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Topic: Tirupati

Tirupati temple board firm on ‘Hindu staff-only’ stand, suspends ‘Christian’ senior official

The official was among the 18 TTD employees ordered in February to keep away from Lord Venkateswara temple, suspended after temple authorities found he attends Sunday church prayers.

‘Serious discrepancies in probe’ — Andhra HC grants bail to 3 in TTD ghee adulteration case 

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday granted bail to Pomil Jain, Vipin Jain, and Apurva Chavda, accused in the high-profile case concerning...

9-yr-old boy’s secret burial exposes Andhra bonded labour horror, and a tribe ensnared for decades

A post-mortem conducted after his body was exhumed revealed 9-yr-old Venkatesh sustained blunt force injury to the head inflicted by a 'heavy weapon', and ante-mortem skull fractures.

Zakia Khanam, Andhra MLC booked for selling Tirupati VIP tickets in black, jumps ship from YSRCP to BJP

Khanam, a Muslim leader from Rayachoti in Rayalaseema, was nominated to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council under Governor's quota in July 2020. She has now resigned from Council.

Naidu cancels resort project at Tirupati temple foothills. What’s the ‘Mumtaz’ Hotels controversy

The announcement came amid protests from seers, Hindu groups in the temple town. Naidu, however, indicated lands could be given to the hotel firms at a different location in Tirupati.

2 college principals, 3 nurses among 18 non-Hindu staff TTD’s barred from temple rituals & services

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams employ around 6,600 permanent & 14,000 contract, outsourced staff, according to temple officials.

Rajahmundry then, now Tirupati. 10 yrs on, Naidu govt deals with another stampede at a religious site

Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP holds N Chandrababu Naidu's govt responsible for 'administrative failure, loss of lives in Tirupati stampede', calls it a 'black day in TTD history'.

Four-year-old girl raped, murdered by her uncle in Andhra Pradesh

The girl’s body was found near a government school. The accused, Nagaraju, was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and other relevant sections.

India’s beef with tallow is older than Tirupati scandal. Jain Shudh Vanaspati shocked Hindus

Beef panic reached Hindu kitchens in 1983. The upholders of purity, Jains, were accused of selling animal fat in 'shudh' ghee. Lok Sabha rocked. VP Singh was on the defensive.

How TTD plans to avoid Tirupati laddu row repeat: affidavit from ghee suppliers, audits & lab

On Monday, TTD, on CM Naidu’s directions, held an elaborate purification ritual called ‘shanti-homam’, inside temple, to ward-off ‘doshas’, & to shield devotees from any harm

On Camera

Web of spoof sites, scam call centres. Crypto theft racket modus operandi in focus amid ED crackdown

As part of the crypto theft racket, businessman Chirag Tomar and his aides targeted 542 victims and managed to steal a total of Rs 19.9 million.

Wang Yi to visit India this month, Modi to travel to China, Putin comes in later this year

PM could visit Japan on 30 August before heading to China. Sources say, bilaterals being planned with Jinping and Putin on SCO sidelines in China.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.