The top focus of this episode of India First is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Ayodhya on November 25 for the 'Dwajarohan' ceremony at the newly completed Ram Mandir. The show broadcast details Modi furling the Dharm Dhwaj, a saffron flag symbolising the Raghukul dynasty, and his visit to the Sapt Mandir complex. The report also notes a scheduled interaction with members of the 'Vanchit Samaj,' including Dalit and tribal communities, to promote social unity. Additionally, the programme features a report on a protest at Delhi's India Gate where posters of deceased Naxal commander Madvi Hidma were displayed, resulting in arrests. In the show, also watch an exclusive interview with Tughlaq magazine editor S. Gurumurthy, who discusses the Ayodhya event and the potential for resolving the Kashi and Mathura temple disputes through dialogue between Hindu and Muslim communities. The special also pays tribute to actor Dharmendra following his passing at age 89.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, legal expert Harish Salve discussed the constitutional crisis in West Bengal following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign despite losing her seat and the decisive mandate against her party.
An India Today ground report from Tehran details the ongoing conflict, its impact on the city's infrastructure and how Iranians have gathered at Enghelab Square to demonstrate solidarity and unity amid war.
The Congress state unit in Tamil Nadu held an online meeting and decided to extend support to TVK. Congress is seeking a power-sharing agreement and is likely to demand two cabinet portfolios, along with a few board and corporation chairman posts, and other government roles such as trust members and directors.
Watch as India Today's Geeta Mohan brings this exclusive ground report from Iran's fourteenth-century Golestan Palace, which was damaged during the US-Israel airstrikes on Tehran.
