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Monday, September 29, 2025
TopicAyodhya

Topic: Ayodhya

Our take on Modi’s Ayodhya speech, Manipur violence, Mira road & Tata-Airbus deal—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

‘Not Hindu-Muslim row’: Mira Road residents say politicians changing nature of ‘peace haven’

After the clashes on the day of Ram Lalla consecration, sparked by an alleged attack on a procession, tensions have been fuelled further by a demolition drive & stonepelting attacks.

Ayodhya wasn’t Republic’s end. BJP’s challengers can learn from Indira’s fall, Modi’s rise

Legatees of political forces Indira Gandhi locked up during Emergency are now redefining some of India's foundational principles. They can be challenged, just as she was in the 1970s.

Deity, VIPs & devotion — snapshots of Ayodhya in throes of Ram temple fervour

With 4-5 lakh devotees expected to visit Ayodhya each day in coming weeks, ThePrint's Senior Photojournalist Suraj Singh Bisht captures how fervour swept over temple town.

‘Hindustan is finally for Hindus.’ Ayodhya Express reaches Ram temple

Ayodhya and Ram Mandir are part pilgrimage, part tourism, and part endurance sport for thousands of Hindu devotees. They are celebrating a shared sense of victory and vindication—and posting it online.

After Ayodhya, Indian secularism must stay vigilant, not give in to religious obscurantism

Hindu nationalists have done to Hinduism what Khalistanis and Sinhala supremacists did to Sikhism and Buddhism.

Is Ram a symbol of a united India or of Hindu victory? The answer will shape new India

Gandhi, Advani, now Modi—all of them mobilised people in the name of Ram. So, when did India’s liberals begin to be embarrassed by references to Ram?

Godmen at airport, devotees thronging streets & Ram Lalla in his abode — glimpses from Ayodhya

ThePrint’s National Photo Editor Praveen Jain captured the mood in Ayodhya in the run-up to and during the consecration.

2.5-tonne bell ‘that can be heard 10 km away’: UP’s Etah cheers ‘pride of place’ for gift to Ram Lalla

Bell crafted in brass-bell hub of Jalesar set to be installed at main entrance of Ram temple in Ayodhya, which was consecrated Monday. Its origins lie in a story of devotion of loss.  

Ram temple revelry evokes mixed feelings in Delhi Muslims. Some recall 1992 hurt, others just want peace

The big-ticket Ram temple event in Ayodhya was a subject of grand celebrations in national capital Delhi. But there were no reports of tensions as happened in Mumbai’s Mira Road.

On Camera

We can’t just blame Muslims and Englishmen for shattered Hindu unity: RSS chief Deoras

In May 1974, RSS chief Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras spoke at a lecture series in Pune about caste-based discrimination and social equality within the Hindu fold.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.