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Thursday, July 31, 2025
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Topic: Ayodhya

Day after Ram Lalla consecration, chaos in Ayodhya: Devotees crash temple barricades, Yogi steps in

Inside temple premises, speakers continuously blared announcements to manage crowds. Outside, devotees stood in long queues for hours, hoping to catch a glimpse of the deity.

‘Nation’s future worrisome, art will fix it’ — Tamil director Ranjith after Ram Lalla’s consecration

Director who is known for political statements talked about the need ‘to erase communal ideas and regressive politics we are fed daily’, at audio launch event of Tamil film Blue Star.

Ayodhya is selling like ‘hot cakes’. SOTC, Thomas Cook, MakeMyTrip cashing in

MakeMyTrip has witnessed a 97% growth in searches for spiritual destinations in the last 2 years. Among these, the top destination has been Ayodhya with a 585% increase.

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.

On Camera

Trump’s tariff move undermines mutually beneficial India-US relationship, says Suresh Prabhu

Trump and Modi's respective campaigns—MAGA and Make in India—are complementary. Working together is the best way for both countries to uphold democratic values worldwide.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.