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India's Modi is set to open a controversial temple in Ayodhya in a grand event months before polls
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AYODHYA, India (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday was set to open a contentious Hindu temple built on the ruins of an ancient mosque in the holy city of Ayodhya. The grand event, which will be attended by thousands, is expected to benefit the Indian leader in the polls just months …
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Modi's promised Ram temple is set to open and resonate with Hindus ahead of India's election
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India's Modi is set to open a controversial temple in Ayodhya in a grand event months before polls
NEW DELHI (AP) — Some top leaders from India's main opposition Congress party have turned down invitations to attend, with many opposition lawmakers calling the temple a political project.
The Ram temple, built on the site of a destroyed mosque, could be used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party to mobilise his Hindu nationalist supporters ahead of the elections.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will help consecrate the unfinished temple on Monday, on the site of a 16th century mosque destroyed in 1992. Critics say the rushed ceremony is a political stunt.
Three decades after Hindu mobs tore down a historical mosque, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the consecration of a grand Hindu temple at the same site on Monday. Experts say the temple’s opening will secure an enduring but contentious legacy among Hindus for Modi because they see hi…
NEW DELHI (AP) — Three decades after Hindu mobs tore down a historical mosque, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the consecration of a grand Hindu temple at the same site on Monday in a political move to boost his party ahead of a crucial national vote.
AYODHYA, India (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday was set to open a contentious Hindu temple built on the ruins of an ancient mosque in the holy city of Ayodhya. The grand event, which will be attended by thousands, is expected to benefit the Indian leader in the polls just months …
India's prime minister lead the consecration ceremony for a temple. A Hindu group built it on the site of a historic mosque that was razed three decades ago.
The temple inauguration is widely seen as a launchpad for Modi's campaign for a third term as Prime Minister ahead of national elections later this year.
The temple inauguration marks the culmination of a decades-long dispute over a site Hindus believe is the birthplace of the god Ram. Critics call the temple a monument to India's eroding secularism.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a temple Monday that embodies the triumph of his muscular Hindu nationalist politics, galvanising loyalists in an unofficial start to his re-election campaign this
The event is a political triumph for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking to transform the country from a secular democracy into a Hindu state.
By Helen Regan and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Millions tuned in across India to watch the opening of a vast Hindu temple on Monday, in a ceremony considered to be the crowning moment for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist ambitions months before he seeks to win a rare third term in electi…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a grand temple dedicated to the Hindu god Lord Ram at the former site of a mosque. His Hindu-nationalist BJP has been hyping up the event ahead of election campaigns.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Ram at the former site of a mosque. His Hindu-nationalist BJP has been hyping up the event ahead of elections.
By Helen Regan and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Millions tuned in across India to watch the opening of a vast Hindu temple on Monday, in a ceremony considered to be the crowning moment for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist ambitions months before he seeks to win a rare third term in electi…
The building of the Ram temple at the site of a demolished 16th century mosque is expected to provide a shot in the arm to the Hindu nationalist BJP’s prospects in upcoming elections.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the opening of a temple Monday heralded a "new era" for India, in a ceremony that embodies the triumph of his muscular Hindu nationalist politics and is seen as an unofficial…
India’s top politicians, religious leaders and celebrities are gathering in the holy city of Ayodhya for the partial opening of a grand temple for one of Hinduism’s most revered deities, Lord Ram.
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