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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicAyodhya mandir movement

Topic: Ayodhya mandir movement

Serial litigants, spiritual leaders & an ex-royal among petitioners challenging Places of Worship Act

Last week, the CJI directed all courts to hold off on ruling on pleas disputing character of existing places of worship since case concerning challenge to the 1991 Act is pending in SC.

Ayodhya is holding its breath for greatness. ‘If you build it, they’ll come’

For decades, Ayodhya was a disturbed ground enveloped in a hush. Now, there’s a prideful air of exaltation that pervades the streets. The job is done, the celebration can last for eternity.

Where are the women in Pran Pratishtha? Durga Vahini says they are sidelined

The Sangh's women foot soldiers in Ayodhya have been nearly invisible in the final phase of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. They claim the men have sidelined them and monopolised all the work.

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The Supreme Court is losing its credibility. It should frighten us all—Maneka Gandhi

The dogs will survive whatever orders are passed. But institutions are more fragile than we imagine. Once lost, the trust they embody takes generations to rebuild.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.