Centre declares half-day off for its staff on January 22 | India News

NEW DELHI: Government on Thursday declared a half-day holiday in all its offices, institutions and establishments, including banks, across the country on January 22 to mark the consecration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, marking a significant shrinking of its distance from the escalating fervour over the shrine’s inauguration.A communication from the department of personnel and … Read more

Destiny decided construction of Ram temple, chose PM Modi for this: Advani | India News

NEW DELHI: BJP veteran L K Advani has expressed in an upcoming article that destiny had chosen Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fulfill the long-cherished dream of building a grand temple of Lord Ram in Ayodhya. The article, titled ‘Ram Mandir Nirman, Ek Divya Swapna Ki Purti’, will be featured in a special edition of … Read more

UP plans to bring uniform civil code even without opposition backing: Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya

LUCKNOW: The UP government is “seriously” contemplating bringing the proposed uniform civil code into force in the state, whether the opposition supports it or not, deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya declared on Saturday. His remark came within a day of Union home minister Amit Shah reportedly telling party functionaries at the BJP office in MP’s … Read more