Varanasi, Nov. 14 (ANI): Apart from functioning round the clock as a cremation ground, the 'Manikarnika Ghat' is also a source of income for many families. Everyday, at least four hundred funerals take ...

Lucknow, Nov 13 (IANS) It was a lucky escape for 10 people sitting inside a truck and a car when their vehicles were hit by a superfast train Friday at an unmanned ...

Lucknow, Nov 12 (IANS) A first semester student of law at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree inside the university campus in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi ...

Varanasi, Nov. 10 (ANI): Hundreds of college students in Varanasi participated in a cleaning drive aimed to keep the holy Ganges river pollution-free. Many volunteers cleaned the Ghats of the river with brooms, ...

Varanasi, Nov 8 (IANS) Popular Hollywood star Goldie Hawn's arrival on a two-day visit here Saturday has sparked off speculation whether the purpose was a spiritual visit to the city she had ...

Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) Megan Mylan, the director of Oscar winning documentary "Smile Pinki" who is here for the ongoing Mumbai International Children's Film Festival, says she is more fascinated by reality ...

By Virendra Pathak Allahabad, Nov 7(ANI): To accelerate the tourism industry in Uttar Pradesh and to promote adventure sports among the masses, a three-day water sports rally is being organized at Allahabad. The ...

Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) An average of 49.37 percent voting was recorded in by-elections to 11 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh Saturday while the turnout in Firozabad parliamentary seat was over 50 ...

Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) Tens of thousands voted across Uttar Pradesh Saturday in 11 assembly and one Lok Sabha by-elections, with actor Raj Babbar of the Congress pitted against the daughter ...

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) They lag behind the foreign athletes but Indian marathoners are a motivated bunch and say they can challenge the world's best if provided with proper resources. Deepchand Saharan ...

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) They lag behind the foreign athletes but Indian marathoners are a motivated bunch and say they can challenge the world's best if provided with proper resources. Deepchand Saharan ...

Lucknow, Oct 31 (IANS) A goods train Saturday derailed near the Mau railway station in Uttar Pradesh, disrupting rail traffic on the busy Varanasi-Gorakhpur route. No one was injured, an official said. The ...

New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Gangster Munna Bajrangi, who was arrested in Mumbai Thursday, has confessed to killing over 40 people in the past 20 years, police said Friday. "When we asked ...

By Girish Chandra DubeyMathura/Varanasi, Oct.25 (ANI): The win of a local boy in a music-based Reality Show on Saturday night has spread a wave of cheer across the Mathura city. Hemant Brijwasi, ...

By Girish Kumar Dubey Varanasi, Oct.17 (ANI): On the occasion of Diwali, the festival of lights, Batashas or, the traditional candies, used mostly on religious occasions, were in high demand. Prepared from boiling ...

Mumbai, Oct 16 (IANS) National carrier Air India will operate 137 special flights from Tuesday to fly nearly 40,000 pilgrims during the ensuing Haj season, an airline spokesman said here Friday. Besides these, ...

Lucknow, Oct 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday accused Chief Minister Mayawati of rigging the recent by-polls for four assembly seats and urged the Election Commission (EC) to deploy ...

Varanasi, Oct. 3 (ANI): Concerned with the increased levels of pollution in Ganga river after the recent immersion festival, a voluntary organization in Varanasi has asked people not to immerse idols in ...

By Amit Ayodhaya, Sep.29 (ANI): Even as Ramlila, the mythological play based on epic Ramayana, has concluded all over the country with the celebration of Dussehra on Monday, it will continue to be ...

Lucknow, Sep 28 (IANS) With more devout from the state applying for the Haj pilgrimage, the Uttar Pradesh State Haj Committee Monday decided to request the central Haj committee to increase its ...

Lucknow, Sep 25 (IANS) The ongoing power crisis in Uttar Pradesh threatens to cast a shadow over Durga Puja celebrations in the state. Many puja committees have decided not to hold grand ...

Lucknow, Sep 21 (IANS) Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramzan, was celebrated with enthusiasm in this Uttar Pradesh capital Monday with Muslim clerics appealing to the community members ...

By Rajat Rai Lucknow, Sep 18 (IANS) Smartly dressed, English-speaking, licensed tour guides will now be seen in northern India's tourist hubs like Agra and Varanasi, marking a departure from touts who are ...

Varanasi, Sep 15 (IANS) Four engineering students of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) were arrested Tuesday for allegedly ragging a first-year student outside the varsity campus, police said. The university has also ...

Varanasi, Sep 15 (IANS) Four engineering students of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) here have been booked for allegedly ragging a first year student outside the varsity campus, police said Tuesday. The four ...

Lucknow, Sep 14 (IANS) Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways R.P.N.Singh Monday said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government will undertake, within an year, the total road construction work done ...

New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The story of Varanasi or Benares is synonymous with the life of artist-engineer-architect and visionary James Prinsep, who laid the foundation of modern Varanasi in just ...

Varanasi, Sep. 6 (ANI): The copies of a one-inch miniature Quran are selling like hot cakes in Varanasi during the holy month of Ramadan. The miniature of the Quran, available in different colour ...

Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) After the craze for owning a Twenty 20 team, now the game's T-10 format, called Gully Cricket, has started attracting celebrities. Actress Divya Dutta has become the first ...

Bangalore/New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) India Saturday condemned the attack by Nepali Maoists on two Indian priests at the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu. "We are aware of the attack by Maoists ...