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140 Tirupati temple staff members test positive for Covid-19

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams opened to the public on 11 July, and will continue to allow entry of devotees less than 12,000 in number into the temple daily.

Tirupati temple opens after almost 80 days with temperature checks, masks, social distancing

Reopening after nearly three months, the Tirupati temple has put a cap on the number of devotees who can visit daily.

Masked pilgrims, barbers in PPE and shorter queues as Tirupati temple reopens after 80 days

The crowds were noticeably thinner as the famous Tirupati shrine, the world’s richest temple, reopened with Covid-related precautions in place.

Tirumala’s Lord Balaji temple to reopen on 11 June, only 6,000 devotees a day allowed

The temple, which is opening after over 80 days, will follow social distancing norms including six feet distance between people and mandatory face mask.

Why PM Modi is just like Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei

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This is how Tirupati temple plans to open doors to devotees once it gets govt approval

Although places of worship are supposed to remain shut until 31 May, the temple trust has written to the Andhra Pradesh govt, seeking permission to reopen.

Tirupati Balaji shut for devotees amid coronavirus outbreak

The daily rituals will be performed by the priests, only the entry of devotees will be restricted from Friday.

Tirupati temple chairman credits Lord Balaji for saving Rs 1,300 cr deposited in Yes Bank

K.V. Subba Reddy says while examining the books of accounts, he realised the financial status of Yes Bank was not sound, and decided to withdraw the amount.

India’s Tirupati temple is learning from McDonald’s, coming to a town near you

The Tirupati Balaji temple in Kurukshetra, set to open Sunday, is the temple trust’s biggest undertaking in north India. 

Tirupati controversy: Should large temples be run by government trusts or traditional owners?

Experts weigh in on the allegations made by AV Ramana Dikshitulu, the former head priest of India's richest temple, Tirupati. He has accused the state-run trust of corruption and demanded an open audit of the temple's riches.

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Henry George’s Single Tax offers a democratic alternative to communist remedies: DM Kulkarni

The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.