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Ayodhya: A unique reconciliation, perhaps the first historical-civilisational dispute to have been resolved by judicial process

Sandhya Jain -
Ayodhya verdict brings down the curtain on nearly 70 years of contentious litigation in independent India and ends a dispute that defied resolution despite repeated attempts at mediation.
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News Reports

In an unanimous decision, Congress MLAs decide to support Shiv Sena to form government in Maharashtra: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Congress has unanimously decided to support the NCP-Shiv Sena alliance to form govt in Maharashtra
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Media

Ayodhya verdict: This is how the front page of some of the major newspapers across India looked like day after the judgement

OpIndia Staff -
Supreme Court handed over Ram Janmabhoomi site to Hindus to build Ram Mandir, Sunni Waqf Board to be given an alternate site for mosque
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News Reports

‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans echoed on campus even as some JNU ‘students’ protested against Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya

OpIndia Staff -
JNU students on Saturday protested against the Ayodhya verdict pronounced by the Supreme Court in favour of Ram Lalla Virajman
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News Reports

Watch: Ayodhya residents welcome the Ram Janmabhoomi verdict

OpIndia Staff -
People in Ayodhya lit up lights as they celebrated the Supreme Court verdict
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Social Media

Diwali again: Hindus welcome Supreme Court verdict on Ram Janmabhoomi by lighting up diyas

OpIndia Staff -
For Hindus, Supreme Court verdict on Ram Janmabhoomi was as joyous occasion as Diwali, for the lord was coming home, finally.
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News Reports

Maharashtra Governor asks Devendra Fadnavis to explore the possibility of forming the government

OpIndia Staff -
Maharashtra Governor asks Devendra Fadnavis to indicate willingness and ability of BJP to form the government
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Fact-Check

As liberals claim South Indians don’t care about Ram, read about the history of Ramayana in South Indian states

OpIndia Staff -
Contrary to claims of liberals, Ram is worshipped in South India for centuries
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News Reports

Hours after historic Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya, PM Modi addresses nation, says time to leave the past behind

OpIndia Staff -
PM lauded the restraint showed by people saying that the Ayodhya verdict has been peacefully accepted by all
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News Reports

Congress leader Navjot Sidhu claims Imran Khan Niazi is greater than Alexander The Great, showers praises on Pakistani PM

Jinit Jain -
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu displayed exaggerated enthusiasm in thanking Pakistan PM Imran Khan for the Kartarpur corridor.
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News Reports

No immediate focus on UCC after Ayodhya verdict, Rajnath Singh was misquoted by media

OpIndia Staff -
The media reports of Rajnath Singh rooting for implementation of UCC after Ayodhya verdict were inaccurate.
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News Reports

Kailash Vijayvargiya remembers Kar Sevaks Kothari brothers who laid down their lives for construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya

OpIndia Staff -
Ram and Sharad Kothari who were brothers were killed in police firing on November 2, 1990, and their bodies were found in a narrow lane near Hanumangarhi in Ayodhya
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News Reports

Humbly accept judgment, will not file any review or curative petition: Sunni Waqf Board on Ayodhya verdict

OpIndia Staff -
The Sunni Waqf Board's clarification came after its lawyer had said that it may file a review petition.
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News Reports

Mughal descendant Prince Tucy says he will keep up his promise and donate the first ‘gold brick’ for Ram Temple

OpIndia Staff -
Prince Tucy had apologized to the Hindu community for the destruction of Ram temple by placing the 'charan-paduka' on his head as a symbolic apology
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Social Media

A walk down memory lane: The ‘liberals’ and ‘seculars’ who mocked Ram Mandir

OpIndia Staff -
In a historical judgement, Supreme Court today ruled in favour of constructing Ram Mandir at Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya
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News Reports

Evidences prove that Hindus have always believed Ram Janmasthan is the place where Babri Mosque was built: Addendum to Ayodhya Verdict

OpIndia Staff -
An addendum to the Ayodhya verdict goes into great depth of the beliefs of the Hindus regarding Ram Janmabhoomi
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News Reports

Owaisi is a traitor, has no faith in India, doesn’t have the ‘aukaat’ to divide India: Baba Ramdev

OpIndia Staff -
Baba Ramdev said that Owaisi has a religious agenda and given his way, he could start another religion-based secessionist movement in India.
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Opinions

Struggle for Ram Mandir at Ayodhya will remain a high point for Hindu civilization

Abhishek Banerjee -
Shri Ram is coming back to Ayodhya. We are alive. Here and now.
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News Reports

Ayodhya Verdict: Meerut Police arrests youths for bursting crackers following the Supreme Court judgement

OpIndia Staff -
Meerut Police have arrested 6 people trying to burst crackers from Brahmpuri and Nauchandi area following the Ayodhya verdict
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Politics

We don’t want donation, we don’t need 5 acres land: AIMIM chief Owaisi whines after SC verdict on Ram Janmabhoomi

OpIndia Staff -
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi expressed his dissatisfaction over the Supreme Court's verdict. He stated that the 5 acres of land as 'donation' is not needed.
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Social Media

This astrologer had predicted exactly when Ram Mandir in Ayodhya will be a reality

OpIndia Staff -
In November 2017, Anirudh Mishra had predicted that Ram Temple in Ayodhya will be a reality in 2 years and 3 months time.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Sweets distributed outside VHP headquarters after SC clears deck for Ram Mandir on Ram Janmabhoomi

OpIndia Staff -
In a historic decision, SC accepted the Hindu claim and handed over the land to Hindus to build Ram Mandir, now, VHP is celebrating
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News Reports

Ayodhya Verdict: Security beefed up across country, schools and colleges remains close as SC delivers historic decision

Shashank Bharadwaj -
UP govt had earlier declared that all educational institutions will remain closed in UP from Saturday to Monday as a precautionary measure post Ayodhya verdict
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News Reports

PM Modi subtly chides Pakistan Prime Minister on Kartarpur Corridor inauguration, refers to him with his full name ‘Imran Khan Niazi’

OpIndia Staff -
The Kartarpur corridor is being inaugurated almost a year after the foundation stone was laid down on the Indian side on November 26, 2018
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News Reports

Ayodhya verdict should not be seen as win or lose, everyone should come together to build the Ram Mandir: Mohan Bhagwat

OpIndia Staff -
Mohan Bhagwat said Ayodhya case was going on for decades and it has reached the right conclusion
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News Reports

Here is what Subramanian Swamy told people who wanted a hospital at Ram Janmabhoomi in 2017

OpIndia Staff -
The judgment provided for the construction of the Ram Temple at Ram Janmabhoomi while the Sunni Waqf Board would be provided with an alternate piece of land for the construction of a Mosque.
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News Reports

Ayodhya verdict: While the nation celebrates, ‘liberals’ become the rudalis at the ‘death of justice’

OpIndia Staff -
As Ayodhya verdict is pronounced, the 'liberals' can't stop crying over the 'murder of justice'.
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Media

The Wire posts irresponsible content on social media on the day of the Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya verdict

OpIndia Staff -
While most media portals have been responsible in their coverage of the Ram Janmabhoomi verdict, The Wire stands out like a sore thumb.
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News Reports

Ayodhya Verdict: Litigant Iqbal Ansari happy that a verdict has been finally delivered, Sunni Waqf board lawyer Jilani dissatisfied

OpIndia Staff -
AIMPLB lawyer Zafaryab Jilani has expressed dissatisfaction over the verdict saying that future course of action will be decided only after reading the whole verdict.
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News Reports

Masjid is a priceless entity, Allah owns it, we can’t accept any land ‘in exchange’ – Sunnni Waqf Board on Ayodhya judgement

OpIndia Staff -
Sunni Waqf Board to study the Ayodhya verdict to decide whether to file review petition in the Ayodhya case
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News Reports

Know what is Article 142 of constitution, which Muslim personal law board thinks has been ‘wrongly’ used by SC

OpIndia Staff -
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) which was one of the parties in the Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya case has decried the Supreme Court verdict giving the entire 67 acres in favour of Hindus.
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News Reports

Supreme Court hands over Ram Janmabhoomi site to Hindus to build Ram Mandir, Sunni Waqf Board to be given alternate site for mosque

OpIndia Staff -
Ayodhya disputed site given to Hindus for Ram Mandir by Supreme Court
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News Reports

Muslims should have given up claim to Ayodhya site voluntarily, says SC lawyer Syed Naqvi

OpIndia Staff -
Naqvi advised Muslims of the country that when the original inhabitants of India claim that Bhagwan Ramji was born at Ayodhya at the site of Babri Masjid, and Muslims of India 'voluntarily and unitedly ought to have given up' the site long back.
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News Reports

My last wish before I die is to see a logical end to this case: Ram Lalla’s 92 year old lawyer

OpIndia Staff -
Parasaran, the 92-year-old lawyer who has argued for Ram Lalla Virajman
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Social Media

Power of Ummah or Ecosystem? Amethi Police runs away after warning Rana Ayyub for provocative tweet

OpIndia Staff -
Rana Ayyub, who often laments over 'intolerance and loss of secular values' on social media did not delete her hate-mongering tweet. Later, a group of 'secular-liberals' began slamming the Amethi Police for asking Ayyub to delete her tweet. 
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News Reports

Ram Janmabhoomi verdict: Classes suspended in Aligarh Muslim University, internet shutdown in Aligarh in anticipation of unrest

OpIndia Staff -
Classes in Aligarh Muslim University have been suspended for the 9th of November and the 11th of November.
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News Reports

JNU faculty member Dr Vandana Mishra kept in illegal captivity by protesting ‘students’ inside classroom

OpIndia Staff -
Dr Vandana Mishra, Associate Dean of Students in JNU kept captive by agitating students
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News Reports

Supreme Court to pronounce the verdict in the Ayodhya title suit on Saturday morning

OpIndia Staff -
The 5 judge bench of Supreme Court will deliver the Ayodhya verdict on Saturday morning
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News Reports

I don’t need Amit Shah and Devendra Fadnavis to install a Shiv Sena Chief Minister in Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray

OpIndia Staff -
Uddhav Thackeray slammed the former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis saying that he is lying about the agreement over rotational chief minister's post
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News Reports

“Pair up and Become Family”: China forces Uyghur Muslim women to sleep with govt officials to ‘promote ethnic unity’

OpIndia Staff -
China makes Han Males sleep with Uyghur Muslim women whose husbands are locked in 'reeducation camps'
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Government and Policy

Here are the possible reasons why Rahul, Sonia and Priyanka Gandhi lost their SPG cover

OpIndia Staff -
The non-cooperation of the Gandhi family with the SPG over the year and preventing the smooth functioning of SPG was also one of the reasons for the government to downgrade their security from SPG to a Z-plus category. 
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Opinions

All you need to know about assassination of Salman Taseer and what Aatish Taseer’s response to it says about ‘Liberal’ worldview

K Bhattacharjee -
Salman Taseer, father of Aatish Taseer was assassinated for his opposition towards Pakistan's blasphemy law.
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News Reports

The trolling will test your meditation skills and ‘being like a Ninja’: PM Modi quips after billionaire Raymon Dalio calls him ‘one of the...

OpIndia Staff -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi who often makes witty comments took to Twitter to warn Raymond Dalio of trolls coming his way for showering praises at him through a thread of Tweets.
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Government and Policy

Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya birthday declared official holiday, 70 years after Tripura merged with Indian Union

OpIndia Staff -
The Marxist govt in Tripura had forever denied the contribution of Manikya rulers and Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya, saying that they had no development work to their credit
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Politics

Congress mulling over shifting its Maharashtra MLAs to Jaipur to avoid ‘poaching’ from the BJP

OpIndia Staff -
According to a Congress leader, a Shiv Sena MLAs was allegedly offered Rs 50 crores from the BJP to switch sides.
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News Reports

Uddhav Thackeray didn’t respond to my calls but went to NCP and Congress: Devendra Fadnavis on Shiv Sena after resigning

OpIndia Staff -
Devendra Fadnavis said that the language of Shiv Sena leaders is unacceptable, which shows SS does not want to maintain the alliance
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News Reports

Pakistan u-turn: To charge Sikh pilgrims $20 entry fee even on Kartarpur opening day after passport flip-flop

OpIndia Staff -
After several flip-flops and confusions, Pakistan now says Indian Sikh pilgrims will be charged the $20 entry fee for the Kartarpur Sahib even on opening day.
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News Reports

Lawyers had set lock up at Tis Hazari on fire risking lives of over 100 prisoners, reveals transferred police official

OpIndia Staff -
Yesterday, a CCTV video showing Delhi DCP Monika Bharadwaj being attacked by lawyers on November 2 had gone viral on social media.
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News Reports

Modi govt withdraws SPG cover given to Rahul, Sonia and Priyanka Gandhi since Rajiv Gandhi assassination, given Z-plus security instead

OpIndia Staff -
The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to withdraw the Special Protection Group (SPG) security cover given to the Gandhi family
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News Reports

Hamid Ansari, who backed the idea of Shariah Courts and attended event by Islamists, now says ‘Nationalism is poison’

OpIndia Staff -
Pouring scorn over nationalism and religiosity, Hamid Ansari raised alarms saying nationalism has the potential of transgressing human rights
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