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‘Srivijaya’ is 1400 years older than Port Blair: Read the story of a Buddhist kingdom in Sumatra, and Rajendra Chola’s epic naval war
Examining the causes behind Chola king Rajendra’s invasion of Srivijaya, noted historian Nilakanta Sastri in his book Colas writes that there is ample material to believe that initially not only Rajaraja Chola but his son Rajendra also had friendly ties with Srivijaya.
Byju’s: From edtech unicorn to bankruptcy—The meteoric rise and the dramatic fall of an industry giant
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Byju’s, once valued at $22 billion, faced financial and legal woes due to mismanagement, controversial sales tactics, and legal disputes, leading to office closures and the ousting of its CEO, Byju Raveendran.
Read about the 1895 Dhulia attack by Islamists on Ganesh Visarjan after Lokmanya Tilak mobilised Hindus to celebrate Ganesh festival against Muslim aggression
In 1893, Lokmanya Tilak popularised the celebration of Ganesh festival to mobilise Hindus against constant Muslim aggression.
How Sitaram Yechuri with UPA govt’s push played key role in bringing Nepal under communist rule and world’s only Hindu monarchy became a ‘secular...
Sitaram Yechuri was sent to Nepal by PM Manmohan Singh to meet Maoist leader and friend Baburam Bhattarai.
BJP vs all: NC-Congress form alliance with some ‘friendly contests’, PDP goes solo and more – All you need to know about Jammu and...
Jammu & Kashmir now has 90 assembly constituencies. The BJP intends to contest the election separately in the polls, while the National Conference (NC) and the Congress have formed an alliance.
Wikipedia’s War on India: A detailed dossier on how Wikipedia has become a Left propaganda tool against India
OpIndia research on Wikipedia focuses on its left bias and how it pays editors and funds dubious anti-India orgs
Mangesh Yadav encounter: How Samajwadi Party is exploiting encounter of a gangster to fuel caste polarisation
Meanwhile, the Bhartiya Janata Party has hit back at the Samajwadi Party saying that it supports and offers condolences to criminals like Mukhtar Ansari, and Mangesh Yadav among others.
Wikipedia editors think court order is not a ‘reliable source’, Teesta Setalvad is: Read about bias in Wiki article on 2002 Godhra train attack,...
Editors of the Wikipedia page on Godhra train burning gives more importance to ‘opinions of scholars’ over court verdicts
Judicial supervision, Hindus on Council, greater scrutiny and investigating foreign funding: 9 suggestions for JPC on Waqf Amendment Bill
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Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Waqf Amendment Act 2024 has sought suggestions from stakeholders including the public, NGOs, experts, and institutions.
OpIndia Exclusive: UP man who went to Sierra Leone for job harassed by employer for years, attacked when he asked employer to let him...
Arpit said that he went to the Indian Embassy in Sierra Leone seeking their help, however, the officials spoke to Arpit in Vatnani’s presence who assured the officials that he would send Arpit back to India.
