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Varanasi: Clash erupts on BHU student leader arrest
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Violence erupted in Banaras Hindu University (BHU) on Wednesday after a student leader was arrested.
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Questions on Triple Talaq, Alauddin Khilji in BHU trigger controversy
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 10 (ANI): Banaras Hindu University (BHU) on Saturday found itself in midst of controversy after questions on Triple Talaq, Halala and Alauddin Khilji appeared in examination papers.
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How to maintain the elegance of Banarasi Silk
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): Every Indian woman's wardrobe has a Banarasi silk saree. The magnificent embroidery, the richness of the silk material, and the finely woven brocade makes this six-yard piece of cloth irresistible.
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BHU professor, students develop anti-porn app
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 16 (ANI): As a measure to curb cases of rape and molestation in the country, a neurologist at the Institute of Medical Sciences of Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU) along with his team developed a `sanskaari` application called ‘Har Har Ma
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Thumri queen Girija Devi passes away at 88
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] October 25 (ANI): Thumri exponent and veteran classical singer, Girija Devi, passed away on Tuesday here, following a cardiac arrest. She was 88 and is survived by a daughter.
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RSS leader attack: Brother critical, shifted to BHU trauma centre
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 22 (ANI): Brother of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS) leader and local journalist, Rajesh Mishra, who was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur on Saturday, is said to be in a critical condition and has been shifted to Banaras Hindu University's (BH
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BHU, AMU 'secularism' row: BJP reiterates govt. won't change names of vars
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 10 (ANI): In the wake of the University Grants Commission (UGC) panel recommending to drop 'Hindu' and 'Muslim' from the names of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) respectively, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday re
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No decision yet to change names of BHU, AMU: Centre
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 9 (ANI): Union Human Resource & Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said the government has not taken any decision to drop the words "Hindu" and "Muslim" from the name of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) re
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BHU, AMU object to UGC recommendation to drop H, M from their names
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have objected to the recent recommendation of the University Grants Commission (UGC) panel to drop the words "Hindu" and "Muslim" from their names respectively, and have contradi
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NCW finds eve-teasing 'rampant' in BHU campus
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 06 (ANI): Acting chairperson of National Commission for Women (NCW) Rekha Sharma on Friday said the panel's initial investigation has found eve-teasing 'rampant' in Banaras Hindu University (BHU) campus.
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Mumbai residents file petition seeking NIA investigation into Elphinstone
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct. 3 (ANI): Mumbai residents Faisal Yusuf Banaraswala and Abdul Rehman Qureshi on Tuesday filed a petition in the Bombay High Court seeking a National Investigation Agency (NIA) investigation into the stampede at Elphistone Station that occurred on Friday, kil
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Security tightens as BHU reopens today
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 3 (ANI): Days after Banaras Hindu University (BHU) students, staged heated protests over an alleged incident of sexual harassment on campus, leading to a police lathicharge, the varsity reopened on Tuesday.
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