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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’

Talking about 'conjoined past' of Hindus and Muslims in India, Chetan Bhagat suggested Mosque+Temple hybrid structures called 'Mosples'

‘My God is Viraajman there, it is sacrilege’: Lawyer Vishnu Jain says the Muslim side drilled a hole in the Gyanvapi Shivling to claim...

Gyanvapi case advocate Vishnu Jain said the Shivling was willfully desecrated by the Muslim side.

‘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

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

As Subramanian Swamy targets Modi govt for not repealing Places of Worship Act, read how he had supported it in parliament while BJP had...

Supporting the Places of Worship Act, Subramanian Swamy had questioned the claim of Ram Jannmabhoomi

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.

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.

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

Subramanian Swamy said that he will tag his PIL along with that of Ashwini Upadyay's petition against the Places of Worship Act

Supreme Court issues notice after petition challenges validity of 1991 Act that prevents reclamation of Kashi-Mathura temples

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.

2 days after Diwali, the COVID-19 threat disappears? Maharashtra govt decides to open temples with restrictions, finally

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

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