A controversy has erupted over the embezzlement of donations for the Ayodhya Ram Temple, leading to the resignations of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust General Secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mishra. Eight individuals have been arrested, prompting demands from Hindu seers for the dissolution of the trust, drawing parallels to irregularities at Tirupati and Vaishno Devi. Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann faces scrutiny over a viral sacrilege video he claims is a deepfake, despite an India Today ground check disputing his forensic lab claims. In West Bengal, the government is set to introduce the Uniform Civil Code bill in the assembly, as confirmed by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. Additionally, Maharashtra police are investigating the death of Chetan Chaudhary at Pune's Lohagad Fort as a planned murder, tracking digital footprints. Finally, Air India CEO Campbell Wilson announced plans to restore international flight schedules as global airspace stability improves.
The latest episode of India Today Explains covers five major national and global developments. First, a major controversy has erupted over the alleged misappropriation of nearly seven crore rupees from donation funds at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
DMK Chief MK Stalin, who is currently not a member of the assembly after his defeat in Kolathur, could contest upcoming by-polls from Tiruchirappalli East, according to sources.
Five schoolchildren fell onto the road after the rear door of their van opened unexpectedly near Gayathri Layout in KR Puram in Bengaluru.
A 17-year-old girl died shortly after receiving a routine tetanus and diphtheria (TD) vaccine at a vaccination camp in Nashik, Maharashtra.
