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Temples

News Reports

Construction of Hindu temple stopped by Pakistan, Imran Khan govt to seek advice of Council of Islamic Ideology

OpIndia Staff - 4 July, 2020

In yet another setback for minority Hindus in Pakistan, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Friday stopped construction of the boundary wall of the Hindu temple being built in Islamabad

News Reports

Construction of Hindu temple in Islamabad is against Islam and an insult to Islamic kingdom: Pakistan assembly speaker

OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2020

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi strongly opposed the construction of Hindu temple saying it is not only against the spirit of Islam but is also an insult to the Islamic welfare state.

Crime

Bangladesh: In May 2020 alone, Islamists vandalised at least ten temples. Read details

OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2020

The World Hindu Federation has alleged that the attacks against Hindus in Bangladesh has increased during the lockdown in the country

News Reports

Hindu organisation challenges Place of Worship Act in Supreme Court, criticises Parliament for transgressing its legislative power

OpIndia Staff - 13 June, 2020

The petition argued that the Parliament had 'transgressed' its power of making laws by barring judicial remedy to reclaim temples.

News Reports

Alka Lamba uses a 4-year-old stock image to claim temples were opened after lockdown to collection donations

OpIndia Staff - 12 June, 2020

Alka Lamba defamed Hindu temples by claiming that they were opened after the lockdown for the sole purpose of collecting donations

Media Fact-Check

Fact check: Dalit boy killed by upper caste men for praying in temple in Amroha? Here are the facts

OpIndia Staff - 10 June, 2020

On Tuesday, social media was abuzz with the reports that a Dalit boy was allegedly killed by upper caste men for praying in a temple.

News Reports

Given their record, Pakistan should be embarrassed to even mention ‘minorities’: India’s MEA slams Pakistan’s absurd rant over Ram Mandir in Ayodhya

OpIndia Staff - 29 May, 2020

Launching a blistering attack on Pakistan, the Indian Foreign Ministry advised the Imran Khan-led government to read their own country's constitution before commenting on India's minorities and secularism.

News Reports

Andhra Government stalls the auction of 50 properties owned by Tirupati Tirumala Temple board

OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2020

The State Government had asked Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam (TTD) to reconsider their decision in light of the sentiments of the devotees.

Government and Policy

UP: Yogi Adityanath allows demolition of over 100 shops inside Gorakhnath temple for road widening, orders alternate shops be given to those affected

OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2020

Yogi Adityanath, who is also the Mahant of Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur has allowed authorities to demolish a part of the temple boundary to necessitate road-widening work

Opinions

Ayodhya: Museum needed to preserve memory of oppressed generations

Abhishek Banerjee - 21 May, 2020

Victory is not simply in building a grand Ram Temple at Ayodhya. Real victory lies in establishing a full documented history of what happened to generations of oppressed Hindus in India.

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