Varanasi

India is a land of myriad cultures and customs, and here are a few that have been going on since ages.

Set in the pilgrim city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, Mulk is an angry film that brings to the silver screen critical issues of Islamophobia, terrorism and custodial torture.

The Supreme Court has just accepted the Centre's proposal for coloured stickers on vehicle. Find out why!

Sukkriti Nath is a regular teenager but she turned a school project into a book about the harms of smoking and donated the proceeds to an NGO. She has been an inspiration to many.

Santora Devi passed away on Sunday, 22nd July, and Pushpavati was determined to fulfil her 20-year-old wish to be carried to the ghat by her daughter- and donating her eyes.

The Central government in New Delhi has announced ₹800 crore for cities that can compete for the best 15 projects in 4 key areas of development.

Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, near Varanasi, shall have a national highway running under an airport-a first in India!

In December last year, Prof Lalji Singh, known as the Father of DNA Fingerprinting in India, died after he suffered a major heart attack while at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Babatpur in Varanasi.

The 40 students who attend this school are kids you see loitering railway stations, some of whom have been accused in petty theft cases, are addicted to drugs or mostly work as ragpickers to make ends meet.

While the Zardozi work was fashioned by master craftsman Mumtaz Ali of Lallpura, whose family has been engaged in the craft for many generations now, the pink-enamelled jewellery was created by Tarun Kumar.