PM Modi gets rousing welcome from Indian diaspora in Indonesia: The ‘wagh nakh’ is coming home. With the UK authorities agreeing to give back the dagger shaped like tiger claws—used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to kill Afzal Khan, general of the Bijapur sultanate, in 1659—state cultural affairs minister Sudhir Mungantiwar will visit London later this month to sign an MoU with the Victoria and Albert Museum, where it’s on display.
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Goa: Catholic priest booked for remarks about Shivaji
Bolmax Pereira had said that the Maratha king ‘was a national hero but not a god’.
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Why an Instagram post shared by teens sparked a riot in Kolhapur
A Hindutva mob alleged the post glorified Aurangzeb and insulted Shivaji. It went on a rampage on June 7, targeting Muslim homes and shops.
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