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Indian court rejects demands to unlock sealed chambers of Taj Mahal

A court in India has dismissed a request to open locked rooms in the Taj Mahal in a search for Hindu idols in the 17th century wonder.

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Offensive comments on shivling: Delhi University professor Ratan Lal arrested for social media post

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Friday arrested Ratan Lal, a teacher of history at Hindu College, in connection with a social media post.

The Times of India

Protection of wuzu area, unhindered namaz access to continue, says SC

NEW DELHI: Appearing for the Gyanvapi mosque management, senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi repeatedly argued that the Supreme Court should scrap the suit by Hindu parties seeking enforcement of their right to worship inside the mosque and interim orders by the trial court, including the direction for a survey, as it…

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SC shifts ‘complex Gyanvapi case’ to Varanasi district judge

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday shifted the trial of a suit by Hindu parties seeking enforcement of their right to worship inside Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque from civil judge (senior division) to the district judge, even as it observed that the survey of a structure to ascertain its religious…

The Times of India

SC shifts Gyanvapi mosque worship suit trial to Varanasi district judge

The Times of India

Hindu women press for access to Indian mosque, in latest dispute

A court case started by five Hindu women in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's political constituency has become the latest battleground in India between the Hindu majority and minority Muslims over access to historically contested religious sites.

Reuters

‘We begged them to spare our shops,’ say Muslim women in an Indian market

In New Delhi, the BJP-controlled local government razes a market run by Muslim women.

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Can India re-imagine South Asia? | The Hindu Parley podcast

If New Delhi does not take the lead, the region cannot respond to various crises collectively

The Hindu

RSS journalism awards celebrate Hindutva propaganda

Indraprastha Vishwa Samvad Kendra, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s media wing, handed out its annual Devrishi Narad Journalism Awards on Wednesday.

Newslaundry

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese pictured wearing scarves bearing symbol used by Hindu ultra-nationalist group VHP India

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese have been photographed wearing saffron scarves bearing the symbol of a right-wing Hindu nationalist group from India that has been accused of orchestrating brutal attacks on Muslims and Christians.

ABC News

Lucknow: Bail plea of man who forced minor for nikah rejected

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Wednesday rejected bail plea of a married Muslim man who allured a Hindu minor girl in order to marry her by presenting himself as Raj instead of disclosing his real name Anwar Ali.

The Times of India

Thirumavalavan calls for songs on Dalit-Buddhist tradition

Move to counter claims made by Hindutva groups relating to religion and culture, says VCK general secretary

The Hindu

Sacked official should submit Gyanvapi videography, Hindu plaintiffs tell court

They say report would not be complete without his cooperation, amounting to a legal lapse

The Hindu

FIR lodged against associate professor of Delhi University's Hindu college over 'objectionable' post on 'Shivling'

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has registered an FIR against an associate professor of Delhi University's Hindu College for his objectionable social media post referring to claims about the 'Shivling' found inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex, officials said on Wednesday.

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Hindu groups file fresh petitions to stop Muslims from entering historic Indian mosque

Members of hardline Hindu groups filed petitions in a court in northern India to stop Muslims from entering a historic mosque, until the court decides on an earlier plea seeking approval to look for any Hindu relics which may be on the site, lawyers said on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

‘Textbook repeat’: India courts hear Hindu-relics-in-mosque pleas

India’s top court and court in Varanasi hear petitions by Hindu groups claiming Mughal-era mosque has Lord Shiva relics.

The Hindu

Complaint filed against Hindu outfit in Bengaluru

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Places of Worship Act does not apply to Gyanvapi, says VHP

“There has been no change in the status of the religious structure since 1947, and Hindus have always performed puja at the site”

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Taj Mahal's "closed rooms" photos made public by ASI; might put controversy around world-famous monument to rest

Taj Mahal, one of the most famous landmarks in India, both historically as well as for tourism purposes has been in news for a number of reasons recently. Most recently, the beautiful white-marble structure has been in the news as a petition was made to open the "locked rooms" in…

The Hindu

India, France carry out second joint patrol in Southern Indian Ocean

Maritime domain awareness and anti-submarine cooperation have emerged as priority areas in the region

The Hindu

Explained | The Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath dispute and the current case

The decades-old Gyanvapi mosque- Kashi Vishwanath case reached the Supreme Court on May 13 after a local court in Varanasi directed that a videography survey at the religious complex be allowed to continue

Reuters

Indian court prohibits large religious gathering at mosque after Hindu idols found-lawyers

A court in north India on Monday ordered authorities to limit large Muslim prayer gatherings in the historic Gyanvapi mosque after a survey team found relics of the Hindu god Shiva and other Hindu symbols there, lawyers involved in the case said.

Al Jazeera

India redrawing Kashmir assembly seats to ‘disempower Muslims’?

Locals say delimitation of constituencies will make Muslim vote ‘irrelevant’ in India’s only Muslim-majority region.

Dynamite News

Gyanvapi survey: 12.8 feet long Shivling found in the complex, claims Hindu side

The Varanasi civil court has directed the district authorities to seal the place of 'Shivling' immediately and ensure its safety. Full story on Dynamite News:

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The celebrated assassin: the play about Gandhi’s killer, still dividing India

Having written about sex tapes and the Delhi bus gang-rape, Anupama Chandrasekhar is tackling Nathuram Godse, the gunman who was raised as a girl – and is now a hero to Hindu nationalists

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