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TopicRam Lalla

Topic: Ram Lalla

Ram temple Surya Tilak was spectacular but the puffery around ‘science behind it’ wasn’t

We need to give credit to our attention-starved scientists for their true achievements. Perhaps a good way to start would be to not mix science with religion.

Ram Lalla morning Aarti on Doordarshan is the new Krishi Darshan

Doordarshan should be more egalitarian in its Hindu aarti programming. Why stop at Ayodhya? After all, it’s a national election, not Uttar Pradesh assembly election.

2.5-tonne bell ‘that can be heard 10 km away’: UP’s Etah cheers ‘pride of place’ for gift to Ram Lalla

Bell crafted in brass-bell hub of Jalesar set to be installed at main entrance of Ram temple in Ayodhya, which was consecrated Monday. Its origins lie in a story of devotion of loss.  

‘Nation’s future worrisome, art will fix it’ — Tamil director Ranjith after Ram Lalla’s consecration

Director who is known for political statements talked about the need ‘to erase communal ideas and regressive politics we are fed daily’, at audio launch event of Tamil film Blue Star.

‘Ram se rashtra tak’ — Modi exhorts youth to take country forward after Ram Lalla consecration

PM equated inauguration of Ram temple with India’s future, asking detractors to revisit their thoughts on it, adding that people 'will talk about today even a 1,000 years from now'.

Ayodhya streets ‘will no longer hear the sounds of gunshots, but the chants of Ram’, says Adityanath

UP CM Adityanath says ‘Shri Ram Janmabhoomi probably first… case where majority community of a nation fought for construction of temple at birthplace of their idol’.

Maldives inks deal with Turkey for surveillance drones, moving to replace India

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Driving for 27 hours, cycling for 27 days — how Ram bhakts are thronging to Ayodhya from across India

Sunil Rathore and Sharwan Singh pedalled their way to Ayodhya to see Ram Lalla, while Prabhakar Rao and his two friends drove in their car painted with Ramayana scenes.

Inside Ayodhya as pran pratishtha draws near: Street art, selfie points and army of devotees

Ayodhya gripped by festive fervour ahead of 22 January ceremony to be attended by PM Narendra Modi, among others. ThePrint's Praveen Jain and Suraj Singh Bisht bring glimpses of the action.

Face of Ram Lalla idol revealed, days before 22 January’s pran pratishtha at Ayodhya temple

The 51-inch idol, crafted by Mysuru-based sculptor Arun Yogiraj, was brought to the Ram Mandir Wednesday night amid chanting of prayers and placed in the sanctum sanctorum Thursday.

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New labour codes make India’s workforce competitive with China—and build Viksit Bharat

By consolidating 29 laws into four codes, compliance is streamlined and regulations are simplified, improving “ease of doing business”. This is bound to improve investor confidence.

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.