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DU prof Ratan Lal arrested for derogatory comments against Shivling found in premises of disputed Gyanvapi structure, built on the ruins of a temple

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2022

In a social media post, Ratan Lal had made vile statements directed toward the Shivling inside the Gyanvapi disputed structure

Politics

‘Please do a scripted conversation with a journalist for max impact’: Shruti Kapila, ThePrint columnist who will interview Rahul Gandhi at Cambridge

Dibakar Dutta - 20 May, 2022

The constant targeting of the Indian State, and downplaying of criticism directed at the Congress has earned Shruti Kapila accolades from the party loyalists.

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Gyanvapi case: SC says Places of Worship Act does not bar determining the religious character of a place, refuses to overturn orders

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2022

Supreme Court refused to overturn Varanasi court's orders directing survey of Gyanvapi mosque and subsequent sealilng

Opinions

Bhojshala: An educational centre and a historic temple of Goddess Saraswati. How it became the Kamal Maulana mosque

Pallav - 20 May, 2022

Alauddin Khilji massacred 1200 Hindu students and teachers at Bhojshala for refusing to convert to Islam, and demolished the temple complex.

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Assam: School headmistress arrested for serving beef to staff members during annual Gunotsav evaluation of the school

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2022

The headmistress of a school in Assam was booked and arrested after she brought cooked beef and served it to staff members

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Advocates Hari Shankar Jain and Vishnu Shankar Jain: The father-son duo devoted to the cause of reclaiming occupied Hindu sites

Gopal Tiwari - 20 May, 2022

There are as many as 102 cases in which either or both Vishnu Shankar Jain and Hari Shankar Jain have represented the Hindu side in courts.

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Reality of Rahul Gandhi at ‘Cambridge University event’: Organisers, partner outfit stuffed with Congress leaders, Oxfam and Amnesty connections

Nupur J Sharma - 20 May, 2022

The impression that one gets from the poster is that the Rahul Gandhi event has been organised by the University of Cambridge.

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Karnataka: Melkote temple administration writes to Muzrai department seeking name change of ‘Salaam Aarti’ ritual that was imposed by Tipu Sultan

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2022

Many Hindu activist groups and devotees had recently urged the district administration to change the name of 'Salaam Aarti' ritual to 'Sandhya Aarti' at the Melkote temple in Mandya.

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