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Topic: Mathura

Mathura mass killing mystery—tantric baba ‘brainwashing’ or mental distress?

Five members of a family, including three children, were found dead in a Mathura village, leaving behind conflicting accounts and a trail of unanswered questions.

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'.

Religious leaders call HC ‘ignorant’ for calling Puranic texts ‘hearsay’ in Krishna Janmabhoomi case

Allahabad HC rejected an application by a deity seeking to be made a party in one of the 18 suits. Religious leaders says courts must refrain from hurting sentiments of Sanatani Hindus.

Places of Worship Act case: Mosque panel urges SC to close Centre’s right to counter after 4-yr delay

In plea to top court where batch of petitions questioning the 1991 Act’s legal validity are pending for decision, panel alleged Centre deliberately not filing counter to the challenge.

Braj is new launchpad for religious influencers—Gopi glam, dance reels, temple tours

Mathura-Vrindavan has become a weekend hotspot for influencers. From parikrama to paragliding, it’s all fodder for reels, but some residents aren’t happy. ‘We want devotion, not crowds.’

Protesters block road after cow carcasses found in forest near Mathura, cops resort to lathi-charge

Local residents, gau rakshaks and right-wing groups allege cow slaughter on the rise in area due to failure of police and UP government, call for probe and arrests.

Jharkhand cops went looking for ‘crude oil thief’ in UP’s Mainpuri. He was sitting in Mathura jail

Mainpuri: A police team from Jharkhand landed up in Nagla Puwayan village in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri district Tuesday. Their mission: to nab alleged ‘crude...

35% of govt primary schools in UP’s Mathura have fewer than 50 students, finds govt survey

A total of 1,26,613 students are enrolled in 1,536 govt primary schools in Mathura district. But a closer look reveals that 551 of these schools have fewer than 50 students.

Mathura culture, Mahabharata Period — ASI digs Govardhan Hill after 50 years

After Ramayana, the new historiography has shifted its focus on dating Mahabharata, deepening Hindu civilisational history, and finding physical sites.

Mathura residents unhappy with ‘missing’ MP Hema Malini, but actor confident of third term

In run up to polls, BJP MP had said that an MP’s job is not to go & sit in people's homes. BJP is banking on her ‘clean image’, while locals assert they ‘will vote for Modiji’ only.

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Here’s how India can unlock $500 billion exports and 24 million jobs

India’s share in world goods exports was only 1.8 per cent in 2024. China’s share was 14.6 per cent.

Recovery of unclaimed shares, dividends now takes days, not yrs. EAC-PM credits investor watchdog revamp

PM-EAC paper says overhaul of Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority system sharply improved processing speed and reduced paperwork for investors.

Dragon’s armour: How Xi reshaped China’s military with theatre commands a decade before India’s push

While India yet to set in motion theaterisation of armed forces, China's military reforms combined China’s Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force aimed at regional dominance & tight political control.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.