Japan: Muslim migrant damages a Shinto shrine and threatens Japanese local not to pray there because ‘Allah is the only god’, arrested
A Muslim migrant identified as Mamadou Balde vandalised the Mizuoka Hachiman shrine in Japan
26 May, 2023
places of worship
Places of Worship Act: A law against principles of Natural Justice, that says Hindus should have demanded justice before we got independence
The Places of Worship Act was passed by the Congress-led govt of PV Narasimha Rao in 1991 when the illegal Babri Mosque was still standing on top of Ram Janmabhoomi
22 September, 2022
Supreme court to hear petitions challenging Places of Worship Act from October 11, asks centre to file reply in two weeks
The places of worship act is challenged by various lawyers in the Supreme Court. The court will hear all the petitions and interventions together.
9 September, 2022
Chetan + Shut Up = Chup: Read how Chetan Bhagat gives bizarre ‘Mosples’ suggestion, cites Hagia Sophia to talk about mythical ‘conjoined past’
Talking about 'conjoined past' of Hindus and Muslims in India, Chetan Bhagat suggested Mosque+Temple hybrid structures called 'Mosples'
4 June, 2022
‘My God is Viraajman there, it is sacrilege’: Lawyer Vishnu Jain says the Muslim side drilled a hole in the Gyanvapi Shivling to claim it as a ‘fountain’
Gyanvapi case advocate Vishnu Jain said the Shivling was willfully desecrated by the Muslim side.
25 May, 2022
‘Gyanvapi not a mosque, property vests with deity Adi Vishweshwar since time immemorial’: Hindu side in SC
According to the submissions, the property has belonged to Adi Vishweshwar for centuries and centuries, even before the Islamic rule in India
20 May, 2022
Gyanvapi case: SC says Places of Worship Act does not bar determining the religious character of a place, refuses to overturn orders
Supreme Court refused to overturn Varanasi court's orders directing survey of Gyanvapi mosque and subsequent sealilng
20 May, 2022
As Subramanian Swamy targets Modi govt for not repealing Places of Worship Act, read how he had supported it in parliament while BJP had opposed
Supporting the Places of Worship Act, Subramanian Swamy had questioned the claim of Ram Jannmabhoomi
19 May, 2022
Could the survey at the Gyanvapi compound lead to its exemption from the Places of Worship Act? Read what the law says
The Places of Worship Act, 1991, exempts any ancient monument or site covered by the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.
14 May, 2022
USA: Church attendance of Americans falls below 50% for the first time ever, finds a Gallup poll
In 2020, 47% of Americans said they belonged to a church or house of worship, down from 50% in 2018 and 70% in 1999.
31 March, 2021