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. Experts say the temple, dedicated to Hinduism’s […]
By Saurabh Sharma and YP Rajesh AYODHYA, India (Reuters) – A grand temple to Hindu god Lord Ram opens on Monday on a site in India millions believe is his birthplace, in a religious spectacle led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi months before he seeks a rare third term in elections. The construction of the […]
(Bloomberg) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated projects totaling 111 billion rupees ($1.3 billion) in the northern riverside town of Ayodhya, ahead of the opening of a long-anticipated and controversial temple in January. Most Read from Bloomberg Hundreds braved a winter morning to line up along roads in the city as Modi began a […]
By Dhwani Pandya MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Surat diamond bourse will create 150,000 new jobs and become a “one-stop shop” for artisans and businessmen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said as he inaugurated the new bourse in Gujarat. Surat, in Gujarat state, where Modi originally hails from, cuts and polishes 90% of world’s rough diamonds and […]