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‘Indian inventory of Russian weapons grew because the West did not supply weapons to India for decades’: EAM S Jaishankar on Indo-Russia ties

OpIndia Staff - 10 October, 2022

EAM S Jaishankar said India turned to Russia for weapons because the west was unwilling to supply her arms.

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West Bengal: Anti-Hindu violence reported from Kolkata’s Mominpore, BJP seeks urgent deployment of central forces. Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff - 10 October, 2022

Suvendu Adhikari pointed out that the current state of violence against Hindus in Mominpore was reminiscent of past attacks in Howrah, Nadia and Murshidabad districts.

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Mulayam Singh Yadav, the politician who fired at unarmed Karsevaks, dead at 82: A short profile

Gopal Tiwari - 10 October, 2022

One of the most successful politicians, Mulayam Singh Yadav, died on 10th of October at the age of 82

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Babiya, the divine crocodile, who lived in Kerala’s Ananthpuram lake temple dies, tributes pour in

OpIndia Staff - 10 October, 2022

Legend says that in 1945, a British officer shot at a crocodile in the temple and within days Babiya appeared in the temple pond. She was completely vegetarian.

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Rajasthan: Islamists raise ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ slogans in Jodhpur during Eid procession, one person arrested

OpIndia Staff - 10 October, 2022

Rajasthan Police arrest Roshan Ali from Jodhpur for raising 'Sar Tan Se Juda' slogans during Milad-un-Nabi procession.

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Mulayam Singh Yadav dies at 82 due to ill health, was in ICU since 2nd October

OpIndia Staff - 10 October, 2022

Mulayam Singh Yadav, the founder of the Samajwadi Party and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, died of illness on Monday

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Did you know: The Mahmood Gewan Madarsa in Karnataka’s Bidar was a Hindu temple – The history that got buried in documents

Anurag - 9 October, 2022

Mahmood Gewan Madarsa in Bidar in Karnataka was originally a Hindu temple which was destroyed by Mahmood Shah

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Kerala: Muslim organisations protest as Catholic school in the state bans girls from wearing hijab

OpIndia Staff - 9 October, 2022

Muslims in Kerala have started protesting against the hijab ban in catholic academic institutions at a time when protests against hijab are being witnessed in several countries including Iran.

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