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No casualties reported; an electrical short-circuit caused the fire

Akhil Ranjan Dutta had been vocal about Himanta Biswa Sarma’s allegedly offensive remarks about scholar Hiren Gohain

Ayodhya was bedecked with multi-coloured flowers as recordings of ‘Ram dhun’ played from loudspeakers and townsfolk dressed as Lord Ram, Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman paraded down the streets

Gopal Singh Visharad, a lawyer and Ayodhya secretary of Hindu Mahasabha, filed a petition after being denied entry to Babri Masjid in December 1949. His petition was the origin of the Ram Janmabhoomi title suit.

Can a place of worship born out of a bitter and violent religious dispute become a site of inclusivity and reconciliation? Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF), which will build Babri Masjid’s replacement 25km from the old site, hopes so. To start with, they won’t name it after Babur the conqueror. Instead, it will be called Muhammad Bin Abdullah Masjid after the Prophet’s father. The idea is to make the 11-acre site at Dhannipur village a multicultural place of ‘dawa’ (medicine) and ‘dua’ (prayer).

Currently, there are 10 faculty members from the OBC category, five from the SC category and one from the ST category teaching at IIMB

The CSIR and DST-funded institutes contributed to the temple’s structural design, earthquake-resilience, and surya tilak mechanism; made tulips bloom out of season for the consecration ceremony

India's batting maestro Virat Kohli boasts an impressive array of records, and he is poised to add yet another accolade to his illustrious career. Recently surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's record for the most ODI centuries during the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, the 35-year-old achieved his 50th ODI century against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in November of the previous year, surpassing Tendulkar's tally of 49 centuries.

There were reports on a TV channel that the police had stopped APCC president Y.S. Sharmila’s convoy

The State government is currently running around 65 transit hostels across the state, including 11 in Bengaluru city. The demand for them is very high

Tamil Nadu government denies banning special poojas in temples managed by HR and CE department during Ram temple consecration. Union finance minister condemns alleged ban, stating that no puja/bhajan/prasadam/annadanam in the name of Shri Ram is allowed in HR&CE managed temples. BJP state president criticizes DMK government for interfering in temple practices and preventing live telecast of temple inauguration.

Urging people to imbibe the characteristics of Ram, and the values and lessons of the Ramayan in one’s life, the Congress leader appealed to everyone to follow the path Lord Ram showed

5th edition of Mysuru Literary Festival held

As per the integrated draft electoral rolls released in October last year, the electorate in Tamil Nadu was over 6.11 crore

To ensure better security arrangements at the programme venue in Ayodhya, technology is being used on a large scale.

In December, Greater Chennai Corporation had made a plan to resume the relaying of about 2,200 roads in January and to complete the work in a month as the work was halted due to monsoon season

Uddhav loyalist Sanjay Raut criticised the government and said ‘Lord Ram will curse you. All film stars are invited but the Thackeray family closely associated with movement is treated in such a manner’.