A worker at Mumbai's Siddhivinayak temple has been arrested for allegedly stealing money from donation boxes. CCTV footage revealed the employee extracting currency notes from the boxes, leading to a police investigation.
Unidentified individuals broke into a temple in Thane, Maharashtra, stealing a donation box containing approximately 10,000. Police are investigating the theft, reviewing CCTV footage and have registered a case against the unknown perpetrators.
A 60-year-old security guard was killed during a robbery attempt at a temple in Ranchi. Police have arrested three suspects who confessed to the crime.
Delhi Police have arrested a 44-year-old man, identified as Mohit Sharma, who is alleged to be the kingpin of an inter-state temple theft operation. Sharma, wanted in multiple cases across Punjab, Kerala, and Karnataka, specialised in stealing silver idols and donation articles from temples.
Unidentified miscreants vandalised a Hanuman temple in Shillong's Garikhana locality, stealing idols, silver ornaments and cash after disabling CCTV cameras, police said on Sunday.
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is investigating a bogus religious trust in Beed that received funds from a controversial international organisation, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced.
A 55-year-old security guard was beaten to death during a robbery attempt at a temple in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Police are investigating the incident and have recovered an iron rod used in the crime.
Donation boxes kept for the proposed Babri masjid-style mosque by suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir in West Bengal's Murshidabad district are nearly full, with cash-counting machines whirring through the night as donations continue to pour in both physically and online.
So far, Rs 57 lakh has been counted from the boxes, while Rs 2.47 crore has been received through QR-code payments.
Families and friends of the victims of the Vivek Vihar fire in Delhi recount the harrowing moments and desperate calls for help from those trapped in the blaze.
The construction of a Babri Masjid-style mosque in West Bengal's Murshidabad district has become a focal point in the upcoming elections, reshaping voter loyalties and raising communal tensions.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann appeared before the Akal Takht Secretariat after being summoned for alleged remarks on Sikh traditions. He submitted his clarification and expressed respect for the Akal Takht's authority.
The average weekly donation for the party is consistently declining, says Somesh Jha
In the last 11 days, about Rs 8 crore rupees were deposited in the donation boxes, while the amount received through cheque and online is around Rs 3.50 crore.
The Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee (SJTMC) has formed a sub-committee, headed by former Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Girish Chandra Murmu, to suggest measures to ensure full protection of the temple in light of recent security breaches.
Five individuals have been arrested in Ahmedabad, India, for allegedly impersonating trustees and collecting rent for 17 years from properties belonging to two Waqf Board-registered trusts. The accused, who are not actual trustees, constructed around 100 houses and shops on the trust land and collected rent from them, misusing the properties for personal benefits. An FIR has been registered against them for cheating and forging documents.
Overwhelmed by the loss of his youngest son in the 1990s, Fauja Singh found solace in running with a local club in Essex after moving out of India following the death of his wife and daughter.
'Why don't I organise an auction of cinematic memorabilia?' recalls Dinesh Raheja. 'There are sure to be legions of film buffs who will cherish the chance to own souvenirs intimately associated with their favourite stars onscreen.'
'It is a South Indian ritual to give an amount of your rewards to the Gods.'
Manas Sood, a Class 12 student from the Delhi Public School, has distributed 2,650 boxes of Tax City Education and empowered over 12,000 students from 52 schools across India. His aim? To help young Indians understand taxes and become financially literate.
After the Ganesh Utsav ended on Friday, the donation box at Mumbai's famed Lalbaug Cha Raja pandal was opened on Monday, September 12, 2022.
However, the offences do not appear to be hate crimes or motivated by hate, Durham Regional Police said in a press release on Thursday.
Unaware that the area was filled with cricket fans, he had a tough time managing the crowd.
Link your UPI app to a separate bank account or wallet that has only a limited sum.
As per the practises and tradition at the temples, any offerings made into the hundial directly goes into the account of the deity of that temple. Rules do not permit the administration to return the offerings back to the devotees, Babu told reporters in Chennai.
There's not any effort -- not even a smidgen -- to resurrect a superstar on the wane in Sikandar, sighs Sukanya Verma.
There's clearly no limit to how dramatic a wedding can be.
Day Two of the FDCI X Lakme Fashion Week witnessed some crazy, out-of-the-box creations.
The BJP cited the amendments to the Representation of People Act, 1951 and the relevant portions of the Reserve Bank of India Act and the Income Tax Act for not revealing its donors.
Prime Minister Modi gave President Biden the unique sandalwood box sourced from Mysore with intricately carved flora and fauna patterns and handcrafted by a master craftsman from Jaipur during an intimate dinner at the White House on Wednesday.
'It's not necessary that only superstars can give you blockbusters.'
As Indians boast about their rising GDP, seniors are increasingly feeling left out of the picture. The irony is while the new India (and its markets) are obsessed with its youth, old India is growing rapidly. Over 8 crore are over 60 in India today. By 2050 a quarter of the population will over 60. "The biggest increase has been in the category of 80 plus," says Matthew Cherian.
With Rs 5.5 crores and counting, Mumbai's favourite Lord Ganesha, Lalbaugcha Raja, has turned richer this year.
Temple priest Gaurav Goshwami said limited number of devotees should be allowed inside the shrine at a time and a barrier system should put in place outside it to manage crowd.
WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders apologised for his social media post on the weekend and then on Monday: 'I just want to say sorry again for everyone I've offended'.
The famous Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust has witnessed a steady rise in its fortunes in the form of donations from devotees over the last few years, a senior official of the organisation said on Friday.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men carry their belongings before boarding a ship in Haifa for US nationals and their immediate family members as they leave Israel headed for Cyprus.
Muhammad Ali and his family never seriously considered donating the boxing great's brain for research, according to the doctor who treated him. "Not really," was Dr. Abe Lieberman's answer when he was asked Monday if submitting the brain for research was discussed. Lieberman said he didn't think boxing contributed to Ali's contraction of Parkinson's disease but he couldn't be "a hundred percent" certain. The doctor spoke at a news conference at the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. Lieberman was among those who diagnosed Ali in 1984. The doctor said he believes Ali had the disease earlier, when he fought Larry Holmes in 1980. Ali thought the Holmes fight did serious damage.
He was among the 13 people, including Muslim clerics, who had gone to Kejriwal's Janata Darbar with a request to increase the salary provided by the Waqf Board.
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