Uddhav targets BJP over Ayodhya donation row, seeks impartial probe NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Centre over the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, claiming that ‘those looting Hindus are in power’ and demanding an impartial investigation into…
Ram Temple probe finds donation thefts peaked during the Maha Kumbh despite repeated warnings that allegedly went unheeded. A newlywed woman and her alleged lover were arrested for murdering her husband and dumping his body in a Haryana canal. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said the inquiry report against Justice Yashwant Varma will be tabled…
Badrinath-Kedarnath under scanner: Temple Committee forms four-member panel to probe into donation theft claims NEW DELHI: The Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) on Sunday constituted a four-member inquiry committee to investigate allegations of irregularities in the handling of pilgrims’ offerings and donations at Shri Badrinath Dham after the claims surfaced on social media.BKTC Chief Executive Officer…
TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee (ANI) NEW DELHI: Amid infighting in the Trinamool Congress (TMC), West Bengal BJP leader Rahul Sinha on Sunday accused TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee of reducing her party’s elected representatives to “mere servants.”Sinha referred to TMC rebel faction leader Ritabrata Banerjee’s claim that, after the party’s electoral defeat, its MLAs were asked…
The Election Commission has asked K Kavitha’s Telangana Rakshana Sena to consider alternative names The Election Commission has asked K Kavitha’s Telangana Rakshana Sena to consider alternative names after receiving objections to the party’s proposed acronym, TRS, according to party sources.Although the poll body received hundreds of objections during the registration process, it has so…
India’s major reservoirs are holding just 26 per cent of their live capacity There’s a particular kind of math millions of Indians have learned this summer: how many buckets can you fill before the tap pressure drops, or which day of the week the water actually comes. It’s no longer an emergency routine. It’s just…
All 13 diverted flights were later able to return and land safely in Mumba. NEW DELHI: Heavy rain and strong winds disrupted flight operations at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Sunday, forcing the temporary suspension of runway operations for about an hour. The weather disruption led to the cancellation of four IndiGo flights…
New York based artist Jeena Raghavan presents new solo exhibition in Bangalore New York based artist Jeena Raghavan presented her latest solo exhibition in Bangalore this May, unveiling a new body of paintings created between New York and India. Hosted at Four Seasons Hotel Bengaluru, the exhibition brought together collectors, entrepreneurs, artists, cultural leaders, government…
The arrests follow an FIR registered on June 25 after a preliminary report by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) NEW DELHI: The eight people arrested in connection with the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya come from varied backgrounds, including a primary school teacher, a retired bank employee, a former automobile…
The protest, which began on June 20, has centred on allegations that repeated paper leaks and examination irregularities have undermined students’ futures NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar entered its 16th day on Sunday. Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk also completed the eighth day of his indefinite hunger strike, during…