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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
TopicRam Janmabhoomi

Topic: Ram Janmabhoomi

Ayodhya splits police stations, sets up help centres as prep for Ram temple opening picks up pace

Ram Lalla — infant deity Ram — is all set to be consecrated at Ayodhya Ram temple on 24 January, Security arrangements include setting up of a police station dedicated to tourist assistance.

Jamiat chief says ‘PM must keep distance’ after Ayodhya unit urges Modi to lay foundation of mosque

Prime Minister Narendra Modi should keep away from events involving places of worship, says JUH (Mahmood faction) chief, warns local leaders against endorsing any such proposal.

Ram temple inauguration in Ayodhya on 22 January. ‘Feel very blessed,’ says Modi on getting invite

Around 4,000 priests and 2,500 eminent personalities are expected to attend. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath will also be present during the ceremony.

After sharing pictures of ‘ancient Ram temple remains’, trust general secretary says there’s more

These were found three years ago when temple construction began & machinery dug deep inside ground, says Champat Rai. Consecration of idol likely between 16 & 24 January,

‘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.

‘Sarvajan sukhaye, sarvajan hitaye’ — how Ram Janmabhoomi chief priest praised Bharat Jodo Yatra

Chief priest of Ram Janmabhoomi since before Babri demolition, mahant Satyendra Das said Congress invited him to meet Gandhi. Added Bharat Jodo Yatra unrelated to Ram temple issue.

Frenetic work in Ayodhya — ‘Rs 3,200 cr collected, mandir 45% complete, darshan by Jan 2024’

Temple trust, which has raised funds almost double the temple's construction cost via donations, says idol of Ram Lalla will be installed, ready for darshan by Makar Sankranti next year.

‘Shiva’s crown atop mosques’ & Hardik’s blink-and-miss Congress stint

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

3rd RSS chief Balasaheb Deoras: Organiser, strategic thinker who made swayamsevaks ‘introspect’

Deoras, who was born on 11 December 1915, staunchly opposed caste discrimination and brought about important changes in RSS functioning that had a long-lasting impact.

‘Have donated for Ram Mandir,’ says Kejriwal after offering prayers at Ram Janambhoomi

Kejriwal, whose party is contesting the upcoming UP polls, had offered 'aarti' on the banks of the Saryu river Monday and said it was an honour to visit the birthplace of Lord Ram.

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Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.