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Mahakumbh 2025 facilitates visa application growth for spiritual travel in India

Mahakumbh 2025 facilitates visa application growth for spiritual travel in India

There has been a rise in inbound travel for spiritual purposes in India, primarily driven by Mahakumbh 2025 and similar experiences

20 May,2025 03:38 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Devotees celebrate Akshaya Tritiya with special rituals in Ayodhya, Varanasi

Devotees celebrate Akshaya Tritiya with special rituals in Ayodhya, Varanasi

Akshaya Tritiya, also referred to as Akha Teej, is a festival believed to be auspicious for new beginnings

30 April,2025 04:01 PM IST | Ayodhya | mid-day online correspondent
Prayagraj, Varanasi among top destinations for spiritual tourism in 2025: Report

Prayagraj, Varanasi among top destinations for spiritual tourism in 2025: Report

After Maha Kumbh Mela, the rise of spiritual tourism in India is seeing many tourists get ready for the Chardham and Amarnath Yatras in the coming days

26 April,2025 05:27 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai: AI used to identify, trace conman to Varanasi

Mumbai: AI used to identify, trace conman to Varanasi

Arrest made after cops lure accused under guise of picking up his favourite ‘mithai’; the accused has been identified as Sunil Kumar Prajapati, 36

23 April,2025 07:56 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
Hanuman Jayanti 2025: Varanasi celebrates with grand processions and music

Hanuman Jayanti 2025: Varanasi celebrates with grand processions and music

Hanuman Jayanti is being celebrated with great fervour and devotion across the country. The holy city of Varanasi is celebrating the festival with grandeur as temples across the city have been decorated and hosting aartis, devotional singing, and Ramcharitmanas recitations

12 April,2025 05:38 PM IST | Varanasi | ANI
Trying our best to host 2036 Olympics: PM Modi

Trying our best to host 2036 Olympics: PM Modi

PM Modi vowed to make Purvanchal a hub of development and said that Kashi is now at the "centre of Purvanchal's economic map"

11 April,2025 02:56 PM IST | Varanasi | mid-day online correspondent

"Kashi belongs to me, I belong to Kashi": PM Modi in Varanasi

"Kashi is undergoing rapid and all-round development. In this series, it is a matter of great privilege for me to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of various development projects today," PM Modi posted on X

11 April,2025 01:25 PM IST | Varanasi | ANI
PM Modi asks officials to take strict action in Varanasi gang rape case

PM Modi asks officials to take strict action in Varanasi gang rape case

Immediately after landing in Varanasi, the prime minister was briefed by the police commissioner, divisional commissioner and district magistrate on the "recent criminal rape incident in the city"

11 April,2025 01:18 PM IST | Varanasi | mid-day online correspondent
PM Modi launches development projects worth over Rs 3,880 crore in Varanasi

PM Modi launches development projects worth over Rs 3,880 crore in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched and laid foundation stones for development projects worth over Rs 3,880 crore during his visit to Varanasi. The projects span infrastructure, power, education, sanitation, and more, reaffirming his commitment to transforming his parliamentary constituency

11 April,2025 12:53 PM IST | Varanasi | ANI
Varanasi gang rape: Nine arrested so far, 14 on the run

Varanasi gang rape: Nine arrested so far, 14 on the run

As per PTI, nine people have been arrested after a 19-year-old woman in Varanasi alleged she was drugged and gang-raped by 23 men over six days across hotels and cafes. Police are actively searching for the remaining accused

09 April,2025 05:12 PM IST | Varanasi | mid-day online correspondent

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