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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

Let me explain the K-drama addiction. I, too, am an addict

The three Ghaziabad sisters were lonely. None of them had gone to school after the Covid-19 pandemic. K-dramas offered them solace.

Late-stage startups in Karnataka feel funding winter as overall investments decline 28%

Tech startups raised $3.8 bn in 2025, down 28% y-o-y, driven by sharp contraction in late-stage funding even as early-stage investments showed resilience, according to Traxcn.

Tejas MK 1A to fly with IAF latest only by June-July this year. Here’s why

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is yet to deliver two of the remaining order of 8 Tejas trainer aircraft as well, an order that was placed in 2010.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.