India

AAP’s Sanjay Singh, N D Gupta, Swati Maliwal win RS seats unopposed

13 Jan 2024 10:22 AM IST

The AAP’s Rajya Sabha nominees in Delhi—Sanjay Singh, N D Gupta and Swati Maliwal—have been elected unopposed, officials said on Friday. No candidate from any other party filed a nomination for the elections. “All three Rajya Sabha nominees have been elected unopposed, and certificates have also been issued today,” a

EPS may not attend Consecration Ceremony due to pain in leg

13 Jan 2024 09:47 AM IST

At an event on January 11 at Salem, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) stated that he had received an invitation for the consecration ceremony of the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya. The ceremony is scheduled for January 22. When asked by the media

Digvijaya Singh’s brother Lakshman Singh opposes Congress DECISION ON INVITATION

13 Jan 2024 09:46 AM IST

Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Digvijaya Singh’s brother and Congress leader Lakshman Singh is against the decision of party high command to decline the invitation of ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony of Ram Mandir saying it is an inappropriate decision. Singh said, “Former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi got the locks

Ex-Babri litigant Iqbal Ansari gifts miniature model of Ram temple to his gunner

13 Jan 2024 09:46 AM IST

A new example of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb has come to the fore from Ayodhya when Iqbal Ansari, a former litigant in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land suit, bought a miniature replica of Ram Temple to gift one of his aides. “This is replica of the Ram Temple. People have different faith.

YOGI INSTRUCTS OFFICIALS TO ENSURE ACCOMMODATION FOR DEVOTEES VISITING AYODHYA AFTER CONSECRATION CEREMONY

13 Jan 2024 09:45 AM IST

In line with the preparations for the upcoming events in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has assigned tasks to officers to ensure complete accommodation arrangements for the devotees arriving in Ayodhya for Ram Lalla’s darshan after January 22. According to an official release from the Chief Minister’s Office,

The faithful can visit Ayodhya any day, Congress chief on BJP’s attack

13 Jan 2024 09:44 AM IST

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said anyone having faith in Lord Ram can visit the Ayodhya temple any day and added the BJP was attacking his party over the decision to decline the invite to the January 22 consecration ceremony as part of “a conspiracy”. The Congress has never

PM MODI CLEANS NASHIK TEMPLE, URGES PEOPLE TO RUN CLEANLINESS DRIVE

13 Jan 2024 09:26 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday cleaned the premises of the Kala Ram Temple in Maharashtra’s Nashik as part of Swachchata Abhiyan campaign. Visuals showed the Prime Minister with a mop and bucket mopping the floor of the temple. Earlier, he performed darshan and puja at the Shree KalaRam Mandir.

“Jab Shri Ram bulayenge hum jayenge…”: Akhilesh

13 Jan 2024 08:20 AM IST

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said that Samajwadis 100 per cent believe in the tradition of country and Sanatana, adding that “Who can invite someone to God’s home and how? The one whom God calls goes automatically.” “We Samajwadi’s 100 percent believe in our tradition and Sanatana. Today

IIP growth down 2.4 % in Nov, experts see further slowdown

13 Jan 2024 08:18 AM IST

Indicating a slowing growth ahead, India’s industrial growth, as measured by the Index of Industrial Production, declined to 2.4 per cent in November 2023, shows data released on Friday by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, with lesser working days on account of Diwali impacting production. The IIP fell

Gujarat is set to become India’s Green Hydrogen hub’

13 Jan 2024 08:17 AM IST

In the “Gujarat – The Green Hydrogen Destination of India” seminar during the third day of the tenth edition of the Vibrant Summit, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel declared that under the guidance of the Prime Minister, Gujarat is poised to become the country’s Green Hydrogen Hub. The government has formulated

Plea on women’s reservation nixed

13 Jan 2024 08:07 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea filed by an advocate seeking the urgent and time-bound implementation of the women’s reservation law, ensuring a 33 per cent quota for women in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, nevertheless, provided

Lok Sabha Polls 2024: ECI to hold meeting in Uttar Pradesh

12 Jan 2024 17:57 PM IST

As the Lok Sabha elections approach, the Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to conduct a crucial meeting in Uttar Pradesh on January 30 to assess the state’s preparedness for the upcoming polls. The meeting, scheduled to take place in Lucknow, will involve discussions with key district officers, including