Wednesday, November 27, 2024

OpIndia Explains

Despite court orders to demolish illegal tomb of Afzal Khan at Pratapgad, Maharashtra govt continues to protect it: Here is what we know about...

Construction was carried out illegally in the name of a "Hazrat Mohammed Afzal Khan Memorial Trust" which had occupied around 5,500 square feet space on the fort

Hybrid Terrorists: What are they, and why are they a threat to national security

Hybrid terrorists are 'boys next door' who are not ultras but radicalized to the point that they are willing to pick weapons

TMC leader Saket Gokhale peddles misinformation about recent reduction in petrol, diesel prices

The latest reduction in the duty is not from the Excise Duty but instead from the Additional Excise Duty, which is not shared with the states. Hence, the proposed reduction is entirely borne by the Centre.

Forced conversion to Islam of two BJP workers as ‘punishment’ by TMC, police apathy and more: What Kolkata HC order says, ordering CBI/NIA probe

West Bengal was thrown into post-poll violence by TMC goons after BJP lost the Assembly Elections in 2021.

Reality of Rahul Gandhi at ‘Cambridge University event’: Organisers, partner outfit stuffed with Congress leaders, Oxfam and Amnesty connections

The impression that one gets from the poster is that the Rahul Gandhi event has been organised by the University of Cambridge.

Europe, US on alert over detection of Monkeypox cases: What is the virus, symptoms and its transmission across the globe

Several cases of Monkeypox infection have been reported from various countries in Europe, raising concerns

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

Gyanvapi exclusive: The layout of the old Vishveshwar temple and what British historians have said about the disputed structure

With the placement of the Shivlinga in the centre, the plan of the old temple seems to be a one-of-a-kind arrangement for a Hindu temple; while the conventional design demands a linear progression of activities planned from Mandapa to the Garbhagriha.

As Shivling is found at Wuzukhana in the disputed Gyanvapi structure, read the entire history of the controversy around the Kashi Vishwanath Mandir

The controversy around the disputed Gyanvapi structure took legal form in 1936 after a case was filed by Deen Mohammad in court.

Scratch a ‘vivadit dhancha’, find a Mandir: A list of Hindu temples destroyed over centuries of Islamic rule where masjids and dargahs stand now

In 1990, Historian Sita Ram Goel released a book named 'Hindu Temples: What Happened To Them' in which he mentioned over 1,800 Muslim structures that were built on Hindu Temple sites and/or used materials from destroyed temples.

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