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14 arrested for holding Iftar party on boat in Ganga after video goes viral

Screengrab of the video showing Muslim youth hosting iftar party on a boat in river Ganga

Updated on Mar 18, 2026 01:15 pm IST

PM Modi to flag off four new Vande Bharat express trains on Nov 8: Check details

During his visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi, PM Narendra Modi will flag off the new trains on November 8, 2025.

Published on Nov 08, 2025 05:59 pm IST

Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Borderlands 4 release date, time and more

Published on Sept 08, 2025 09:20 pm IST

Uorfi turns apsara in updated take on Sridevi, Juhi Chawla's on-screen aesthetic

Uorfi Javed's rustic take on the apsara aesthetic reminds of Sridevi, Juhi Chawla in their prime

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Published on Dec 09, 2024 03:30 pm IST

Review: The Many Lives of Syeda X by Neha Dixit

The kind of jobs that Syeda X does: Women making handmade sanitary napkins at a workshop in New Delhi. (S Burmula)

Updated on Oct 25, 2024 10:52 pm IST

Sara Rai – “Exhibitionism has really taken over our society ”

Author Sara Rai (Sohail Akbar)

Published on Sept 09, 2024 08:22 pm IST

Jayantimala says students in North India are more dedicated to classical dance

Jayantimala Mishra during the Kathak workshop at Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya

Updated on Sept 04, 2024 11:02 am IST

How to upcycle your mom's Banarasi sarees; 6 easy ideas to get you started

Check out easy ways to upcycle your mom's old Banarasi sarees.

Published on Jun 19, 2024 07:02 pm IST

How the turbulent history of Banaras was shaped by syncretism and dynasties

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"Benares, A Brahmin placing a garland on the holiest spot in the sacred city"

Published on Jun 09, 2024 06:28 pm IST

Report: Banaras Literature Festival 2024

Journalist Santosh Singh in conversation with Vinay Kumar, author, Yakshini. (Banaras Literature Festival)

Published on May 08, 2024 09:34 pm IST

A Banarsi landlord was exiled to St Helena 16 years before Napoleon's death

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Shah Alam II, Mughal Emperor of India, reviewing the East India Company's troops, painted 1781. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume IV, Macmillan and Co, London, New York, 1894.

Published on Mar 23, 2024 10:59 pm IST

Book Box | Letter from Banaras

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Harmony BookStore, Banaras

Published on Mar 02, 2024 10:47 pm IST

71st Miss World: India's Sini Shetty slays in ₹2.2 lakh red Banarsi silk saree

71st Miss World: India's Sini Shetty slays in ₹2.2 lakh red Banarasi silk saree at opening ceremony in Delhi

Published on Feb 21, 2024 08:26 am IST

HistoriCity | Varanasi is a microcosm of Hindu India, it's also a city of reform

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A Hindu priest performs evening prayers on the banks of the river Ganga at the Dashashwamedh Ghat, in Varanasi on February 10, 2024. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP)

Published on Feb 19, 2024 09:42 pm IST

BHU Faculty Recruitment 2024: Apply for 143 Associate Professor and other posts

BHU invites applications for Associate Professor and Assistant Professor posts

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Published on Feb 03, 2024 01:13 pm IST

BHU Recruitment 2024 application deadline for Group A &Group B posts extended

Last date to submit application for BHU recruitment extended to February 5

employment news

Published on Jan 22, 2024 05:01 pm IST

Report: The Mahindra Kabira Festival

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Hindustani classical vocalist Bhuvanesh Komkali paying a musical tribute to his grandfather, Kumar Gandharva. (Courtesy The Mahindra Kabira Festival)

Published on Jan 15, 2024 09:19 pm IST

Pesticide-free Ganga to transform Banaras into a green city: NGT judicial member

NGT judicial member Dr Afroz Ahmed chairing a meeting of district environmental committee, Varanasi (HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 02, 2023 05:44 am IST

HT Picks; New Reads

On the reading list this week is a look at the lives of the Doms of Varanasi, a portrait of emperor Ashoka, and a novel about the persistence of old biases in a changing nation. (HT Team)

Published on Sept 29, 2023 09:54 pm IST

BHU PG Admissions 2023: Last chance to make changes in the application

BHU PG Admissions 2023: Last chance to make changes in the application

Updated on Aug 20, 2023 01:44 pm IST

BHU PG 2023 seat allotment results releasing after August 15

BHU PG 2023 seat allotment results releasing after August 15

Published on Aug 13, 2023 12:25 pm IST

BHU UG admission 2023 second seat allocation list releasing today

BHU UG admission 2023 second seat allocation list releasing today at bhuonline.in

Published on Aug 11, 2023 12:18 pm IST

BHU UG Admission 2023 round 1 allotment list today on bhuonline.in

BHU UG Admission 2023 round 1 allotment list for regular students todAY

Updated on Aug 05, 2023 01:55 pm IST

BHU Recruitment 2023: July 31 is last date to apply for 307 faculty posts

BHU Recruitment 2023: July 31 last date to apply for 307 faculty posts

employment news

Published on Jul 30, 2023 07:18 pm IST

BHU UG admission 2023 registration process ends today

BHU UG admission 2023 registration process ends on July 23

Published on Jul 23, 2023 08:33 pm IST

BHU Recruitment 2023: Apply for 307 faculty posts till July 31

BHU Recruitment 2023: Apply for 307 faculty posts till July 31

employment news

Published on Jul 16, 2023 03:20 pm IST

Visited Banaras ghats to seek inspiration for Raanjhanaa: Irshad Kamil

Visited Banaras ghats to seek inspiration for Raanjhanaa: Irshad Kamil

Updated on Jun 22, 2023 12:39 pm IST

BHU SET 2023 results released, check Class IX and XI admissions merit list here

BHU SET 2023 results released, check Class IX and XI admissions merit list here

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Published on Jun 05, 2023 04:03 pm IST

Man sitting on Banaras ghat plays Tum Tak on violin. Watch

Artist plays Tum Tak on violin.

Published on May 03, 2023 09:46 am IST

Varanasi boatmen not on-board with initiative to paint 1,000 boats in same colours

The cost of painting these boats will be borne by the authorities. (HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 06, 2023 08:44 pm IST

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