Court rejects plea for carbon dating of Gyanvapi 'shivling'

A Varanasi court on Friday rejected the Hindu petitioners' plea for carbon dating of what is claimed to be a 'shivling' in the Gyanvapi mosque premises, a government counsel said. IMAGE: The......

Mosque panel consults lawyers to challenge Gyanvapi ruling in court

The Anjuman Intezamia Committee in Varanasi is consulting senior lawyers to challenge in the Allahabad high court the local court's decision of rejecting its plea questioning the maintainability of......

Kashmir scribe Shujaat Bukhari's Lashkar killer designated as terrorist

Terror group Lashkar-e-Tayiba's member Sheikh Sajad alias Sajjad Gul, who took part in the conspiracy to kill journalist Shujaat Bukhari in Srinagar in 2018, was designated as a terrorist by the......

After Ayodhya and Kashi, BJP eyes Mathura for electoral gain

A magnificent Krishna Janambhoomi temple in Mathura was a recurrent theme for the ruling BJP in the run-up to the assembly polls, reports Nitin Kumar. IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi......

Do talent shows actually help?

They come,conquer and promptly disappear! It happens to almost all winners of talentshows. After the public hysteria dies down, and a couple of albums are released, the winners just seem to......

Pakistan fans turn to humour to get over World Cup humbling by India

IMAGE: General view of fan as rain stops play. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Pakistan fans mocked their cricket team's underwhelming performance on social media after Sarfaraz Ahmed's men suffered......