Rumita Patel
NEW DELHI: Start of construction of a RAM The temple in Ayodhya marks the fulfillment of a key Sangh Parivar goal and is evidence of the growing acceptance of the saffron vision of nationality and cultural identity, according to RSS. The question about what’s next for the temple movement is not particularly troubling, a senior…
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Iqbal Ansari, one of the main litigants on the Muslim side in the Ayodhya costume, tells Arshad Afzaal Khan why his participation in the bhoomi pujan It was justified.Your father, Hashim Ansari, spent his entire life fighting for the Babri mosque. How did you feel after attending the bhoomi pujan of the Ram temple?Yes, my…
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NEW DELHI: India has refused to consider any de-escalation in Ladakh until the disengagement process – withdrawal of Chinese intrusions – is complete as Indian negotiators reject repeated demands that troops fall back from advanced areas. In the last meeting between the military commanders and also in the task force, China demanded that India reduce…
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NEW DELHI: The defense establishment has officially recognized that Chinese soldiers invaded Indian territory in eastern Ladakh in May, amid ongoing stalemate due to the withdrawal of troops from the fighting sites in Pangong Tso and Gogra despite five rounds of high-level military talks. “The Chinese side transgressed in the areas of Kugrang Nala (near…
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MUMBAI: Several engineering, management, pharmacy and other professional universities have pulled down blinds or reduced their capacity this year, reducing the number of seats by more than 1.5 lakh. Furthermore, several institutes that had the required government approval in 2019-20 have not renewed it for the 2020 academic year. A total of 179 professional colleges…
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AYODHYA: While Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed bhoomi pujan, the city erupted in celebration. As the sound of conch shells, bells, and firecrackers rent the air, residents distributed more than a quintal of candy. And at night, it was another Diwali here with thousands of lighted diyas in temples and along the banks of the…
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AYODHYA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated Ram Mandir to the fight and sacrifice of hundreds of Kar Sevaks on Wednesday, drawing a parallel between the campaign for the construction of the temple in Ayodhya and the fight for India’s independence. Speaking after performing ‘bhoomi pujan’ on the Ram Janmabhoomi site to announce the start of…
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NEW DELHI: The Cricket Board of India (BCCI) has prepared the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the next IPL in the UAE in September. According to the document, accessed by TOI on Wednesday, players will not be able to reunite with their teammates until they complete the third Covid-19 test upon arrival in the UAE….
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NEW DELHI: GC Murmu resigned Wednesday as lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir, according to sources. Sources said Murmu sent his resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind. His resignation came on the day that the territory of the Union marked the first anniversary of the repeal of Article 370, which removed the special status of…
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MANCHESTER (England): Babar Azam fluidly hit an unbeaten half-century when Pakistan closed a rain-cut Wednesday on the first day of the first Test against England in 139 for two in a gloomy and wet Old Trafford on Wednesday. Babar (69 not out) demonstrated all his skill and class to withstand an early storm from England’s…
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