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Rajiv Gandhi launched his 1989 election campaign from Lucknow. This is what he said

'Many rumours have been spread, many lies have been spread about Babri Masjid and Ramjanmabhoomi,' Gandhi had said in Lucknow on 19 November 1989.

‘Don’t want guests to experience adverse things’ — Ayodhya clears roads of stray dogs and cattle

A team from the municipal corporation has been tasked with rounding up stray cows and dogs and relocating them to the civic body’s shelter house, located 20 km away from the city. 

Flower pots, fairy lights, cut-outs of Ram: Last-minute decoration in Ayodhya ahead of pran pratishtha

While temple town is set to welcome guests for Monday’s pran pratishtha, groups of men & women have been asked to ‘decorate Ayodhya the way it would have been on Ram’s return from exile’.

‘BJP more communal now than in Advani’s time’ — Lalu Yadav ahead of Ayodhya’s Ram temple consecration

As then Bihar Chief Minister, Yadav had halted LK Advani's Ram Rath Yatra in 1990, by getting the BJP leader arrested in Bihar before he could reach Ayodhya.

Ram temple consecration: All four central govt hospitals in Delhi to remain closed till 2:30 pm

All appointments are being rescheduled and critical clinical services will remain functional, an AIIMS official said.

Driving for 27 hours, cycling for 27 days — how Ram bhakts are thronging to Ayodhya from across India

Sunil Rathore and Sharwan Singh pedalled their way to Ayodhya to see Ram Lalla, while Prabhakar Rao and his two friends drove in their car painted with Ramayana scenes.

Worried about Babri, Narasimha Rao called Mani Shankar Aiyar at 5am. PM was ‘frozen in fright’

When it came to economic reforms, Rao was half a lion, but when it came to Babri Masjid, he was half a man, said Aiyar at the launch of his book The Rajiv I Knew.

UP ATS arrests 3 carrying out ‘recce’ of Ayodhya, links them to Babbar Khalsa’s Landa & Pannun

Lakhbir Singh Landa allegedly asked suspects to carry out sensitive locations in Ayodhya on behalf of Pannun. ATS says Pannun then released audio message threatening CM Yogi Adityanath.

Krishna’s birthplace to Ram’s land in 2 hrs under helicopter service connecting 6 UP dists to Ayodhya

Copters will fly from Agra, Mathura, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Lucknow, & Prayagraj to Ayodhya. Launch to take place in state capital this week.

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.

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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.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

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.