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The destruction of Bamiyan Buddhas: How the Taliban obliterated the 6th-century monuments to deny their own past

Jinit Jain -
In March 2001, the Talibani terrorists knocked down the millennium and a half old Buddha statues in the Bamiyan Valley in central Afghanistan
News Reports

Kolkata: Sushmita Dev joins TMC just hours after leaving Congress

OpIndia Staff -
Dev was one of the many Congress leaders to have violated the POCSO Act by sharing the image of rape victim's parents in solidarity with Rahul Gandhi.
World

Afghans spotted falling from the sky after hanging on to tyres of planes leaving Kabul Airport to escape Afghanistan

OpIndia Staff -
Afghans hanging on to the tyres of flights leaving the country from the Kabul Airport were seen falling off from the sky after take-off.
News Reports

Gujarat: Surat AAP worker attempts suicide after party leader issues extortion threats to her

OpIndia Staff -
In July 2016, an AAP worker Soni Mishra, too, had committed suicide after another AAP worker allegedly sexually molested her. She had said Kejriwal had asked her to 'compromise' instead of taking action against accused
OpIndia Explains

Fall of Saigon: When the US suffered a humiliating loss in Vietnam, and why Kabul is a reminder

OpIndia Staff -
The evacuation of US embassy personnel in Kabul echoes with the withdrawal of the United States from Vietnam's Saigon in 1975
Social Media Fact-Check

Did CNN praise Taliban for wearing masks during attacks in Afghanistan? Fact Check

OpIndia Staff -
The screenshot of an alleged CNN report has gone viral where the channel could be seen praising Taliban for "wearing masks".
News Reports

Delhi riots accused Jamia ‘student’ found welcoming Taliban rule in viral audio clip on Twitter space: Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff -
A Twitter Space was organised on Sunday, India's Independence Day, to discuss if 'Muslims in India are 'free'' in which Islamists hailed Taliban taking over Afghanistan.
News Reports

Communal tension as chicken biryani sold under banner of ‘Jain Shikanji’ outside temple in UP, mob attacks Jain pilgrims who objected

OpIndia Staff -
Six, including Sonu, Sharafat, Shahzad, Arshad, Nadeem and Naushad are booked in the case. Police is currently on the lookout for other accused.
News Reports

Shocking visuals: As Kabul falls to the Taliban, thousands of Afghans flock to airport trying to flee the country

OpIndia Staff -
The scenes at Kabul were reminiscent of how the United States embassy staff fled Saigon on choppers in 1975.
Opinions

Fringe or mainstream: Why are we not talking about the fact that Taliban is a Deobandi movement?

Abhishek Banerjee -
The underlying assumption for 'liberals' is clear. The Taliban and their attitude towards women, gays, human rights and civil liberties are all outliers. The Taliban is fringe.
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