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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
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.

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.

After Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura will be easier. It’s PoK that poses big challenge for BJP

Ayodhya is the beginning of a new Hindu renaissance movement. India must channelise this energy to foster unity and work for economic resurgence.

On Camera

Imagine if Epstein files named Rahul Gandhi or MK Stalin. What would BJP and TV media do?

The questions are not going to go away. But future generations will know who refused to ask the tough questions and who didn’t.

Tamil Nadu FM presents interim budget, attacks Centre for ‘artificially inflating’ state’s debt

DMK govt accuses Centre of withholding funds, tightening borrowing, unilateral deductions from state accounts. Says Centre's accounting & funding decisions have 'artificially inflated' debt burden.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.