Live Blog: Ayodhya's grand Ram Mandir inauguration
The countdown to the inaugural ceremony of the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya had begun as countrymen waited to witness the historic consecration or 'pran pratistha' ritual of Ram Lalla following the end of a 70-year-long court battle in 2019. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust installed the Ram Lalla idol at the sanctum-sanctorum of the temple at noon on Jan 22, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi headlining the event. The landmark event was attended by 10,000 special guests including 100 international dignitaries. "Ram is not fire, he is energy. He is not conflict but solution," said PM Modi after the rituals addressing the gathering and the entire country.
Live Blog: BJP leads in 3 states, Congress ahead in Telangana
Amid a tight security cover, the counting of votes in the recently held assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana commenced Sunday in what is seen as a semi-final contest ahead of the general elections in less than six months. The Congress, which is in power in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is ruling Madhya Pradesh, are locked in a straight fight in these three states, while K Chandrashekar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is hoping for a hat-trick in Telangana.
Jyotiraditya Scindia set to join BJP: All Updates
After quitting Congress, former Union Minister and parliamentarian, Jyotiraditya Scindia, is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. After meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Scindia on Tuesday sent his resignation letter to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi. In the letter, the former Guna MP said he was not able to work for people staying in the party. Along with Scindia, 22 Congress MLAs of Madhya Pradesh also sent their resignations to Governor Lalji Tandon placing the Kamal Nath government in a spot of bother. If the resignations of the MLAs are accepted, the Congress will lose its majority paving the path for the BJP to return to power after losing the assembly elections in December 2018. For all the updates, follow the LIVE Blog.
PM Modi's two-day Kolkata visit: All Updates
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Kolkata beginning on Saturday. Modi's visit to Kolkata is taking place amid the widespread protests against the Centre over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, National Register of Citizens (NRC), National Population Register (NPR) and also the assault on Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students.
PM Modi, Xi Jinping informal meeting in Tamil Nadu: All updates
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will be holding their second informal meeting in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.
Howdy, Modi! Live Updates: PM Modi shares stage with Donald Trump
Houston: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing in Houston an event called 'Howdy Modi' on Sunday where US President Donald Trump is joining the Indian Prime Minister in a show of solidarity. Organised by Texas India Forum, some 50,000 people are participating in the mega event which is historic as for the first time a US President and an Indian Prime Minister are jointly addressing a rally like this.