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Indonesia's lawmaker defends new bonds against laundering concerns

Jakarta, June 27 -- Indonesia's parliamentary financial committee chief defended the country's newly issued sovereign debt instruments against concerns they could facilitate money laundering, saying e... Read More


Will US-Iran peace deal hold? Washington, Tehran trade fresh strikes after attack on ship in Hormuz | Top updates

New Delhi, June 27 -- More than a week after the US and Iran signed a 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to end the war, fresh tensions have emerged between Washington and Tehran. Iran's Isla... Read More


Ram temple donation row: rRs.r80 lakh cash haul, resignation buzz follow arrests, FIR

Lucknow, June 27 -- Allegations of irregularities in the collection of donations to the Ram Temple snowballed into a major controversy on Friday after the arrest of eight men connected to the temple m... Read More


Ram temple donations: How it ballooned into a raging row

LUCKNOW, June 27 -- Two years after the consecration of the Ram Temple became an ideological and political milestone for the Bharatiya Janata Party, allegations of irregularities in donations have spi... Read More


Chemistry teacher to Ram temple admin: Who is Champat Rai?

Lucknow, June 27 -- After years of association with Ayodhya, Champat Rai, who was said to be well connected with all prominent sadhus and conversant with various aspects of the temple town, is now in ... Read More


Don't cast evil eye on Ayodhya: Yogi Adityanath

Lucknow, June 27 -- After all eight persons named in an FIR over the alleged embezzlement of donations received at the Ram temple in Ayodhya were arrested, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday sai... Read More


RSP elects new leadership in convention marred by delays, rifts

Bharatpur, June 27 -- The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has elected its new leadership after a drawn-out national convention marked by logistical breakdowns, delayed proceedings and visible factional... Read More


Panel directs car insurer to pay rRs.r5 lakh for flood-damage claim

Chandigarh, June 27 -- Holding that technicalities cannot defeat a genuine insurance claim, the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC), Chandigarh, has dismissed an appeal filed by New I... Read More


Ram Mandir donation row deepens: 8 arrested, rRs.r80 lakh seized, trust members quit

India, June 27 -- Allegations of irregularities in the collection of donations to the Ram Temple snowballed into a major controversy on Friday after the arrest of eight men connected to the temple man... Read More


The rise of Champat Rai: From chemistry lecturer to Ram Mandir power centre

India, June 27 -- A walking encyclopedia of all things Ayodhya, Champat Rai's appointment as the general secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in 2020 was seen as a reward for his... Read More