A temple to a top Hindu deity was built over a destroyed mosque in India. Here is why it matters The temple was built over a razed mosque, and most political opposition leaders are boycotting the temple's opening, saying it doesn't befit a secular India. World 22 Jan, 2024
India's Modi opens a controversial Hindu temple in Ayodhya in a grand event ahead of national polls Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday opened a controversial Hindu temple built on the ruins of a historic mosque in the northern city of Ayodhya, delivering on a crucial Hindu nationalist pledge that his governing party hopes will catapult him to a record third successive term in upcoming elections. World 22 Jan, 2024
A Hindu temple built atop a razed mosque in India is helping Modi boost his political standing Three decades after Hindu mobs tore down a historical mosque, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the consecration of a grand Hindu temple at the same site on Monday in a political move to boost his party ahead of a crucial national vote. World 21 Jan, 2024
Modi's promised Ram temple is set to open and resonate with Hindus ahead of India's election Frenzied preparations were underway Wednesday in India's northern holy city of Ayodhya to mark the opening of a grand temple for Lord Ram, Hinduism’s most revered deity. World 17 Jan, 2024
Millions of Indians set a new world record celebrating Diwali as worries about air pollution rise Air pollution level is expected to soar again after the celebrations end Sunday night because of the fireworks used. World 12 Nov, 2023
Veteran Indian politician Mulayam Singh Yadav dies at 82 Mulayam Singh Yadav, a veteran Indian politician and three-time chief minister of the country's most populous state, died on Monday after over six weeks in hospital, his son said. World 10 Oct, 2022
Dispute over mosque becomes religious flashpoint in India For nearly three centuries, Muslims and Hindus in India’s northern Varanasi city have prayed to their gods in a mosque and a temple that are separated by one wall. Many see it as an example of religious coexistence in a country where bouts of deadly communal violence are common. World 26 May, 2022
Indian court acquits Hindu nationalist leaders in mosque demolition case LUCKNOW: An Indian court on Wednesday acquitted Hindu nationalist leaders, including former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani, in a case over the demolition of a mosque at a disputed site 28 years ago, citing a lack of evidence. The... Women 30 Sep, 2020
Wait of centuries is over, India PM says, as Hindu temple construction begins Modi calls launch a historic moment Muslim group says land wrongly taken for temple AYODHYA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the construction of a Hindu temple on a site that has been contested by Muslims for decades in a... Women 05 Aug, 2020
India's Modi to launch construction of Hindu temple on site of razed mosque AYODHYA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil a plaque on Wednesday to kick off the construction of a Hindu temple in the northern city of Ayodhya on a spot where a mosque was demolished nearly three decades ago to spark deadly riots... Women 05 Aug, 2020
Prominent Muslims to grace Hindu temple ceremony on contested India site LUCKNOW: In a gesture of reconciliation, two prominent Muslims who lived through deadly riots following the razing of a mosque in northern India in 1992 plan to attend the foundation-laying ceremony for a Hindu temple on Wednesday on the same site,...
