The Latest Breaking News from Varanasi

For nearly three centuries, Muslims and Hindus in India’s Varanasi city have prayed to their gods in a mosque and a temple that are separated by one wall

New civil suit seeking right to worship on Varanasi mosque premises transferred to fast-track court

Here is a compilation on various claims going around regarding Kashi Viswanath temple and Gyanvapi mosque, and the truth behind them.

Today's hearing regarding Gyanvapi mosque case has been completed in Varanasi district court. The court has reserved the order and will decide tomorrow on further hearing. Read more on Dynamite News:

At the Fatehpuri Masjid, there is a six feet high fountain made of white marble which has helped in water circulation in the water tank dug inside the earth for centuries

A court case started by five Hindu women in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's political constituency has become the latest battleground in India between the Hindu majority and minority Muslims over access to historically contested religious sites.

Social complexities of dispute required a ‘more senior and experienced judicial officer’ at the helm: Bench

Observing that a “slightly more mature” and “seasoned hand” should handle the Gyanvapi mosque case, the Apex Court suggested that the matter be heard by a district court in Varanasi. Read more on Dynamite News

The two petitions filed in the Gyanvapi case were to be heard on May 18, but due to a lawyers' strike over the remarks of a special secretary-level official, the hearings could not be held.

The order to the trial court to desist from proceeding further came after senior advocate Huzefa Ahamadi voiced apprehensions that further orders from the lower court may cause irredeemable harm.

The reconstituted commission had carried out the survey on May 14, 15 and 16.