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Viral again: Mosque in Pakistan trains hijab-clad young girls to behead for blasphemy

OpIndia Staff - 9 September, 2022

In the video, an instructor in burqa is seen teaching hijab-clad young girls how use a sword to behead people.

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Britain’s new monarch King Charles III has been a controversial figure: Here are some of the reasons

Dibakar Dutta - 9 September, 2022

In her widely watched interview, Princess Diana had accused her husband Prince Charles of infidelity. Over the years, the image of the new British king has not been very popular.

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6 Gulf states threaten Netlfix with legal action if content violating ‘Islamic values’ is not removed, Saudi media regulator flags LGBT content

OpIndia Staff - 9 September, 2022

Saudi media regulator and GCC, a group of gulf states has threatened Netflix of legal action if it fails to remove anti-Islam content

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Was Queen Elizabeth 2, head of the Church of England, a descendant of Prophet Muhammad?

OpIndia Staff - 9 September, 2022

Several claims trace the ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II back to the founding father of Islam, Prophet Muhammad.

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Nepali cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane quits Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after Kathmandu Court issues arrest warrant against him in a rape case

OpIndia Staff - 9 September, 2022

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) also suspended the cricketer for being accused in the rape case filed by a 17-year-old girl.

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PM Modi tweets about the unusual gift that MK Gandhi gave Queen Elizabeth II when she got married: Here is why the gift was...

OpIndia Staff - 9 September, 2022

In an article published in The Telegraph, Pamela Hicks, the daughter of Lord Mountbatten, the last governor-general of India, had mentioned the 'gift' sent by MK Gandhi for Elizabeth's wedding.

Law

Bombay HC denies permission for Ganpati idol immersion at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, directs forest dept to ensure compliance

OpIndia Staff - 9 September, 2022

Bombay High Court directed Maharashtra forest department to ensure that there is no ganpati idol immersion inside Sanjay Gandhi National Park.

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Kohat Riots 1924: How Hindus were slaughtered and looted by a rampaging Muslim mob and how Hindus were blamed for their own plight

OpIndia Staff - 9 September, 2022

Kohat Riots were termed as one of the most devastating occurrences of Hindu-Muslim conflict in pre-Independence India.

World

United Kingdom’s longest-serving monarch Queen Elizabeth II passes away at the age of 96, Prince Charles becomes King Charles III

OpIndia Staff - 8 September, 2022

On 6 February 1952, King George VI died following a prolonged illness. Princess Elizabeth immediately acceded to the throne, becoming Queen Elizabeth II.

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