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Left out of Ram temple event, movement leader & ex-MP Katiyar slams ‘self-appointed general secretary’

In an interaction with ThePrint, Katiyar said a 'small group' has taken control of key decision-making and arrangements at the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Ram Temple not yet complete so pran pratishtha against shastras, says Jyotir Mutt shankaracharya

In a video, Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati of Jyotir Mutt says 4 shankaracharyas will skip Ayodhya event. Consecration when temple still incomplete is ‘an act of ignorance’, he adds.

‘Worth appreciating’: Ram temple trust’s Rai on ‘50-yr-old youth’ Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo

Rai praised Gandhi's efforts to cover 3,000 km on foot. Later in the day, he said there wouldn't have been any hearing of Ram Janmabhoomi case in SC had it not been for Amit Shah.

Ram mandir trust says Ayodhya land deal is clean, but questions galore for ‘missing’ owners

Irregularities were alleged as two businessmen were found to have sold 1.2-hectare Ayodhya land to Ram temple trust for Rs 18.5 cr within ‘10 mins’ of buying it for Rs 2 cr.

Too much tolerance is also harmful, says Ram Mandir trust’s Champat Rai on Rihanna photo row

Champat Rai, general-secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, says freedom of expression is for all and generosity should not be misused.

Ram Mandir trust asks Hindus to donate copper, says temple will stand for 1,000 years

Trust general secretary Champat Rai details plans for construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, and says Muslims are welcome to donate copper too.

VHP was working on Ram mandir since 1983, bought land: Babri case accused

Still facing trial in Babri demolition case, VHP’s international secretary Champat Rai says Hindu organisations worked meticulously to establish Ram temple in Ayodhya.

On Camera

Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.