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Nitish Kumar to switch alliances again? May share stage with PM Modi in Bihar

Jan 26, 2024, at 05:21 am

Patna/IBNS: The INDIA bloc appears to be on the brink of losing a third key leader with reports indicating that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar might stage a walkout.

French President Macron, chief guest of India's Jan 26 Republic Day show, arrives in Jaipur today

Jan 25, 2024, at 09:51 pm

Jaipur/IBNS: French President Emmanuel Macron, who is the chief guest for this year's centerpiece Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, arrived in Jaipur on Thursday as part of his two-day state visit to India.

3 lakh devotees visit Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Day 2, Yogi Adityanath holds meeting to review security

Jan 25, 2024, at 05:16 am

Ayodhya/IBNS: Braving the cold weather and clad in warm clothes, around three lakh devotees lined up outside the newly inaugurated Ram temple on Wednesday morning amid tight security arrangements.

Cabinet adopts resolution to congratulate PM for Ram Temple ceremony

Jan 25, 2024, at 01:54 am

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Union Cabinet Wednesday adopted a resolution to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi for successfully leading the Ram Temple consecration ceremony on Jan 22.

Former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur to receive Bharat Ratna posthumously

Jan 24, 2024, at 05:47 am

New Delhi/UNI: Former Bihar Chief Minister and socialist leader Karpoori Thakur will be honoured with the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, posthumously, the President's Secretariat said in a press release on Tuesday.

Bulldozer action in Mumbai after clashes took place over Ram Temple inauguration rally

Jan 24, 2024, at 04:46 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Bulldozers, escorted by a large force of police and security personnel, have brought down "illegal" constructions in Mumbai's Mira Road suburb, which saw violence before and after the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led 'pran pratishtha' ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on Monday.

'Your letter helped me to deal with these feelings': PM Modi writes to Droupadi Murmu on Ayodhya visit

Jan 24, 2024, at 01:29 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday thanked President Droupadi Murmu for her letter written to him ahead of the Ram Temple consecration ceremony and said it helped him "to deal with these feelings and to come to terms with them."

Mamata Banerjee holds all-faith rally in Kolkata, says 'Bengal has always stood for religious harmony'

Jan 23, 2024, at 05:16 am

Kolkata/IBNS: As India celebrated the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Lord Ram at his janmabhoomi (birthplace) in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led an all-faith rally in Kolkata sending a message of secularism ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha elections.

'My first decision after returning from Ayodhya': PM Modi announces new scheme on solar panels

Jan 23, 2024, at 03:48 am

New Delhi/IBNS: After returning from Ayodhya on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his decision to begin a new scheme to help people set up solar panels in their homes.

Ayodhya decked up for Ram Temple launch as PM Modi prepares to lead the ceremony in poll-bound India

Jan 22, 2024, at 05:53 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the celebration as India awaits the grand opening of a temple dedicated to Lord Ram in the north Indian town of Ayodhya, considered by millions as the birthplace of the deity, who is seen as an embodiment of virtue and chivalry by the Hindus who fought an over seven-decade-long legal battle over the site where a mosque stood till 1992. 

Boy dies after Maldives President denies approval to his family for Indian aircraft emergency airlift: Report

Jan 21, 2024, at 03:53 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A 14-year-old Maldivian boy died on Saturday amid allegations that President Mohamed Muizzu denied permission to his family for the use of an Indian Dornier aircraft that could have potentially saved his life if airlifted on time, local media reported.

PM Modi takes holy dip in Agnitheerth beach, offers prayers at Rameswaram ahead of Ayodhya Ram temple consecration

Jan 21, 2024, at 01:41 am

Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu): Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Lord Ramanathaswamy temple on Saturday in Rameswaram and performed rituals after taking a dip in the sacred waters of the 'Agnitheerth' beach, media reports said.

Ahead of consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, Ram Lalla’s face revealed

Jan 20, 2024, at 04:24 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Lord Ram idol that has been placed at the newly constructed Ayodhya Temple was revealed on Friday, days ahead of the consecration ceremony on Jan 22. 

'India will not have to wait too long for country-made Boeing aircraft': PM Modi at Bengaluru plant inauguration

Jan 20, 2024, at 03:58 am

Bengaluru/New Delhi: India will not have to wait too long for a Boeing aircraft that is designed and manufactured in the subcontinent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said at the inauguration of the plane maker's engineering centre in Bengaluru.

PM Modi inaugurates Khelo India Youth Games, says great way to start 2024

Jan 20, 2024, at 03:24 am

Chennai/IBNS/UNI: The sixth edition of Khelo India Youth Games-2023 began on a colourful note with Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating it on Friday evening by lighting the games torch and stating that it was a great way to start the year 2024.

Five SC judges, who pronounced Ayodhya case verdict, invited to Ram Temple consecration ceremony

Jan 20, 2024, at 01:55 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The five judges of the Supreme Court, who delivered the historic verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi case on Nov 9, 2019, have been invited to the Ayodhya Ram Mandir consecration ceremony on Jan 22 as state guests.

PM Modi unveils six commemorative stamps dedicated to Ayodhya's Ram Temple

Jan 19, 2024, at 06:42 am

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday released six special commemorative postage stamps dedicated to the Ayodhya's Ram Temple, along with an album carrying similar stamps related to Lord Ram.

12 students, two teachers drown as boat overturns in lake near Gujarat's Vadodara

Jan 19, 2024, at 05:11 am

Vadodara/IBNS: At least twelve students and two teachers drowned after a boat overturned in a lake on the outskirts of Vadodara city in Gujarat on Thursday, reports said.

Half-day granted to central govt employees on Jan 22 for Ram Temple consecration ceremony

Jan 19, 2024, at 04:01 am

New Delhi/IBNS: All central government employees will get a half-day leave for the grand Ram Temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on Jan 22.

India, Maldives dwell upon 'mutually workable solution': MEA amid strained diplomatic relations

Jan 19, 2024, at 03:39 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India and Maldives dwelled upon a "mutually workable solution" for the continued operation of Indian aviation platforms to provide humanitarian service to the people of Maldives, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Thursday.

Assam Govt is the most corrupt in India: Rahul Gandhi

Jan 19, 2024, at 02:44 am

Guwahati/IBNS/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra entered Assam from Nagaland on Thursday.

PM Modi to embark on 3-day Tamil Nadu visit tomorrow, 5-tier security in place

Jan 19, 2024, at 01:11 am

Chennai/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be arriving on a 3-day visit to Tamil Nadu on Friday to inaugurate the Khelo India Youth Games and launch various projects, besides visiting various temples in Trichy, Rameswaram, and Dhanushkodi on Jan 20 and 21.

PM Modi sleeping on floor, consuming only coconut water in ritual for Ram temple consecration: Report

Jan 19, 2024, at 12:41 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is observing an 11-day 'anusthan' (special ritual) ahead of the Pran Pratishtha (consecration) of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

PM Modi offers prayers at Veerbhadra temple in Andhra Pradesh's Lepakshi

Jan 17, 2024, at 01:53 am

Puttaparthi/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers and performed puja at Veerbhadra Temple in Andhra Pradesh's Lepakshi on Tuesday.

Two Shankaracharyas to not attend Ram Temple consecration citing it as political event

Jan 16, 2024, at 04:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Two Shankaracharyas including one from Puri will not attend the Ram Temple consecration in Ayodhya that will be headlined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections citing failure to follow norms and a "political angle" to an event, something that was echoed by the opposition too.

PM Modi speaks to Russian President Putin to discuss various regional and global issues

Jan 16, 2024, at 02:28 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed various regional and global issues, including the country's Presidency of the BRICS.

Mauritius approves special break for Hindu staff on Jan 22 for Ram Temple consecration ceremony

Jan 14, 2024, at 06:07 pm

Amid the growing public interest in India around the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the Mauritian government by Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth announced the grant of two hours of special break for practicing Hindu public officers on Jan 22 to enable them to participate in local events marking the 'Pran Pratishtha' of Shri Ram Lalla in the Indian temple town.

'Destiny decided there would be a Ram Temple in Ayodhya, chose PM Modi for this': LK Advani

Jan 13, 2024, at 06:23 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of the grand ceremony in Ayodhya, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) veteran LK Advani said that fate decided there would be a Ram Temple in the temple town of Uttar Pradesh.

Congress, BJP lock horns over Jawaharlal Nehru's letters to ex-president Rajendra Prasad on temple visit

Jan 13, 2024, at 06:00 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have locked horns once again over Jawaharlal Nehru, this time over the fact whether the former Prime Minister had objected to former President Rajendra Prasad's association with the Somnath temple.

Puri Shankaracharya to skip Ayodhya Ram Temple consecration

Jan 12, 2024, at 12:53 am

Ayodhya: Preparations for the consecration ceremony of Lord Ram's idol in the Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya are in full swing. Meanwhile, Shankaracharya of Puri has declined to participate in the consecration event, media reports said.