Allahabad HC allows ASI survey at Gyanvapi mosque

The Allahabad high court on Thursday allowed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a scientific survey at the Gyanvapi premises in Varanasi to determine whether the 17th-century......

ASI stops Gyanvapi mosque survey after SC order

A 30-member Archaeological Survey of India team halted a survey here of the Gyanvapi mosque -- just hours after beginning the exercise Monday morning -- following a Supreme Court order. IMAGE:......

Gyanvapi mosque's scientific survey begins

A 30-member team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) entered the Gyanvapi complex on Monday morning to carry out a scientific survey in accordance with court orders to determine if the......

PIX: 8L earthen lamps illuminate banks of Ganga in Varanasi on Dev Deepawali

Lakhs of earthen lamps lit up the banks of river Ganga in Varanasi on Monday as people celebrated Dev Deepawali to mark Kartik Purnima. IMAGE: Priests perform Ganga aarti at Sheetla Ghat on the......

Review: Venghai is tedious

Pavithra Srinivasan feels Tamil film Venghai is an overdose of rural action. Post YOUR reviews here!The standard formula for director Hari's film goes something like this: Take a couple of hundred......

World Athletics: Toor, Shankar's withdrawal leaves void

IMAGE: Tajinderpal Singh Toor had to withdraw due to a groin injury. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives Asian shot-put champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Commonwealth......

Neeraj Chopra to lead Indian team in World Athletics

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Neeraj Chopra/Instagram Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will once again headline India's campaign in the World Athletics Championships beginning on August......