Mata Tripura Sundari Temple, a 500-year-old Shakti Peetha built by Maharaja Dhanya Manikya, stands as a rare confluence of Shakta and Vaishnava traditions, now revived through a grand redevelopment.
"This Court finds no substance in the arguments of the counsel for the petitioner that the temple situated within a 50-meter radius of the petitioners’ meat shops is not a public temple," the Judge noted in its order dated September 1, 2025.
A 42-year-old dispute over a religious site in Varanasi was peacefully resolved, with Hindu and Sikh committees agreeing to divide the land. The site, sealed after Indira Gandhi's assassination, will now host both a temple and a gurudwara.
CNN News18 Anchor Akanksha Swarup and Raja Raghuvanshi’s sister Shrasti have been issued fresh summons by Guwahati police in a case over their comments on Kamakhya temple after they ignored the previous summons.
A 27-year-old temple security guard, Ajit Kumar, in Sivaganga, allegedly died after being beaten during police interrogation. His family has accused the police of custodial torture. Opposition parties have demanded a judicial probe and strict action.