Uttar Pradesh, June 5, 2025 (ANI): People celebrate by hugging each other after performing the Eid al Adha namaz in ...

A controversy erupted in Varanasi after a BJP MLA and supporters cleaned the Alamgir mosque without permission, sparking outrage from Muslim religious bodies who viewed it as an insult and a ...

Hundreds of students at Uday Pratap College in Varanasi recited Hanuman Chalisa near a campus mosque, reigniting a controversy over the land's ownership after a large number of Muslims offered namaz.

Vijai Shankar Rastogi filed in fast-track court of Civil Judge (senior division), Varanasi, seeking an order to ASI to conduct a comprehensive survey in entire Gyanvapi Mosque complex. Rastogi had ...

The Great Omari Mosque, built on an ancient holy site, is one of the many treasured landmarks damaged in Israel’s military offensive. By Bora Erden, Graham Bowley and Tala Safie Perhaps no ...

A Varanasi court on Thursday fixed February 15 as the date for hearing of plea against the recently allowed 'puja' in the cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque, the Hindu side counsel said. The plea was ...

A priest performs prayers in the basement of Gyanvapi mosque following court orders allowing the resumption of the practice that was discontinued three decades back, in Varanasi, late Wednesday ...

The Varanasi district court on Tuesday fixed February 15 to hear an application seeking a survey by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in the remaining cellars inside the Gyanvapi mosque.

Security personnel stand guard near the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi [File: Niharika Kulkarni/AFP] In May 2022, some Hindu patrons went to the Varanasi local court asking for permission to worship ...

Expressing disappointment, Anjuman Intezamia Masajid vows to continue efforts for safety of Gyanvapi mosque. The Varanasi district judge's decision to allow puja in the mosque's basement has been ...

Civil suits questioning the religious character of mosques at Varanasi and Mathura are progressing apace. These developments show that legislation freezing the status of places of worship is ...

Allahabad high court asks Muslim side to amend plea, declines interim stay on Varanasi court order allowing Hindu prayers in Gyanvapi mosque cellar The Allahabad high court on Friday declined an ...