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At least three passengers were killed and 15 others injured when a tourist travels bus rammed into a container truck near Talegaon-Dashasar in Amravati on the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway, here on Thursday, officials said.

A Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) in Madhya Pradesh was on Thursday dismissed after a photograph showing a woman employee tying his shoelaces surfaced on social media.

The deceased Poornima is the wife of A. Sasimohan, youngest son of Anbalagan. Her sari caught fire while she was lighting a lamp in the pooja room in her residence at Palacode village on January 18.

The Supreme Court on Thursday passed an interim order staying the criminal proceedings initiated against Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya for allegedly insulting the Shri Ramcharitmanas and inciting people to tear and burn pages of the Hindu epic.

Months after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of having a role in killing of pro-Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a designated terrorist in New Delhi, Ottawa has now announced to investigate alleged meddling by India in country's Federal elections in 2019 and 2021.

Stepping up measures to firm up its footprints amongst the young voters in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections drawing near, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) in Tripura will join the nationwide ‘Navmatdata Sanmelan’ in all the 60 assembly constituencies of the state on January 25.

The 34th Industry and Commerce Fair will begin from January 25 next here at Agartala Hapania International fair ground with the theme – ‘Technology & Innovation’.

Pratima Bhoumik, the Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, strongly criticized the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPIM], accusing them of obstructing access to government benefits for the general public during their tenure in Tripura.

In a significant gesture of unity and inclusiveness, Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha, accompanied by his cabinet colleagues, has announced their plan to visit the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on February 5.

In a determined effort to curb the rampant issue of electricity theft in and Agartala city, the Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) has undertaken a series of raids and awareness campaigns.

However, the preparation on Wednesday for conducting the raid and search operations were much more elaborate than what it was on January 5 when the attack took place.

The unexpected surge of devotees prompted Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath late on Tuesday evening to assess the situation. Observing the massive crowd, the Chief Minister decided to restrict further pilgrim arrivals in Ayodhya.

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Tuesday paid floral tribute to the portrait of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on Parakram Diwas here at Agartala Netaji Subhas Vidyaniketan (NSV).

Muslims in several villages of the north Karnataka region offered prayers to Lord Ram on the premises of mosques marking the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of Ayodhya's Ram temple on Monday.

With the history unfolded through Pran Pratistha of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, the Northeastern states of Tripura joined the rest of the country as Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha performed ‘Maha Yagna’ here at Agartala Durgabari temple on Monday morning.

Corresponding with the grand temple opening ceremony in Ayodhya today, the city of Queretaro in Mexico got its first temple dedicated to Lord Ram with its 'pran pratishtha' ceremony being performed by an American priest.

PM Modi also praised the Indian judiciary, saying that they ensured justice, referring to the landmark judgment in the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke his 11-day fast after concluding the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ rituals in Ayodhya on Monday. He took a sip of ‘charnamrit’ to break his fast.

The website, purportedly offering “free prasad” from the 'Prana Pratishtha’ ceremony at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, was found to be preying on the public's religious sentiments.

Carrying a silver ‘chhatra’ placed on a red cloth amidst playing of ‘Mangal Dhvani’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi climbed up the stairs of the newly constructed Ram temple and performed ‘Sankalp’ within the 84 seconds ‘abhijit muhurat’ as part of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Lord Ram Lalla.

"In Ayodhya with my amma Janaki and my brother Kumar and his wife Anu. Amma is a life-long devotee of Lord Shri Ram. Very blessed to be here,” Vembu posted on X.

He won an applause for his rendition of ‘Raghukul reet sada chali aayi” and the saints, in particular, were seen clapping to the rhythm.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ayodhya on Monday to participate in the Pran Pratishtha programme of the Ram temple.

Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, who campaigned across the country for the Ram temple in Ayodhya, will not attend the Pran Pratishtha ceremony due to extreme cold weather.

Ayodhya tourism has excellent long-term prospects, investors have to be careful about the valuations. Large caps in IT, capital goods, telecom and selective private sector banks are safer bets now, he added.