Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) The ED filed a charge sheet against self-proclaimed ‘godman’ Ashokkumar Eknath Kharat @Captain @ Bondhu Baba, his wife and four others for money-laundering linked to an extortion racket run under the guise of spiritual practices, an official statement said on Saturday.
Ayodhya, July 18 (IANS) The Ayodhya Police on Saturday took custody of Ram Shankar Yadav alias Tinnu Yadav and his nephew Manish Yadav, the last two accused who are yet to undergo custodial interrogation in the Ram Temple donation theft case.
Chamoli, July 18 (IANS) Amid the ongoing investigation into the alleged embezzlement of offerings at Uttarakhand's Shri Badrinath Dham, the Shri Badrish Panda Panchayat has written to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, urging the state government to expand the scope of the enquiry to include allegations of bribery for special darshan and unauthorised entry into the temple premises.
Srinagar, July 17 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha said on Friday that more than 3.5 lakh Yatris have had Darshan during the 15 days since Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra (SANJY)-2026 started on July 3.
Ahmedabad, July 17 (IANS) A suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)-linked module carried out around eight explosive trials at different locations in Gujarat over nearly three years while attempting to perfect improvised explosive device (IED) techniques, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) said on Friday, announcing the arrest of five more suspects in the case and taking the total number of arrests to 13.
Bhubaneswar, July 16 (IANS) One person reportedly died due to suffocation in an alleged stampede-like situation during the Rath Yatra festival in Puri, Odisha, on Thursday. However, there has been no official confirmation of the devotee's death or the stampede-like situation so far.
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) A controversial speech by UP-based Maulana Jarjis Ansari has triggered a major uproar and backlash from both the political class and community leaders, with many demanding action against the cleric for vitiating communal harmony.
Dehradun, July 16 (IANS) Amid a row over the alleged embezzlement of management of offerings made at Badrinath temple in Chamoli district, the Shri Badarinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) has submitted its 18-page internal enquiry report to the Uttarakhand Police's Special Investigation Team (SIT), sources said on Thursday.
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The BJP, along with Hindu saints, on Thursday strongly reacted after a Class 2 student of a private school in Hyderabad was asked by a teacher to recite the 'Kalma', calling it a "backdoor conversion of Hindu students" and urging people to keep children away from exposure to religious issues.
Hyderabad, July 16 (IANS) A controversy erupted at a private school in Hyderabad following an allegation that a Hindu student of Class 2 was assigned Islamic religious verses as homework.
