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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
TopicRam Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute

Topic: Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute

‘Descendants’ of Ram, scholars, lawmakers, here are the Places of Worship Act litigants & their pleas

8 writ petitions—5 seeking to strike down the law and 3 supporting it—are pending in SC. Another 16 intervention applications are challenging the law & 40 are demanding its retention.

Following fall of Syria’s Hama to jihadists, Jaish-e-Muhammed vows to ‘liberate’ Babri Masjid

JeM message comes days after terrorist commander Masood Azhar gave 1st public speech in over two decades, hailing jihadists in Syria & threatening to escalate violence in Kashmir.

Concealment can’t bring closure. Muslims must admit destruction of Hindu temples was wrong

If Muslims considered the destruction of temples bad, there should have been an elaborate and pervasive condemnation of it in their literary and oral traditions.

4 yrs on, Ayodhya mosque site still vacant. Old resentments fuel fund crunch, trust issues mire trust

In 2020, a 5-acre plot was assigned in Ayodhya's Dhannipur for the construction of a mosque as the Ram Janmabhoomi site was given to Hindus after a decades-long legal battle.

‘Crowd of devotees a slap on face of those who opposed Ram temple,’ says chief priest Satyendra Das

His remarks come in the backdrop of chaotic scenes at Ayodhya Ram temple Tuesday as devotees broke barricades to catch a glimpse of deity, a day after pran pratishtha of Ram Lalla.

Construction work for proposed Ayodhya mosque likely to begin in May 2024

The Supreme Court on 9 November 2019 backed construction of the Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya and ruled that an alternative plot be found for a mosque in the Hindu holy town.

BJP’s baggage of expectation in poll-bound Karnataka & Sachin ‘pilots’ another turbulence

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India has 7.4% growth, but faltering tax revenue could have implications in coming fiscal year

In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

American Stryker among options we’re looking at to bolster northern front, says Army chief Gen Dwivedi

ThePrint was first to report, on 1 February 2023, India & US were in talks for co-production of 8-wheel-drive infantry fighting vehicle developed by General Dynamics Land Systems.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.