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All four central government-run hospitals, including AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital, in Delhi will remain closed till 2.30 pm on January 22, on the occasion of the consecration ceremony at Ram temple, barring critical and emergency services which will be functional. According to an...
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Tension erupted in Nandwan village in Jodhpur on Saturday when some people objected to festooning of village poles with saffron flags being done by a group ahead of the Ram Mandir consecration ceremony. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Chanchal Mishra said 10 people...
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A Muslim man collected holy water from the Sharda Peeth Kund in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and sent it to India via Britain, through a chain of carriers, to be used in the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22. Save Sharda Committee Kashmir (SSCK) founder Ravinder Pandita...
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The Madhya Pradesh Congress's disciplinary committee has issued show-cause notices to nearly 150 local leaders who allegedly indulged in anti-party activities during the November 2023 state assembly polls, where the opposition outfit faced severe drubbing, a functionary said.The notices, issued...
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After it received a notice from the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) for selling sweets as 'Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad', e-commerce company Amazon on Saturday said it is taking appropriate action against such listings in line with its policies. Amazon acknowledged that...
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As many as 14 couples from various parts of the country will perform the duty of 'yajmans' (hosts) during the Ram temple consecration ceremony here on January 22.Sunil Ambekar, the Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), said that according to the information...
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Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the BJP will run a mass connect programme between February 4 and 11, with its 30 lakh members expected to reach out to seven lakh rural polling booths and all urban booths during the period. The BJP has named its rural outreach Gaon Chalo, with party...
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The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has cautioned its students against holding any protest on its campus in Mumbai against the idol consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22 and warned them of action by law-enforcement agencies. The Indian Institute of...
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Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda will skip the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya and instead watch the historic event from the Jhandewalan temple in Delhi.In a post on X on Saturday, he thanked the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which is in charge of the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday worshipped at the Lord Ramanathaswamy temple inRameswaram after taking a holy dip at the 'Angi theerth' beach. Modi, who was seen wearing a rudraksha-mala, prayed in the Ramanathaswamy shrine, an ancient Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu. He was...
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday said the construction of a new Ram temple in Ayodhya was a step forward towards `Akhand Bharat' or undivided India. If God wishes, Akhand Bharat will extend as far as Afghanistan, he said at a mass Hanuman Chalisa chanting event...
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Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the government will stop the free movement of people at the Myanmar border and will protect it like that of Bangladesh.Addressing the passing out parade of the first batch of the five newly-constituted Assam Police Commando battalions, he said the Centre...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be paying obeisance at the birthplace of Vaishnavite scholar Srimanta Sankardeva in Assam's Nagoan district on the day the consecration ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya will take place, party leader Jairam Ramesh said here on Saturday.Ramesh is accompanying...
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The government on Saturday issued an advisory to media outlets and social media platforms cautioning them against publishing any false or manipulated content related to the January 22 Ram temple event in Ayodhya. The advisory, issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, said it...
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Delhi government offices will remain closed for half a day on January 22 on the occasion of the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya. The consecration ceremony of the Ram Lalla idol in Ayodhya will be held on January 22 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other...
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With just two days to go for the consecration ceremony, the grand Ram temple in Ayodhya has been decorated with rich stocks of flowers and special lights for the mega event, officials said on Saturday.The entire temple town is in the grip of religious fervour or as the locals say, Ayodhya Rammay...
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Three Naxals including two women cadres were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Saturday morning, police said. The skirmish took place around 8 am in the Belam Gutta hills under the Basaguda police station limits, more than 400 km from...
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Delhi Police on Saturday said it has arrested a man in connection with a deepfake video of actor Rashmika Mandanna that was widely circulated on social media. The accused, who is suspected to be the creator of the video, was arrested from south India and has been brought to Delhi, an...
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Former Haryana Congress president Ashok Tanwar, who recently quit the Aam Aadmi Party, joined the BJP on Saturday as the ruling party looks to broaden its support base in the state with the induction of the Dalit leader.Tanwar joined the BJP in the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal...
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Amid tight security cover, Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Saturday reached Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's residence in Ranchi to question him in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam.Soren, 48, who is also the executive president of the ruling Jharkhand...
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With the consecration ceremony a couple of days away, the whole of Ayodhya is steeped in religious spirit. A new branch of a PSU bank that opened on Thursday in a building along the Ram Path in Ayodhya has been named the 'Ramjanmabhoomi' branch.A redeveloped road that skirts its way off Ram Path,...
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Acharya Satyendra Das, Chief Priest of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple, said on Saturday that the eyes of the Ram Lalla idol cannot be revealed before the 'Pran Pratishtha'. The 'Pran Praishtha' of Shri Ram Lalla will take place on January 22. The idol of the lord, sculpted by Arun...
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At least 13 students were killed when a fire broke out in a school dormitory in central China's Henan province, the official media reported on Saturday. The fire at the Yingcai School in Henan's Yanshanpu village was reported to the local fire department at 11 pm local time Friday...
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Sunil Lahri played the role of Laxman in 'Ramayan'
Sunil Lahri, who played the role of Laxman in Ramanand Sagar's TV series Ramayan, has described January 22 as a historic day for India when the idol of Ram Lalla will be consecrated at the Ram temple in Ayodhya.The veteran actor said that when he visited Ayodhya for the first time over three...
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A Czech court has ruled that Prague can extradite to the United States, the 52-year-old Indian man, Nikhil Gupta, who is accused by the United States of involvement in the alleged attempt to kill Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, Czech-based media outlet Seznam Zpravy reported,...
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Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' resumed its Assam leg on the third day in the state on Saturday with Rahul Gandhi, who is leading the march setting off from Boginadi in Lakhimpur district. As the entourage started with Gandhi's bus in the front, the leader was greeted by bystanders along...
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Three people have been arrested on charges of assaulting a young couple of different faiths near Kadri park in Mangaluru city on January 19. According to the police sources, a group of youth followed the couple, both nursing students, and allegedly questioned them about their identity and...
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The movement of commuters to and from the National Capital was affected on Saturday morning as some flights and trains were delayed due to low visibility amid dipping temperatures in Northern India. In New Delhi the minimum temperature recorded on Saturday was 8.5 degrees with dense fog...
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An AK-47 assault rifle, two magazines and 40 cartridges were seized by the Border Security Force from a field near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Ferozepur district, a spokesperson of the force said on Saturday. The seizure was made during a search operation by the Border Security...
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In view of Republic Day celebrations, no flights will arrive or depart from Delhi Airport between 10:20 am and 12:45 pm from January 19 to January 26, according to an official statement from Delhi International Airport Limited.As the country is gearing up for the 75th Republic Day, the Delhi...
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Rituals being performed at the Ram temple ahead of 'pran pratishtha, in Ayodhya on Friday./ANI Photo
Hundreds of temples dotted across the United States are gearing up to celebrate the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya next week, with thousands of Indian Americans likely to attend a series of events beginning this week. Ayodhya is re-emerging from destruction and neglect,...
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A head constable died after he was shot while chasing a group of miscreants in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district, the police said on Friday. Head constable Rakesh Thakur died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Nagpur city of neighbouring Maharashtra, an official said. Acting on a...
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The United States carried out a fresh round of attack against the Houthi rebels in Yemen destroying three anti-ship missiles in the Red Sea. The White House confirmed in a statement that this was the fourth preemptive action taken by the US military amid boiling tensions in the Red...
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A court in Thane on Friday imposed a cost of Rs 500 on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for delay in filing a written statement in a case of civil defamation filed against him by an Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activist for linking the Sangh with the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh. There was...
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Ahead of the Ram temple consecration ceremony, the Delhi government on Friday announced it will organise a three-day Ramlila from Saturday. The announcement triggered a slugfest between the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party, with the ruling party claiming that the Centre denied...
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The Allahabad high court has directed the Allahabad University administration to pay a compensation of Rs 50,000 to a student who was not allowed to join its master's degree course even though he had cleared the entrance examination. Justice Ashutosh Srivastava said the university changed...
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Japan created history by becoming only the fifth nation to successfully complete the soft landing on the moon with its 'Moon Sniper' robotic explorer, but fear looms that the mission may end prematurely since the spacecraft's solar cell is not generating electricity, CNN reported, citing the...
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Four people died and two others were injured after a speeding car fell into a canal late Friday night in Agra, the police said. The six passengers in the car were returning from a wedding ceremony, they said. The injured passengers are being treated at a private hospital in...
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A 45-year-old headmaster of a private school in Odisha's Kendrapara district was arrested on Friday for allegedly raping two minor girls, the police said. The accused allegedly sexually assaulted the two girl students on January 16 in the school. Both the 13-year-old girls are students...
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The Jamia Millia Islamia and its schools along with Delhi University will remain closed for half day till 2.30 pm on January 22 on account of the Ram temple consecration in Ayodhya. According to official notifications released by these universities on Friday, the varsities and the...
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