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Jio to roll out 5G services today for limited users – Will you get invitation?
New Delhi: Reliance Jio is going to roll out 5G services on October 5 in four cities on a trial basis. Selected users will get unlimited 5G data with up to 1…
- India
Varanasi varsity dismisses guest lecturer for comments on Navratra fast by women
Varanasi: The Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth administration has dismissed a guest lecturer and banned his entry to the university campus for allegedly making a derogatory comment on Navratra fast by women. Dr…
- India
Badaun mosque the newest in the eye of a simmering storm
Badaun(UP): After Varanasi and Mathura, it is now a mosque in Badaun that has attracted controversy with right-wing activists claiming it to be a Neel Kanth Mahadeva temple. A local court in…
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Gyanvapi row: ‘Will leave destabilising effect..’, says Asad Owaisi on Varanasi court’s order
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi contested the Varanasi court’s decision to grant Hindu worshipers’ request for authorization to perform prayers to Hindu deities at the Gyanvapi Masjid complex. Owaisi…
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Varanasi: Masjid committee objects to Hindu prayers at Gyanvapi; plea dismissed
The Varanasi district judge on Monday ruled that the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri case is maintainable while dismissing the case of the Muslim side. The Masjid committee had objected to the plea seeking…
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Gyanvapi case: Court to pronounce verdict today, Section 144 imposed
Varanasi: Varanasi district court will pronounce the verdict in the Shringar Gauri-Gyanvapi case on Monday. District Judge AK Vishvesh had last month reserved the order till September 12 in the matter. The…
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Gyanvapi case: Security tightened in Varanasi ahead of district court order
Varanasi: Prohibitory orders were clamped and security tightened in Varanasi ahead of the district court order on Monday on the maintainability of the plea in the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri case. District Judge…
- India
Gyanvapi mosque case: Varanasi court reserves judgment till September 12
Varanasi: A district court hearing the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri complex case here reserved its judgment till September 12 as both Hindu and Muslim sides concluded their arguments on the maintainability of the…
- India
Varanasi BJP leader’s ‘illegal’ office bulldozed after complaint
Varanasi: An allegedly illegal construction at a housing society belonging to a local BJP leader was bulldozed by the district administration here on Thursday. Satya Prakash Singh alias Akhand Singh, BJP’s district unit…
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Varanasi BJP leader’s ‘illegal’ office bulldozed after complaints
Varanasi: An allegedly illegal construction at a housing society belonging to a local BJP leader was bulldozed by the district administration here on Thursday. Satya Prakash Singh alias Akhand Singh, BJP’s district…
- India
UP: Dalit teenager beaten to death on suspicious of theft
A 14-year-old Dalit boy was brutally beaten by upper-caste Hindu men in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. According to a complaint lodged by the deceased’s father, Pappu Ram, it said, “My son Vijay Kumar…
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Gyanvapi case: Locals insist ‘ganga-jamuni’ culture must not erode
Varanasi: With the Gyanvapi Shringar Gauri case in the Supreme Court, leaders from both religions voice different opinions, yet want the Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb of Kashi to stay intact. Hearing the matter on…
- Hyderabad
MANUU opens sub-regional centre at Varanasi
Hyderabad: Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) has established a Sub-Regional Centre (SRC) at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, to cater to the educational needs of Urdu speaking population of Purvanchal region. Prof Syed…
- India
Hearing on Gyanvapi mosque case to resume today
Varanasi: The hearing on the Gyanvapi case will resume in Varanasi court today. “Muslim side will continue with its arguments. According to them, the case is not maintainable, but we’ve said that…
- India
Yogi Adityanath’s chopper makes emergency landing in Varanasi
Varanasi: A helicopter carrying Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had to make an emergency landing at the police lines here, minutes after take-off. Sources said that the chopper was brought back…
