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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicRam temple

Topic: Ram temple

Another grand pran pratishtha at Ayodhya’s Ram temple, this time with Yogi front & centre

Officials say it's just 'coincidence' that muhurat fell on CM's birthday. PM Modi had presided over consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla idol on ground-floor sanctum sanctorum last year.

‘Anti-Dalit mindset’: Rahul Gandhi slams BJP amid ‘temple purification’ row

Congress has demanded an apology after BJP leader sprinkled Ganga water at a Ram temple in Alwar, Rajasthan to 'purify' it after Tikaram Jully participated in the consecration ceremony.

Ayodhya Ram temple head priest Satyendra Das passes away

The 85-year-old was admitted in a hospital earlier this month after a brain stroke.

‘Treason,’ says Rahul on Mohan Bhagwat remark that India got ‘true independence’ after Ram Temple

At inauguration of new Congress headquarters in Delhi, the opposition leader also hit out at the poll body, saying there was a ‘serious problem’ with the election system.

SSF constable dies of bullet injury at Ram Temple complex, cops probe suicide, accidental firing

A 2019 batch recruit, Shatrughna Vishwakarma was posted at Ayodhya temple as part of special security force. His family calls for a thorough inquiry by higher-ups.

Modi fell prey to ‘too much greed’, BJP lost wherever Ram ji went on padyatra — Puri Shankaracharya

When someone aims over his capacity, he ends up performing badly, says Swami Nischalananda Saraswati. This is the 2nd jibe from a Shankaracharya since party's setback in LS polls.

Have Hindus passed the test by letting Droupadi Murmu enter Ram temple? Not yet

The BJP needs Hindu unity for electoral benefit, that too in a caste-ridden religious society. That makes it go for reform, reconciliation, and samarasata.

We’re deeply pained by scientists describing Surya Tilak project as ‘trivial, criminal waste’

Former Director General of CSIR and a retired professor at IIA, Bengaluru, respond to the statement issued by more than 300 scientists criticising the Surya Tilak project for Ram temple in Ayodhya.

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.

8 in 10 Indians believe country belongs to people of all religions, not just Hindus — pre-poll survey

Survey by Lokniti-CSDS also found that more young people than old support religious pluralism, and over half of Hindu respondents believe Ram Mandir will help consolidate Hindu identity.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.