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Maulana from viral video praising Mahmud Gaznavi’s attacks near Somnath Temple booked by Gujarat Police, issues apology

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2021

The Maulana whose video hailing Mahmud Ghaznavi's attacks outside Somnath temple went viral yesterday was identified as Irshaad Rasheed.

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Nita Ambani to become a visiting faculty at the Banaras Hindu University: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2021

Nita Ambani has reportedly given her verbal acceptance to the proposal by the BHU of joining as a visiting faculty to help women from Purvanchal in improving their living standards

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‘This temple has been robbed 4 times, priests have been killed’: Dasna temple Mahant exposes media propaganda behind #SorryAsif

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2021

Mahant Yati said that former Mahants of the temple have been killed or assaulted by local Muslims. The temple authorities have hired armed security guards to protect the temple from Muslims in the area.

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Quran controversy: Shia lawyer offers money to behead ex-UP Shia Board Chief Waseem Rizvi, offers to sell his child to collect money

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2021

He further added that to pay the bounty, he will collect money from the bar association, and if he still could not collect the amount, he would sell his child.

Scorpio car outside Antilia was never stolen, drivers of Scorpio and Innova work in the police force: Shocking new revelations in the Antilia case

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2021

A report published by TV 9 Marathi said the Scorpio car found outside Antilia was never stolen and was used by Sachin Vaze

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Missing CCTV footage of his society procured by Vaze himself, presumably to destroy the evidence: Report

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2021

Vaze had reportedly seized the CCTV footage of his society, stating that the DVR was needed for official use by the police, a report by TV 9 Marathi says.

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National Commission for Minorities demands unconditional apology from Waseem Rizvi over Quran controversy

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2021

Rizvi had moved the SC demanding the removal of 26 verses from the Quran that allegedly promote terrorism.

Politics

Batla House encounter: As Ariz Khan faces the gallows, here is a list of politicians who shed tears for the Indian Mujahideen terrorists

Dibakar Dutta - 16 March, 2021

While political opportunism is not new to Indian politics, the Batla House encounter was a glaring example of putting vote bank politics over the country's interests.

World

After 2 long months, Washington Post retracts fake news about ‘find the fraud’ quote, Donald Trump calls it the ‘Georgia Hoax’

Dibakar Dutta - 16 March, 2021

Attributing it to 'anonymous sources', Washington Post had claimed in January that Donald Trump had asked the top election investigator to 'find the fraud' and that she could be a 'national hero' if she did so.

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