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TopicRatan Lal

Topic: Ratan Lal

‘Post made with intent to hurt sentiments’. Why HC rejected Hindu College prof’s plea to quash FIR

FIR was filed against Hindu College prof in 2022 for social media post, alleged to be objectionable, on claims of ‘Shiva Linga’ being found at Gyanvapi complex in Varanasi.

Who’s Ratan Lal? ‘Outspoken professor’ booked for Gyanvapi post said to ‘champion the oppressed’

While Professor Ratan Lal's social media post on Gyanvapi 'Shivling' has generated a mixed response, he is described by peers as an authority on his subject and discussions on caste.

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Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.