News for '-ram-mandir'

Advani should take up Ram Temple issue: VHP

Advani should take up Ram Temple issue: VHP

Rediff.com24 Jun 2003

The right-wing outfit also accused the Centre of working on a deal to abandon the Kashi and Mathura temple issue.

Yes, Advani instigated us: Karsevaks

Yes, Advani instigated us: Karsevaks

Rediff.com10 Jun 2003

Protest against Pak's atrocities on minorities: PM to anti-CAA protesters

Protest against Pak's atrocities on minorities: PM to anti-CAA protesters

Rediff.com2 Jan 2020

Modi said the Congress and its allies and the ecosystem created by them are standing up against the Indian Parliament.

The Tyson Who Didn't Fight Lewis

The Tyson Who Didn't Fight Lewis

Rediff.com7 Mar 2003

UP teen spends 42 days in jail for joke on Ganga

UP teen spends 42 days in jail for joke on Ganga

Rediff.com11 Oct 2017

Zakir Ali Tyagi was charged under the Indian Penal Code's Section 420 (cheating) and Section 66 of the Information Technology Act (computer related offences).

Ayodhya MLA: 'Ram temple will be built'

Ayodhya MLA: 'Ram temple will be built'

Rediff.com17 Mar 2017

'We will do it either by removing all the Constitutional hurdles or by mutual consent.'

'If he fails to perform, Yogi will be on a weak wicket'

'If he fails to perform, Yogi will be on a weak wicket'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

'After meeting the prime minister and Amit Shah, Yogi has come out with his position secure till the assembly election.'

'Chowkidar chor hai': Uddhav borrows Rahul Gandhi's slogan to target Modi

'Chowkidar chor hai': Uddhav borrows Rahul Gandhi's slogan to target Modi

Rediff.com24 Dec 2018

Thackeray said the BJP's perception of being a "world winner" had been shattered with the results of the just-held state assembly polls.

VHP for temple construction on 'auspicious date'

VHP for temple construction on 'auspicious date'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2003

The outfit will also start a nation-wide agitation, VHP general secretary Praveen Togadia said.

Babri trial: Uma Bharti in court accuses Cong of framing her

Babri trial: Uma Bharti in court accuses Cong of framing her

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

The 61-year-old saffron clad BJP leader is the 19th accused to depose before the court in the over 27-year-old case. 13 other alleged accused, including former deputy prime minister LK Advani and senior BJP leaders MM Joshi and Kalyan Singh are yet to be examined at this stage.

'Land for mosque must be given in acquired 67-acre area'

'Land for mosque must be given in acquired 67-acre area'

Rediff.com11 Nov 2019

'We will not accept this lollypop. They must make clear that where they want to give us the land'

The A to Z of 2020

The A to Z of 2020

Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

We present our alphabet of 2020, pulling in everything you'll remember about this year we'd rather forget.

Azam Khan more dangerous than Dawood Ibrahim: Sena

Azam Khan more dangerous than Dawood Ibrahim: Sena

Rediff.com8 Dec 2015

The Sena said that AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi is more temperate than Khan and that Owaisi has never spoken against the interest of the country.

Modi has reasons to worry

Modi has reasons to worry

Rediff.com26 May 2021

But his opponents are making a mistake. They shouldn't be smug, argues Vir Sanghvi.

REVEALED: Modi-Shah-Nadda's grand plans for BJP, govt

REVEALED: Modi-Shah-Nadda's grand plans for BJP, govt

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

Modi, Shah and Nadda have created a strategy to boost the BJP and the government's image.

'Indians praising Pak should be hit with shoes and sent there'

'Indians praising Pak should be hit with shoes and sent there'

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

Balika Saraswati said people who live in India and praise Pakistan should be "hit with shoes" and sent there.

Meet India's new Chief Justice

Meet India's new Chief Justice

Rediff.com28 Aug 2017

The Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid title dispute case, the Sebi-Sahara payment row, the Aadhaar privacy issue and the Cauvery water dispute are only some of the legal puzzles he will have to deal with.

'If Modi comes to power, India will be divided into 20 parts'

'If Modi comes to power, India will be divided into 20 parts'

Rediff.com6 May 2014

Narendra Modi's agenda is to build a Ram mandir, Hashim Ansari, the oldest litigant in the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit, tells Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com

Sai Baba should NOT be worshipped as deity: Dharma Sansad

Sai Baba should NOT be worshipped as deity: Dharma Sansad

Rediff.com26 Aug 2014

A two-day-long 'Dharma Sansad' convened by the Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati of Dwarka Peeth has passed a resolution that Sai Baba, the 19th century saint from Shirdi, should not be worshipped as a deity by the followers of 'Sanatan Dharma'.

Truth of Pulwama attack accepted in Pak Parliament: Modi

Truth of Pulwama attack accepted in Pak Parliament: Modi

Rediff.com31 Oct 2020

His statement comes two days after Pakistan's Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry admitted his country's role in the Pulwama attack during a debate in their National Assembly (Parliament).

'How can you welcome this judgment!'

'How can you welcome this judgment!'

Rediff.com9 Nov 2019

'The Muslim community is disappointed with this judgment.'

Power and money are being used to muzzle Oppn's voice, says BJP ally Sena

Power and money are being used to muzzle Oppn's voice, says BJP ally Sena

Rediff.com14 Oct 2017

Though Sena is part of the ruling BJP-led coalition in Maharashtra and at th centre, it has been critical of its ally on a number of issues.

'11 out of 10 for Budget's politics'

'11 out of 10 for Budget's politics'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2019

'The finance minister has told the BJP's core voters we are hearing you and we are sensitive to your aspirations.'

'Supreme Court is great': Haryana minister mocks SC over Ayodhya hearing

'Supreme Court is great': Haryana minister mocks SC over Ayodhya hearing

Rediff.com30 Oct 2018

"It can stay awake till midnight to hear the Yakub Memon case and it can extend the hearing of the Ram Janmabhoomi title case for three months, while crores of Indians wait for it."

FIR against Sadhvi Pragya for Babri Masjid remark

FIR against Sadhvi Pragya for Babri Masjid remark

Rediff.com22 Apr 2019

The EC on Saturday had issued a show-cause notice to Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast accused currently out on bail, over her remark made during an interview to a news channel.

'Should we have such thin skin?'

'Should we have such thin skin?'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2021

'I don't believe that it beholds democracies like us who claim to be the largest democracy in the world, to have such a thin skin about the possibility of foreign commentary.'

'Building Ram Temple at earliest will end tension between Hindus, Muslims'

'Building Ram Temple at earliest will end tension between Hindus, Muslims'

Rediff.com19 Sep 2018

Bhagwat presented Sangh's views on a number of contentious issue while answering wide-ranging written questions on the last day of the three-day conclave, including on matters like inter-caste marriages, education policy, crimes against women, cow vigilantism.

Ram Temple: The Way Ahead

Ram Temple: The Way Ahead

Rediff.com20 Sep 2019

'It is best that an amicable solution to the dispute is found outside the precincts of the courts of law,' says former Union home secretary Dr Madhav Godbole.

From Babri Masjid to Ram Temple: Timeline of events in Ayodhya

From Babri Masjid to Ram Temple: Timeline of events in Ayodhya

Rediff.com5 Aug 2020

The following is the chronology of events related to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute in which, after the Supreme Court verdict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday conducted the 'Bhoomi Pujan' or ground breaking ceremony and laid the foundation stone for the temple's construction.

'What's wrong with Uddhav meeting the PM?'

'What's wrong with Uddhav meeting the PM?'

Rediff.com21 Feb 2020

Congress-NCP-Sena leaders discount reading too much into the meeting between the Maharashtra CM and prime minister.

West Bengal: Is the Left on its deathbed?

West Bengal: Is the Left on its deathbed?

Rediff.com9 May 2021

The combined Left parties drew a blank in the polls to the assembly which they had run with an overwhelming majority for 34 long years, with their vote share dwindling to a mere 5.47 per cent in 2021.

Proactive action against Covid among MHA list of achievements

Proactive action against Covid among MHA list of achievements

Rediff.com30 May 2020

Empowerment of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) with extra territorial jurisdiction and declaration of Maulana Masood Azhar, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and Dawood Ibrahim as terrorists after legislative amendment were counted among its achievements by the MHA, headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

After the Ayodhya verdict: What Salman Khurshid wrote in his book

After the Ayodhya verdict: What Salman Khurshid wrote in his book

Rediff.com12 Nov 2021

Indian politics, held captive in one way or the other by Ayodhya, may now well seek its emancipation from this issue, and the pursuit of welfare, asserts Congress leader Salman Khurshid in this excerpt from his latest book, Sunrise over Ayodhya.

Sena says BJP 'hijacked' Shivaji memorial event

Sena says BJP 'hijacked' Shivaji memorial event

Rediff.com24 Dec 2016

Even as its chief Uddhav Thackeray accompanied the Prime Minister for 'jal pujan' ceremony of Chhatrapati Shivaji memorial, Shiv Sena on Saturday appeared unhappy with ally BJP, alleging that it has "hijacked" the occasion to take political benefit.

Sai's Take: Missing T N Seshan

Sai's Take: Missing T N Seshan

Rediff.com16 Apr 2019

'Just as the monkey god needed a Jambavan to prod him into realising his superpowers, so did the poll panel need a poke from the Supreme Court into remembering it had an armoury of powers at its disposal to stop the infractions,' notes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.

Mandir done, what next for Modi?

Mandir done, what next for Modi?

Rediff.com18 Nov 2019

'You can presume that Modi and his party will now focus on the economy.' 'But then, there is the Jharkhand election next month, Delhi soon thereafter and so on.' 'And this isn't a political leadership that takes even a panchayat election lightly,' notes Shekhar Gupta.

Is India for Hindus only, Bombay HC asks Nagpur civic body

Is India for Hindus only, Bombay HC asks Nagpur civic body

Rediff.com6 Apr 2016

Expressing anguish over the move to recite "Hanuman chalisa" at an AIDS awareness programme, the Bombay high court has asked the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Nagpur Municipal Corporation if, according to it, "India is for Hindus only".

7 reasons why Kejriwal won Delhi

7 reasons why Kejriwal won Delhi

Rediff.com11 Feb 2020

As the Aam Aadmi Party heads for a resounding win in Delhi, Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf lists the reasons behind Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's triumph.

Modi's bhoomi puja speech: A masterpiece!

Modi's bhoomi puja speech: A masterpiece!

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

'His speech at the bhoomi puja will stand out for a long time in the memory of those who listened to it for touching the pinnacle of excellence and brilliance in both style and content,' declares B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.