5+ day, 9+ hour ago (708+ words) Ayodhya is gearing up for a momentous day on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi leads the "Dhwajarohan, a traditional ritual where a sacred flag is hoisted on the main spire of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple. The Ram temple, which was consecrated in January 2024, has continued to take shape over the past year through different phases of construction. This ceremony marks the official completion of the temple complex. Modi is expected to attend the event alongside Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. This will also be the Prime Ministers second trip to the temple since its inauguration last year. Crowds have already started pouring into Ayodhya ahead of the ceremony. Devotees from various parts of the country have reached the holy town, which has been adorned for the occasion, including floral decorations, with nearly…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (538+ words) What was supposed to be a moment of reverence turned into a dirty political game in Pakistan on Wednesday. In a sad turn of events, Pakistani authorities turned away 12 Hindu pilgrims, who had travelled as part of the Sikh Jatha to celebrate the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The move exposes Pakistan's deliberate attempt at trying to create divisions between the two religious communities, and has earned scorn and disdain from people on social media. But what exactly happened? What led Pakistan to deny entry to the Hindus? The entire fracas stems from a group of Indians travelling to Pakistan to visit the Nankana Sahib, Sikhism founder Guru Nanak's birthplace, to celebrate his 556th birth anniversary. These appeals prompted the Indian government to change their stance and permit the jatha to travel to Pakistan to mark the birth anniversary…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago (1031+ words) The first visit to Bhutan by an Indian Foreign Secretary was when RK Nehru, accompanied by his wife and some officials, visited Sikkim, Tibet and Bhutan from June 6 to July 2, 1955; note that the trip lasted nearly one month. After a stopover in the Chumbi Valley of Tibet, the party took four days to walk to Bhutan's border and later to Paro Dzong, where Nehru was warmly received by the Maharaja; the party stayed four days in Bhutan. The recent visit of the Indian Prime Minister should be seen in this historical background. Modi's Visit to Bhutan At the invitation of the King of Bhutan, Prime Minister Modi was on a two-day state visit to Bhutan on November 11 and 12, 2025. During the stay, the Prime Minister "joined the people of Bhutan in marking the 70th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago (351+ words) Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's famed Blue Mosque early on Saturday, marking the third day of his trip to Turkey. It was the first time the American pope " elected in May as leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics " had entered a Muslim place of worship since succeeding his late predecessor, Francis. The Blue Mosque, one of Istanbul's most iconic landmarks, is known for its six minarets, cascading domes and striking interior lined with blue Iznik tiles. With this highly symbolic stop, Leo follows the path of Pope Benedict XVI, who visited the site in 2006, and Francis, who did so in 2014. "He wanted to see the mosque, he wanted to feel the atmosphere of the mosque and he was very pleased," Askin Tunca, the Blue Mosque's muezzin, told reporters. Outside, several dozen people " mostly foreign tourists " gathered behind security barriers. Unlike…...