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Thackeray came with his family for a two-day visit, which he said was to get a ‘darshan' of Lord Ram. (Photo: PTI)

Wake up, declare date for Ram temple: Uddhav Thackeray dares BJP in Ayodhya

'Day, months, years and generations have passed,' he said Saturday on what he described as his first visit to the town.

24 Nov 2018 7:54 PM

Avtar Singh is a resident of village Chak Mishri Khan, Lopoke (Ajnala), Amritsar. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Punjab police make second arrest in Amritsar grenade attack

Weapons including a .32 bore pistol, a US made pistol, 4 magazines and 25 live cartridges have been recovered from accused Avtar Singh.

24 Nov 2018 7:13 PM

Chidambaram has come under the scanner of investigating agencies in the Rs 3,500-crore Aircel-Maxis deal and the INX Media case involving Rs 305 crore. (Photo: File)

Aircel-Maxis case: CBI charges 'baseless', Chidambaram tells court

The CBI, in its reply to the anticipatory bail plea of Chidambaram, had alleged that he was not cooperating in the investigations.

24 Nov 2018 6:24 PM

'CM is interested in election campaigning when Section 144 is imposed in Ayodhya. The kind of crowd that has gathered there... its responsibility will lie with the Chief Minister,' cautioned the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party leader. (Photo: ANI)

Agree with Akhilesh, army should be deployed in Ayodhya: UP Minister OP Rajbhar

He said despite imposition of Sec 144, 'administration has allowed people to gather in Ayodhya, which clearly indicates failure of govt'.

24 Nov 2018 5:49 PM

"I want to urge Dalit community to not get influenced by any such political organisations and waste their vote for their candidates. Our people know that just because of these organisations last year heart-wrenching Shabbirpur violence took place in UP against Dalits," she said. (Photo: File | PTI)

Anti-Dalit elements plotted to kill me during Shabbirpur violence in UP: Mayawati

'Our resourcefulness foiled their plan. I was forced to resign from Rajya Sabha as I wasn't allowed to raise issue in Parliament,' she said.

24 Nov 2018 5:15 PM

This is Thackeray's first visit to Ayodhya and party leaders, including MP, Sanjay Raut, and others had been camping here for the last few days to make preparations for the visit. (Photo:@uddhavthackeray/Twitter)

Uddhav Thackeray arrives in Ayodhya, 3,000 Sena supporters also present

Security has been tightened at the disputed site with police and paramilitary personnel keeping a watch.

24 Nov 2018 4:48 PM

National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi ahead of the 21st round India-China Border talks at Dujiangyan city, in Sichuan province of China, Saturday, November 24, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Ajit Doval, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hold India-China border talks

The two senior officials will review the border dispute, as well as the progress made in bilateral ties since the Wuhan Summit.

24 Nov 2018 2:25 PM

Visuals from the site of the accident showed locals using roped to try and pull the bus out from the water body in the middle of what appears to be a field. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Karnataka: At least 25 dead after bus plunges into canal in Mandya

Most of the killed were children, police sources said, adding they were returning home after a half-day at school.

24 Nov 2018 2:06 PM

Mayawati is of the view that the BJP should solve the Ayodhya land dispute only through the legal route and the Supreme Court. (Photo: ANI)

BJP organising Ram temple movement to divert attention from failures: Mayawati

Mayawati's statement comes ahead of mass gatherings organised by Shiv Sena, VHP and some Hindu groups in Ayodhya over the weekend.

24 Nov 2018 1:05 PM

Maharaj's statement comes at a time when scores of political leaders are seeking a government ordinance for early construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya. (Photo :ANI)

Demolish Jama Masjid, hang me if idols are not found: Sakshi Maharaj

Maharaj, who is known for making controversial remarks, even cornered the Supreme Court for delaying the verdict on the Ram temple issue.

24 Nov 2018 12:04 PM

Lankesh, 55, known for her left-leaning and strong anti-Hindutva views was shot dead in front of her house here on September 5 last year. (Photo: File)

SIT files additional chargesheet in Lankesh killing, names Hindu outfit

The chargesheet stated that a network within Sanatan Sanstha targeted Lankesh for no personal reasons.

24 Nov 2018 11:56 AM

Reddy is seeking re-election for the fifth time. (Photo: File)

Will Telangana Congress chief get re-elected? YSRC, TDP voters hold key

YSRC said supporters of their outfit would not support Reddy as Cong has allied with TDP, in Andhra, and their votes would go to TRS.

24 Nov 2018 11:44 AM

Shankar, 24, a resident of Ghaziabad, was riding the bike with his cousin Deepak, who was riding pillion. (Photo: File)

Another biker killed on Delhi's Signature Bridge, 3rd death in 2 days

Two cousins on a bike were going from Delhi's Nangloi when their motorcycle skidded on the bridge at 8:20 am.

24 Nov 2018 11:08 AM

The bricks brought over from all over India for constructing the Ram temple (Photo | PTI)

Ayodhya gears up for unrest, VHP, Shiv Sena to take up Ram temple issue

Faizabad district administration has imposed prohibitory orders (Section 144) in the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Majid premises, police said.

24 Nov 2018 10:51 AM

The Congress leader is contesting election from Rajasthan’s Nathdwara constituency. (Photo: File)

Congress leader CP Joshi gets notice from EC on 'Brahmins' remark

Congress leader CP Joshi has been told to reply by 11 pm on Sunday.

24 Nov 2018 10:19 AM

She said this level of transparency in the Ministry of Defence was not there during earlier procurements (under the Congress rule). (Photo ;PTI | File)

Nirmala Sitharaman to Rahul: Meet AK Antony to understand Rafale deal process

The Defence Minister said that the Congress president is 'misguiding' people on the Rafale fighter aircraft deal with France.

24 Nov 2018 9:39 AM

The officials said 727 polling stations have been categorised as hypersensitive, including 493 in Kashmir division and 234 in Jammu division, for the third phase. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Third phase of panchayat polls underway in J&K

The polling began at 8 am in 2,773 polling stations, including 918 in Kashmir division and 1,855 in Jammu division, officials said.

24 Nov 2018 9:35 AM

The state government has started advising farmers to adopt 'cosmic farming' in which they need to chant 'Vedic mantra' for 20 days in the farm for better quality and quantity of their crop, an official of the agriculture department said on Friday. (Representational image)

Chant ancient Vedic 'mantra' to improve crop yield: Goa government to farmers

Official said govt has been holding talks with institutions like the Shiv Yog Foundation and Brahmakumaris who have expertise in this field.

24 Nov 2018 9:30 AM

A string of protests was witnessed in Kerala in October when the temple opened for the first time after the Supreme Court passed the order, allowing women of all age group to enter into the shrine. (Photo: File)

Contempt petition filed in Supreme Court against Kerala BJP chief, 4 others

Earlier Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had declined to give sanction to file the petition. So the petition was filed directly in top court.

24 Nov 2018 9:09 AM

The activist, who plans to visit Kerala in the first week of December, said the Sangh Parivar knows that 'Kerala is the strongest bastion against communal and caste-driven politics'. (Photo: File)

RSS-BJP combine out to 'devastate' Kerala's social, spiritual landscape: Agnivesh

Swami Agnivesh urged the Keralites to think 'clearly' and refuse to be misled by 'deceptive propaganda'.

24 Nov 2018 8:54 AM

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