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“Spy” Jyoti Malhotra regularly visited Varanasi after her frequent trips to Pakistan, NIA to take her there for questioning

OpIndia Staff - 3 June, 2025

Jyoti Malhotra spent January and February of 2025 in Kashi before traveling to Kashmir and then Pakistan.

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Kashi draws 11.46 crore visitors in first quarter of 2025, number of people coming to the holy city booms after Kashi Vishwanath Corridor

OpIndia Staff - 5 May, 2025

As per the government data, in the first quarter of 2024, Kashi was visited by 2.56 crore people. This translates into an increase of around 8.89 crore domestic tourists in Q1 2025.

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Deconstructing Aurangzeb: The Mughal zealot who issued a decree to demolish all temples—not just Kashi and Mathura, but from Puri to Somnath

अनुपम कुमार सिंह - 12 April, 2025

Muslim historians of the medieval era corroborate the religious zealotry Aurangzeb embodied with their ecstatic accounts of temple destruction underway during the Mughal ruler's reign.

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Proposal to rename over 50 localities in Varanasi named after Mughals to be discussed in Municipal Corporation meeting

OpIndia Staff - 27 March, 2025

This comes days after Jagatguru Rambhadracharya came to Varanasi and supported changing the names of Muslim localities.

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“Want Mathura, Kashi issue to be solved out of court”: Ajmer Sharif Dargah Dewan

OpIndia Staff - 23 February, 2024

The Dewan of Ajmer Sharif Dargah reasoned that if the court gives any judgement, one side will lose and this would lead to bitterness between both the sides.

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‘Krishna wanted 5 villages, we want just 3 holy places’: Yogi Adityanath cites Mahabharata peace offer in assembly seeking Mathura and Kashi after Ayodhya

OpIndia Staff - 7 February, 2024

Yogi Adityanath likened Shri Krishna’s ‘peace’ offer to the Kauravas in Mahabharata to the demands of Hindus to reclaim three holy sites, namely Ayodhya, Mathura, and Kashi

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Lord Ram was our ancestor: Muslim women set to bring ‘Ramjyoti’ from Ayodhya to Kashi to spread the message of communal harmony

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2024

Nazneen Ansari and Najma Parvin are going to carry 'Ramjyoti' from Ayodhya to Varanasi to spread the message of communal harmony.

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Gyanvapi mosque-Kashi Vishvanath Temple: Application filed in SC for cleaning of ‘wazukhana’ where Shivling was found

ANI - 2 January, 2024

The application filed in SC for cleaning of wazukhana inside the Gyanvapi complex citing putrid smell emitting from inside the water tank.

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Rise in tourist footfall, international airport, Vande Bharat Express: How Ram Mandir is becoming the development centre for Ayodhya

Pragya Bakshi Sharma - 18 December, 2023

As per reports, the tourist footfall expected in Ayodhya by 2051 is a staggering three lakh people per day. Yearly tourist footfall is expected to rise to 8-10 crore after the Ram Mandir opens to devotees.

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PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate 2nd Kashi Tamil Sangamam in Varanasi, to launch and inaugurate various projects along with a Vande Bharat train

OpIndia Staff - 17 December, 2023

PM Narendra Modi will dedicate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects costing around Rs 19150 crore.

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