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Chetan + Shut Up = Chup: Read how Chetan Bhagat gives bizarre ‘Mosples’ suggestion, cites Hagia Sophia to talk about mythical ‘conjoined past’

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Talking about 'conjoined past' of Hindus and Muslims in India, Chetan Bhagat suggested Mosque+Temple hybrid structures called 'Mosples'
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‘My God is Viraajman there, it is sacrilege’: Lawyer Vishnu Jain says the Muslim side drilled a hole in the Gyanvapi Shivling to claim...

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Gyanvapi case advocate Vishnu Jain said the Shivling was willfully desecrated by the Muslim side.
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‘Gyanvapi not a mosque, property vests with deity Adi Vishweshwar since time immemorial’: Hindu side in SC

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According to the submissions, the property has belonged to Adi Vishweshwar for centuries and centuries, even before the Islamic rule in India
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Gyanvapi case: SC says Places of Worship Act does not bar determining the religious character of a place, refuses to overturn orders

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Supreme Court refused to overturn Varanasi court's orders directing survey of Gyanvapi mosque and subsequent sealilng
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As Subramanian Swamy targets Modi govt for not repealing Places of Worship Act, read how he had supported it in parliament while BJP had...

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Supporting the Places of Worship Act, Subramanian Swamy had questioned the claim of Ram Jannmabhoomi
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Could the survey at the Gyanvapi compound lead to its exemption from the Places of Worship Act? Read what the law says

Shashank Bharadwaj -
The Places of Worship Act, 1991, exempts any ancient monument or site covered by the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.
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USA: Church attendance of Americans falls below 50% for the first time ever, finds a Gallup poll

OpIndia Staff -
In 2020, 47% of Americans said they belonged to a church or house of worship, down from 50% in 2018 and 70% in 1999.
Law

Subramanian Swamy expresses angst over SC accepting Ashwini Upadhyay’s petition challenging the Places of Worship Act but not his

OpIndia Staff -
Subramanian Swamy said that he will tag his PIL along with that of Ashwini Upadyay's petition against the Places of Worship Act
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Supreme Court issues notice after petition challenges validity of 1991 Act that prevents reclamation of Kashi-Mathura temples

OpIndia Staff -
The petition was filed on behalf of BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay. The petitioner was represented in Court by Senior advocates Vikas Singh and Gopal Sankaranarayanan.
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2 days after Diwali, the COVID-19 threat disappears? Maharashtra govt decides to open temples with restrictions, finally

OpIndia Staff -
If the religious places can be reopened now in Maharashtra, they could have reopened earlier also, with the same restrictions
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