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Rahul accuses BJP, RSS of attacking country’s foundations

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that the BJP and RSS were attacking the foundations of the country, while asserting the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra was undertaken to protect the idea of India. The idea that people of all faiths should live harmoniously in India and that all...

Jan 23 · >

ED summons Soren again to record statement in PMLA case

The Enforcement Directorate has issued a fresh summons to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and asked him to again record his statement in a money laundering case between January 27 and 31, official sources said on Monday. The central agency recorded his statement for the first time in the...

Jan 23 · >

Dalits stop BJP MP at source of ‘Krishna shila’ for Ram idol

Minutes before the ‘pran pratishtha’ in Ayodhya, a group of Dalits blocked BJP MP Pratap Simha from entering Gujjegoudanapura village in Karnataka’s Mysuru from where the ‘Krishna shila’, or black stone, used to carve the idol was sourced. The MP had no choice but to return without attending the...

Jan 23 · >

Ayodhya all set for grand Ram Temple consecration

From night vision devices to CCTV cameras with artificial intelligence (AI), Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya has been secured tightly for the Ram temple consecration ceremony. The temple has been decorated with tonnes of flowers and colourful lights. Invitees to the pran pratishtha ceremony started arriving yesterday. Once a quiet town,...

Jan 22 · >

DMK denies ban on live streaming of ‘pran pratishta’ event

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday rained down on the Tamil Nadu government over reports of its decision to ban live streaming of the ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony at the new Ram temple on January 22. Sharing a newspaper report that claimed oral instructions from the government barring special...

Jan 22 · >

Indian American politician alleges attack on US temples

Ritesh Tandon, the Democratic candidate who is running for election to the US House to represent California’s 17th Congressional District, has claimed that several temples were vandalised over the past two weeks. He called out Senator Aisha Wahab alleging inaction after the temples were attacked in California. “It might...

Jan 22 · >

Rahul claims a Cong PM would have controlled Manipur violence

If there was a prime minister of the Congress, the violence in Manipur would have been controlled by the fourth day, party leader Rahul Gandhi claimed on Sunday. Addressing a rally as part of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam’s Nagaon district, he claimed that even PM Narendra...

Jan 22 · >

Storm over Rahul visit to Assamese icon’s birthplace

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should avoid visiting the birthplace of Srimanta Sankardeva at Batadrava on January 22, as there can be no competition between Lord Ram and the medieval age Vaishnav saint revered as an icon in the state. Sarma...

Jan 22 · >

Devotees splurge on jets, gold-plated idols for temple opening

The private jet parking lots at airports near the city of Ayodhya are full and the shops have run out of gold-plated idols, as wealthy devotees prepare for the invite-only opening ceremony of one of Hinduism’s holiest temples. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani are...

Jan 21 · >

Delhi-AIIMS half-day closure for Ram Temple event slammed

Opposition leaders in the INDIA bloc criticised Delhi-AIIMS’ initial decision to shut its OPD services till 2:30 pm on Monday in view of the grand opening of the Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya. However, the hospital reversed its decision today after a public and social media outcry. The...

Jan 21 · >
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