Name: Amit Shah: Grand alliance, if in power, will have new PM daily
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In a fresh swing at the grand alliance, BJP president Amit Shah at a rally in Kanpur said the mahagathbandhan did not have a single PM face. Shah said the nation's PM will change every day if the grand alliance came to power and the nation will be on a holiday. He said, "If mahagathbandhan comes to power then Behenji will be PM on Monday, Akhilesh ji on Tuesday, Mamata didi on Wednesday, Sharad Pawar ji on Thursday, Deve Gowda ji on Friday, Stalin on Saturday, and the whole country will go on a holiday on Sunday."

PTI, New Delhi:&nbsp;A day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone for a Ram temple in Ayodhya, veteran BJP leader L K Advani on Tuesday said it is a historic and an emotional day for him and for all Indians, as he recalled the "pivotal duty" he performed in carrying out the Ram Rath Yatra from Somnath to Ayodhya in 1990.
In a statement, he said it is his belief that the Shri Ram Mandir will represent India as a strong, prosperous, peaceful and harmonious nation with justice for all and exclusion of none to truly usher in "Ram Rajya, the epitome of good governance".
Advani is considered a key figure in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, as he had undertaken the " Ram Rath Yatra" in 1990 as the then BJP president to mobilise the masses for building a Ram temple at the Ayodhya site where believers hold that Lord Ram was born.
"I feel humbled that during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, destiny made me perform a pivotal duty in the form of the Ram Rath Yatra from Somnath to Ayodhya in 1990, which helped galvanise the aspirations, energies and passions of its countless participants," he said.
"Shri Ram occupies an esteemed place in India's cultural and civilisational heritage and is an embodiment of grace, dignity and decorum. It is my belief that this temple will inspire all Indians to imbibe His virtues," he said.
The 92-year-old BJP leader is not among the invitees for the ground-breaking ceremony of the temple by Modi on Wednesday due to his advanced age amid concerns over the spread of COVID-19 epidemic.
With the construction of the temple to begin nearly three decades after he undertook his yatra, Advani said smetimes significant dreams in one's life take a long time to fruition, but when they are finally realised, the wait becomes very worthwhile.
"One such dream, close to my heart is now getting fulfilled... A grand mandir for Shri Ram at Ram Janmabhoomi has been a desire and mission for the Bharatiya Janata Party," he said.
On this auspicious occasion, he said he wanted to express his gratitude to all those saints, leaders and people from India and the world over who made valuable contributions and sacrifices in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.
"I am also very happy that due to the decisive verdict of the Supreme Court in November 2019, the construction of Shri Ram Mandir is getting started in an environment of tranquillity. This will go a long way in strengthening the bond between Indians," he said.
"May Shri Ram bless India and her people always," Advani added, signing off his statement with "JAI SHRI RAM".

A curfew is in place in Kashmir valley on the anniversary of annulment of the Article 370 which granted special status to the former state of Jammu and Kashmir. The administration in the union territory has cited special inputs that indicate Pakistan-backed separatist groups were planning to disrupt the fragile peace in the region. It was on this day last year that the Narendra Modi government delivered a core BJP promise and bifurcated the former state into two union territories. Almost all the local mainstream leaders, who where either detained or put under house arrest before the Parliament abrogated the special status, have since been released. However, BJP&rsquo;s former ally and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti remains in house detention under the controversial Public Safety Act. While the BJP has promised restoration of the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir, NC leader and former chief minister Omar Abdullah has clearly stated that his National Conference which has mostly ruled the region since its merger with the India union, will not contest elections till the statehood is restored.

For the&nbsp;ruling&nbsp;BJP which was once forced to keep the "contentious" Ram temple issue aside to woo allies, the beginning of construction of a temple in&nbsp;Ayodhya&nbsp;is an ideological victory over its rivals with even many opposition leaders welcoming the development.&nbsp;Incidentally, the ground-breaking ceremony by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be conducted on Wednesday which coincides with the first anniversary of the annulment of Article 370, another key ideological plank for the saffron party.&nbsp;It is only fitting, that Prime Minister Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be the main political presence at the ground-breaking event, as both are known for their uncompromising commitment to the Hindutva cause.&nbsp;Keen to shun the tag of political "untouchable", the BJP under Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Advani was forced to put the issue&nbsp;along with Article 370 and the Uniform Civil Code on the backburner to make new allies.&nbsp;The&nbsp;BJP&nbsp;has been steadfast in its commitment to its core causes after Modi took charge of the party and brought it to power in 2014. This was the first time that the BJP won a majority in the 543-member Lok Sabha, making it immune to political pressures that its earlier government under Vajpayee often felt.&nbsp;

As preparations are in full swing for the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on August 5, here is a look at the key points from the Supreme Court verdict in November last year that paved the way for the temple.&nbsp;

Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to Medanta Hospital. In a tweet, Pradhan said he is healthy and has been admitted on the advice of doctors.&nbsp;Pradhan, 51, had developed COVID-like symptoms on Monday and was tested on Tuesday. The union minister has been in isolation after his staff tested positive earlier.&nbsp;

Maharashtra's Chief minister son&nbsp;Aaditya Thackeray has shunned the reports trying to link him to the death of Bollywood star&nbsp;Sushant Singh Rajput.&nbsp;
Calling it 'dirty politics' born out of frustration, Aaditya&nbsp;who is a minister in the Maharashtra&nbsp;government,&nbsp;said having friends in Bollywood&nbsp;is no crime and he is not even remotely connected to the case.&nbsp;
Adding that he is keeping calm despite baseless allegations being leveled against him, Aditya&nbsp;slammed BJP&nbsp;saying&nbsp;those who are troubled by the success and popularity of the Maharashtra government have started dirty politics over the death of the actor.&nbsp;

Heavy rains in&nbsp;Mumbai and neighbouring areas&nbsp;brought life to a halt, disrupting rail and road traffic on Tuesday. State minister Aaditya Thackeray, who visited several areas in the city, said this is probably the&nbsp;heaviest rainfall Mumbai has seen&nbsp;in a '12-hour span' since July 2005. Several areas in the city and suburbs received more than 200 mm rainfall since Monday night and heavy showers were predicted for the next 48 hours. The city's civic body appealed to residents to stay at home.
A 35-year-old woman and her three children were swept away in a swollen nullah after their house collapsed due to heavy rainfall in Santacruz. While police managed to save one of the children, the NDRF has recovered 2 bodies from site.&nbsp;

The Chief scientist of WHO, Soumya&nbsp;Swaminathan,&nbsp;on Tuesday pointed out that India has a lower&nbsp;Covid-19 testing rate and without adequate testing, fighting the virus is like fighting fire blindfolded. She compared India's Covid-19 testing rate with that of&nbsp;countries like Japan, Germany Taiwan who are successfully controlling the virus spread. Swaminathan&nbsp;suggested having&nbsp;a benchmark for every public health department on the rate of testing per lakh&nbsp;and the test positivity&nbsp;rate. The number of tests being conducted is not adequate if the Covid-19 test&nbsp;positivity&nbsp;rate is above 5%, she added.&nbsp; Swaminathan&nbsp;also spoke about the ongoing vaccine trials. She said that if the efficacy rate of a vaccine is 70% then as per the WHO guidelines it&nbsp;will be considered good.&nbsp; She further said that by the end of 2021, the COVAX&nbsp;facility will deliver 2 billion doses of safe, effective vaccines that get WHO's&nbsp;regulatory approval. Covax&nbsp;facility is a mechanism designed for rapid, equitable, and fair access to Covid-19 vaccines worldwide.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday lay the foundation stone for the construction of a Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh&rsquo;s&nbsp;Ayodhya. He will be in the city for three hours.&nbsp;According to the&nbsp;itinerary&nbsp;released on Tuesday, the prime minister will start from Delhi at 9:35 am, and the groundbreaking is ceremony is scheduled to take place after noon. The PM will first go to Lucknow on a special plane from Delhi, and from there to&nbsp;Ayodhya&nbsp;on a helicopter.&nbsp;He will straightaway go to Hanuman&nbsp;Garhi&nbsp;for Lord Hanuman&rsquo;s darshan.&nbsp;PM Modi will reach the Ram Janmabhoomi site at noon, where he will visit Ram&nbsp;Lalla&nbsp;for 10 minutes. He will then participate in a tree plantation&nbsp;programme&nbsp;in the premises.&nbsp;The main&nbsp;programme&nbsp;of&nbsp;bhoomi&nbsp;poojan&nbsp;will begin at 12:30 pm and PM Modi will lay five silver bricks as the temple foundation amid the chanting of religious hymns at 12:40 pm.&nbsp;The prime minister will also meet Swami&nbsp;Nrityagopal&nbsp;Das and other members of the Ram Janmabhoomi trust after the&nbsp;programme. He will leave for the helipad at 2:05 pm and for Lucknow at 2:20 pm.&nbsp;

Actress Renuka Shahane has criticised the comments of former Maharashtra&nbsp;CM Devendra&nbsp;Fadnavis' wife&nbsp;Amruta Fadnavis&nbsp;for&nbsp;saying that&nbsp;Mumbai&nbsp;no longer looks safe after the death of&nbsp;Sushant Singh Rajput and Disha Salian.
Slamming Amruta for maligning&nbsp;Mumbai's&nbsp;image, Renuka&nbsp;tweeted&nbsp;this is really unfair to a city that feeds &amp; homes millions. Asking her to help Mumbai&nbsp;Police if she has any information, the actress asked the singer&nbsp;to not politicize the actor's tragic death &amp; use it to badmouth Mumbai &amp; it's people.
Renuka also added that she wants justice to be delivered but the tussle between Mumbai and Bihar police is getting too messy.
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As devotees eagerly wait for the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya&nbsp;on Wednesday, the trust entrusted with the construction of the temple has released pictures of the proposed model.&nbsp;
The Ram Janmabhoomi&nbsp;Teerth&nbsp;Kshetra&nbsp;trust has released representative pictures of the grand Ram Mandir&nbsp;and the sprawling complex. The architect had said on Friday that the temple will now be double the size of the original design and it will have 5 domes instead of 2. The 'shikhar' or the temple spire will rise over the sanctum sanctorum.
According to reports,&nbsp;its width is likely to be increased from 140 feet to 270- 280 feet. The length is likely to increase from 268 to 280-300 feet. In addition, the height would be raised to 161 feet from the originally proposed 128 feet.
The ceremony on August 5 will mark the official beginning of&nbsp;&nbsp;the temple construction.&nbsp;

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and Congress leader Kamal Nath has organised a 'Hanuman Chalisa' paath at his residence, ahead of the Ayodhya Ram Temple ceremony on Wednesday.
He said,&nbsp; "Rajiv Gandhi is the one who opened the locks to the Ram Mandir. BJP does not have a monopoly on religion. party line is some thing that BJP thinks of, for us, it's the sentiment that matters."
The Madhya&nbsp;Pradesh&nbsp;Congress has also donated 11 silver bricks to Ayodhya.

Ahead of the Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan in Ayodhya, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi issued a statement saying the event can be a celebration of national unity along with friendship and brotherhood among all.
Priyanka Gandhi in a tweet said, "With the blessings of Lord Ram and Goddess Sita, the bhoomi pujan ceremony can become the foundation of national unity, brotherhood and cultural congregation."
She further said, "Simplicity, courage, restraint, sacrifice and commitment are the essence of the name Ram. Ram is within everyone, Ram is with everyone."
She said, Lord Ram belongs to everybody and wants everybody's welfare. That is why he is called 'Maryada Purshottam'.
This is perhaps the first time in decades that a member of the Gandhi family has voiced open support and devotion for Ram.
Congress has always towed the secular line in politics, but critics have argued that the grand old party resorted to 'soft Hindutva' agenda when it suited them.

In 1950-- Nirmohi Akhara, a powerful hermetic sect,&nbsp; moved court seeking right to worship in the Babri mosque, thus began lengthy court proceedings in the&nbsp;Ayodhya&nbsp;land dispute case that ended with Supreme Court ruling in favour of Ram Lalla. Editorji turns back the clock to detail how the case unfolded in decades that followed the appearance or placement of Lord Ram's idol in the Mughal mosque on a December night in 1949.

The bhoomi pujan ceremony in Ayodhya on Wednesday boasts of a massive guest list even amid social distancing norms and precautions that are being taken due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
The event will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, UP Governor Anandiben Patel and CM Yogi Adityanath, apart from saints and sages from across the country as well as Nepal.
Senior BJP leaders LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi will join the programme via video conferencing.
175 eminent guests have been invited for the event, while 135 priests belonging to various spiritual traditions will also be present.
Mohammad Yunus from Faizabad, who received the Padma Shri for performing last rites of unclaimed corpses, has also been invited. One of the main litigants in the Ayodhya land dispute case Iqbal Ansari has also been invited to the event.

Religious rituals have started in Ayodhya, ahead of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ram temple.
Priests were seen conducting a 'Ramarchan Puja', which is a prayer to invite all major gods and goddesses, at the Ram Janambhoomi site.
The Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra said pious soil &amp; water from all the major religious sites, places of national importance and sacred rivers across the nation are reaching Ayodhya for the construction of the grand temple. 
Five silver bricks will also be set inside the sanctum sanctorum during the 'bhoomi pujan' ceremony. The first will be laid by PM Modi. 
The five bricks are believed to symbolise the five planets as per the Hindu mythology. The design and the architecture of the temple is the same as the one proposed by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
The design will follow Vishnu temple's Nagara style while the 'garbha griha' will be octagonal.

With 52,050 fresh cases and 803 deaths in last 24 hours, India's total Covid-19 tally stands at 18 lakh people. India has also massively scaled up testing, 6.62 lakh daily tests are being conducted and so far about 2 crore people have been tested. But there are worrying factors as well, India's daily cases are the highest in the world, more than the US and Brazil for two days in a row. Maharashtra now has more total cases than Mexico ranked No.6 in the world, while Uttar Pradesh likely to cross 1 lakh total cases soon.
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Holding intense negotiations for about 11 hours, the Indian army categorically conveyed to China's PLA at the 5th round of military talks, that it will not compromise on India's territorial integrity. India clearly said disengagement of troops from Pangong Tso and a few other friction points in eastern Ladakh should be completed at the earliest, according to reports. Senior commanders of the two armies held intense negotiations on Sunday at a designated meeting point in Moldo on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control. Reports citing sources said, Army Chief Gen MM Naravane was given a detailed briefing about the talks on Monday morning which was subsequently followed by a discussion he held with senior military officials on the situation in eastern Ladakh. The Chinese army has pulled back from Galwan Valley and certain other areas but the withdrawal of troops has not moved forward from the Finger Four and Eight areas in Pangong Tso as demanded by India.

A two-day curfew has been imposed in Srinagar ahead of the first anniversary of the revocation of J&amp;K's special status under Article 370. An official order said that the curfew will come into force with immediate effect and shall remain in effect on August 4 and August 5. The order claimed that violent protests had been planned against the abrogation of special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Officials said, there were specific intelligence inputs about endangering life and property. Jammu and Kashmir was stripped on its special status on August 5, 2019, as parliament abrogated Article 370 and 35A. The state was split into two Union Territories. People will, however, be allowed to travel for medical emergencies. Medical staff working in health facilities will be permitted to travel, with a valid pass.

PTI,&nbsp;Ayodhya/New Delhi: Religious rituals got under way in Ayodhya on Monday, two days ahead of the groundbreaking ceremony for a temple at a spot where devotees believe Lord Ram was born.
Barricades are already in place in the temple town and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issued an appeal, asking only those invited for Wednesday&rsquo;s &ldquo;bhoomi pujan&rdquo; ceremony to come to Ayodhya.
Adityanath spent hours reviewing the arrangements for the ceremony at the Ram Janmabhoomi, where the temple will be constructed following the go-ahead last year by the Supreme Court.
Twelve priests on Monday conducted prayers dedicated to Lord Ganesh. This was to be followed by prayers to the deities of the dynasties of Lord Ram and goddess Sita. On Tuesday, prayers will be offered at Ayodhya&rsquo;s Hanumangarhi temple.
Among the 175 people invited for the main ceremony are 135 `sants&rsquo; belonging to that many spiritual traditions, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra said in a series of tweets and at a press conference.
The trust also noted &ldquo;certain practical difficulties&rdquo; faced by some guests &ndash; including religious figures &ndash; in participating in the ceremony because of the coronavirus pandemic.
BJP veteran Uma Bharti, a key figure in the Ram temple movement and an accused in the Babri mosque demolition case, said she will not attend because of concerns over coronavirus. She will offer her prayers after the event is over, she added.
The trust asked devotees to organise &ldquo;bhajans&rdquo; and &ldquo;kirtans&rdquo; in places outside Ayodhya as well, while keeping restrictions related to COVID-19 in mind.
Among the people invited to the event is Iqbal Ansari, a litigant in the temple-mosque land dispute case.
&ldquo;I will certainly attend it. The dispute is over now after the court verdict," Ansari, 69, told PTI.
His father Hashim Ansari, the oldest litigant in the case, died n 2016. After that the son pursued the case in court.
Mohammad Sharif, an Ayodhya-based social activist who also got the invitation, will not be able to attend as he is too old and ill, his family said.
On the dais, there will be just five people &ndash; Narendra Modi, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, trust chief Nritya Gopaldas Maharaj, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and CM Yogi Adityanath.
Left parties opposed the event, saying holding the ceremony with the &ldquo;involvement&rdquo; of the Centre and the state government went against the Supreme Court verdict which directed the formation of a trust.
In separate statements, both the CPI and CPM also said the Supreme Court, while delivering the verdict, had condemned the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992.
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh too sounded a discordant note, asking Modi to defer the event as this was an "inauspicious" period.
The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister cited a list of politicians who have been infected by coronavirus and said a Hindu seer he has spoken to also agreed about the time being "inauspicious&rdquo; for beginning any good work.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is among those struck by the disease, hit back.
"Congress leaders who had rejected the existence of Lord Ram are today trying to fix the auspicious-inauspicious time for the construction of a temple in his name,&rdquo; he tweeted.
Yogi Adityanath called the event &ldquo;historic&rdquo;.
"It is not only a historic but also an emotional moment as after 500 years the Ram temple work will start. It will be the foundation of a new India,&rdquo; he said.
"The COVID-19 protocol will be strictly followed at the event. As the prime minister will be here representing 135 crore people, I appeal that only those who have been invited should visit Ayodhya. The rest should remain at their respective places," Adityanath said.
The ceremony will be broadcast live by Doordarshan.
The chief minister urged people to light earthen lamps, decorate temples and recite the Ramayana in memory of those "who laid down their lives in the temple struggle".
The mosque in Ayodhya was demolished in December 1992 by 'kar sevaks' who claimed an ancient Ram temple had stood on the same site.
Last November, the apex court paved the way for the construction of a Ram temple at the site and directed the Centre to allot an alternative five-acre plot for building a new mosque in Ayodhya.&nbsp;

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