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Amid donation theft row, Ram Temple trust introduces instant digital receipts, jewellery records

People donating through website will get receipt immediately, while those donating offline would get one if they ask for it. Jewellery donation will be recorded separately. 

‘We will pray, but not donate’: How Ram Temple donation theft row is affecting Ayodhya’s livelihood

Many devotees are shying away from donating large sums of money to the Ram Temple following the donations row, while business has been hit by a decline in the number of visitors.

Practicing Hindu, Vaishnava devotee ‘desirable’. Ram mandir trust invites applications for CEO post

Candidates in the 50-70 age bracket with minimum 20 years of experience in managerial roles are eligible to apply. Last date of application is 18 July.

Anupam Kher to play late VHP leader Ashok Singhal in Ram temple film

Ashok Singhal was one of the first organisers of the VHP’s Dharma Sansad in 1984, held at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi. The Ram Mandir movement is widely credited to have taken shape at the event.

Temple ‘theft’ charge spills over to 3rd BJP-ruled state. Probe ordered at MP’s Baglamukhi temple

Committee distinct from government-appointed panel that manages temple dedicated to tantric wisdom goddess has been collecting donations in cash, gold and silver, allegations say

Anupam Kher to star in new film on Ram Mandir, visits Ayodhya for shoot

'Shri Ram Bhoomi' will explore the long journey surrounding the establishment of the Ram Temple, an issue that has shaped India's political, legal, and cultural discourse for decades.

Champat Rai takes ‘vow of silence’, pens letter to Ram devotees terming allegations ‘baseless’

Rai, who stepped down Monday as gen secy of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust after a meeting in Ayodhya, said allegations levelled against him are ‘baseless’.

Offence is the best defence

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Ram Temple Trust appoints an acting gen secy—Krishna Mohan, retd IFS who filed donation theft complaint

Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust makes announcement after accepting Champat Rai and Anil Mishra resignations. No consensus over appointment of CEO, it is learnt.

Ayodhya MP Awadhesh Prasad on Ram Temple donation theft: ‘Govts can influence SITs, HC should oversee’

In interview with ThePrint, SP MP from Faizabad Awadhesh Prasad says BJP will have to face the consequences of Ram Temple donation theft controversy in 2027 UP elections.

On Camera

Gen Z vote can impact India’s electoral future. Just look at Tamil Nadu

What we are seeing now is not only a new generation of voters asserting its presence, but a change in the very architecture of persuasion itself.

Life insurance policy surrender, withdrawal payouts jump to Rs 2.8 lakh-crore, exceed maturity benefits

Govt says surrender & withdrawal payouts accounted for 39% of total benefits in 25-26, up from 32% in 21-22, driven by affordability issues, mis-selling, changing financial circumstance.

‘When Pakistan sought ceasefire, we keep it waiting’—Gen Anil Chauhan reveals India’s Op Sindoor flex

Pakistan reached out to India around 9.30 am on 10 May 2025 but Indian DGMO spoke only in the afternoon, just retired Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan says at ThePrint's Off The Cuff.

Modi govt response to Gen Z protest shows a rare vulnerability. It’s an opportunity for Opposition

The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.