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Pakistan: Thieves steal monocles from Jinnah statue in Punjab govt office

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Thieves in Vehari, Pakistan's Punjab have stolen the monocles from the Jinnah's statue located at the Vehari Deputy Commissioner office complex.
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Arun Yogiraj: Meet the MBA-turned sculptor who built the statue of Adi Shankaracharya in Kedarnath

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Arun Yogiraj had completed MBA from Mysuru University and was employed in a private company, but he resigned in 2018 to take up sculpting
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Rajnath Singh unveils Lakshadweep’s first Gandhi statue, was earlier opposed by local Muslim majority population: Details

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In 2010, the bust of Gandhi could not be installed in Lakshadweep after the local Muslims raised their objection to it.
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Afghanistan: Taliban burns down amusement park in Sheberghan, because it had statues and statues are ‘haram’ in Islam

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Earlier, videos of Taliban fighters enjoying rides in an amusement park after taking over Kabul had gone viral on social media.
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Pakistan: Statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh vandalized in Lahore fort, third such attack

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The nine feet tall statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh at the Lahore Fort was vandalized for a third time on Tuesday.
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Ludhiana: Nihang Sikhs set a Rajiv Gandhi statue on fire protesting against announcement of more statues, Congress leader cleans it with his turban

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Nihang Sikhs said that they burnt the Rajiv Gandhi statue as Congress is planning more statues of the former PM in Ludhiana
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When a statue of Mahatma Gandhi could not be installed in Lakshadweep due to unspoken ‘shariat culture’

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The bust of MK Gandhi could not be offloaded at Lakshadweep as Muslims objected to the installation of any such statues.
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Brazil is building a new Jesus statue, and it is taller than Rio’s Christ the Redeemer

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Christ the Protector statue in Encantado city in South Brazil will be 16 feet taller than Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro
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UK university faces criticism for installing £24,000 bronze statue of Swedish protestor Greta Thunberg

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The Winchester University in the UK had commissioned a life-size bronze statue of the controversial 'activist' Greta Thunberg at the cost of £24,000.
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From hailing Deep Sidhu to breaking Mahatma Gandhi statue: How Khalistanis in California celebrated Republic Day riots

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Earlier this week, Twitter has blocked over 500 accounts for instigating violence on Republic Day in India. Many of these accounts were from Pakistan and many were using the platform to create confusion over the Tractor Rally.
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