Jai Shri Ram

At least 30 arrested, dozens detained in Gurugram for disrupting Muslim prayers

Hindu groups have been pressuring authorities for weeks in the northern city of Gurgaon on the outskirts of New Delhi to stop Muslims offering Friday prayers in open spaces

Actor Arun Govil, who played Lord Ram in 'Ramayan' TV series, joins BJP

Govil, who was welcomed into the party after a presser announcing candidates for West Bengal polls, said his decision was triggered by TMC supremo Mamata's "irritation" to the chant of 'Jai Shri Ram'

How aggressive Ram Navami celebrations paved the way for BJP in Bengal: Read an excerpt from Sambit Pal's new book

The lavish Ram Navami celebrations were the VHP and its associate organisations’ answer to Muharram processions in Bengal. The BJP rode on this wave to extract political benefit out of it, writes Sambit Pal

Ram Janmabhoomi Trust chief, who shared dais with PM Modi in Ayodhya, tests COVID-19 positive

CM Adityanath has directed the District Magistrate to provide all possible support for extending the best possible medical attention to the 'Mahant'

175 eminent guests will be invited for 'bhoomi pujan' of Ram Temple on 5 Aug, says trust

Many things have been taken care of while inviting guests for the groundbreaking ceremony in view of the coronavirus pandemic, said the trust's general secretary

LK Advani, MM Joshi likely to join 'bhoomi pujan' of Ram Temple on 5 Aug over video conference

Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, in which chief ministers of several states and Mohan Bhagwat are also likely to participate

President Ram Nath Kovind asks citizens to follow social distancing norms during Ram Navami celebrations

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday asked citizens to follow social distancing and other guidelines issued by the government during Ram Navami celebrations to defeat the coronavirus pandemic.

Adivasis and the Indian State: From Lohra tribals to Rautias, in Jharkhand, vulnerable groups bear burden of identity

During one Census, the administration erroneously entered Lohra, as Lohar in the records, and in the process stripped the community of its Adivasi identity, and along with reservations on jobs, education and several other social welfare benefits

Delhi students appearing for CBSE exams on edge as violence grips Delhi; parents fear for safety, mental well-being

Delhi continues to be ravaged by violence between the pro and anti-CAA protesters, but schoolchildren who are taking their board exams have become an unintended victim of the situation

Delhi communal violence: City's past shows Hindu-Muslim enmity predates Hindutva, political parties and even Partition

This week, as Delhi struggles with the fallout from weekend violence which ended in a temple in the city's Chawri Bazaar area being vandalised, the 1974 riots — one of the deadliest Hindu-Muslim clashes in post-Independence Delhi — are a useful prism to inspect what happened, and wh