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Agra’s Taj Mahal may reopen from Monday with restrictions, district authorities in dilemma as fresh cases rise
The visitors to the Taj Mahal will have to mandatorily wear masks at all times, and keep their distance from each other.
No, ASI is not replacing centuries-old murals at Konark temple with plain stones. Here’s the truth
The UNESCO guidelines on the restoration of World Heritage Sites mandate that when an original stone carving is lost, it cannot be replicated
Easier to convince a dacoit than a communist: Read what Dr KK Muhammad said at Mangaluru Lit Fest
"Let me be clear, India is secular only because it is a Hindu majority nation, said Dr KK Muhammed.
Purana Qilla may have been the site of Mahabharata’s Indraprastha: ASI to carry out another round of excavations
The ASI believes that a village named Indrapat existed at the site until 1913, which is the direct descendant of Mahabharata's 'Indraprastha', founded by the Pandavas as their capital.
Event to honour archeologist KK Muhammad cancelled after Islamists protest his finding that Ram Temple existed at Ram Janmabhoomi
In a worrisome incident, an event which was scheduled to honour archaeologist KK Muhammed was cancelled after Islamists threatened the organisers to cancel the event.
BB Lal demolishes claims of AMU professor, confirms KK Muhammed was part of team that excavated Ram Janmabhoomi site in 1976
Syed Ali Rizvi, Chairman of the Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University, had written a letter stating said KK Muhammed was never part of BB Lal team that excavated Ram Janmabhoomi site
Ram Mandir case: Muslim parties apologise to Supreme Court for questioning ASI report
Further, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked parties in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case to finish their arguments by October 18. The Supreme Court also warned that the parties will not be given any extra day.
Hampi vandalized again: Tourist booked for ‘accidentally’ damaging two pillars while taking photographs
In July this year, the 16th-century Brindavana (samadhi) of Saint Vyasaraja Swamy, Rajaguru of Vijayanagara Emperor Krishnadevaraya was desecrated and vandalised in Anegundi near Hampi.
Findings at Keeladi site trace back to 6th century BCE, graffiti symbols found bear resemblance to Indus Valley Civilisation
Cultural deposits unearthed at the Keeladi Vaigai excavation site in Tamil Nadu can be dated back to 6th century BCE, at least 3 century earlier than previously thought.
ASI identifies Indian artefacts seized from art smuggler Subhash Kapoor in USA, could be brought back to India
The artefacts were stolen by art smuggler Subhash Kapoor. He was arrested and extradited from Germany. Currently is locked up in Trichy prison
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Vikas Dubey’s aide Guddan Trivedi arrested by Mumbai ATS: Here are his pictures with SP’s Akhilesh Yadav and Mulayam Singh Yadav
Vikas Dubey's aide Guddan Trivedi, wanted in Kanpur ambush on police and 2011 Santosh Shukla murder case, arrested by Mumbai ATS
News Reports
Virologist who spent weeks documenting his ‘battle’ against Coronavirus from hospital on NBC News finds out he was not infected
On Tuesday, Fair revealed that he was never diagnosed with the Chinese virus and had tested negative for it multiple times.
News Reports
‘Drone boy’ Prathap NM makes a statement after OpIndia fact-check: Here is why his explanation makes little sense
'Drone boy' Prathap NM says he won't show his drones due to intellectual property issues, but will show certificates from unregistered events
Opinions
Here is a short list of anti-Brahmin people and ideas Congress has nurtured and supported
The Congress party has been trying to paint the Yogi Government as 'anti-Brahmin'.
Entertainment
Stand-up comedian apologises for insulting memorial to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Arabian sea after MNS workers vandalised studio
The stand-up 'comedian' Agrima Joshua had made scornfully derisive remarks in her video against the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj memorial that is going to be erected in the Arabian Sea
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The curious case of ‘Drone Boy’ who has made 600 drones using broken mixer grinders and televisions. A fact-check
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While 'drone boy' Prathap NM has claimed to have made 600 drones using e-waste, not a single photo or video of them exist
Entertainment
Sony Liv criticised for ‘spine chilling’ promotional of its thriller Undekhi after people receive calls from a man whose life is ‘under threat’
Sony Liv was criticised for the promotional of its web series Undekhi that released on Friday.
News Reports
Netizens ask Netflix to cancel comedian Kenny Sebastian’s special show after he hurls obscene abuses
Social media users are demanding that Netflix reconsiders special show of Indian comic Kenny Sebastian after he was allegedly found hurling obscene abuses to people on his Instagram page.
Media
The Wire accused Yogi Adityanath of being ‘casteist’ for not killing Vikas Dubey hours before the encounter of the gangster
Notorious gangster, Vikas Dubey, who was arrested from Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh was killed in an encounter in the wee hours of the morning on Friday
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After obscene comments, clip of comedian Kenneth Sebastian calling Sanskrit ‘most useless language ever’ goes viral. Watch video
In the video titled "Journey to the centre of my brain", Sebastian is seen thanking God because 'all the people who spoke Sanskrit are dead'.
