Expresso Top National and International Headlines of the Week on 21 January 2024

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In top national news: The Rs 1,200-crore Ram temple, to be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi, has been tested for resistance to flood and earthquakes of severe intensity that strike the Himalayan region, thus ensuring a life of up to 2,500 years, said Ahmedabad-based architects Chandrakant Sompura (81) and son Ashish (51), who designed the temple complex. Chandrakant told The Indian Express he would not go for the consecration because of “health reasons” but wishes that the temple, when complete, “should open to people from all faiths”. The patriarch of the family is happy that this project has the stamp...