Kejriwal slams Modi: You don't need EC nod for Ganga arti

Amid the controversy of Narendra Modi's rally being denied permission in the temple town, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday “invited” the Bharatiya Janata Party prime......

Varanasi's arti, cremations done on rooftop as Ganga floods ghats

The rising water levels in Ganga and Varuna rivers have caused a fresh bout of floods in Varanasi, inundating low-lying areas along their banks and disrupting daily life. IMAGE: Namo ghat in......

Makar Sankranti draws lakhs to banks of Ganga

Lakhs of devotees on Thursday thronged the Ganga banks in Haridwar, including Har Ki Pauri, to take a dip in the sacred river on the occasion of Makar Sankranti which also marks the first major......

Cops examine CCTV footage of Varanasi blast

Security agencies were examining CCTV footage at the site of the blast at a Ganga ghatin Varanasiwhich left a child dead and 37 injured even as a forensic team from Agra collected samples from the......