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‘Next, you’ll claim Taj Mahal as Waqf property’: MP High Court slams Waqf Board, dismisses their claims over historic Burhanpur Fort

OpIndia Staff -
The Waqf Board, on the other hand, contended that it had appropriately declared the property as Waqf and hence had the jurisdiction to force the ASI to remove the premises. It further contended that the ASI should have sought the Waqf Tribunal rather than filing a writ petition.
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News Reports

‘Hindu, Hindu’: Islamists check dead body’s private part for circumcision, rejoice after realising that the person lynched is a Hindu, video from Bangladesh goes...

OpIndia Staff -
Amid the turmoil, a video depicting Islamists breaking new benchmarks for savagery and hatred towards Hindus in Bangladesh has gone viral.
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News Reports

‘Those hurting Muslim world will be targeted’: Pakistani national Asif Raza Merchant with ties to Iran charged for assassination attempt on Trump. All you...

Shraddha Pandey -
Accused Asif Raza Merchant told the CS that “people who will be targeted are the ones who are hurting Pakistan and the world, [the] Muslim world. These are not normal people.” He also expressed his affinity for Iran.
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News Reports

Situation in Bangladesh about to get worse? After fall of Sheikh Hasina, 2,200 inmates, predominantly from banned outfit Jamaat-e-Islami, get bail

Jhankar Mohta -
Pakistan-linked Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Bangladesh has been running havoc on the streets after the violent ouster of Sheikh Hasina and terrorising minority communities, particularly, Hindus. 
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News Reports

Islamists loot and burn down the house of Bangladeshi Hindu singer Rahul Ananda, destroy thousands of handcrafted musical instruments

Anurag -
There were 3,000 musical instruments in the house of Rahul Ananda that were burnt by Islamist mob. The instruments were made and collected by Ananda over the years and were irreplaceable.
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News Reports

Arabic schools were used to radicalise, mastermind pledged allegiance to Darul-e-Islam: What NIA said chargesheeting 4 in Tamil Nadu ISIS module

OpIndia Staff -
The chargesheet was registered during the course of investigation into the blast triggered from an explosives-laden car outside the Sangameswarar Temple temple at Kottaimedu in Coimbatore in 2022
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News Reports

Centre rolls back Union Budget 2024’s indexation proposal on real estate after backlash

OpIndia Staff -
Heeding to criticism from several quarters and demonstrating the agility to course-correct, the Centre rolled back its indexation proposal on real estate.
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News Reports

Bangladesh: Rioters loot and vandalise before torching Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in Dhaka, had earlier set fire to Bangabandhu Bhaban

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The centre was formally inaugurated in March 2010 and plays a crucial role in fostering cultural ties between India and Bangladesh.
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OpIndia Explains

Jamaat-e-Islami wreaks havoc after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster: Their Jihadi activity in India, funding to Hamas, genocide of Hindus, and the security risk to India

Paurush Gupta -
Apart from terror activities, Jamaat-e-Islami has been fueling and attempting to mainstream radicalism and extremism in India.
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World

Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh: How US Diplomat Donald Lu, whom Rahul Gandhi met during ‘secret visit’ to White House, has mastered regime change...

अनुपम कुमार सिंह -
Donald Lu is an American diplomat who notorious for interfering in political processes of other countries.
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News Reports

Not just 54: Here are 7 more incidents of targeted violence against Hindus in Bangladesh after the coup against Sheikh Hasina

OpIndia Staff -
Videos of targeted attacks against Hindus in Bangladesh have emerged online, painting a bleak picture of what minorities are subjected to by Islamist rioters.
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News Reports

As Khaleda Zia is released from prison, read how her party supported insurgency in India’s NorthEast and carried out anti-Hindu attacks along with Jamaat

Dibakar Dutta -
In March 1997, Khaleda Zia had expressed open support for insurgents in India's North East by labelling them as 'freedom fighters.'
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World

Bangladesh crisis: Australian Jewish Association condemns attack on Hindus, highlights the danger posed by radical Islamists

Siddhi Somani -
Calling out the violence by radical Islamists against Hindus in Bangladesh, AJA CEO Robert Gregory said that such incidents show the threat and danger posed by radical Islam all over the world.
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News Reports

US revokes Sheikh Hasina’s visa after her removal from power, UK tells her ‘no provision’ for asylum

OpIndia Staff -
"The UK has a proud record of providing protection for those in need. However, there is no provision for someone to travel to the UK specifically to seek asylum or temporary refuge," said a UK Home Office spokesperson.
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News Reports

Branded ‘bloodsucker’ by Sheikh Hasina to being a ‘US asset’: Meet Muhammad Younus, chief advisor of interim govt of Bangladesh, who was interviewed by...

Dibakar Dutta -
Muhammad Yunus is the recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, which was established by two CIA-linked American organisations in memory of a CIA groomed Philippines president.
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News Reports

Mainpuri, UP: Javed, Ujjain Khan and others force Harshit Gupta to convert to Islam, arrested after 25-year-old’s dead body recovered from Javed’s home

Siddhi Somani -
Gupta belonged to the Kasganj area but stayed in Manipuri as he worked for Javed in his seed shop. It is believed that the accused persons murdered Gupta and hung his body by the roof. The accused persons also tried to damage Gupta's face by pouring acid on it.
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Media

TheWire’s Arfa Khanum Sherwani and US citizen Siddharth Varadarajan dismiss anti-Hindus attacks in Bangladesh: Whitewashing, defense of Jamaat, ISI and China

Anurag -
The Wire's Siddharth Varadarajan basically claimed that the persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh was a figment of the "right wing" imagination
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News Reports

‘1971 to 2024 Hindus have always been tortured’: Meherpur ISKCON Temple spokesperson reveals the horror unleashed by Islamist mob against Hindus in Bangladesh

OpIndia Staff -
Similarly, another ISKCON Bangladesh spokesperson Yudhisthir Govinda Das said, “As per the info I have received, one of our ISKCON centres (rented) in Meherpur was burnt including with the deities of Lord Jagannath, Baladev, and Subhadra Devi. Three devotees who lived in the centre somehow managed to escape & survived.”
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News Reports

Bangladesh: Islamist hate preacher, who routinely spews venom against Hindus, targets ISKCON with wild claims amid rising anti-Hindu attacks

OpIndia Staff -
Hate preacher Madani referred to the Hindu officer as an ISCKON member and 'Sheikh Hasina's Dalal' to instigate Islamists against him.
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News Reports

As visuals of Hindu homes getting burnt, temples being attacked in Bangladesh emerge, AltNews’ Md Zubair deploys old narrative of ‘Muslims forming human chain...

Rukma Rathore -
Zubair shared some images of Muslim men standing outside temples in Bangladesh and lauded them for protecting the places.
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News Reports

‘Big power’, ‘important country with influence’: Iran Ambassador to India says India can influence Israel to stop war in Gaza

ANI -
Terming India as a "big power" and "important country" Iran's Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi on Tuesday said that there is an expectation that New Delhi can and should play a more active role in the current crisis in West Asia.
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Opinions

Sheikh Hasina’s ouster and chaos in Bangladesh signal dangerous times for Hindus: BNP alliance with Jihadis, targeted attacks against minorities and more

Jinit Jain -
Bangladesh is in the throes of an interminable political crisis as Islamists are set to wrest control of the nation with the ouster of Sheikh Hasina.
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Opinions

Bangabandhu museum destroyed, Sheikh Mujibur Rehman’s residence burned to ashes: How Islamists in Bangladesh are wiping out the nation’s history and identity

Shraddha Pandey -
On Monday, the unruly mob destroyed the Bangabandhu Museum in the Dhanmondi area in Dhaka. This museum was dedicated to the founding father of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was assassinated in 1975.
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News Reports

Minorities have come under attack in Bangladesh, focus on their protection, assured Sheikh Hasina all help: EAM S Jaishankar

OpIndia Staff -
Dr Jaishankar mentioned that what is particularly worrying about the developments in Bangladesh is that minorities, their businesses and temples have come under attack at various locations in Bangladesh.
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Specials

Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s killer was hiding in West Bengal for 22 years using fake Indian documents, was executed in 2020: Read details

Siddhi Somani -
With the current situation in Bangladesh, the fear of increased Bangladeshi infiltration cannot be denied. The threat is expected to escalate, with security experts cautioning that it is only a matter of time. The state along with appealing for peace should concentrate on taking measures to reduce the threat of possible increased illegal infiltration.
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Satire

Bangladesh: Muslim community members stand in front of Hindu temples in the country to protect them from invasion by the mad Titan Thanos

Sandeep Singh -
Once Bangladeshi Muslim community members came to know about the evil plans of Thanos, they decided that they will protect Hindus in the country.
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News Reports

The vulgar display of naked Islamist hatred against a woman leader in Bangladesh: What awaited Sheikh Hasina had she stayed

Sanghamitra -
As violent protestors filled the streets of Dhaka, marching towards the PM's residence and the Jatiya Sangshad Bhavan, the national parliament, cards were falling fast. Just after 2 pm, ahead of reports of an address by the military chief, news came in that Sheikh Hasina has left Dhaka.
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News Reports

Homes burnt, shops looted, temples vandalised and more: Muslim mobs in Bangladesh wreak havoc on minority Hindus, over 54 instances of attacks

OpIndia Staff -
While political landscape of Bangladesh is witnessing one of the toughest times in history, Hindus are the left at the mercy of Muslim mobs.
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News Reports

Pakistani ISI’s hand in Hasina out campaign in Bangladesh? Active players who orchestrated and fueled social unrest to topple democracy in India’s neighbourhood

Paurush Gupta -
there is an uncanny nexus which reveals that the infamous Pakistani Intelligence Agency ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) played a covert hand in orchestrating and fueling anti-government unrest in Bangladesh and furthered the Hasina out campaign.
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News Reports

‘My family is done saving Bangladesh’: Sheikh Hasina’s son says the country can now handle its own problems and his mother will never return

OpIndia Staff -
Joy, who served as an official adviser to the former prime minister until Monday, said in an interview with a British public service broadcaster's Newshour program that Sheikh Hasina had been contemplating resignation since Sunday and had left the country for her safety following pressure from her family.
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Crime

I swear on Quran that I’ll kill you: Mohammad Ayan stabbed to death inside Madrasa days after verbal argument with a fellow student; Police...

राहुल पाण्डेय -
During the investigation, Police found out that a few days earlier, verbal arguments broke out in the madarsa between the deceased victim and the accused minor.
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News Reports

Bangladesh: As Sheikh Hasina flees amid deadly protests, read about possible foreign interference behind the political turmoil

Anurag -
Sheikh Hasina's removal as Bangladesh PM amid scenes of violent protests have sparked discussions about foreign interference behind the political turmoil.
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Opinions

Liberals and ‘journalists’ instigate violence in India, using Bangladesh as an excuse: How the ‘rigged election’ lie is being used to foment trouble

Amit Kelkar -
As Sheikh Hasina, a democratically elected head of Bangladesh fled the country, Indian 'liberals' sought to instigate similar protests in India by casting aspersions on the country's democratic indicators.
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World

Bangladesh Crisis: Violent mob storms inside Parliament, indulges in vandalism hours after violent ouster of PM Sheikh Hasina

OpIndia Staff -
Plumes of smoke inside the Bangladesh Parliament building can also be seen in some of the videos.
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World

Bangladesh: As PM Sheikh Hasina resigns and leaves the country, here is a chronology of the unrest in the country

OpIndia Staff -
On Monday, August 5, Sheikh Hasina resigned from the post of Prime Minister of Bangladesh ending her 15 years in power.
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News Reports

Violence, politics of polarisation and weaponising caste census data in the name of Casteless society: Read why Yogendra ‘Salim’ Yadav’s defence of caste census...

अनुपम कुमार सिंह -
In the article, Yogendra Yadav argues that apart from asking about caste, the census will also seek details like availability of basic amenities like electricity, water, cooking gas, housing conditions etc. So, if it is about conducting a socio-economic survey and the objective is to uplift the people standing at the last rung, then there is no need to ask about people’s caste identity.
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News Reports

Sheikh Hasina to reach London via Delhi, BSF steps up border patrol, India cancels train service with Bangladesh

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi police have also increased security outside the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport and the Bangladesh High Commission in Chanakyapuri.
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Crime

Bareilly: Salman abducts, rapes, forcefully converts minor to Islam, arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The accused during the interrogation confirmed to the Bareilly police that he abducted the girl and changed her name to Mariyam. The girl meanwhile confirmed that she was raped for around 2 months and forced to convert her religion to Islam.
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News Reports

Bareilly: Pastor Ishwari Prasad arrested for brainwashing poor Hindus and converting them with financial incentives, used to insult Ramcharitmanas

OpIndia Staff -
A pastor in UP's Bareilly was arrested for brainwashing and manipulating Hindus into embracing Christianity.
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News Reports

Bangladesh army to help form ‘interim government’ after PM Sheikh Hasina resigns, promises to prosecute those who killed rioters

OpIndia Staff -
Amid the political chaos, Bangladesh's Army Chief Waker-uz-Zaman announced that he would help in the formation of the 'interim government.'
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News Reports

Delhi: Supreme Court upholds LG’s decision to nominate aldermen to MCD. Read what was AAP’s plea against LG’s statutory power

Anurag -
In its verdict on appointment of aldermen by the LG, Supreme Court said, "Delhi LG is expected to act as per the mandate of the statute and not the aid and advice of council of ministers."
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News Reports

Bangladesh: Protesters storm PM’s residence after Sheikh Hasina flees the country, steal utensils, sarees among other things

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Hundreds of protesters stormed the Bangaldesh PM's residence shortly after Sheikh Hasina fled the country amidst ongoing protests.
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News Reports

UP: Rohit stabbed to death by Faizan, Sameer, Farukh and Tarun for refusing to provide a plastic bag in Meerut, three arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The deceased victim’s brother filed a complaint at Mawana Police Station in Meerut against accused Faizan, Sameer, Farukh and Tarun. The police have registered a case against the accused under relevant sections. Since the horrifying murder of the victim, tension prevails in the locality.
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World

As violence escalates in Bangladesh, PM Sheikh Hasina reportedly leaves Dhaka for safe location, may resign, say local reports: Details

OpIndia Staff -
It must be mentioned that the protests began as part of anti-quota agitation in June but have now metamorphosed into an anti-government demonstration.
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News Reports

Maulana Sajid Rashidi threatens India with another partition and violence if the Waqf Act is amended: How he threatened India and Hindus in the...

Siddhi Somani -
Maulana Sajid Rashidi, President of All India Imam Association, threatened that Muslims will be out on the streets if the Waqf Act is amended.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Tanveer lies and serves chicken biryani in place of veg biryani to 4 pilgrims returning from Haridwar, arrested

OpIndia Staff -
One of the young men got suspicious and asked the hawker to show them the biryani pot which revealed the truth.
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Madrasa teacher Maulana Chand Mohammad sexually assaults minor orphan student, accused of assaulting other kids as well, absconding

OpIndia Staff -
The maulana is accused of making other students massage oil on his private parts after their classes in the madrasa.
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OpIndia Explains

Fear of recession in the US, Japanese stock market tumble, and a spectre of an Israel-Iran war: What’s the cause of the bloodbath on...

Jinit Jain -
An unprecedented crash in the Japan's Nikkei stock exchange, coupled with fear of a looming US recession and the spectre of an Israel-Iran war has contributed to the current plunge in the Indian stock markets.
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News Reports

UK protests: PM Starmer warns violent protestors with strict action, protection given exclusively to mosques, mobs shouting Allah-u-Akbar. All you need to know

Anurag -
UK PM Keir Starmer said, "We’ve seen Muslim communities targeted. Attacks on Mosques. Other minority communities were singled out. Nazi salutes in the street. Attacks on the police. Wanton violence alongside racist rhetoric. So, no, I won’t shy away from calling this what it is: Far-right thuggery."
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Media

BBC removes 2018 promotional video featuring Axel Rudakubana who stabbed 3 girls to death in Southport

OpIndia Staff -
BBC, deleted a 2018 Children in Need promotional video from its websites when it was revealed that the video featured the teenager accused of murdering three girls in Southport.
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