The All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM)on Sunday wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind seeking his intervention in the Ayodhya situation where thousands of Hindu activists and leaders have gathered for a 'Dharma Sabha where they are likely to spell out their strategy for construction of a grand Ram temple.


Muslim body seeks President's intervention in Ayodhya situation


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With thousands of Hindu activists and Ram Lalla followers congregating to Ayodhya for the mega 'Dharam Sabha' calling for immediate nod to construct a grand Ram temple, senior Samajwadi party (SP) leader Azam Khan on Sunday lashed out at the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling them "anti-Muslim".


Modi, BJP 'anti-Muslim': Azam Khan


President of the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) Shivpal Singh Yadav met Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik on Sunday and expressed his concern over the "large and unlawful" gathering of people in Ayodhya.


Shivpal Yadav meets UP Governor over Ayodhya developments


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday remembered Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar and Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, in his monthly radio address "Mann Ki Baat".


Modi remembers Ambedkar, Guru Nanak in 'Mann Ki Baat'


The BJP and its allies are now seeking vote in Lord Ram's name, inciting religious sentiments, creating Hindu-Muslim divide, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury said on Sunday, adding that his party aims to defeat their divisive politics and set up a secular state.


BJP seeks votes in Lord Ram's, needs to be stopped: Yechury


Mounting pressure on the BJP government at the Centre over the construction of a grand Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh here, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said if the Narendra Modi government dithered this time, it will not come to power in 2019.


Uddhav warns BJP over Ram temple delay, predicts 2019 loss


In a significant thaw to the frigid ties, India has responded positively to Pakistan's invitation to the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a corridor leading up to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, saying two senior Sikh ministers will represent New Delhi.


Guru Nanak birth anniversary: Signs of thaw in Indo-Pak ties


In a thawing of almost frozen bilateral ties, India on Saturday responded positively to Pakistan's invitation for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan, saying two senior Sikh ministers will represent New Delhi.


Two Sikh ministers to represent India in Kartarpur ceremony in Pakistan


Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday welcomed the Modi government's decision to build a corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in Punjabs Gurdaspur district to the International Border to facilitate Indian pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur in Pakistan.


Manmohan Singh welcomes Modi govt's decision to build Kartarpur corridor


The Uttar Pradesh government late on Saturday night unveiled the picture of the grand statue of Lord Ram that it proposes to install in Ayodhya.


UP unveils details of statue of Lord Ram to be installed at Ayodhya


In a sudden change of plan, Shiv Saina activists who had come by two special trains to Ayodhya for events organised by the party, are returning on Saturday night after one train was rescheduled, officials said.


Shiv Sainiks home bound journey from Ayodhya rescheduled


Describing caste as a curse on society, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday called for putting an end to social and gender discrimination in the country.


Caste a curse on society: Venkaiah Naidu


Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu will lay the foundation stone for the newly-announced Dera Baba Nanak-Kartarpur Sahib road corridor in Gurdaspur district's Mann village on Monday.


Vice President to lay foundation stone for Kartarpur corridor on Monday


Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Saturday urged all left parties to commemorate December 6 -- the day the Babri mosque in Ayodhya was demolished -- as "Defend the Constitution and Secularism Day".


Observe Babri Masjid demolition as day to defend Constitution, secularism: CPI-M


Coinciding with Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray's high-profile visit to Ayodhya on Saturday, party activists and leaders performed 'maha-aartis' in different parts of the state and prayed for the success of the Ram temple construction mission.


'Maha-aartis' in Maharashtra as Thackeray, family visit Ayodhya


In remarks aimed against his ruling BJP ally, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday demanded to know when "exactly" the construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya would begin, especially when BJP is in a majority at the Centre and was not bound by any coalition constraints.


Shiv Sena Chief to Government: Tell us exactly when Ram temple construction will begin


The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday slammed former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for demanding the army be deployed in Ayodhya ahead of the 'Dharma Sabha' organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), labelling him "anti-Ram".


BJP flays Akhilesh for seeking army deployment at Ayodhya, calls him anti-Ram


Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that there was no dispute as to what should be built at Ayodhya, reiterating his demand that the Centre enact a law for a Ram temple in the Uttar Pradesh town.


No dispute on what is to be built at Ayodhya, Centre should bring law for Ram temple: Bhagwat


Bihar Minister Khurshid Ahmad on Saturday said the Supreme Court's verdict in the Ram temple case is final and everyone should accept it.


SC verdict on Ram temple final, all should accept it: Bihar Minister


The Punjab government on Friday launched 26 development projects worth Rs 150 crore, including upgradation of infrastructure in the three historic towns of Sultanpur Lodhi, Dera Baba Nanak and Batala, to mark the launch of year-long celebrations of the 550th anniversary of founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev.


Punjab launches Rs 150-cr projects on Guru Nanak Dev birth anniversary


Muslims will find it hard to bury their dead in the national capital in a year from now, since there will be no space left in the graveyard which are already out of free space, says a report compiled by the Delhi Minority Commission.

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