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Friday, May 3, 2024
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Topic: Ayodhya

Modi has defined new ‘political time’ at Ayodhya. It’ll reshape our future public culture

Modi is not the first Indian Prime Minister who is invested in the idea of political time. Jawaharlal Nehru played a significant role in offering a powerful interpretation.

‘Hindu bhaichara’ — Punjab’s Akali Dal lauds Ram temple pran pratishtha amid buzz of reunion with BJP

SAD chief Sukhbir Badal, SGPC & Akal Takht thank Ram Mandir trust for invite to consecration. Meanwhile, Congress’s Bajwa says he will take people to Ayodhya to seek blessings of Ram.

Ram’s triumph shows India will not accept the ‘Lords of Democracy’

India is reaching for the gods because we're in the most peculiar phase of modernity; it can be described as iconoclasm towards the gods and idolatry towards humans.

Haryana actor playing Hanuman dies ‘of heart attack’ at ‘Ram’s feet’, as Ayodhya consecration was underway

Harish Mehta, 63, fell at the feet of child playing Ram, as spectators cheered and raised religious slogans. He was later declared dead, likely of a heart attack, in a private hospital.

Modi asked ‘what next’ at Ayodhya. A new date, grander ritual for an official Hindu state

Ram temple has transformed India in its entirety. From party politics to cultural warfare, India or Bharat is undeniably Hindu today. Pluralism is just a colourful backdrop.

Ayodhya airport hasn’t got its basics right. For now, it’s jammed servers, half ceilings

Ram’s Pushpak Viman won’t need an airport or airstrip to land in Ayodhya. But what about his devotees coming from all across the universe?

From ‘Hey Ram, hey Ram’ to ‘Payo ji maine’, here are 10 Ram bhajans that have made a comeback

Ram bhajans have been gaining popularity, especially in the runup to Monday’s consecration, and are diverse in range. Here’s a list of the top bhajans from the last two decades.

How K Parasaran, ‘pitamah of Indian bar’, sealed Ram temple win in SC: Like ‘a maharishi performing yajna’

Former attorney general K. Parasaran represented Hindu side in Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri masjid title suit. At 92, he argued the case in the Supreme Court.

There’s a lot of South in Ayodhya Ram temple. Modi trying to take BJP to Southern India

The Ram temple is trying to widen its cultural lasso to appease an India beyond the cow belt.

Modi underscored Ayodhya significance but was shrewd enough to connect Ram to Rashtra

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On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.