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The Islamic invasions of Srirangam: How Delhi Sultanate ravaged one of Vaishnavism’s most sacred sites

Satish Viswanathan - 17 August, 2020

Srirangam contribution is particularly noteworthy because it is one of the holiest sites for Vaishnavites, the devotees of Lord Vishnu.

Crime

AAP leader arrested for sexually exploiting woman for two years, threatening to kill her and her children: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff - 14 August, 2020

Mukesh Tokas had allegedly threatened to kill the woman and her children after his marital status was revealed.

Social Media Fact-Check

Fact-check: Did water enter Delhi Transport Corporation bus when incessant rains flooded the national capital

OpIndia Staff - 13 August, 2020

The video which social media users claimed to be of Delhi is from Jaipur which was uploaded on YouTube on August 11, 2020

News Reports

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain blames outsiders for rising cases of Coronavirus in the National Capital

OpIndia Staff - 9 August, 2020

However, since the number of Coronavirus cases is again on the rise in Delhi, Satyendra Jain chose to shift the blame on the outsiders instead of taking up the responsibility.

News Reports

‘Naam mita do Babur ka’: BJP leader Vijay Goel recommends renaming ‘Babur road’ in Delhi

OpIndia Staff - 4 August, 2020

The politician superimposed a poster that read '5 August road' on the signboard that earlier carried the name of the Mughal tyrant Babur.

News Reports

‘Stones and bottles are not firearms’: Indira Jaising defends Jamia hoodlums in Delhi HC, seeks inquiry on ‘police brutality’

OpIndia Staff - 4 August, 2020

Indira Jaising and other attorneys today submitted their argument in Delhi HC seeking independent inquiry into the alleged police atrocities in the Jamia Millia Islamia University.

News Reports

Delhi: Anwar pretends to be a Hindu, befriends a woman and rapes her for months on pretext of marriage

OpIndia Staff - 4 August, 2020

As per a report by Jagran, Anwar even took lakhs of rupees from the woman under the pretext of marriage.

OpIndia Scoops

‘Aaj Dekh Lenge Hinduon ko’: The tale of Faizal Farooqui, Rajdhani and DRP school and what Chargesheet number 1 says

Nupur J Sharma - 3 August, 2020

The Delhi Police and the Special Cell have filed numerous chargesheets in the Delhi riots that pertain to several different incidents of violence that led to carnage and destruction over a period of the two days.