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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicRam temple

Topic: Ram temple

Modi has defined new ‘political time’ at Ayodhya. It’ll reshape our future public culture

Modi is not the first Indian Prime Minister who is invested in the idea of political time. Jawaharlal Nehru played a significant role in offering a powerful interpretation.

Modi asked ‘what next’ at Ayodhya. A new date, grander ritual for an official Hindu state

Ram temple has transformed India in its entirety. From party politics to cultural warfare, India or Bharat is undeniably Hindu today. Pluralism is just a colourful backdrop.

From ‘Hey Ram, hey Ram’ to ‘Payo ji maine’, here are 10 Ram bhajans that have made a comeback

Ram bhajans have been gaining popularity, especially in the runup to Monday’s consecration, and are diverse in range. Here’s a list of the top bhajans from the last two decades.

‘Mecca for Hindus’: How the world & Pakistan reacted to Ram Mandir inauguration ceremony

Indian embassies abroad have been in overdrive to spread awareness about the temple.

How K Parasaran, ‘pitamah of Indian bar’, sealed Ram temple win in SC: Like ‘a maharishi performing yajna’

Former attorney general K. Parasaran represented Hindu side in Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri masjid title suit. At 92, he argued the case in the Supreme Court.

Uddhav Sena slams ‘Modi Ramayan’ playing out in Ayodhya — ‘it has nothing to do with Ram’

Uddhav received ‘pran pratishtha’ invite 2 days before event. He will, however, be visiting Kalaram temple in Nashik as Sena (UBT) continues efforts to highlight role in Ram Janmabhoomi campaign.

‘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’.

Ram Lalla idol consecrated in Ayodhya temple in grand ceremony, PM Modi leads prayers

The cloth covering the eyes of the 51-inch idol was removed shortly after 12.20 pm during the auspicious 84-second window of the pran pratishtha, making him a 'living deity'.

‘Ideology does not mean leaving religion,’ says Congress’s Nirmal Khatri on attending Ram temple event

Former UP Congress chief & Faizabad MP defends his decision. He also accepts that BJP has carried out development work in Ayodhya and says state Congress needs an overhaul.

On Camera

Why Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella needed a low-budget blog

The site is intended to become a written record of evidence Nadella is a big idea kind of guy. A cynic might call it a kind of intellectual cosplay.

Global economic growth to slow in 2026 as Trump’s tariffs bite, UN says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025. Growth is expected to go back up to 2.9% by 2027.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.