The Latest Breaking News from Ayodhya

Why pick seat based on caste: Yogi to Akhilesh

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath launched a counter-attack on SP chief Akhilesh Yadav for questioning the former’s candidature from a “safe” seat, saying that the Gorakhpur constituency, which BJP has chosen for him to make his debut in the assembly polls, was not one which reflected the “dynastic and caste-based…

The Times of India · Jan 22, 2022

5 reasons why BJP fielded Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur for UP assembly election

NEW DELHI: Laying all speculations to rest about Uttar Pradesh (UP) chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s likelihood of contesting the upcoming assembly election from the holy cities of Ayodhya or Mathura, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on January 15 declared his candidature from Gorakhpur.

The Times of India · Jan 18, 2022

Heartbreak and hesitation: When I was a boy in Ayodhya in 1992

In 1989, I was five when, for the first time, I went to the Ram Temple which resided inside the Babri Mosque. This was after the opening of the Ram temple lock and the first bhumi pujan. I remember seeing the shilanyas, or foundation stone, placed near the mosque.

Newslaundry · Aug 5, 2020

#KarnatakaAssemblyElection: Ayodhya, Tipu and Kits for Minority Journalists

For those who believe elections in India are about roti, kapda, makaan, here is a reminder that they are wrong. Sanjay Patil, the Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker from Belagavi (Rural), who has been given the ticket by the party again this time, is emphatic that the May 12 election is…

Newslaundry · Apr 20, 2018