Ganga, Varuna inundate Varanasi; ghats submerged, cremations on streets

The rising water level of Ganga and Varuna rivers has submerged parts of Varanasi including its famous ghats, forcing the cremation of bodies brought to the Harishchandra and Manikarnika ghats in......

Clean Ganga project has a long way to go

'There will always be hiccups given that the Namami Gange programme is spread over different sectors and involves several agencies.' IMAGE: The Ganges in Varanasi. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Varanasi: PM holds mega roadshow, performs Ganga Aarti

A day before his nomination, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a mega roadshow in Varanasi, drawing massive crowds, before he culminated the show of strength with the Ganga Aarti at......

PM should stop thinking people are fools: Priyanka

Wrapping up her three-day tour of Uttar Pradesh in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Varanasi constituency, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra called the coming Lok Sabha elections a “new......

Box Office: 2.0 gets a decent opening, thanks to Akshay

The hits and misses of the week. 2.0 enjoys a decent opening compared to other Rajinikanth films in West and North India. This is thanks to Akshay Kumar's presence in the cast, since the Tamil......

Box Office: Another flop for Sunny Deol

The hits and misses of the week. Sunny Deol suffers a consecutive flop at the box office, with Bhaiaji Superhit failing after Mohalla Assi. Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.   Bhaiaji......

Box Office: Pihu, Mohalla Assi fare poorly

The hits and misses of the week. Mohalla Assi and Pihu fail to draw in the audiences. Aamir Khan's Diwali release, Thugs Of Hindostan, flops at the box office. Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly......

Mohalla Assi Review: All sound, no fury

'Philosophy, politics and practicality cross paths in Mohalla Assi's ambitious premise.''Except it is directed in such an unwieldy fashion that instead of rich satire, what emerges is a lumbering......