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68-year-old Delhi businessman Mahesh Bhagchandka, who has been appointed the Treasurer.

Who is Mahesh Bhagchandka, the new treasurer of the Ram Temple trust?

September 05, 2026 5:25 am

Bhagchandka is the CEO of the M2K Group that is behind several real estate projects and multiplexes in Gurugram and Delhi.

KZC spokesperson and Secretary for Information and Publicity Ginza Vualzong spoke to The Indian Express about the Census, NRC, the Naga-Kuki tensions and the council’s changing position on Manipur’s political process, among other issues. Excerpts:

‘Is NRC a strategy against Kuki-Zos?’: Kuki-Zo Council on Manipur’s new fault line

September 04, 2026 7:20 am

“Simply attending without raising questions about the violence and suffering of their people… raises serious questions about purpose of their participation,” says Ginza Vualzong on two Kuki-Zo MLAs attending Assembly

Why Maratha quota push is testing BJP’s OBC strategy in Maharashtra

September 03, 2026 5:46 pm

After Manoj Jarange-Patil again raises demand for Maratha quota, OBC groups claim move could dilute their share in reservation

Why Haryana sanitation workers' strike puts BJP government on back foot

September 03, 2026 3:04 am

The strike by around 13,000 sanitation workers, which entered 28th day Wednesday, has significant political implications as a large section of them belongs to Valmiki community.

Why Sena minister Pratap Sarnaik has opened ‘voter fraud’ front against BJP?

September 02, 2026 3:42 pm

Workers from both parties say minister’s latest remarks are a reflection of the long-standing political rivalry with BJP MLA Naresh Mehta.

A more cautious BJP? What recent political shifts suggest

September 03, 2026 11:07 pm

From Rajasthan’s school infrastructure push to Goa’s stalled conversion Bill, recent moves suggest a BJP more responsive to pressure.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay during the opening ceremony of the sluices of the Stanley Reservoir, marking the release of Cauvery water, in Mettur. (@CMOTamilnadu/X via PTI Photo)

Vijay opens Mettur dam after 80-day ‘delay’. Question is, for how long?

September 02, 2026 4:24 am

Farmers urge CM to extend release of water over prescribed 45 days, government says it will closely monitor water flow based on availability and irrigation needs.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant held a meeting with several legislators on Monday morning, ahead of the assembly session. (Credit:X/@DrPramodPSawant)

Facing pushback from within, Goa halts plan for anti-conversion bill

September 01, 2026 2:46 am

BJP MLA Michael Lobo says government acted in haste in having the bill approved by cabinet

Sonia Gandhi-led Council was a 'Dimagi Naxal takeover': RSS-linked weekly

August 29, 2026 5:58 am

Organiser links recent protests to a wider campaign targeting Hindutva, blames a nexus of “Islamists, Maoists, missionaries, activists, NGOs, select intellectuals, and media”

Why JP Nadda met anti-reservation protesters, and what BJP wants

August 28, 2026 6:47 am

In a post on X, Nadda said “cordial discussions” took place with Reservation Hatao Andolan’s Harsh Dubey, Ran Bahadur Singh Chauhan, and Mrityunjay Pathak.