Rs 2,100 cr collected for Ram Temple

Ayodhya: The 44-day fund-raising campaign for the Ayodhya’s Ram Temple construction came to an end on Saturday. Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra treasurer Govind Dev Giri said over Rs 2,100 crore was collected during the campaign. On January 15, the trust had projected Rs 1,100-crore estimate for the temple complex, but it received more than Rs 1,000 crore over that amount. — TNS

Pakistan arrests 17 Indian fishermen

Karachi: Pakistan has arrested 17 Indian fishermen and confiscated their three boats for allegedly straying into its territorial waters. The fishermen were produced before a judicial magistrate and then handed over to the police. — PTI

Want India, Pak to be friends: Malala

New Delhi: The old philosophy of borders and divisions doesn’t work anymore, Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai said on Sunday, while stressing that it was her dream to see the two countries become “good friends”. — PTI

Puducherry Speaker quits citing health

Puducherry: Speaker VP Sivakolundhu quit on Sunday citing health reasons even as his brother joined the BJP just over a month ahead of the elections in the UT. He handed over to the Assembly Secretary his resignation addressed to the Lt Governor. — PTI