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Details of carvings at the Prasanna Chennakesava temple, Somnathpur - 1895
May 26, 2022
This photograph of the Prasanna Chennakesava Temple, Somnathpur was taken in the 1890s by an unknown photographer and is from the Curzon Collection's 'Souvenir of Mysore Album'. The Keshava Temple at Somnathpur near Mysore, completed in 1268, is one of the best-preserved temples built in the Hoysala period. Dedicated to Keshava, the god Vishnu under his three aspects, it consists of three shrines approached through a pillared mandapa. On the outer walls of the temple, at the lower levels, there are friezes with elephants, horses, makaras (mythical sea creatures), geese, and foliated scrol...

Rani Chennamma of Keladi who fought bravely against Mughals and gave shelter to Shivaji’s son Rajaram
May 26, 2022
She was a Lingayat, a devotee of Mahadev. She belonged to a merchant family from Kundapur, Karnataka. She was beautiful, pious, and virtuous. With a pearl-like complexion, broad forehead, curly hair, and bright eyes, an aura of divinity emanated from her. She was Chennamma.

Tonkham Borpatra Gohain: Ahom general who badly defeated Afghan forces killing Islamic commander Turbak Khan
May 26, 2022
It was the year 1533 CE. Turbak Khan, the experienced Afghan general of Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah, the Sultan of Bengal, attacked Assam with a huge army.

History-sheeter Shamsher Khan murders Shivdatt, severs head, murder comes to light after 8 months: MP
May 26, 2022
History-sheeter Shamsher alias Bablu Khan has been accused of murdering his ‘friend’ Shivdatt alias Shiva Bhalerao. He suspected that Shiva was having an affair with Khan’s live-in partner Asha Thakur. The murder took place 8 months ago.

A Hindu boy was allegedly kidnapped and married to an elderly Muslim woman in Kanpur and the family has alleged religious conversion
May 26, 2022

Fatwa warns non-Muslim traders of ‘strict action’ if they don’t co-operate in protest against centre
May 26, 2022
A new fatwa from the Beemapally Jamaat Mosque committee from Thiruvananthapuram warned traders in the district that they would be targeted if they failed to cooperate with processions taken out by Islamist terrorists.

Pakistan: Imran Khan supporters run riots, set metro station on fire as Long March enters Islamabad
May 26, 2022
Tension has gripped Pakistan after clashes broke out between the government and PTI workers during the anti-government protests across the country led by Imran Khan, who was recently deposed as Prime Minister.

Violence erupts in Srinagar as Yasin Malik is sentenced to life imprisonment
May 26, 2022
An attempt was made to vitiate the atmosphere in Srinagar just before the separatist leader convicted terrorist Yasin Malik was sentenced in a Delhi NIA court on 25th May 2022.

Pakistanis shed tears for terrorist Yasin Malik, seek UN intervention and call India ‘fascist’ as NIA demands the death penalty
May 25, 2022
On Wednesday, following the National Investigative Agency’s demand for the death penalty for Yasin Malik who has been found guilty in a terror funding case, several Pakistan Ministers and politicians have extended their support to the terrorist seeking his release from custody.