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Did you know? Pakistan had targeted the Hindu holy city of Dwarka in 1965, wanted to destroy it

Dibakar Dutta - 26 October, 2021

The fleet was named after all Islamic invaders who had committed brutal atrocities against the Hindus.

News Reports

Gujarat: Aam Aadmi Party leader held in liquor case, one female bootlegger absconding

OpIndia Staff - 20 October, 2021

Gujarat is a dry state where procurement, distribution, sale and consumption of alcohol without permit is prohibited.

News Reports

Rajput women in Rajkot perform ‘Talwar Raas’, ‘liberals’ are triggered: Read about the tradition here

OpIndia Staff - 20 October, 2021

In ‘Talwar Raas’, Rajput women dress up in traditional colourful clothes and perform a traditional dance form using swords, displaying various skills.

News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Here is why police was seen lathicharging Muslims during Eid Milad un Nabi procession

Akshita Bhadauria - 19 October, 2021

In another incident from Ahmedabad, two groups from the Muslim community clashed over playing drums on the occasion of Eid-e-Milad un Nabi.

OpIndia Scoops

The pushback begins: Surat residents play Hanuman Chalisa twice a day from temples, rooftops to get close to Dharma

Nirwa Mehta - 19 October, 2021

When the Hindus have started reciting Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers, it is more of a symbolic pushback, a protest, for being treated as equal.

News Reports

Gujarat govt increases cap on Eid celebrations after three Muslim MLAs point out other festivals had higher limit

OpIndia Staff - 19 October, 2021

Keeping in mind the controlled cases of coronavirus infection in the state, the state government had relaxed norms for celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi and Navratri in Gujarat.

OpIndia Scoops

‘Bhajan is haram in Islam’: How Muslim residents who purchased houses near Jalaram Bapa temple in Bharuch got them to stop Aarti

Nirwa Mehta - 14 October, 2021

Residents of Soni Faliya in Bharuch say they feel unsafe and threatened because the Muslim residents who have purchased homes in recent years have anti-Hindu mindset and are creating unnecessary clashes

OpIndia Scoops

‘This is Jalaram Bapa Temple, but it is for sale’: Hindus in Bharuch decide to leave homes over demography change

Nirwa Mehta - 12 October, 2021

Bharuch residents appeal for help from state administration, write to chief minister of Gujarat over change in demography, allege illegal transfer of property to Muslim owners

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