Lucknow: The trust tasked with developing the mosque complex in Dhannipur in Ayodhya said it was seeking to make a “new beginning” which was free of the “baggage of the Babri Masjid”, with a contemporary design for the blueprint of the complex and a guiding idea of revisiting the ‘Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb’ (composite culture) and showcasing … Read more
The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) received a 4,000-page document that had the proposed map of the temple’s architecture. One month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the ‘bhoomi pujan’ of Ayodhya’s Ram temple, the construction work at the site has gathered pace. Designs and maps for the temple have been laid down while the drilling … Read more
New Delhi: The special CBI Court, Lucknow conducting the Babri Masjid demolition trial has finally reserved the judgment. The judgment was reserved on Tuesday after the accused submitted their written arguments in their defence. The Court had given time till Tuesday to the accused to furnish their written arguments. As mandated by the Supreme Court, … Read more
‘Damnatio memoriae’ is a Latin phrase roughly meaning ‘erasing bad memory’. Although the phrase came into vogue much later, the practice dated back to the Greek and Roman periods in European history. Erection of statues, not of men of god or of wisdom, but of power, was a standard practice. Historians point out that, at … Read more
New Delhi: With assembly elections round the corner, political parties in Bihar treaded cautiously on Wednesday. “On the same day last year, Article 370 and 35 A were withdrawn from Kashmir,” Sanjay Jaiswal, Bihar BJP chief, told ET. He said the beginning of temple construction is the beginning of a new era in India. “It … Read more
Amazing and completely unbelievable visuals from Ayodhya today. For the first time in living memory and probably for the first time ever, the prime minister of this nation is participating in Vedic chanting and rituals telecast live all around the world to lay the foundation stone for the grand Ram temple. We have seen leaders … Read more
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath on Tuesday hosted a ‘Hanuman Chalisa‘ recital at his residence here and announced sending 11 silver bricks for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, on the eve of the “bhoomi pujan” ceremony. Nath said the silver bricks were bought from contributions made by members of the Congress. … Read more
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said some people think building a temple will help eradicating the COVID-19 pandemic, a day after the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust suggested two dates in the next month for laying the foundation stone for a Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The trust had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi … Read more