly 75,000 people. It’s also a key project for the Yogi Adityanath govt ahead of UP elections. 

‘Marry any man before 3rd wave’ — Big fat weddings in small towns go on Covid crash diet

Band baja weddings are back. But with decorated lawns instead of hotel venues, slimmer guest lists in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Tracing history, significance of stolen idol of Annapurna that Yogi installed in Varanasi today

Statue was smuggled out of India by Norman MacKenzie, a Canadian lawyer and arts patron, in 1913. It was handed to Indian envoy to Canada last year but pandemic delayed its return.

Is it brinjal or tomato? No, it’s ‘Brimato’, just like ‘Pomato’ grafted by Varanasi scientists

ICAR-IIVR says each Brimato plant can yield 3-4 kg brinjal and 2-3 kg tomato. It will help grow more in smaller spaces like semi-urban and urban areas, and reduce costs.

On Camera

Air purifiers are the new water filters. Delhi has quietly accepted a crisis

The affluent in Delhi, armed with airtight windows, multiple purifiers, and humidifiers, have normalised a way of life that once seemed dystopian.

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.