Prayed to God for a solution to Ayodhya dispute, says CJI Chandrachud

Prayed to God for a solution to Ayodhya dispute, says CJI Chandrachud

File picture of Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud on Sunday (October 20, 2024) said he had prayed to God for a solution to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute and asserted that God will find a way if one has faith. He was addressing … Read more

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adithyanath, Ministers and MLAs offer prayers at Ram Temple in Ayodhya

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adithyanath, Ministers and MLAs offer prayers at Ram Temple in Ayodhya

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath with members of the Assembly and Legislative Council at Ayodhya’s Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, in Ayodhya on February 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from all political parties in Uttar Pradesh except the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Sunday visited the Ram Temple in Ayodhya to offer … Read more

The Hindu Morning Digest: January 18, 2024

The Hindu Morning Digest: January 18, 2024

A car leaves the district headquarter hospital (DHQ) in Panjgur town of Balochistan province on January 17, 2024 where victims of an Iranian air strike were moved earlier this morning. Pakistan recalled its ambassador from Iran on January 17, and blocked Tehran’s envoy from returning to Islamabad after an Iranian air strike killed two children … Read more

Ram temple trust gets FCRA licence to receive foreign donations

Ram temple trust gets FCRA licence to receive foreign donations

Construction work of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple under way | Photo Credit: ANI The Ayodhya Ram temple trust, known as the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, on October 18 said that it has received a license to accept foreign donations under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). The trust has already collected ₹3,500 crore in donations given … Read more

In UP Budget, lion’s share earmarked for religious and cultural projects in Kashi, Ayodhya, Vindhya, Chitrakoot

In UP Budget, lion’s share earmarked for religious and cultural projects in Kashi, Ayodhya, Vindhya, Chitrakoot

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath highlighted the provision to set aside Rs 100 crore for preparations for the 2025 Maha Kumbh soon after the 2022-23 annual Budget was tabled in the Assembly. The Rs 6-lakh-crore Budget’s religious, regional, and cultural focus was evident as Adityanath highlighted the government’s aim to present the upcoming Maha … Read more

Ram temple construction moving at brisk pace, trust targets early 2024 opening

Ram temple construction moving at brisk pace, trust targets early 2024 opening

Construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya is being undertaken at a brisk pace, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Trust said in its latest progress report. The ground floor of the garbha griha (sanctum sanctorum) will be finished by December 2023, the trust said last week. The remaining work will be done by December 2024. The temple … Read more

Kalyan Singh: Hindutva icon under whose watch Babri Masjid fell

Kalyan Singh: Hindutva icon under whose watch Babri Masjid fell

The defining moment in Kalyan Singh‘s life was the fall of Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992. Just hours after mobs of kar sevaks demolished it, Singh quit as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh owning moral responsibility. Not that he had any regrets over his “failure” to save the mosque which he had assured the … Read more

Rajasthan government clears forest land for pink sandstone mining!

Rajasthan government clears forest land for pink sandstone mining!

The pink sandstone is in demand for Ram temple in Ayodhya. (Representative image by IE) Rajasthan government has cleared land for sandstone mining as it decided to give the approval to move Bandh Baretha wildlife sanctuary, located in Bharatpur, “southwestward”. By shifting the wildlife sanctuary, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot-headed Rajasthan wildlife board has paved the … Read more

Republic Day parade: Uttar Pradesh wins best tableau award

Republic Day parade: Uttar Pradesh wins best tableau award

New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh‘s tableau at this year’s Republic Day parade was adjudged the best and awarded by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday, said the Defence Ministry. In total 32 tableaux — 17 from state and union territories, nine from Union ministries, departments, and paramilitary forces, and six from the Defence ministry — were … Read more

Ayodhya on Rajpath: UP’s R-Day tableau showcases replica of Ram temple, city’s cultural heritage

Ayodhya on Rajpath: UP’s R-Day tableau showcases replica of Ram temple, city’s cultural heritage

NEW DELHI: Cultural heritage of ancient holy town Ayodhya, replica of a Ram temple, glimpse of ‘Deepotsav’ and various stories from Ramayana epic were depicted in the tableau of Uttar Pradesh in the Republic Day parade on Rajpath on Tuesday. The bedecked tableau was fronted by a sitting model of Maharishi Valmiki and the temple … Read more