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Trust displays ornaments of Ram temple, says costly donations ‘safe’ NEW DELHI: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Monday displayed ornaments and other valuables donated by devotees, asserting that all offerings were safe and properly accounted for as it sought to address allegations of missing “high-quality” temple donations. The gold-plated Ramcharitmanas worth Rs…

Court grants bail to woman accused in TCS Nashik sexual harassment, conversion case A local court has granted bail to the woman accused in the alleged sexual harassment and religious conversion case at Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS) branch in Nashik.Additional Sessions Judge K G Joshi of the Nashik Road Court granted bail to the main…

Champat Rai, Anil Mishra’s resignation accepted by the Ram temple trust NEW DELHI: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Monday accepted the resignation of Champat Rai from the post of general secretary and trustee Anil Mishra amid the donation theft row, said the trust treasurer Swami Govind Dev Giri Ji Maharaj. Krishna Mohan has…

NIA has has filed a supplementary chargesheet against Pakistan-based terrorist Hafiz Saeed in the Pahalgam terror attack case, formally naming him as an accused for orchestrating the cross-border conspiracy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Indonesia, kicking off the first leg of his three-nation tour which also includes Australia and New Zealand. Police investigating the…

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav questions SIT probe in Ram temple donation ‘theft’ NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday alleged that a “power struggle” between the BJP’s central and Uttar Pradesh leadership was influencing the handling of the alleged Ram Temple donation embezzlement case, as he questioned the credibility of the special investigation…

Prashant Kishor (File photo) – Prashant Kishor says he chose BJP bastion Bankipur to send message beyond caste politics NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Monday said he deliberately chose to contest the Bankipur Assembly by-election from the BJP’s long-time stronghold instead of opting for a politically “safe seat”. He said the move…

Congress targets PM Modi after passport rank slips to 125th NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday criticised PM Modi’s government over India’s recent passport rankings, alleging that its policies had hurt the country’s global reputation. He also questioned the recent increase in passport fees, saying citizens were paying more despite what he described…

Nritya Gopal Das on Monday said he was deeply pained by the alleged theft of offerings at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya Ram Mandir Trust president Nritya Gopal Das on Monday said he was deeply pained by the alleged theft of offerings at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, while expressing confidence that Prime Minister Narendra…

Delhi high court closes Vinesh Phogat petition as infructuous NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday disposed of wrestler and three-time Olympian Vinesh Phogat’s petition challenging her initial exclusion from selection trials for the Asian Games, observing that the matter had become “infructuous”, even as it directed the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to…

“National President is a very big deal, but do you even remember me or not?” Verma asked, taunting Kejriwal in return. NEW DELHI: Delhi minister Parvesh Verma took a swipe at former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal after he taunted BJP national president Nitin Nabin over the Ram Mandir fund embezzlement row.As the political slugfest over…