Ayodhya Mosque project to be held on Republic Day with flag-raising and plantation - अयोध्या मस्जिद परियोजना का कार्य गणतंत्र दिवस पर झंडारोहण और पौधरोपण के साथ होगा ndtv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ndtv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) recently unveiled the blueprint of a new mosque that is to be built at Dhannipur village in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. While most have welcomed the “futuristic” design, some have expressed discontent over the plan.
The mosque features a sky-lit spherical glass dome, a hospital, a community kitchen, a museum and an Indo-Islamic cultural research center. SM Akhtar, dean of faculty of architecture and ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, a central university in Delhi, is the project’s chief architect. Pushpesh Pant, acclaimed food critic and historian will be museum curator.
The mosque will come up on a 5-acre plot of land that was given to Indian Muslims as compensation for the demolition of the 16th century Babri Masjid (mosque) in Ayodhya. The mosque was demolished on Dec 6, 1992, allegedly by right-wing Hindu hardliners who believe that the ancient masjid stood on the birth site of the Hindu deity Ram.
Futuristic Design of Ayodhya s New Mosque Sparks Debate thewestsidegazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thewestsidegazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Not going to take the political plunge : Rajinikanth s fresh U-turn
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December 29, 2020
Chennai, Dec 29: Superstar Rajinikanth on Tuesday announced he will not take the political plunge and start a party as announced earlier, citing his frail health. Discharged from a Hyderabad hospital on Sunday after being treated for blood pressure fluctuations, the top actor expressed fears over those accompanying him in his possible political journey facing mental and economic problems in the due course.
He indicated he did not want to sound chivalrous by saying he will join politics despite his severe health concerns and that he did not want to make a victim of his supporters now. Therefore, I inform with great regret I am unable to come to politics by floating a political party.
Riyadh, Dec 28: Saudi Arabia has extended the suspension of all international commercial flights and entry into the Kingdom through land and seaports for another week in view of the new coronavirus strain which was discovered in the United Kingdom, the state media said.