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Devotees rush to India’s newly inaugurated Ram temple
Crowds of devotees lined up outside the newly inaugurated Ram temple in Ayodhya in India, which opened to the public after being inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Take: India’s Ram temple: A ‘new era’ for Hindu nationalism?
Indian PM Narendra Modi’s BJP fulfils decades-long promise to build temple on the site of a former mosque.
Maldives gives port clearance to a Chinese ship. The move could inflame a dispute with India
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Maldives government said Tuesday that it had given clearance to a Chinese ship to dock in its port, a move that could further irk India with whom the tiny archipelago nation is involved in a diplomatic spat.
Hindus throng Ram temple in India's Ayodhya as it opens to the public
AYODHYA, India — Tens of thousands of Hindus braved biting cold on Tuesday (Jan 23) to pray at a new temple to Lord Ram in India's northern city of Ayodhya, a day after its inaugural by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a site believed to be the god-king's birthplace.