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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicMathura temple

Topic: Mathura temple

SC gets unusual request from UP govt: ‘Retired HC judge of Vaishnav sect’ for Mathura temple panel

UP govt's note said the former judge to head the panel 'may be a Sanathan Hindu, of Vaishnav Sect, so that religious sentiments of devotees of Shree Bankey Biharji Maharaj are upheld'.

In Mathura, lawyers & teachers run temples—with stickers on cars. ‘Receivers’ now under scrutiny

Mathura district judge is set to submit report in SC today on temples under receivership model, wherein lawyers, teachers & journalists step in to run temples in cases of dispute.

As BJP MP calls for scrapping Places of Worship Act, campaign to ‘reclaim’ Kashi, Mathura grows

Giving wind to demands is ASI report on Gyanvapi that stated a temple did stand there prior to construction of existing structure. Prayers were offered in mosque cellar last week.

On Camera

The Supreme Court is losing its credibility. It should frighten us all—Maneka Gandhi

The dogs will survive whatever orders are passed. But institutions are more fragile than we imagine. Once lost, the trust they embody takes generations to rebuild.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.