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3 Adani Group firms join the World Economic Forum to advance global decarbonisation initiative

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The initiative aims to enhance cooperation between businesses in the cluster to support economic growth, job creation, and decarbonisation efforts with the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.
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News Reports

‘No proof of the use of contaminated ghee’: Supreme Court questions CM Naidu on public statements about Tirupati laddus

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The SC questioned CM Naidu for publicly alleging adulteration in Tirupati laddus, questioning the appropriateness of his statements while an investigation was still underway.
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Media

Mumbai: Removal of illegal portion of Dharavi Mosque starts after massive uproar, action taken after BJP’s Prasad Lad complained

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The portion where the process was carried out was covered by a green curtain. First, the illegal dome built on the mosque was demolished, followed by the removal of other illegal structures.
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News Reports

Odisha: Nabeel Abdul Mubin Shaikh arrested for duping 189 Muslims over Mecca Umrah pilgrimage

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Speaking about Shaikh’s arrest, a senior Odisha Economic Offences Wing officer informed that Nabeel Abdul Mubin Shaikh ran a travel agency named ‘Al-Adam Tour & Travels’ along with his father Firdos Bi Abdul Mubin Shaikh and sister Saima Anjum Shaikh, in association with one Mohammad Bismillah Shaikh who runs AlIzma Tours & Travels in Vikhroli Kurla area of Mumbai.
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News Reports

SC issues contempt notice to Assam govt over Sonapur demolition drive meant to clear encroached lands belonging to members of ST community, orders status...

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The top court also instructed the state government officials to maintain the status quo until the next hearing.
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News Reports

Supreme Court asks Andhra govt if they have proof that contaminated ghee was indeed used for prasadam laddu, slams Naidu for going to media

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Supreme Court asked the Andhra Pradesh government about the proof that the contaminated ghee was used in the preparation of prasadam laddus.
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News Reports

Maharashtra government grants cows the status of ‘Rajya Mata Gaumata’, cites its cultural importance

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Maharashtra has a number of indigenous cow breeds, including Devri and Lalkanari in Marathwada, and Dangi and Shavdabhat in Northern Maharashtra.
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News Reports

UP: Arsh and Junaid take a 5-year-old boy from his home to a nearby field and gang-rape him, bystanders Rizwan and Alfez shoot videos

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A 5-year-old boy was gang-raped by Arsh and Junaid in UP's Hapur. Two bystanders, Rizwan and Alfez shot the video and uploaded it on social media.
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News Reports

Activist Snehamayi Krishna who got court order for FIR against CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA scam gets booked by police

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RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna, battling corruption charges against CM Siddaramaiah, faces an FIR for alleged harassment. He claims the charges are a conspiracy to silence his anti-corruption fight.
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Crime

Pressure to convert, love jihad, forcibly fed beef: 3 different states, 3 different cases of forced conversions – Complaints filed against Shadab, Shahzad,...

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Arshad has already been arrested by the authorities in Lucknow in the love jihad case. The probe in all three cases is currently underway.
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News Reports

How ‘proportional representation’ ruined a prosperous Lebanon and why ‘Jitni abadi, utna haq’ campaign of Rahul Gandhi can be a disaster for India

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As the Muslim population surged in Lebanon, support for homegrown radical Islamic outfits grew and hostility towards the Christian community increased.
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News Reports

Home Minister Amit Shah slams Mallikarjun Kharge over his bitter ‘I will not die’ statement against PM Modi

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Mallikarjun Kharge declared that he would not die until PM Modi was removed from office after suffering a syncopal attack.
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News Reports

Terror apologists in India express solidarity with Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, posters hailing him put up outside Chennai mosque

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Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in his bunker in an Israeli air strike. The strike was approved by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu while he was attending a United Nations meeting in New York. The dead body of the dreaded terrorist was recovered from his bunker in Beirut which was destroyed in the Israeli air strikes.
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News Reports

Diu: School Principal Edmund Mascarenhas beats up 3 children for raising ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ and ‘Jai Hind’ slogans, FIR registered after Hindu organisation...

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After the national anthem was performed during the prayer, some students raised patriotic slogans like "Bharat Mata Ki Jai". However, principal Edmund Masacrenhas became enraged upon hearing these slogans.
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Opinions

Glorifying terrorists as martyrs: How Western media is whitewashing Hezbollah chief Nasrallah’s bloodstained legacy and portraying him as a ‘charismatic’ crusader

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Since his killing by Israel, western media organisations have buckled down in their pursuit of projecting Hassan Nasrallah as a 'charismatic leader' and whitewash his bloodstained legacy as Hezbollah chief.
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News Reports

Coldplay tickets ‘black marketing’ case: Mumbai Police sends 2nd summons to BookMyShow CEO; All you need to know

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Ashish Hemrajani is the CEO of Big Tree Entertainment Private Limited which is the parent company of BookMyShow which sold Coldplay tickets.
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Culture and History

Why did the US Ambassador have to visit Puri Jagannath temple from outside? The difference between Patitapavan Darshan and ‘Chaturdha Murti’ darshan

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Some of the most famous personalities throughout history, who were denied entry to the Jagannath temple in Puri include Sant Kabir, BR Ambedkar, Lord Curzon the then Viceroy of India, former queen of Thailand Mahachakri Siridharan, and former PM Indira Gandhi, because she was married to a Parsi.
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News Reports

Karnataka: Old video of donation theft at Bengaluru temple goes viral, FIR filed, accused barred from entering the Hindu place of worship

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Two executive committee members were suspended for their involvement in the fund embezzlement, and two cooks were barred from returning to the temple. 
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Editor's picks

J&K witnesses rise of radical Islam, sitting National Conference MP hails dead Hezbollah terrorist as ‘martyr’, ‘spirit of resistance’ for ummah

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"Just like Ismail Haniyeh, Hassan Nasrallah was a great leader and a spirit of resistance. He has been martyred today. We have suffered a huge loss. The Muslim ummah is grieving his death," the NC MP said.
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News Reports

Nepal disaster: Death toll touches 170 as heavy rain and floods trigger multiple landslides

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The trails of damage are visible within a few meters, after crossing the major entry point, the Thankot Check Post, from where small landslides, uprooted trees and debris are clearly visible to explain the situation.
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News Reports

Israeli forces hit Hodeidah port, oil reserve, power plant in Yemen after Houthis launched ballistic missiles at Israel

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Israel today targeted Houthi stronghold Yemen, hitting Hodeidah port, oil reserves in Ras Issa, Al-Hali power station and Hodeidah International Airport
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News Reports

France submits final price offer for the 26 Rafale Marine Jet deal to India ahead of NSA Ajit Doval’s visit

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France has submitted the final price offer to India for the 26 Rafale Marine Jet deal just ahead of the scheduled visit of Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to the country
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News Reports

Bihar: Police arrest Sarfaraz and his accomplice Imtiaz for blackmailing girl using private photos, demanding Rs 30 lakh and a night together

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Sarfaraz was arrested by Bihar police for blackmailing his ex-girlfriend. He gave her number to Imtiaz to blackmail her. They demanded Rs 30 lakh and a night with Sarfaraz.
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Politics

Tight-lipped when Hindus are killed in Bangladesh: BJP slams Mehbooba Mufti’s “crocodile tears” over Nasrallah’s killing

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This came following Mehbooba Mufti cancelling her election campaign on Sunday for the third phase of the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir in "solidarity with the martyrs of Lebanon and Gaza, especially Hassan Nasarallah."
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News Reports

West Bengal: Cattle head found in Durga Puja pandal, Suvendu Adhikari says accused are encouraged by radicals in Bangladesh trying to stop Hindu festival

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"Buoyed by the activities of the radicalists in Bangladesh who are trying to repress the festivities surrounding the Durga Puja, miscreants in West Bengal are trying to imitate the same, in order to fan communal tensions and create an environment of intimidation and fear during the festive season," Suvendu Adhikari said in his tweet.
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News Reports

‘You are helping infidels, we will see you’ – AIMIM’s Owaisi and TMC MP force Gulshan Foundation’s Irfan Ali to leave when he presented...

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During a JPC meeting on the Waqf Bill 2024, Asaduddin Owaisi and TMC MP Banerjee allegedly had Gulshan Foundation's Irfan Ali removed for supporting the bill.
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News Reports

Israel continues to hit Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, another top Hezbollah leader Nabil Qaouk killed in airstrike

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According to the Israeli military, senior Hezbollah official Nabil Qaouk was killed in an Israel Defense Forces airstrike on Saturday in the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut.
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News Reports

US: Department of Justice sues Alabama for removing people having non-citizen identification numbers from voter list ahead of presidential polls

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The US Department of Justice has sued the State of Alabama and its top election official for removing non-citizens from voter list.
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News Reports

Waqf Amendment Bill: Joint Parliamentary Committee held a meeting in Hyderabad with various stakeholders, received suggestions from them

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Waqf Amendment Bill JPC Chairman Jagdambika Pal, BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi, Congress MP Imran Masood were among others who were present in the meeting.
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News Reports

PM Modi dedicates ₹11,200 crore worth projects in Maharashtra including Pune Metro’s new segment and Bidkin Industrial Area

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone, inaugurated and dedicated various projects in the poll-bound Maharashtra worth about Rs 11,200 crore, through video conferencing on Sunday.
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News Reports

Mint’s callous mockery: Author Nisha Susan downplays Tirupati Laddu row calling it mere adulteration, dehumanises a devotee mother’s story by asking if “she’s dead”

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Op-ed by Nisha Susan in LiveMInt sparked outrage for mocking author Saiswaroopa Iyer's mother's concerns about Tirupati Laddus, with insensitive remarks that insulted both personal faith and journalistic integrity.
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News Reports

Another road rage incident in Delhi: Police constable killed by a reckless driver, dragged on the road, accused flees

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A Delhi police constable was allegedly killed in a road rage incident after being hit by a car while he was going to the police station on his bike on Saturday night in Delhi's Nagaloi area, an official said.
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News Reports

‘Activist’ Harsh Mander, who incited Muslims to riot during anti-CAA protests, cries foul after Income Tax Dept cancels tax exemption status of his outfit

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Harsh Mander had signed mercy petition for terrorists Yakub Memon, Ajmal Kasab and Afzal Guru.
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News Reports

Pakistani Muslim man, who lived in India for 22 years, dehumanised as kafir in his home country, wife says never faced hatred for being...

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“We keep hearing that it is difficult for Muslims in India, but I never faced such hatred there,” Sajida emphasised.
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Crime

Lucknow: Salman becomes Rakesh to trap a Hindu girl, forced her into Halala with a Maulvi, allowed his friend Asim to rape her

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Another case of love jihad has come to light from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, where the accused Salman, posing as Rakesh, trapped a Hindu woman in his love trap.
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News Reports

Bangladeshi cricket fan Tiger Robi, who made false claims of assault during Kanpur Test, deported from India; used medical visa to watch cricket matches

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Tiger Robi came to India on medical visa for cancer treatment. Instead he attended India-Bangladesh matches in Chennai and Kanpur. Reportedly, his medical visa had also expired but he was still in India.
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News Reports

Social media platform X comes out in support of Hinduphobic fake news peddler ‘Hindutva Watch’, challenges blocking order in Delhi HC

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The X account of 'Hindutva Watch', a notorious Hinduphobic fake news peddler, was withheld in India in January 2024.
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News Reports

Activist Snehamayi Krishna files complaint against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah with ED in the MUDA scam

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Activist Snehamayi Krishna, who is also a complainant in the MUDA scam case, has filed a complaint with the Enforcement Directorate against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, alleging irregularities and corruption related to MUDA.
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News Reports

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Deputy Commander overseeing Quds Force Operations in middle east killed along with Hezbollah chief in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon

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Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported that Abbas Nilforushan, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ deputy commander, was killed along with Hezbollah leaders in the Israeli operation in Beirut.
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News Reports

Israel kills Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah: Know about Hezbollah, the Iranian terror proxy based out of Lebanon

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Hezbollah, an Iran-backed terror group, rose from Lebanon’s civil war to become a powerful military and political force, but financial sanctions and domestic opposition now threaten its future.
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News Reports

Operation New Order: Hezbollah confirms the death of its chief Hassan Nasrallah in Israeli airstrike, several top leaders of the group killed and its...

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Lebanon-based group Hezbollah has confirmed that its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut.
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World

Pakistan: Education for kids in Rawalpindi comes to a grinding halt as state runs out of money to pay the teachers

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Education in schools in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, has come to a halt, as the Grand Teachers Alliance has called upon a citywide strike over the concerns faced by teaching professionals.
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Politics

MUDA scam in Karnataka: Allegations were made by Congress party itself – BJP’s Sudhanshu Trivedi

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BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi hit out at the Congress party over the alleged MUDA 'scam' and said the allegations pertaining to the case were first made by the Congress itself
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World

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei goes into hiding after Israel eliminates Hezbollah chief Nasrallah

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Following the death of Hezbollah chief Nasrallah, Israel’s army chief, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, vowed to “reach” anyone who poses a threat to Israeli citizens
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News Reports

Canada: Masked pro-Palestinian protesters deface Maharaja Ranjit Singh statue, spark outrage

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Pro-Palestine protestors defaced statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of Sikh empire in Canada. Peel Police is investigating the matter but has not released any official statement.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Illegal religious structures, including a mosque, a 500-year-old graveyard, and dargahs close to Somnath Temple demolished

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Illegal religious structures, including a mosque, a graveyard, and daragahs were levelled as a part of demolition drive by Gujarat administration near Somnath Temple.
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World

Will reach everyone who poses a threat to Israel: Army Chief Herzi Halevi promises after Hezbollah chief Nasrallah got killed

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Following the death of Hezbollah chief Nasrallah, Israel's army chief, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, vowed to "reach" anyone who poses a threat to Israeli citizens.
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News Reports

Delay in filing FIR, milder charge instituted against accused: Calcutta HC raps WB police over IAS officer’s wife’s rape case. Another rape cover-up by...

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The alleged rape of a civil servant's wife in the state's capital in July this year serves as yet another glaring example of the systemic failures and political patronage that pervades West Bengal's governance.
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News Reports

Dehradun: Islamists pelt stones during clashes with Hindu advocacy groups after a Muslim girl from Badaun travels to meet a Hindu youth, sparks protests

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Clashes erupted between two groups at Dehradun railway station after a Muslim girl, hailing from UP's Badaun, came to meet a Hindu youth.
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News Reports

Bareilly: Dispute over illegal mosque construction in Kela Dandi village, stone pelting videos go viral as communal tension persists

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This construction of a mosque in Bareilly was done without any government permission, which became the main reason for the dispute.
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