Using funds collected from the public to build the temple is akin to 'canvassing' for the 2024 elections in the name of Lord Ram, the Shiv Sena had said earlier
Zafaryab Jilani also said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading religious proceedings in his official capacity at Ayodhya was against the spirit of the Constitution.
Both the events -- Article 370 abrogation and Ram Janmabhoomi -- are landmark events for BJP that will rewrite the history of the country. The date marks the victory of the BJP ideology, says a party general secretary.
For the Muslims in the Congress, the prevailing fervor over the Ram Mandir forces them into quiet submission and acceptance of the now cemented claim of the Hindu majority to Ayodhya.
Amit Shah said the construction of the temple is the result of centuries long sacrifice, struggle and penance of the innumerable devotees of Lord Ram.
PM Modi laid the foundation stone for the Ram temple during the Bhoomi Pujan, and took part in pooja and darshan of 'Bhagwan Shree Ramlala Virajman'.
To be built in the ‘Nagara’ style of temple architecture – one of three styles used for temple construction in the country – the Ram Mandir with three-storeys will be 161 feet tall.
The Ram temple movement in the past had assumed such a shape that virtually the entire country was linked to it, Maurya said, adding that it is wrong to see the issue through the Hindu-Muslim prism.
The order has been issued under Section 144 of CrPC to prevent any untoward incident during the day here in the form of gatherings.
Beginning from 8 AM on August 5 till 10 PM, images of the words ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in Hindi and English, Lord Ram’s portraits and videos, 3D portraits of the temple’s design will be displayed across several billboards at Times Square.
BJP stalwarts like L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, who were at the forefront of the Ram Mandir movement, haven’t got any invitation for Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan yet, sources said.
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lay the foundation stone for a Ram Temple in Ayodhya either on August 3 or 5.
Maharashtra Chief Minister said the BJP does not represent the idea of Hindutva.
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra will have 15 trustees and one of them will be from the Dalit community.
Local authorities are gearing up to give Ayodhya a complete makeover with plans to build resorts, a five-star hotel, international bus terminal and an airport
"For a hundred years, people across the world have demanded a temple at the site where Lord Ram was born. The Supreme Court's decision has now come and in four months a sky-high temple will be built in Ayodhya," Amit Shah said.
Rajnath Singh was addressing a poll meeting in Bishrampur assembly constituency, in Jharkhand, which is scheduled to go to polls on November 30.
Whenever the temple is built, Shia Waqf Board will help in its construction, Rizvi said.
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.