Bhojshala case: MP HC refers to 10 principles laid down by SC in Ayodhya verdictThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has referenced the Supreme Court's ten principles from the Ayodhya verdict. This is in relation to the Bhojsh...
16 May, 2026, 06.27 PM IST
Ancestral land claim fails: Mutation records not proof of ownership, HC rejects brothers’ claim over land held by religious trustThe Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed an appeal by two brothers claiming ancestral land ownership. The court ruled that revenue records l...
22 Jan, 2026, 08.35 AM IST
Waqf an Islamic concept, but not essential religious practice: Centre tells SCThe Centre defended the Waqf amendment Act, 2025 in the Supreme Court, asserting that Waqf is not an essential religious practice in Islam....
21 May, 2025, 11.31 PM IST
SC halts non-Muslim appointments to Waqf boards, no denotification of properties till next hearingThe Supreme Court addressed concerns regarding the Waqf Act amendments, assuring that no non-Muslim appointments to Waqf Boards will occur ...
17 Apr, 2025, 03.03 PM IST
Waqf Act: SC concerned over some provisions, hints at interim orderThe Supreme Court voiced concerns regarding the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, particularly regarding the potential invalidation of waqf propert...
17 Apr, 2025, 12.13 AM IST
Lost iPhone or sacred donation? Temple refuses to return smartphone dropped in HundiA devotee in Tamil Nadu accidentally dropped his iPhone into the hundi (donation box) at the Arulmigu Kandaswamy Temple in Thiruporur. Desp...
21 Dec, 2024, 09.36 PM IST
DMK govt has retrieved Rs 5,000 crore worth temple properties: Tamil Nadu CM M K StalinAccording to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, the DMK administration has recovered temple properties worth Rs 5,000 crore during the l...
10 Sep, 2023, 10.35 PM IST
Donation of courtesans: Ganikas were valuable sources of pleasure, income and information for the StateCourtesans have existed in ancient India since Vedic times, as suggested by the Rig Vedic verse 1.167.4, for example, that refers to public...
17 Feb, 2023, 11.54 PM IST
Temples in Karnataka lost Rs 600 crore during lockdown, says MinisterThe minister said around five lakh food packets were distributed from temples in Dakshina Kannada during the lockdown period.
01 Jun, 2020, 05.31 PM IST
BJP, TDP to protest against TTD board move to sell assetsPreparing to build a large public movement against the government’s decisions to divest assets of Hindu temples for a while, the saffron pa...
26 May, 2020, 11.21 AM IST
- Govt should set up panel to identify and retrieve temple lands: Raja
Of the over 38,630 temples, about 10,000 temples are in dilapidated condition, he told reporters here.
17 Feb, 2018, 07.29 PM IST
BJP National Secretary alleges irregularities in management of templesThe HR and CE board is not functioning effectively at all," and added that an Act should be brought to protect Hindu temples and properties...
25 Dec, 2017, 04.59 PM IST
ESIC to start two six-bed hospitals in Hyderabad: Bandaru DattatreyaThe Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) will start six-bedded hospitals at Qutubhullapur and Chikkadpally dispensaries here with t...
02 Nov, 2015, 08.20 PM IST
Need for transparency in religious trustsThe metronome-like regularity with which gold, silver, cash and other valuables are being unearthed from Prashanthi Nilayam should raise ce...
30 Jul, 2011, 07.16 AM IST
Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple: Let temple riches be where they are, says ChandyThe Oommen Chandy government may have found it politically expedient to ensure the state keeps off the wealth and allow it to remain with t...
05 Jul, 2011, 12.23 PM IST
Left differs with fellow travellers on AyodhyaLeft-leaning historians said treating Ram Lalla as legal entity was 'incorrect innovation'.
08 Oct, 2010, 02.21 AM IST
How the Lord became a litigantCan a deity, like a normal human being, fight a legal battle when, as the incarnation of god, he is believed to mitigate the problems of ot...
01 Oct, 2010, 08.24 AM IST