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‘Liberal’ panellists withdraw from Jaipur Literature Festival in New York because BJP leader Shazia Ilmi was a panellist

OpIndia Staff - 16 September, 2022

According to a report by Middle East Eye, at least 3 panellists withdrew from JLF in New York because Shazia Ilmi was a panellist

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63-year-old Abu Abdullah from Saudi Arabia marries 53 women in 43 years, says he was looking for ‘peace and stability’, not ‘personal pleasure’

OpIndia Staff - 16 September, 2022

A 63-year-old man from Saudi Arabia, Abu Abdullah, nicknamed as 'polygamist of the century' revealed on September 10 that he had married 53 women in his life

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China ruins Dussehra festival in Nepal, goods worth billions stuck due to closure of border points after anti-China protests in Nepal

Raju Das - 15 September, 2022

As China blocked Nepal border trade points following anti-China protests in Nepal, the Dussehra festival will be ruined

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IPAC passed common plan of Parliamentary Action against China, to address the violation of human rights and to develop alternate supply chains

OpIndia Staff - 15 September, 2022

IPAC passed action plan to address violations of human rights by Chinese government. Aims to develop alternates of PRC to reduce dependence for supply chains.

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Canada: Swaminarayan Temple in Toronto vandalised, defaced with pro-Khalistan and anti-India slogans

OpIndia Staff - 15 September, 2022

The Indian High Commission in Ottawa condemned the anti-India slogans at the BAPs Swaminarayan Temple and urged the Canadian authorities to take necessary action.

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Lebanon: Woman carrying gun ‘robs’ bank to withdraw her own trapped money, flies to Istanbul for her sister’s cancer treatment

OpIndia Staff - 14 September, 2022

Sali Hafiz stormed into a BLOM bank branch in Beirut in Lebanon carrying a gun and 'robbed' $13,000 from her own account

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Saudi Arabia: Yemeni man arrested after he performed Mecca pilgrimage requesting Allah to accept Queen Elizabeth in heaven

OpIndia Staff - 14 September, 2022

The Yemeni man performed the Umrah pilgrimage on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II and held a banner that read, "Umrah for the soul of Queen Elizabeth II, we ask God to accept her in heaven and among the righteous".

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