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Kolhapur lecturer ‘forced’ to go on leave for saying rapists ‘can be from any religion’

When college professor Tejaswini Desai told her first-year class that perpetrators of rape can be from any religion or community, she never imagined that the consequences would include being questioned by the police and a hate campaign on social media.

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BJP cracks down on Owaisi’s Buldhana rally, questions Uddhav Thackeray’s silence over ‘Aurangzeb issue’

“Nobody in either Maharashtra or in the country has Aurangzeb’s blood running in them. So, who are these sons of Aurangzeb that have risen suddenly?”

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Uddhav downplays ally Prakash Ambedkar’s tributes at Aurangzeb’s tomb

The Sena (UBT) chief said that some parties wanted people to be stuck in history and foment riots in the name of Aurangzeb or something else, as it suited them ahead of elections.

The Hindu

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A change of name for votes

The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance hopes to woo the OBCs by renaming places

The Hindu

Love-jihad is defaming Islam, Muslims must oppose it: Baba Ramdev

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev was in Delhi on Friday to launch new products as part of his Patanjali group’s expansion plans. He spoke to Kumar Shakti Shekhar on a number of social, political and religious issues which are currently making headlines. Edited excerpts.

The Times of India

Ghosts of history joust for the soul of progressive Kolhapur amid the spectre of orchestrated communal clashes

“The attack was clearly pre-planned. The mob began targeting properties belonging to Muslim families…”

The Hindu

Man held in Navi Mumbai for using Aurangzeb's picture as social media profile

MUMBAI: An FIR was registered by Navi Mumbai police against a man for allegedly using Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's image as his Whatsapp profile picture after the issue was raised by a Hindu organisation, an official said on Sunday.

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Maharashtra: Illegal monument of Tipu Sultan removed from Dhule, days after clashes in Kolhapur

An allegedly illegally built monument of Tipu Sultan was removed from Maharashtra's Dhule, said police officials. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Internet services partially restored in Maharashtra's Kolhapur

Internet services have been partially resumed in Kolhapur in Maharashtra 2 days after tensions erupted over alleged objectionable social media status with reference to Aurangzeb and Tipu Sultan

The Hindu

Maharashtra: Internet services partially resume in Kolhapur as situation returns to normalcy

A curfew was imposed in Kolhapur on Wednesday following the violent clashes that broke out between two groups. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

After Kolhapur, Maharashtra’s Beed tense now after social media post on Aurangzeb

A teenage boy’s alleged act of putting social media status message glorifying Mughal emperor Aurangzeb has triggered tension in Ashti town of Maharashtra’s Beed district

The Hindu

Protest over social media message turns violent in Kolhapur city; curfew imposed

Internet services have been suspended till Thursday evening while prohibitory orders have been issued till June 19 banning assembly of five or more persons, said a senior police official.

The Hindu

Micro review: 'The Mughal High Noon: The Ascent of Aurangzeb' by Srinivas Rao Adige

Former IAS officer-turned-author Srinivas Rao Adige's debut novel 'The Mughal High Noon: The Ascent of Aurangzeb' was published in 2015. As the title suggests, the book chronicles how Aurangzeb, emperor Shah Jahan's third son, became the next ruler of the Mughal empire.

The Times of India

Micro review: 'Misfortune's Favourite: The Tragic End of Dara Shukoh' by Srinivas Rao Adige

Former IAS officer and author Srinivas Rao Adige's book on the unlucky prince Dara Shukoh was published in September 2022. Aptly titled 'Misfortune's Favourite: The Tragic End of Dara Shukoh', the book is set in the 17th-century India and it traces the last year in Dara Shukoh's life.

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Thousands of mosques targeted as Hindu nationalists try to rewrite India’s history

Shamsi Jama Masjid, an 800-year-old mosque in Uttar Pradesh, is the latest flashpoint in a dispute that could eventually turn violent

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Two Muslim men face trial for Al Qaeda links in UP. What’s the evidence?

In July 2021, the Uttar Pradesh police claimed to have arrested two “active members of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind”, the alleged affiliate of Al Qaeda in India. Minhaj Ahmad and Museeruddin were planning to “unleash terrorist activities before August 15 in different cities of the state, including Lucknow”, where they were held,…

The Hindu

Gyanvapi is Waqf property: Mosque committee tells court

The committee informed the court that the Gyanvapi mosque is a Waqf property and only the Waqf Board has the right to hear any matter pertaining to it

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Mughal era coins minted during power struggles go for high bids in auction

A gold coin minted by Kam Baksh and a silver coin by Khurram carry nuggets of little-known history

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Uddhav camp spars with Shinde-Fadnavis government over renaming of Aurangabad, Osmanabad

While the BJP faction alleged that the MVA government had taken the decision to rename the cities in an illegal Cabinet meeting that was called after it had lost majority in the Assembly, the Uddhav faction alleged that the new government was just trying to delay the renaming decision of…

The Hindu

Satire | Who can stop me from rewriting my history?

As per archaeological evidence, I dug up with my own hands, it was one of my ancestors who founded the Indus Valley Civilisation. Remember that sculpture of a bearded bald guy from Mohenjo-daro? That’s him!

The Hindu

Uddhav asserts Shiv Sena’s ‘Hindutva’ credentials at Aurangabad rally

Maharashtra CM chastises the BJP for failing to protect Kashmiri Pandits

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh: Another plea seeking 'puja' rights at Kashi Madhav temple filed

VARANASI: A fresh petition was filed in the court of civil judge (junior division) Akash Verma, seeking rights to perform 'puja' at the city's Bindu Madhav temple inside Beni Madhav-ka-Dharahara alleging that it was also destroyed by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, who converted it into a mosque in the name of…

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh: Another plea seeking 'puja' rights at Kashi's Bindu Madhav temple filed

The Hindu

Trap for me; possible fake cases against my party men: Raj Thackeray cites reasons for putting off Ayodhya tour

Terms Shiv Sena’s Hindutva as ‘utterly hollow’

The Times of India

SC stalls Gyanvapi proceedings in trial court for a day

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday stalled Gyanvapi mosque survey related proceedings before a Varanasi court for a day after the mosque management committee alleged a concerted attempt is underway to widen the ambit of a suit seeking right to worship of deities inside the mosque.

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