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The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named a crater on Pluto after Indian scientist Bishun Khare. Here are interesting facts about the scientist who made the country proud

 

BJP MLA from Varanasi Cantonment, Saurabh Srivastava, son of former minister Harish Chandra Srivastava, was named 'Emergency' by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, here is why
 

Muslim women from Varanasi are making special rakhis for Prime Minister Modi, as a token of gratitude for revoking triple talaq and Article 370, and plan to send them to him by August 15.

 

Article 370 scrapped: BJP workers celebrated with drums and trumpets in front of Shyama Prasad Memorial in Pathankot and Muslim women celebrated in Varanasi

Varanasi natives have come up with a unique haircut on the launch day of ISRO's second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2

Former soldier Tej Bahadur was featured in the news in 2017 after he released a video claiming the army men were being served substandard food. He was eventually dismissed from service.

The Budget for 2019-20 lays down a roadmap for nearly doubling the size of the Indian economy to USD 5 trillion in five years by raising per capita income, boosting consumption and increasing productivity, said PM Modi.

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a statue of former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri in Varanasi during his day-long visit to his Lok Sabha constituency to launch the BJP's countrywide membership drive. Nalini Sriharan, one of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case has been granted one month parole to organise her daughter’s wedding. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds

PM Modi was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) working president JP Nadda and the state unit chief of the saffron party, Mahendra Nath Pandey.

The Bharatiya Janata Party has taken up a massive membership drive that will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi.Former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat announced his resignation as the Congress general secretary in-charge of Assam.For the top stories of the day, watch MyNation in 100 seconds. 
 

The girls were wearing jeans and t-shirts and wore a red dupatta on their head as worn by the brides. The priest solemnised the marriage and those visiting the temple watched the ritual in awe
 

Vizianagaram Police said that out of 25, 15 passengers suffered severe injuries but are out of danger.

Narendra Modi embodies India’s new developmental ethos at an economic level but also its new pride in its profound civilisation. He has captured both India’s glorious past and its vast future potential. He is at home in Shiva temples in Varanasi and Kedarnath and at the same time with the military throughout the country, and with technocrats from throughout the world

In his first public engagement after leading the BJP to a grand victory in the general election, PM Narendra Modi thanked the electorate of Kerala for their contribution to it

Mahendra Nath Pandey, won with a thumping margin from the rather difficult seat of Chandauli, adjacent to PM’s own Varanasi and Ghazipur that the BJP lost. His position will have to be filled soon as BJP’s Mission 2022 is set afoot in UP.