Varanasi: IIT-BHU has improved its position by 18 places to secure 219th rank in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027, up from 237th last year, reflecting progress in academic performance, research output and global recognition.In the QS 2026 Southern Asia Rankings, the institute secured the 38th position, improving 11 places from its previous rank…
Varanasi: A special Pocso court in Ballia has sentenced a man to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment for circulating an obscene AI-generated photograph of a Class VIII girl student on WhatsApp. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 55,000 on him, with additional imprisonment in case of non-payment.According to the prosecution, the convict, Sanjeet…
Varanasi: Former BHU vice-chancellor and chancellor of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Prof Dhirendra Pal Singh, has been honoured with the prestigious APQN Quality Champion Award 2026.The international award is conferred by the Asia-Pacific Quality Network and recognises Prof Singh’s lifelong contribution to strengthening quality, academic standards, and institutional excellence in higher education.Prof Singh,…
Varanasi: Chandauli Kotwali police on Tuesday busted an alleged interstate liquor smuggling gang and arrested 33 people, including 18 women.Police raided the closed Chandauli Restaurant in Ward No. 5 and recovered 520.7 litres of illegal liquor. The seizure included 2,234 bottles, tetra packs and pouches of various brands. The operation began when inspector-in-charge Triveni Singh…
Gorakhpur: BJP MP Ravi Kishan on Tuesday targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, claiming that their political careers were nearing an end. He challenged Rahul Gandhi to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.Reacting to Akhilesh Yadav’s Purvanchal tour, Kishan asserted that the BJP would return…
Varanasi: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday released a Rs 250 commemorative coin to mark the 250th birth anniversary of legendary Carnatic composer Muthuswami Dikshitar at Swatantrata Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University.The event, titled “Amara Guruguha: A 250-Year Commemoration of Muthuswami Dikshitar”, was organised by the Centre of Excellence in Indian Knowledge Systems, IIT-BHU. The…
Akhilesh Yadav in Varanasi Varanasi: Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav made it clear that he will not contest the assembly elections, saying he would take oath as chief minister while remaining a Lok Sabha member if his party comes to power.“I become CM even when I didn’t contest elections. In the past, I took oath…
Varanasi: Ticket bookings for all Aartis, Sugam Darshan and Rudrabhishek at Kashi Vishwanath Temple will remain suspended from after the Madhyahna Bhog Aarti on Nov 9 until the evening Saptarishi Aarti on Nov 10 in view of traditional rituals and festival-related preparations.The arrangement has been made in view of the traditional rituals and festival-related preparations…
View of Kashi from ropeway’s Gondola Varanasi: Soon, Varanasi’s traffic-choked roads will no longer be the only way to navigate the city. As the country’s first public transport ropeway nears completion, commuters will be able to soar above the congestion, travelling from Cantt to Godowlia in just 16 minutes. With nearly 95% of the project…
Varanasi: For a city where centuries-old lanes struggle to keep pace with the growing demands of modern mobility, the answer now lies above the roads. Kashi, one of the world’s oldest living cities, is preparing for a new chapter in urban transport with India’s first public transport ropeway — an aerial transit system that promises…
