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Mumbai, March 31: The Jain community across India and the global diaspora is observing Mahavir Jayanti 2026 today, March 31. This auspicious day marks the 2624th birth anniversary of Lord Mahavira, the 24th and final Tirthankara of Jainism. As one of the most significant festivals in the Jain calendar, the occasion is being marked by spiritual discourses, ceremonial processions, and a renewed commitment to the principles of Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satya (truth). LatestLY brings "Happy Mahavir ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Sunday said he shared all the information available with him regarding the Sabarimala gold scam with the special investigation team (SIT) probing the case.Speaking to the media after giving his statement to the SIT, Chennithala said he informed the probe team about the possible links between the theft and international antique smuggling networks. He clarified that the details he provided were information he received in his capacity ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The special investigation team has former Sabarimala administrative officer S Sreekumar in connection with theft of gold-plated sheets from the dwarapalaka idols. Sreekumar, who was the administrative officer when the alleged offence took place, was arrested after his anticipatory bail plea was dismissed by the High Court. Following that, the SIT summoned him to the office and registered his arrest. This is the seventh arrest in the case. After TDB's former chief K Padmaku ...Read More >
A cafe in Kolkata has become a global curiosity. It is entirely dedicated to football legend Lionel Messi. The owner, Shamindra Ghosh, built it as a tribute to the player who helped him through depression. He now hopes to meet his idol. Messi is scheduled to visit the city soon. This unique story highlights the profound personal impact global sports icons can have. Shamindra Ghosh opened Cafe Leo several years ago. He was grieving his mother's loss and struggling to find a job. Watching Messi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 20 (PTI) Parents and friends of a Class 10 student who ended his life over alleged mental harassment by some teachers staged a protest outside the St Columba's school on Thursday, demanding strict action against the accused teachers and accountability from the private school. There was no immediate reaction from the school administration to the allegations. The victim student's aunt claimed the family had been unaware of the extent of his suffering. "He was depressed for so lon ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Crime Branch Special Investigation Team (SIT) arrested former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) President A. Padmakumar on Thursday, in connection with the Sabarimala gold theft case. Padmakumar, a senior CPM leader and former MLA, was grilled by the SIT at the Crime Branch headquarters here before his arrest. The former TDB president is suspected of being involved in the case. According to the probe team, the gold used for plating the Sanctum Sanctorum (Sreekovil) door f ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 20 (PTI) The SIT probing the Sabarimala temple gold missing case arrested former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president A Padmakumar here on Thursday, police officials said. The former CPI(M) MLA was questioned at the Crime Branch office after which his arrest was recorded in the afternoon, an official said. Sources said that Padmakumar was arrested in the case related to gold missing from the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) door frames after he was arraigned as an acc ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) [India], November 20 (ANI): The Special Investigation Team on Thursday arrested former Travancore Devaswom Board president A Padmakumar in the Sabarimala gold theft case, officials said. He was the Devaswom Board president in 2019, when the gold theft took place. The arrest came after the SIT questioned him for several hours at the State Police Headquarters since this morning. Also Read | 5G Network Expansion: India Set To Cross 1 Million 5G Subscription by End of 2031, ...Read More >
The SIT probing the Sabarimala gold theft has requested permission from the Thantri to conduct a scientific inspection at the Sannidhanam. The SIT aims to examine the gold-plated sheets on the Dwarapalaka sculptures and door frames. Pathanamthitta: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala gold theft case has requested permission from the Thantri to carry out a scientific inspection at the Sannidhanam. The formal request was submitted to Thantri Mahesh Mohanaru through the Dev ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, October 24: In a shocking incident, a 16-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gangraped by some of her distant relatives in the Chandanpur area of Puri district in Odisha on October 22. The heinous crime came to light after the minor victim lodged a complaint in this regard at the Chandanpur police station on Friday. "A 16-year-old Dalit girl on Friday lodged a complaint at the police station, alleging that her uncle and brother, both distant relatives from the same village, forcibly r ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 26 (ANI): The Special Investigation Team (SIT), appointed by the Kerala High Court has questioned Pankaj Bhandari, CEO of Smart Creation in Chennai, over the alleged disappearance of gold linked to the Sabarimala temple's restoration work. The company had undertaken the electroplating of gold-clad copper coverings for the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) idols at the Sabarimala Ayyappan Temple. The SIT brought the accused, Unnikrishnan Potti, to Chennai after ...Read More >
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the loss of gold from Sabarimala temple conducted searches at the prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty's Bengaluru apartment and a jewellery shop in Ballari. Gold bars were seized from the shop, owned by Govardhan, who reportedly funded the temple's Sreekovil door frame gold-plating work sponsored by Potty. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the loss of gold from the Sabarimala temple conducted searches at the apartment of prime accused Unnikri ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Oct 25: The SIT investigating the loss of gold from the Sabarimala temple conducted searches at the apartment of prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty in Bengaluru, at a jewellery shop in Ballari, and at an office of a gold-plating firm in Chennai, officials said on Saturday. Potty was taken to Bengaluru as part of the probe. Sources said the SIT searched the jewellery shop owned by Govardhan, who reportedly funded the gold-plating work of the temple's sreekovil (sanctum sa ...Read More >
He expressed satisfaction with the ongoing probe into the issue by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) and said that he was confident they will recover the lost gold. Regarding the allegations against the current Board from various quarters, including the Congress-led opposition, he said, "We have nothing to hide." Prasanth said that efforts were being made to connect him to Bengaluru-based businessman Unnikrishnan Potty, who had sponsored the gold-plating work, "but there is no connection betwe ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: BJP Kerala president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday declared that the party would continue its day-and-night protest over the Sabarimala gold scam until V Vasavan resigns as Devaswom Minister. He also demanded that the state government dissolve the Travancore Devaswom Board. The saffron party launched the protest outside the state secretariat on Friday, with BJP leaders and workers, including Chandrasekhar, staging a sit-in on the road and raising slogans against the gover ...Read More >
PATHANAMTHITTA: TDB president P S Prasanth on Saturday claimed that it was due to the Board's failure in informing the High Court about taking 'Dwarapalaka' (guardian deity) idols' claddings for renovation that the loss of gold was revealed. Speaking to reporters here, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president also said, "not a grain of Lord Ayyappa's gold should be lost'. "There was a failure on the part of the TDB officials to inform the court and special Devaswom Commissioner about taki ...Read More >
A massive political storm is brewing in Bengal over alleged vandalism of a Kali idol at Kakdwip near Sundarbans. The BJP has hit out at the ruling Trinamool Congress and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging appeasement. The party has also hit out at the state police after they removed the idol in a van. The Trinamool has accused the BJP of playing politics. "The police have explained it. Some people are trying to play distorted politics out of it. Action is being taken by police," he said. ...Read More >
Puri: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her two distant relatives at a village in Chandanpur area of Odisha's Puri district. The incident took place under the jurisdiction of Chandanapur police station on the night of October 22, when Kali Puja idol immersion procession was underway in the locality, police said. Distant relatives (a brother and uncle), who are staying in the same village as the victim, entered the house of the girl when she was alone and committed the crime. Based on ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 25 (PTI) The BJP has intensified its agitation against the alleged irregularities in gold-plating of 'Dwarapalaka' idols in Sabarimala temple by starting a day-night protest outside the Kerala state secretariat. BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar, other leaders and cadres of the party protested by sitting on the road in front of secretariat and shouting slogans against the government on Friday night. Chandrasekhar, in a Facebook post, said that the party's day and ...Read More >
Sabarimala temple's former administrative officer B Murari Babu has been taken into custody by the Special Investigation Team probing missing gold. Babu, suspended by the Travancore Devaswom Board, is accused in cases involving the disappearance of gold from temple idols and door frames. He allegedly forwarded proposals for electroplating, claiming the gold-clad plates were copper. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the missing gold from the Sabarimala temple has taken former administ ...Read More >
Kolkata: Police on Thursday arrested Kakdwip resident Narayan Halder for allegedly desecrating a Goddess Kali idol. Halder, police said, had confessed to the crime and said he was in an inebriated state at the time of the incident. Police added that they are investigating if there were others involved in the desecration of the idol.The incident triggered a political back-and-forth on Wednesday with BJP accusing the state govt of "shielding culprits". Police said locals blocked the national highw ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The police on Thursday said the desecration of a Kali idol in South 24 Parganas district's Kakdwip area in West Bengal was an isolated and localised incident and not linked to any political motive, adding that one person has been arrested in connection with the incident which took place at a temple in Suryanagar gram panchayat in Kakdwip. The person has been identified as Narayan Halder who allegedly damaged the idol while in an inebriated state. According to th ...Read More >
KEDARNATH: The sacred portals of Shri Kedarnath Dham, the eleventh Jyotirlinga, were ceremoniously closed for the winter season on Thursday at 8:30 AM, amid devotional tunes from an Army band and chants of "Jai Baba Kedar." Over 10,000 devotees gathered in the chilling weather to witness the closing ceremony, which marked the end of a successful pilgrimage season. The ancient temple had been decorated with fresh flowers for the occasion. The Panchmukhi Utsav Doli of Baba Kedar began its journe ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Oct 23 (PTI) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the missing gold from the Sabarimala temple has taken former administrative officer B Murari Babu into custody, sources said on Thursday. Babu, who was suspended by the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) following the gold missing row, was taken into custody from his residence in Changanassery on Wednesday night, they said. He was later shifted to the Crime Branch office in Thiruvananthapuram for interrogation, off ...Read More >
Kochi: The Opposition Congress-led UDF stepped up its demand for the resignation of Kerala's temple affairs (devaswom) minister VN Vasavan and the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president PS Prasanth in the light of the recent High Court observations in the Sabarimala gold pilferage case. The HC division bench on Tuesday had raised the suspicion that top officials of the TDB may have colluded to conceal the misappropriation of gold from the gold-cladded plates covering the 'Dwarapalaka' (door ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) President Droupadi Murmu's travel plans have changed following inclement weather, and after taking a helicopter from the state capital city, she landed at a stadium in Pramadom, Konni on Wednesday. The earlier planned destination was that the helicopter would land at Nilackal, but following the inclement weather, it landed at Pramadom. Also, contrary to the earlier plans, Kerala Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar was not on the helicopter; instead, it was ...Read More >
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to thoroughly investigate the aspect of criminal conspiracy in the Sabarimala gold scam, observing that the chain of events commencing in 2019 and the subsequent entrustment of the dwarapalaka idols to Unnikrishnan Potti appeared to be part of a larger and well-orchestrated scheme. The court also referred to a letter dated August 21, 2025, from the Thiruvabharanam Commissioner, citing directions from the presi ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The city witnessed the beginning of Govardhan Puja festivities on October 21, with temples, community spaces, and gaushalas coming alive with devotional preparations, cultural offerings, and symbolic rituals. The celebrations continue today, October 22, with the main puja and Annakut rituals set to draw large gatherings across Indore. In several parts of the city, symbolic mounds representing Govardhan Hill were created using mud and cow dung, adorned with flowers and f ...Read More >
CUTTACK: Just like Durga Puja, Kali Puja in Cuttack city is celebrated with traditional pomp and gaiety with around 75 puja committees erecting the idols of Goddess Kali at their pandals. Sources said the budget for the festival ranges from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh per puja committee. Of the total 75 committees, 34 have come up with silver tableau and several of them have decorated the Mother Goddess with massive gold and silver jewellery. Of all the puja committees, Bakhrabad Loka Mandala puja ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Judicial first class magistrate court in Ranni on Friday remanded Unnikrishnan Potti, the key accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case, to the custody of the special investigation team (SIT) until Oct 30.Potti, who was taken into custody on Thursday from his residence at Pulimath, was subjected to several hours of interrogation at the crime branch headquarters in Eanchakkal before being formally arrested early Friday morning -- marking the first arrest in the case. He was la ...Read More >
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