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Yet another allegation of grooming jihad involving a young Christian girl and her much older Muslim husband was reported from Kerala. The accused tried to convert her to Islam and when she resisted, he shared their intimate videos with others. Though this case has turned out to be a big controversy in Pothanikkad, even Christian-leaning media played it down. 

An ancient Hindu temple has been burnt down, again, in Kashmir. The thousands of years old Mata Tripur Sundari temple located in a remote forest area near Devsar town, district Kulgam, south Kashmir, was burnt on the intervening night of 13th and 14th January. The same temple had been burnt down three decades back by religious zealots and was being recently reconstructed by Hindu groups.

Forts in Maharashtra are increasingly coming under the grip of Islamists who are raising illegal constructions within the premises of iconic forts in addition to falsifying history by inventing fictional characters. Earlier this month, it had come to light that a mosque was being illegally constructed within the Raigad fort with impunity throwing rules to the wind causing extreme distress to followers of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

On the website of Darul Uloom in Deoband, a slew of inquiries seeks solutions from Deobandi school to some of the world’s most pressing Islamic concerns. These questions cover a wide range of topics, from working for Paytm to wearing a Kurta with a Bar Code. These questions are premised on the Shariah principles of Haram and Halal, which respectively mean Illegitimate and Legitimate. Here are a few of the most common questions.

After Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan offered to send manpower and technical assistance to Afghanistan, the Taliban regime has declined the offer. After Afghan citizens and former officials had rejected the offer by Imran Khan, the Taliban rulers also have reacted to the same, saying that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan does not need cooperation and assistance in this regard.

On Friday, giving a major boost to India’s defence system, the Philippines has accepted BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd’s proposal worth USD 374.9 million to supply a Shore-Based Anti-Ship Missile System Acquisition Project for its navy. As per reports, the Notice of Award has been communicated to BrahMos officials by the Philippines Department of National Defense.

The foreign aggressions and wars remain in the collective memory of every Indian as a reminder of sacrifices made by our freedom fighters and soldiers. While we are indebted to the Indian Army, Air force, and Navy for protecting our sovereignty, integrity, and national interests, the role of the Indian Army is paramount, keeping in mind that any confrontation with either neighbour – China or Pakistan – will be mainly fought by Indian ground forces.

A lot of noise has been made around the alleged deaths of protesting farmers who participated in farmer protests against now-repealed Agriculture Laws. One of the demands that the farmer unions have put forward in front of the union and state governments is to provide compensation to the families of the farmers who died during the protest. As per reports and claims made by the farmer unions, around 700-750 farmers allegedly died during the protests.

China is drawing fierce pushback from Nepali citizens over its attempts to extend its sphere of influence over the Himalayan nation. For years now, Beijing has been trying to push its hegemonic designs in Nepal through the use of political, economic, and cultural means, employing the use of both coercion as well as persuasion to bring about its objective.