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TopicRam Mandir bhoomi pujan

Topic: Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan

‘Celebrate like it’s Diwali’: Ahead of Ram temple opening, RSS to organise countrywide Kalash Yatra

Door-to-door mass outreach programme with aim to reach 'every Indian household' will begin 1 January and go on for 15 days. Around 35,000 volunteers will be involved, it is learnt.

Only VVIPs allowed? Ayodhya hotels say scrambling to cancel bookings ahead of Ram temple opening

With hundreds of VVIPs expected to visit Ayodhya for consecration, city hoteliers say have been asked to cancel bookings of those not invited to ceremony. Administration denies.

What makes Modi’s BJP invincible? The cynicism that India is dead

The anti-CAA movement didn’t pose any political challenge to BJP. It’s the hope it generated that was dangerous — the idea that ordinary people could believe in a better India.

Republic’s new clues in Rajput case, Prashant Bhushan finds support on Mirror Now, NDTV India

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Construction of Ram Mandir begins in Ayodhya, says temple trust

The Ram Mandir trust also said that iron will not be used in the construction of the temple and urged "Shri Rambhakts" to donate copper plates.

Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan a ‘civilisational moment’ for India, author Amish Tripathi says

At the 100th edition of ThePrint Off the Cuff, author Amish Tripathi also talked about how secularism is a Western import and that Indian culture promotes pluralism.

VHP to felicitate veteran kar sevaks in 4 lakh villages as it celebrates Ayodhya success

VHP's foundation day today. It plans to hold events at 20,000 places this week, highlighting its journey that culminated in Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan.

Pune-based tech university announces donation of Rs 21 crore towards Ram Mandir

Swami Govind Dev Giri, treasurer of Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust says MIT-WPU is the only educational institution to have announced a donation so far.

Is Boris Johnson doing a ‘Ram abhishek’ to mark bhoomi pujan? This photo isn’t what it seems

A photo of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson performing a Hindu ritual along with Home Secretary Priti Patel surfaced Friday evening, claiming it was shot on 5 August.

Congress and Owaisi’s stand on Ayodhya bhoomi pujan cleared things up for Indian Muslims

India's Muslims are fed up with the Congress. They now see a saffron claw in the Congress' hand.

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.