Varanasi

New Delhi/Gorakhpur: The Delhi high court on Monday granted interim protection to actor and BJP MP Ravi Kishan, restraining several individuals, websites and online platforms from using or exploiting his name, image, likeness and other personality attributes without authorisation. The court also directed the removal of URLs allegedly carrying obscene, pornographic and AI-generated content misusing…

Varanasi: The Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) launched an immediate response on Monday morning after heavy rain triggered waterlogging in several parts of the city, with municipal commissioner Himanshu Nagpal personally monitoring the operation. Nagpal coordinated the Engineering, Health and Jal Kal departments to ensure a swift response.The Jalkal department was directed to inspect the condition…

Varanasi: The Azamgarh Cyber Cell and Sidhari police have arrested a man for allegedly duping unemployed youths by promising them jobs in the Maldives and providing forged work permits.Police recovered fake Maldives work permits, a mobile phone and other incriminating material from the accused, and are probing his wider fraud network.Addressing the media on Monday,…

Varanasi: The woman, whose mutilated body was found stuffed inside black plastic bags and dumped along a roadside in the Madiyahu area of Jaunpur on Sunday morning, was allegedly murdered and dismembered by her boyfriend after he suspected her of continuing to speak to another man on the phone and refusing to show him her…

Marking the commencement of the academic session 2026–27, BHU vice-chancellor Prof Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi on Monday performed Rudrabhisheka and offered prayers at Vishwanath Temple on the campus. He was accompanied by registrar Rajan Srivastava, dean of students Prof Ranjan Kumar Singh, directors of institutes, deans of faculties, faculty members, officers, and other senior functionaries of…

The MP LEAD (Member of Parliament Legislative Exposure & Administrative Development) Fellows visited BHU on Sunday as part of an institutional exposure programme aimed at providing insights into the functioning of a premier academic institution and facilitating experiential learning. The visit was coordinated under the guidance of dean of Students Prof Ranjan Kumar Singh.The MP…

Varanasi: Banaras Hindu University (BHU), as the national coordinator of the Institute of National Importance (INI) on SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) platform, on Saturday announced the launch of 142 new online courses for July semester, offering learners across India and abroad access to high-quality education from premier institutions.Out of the…

Varanasi: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will launch two major welfare initiatives for students and teachers during his proposed visit to Varanasi on July 8. The CM will roll out Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for around 1.1 crore students enrolled in council schools across the state and launch the Chief Minister Teacher Cashless Medical Scheme, which…

Varanasi: In a joint action of Chetganj and Ramnagar police, eight looters were arrested in an encounter along Bandargah road in Ramnagar area on Monday morning. One of the looters suffered a bullet injury in his leg in this exchange of fire with police. They had looted Rs 5 lakh cash from a jeweller in…

Gorakhpur: The redeveloped Madhuban Park at the Kauwabagh Railway Colony was inaugurated on Sunday by children of the colony in the presence of Northeast Frontier Railway (NER) general manager Uday Borwankar and seniorrailway officials, Sumit Kumar, CPRO, NER, said.Borwankar and other officials planted saplings in the park, reaffirming their commitment to environmental conservation and inaugurated…