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Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a stall during an exhibition on various products made by the weavers and handicraftsmen, in Varanasi.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with UP Governor Anandiben Patel and CM Yogi Adityanath interacts with an artisan at an exhibition in Varanasi.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with UP Governor Anandiben Patel, CM Yogi Adityanath and other leaders dedicates to the nation the Deendayal Upadhyay Memorial site in Varanasi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with UP Governor Anandiben Patel, CM Yogi Adityanath and other leaders flags off Mahakaal Express, during unveiling of various projects in Varanasi.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the closing ceremony of the Centenary Celebrations of Shri Jagadguru Vishwaradhya Gurukul at Jangamwadi Math in Varanasi. PM Modi also releas...

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Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Memorial site and statue which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets people at the closing ceremony of the Centenary Celebrations of Shri Jagadguru Vishwaradhya Gurukul at Jangamwadi Math in Varanasi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa and others releases the translated version of the Shri Siddhant Shikhamani Granth in 19 languag...

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi after offering prayers at the Jangamwadi Math in Varanasi.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi after offering prayers at the Jangamwadi Math in Varanasi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the closing ceremony of the Centenary Celebrations of Shri Jagadguru Vishwaradhya Gurukul at Jangamwadi Math in Varanasi. PM Modi also releas...

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi being received by Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and others on his arrival, in Varanasi

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Subha-e-banaras club members raise slogans during a protest against the LPG cylinder price hike, in Varanasi.

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UP Minister of state Neelkanth Tiwari presents a memento to Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on his arrival at Assi Ghat, in Varanasi.

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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa offer prayers at Assi Ghat, in Varanasi.

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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa during his visit to Kashi Vishwanath temple, in Varanasi.

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Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi at Ravi Das temple on the occasion of his birth anniversary at Govardhanpur in Varanasi. A 14th century saint, Ravidas is revered in Budd...

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Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi at an event on the occasion of Guru Ravidas' birth anniversary at Govardhanpur in Varanasi, Sunday. A 14th century saint, Ravidas is reve...

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Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi at Ravi Das temple on the occasion of his birth anniversary at Govardhanpur in Varanasi. A 14th century saint, Ravidas is revered in Budd...

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Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi at Ravi Das temple on the occasion of his birth anniversary at Govardhanpur in Varanasi. A 14th century saint, Ravidas is revered in Budd...

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NSUI Wins All 4 Seats Against ABVP In Students' Election At Varanasi's Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya

NSUI's Shivam Shukla won the President seat by defeating ABVP's Harshit Pandey by a huge margin while Chandan Kumar Mishra became the Vice President, Avnish Pandey won the General Secretary seat and Rajnikant Dubey secured the Librarian post.

Jan 09, 2020

| IANS
Over 50 Faculty Members Of BHU, Affiliated Colleges Condemn Controversial CAA, NRC

The faculty members carried out a signature campaign on Wednesday against the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and appealed to the government to rethink the long term implications of these exercises.

Dec 26, 2019

| PTI
Protests Continue Over Muslim Professor's Appointment In BHU Sanskrit Department

The protesting students have been staging a sit-in outside the office of the Vice-Chancellor.

Nov 20, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Varanasi: Priests, Devotees Put Mask On Shivling To Protect It From Air Pollution

The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the city today peaked at 226, which falls under the poor category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Nov 07, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Yogi Adityanath Flags Off Country's First Private Train 'Tejas Express'

The train cuts the time travelled between the two cities to six hours 15 minutes from the six hours 40 minutes taken by the Swarna Shatabdi, currently the fastest train on the route.

Oct 04, 2019

| PTI
Vande Bharat Express To Have 'Airhostesses' To Give Flight-Like Hospitality To Passengers

The move is part of a six-month pilot project to take forward Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal's dream of making the railways more competitive by providing world-class service to passengers.

Aug 07, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Priyanka Gandhi's Standoff With UP Govt Over, Tells Families Of Victims She 'Will Return Soon'

Priyanka Gandhi was insistent on meeting the families of victims in Sonbhadra, where at least 10 people, including three women, died and over 24 were injured in a clash between Gond and Gujjar communities over a land dispute on Wednesday.

Jul 20, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Derek O'Brien-Led TMC Delegation, Enroute Sonebhadra, Detained At Varanasi Airport

In a tweet, the TMC quoted Derek as saying that the ADM, SP hadn't given any reason and said that he was detaining the delegation following the instructions from top-most.'

Jul 20, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
After Spending Night In UP's Mirzapur, Priyanka Gandhi Says 'Won't Leave Without...'

Some government officials arrived at the Chunar guest house and asked Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to return to Delhi, a request that was outrightly rejected by her.

Jul 20, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Allahabad HC Issues Notice To PM Narendra Modi On Petition Challenging Election From Varanasi

The petition was filed by former BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav, who was declared Samajwadi Party candidate from Varanasi, but failed to contest the election as his nomination papers were rejected by the returning officer.

Jul 19, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau

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Bhim Army Won’t Go With Congress: Chandrashekhar Azad

In an interview to Outlook, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad says his sole aim is to defeat the BJP in this election.

Mar 20, 2019

| Preetha Nair
Varanasi: Modi Won A New Fort In 2014, His Hold Over It Still Seems Firm

Modi seems to have held his appeal intact in Varanasi, a city suspended forever between a neo-Hindutva and ancient Hinduism.

Nov 09, 2018

| Salik Ahmad
The Subcontinental Menu

Why the ongoing Jangalmahal Cup is embroiled in an ugly dispute? Why does Punjab government plan to import sexed semen from US and British companies? Read to find out in this week's The Subcontinental Menu.

Sep 05, 2018

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Deep Throat

A regular column on the essential buzz

Jun 07, 2018

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The BHU Model

These BHU administrators sound more like some mullahs of the Muslim Personal Law Board holding on to their triple talaq. Misogyny seems to be their only sanskar.

Sep 29, 2017

| Rajesh Ramachandran
We Shall Ignore No More

BHU’s cold denial in the face of girls’ firm resolve

Sep 28, 2017

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‘Police Chased Us Even Into Our Hostel Rooms. We Want An Apology From The V-C’

BHU's student, who was part of the entire sequence, describes her ordeal ever since they raised demands for greater security against sexual harassment.

Sep 28, 2017

| Pragya Singh
Venice Diary

As the writer travels through Venice's "Tiny lanes, crumbly old palaces, the water," he is reminded of Varanasi...

Jul 06, 2017

| Maseeh Rahman

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