Rs 79.85 lakh recovered from 7 accused: An account of Ram Temple donation ‘theft’

IANS | July 1, 2026 7:25 PM

Ayodhya, July 1 (IANS) Even as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) intensifies its probe into embezzlement of donations and offerings at the Ram Temple, the series of disclosures sheds light on the deep nexus that existed among the temple staff and how they breached all norms and violated Ram bhakts’ trust to fill their own coffers.

SIT doing its job, no need to interfere: Shia cleric on Owaisi's Ram Mandir remarks

IANS | July 1, 2026 4:29 PM

Lucknow, July 1 (IANS) All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) spokesperson Maulana Yasoob Abbas on Wednesday said that All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi should not interfere in the internal politics of Uttar Pradesh following the latter's remarks over the investigation into Ayodhya's Ram Temple donation embezzlement case.

'Fiancee Siya Goyal kept Ketan Agarwal's phone after his murder'

IANS | July 1, 2026 4:28 PM

Pune, July 1 (IANS) As developments emerge amid investigation into the Ketan Agarwal murder case, the police have learnt that the victim's phone remained with his fiancee and prime accused Siya Goyal for some time before she handed it over to Ketan's family.

CBI arrests Haryana cadre IPS officer in bribery case

IANS | July 1, 2026 2:40 PM

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested a 2012-batch IPS officer, Deepak Gahlawat of the Haryana cadre, currently posted on Central deputation with the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) in Delhi, in connection with an alleged bribery case.