Ayodhya Ram Temple

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana directed the SIT to file its status report in a sealed cover.

SP chief on Tuesday criticised Amit Shah's offer for a discussion in Parliament under certain conditions and alleged that the examination row and the Ayodhya donation row must be deabated together.

The matter of alleged theft of donations and other valuables offered by devotees at the Ram temple got highlighted in the first week of June and spiralled into a political controversy.

Besides seeking a Supreme Court-monitored CBI probe, the third petition filed by RJD MP Sudhakar Singh has sought a forensic audit of the entire finances of the temple trust.

Supreme Court bench apprised that SG Tushar Mehta, appearing for Uttar Pradesh govt, is in UN with delegation to attend function.

Ayodhya SSP says investigation into alleged donation embezzlement is being closely monitored, with probe to be completed within 90 days

Yadav was attacked when he was defending his skit inside the Parliament House complex on the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple

Varanasi Police registered an FIR after seers alleged the three Opposition MPs insulted Sanatan Dharma and hurt religious sentiments during a protest in Parliament.

Opposition members then raised slogans, including on the paper leaks issue, and on the alleged theft of donations from the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

The accused are Avinash Shukla, Anukalp Mishra, Lavkush Mishra, Maneesh Kumar Yadav, Karunesh Pandey, Ramashankar Mishra, Subhash Srivastava and Ram Shankar Yadav alias Tinnu.

The Supreme Court has asked the state government to include a forensic auditor as the fifth member of the SIT, which will submit its first status report within two weeks.

The bench also cautioned the litigants not to politicise the issue.

Addressing reporters ahead of Parliament's Session, Modi also spoke about the impact of the West Asia conflict on the country and India's growing space sector.