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Angry mob destroys Hindu temple in northwestern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: An angry mob led by local clergymen burned a Hindu temple in the Karak district of Pakistanin the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday. “The decision made last week (in Teri village in Karak) was implemented today and the temple was destroyed while extremists chanted Allah-o-Akbar (God is …

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Staggered hours, QR codes and 1,000 devotees a day

The temples of Maharashtra will reopen from tomorrow and the famous Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai will allow devotees to enter after undergoing mandatory checks. After several protests and criticism from the BJP opponent, Uddhav Thackeray has allowed the reopening of religious sites that had been closed for almost eight months. …

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