Varanasi

Protest ends, BHU Sanskrit department reopens

7:00 pm November 22, 2019

Varanasi (UP): A group of Banaras Hindu University students protesting against the appointment of a Muslim professor at the Sanskrit department ended their dharna’ on Friday. The university had announced on Thursday that classes at the department would resume, indicating that the stir against the appointment of assistant professor Feroze Khan had ended. But the […]

Priyanka attacks Modi on lack of empathy for Assam

Priyanka backs appointment of Muslim professor at BHU

6:23 pm November 21, 2019

Varanasi: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday came out in support of the Muslim professor whose appointment at the Banaras Hindu University’s Sanskrit department has triggered a row. Taking to Twitter, the Congress leader defended the appointment. “Our languages and culture are our speciality, our strength,” the Congress leader tweeted. “Sanskrit language has vastness. […]

Mother India’: US writer’s take on spiritual liberation

3:03 pm October 31, 2019

New Delhi: About 10 years ago, American writer Tova Reich started visiting India and a few years later, she began to write a novel about Jews who come here seeking transformation and eternal release from the sufferings of life. She wrote the first section and named it “Ma”, setting it in Varanasi and centering on […]

Modi to address BJP workers of Varanasi on Oct 24

3:02 pm October 22, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address BJP workers of Varanasi constituency on October 24, the day the result of two state assembly elections will be announced. In a tweet, Modi urged all workers to join the interaction and asked them to share any suggestion or question they may have on his NaMo app. […]

Exhibition to showcase hand-woven textile of Varanasi

7:45 pm September 10, 2019

New Delhi: As many as 46 textile objects, hand-woven on traditional Indian drawlooms, are put on display at an exhibition showcasing the finest trends of contemporary weaving from Varanasi. The exhibition, “Pra-Kashi: Silk, Gold and Silver from the City of Light”, was inaugurated by the Minister of State for Culture & Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel […]