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‘We still prosecute temple heritage loot as house theft, need strict antiquity laws’: Vijay Kumar, the co-founder of India Pride Project speaks to OpIndia

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The India Pride Project is a global organisation dedicated to restoring India's lost heritage.
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Madhya Pradesh High Court admits petition seeking stay on Namaz, allowed by ASI, in Bhojshala Temple complex: Read full details

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Madhya Pradesh High Court admitted a petition seeking a stay on the offering of Namaz by Muslims in the complex of the Bhojshala monument
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Jammu and Kashmir: ASI objects to Hindu Pooja at Martand Sun Temple, had previously allowed Bollywood film shooting at the temple

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"We have raised our concerns with the district administration over the pooja at Martand Sun Temple. It is a violation of our rules", the ASI said.
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Plea before Allahabad High Court seeks opening of locked rooms in Taj Mahal to ascertain existence of Shiva temple

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The petition suggests that since many Hindu groups have been claiming that the Taj Mahal is an old Shiva Temple, an inquiry must be conducted and the controversy should be put to rest.
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‘Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque near Qutub Minar was built after demolishing 27 temples, hiding the truth is a mistake’: Archaeologist KK Mohammed

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"The biggest mistake communist Historians make is that they try to hide the truth. It is a fact that temples were demolished and there is no benefit of hiding the truth", KK Mohammad stated.
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NMA asks ASI to move two Ganesha idols from Qutub Minar complex to a ‘respectable’ place at the National Museum: Report

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The Indian Express reported that NMA has asked ASI to move two Ganesha idols from the Qutub Minar complex and keep it in the National Museum.
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R Nagaswamy, the distinguished archaeologist who produced vital evidence in the Ram Janmabhoomi case, dies at age of 91, PM Modi expresses condolence

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Nagaswamy provided expert advice to the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench, which heard the Ayodhya title suits.
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10th century Yogini idol repatriated to India from the UK, 40 years after it was stolen from a temple in Uttar Pradesh

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Yogini idol stolen from a UP village 40 years ago spotted at a private home in the UK by stolen art recovery expert Christopher Marinello
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2000-year-old Mauryan structure discovered in Meerut, historians hopeful of finding lost Ashoka pillar site

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The Meerut circle of the Archaeological Survey of India has discovered a 2000-year-old Mauryan-era brick structure in Meerut.
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Uttar Pradesh: ASI team unearths remains of 1500-year-old temple from Gupta era with inscriptions in Shankhalipi script

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The Archaeological Survey of India will now protect the remains of the 1500-year-old temple and place a shed, signboard for visitors.
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