Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust General Secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mishra resigned from their posts on “moral grounds” following the alleged embezzlement of donations to the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The trust manages the temple.

A day earlier, eight persons were arrested in the case. They have been booked under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to theft by a clerk or servant, criminal breach of trust, stolen property and criminal conspiracy.

The first information report stated that the eight were involved in counting the cash and valuables donated by devotees at the temple. Read on.

Karnataka has made it mandatory for the police to register first information reports in cases involving the non-consensual sharing of intimate images and videos, including revenge pornography, sextortion and blackmail-related cases. “Consent to record is not consent to share,” state Home Minister Priyank Kharge said.

The minister warned that police officers who refuse to file cases over prior consent by the complainant may face departmental action. Read on.

The toll from the twin powerful earthquakes in Venezuela increased to 589, acting president Delcy Rodríguez said. At least 4,300 persons were injured, the country’s health ministry had said.

The two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck the South American country on Wednesday. Videos posted on social media showed several collapsed buildings and damage at the airport in the capital city of Caracas. Operations were underway to rescue persons trapped under the debris.

The “doublet” earthquake was the most powerful to occur in the region in 126 years. There were several aftershocks. Read on.

Canada rejected 71% of the visa applications filed by Indian citizens to watch the 2026 football world cup. Of the 1,225 Indians who applied for visas, only 355 were approved.

Indians were the fourth-largest group to apply for Canadian visas for the football world cup, after Ghana, Colombia and Pakistan. Canada is co-hosting the FIFA World Cup along with the United States and Mexico.

Canada did not have a special visa category for the world cup. Instead, for tracking purposes, applicants were asked to mention in their regular visitor visa forms that they planned to attend the tournament. Read on.

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