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DU professor booked for making derogatory comments on Shivling found inside Gyanvapi disputed structure, seeks AK-56 rifles after mocking Hindus

OpIndia Staff -
Ratan Lal is an Associate Professor of History at the Hindu College in the University of Delhi.
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News Reports

NCPCR summons Twitter India executive for not filing ‘Action Taken’ report on Kunal Kamra’s doctored clip on a minor boy

OpIndia Staff -
Kunal Kamra had uploaded a doctored video of a 7-year-old boy to take a swipe at the centre over rising inflation
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News Reports

BJP leader Kirit Somaiya’s wife Medha Somaiya files Rs 100-crore defamation suit against Sanjay Raut over his allegations of ‘Rs 100 crore Toilet Scam’

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After police didn't take any action against Sanjay Raut, Medha Somaiya files Rs 100-crore defamation suit against him
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News Reports

Maharashtra: RTI activist murdered in Yavatmal, accused Danish Sheikh and 3 others arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Anil Ochawar also used to work for the Nationalist Congress Party's Yavatmal district unit.
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News Reports

US says its war crime of bombing civilians in Syria was ‘not a breach of policy’, gives itself clean chit after internal probe

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The probe concentrated on a March 18, 2019, attack on an Islamic State stronghold in Baghouz by a special US team operating in Syria.
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu: Hindu woman tries to set herself on fire over harassment, forced conversion attempts

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A video had gone viral recently on social media platforms in which a woman from Tamil Nadu identified as Valarmathi, a resident of Pacheri village, tried to set herself on fire alleging conversion attempts by a Christian man from her village.
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News Reports

AIMIM leader Danish Qureshi arrested for derogatory remarks on Shivling found inside disputed structure in Kashi

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Police arrested Danish Qureshi from Shahpur after two complaints were lodged against him with Naroda and Vasna police stations
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News Reports

Nigeria: Muslims in Sokoto support murder of Christian woman over blasphemy, hundreds protest against the arrest of culprits

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Muslims protested against arrest of accused who had stoned and beaten Deborah Samuel to death over alleged blasphemy.
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News Reports

Parivartan Yatra of AAP flops in Gujarat: People and vehicle brought from Punjab due to lack of local support, videos of empty rallies go...

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Parivartan Yatra of AAP did not get much response in Gujarat, and the party had to bring people from Punjab
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Opinions

Derision over discovery of Shivling in Gyanwapi: How mocking Hindu Gods is a free hit but speaking about Prophet Muhammed results in death

OpIndia Staff -
'Journalist' Saba Naqvi had shared an image of Bhabha Atomic Centre to mock Shivling discovered at Gyanvapi mosque
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Social Media

Viral video from Bengaluru: Bishop Cotton school girls beat each other up on street with kicks, punches and a baseball bat

OpIndia Staff -
In the video, two groups of schoolgirls were seen in their green uniform indulging in a dirty street fight near the Vittal Mallya road on Tuesday.
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News Reports

Farmers protest against AAP govt in Punjab over MSP, station at Chandigarh-Mohali border with ration, beds, cooking gas cylinders

OpIndia Staff -
Apart from bonus on wheat and preponement of the paddy sowing schedule from from June 18 to June 10, the farmer's demand list includes guaranteed Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 23 crops including maize and green grams, uninterrupted power supply, and removal of the ban on the export of wheat.
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News Reports

Former ASI regional director says Qutub Minar was built as ‘Surya Stambh’, an ancient Hindu observatory to study astronomy

OpIndia Staff -
Former ASI regional director Dharamveer Sharma has stated that Qutub MInar was actually Surya Stambh and it was built by Emperor Vikramaditya.
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News Reports

Himachal Pradesh: Naseem Naaz and Armaan Malik arrested for derogatory remarks against Shivling, Muslim mob attacks police station in protest

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An angry Muslim mob attacked the local police station after the arrest of Naseem and Armaan for derogatory remarks against Shivling.
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News Reports

Karnataka Education Minister defends decision to include Dr Hedgewar’s speech in textbooks, says govt’s focus is to drive nationalism

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Karnataka Education Min said there was no question of removing Dr Hegdewar's speeches from textbooks
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News Reports

Jammu & Kashmir: Burqa-clad terrorists attack newly-opened wine shop in Baramulla, one killed with others injured

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Two terrorists lobbed hand grenades inside a newly opened wine shop in Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir.
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News Reports

‘When my youths take law in hand, you will have nowhere to hide’: Maulana Tauqeer Raza issues threat, claims converts had converted temples to...

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Ittehad Millat Council leader Tauqeer Raza Khan claims Muslim invaders didn't destroy temples, but converted Muslims converted them to mosques
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News Reports

Indian origin boy faces harsher punishment even after being assaulted and choked in US school, bully’s influential father accused of manipulating school decision

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False narrative is being run on social media to discredit Shaan Pritmani as the initiator of the altercation.
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News Reports

Gyanvapi survey: Know about five women petitioners who came together to seek unrestrained right to worship Maa Shringar Gaur

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The survey of the disputed Gyanvapi structure reportedly found a Shivling inside the wuzukhana of the mosque
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Opinions

Journalists, Hindu and Muslims, mock Hindus after Shivling is found at Gyanvapi: It is more than Hinduphobia that drives their disdain

Shashank Bharadwaj -
The rot within the Hindu society itself needs to be addressed and understood if we need to successfully reclaim the Bharata that once was.
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Sports

India’s Thomas Cup win: The years of hard work, the team spirit, the struggles and all that went into making the dream a reality

Sambit Nayak -
A team that has been struggling with form for years, finding their rhythm back, deciding to give a good fight at the Thomas Cup, the plan falling in place like clockwork and we winning against Indonesia 3-0 in the finals, India’s Thomas Cup win is stuff that dreams are made of.
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Politics

Hardik Patel goes ‘underground’ after resigning ahead of Gujarat elections, had earlier said being in Congress was like ‘nasbandi’

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Hardik Patel said Congress leaders are more interested in serving chicken sandwich to leaders from Delhi than focusing on issues of Gujarat.
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News Reports

‘State cannot be mute spectators’: Delhi High Court pulls up AAP govt for illegal Islamic religious structures on public roads

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The Court was hearing a petition contesting the unlawful construction of two Mazars, one on a road adjacent to Hassanpur Depot and one on Wazirabad Road in Bhajanpura.
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News Reports

CBI arrests Karti Chidambaram’s CA Bhaskar Raman in bribe-for-visa case

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Karti Chidambaram's CA arrested by CBI in bribe-for-visa case.
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Crime

Terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Islam, threats to Kashmiri Hindus and its connections with Pakistan: Here is all you need to know

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Lashkar-e-Islam was allegedly banned by the Government of Pakistan on June 30, 2008.
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News Reports

Watch: Twitter employee mocks Elon Musk for having Asperger’s syndrome, calls him ‘special needs’ and ‘loony tunes’

OpIndia Staff -
Twitter employee mocked Elon Musk for having Asperger's syndrome, calls him 'loony tune'.
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News Reports

AIMPLB to provide legal assistance to the Muslim side after Shivling was found inside the disputed Gyanvapi mosque structure: What they said

OpIndia Staff -
The AIMPLB announced that they would provide expert legal advice to the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid, which manages the affairs of the Gyanvapi mosque.
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News Reports

Churu, Rajasthan: Bride marries another man as groom kept drinking and dancing

OpIndia Staff -
The bride's family argued that since the groom and his family were careless about the wedding rituals, what would happen if this attitude would continue in future.
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Political History of India

Did you know: Indranarayana Swamy Temple built by the Rashtrakuta King Indravallabha was converted into Deval Masjid during Tughlaq rule

Siddhi Somani -
Today, the idol of Lord Indranarayan Swamy (the Keshava murti) is positioned in the Shri Keshava Seva Samithi along with the idol of Bharat Mata and the idol of Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in Kundakurti village
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World

Racism alive and well: Indian origin student suspended for getting assaulted and nearly choked to death by white schoolmate in Texas, USA

OpIndia Staff -
Indian-origin student Shaan was nearly choked to death by a white student at Coppell Middle School North in Texas.
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News Reports

Kejriwal’s Minority Appeasement: Delhi Govt asks private schools to refund tuition fees of students from minority communities

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The Delhi government has asked private schools to return the tuition fees under the 'Reimbursement of Tuition Fees for Minorities categories students studying in classes I to XII'
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News Reports

Punjab: Farmers marching towards state capital Chandigarh to protest against AAP government stopped by Punjab Police

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The farmers' unions had talks with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's office about their demands but there was no resolution
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News Reports

Gyanvapi hearing: Muslim side wanted to keep washing their feet and spit on the Shivling, SC order protects site, allows Namaz

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Justice DY Chandrachud pronounced an order extending that the Varanasi DM shall ensure that the area where the Shivling is reported to have been found shall be duly protected.
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News Reports

‘Unless he is your father’: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma asks why did Akbaruddin Owaisi visit Aurangzeb’s burial site

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Himanta Biswa Sarma emphasised, "What inspiration will you take from the Mughal tyrant? If required, take inspiration from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj or Lachit Borphukan."
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News Reports

Amish Tripathi announces book launch of ‘War of Lanka’, fourth in the Ramchandra series, explains why publication was delayed

OpIndia Staff -
He said that Amazon India shutting down the publishing company, Westland Books was a piece of real bad news and that it caused a holdup in the publication of the book 'War of Lanka'.
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News Reports

Punjab: DGP seeks paramilitary forces from the center to tackle deteriorating law and order in the state

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Punjab DGP sought at least 10 paramilitary companies from Centre to tackle the deteriorating law and order situation in the state
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News Reports

Ayodhya… Kashi… Mathura : Plea submitted in District Court to secure Shahi Idgah Masjid after Shivling discovered at wuzukhana in Gyanvapi premises

OpIndia Staff -
The next date in the hearing of the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid lawsuit case is July 1.
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News Reports

Domestic wheat prices fall up to 8 per cent after India imposes export ban: Details

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After restrictions imposed on wheat exports, the domestic prices of wheat have come down by 8 per cent.
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News Reports

‘Dont waste court’s time’: Delhi HC imposes Rs 10,000 fine on ex-CBI chief M Nageswara Rao, had filed petition over Twitter ‘bluetick’

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi High Court has imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on ex-CBI director M Nageswara Rao for re-filing a petition seeking restoration of the blue tick verification on his Twitter account.
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Opinions

Ghazwa-e-Hind: The Islamic prophecy that explains why the likes of Owaisi feel proud of Mughal tyrant Aurangzeb and his anti-Hindu deeds

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Aurangzeb remains a "hero" for Islamists who believe the Mughal tyrant was fulfilling the Islamic prophecy of 'Ghazwa-e-Hind'.
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News Reports

Hindu petitioners say a door to Shivling inside the disputed Gyanvapi structure has been blocked by debris, ask court to grant access

OpIndia Staff -
On May 17, Tuesday, the Hindu petitioners urged the Varanasi court to grant them access to an eastern door that leads to the Shivling found inside the disputed Gyanvapi structure.
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News Reports

FIR filed against comedian Bharti Singh for hurting sentiments of Sikh community with her joke about beards

OpIndia Staff -
Even Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) took note of her joke and demanded strict action against her
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OpIndia Explains

Gyanvapi exclusive: The layout of the old Vishveshwar temple and what British historians have said about the disputed structure

Suyash -
With the placement of the Shivlinga in the centre, the plan of the old temple seems to be a one-of-a-kind arrangement for a Hindu temple; while the conventional design demands a linear progression of activities planned from Mandapa to the Garbhagriha.
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Editor's picks

Nandi at Gyanvapi: the silent observer, the watchful protector of his master’s shrine

Gopal Tiwari -
Hindus may have to go through a long judicial process before getting legal possession of the holy site. But the patient and focused Nandi will keep us inspiring.
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News Reports

Central govt relaxes export ban order on wheat: Registered consignments up to May 13 can be shipped, Egypt to get 61,500 MT Indian wheat

OpIndia Staff -
On May 17, Tuesday, the central government announced relaxations to its previous order restricting wheat exports.
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Editor's picks

As Shivling is found at Wuzukhana in the disputed Gyanvapi structure, read the entire history of the controversy around the Kashi Vishwanath Mandir

Pallav -
The controversy around the disputed Gyanvapi structure took legal form in 1936 after a case was filed by Deen Mohammad in court.
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News Reports

Mumbai: Adani Electricity slams NDTV for misleading report on Siddharth Colony blackout saga, says residents not paying dues for 16 years

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Meanwhile, the Adani Board in its statement revealed that the residents had not paid the electricity bills for past 16 years.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Communal clashes break out in Neemuch after row over installation of Hanuman idol near a mosque

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Communal tension gripped the Neemuch town in Madhya Pradesh after an incident of fierce stone-pelting and arson over the installation of a Hanuman idol near a mosque
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News Reports

IMF, which predicted India cannot become a $5 trillion economy before 2028-2029, changes its forecast: Reports

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The contentious claim that Bangladesh has overtaken India in terms of GDP per capita has also been revised by IMF.
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World

Manhar Singh sentenced to CCO for his role in Harris Park Khalistani brawl, Australian Hindu Association reveals ‘unpublished details’

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Manhar Singh has been sentenced to a Community Corrections Order (CCO) for 18 months in Sydney, Australia.
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