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“They covered the mosque… I feel the pain,” Muslim man from Mamata’s Bengal cries on seeing Kashi Vishwanath Mandir, watch

OpIndia Staff - 16 December, 2021

One Naushad Alam from Kolkata, who offered namaz at Gyanvapi mosque in Kashi was upset at seeing how the tall walls of the grand temple were 'hiding' the mosque, which was built on ruins of a destroyed temple

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Lakhimpur Kheri incident was deliberate, not an act of negligence, says SIT, demands attempt to murder charges against accused

OpIndia Staff - 14 December, 2021

Lakhimpur Kheri incident happened on October 3, 2021 when a convoy of BJP leaders was allegedly attacked by protesting 'farmers'. Eight, including a journalist lost their lives.

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UP: ATS nabs fake passport gang, Bangladeshi Muslims were brought to India and sent abroad under Hindu names

OpIndia Staff - 14 December, 2021

Kanpur ATS busts human trafficking gang that used to shelter illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, provide them fake passport under Hindu names and then sent abroad.

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‘Na sounga, na sone dunga’: PM Modi, CM Yogi inspect ongoing work in Kashi Vishwanath, Varanasi in middle of the night

Nirwa Mehta - 14 December, 2021

PM Modi, who is on a visit to Varanasi for the inauguration of Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, also took time to inspect his constituency and see to it that other works of development are on track.

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Varanasi – One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world

Anurag - 13 December, 2021

Kashi or Varanasi is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and Kashi Vishwanath corridor restores its glory

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Yogi Adityanath thanks PM Modi for realising Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of the Kashi Vishwanath corridor

OpIndia Staff - 13 December, 2021

"Many did politics in the name of Mahatma Gandhi but none could turn his dream into reality (except PM Modi)," Yogi Adityanath said.

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PM Modi offers prayers at Kal Bhairav temple in Varanasi, gets showered with petals

OpIndia Staff - 13 December, 2021

PM Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Kal Bhairav temple in Varanasi ahead of inaugurating the Kashi Vishwanath Dham

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Challan, not lugai: UP cops fine Kanpur youth Khalid to the tune of ₹14K for driving to Bollywood music without a helmet

OpIndia Staff - 12 December, 2021

Some media houses wrongly reported Khalid was fined Rs 9,000 for violations of the act, but he admitted that he was fined Rs 14,000 and he had paid the amount.

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