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Topic: TTD

Why Subramanian Swamy, Sadhguru want to ‘liberate’ Tirupati’s Lord Balaji from state control

Tirupati temple, among richest in the world, is governed by TTD Board, but controversies & allegations of financial irregularities are seeing a tussle over who should control it.

Tirupathi temple board to build temple, spiritual centre in J&K, gets land lease for 40 years

J&K administration spokesperson says the nearly 25 hectares of land will have a pilgrim amenities complex, a 'vedapatasala', a meditation centre, an office and residential quarters.

Tirupati temple board gives TTD audit responsibility to CAG, Swamy says ‘task complete’

The Andhra Pradesh State Audit Department used to handle the audit reports of the Venkateshwara temple in Tirumala. Now the CAG will audit the temple.

Tirupati temple trust is training SC/ST priests, but won’t let them serve in its own temples

Dalit rights activists say that the programme serves no purpose if the trained priests can't perform rituals in the temples associated with one of the richest temple trusts in the world.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.