Ram Temple Issue

On Babri Masjid demolition anniversary day, cops heighten security in Ayodhya amid Shaurya Diwas

Hundreds of security personnel dotted the roads and bylanes and police made preventive arrests to thwart protests at the disputed site in Ayodhya on the 26th anniversary of the demolition of Babri mosque on Thursday, as authorities kept a tight vigil especially in the wake of saffron outfits raising the pitch over the sensitive Ram temple issue.

Ayodhya dispute: BJP not thinking of bringing ordinance on Ram temple 'as of now', says Kailash Vijayvargiya

According to him, the temple issue did "more harm than good" to the BJP as the matter was being used by the opposition "to terrorise minorities and polarise votes".

Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari assures VHP on Ram temple construction, promises to bring private member bill in Parliament

Tiwari made the statement after a delegation of over 25 Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leaders led by Bachan Singh met him at his residence here and gave him a memorandum for the temple construction.

'When are you going to construct the Ram Mandir?': BJP distracting us before 2019 polls with Ayodhya issue, says Shiv Sena in Saamana oped

The Shiv Sena in the Saamana article claimed that the party is not travelling to Ayodhya from Maharashtra and the rest of the country for politics. It is instead going with the same reverence that Narendra Modi has when travelling to Nepal's Pashupati temple.

Ram Mandir dispute: Saffron posters dot roads to Ayodhya as Hindu groups gear up for showdown on 25 November

With VHP, RSS, Bajrang Dal and Shiv Sena aligning themselves for the grand meet at Ayodhya on 25 November, the walls of cities and districts in and around Ayodhya are plastered with saffron-coloured posters, saying, “Chalo Ayodhya (Let's go to Ayodhya)” with an image of Lord Rama in a war mode

Rajasthan polls: BJP failed to perform, resorting to communal polarisation to win election, says CPM leader Sitaram Yechury

CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury Friday said the BJP governments at the Centre and in Rajasthan had failed to perform and the party had no alternative but to fuel communal polarisation to win elections

Daily Bulletin: Shashi Tharoor calls PM Narendra Modi 'hero on white stallion'; security heightened at Sabarimala; day's top stories

Today's top stories: Florida police identify the Florida yoga studio shooter as Scott Paul Beierle; Asia Bibi's husband calls for her protection in jail; Shashi Tharoor says Narendra Modi a "hero on a white stallion with an upraised sword in his hand"; and more

A tough administrator, ND Tiwari introduced concept of industrial hubs to Uttar Pradesh, kept criminals out of governance

Those who worked with former Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand chief minister ND Tiwari, still recall that his mild-mannerism concealed a tough administrator who would brook no nonsense when it came to taking decisions

Uddhav Thackeray accuses Centre of spending Rs 4,000 cr on ads for schemes, says govt has no right over taxpayers' money

Uddhav Thackeray also favoured simultaneous elections at the Centre and in states but said "one should not think that the whole country will be fooled in one go"

Gujarat election: Results today in battle of prestige between Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi

Counting of votes will be held at 37 centres across the state's 33 districts on Monday for the Gujarat Assembly polls which is considered a prestige battle for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his home state and a litmus test for new Congress president Rahul Gandhi.