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Rahul protests after bid to visit Assam shrine on ‘pran pratishtha’ day fails. Ram bhajans sung at sit-in

Rahul’s visit to shrine of Assam saint-scholar Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardev triggered a controversy over his plans to pay obeisance during Ram Lalla’s consecration in Ayodhya.

Kalyan Singh was devastated, shocked by Babri Masjid demolition — former IAS officer Anil Swarup

At launch of his book, Swarup, who served under the then UP CM, said Kalyan Singh was against mass mobilisation of kar sevaks & was trying to find peaceful solution to Ayodhya dispute.

‘Ideology does not mean leaving religion,’ says Congress’s Nirmal Khatri on attending Ram temple event

Former UP Congress chief & Faizabad MP defends his decision. He also accepts that BJP has carried out development work in Ayodhya and says state Congress needs an overhaul.

‘You are not here to observe but to protect’ — Manipur CM Biren Singh slams central forces

Imphal/Guwahati: Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh Sunday criticised the central security forces, saying that they had been deployed in the state “to protect...

Himachal’s Congress govt declares public holiday tomorrow to celebrate Ram temple pran pratishtha 

CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu says he will light a lamp at his house Monday, encourages others to do the same. PwD Minister Vikramaditya Singh, one of the invitees, has arrived in Ayodhya.

Karnataka govt puts ball in Centre’s court on SC sub-quotas. What is the issue & politics behind it

Siddaramaiah-led Congress govt has announced it would urge Centre to introduce an amendment to Article 341 to empower state governments to provide internal reservation.

Angry cop of Malayalam cinema to BJP’s 1st Lok Sabha MP from Kerala — who is Suresh Gopi

Suresh Gopi, a leading Mollywood actor, philanthropist and former Rajya Sabha MP, won the Thrissur Lok Sabha seat by over 70,000 votes.

‘BJP more communal now than in Advani’s time’ — Lalu Yadav ahead of Ayodhya’s Ram temple consecration

As then Bihar Chief Minister, Yadav had halted LK Advani's Ram Rath Yatra in 1990, by getting the BJP leader arrested in Bihar before he could reach Ayodhya.

Establishing Udhayanidhi as heir or ‘show of strength’ against AIADMK, BJP? What DMK youth meet signals

CM Stalin has called 2-day event being held this weekend as 'training ground to prepare DMK’s young soldiers for the democratic battlefield' ahead of 2024 general elections.

‘Final battle, don’t know till when I’ll be alive’ — Jarange-Patil sets out for hunger strike in Mumbai

Maratha quota activist started from Jalna village Saturday after Eknath Shinde govt's failure to stop him, tells community it 'should not back down before getting reservation'.

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Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.