| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-02 |
The Trust is not accepting the resignations of Champat Rai and Anil Mishra, and the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust deed is being cited as the reason.
resignation stalemate
|
communal religion |
accurate |
85.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-02 |
The Trust had recovered the stolen donation money before the police, yet flatly denied that any theft had occurred.
donation theft cover-up
|
communal religion |
accurate |
80.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-02 |
The Ram Mandir Trust had caught the donation thieves before the police, yet got them released from police custody.
donation theft cover-up
|
communal religion |
accurate |
60.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
BJP national president Nitin Nabin has also received an invitation from the Iranian embassy, and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has said she will definitely attend the Tehran program.
BJP Mufti invitations
|
international |
accurate |
85.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
Iran's government has also invited other Indian leaders to the funeral, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former external affairs minister Salman Khurshid and Congress media head Pawan Kheda; Khurshid said he is going while Kharge will not be able to attend.
Congress leaders invited
|
international |
accurate |
90.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
Among countries whose presidents or prime ministers are going to Iran, Pakistan, Georgia and Tajikistan are prominent, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif may travel to Tehran.
Pakistan PM attendance
|
pakistan security |
accurate |
90.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
Iran invited Chinese President Xi Jinping, but he will not attend and a high-level Chinese delegation will go instead — yet nobody claims China's president is skipping Iran under pressure.
Xi Jinping's absence
|
international |
accurate |
88.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
As per information available until 5:15 PM today, Russian President Putin is not attending despite being invited; instead, former president and Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev is going to Iran as Putin's special envoy, even though Russia is Iran's closest ally.
Putin's absence
|
international |
accurate |
95.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
According to Iran's Press TV, leaders from more than 30 countries and religious leaders from more than 90 countries are attending Khamenei's farewell program.
foreign funeral attendance
|
international |
accurate |
90.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
Nine million Indians live in the Gulf countries, and these countries were the most affected by Iran's attacks.
Gulf diaspora stakes
|
international |
accurate |
82.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
Prime Minister Modi is touring three Indo-Pacific countries — Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand — from July 6 to July 11, a pre-scheduled program, which made it impossible for him to go to Iran.
Modi Indo-Pacific tour
|
international |
accurate |
92.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
The Indian government has decided to send a two-member delegation: Syed Ata Hasnain, a retired Lieutenant General and current Governor of Bihar from a Shia family of Uttar Pradesh, and Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita.
India's funeral delegation
|
international |
accurate |
96.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
According to Press TV, the IRGC is making strict security arrangements for the funeral, and a total of 600 foreign journalists may attend the farewell program.
funeral security arrangements
|
international |
accurate |
85.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
At Khomeini's 1989 funeral, at least eight people died in a stampede and thousands were injured; according to an Associated Press report, IRGC soldiers fired shots into the air to control the crowd.
1989 funeral stampede
|
international |
accurate |
85.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
In 1989, when Iran's founder and first Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini died, 10 million people attended his funeral out of a total Iranian population of 60 million, and the funeral was entered into Guinness World Records.
1989 Khomeini funeral
|
international |
accurate |
90.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
On July 9, the last day, Ayatollah Khamenei will be buried in Mashhad, his hometown, possibly within or near the Imam Reza shrine complex, which houses the shrine of the eighth Shia Imam, Ali al-Reza.
Mashhad burial plans
|
international |
accurate |
90.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
Between July 5 and 6 a huge procession, possibly 10 kilometers long, will move through Tehran's main roads; an estimated 20 million people may participate, while the entire population of Tehran is 10 million.
funeral procession scale
|
international |
accurate |
80.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
The farewell program will run from July 4 to July 9; on the first day, July 4, Ayatollah Khamenei's body will be placed at Tehran's Grand Mosalla Mosque for public viewing.
funeral schedule
|
international |
accurate |
85.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
In Shia tradition the family is given very high status, and the son's role is the most important in the funeral prayers after a father's death, as his presence signifies continuity of the family and leadership passing to the next generation.
Shia funeral customs
|
international |
accurate |
60.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
All statements issued so far by Mojtaba Khamenei have been read out on television or state media, and there is no information on how many people have met him.
Mojtaba secrecy
|
international |
accurate |
72.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
A report in The Week has expressed the expectation that Mojtaba Khamenei may attend his father's funeral and burial rites.
Mojtaba funeral attendance
|
international |
accurate |
85.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
Mojtaba Khamenei was appointed Iran's new Supreme Leader in March, but he has never appeared publicly before the people of Iran.
Mojtaba public absence
|
international |
accurate |
93.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
On February 28, Iran's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was killed in American and Israeli airstrikes, and Mojtaba Khamenei was also injured in these strikes.
Khamenei killing airstrikes
|
international |
accurate |
90.0% |
| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-07-02 |
When asked about main accused Ramashankar Yadav, Champat Rai said he had given Ramashankar a job considering him needy, but was later betrayed by him.
accused's betrayal of Rai
|
crime |
accurate |
72.0% |
| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-07-02 |
Champat Rai had been handling the entire functioning of the Ram Mandir since the year 2020.
Rai's temple tenure
|
communal religion |
accurate |
90.0% |