Cultural restoration of sites of worship has been going on since centuries, says BJP leader Sudhanshu Mittal, who in his new book "RSS: Building India through sewa" calls for a Ram Temple at the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya.


Sudhanshu Mittal bats for Ram Mandir in new book


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The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday said it may order mediation for the amicable resolution of the Ayodhya title issue as it defers passing of a formal order till March 5, the next date of hearing.


SC may order mediation on Ayodhya issue


Australian Cardinal George Pell, who used to be the third most powerful figure in the Vatican, was pronounced guilty of child sexual abuses by a jury in Melbourne on Tuesday.


Australian Cardinal found guilty of sexual offences


Kashmiri Pandits' exodus from the Valley reminds the world of the atrocities committed on Jews in the 20th century, People's Democratic Party (PDP) MP Muzaffar Hussain Baig has said.


Kashmiri Pandits' exodus reminds of atrocities on Jews: PDP MP


Since her birth 35 years ago M.A. Sneha, an advocate in Tirupathur, has remained without any caste or religion.


An Indian family sans caste or religion


Built to commemorate 300 years of the founding of the 'Khalsa Panth' by the 10th Master, Guru Gobind Singh, the 'Virasat-e-Khalsa' museum in the Sikh holy town of Anandpur Sahib in Punjab has emerged as the museum with the highest footfall in the country.


'Virasat-e-Khalsa', museum with highest footfall in India (IANS Feature)


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the nation is fast moving towards becoming open-defecation free (ODF) before October 2 this year and thanked the thousands of sanitation workers and volunteers who ensured a clean Kumbh at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.


Collective efforts taking nation fast towards ODF status: Modi


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took the holy dip at the Sangam - the holy confluence of sacred Ganga, Yamuna and mystical Sarawasti rivers -   and prayed for peace and prosperity of the nation.


Modi takes holy dip at Sangam


Reem Ibrahim Al-Arfaj is the first certified yoga trainer in Saudi Arabia. On her first visit to India this past week, she was left mesmerized by the Kumbh mela at Prayagraj.


Attracted by yoga, mesmerized by Kumbh: The lure of Indian culture


Prime Minister Narendra modi on Sunday offered prayers at the Sangam -- the holy confluence of the sacred Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Sarawasti rivers and prayed for the peace and prosperity of the nation.


Modi offers prayers at Sangam in Kumbh


Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the ongoing Kumbh at Prayagraj on Sunday, an official statement said on Saturday.


PM to visit Kumbh at Prayagraj on Sunday


A film about child sexual abuse by Catholic priests with certain scenes so sensitive that they had to be shot abroad, has finally opened in French cinemas amid controversy surrounding the country's biggest church abuse scandal, the media reported on Saturday.


Film about clerical child abuse opens in French cinemas


Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and Peoples Conference (PC) chief Sajjad Lone on Saturday  questioned the wisdom behind the detention of dozens of Jamaat-e-Islami cadres.


Mehbooba, Sajjad Lone question Jamaat-e-Islami raids


In a tough move authorities have detained dozens of Jamaat-e-Islami cadres in the Kashmir Valley, including its top leadership during a mass crackdown, police sources said.


Jamaat-e-Islami chief among 12 detained in J&K



Jamaat-e-Islami chief among dozens detained in J&K


Advocating peace in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack, a Hindu MP from Pakistan on Friday expressed hope that India and Pakistan would move forward in the direction of friendship.


Pakistan MP calls for peace, praises Kumbh


Congress General Secretary Harish Rawat on Friday said the party will launch sincere efforts to build a grand Ram Temple at Ayodhya if it comes to power after the Lok Sabha elections.


Congress to build Ram temple if it wins elections: Harish Rawat


Dehradun, Feb 22 (PTI) Congress General Secretary Harish Rawat on Friday said the party will launch sincere efforts to build a grand Ram Temple at Ayodhya if it comes to power after the Lok Sabha elections.


Congress to build Ram temple if it takes power: Harish Rawat


Two hundred and twenty delegates from 185 countries across the world landed in Prayagraj on Friday to take part in the ongoing Kumbh mela, an official said.


Delegates from 185 countries partake in Kumbh festivities


A timely book tries to point to how much India and Pakistan have in common. "The Begum: A Portrait of Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan, Pakistan's Pioneering First Lady," is authored by Indian poet-translator Deepa Agarwal and Pakistani writer Tahmina Aziz Ayub, with an insightful introduction by acclaimed Indian writer Namita Gokhale.


India-Pakistan authors come together to re-trace a woman who belonged to both countries


Jyotish and Dwarka Sharda Peeth Shankracharya Swamy Swaroopanand Saraswati on Thursday performed a symbolic 'shilanyaas' in Varanasi of the proposed Ram temple at Ayodhya.

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