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Chaitanyananda, caught in Agra, changed appearances to evade cops

Chaitanyananda Saraswati was arrested from Agra.

Updated on Sept 28, 2025 10:31 am IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on 27 August 2025

Catch It Live on Wednesday, 27 August 2025.

htcity delhi junction

Published on Aug 26, 2025 08:00 pm IST

China appoints new abbot for Shaolin Temple after sacking predecessor

Shi Yongxin was found to have seriously violated Buddhist precepts by maintaining improper relationships with multiple women.

Published on Jul 29, 2025 10:55 pm IST

Kung fu birthplace under embezzlement probe, Chinese abbot accused of misconduct

Multiple agencies investigating Shaolin Temple abbot Shi Yongxin for alleged misconduct

Updated on Jul 28, 2025 11:18 am IST

China's famous Shaleader is under investigation on suspicion of embezzling funds

Local media reported that the abbot had been hit by scandalous accusations in the past.

Published on Jul 27, 2025 08:43 pm IST

Woman kept thousands of intimate pics, clips to extort millions from Thai monks

Thai scandal deepens as woman arrested connected to multiple monk extortion claims.

Updated on Jul 17, 2025 09:17 am IST

Six from Rajasthan held for assault on Jain monks in Madhya Pradesh's Neemuch

Accused Ganpat Nayak, Gopal Bhoe, Kanhaiya Lal, Raju Bhoe, Babu Sharma and the minor hail from Rajasthan's Chittorgarh.

Published on Apr 14, 2025 08:48 pm IST

Learning from Silence: Read an exclusive excerpt from Pico Iyer’s new book

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Learning from Silence looks back on the author’s time in a monastery in California, soon after a wildfire consumed his childhood home.

Updated on Feb 28, 2025 03:50 pm IST

‘Stripper to monk’: Former bodybuilder who lived ‘multiple lives in one life’

Ash Edelman claims he transformed his life from being a former stripper to a monk.

Updated on Jan 15, 2025 06:56 am IST

Sadhu thrashes YouTuber with tongs after relentless questions at Maha Kumbh Mela

Sadhu thrashed YouTuber at Maha Kumbh Mela.

Published on Jan 13, 2025 03:40 pm IST

Bangladesh Police files case against Hindu monk Chinmoy Das, his followers

In addition to 164 known defendants and 400–500 unknown defendants, the Hindu priest is the main accused in the sedition case.

Updated on Dec 09, 2024 09:56 am IST

Bangladesh: Chinmoy Das' lawyer Regan Acharya ‘brutally attacked’, claims ISKCON

Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das was arrested last Monday on sedition charges.

Published on Dec 03, 2024 03:47 pm IST

Time for desi content to strike big globally

Time for desi content to strike big globally

Updated on Nov 15, 2024 07:56 am IST

Gujarat couple who gave up ₹200 crore to become monks shower cash on crowd

Bhavesh Bhandari and his wife took out a procession in Gujarat's Sabarkantha.

Updated on Apr 16, 2024 01:48 pm IST

Who is Bhavesh Bhandari? 6 points on man who gave up ₹200 crore to become monk

Snapshot of Bhavesh Bhandari and his wife.

Published on Apr 15, 2024 03:21 pm IST

Monk who lived with ‘sadhvi’ arrested for her murder: Police

According to the police, the accused is identified as Nafe, alias, Khamai Nath, from Gagana village of Sonepat. (iStock)

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Updated on Feb 02, 2024 05:14 am IST

Cambodia opens a new airport to serve Angkor Wat, boost tourist arrivals

Cambodian Buddhist monks visit the Angkor Wat on the northern outskirts of Siem Reap, Cambodia. Commercial operations have begum at Cambodia's newest and biggest airport, designed to serve as an upgraded gateway to the country's major tourist attraction, the centuries-old Angkor Wat temple complex in the northwestern province of Siem Reap.

Published on Oct 17, 2023 02:36 pm IST

Inspired by monks, TikTokers embrace 'monk mode' for productivity and focus

How 'monk mode' transforming the world of productivity

Published on Oct 07, 2023 08:20 am IST

Rajasthan police seize pen drives, condoms from monk accused of rape

The mink has been sent of 15 days of judicial custody.

Updated on Jun 13, 2020 05:09 pm IST

Austria: 5 monks assaulted at Vienna church

Five monks were assaulted at a Vienna church on Thursday by two people, at least one of whom apparently demanded money and valuables, police said.

Updated on Dec 28, 2018 07:00 am IST

Rape accused monk in judicial custody in Jamshedpur

The monk, named Sujit Maharaj, is accused of “attempt to rape” in the first FIR lodged in the case, on Wednesday evening.

Published on Dec 22, 2018 12:31 pm IST

Monk booked for rape attempt, minor girl’s family says it’s rape

Monk Sujit Maharaj

Published on Dec 21, 2018 01:25 pm IST

The murder of the monks of Tibhirine, a 22-year-old mystery

A monk prepares for prayers at the Tibhirine monastery, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) of Algiers. The Catholic Church will beatify in Algeria seven French monks and 12 other clergy killed during the country's civil war, the first ceremony of its kind in a Muslim nation. The Trappist monks were abducted from the Priory of Our Lady of Atlas in Tibhirine, by Islamist gunmen in March 1996.

Updated on Dec 06, 2018 11:27 am IST

Buddha and bronzer: The Japanese monk who loves make-up

Kodo Nishimura, a make-up artist had grown up in a Buddhist temple, playing behind its elaborate golden altar and knew one day he would have to decide whether to follow in his father’s footsteps. His father is head monk at a Tokyo temple.

Updated on Nov 08, 2018 12:10 pm IST

Meet the Japanese monk who is also a make-up artist

You can find monk and make-up artist Kodo Nishimura’s beauty transformations all over Instagram.

Updated on Nov 08, 2018 12:07 pm IST

The Dalai Lama’s take on ageing and wisdom part 2: The monk and the Jungian psychologist

When you feel love rising in your heart, your own body calms down and eases up on the anger

Updated on Sept 29, 2018 11:00 pm IST

The Dalai Lama’s take on ageing and wisdom part 1: The monk and the smartphone junkie

Most of us use every moment that can offer a lull to check our phones

Updated on Sept 15, 2018 10:24 pm IST

Boy dies after Buddhist monk beats him with stick, slams head against pillar for disrupting prayer

The child fell into a coma and passed away late Thursday, a hospital worker said.

Updated on Aug 24, 2018 03:14 pm IST

Chandigarh Jain temple seeks probe into viral video of monk with woman

Shri Digamber Jain Mandir

Updated on Aug 10, 2018 12:01 pm IST

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