”Varanasi” News

Blasts shake north Indian courthouses

LUCKNOW, India - A series of near-simultaneous explosions ripped through courthouse complexes Friday in three north Indian cities, with blasts going off in Lucknow , Varanasi and Faizabad and killing at least six lawyers, officials said.
11 23 2007 7:16PM (...more)

Blasts in three northern Indian cities kills 4

LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - At least four people were killedin blasts near courts in three northern Indian cities on Fridayin what a senior government official said were terroriststrikes.
11 23 2007 7:12PM (...more)

Holy man, secular plan: clean up the River Ganges

VARANASI, INDIA - Most mornings, as the sun steals over the Ganges, Veer Bhadra Mishra takes a dip in India 's holiest river. As high priest of a Hindu temple, it is his solemn duty. But as a scientist, the ritual is profoundly discomforting.
07 23 2008 12:50PM (...more)

"Posh Spice" Beckham inspires India fashion week

Tony Tharakan NEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) - Indian designers drew inspiration from the unlikely vision of Victoria Beckham strutting down the chaotic streets of Varanasi to start off Delhi 's fashion week with a flurry of satin and sequins.
09 7 2007 12:13AM (...more)

Star of "Smile Pinki," India's other Oscar, back home

RAMPUR DHABAHI, India (Reuters Life!) – She's not as famous as the child actors of "Slumdog Millionaire," but Pinki Sonkar is a legend in the Indian village that once ostracized her, thanks to cleft-lip surgery
03 3 2009 4:41AM (...more)

News of the Weird: If someone sent you a check for $100,000 that also announced his upcoming suicide, would you call for help or keep quiet?

If someone sent you a check for $100,000 that also announced his upcoming suicide, would you call for help or keep quiet? If someone sent you a check for $100,000 that also announced his upcoming suicide, would you call for help or keep quiet? LEAD STORY: If someone sent
06 15 2009 2:20PM (...more)

Experts: Indian police struggle to halt bombings

AHMADABAD, India - It's a cycle India has seen repeated 13 times in nearly three years: Bombs are planted where they can kill as many people as possible. Investigations follow, memories fade and months later, bombs explode in another city.
07 30 2008 7:28AM (...more)

Police shoot dead bombing suspect in Indian Kashmir

SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Police in Indian Kashmir have shot dead a militant accused of masterminding a series of explosions outside courts in three cities in Uttar Pradesh last year, officials said on Friday.
01 26 2008 2:38AM (...more)

Body of Beatles guru in India for last rites

ALLAHABAD (AFP) - The body of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi , a one-time spiritual advisor to the Beatles who died this past week in the Netherlands , arrived Saturday in northern Indian for last rites.
02 10 2008 10:15AM (...more)

India starts marathon vote marred by Maoist attacks

VARANASI, India (Reuters) – With Maoist insurgents stepping up attacks, Indians began voting in a month-long general election on Thursday with signs an unstable coalition may emerge in the middle of an 04 17 2009 3:58AM (...more)