Varanasi -
Indian Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated the free Wi-Fi service in the city of Varanasi on February 8, marking a first step to making the city a "smart city."
Varanasi -
The famous textiles and weaves of the ancient city of Varanasi may be set to get a fillip as the government of India ropes in popular fashion designers to work with the weavers and design more trendy designs.
After signing a deal with Japan to develop the ancient Indian city of Varanasi along the lines of Japanese heritage city Kyoto, Indian Prime Minister Modi has kicked off the process of redevelopment.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recently concluded five-day visit to Japan has resulted in a Kashi-Kyoto agreement, to apply the Kyoto model to develop Varanasi.
India's largest e-retailer, Flipkart, is bringing Indian weavers from the town of Varanasi onto its digital store, in a bid to outrun its competitors as the battle in the Indian digital shopping space heats up.
New Delhi -
With focus growing on India's tourism sector, the Indian government is working on offering visa-on-arrival facility for tourists from European and other western countries to the tourist hotspots of Varanasi and Bodh Gaya.
Varanasi -
Varanasi is an ancient seat of tradition in India. However, a few women in this diverse city are breaking stereotypes, and entering professions once dominated by men, from cremation duties to priestly ones.
Varanasi -
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to develop the city of Varanasi into a cultural and heritage hub seems to have entered high gear with his "Kashi Vision," which according to rumors, will pull in tech giant Google.
Varanasi -
India's Narendra Modi-led government has drawn up a blueprint for the "exhaustive makeover" of the ancient city and religious center of Varanasi or Kashi.
Varanasi -
India's Prime Minister-in-waiting Narendra Modi arrived at the ancient city of Varanasi, from where he contested in the just-concluded Indian elections, to visit its temples and the river Ganga.
Varanasi -
Vice-president of the Indian National Congress party, Rahul Gandhi arrived at Varanasi on May 10 to begin his campaign for party candidate Ajay Rai.
The Benaras Hindu University had received an anonymous letter threatening to carry out terror attacks on the occassion of Hindu festival Holi
(festival of colours ) on 3rd March.
