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Taj and Qutab next right-wing targets after Ayodhya, Kashi, Mathura
Hindu activists are clamouring for the �liberation' of Kashi and Mathura and the battle is now being played out in courts. The Gyanvapi mosque dispute has already reached the Supreme Court and after a court in Mathura allowed a petition seeking the removal of Shahi Idgah from the Krishna Janmabhoomi, the issue is all set blow up into another major controversy.
VHP leader says Places of Worship Act not engraved in stone, need to review it
While the construction work of the grand Ram temple in Ayodhya is going on in full swing, enabled by the Supreme Court verdict, the cases of Kashi and Mathura have also reached the court's doorstep. Both sides are engaged in a war of words claiming ownership of the land.
Srirangapatna's Jamia Masjid is becoming Gyanvapi of Karnataka
Aswathi.S., District Commissioner (DC) of Mandya, has already received a petition by the activists to carry out an inspection to verify if the Jamia Masjid was built on the ruins of a Hanuman temple. "The DC has informed us that she has already sent out a request to the government. If the government does not respond, we are ready to approach the court," C.T. Manjunath, state secretary of the Narendra Modi Vichar Manch, told IANS.
Gyanvapi Row: The five women whose petition has shaken up the nation
Of the five petitioners, one is based in Delhi while four belong to Varanasi. The closest they came to know of each other is a chance meeting at a 'satsang'. While Laxmi Devi, Sita Sahu, Manju Vyas and Rekha Pathak live in Varanasi and have been present at every hearing of the case which began in August 2021, the fifth and the main petitioner, Rakhi Singh, lives in Delhi and has not been to court.
Delhi sees marginal decline in daily Covid tally with 479 cases
In the same period, one Covid related death has also been reported in the city, a Delhi government health bulletin said. Meanwhile, the Covid positivity rate has also declined marginally to 2.06 per cent in the city. The number of active cases has also reported decline at 2,138. With 569 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries has gone to 18,74,851. The number of patients being treated in home isolation stands at 1,572.
Army man posted in Rajasthan honey-trapped, leaked info to ISI; arrested
The police believe that confidential information of military and strategic importance was sent to Pakistan. They came into contact through social media six months ago. The woman introduced herself as Chhadam, a resident of Madhya Pradesh. She sought confidential documents related to the Indian Army on the pretext of marriage. The woman made Pradeep Kumar believe that she worked for a company in Bengaluru.
Ground Zero: Conversations in Varanasi centre around the Shivling of contention
While the Muslim side continues to deny the claims of finding a 'Shivling', people from the Hindu side here have been reiterating their claims over the finding. Mahtab Ali, a resident of Varanasi, says, "this survey is nothing but politics. When we have a law, then what is the point of survey and excavation after that. Muslims here offer Namaz there and do Wuzu."
'It's about confidence', says Jaishankar on Rahul's 'arrogant' remark
In a tweet External Affairs Minister said, "Yes, the Indian Foreign Service has changed. Yes, they follow the orders of the Government. Yes, they counter the arguments of others". The Minister said that it is not called arrogance, it is called defending national interest. "It is called confidence. And it is called defending national interest (sic)," the Minister said. No, it's not called arrogance," Jaishankar said.
Places of Worship Act put to test as Gyanvapi case goes to Supreme Court
The law has been invoked by the Committee of Management, Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Varanasi, which manages the Gyanvapi mosque, before the Supreme Court, saying mischievous attempts were being made to change the character of the mosque, which existed for 500 years. In the Ayodhya judgment, the Supreme Court had said that the Act is intrinsically related to the obligations of a secular state and it reflects the commitment of India to equality of all religions.
Gyanvapi row: Court grants bail to DU professor arrested for derogatory post
Lal was presented before Tis Hazari Court on Saturday afternoon. He was placed under arrest on Friday night by the Civil Lines Police, and granted bail on Saturday on furnishing a bond of Rs 50,000 and surety on the like amount. On May 18, the police registered an FIR against the History professor of Delhi University's Hindu College for posting provocative content.
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