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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicAyodhya

Topic: Ayodhya

Ayodhya splits police stations, sets up help centres as prep for Ram temple opening picks up pace

Ram Lalla — infant deity Ram — is all set to be consecrated at Ayodhya Ram temple on 24 January, Security arrangements include setting up of a police station dedicated to tourist assistance.

Adani, Bachchan, Kohli among 8,000 invitees for consecration ceremony at Ram temple in Ayodhya

VHP worker says families of 50 karsevaks who died in police firing also invited for ceremony on 22 January, which will be attended by PM Modi & RSS chief, among others.

Tent cities for 1 lakh visitors to 2,000 public toilets — Ayodhya prepares for Ram temple opening

Ayodhya is getting infrastructure in place to receive huge numbers of anticipated visitors, from homestay facilities and hotels to golf carts to transport them to the temple.

Ayodhya airport to be ready by 15 December, says Yogi, after visit with Jyotiraditya Scindia

UP CM's announcement on Maryada Purshottam Shri Ram International Airport comes ahead of next month's Ram temple opening. Airport director says DGCA licence for flight operations expected soon.

How BJP, VHP & RSS are mobilising people across India for Ram Lalla’s pran pratishtha in Ayodhya

This includes arranging trains, buses for devotees to travel to Ayodhya in January for Ram Mandir inauguration, building a tent city & organising Hanuman Chalisa recitals across country.

Religious about ducking questions on jobs & beating heart of a cricketing nation

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Jamiat chief says ‘PM must keep distance’ after Ayodhya unit urges Modi to lay foundation of mosque

Prime Minister Narendra Modi should keep away from events involving places of worship, says JUH (Mahmood faction) chief, warns local leaders against endorsing any such proposal.

‘Plot falls in floodplain area’ — why Art of Living NGO’s Rs 9.5 cr land deal in Ayodhya is stalled

Multi-crore deal between an Ayodhya resident & NGO Vyakti Vikas Kendra goes awry after local revenue court cancels mutation process. Next hearing in the case slated for 9 November.

Ram Mandir trust says ‘Rs 900 cr spent, Rs 3,000 cr left’, seeks licence to accept foreign funds

Trust general secretary says construction work will proceed in 3 phases & be completed by 2025-end, adds that trust has been in talks with UP govt to take over Ayodhya’s Ram Katha museum.

Inside Ayodhya crackdown on ‘colonisers’ who ‘bent law’ to cash in on post-Ram-temple surge in land rates

Last August, Ayodhya Development Authority's purported ‘list of illegal colonisers’ found its way to social media. Since then, there's been a scramble for regularisation of these plots.

On Camera

Why Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella needed a low-budget blog

The site is intended to become a written record of evidence Nadella is a big idea kind of guy. A cynic might call it a kind of intellectual cosplay.

Global economic growth to slow in 2026 as Trump’s tariffs bite, UN says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025. Growth is expected to go back up to 2.9% by 2027.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

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.