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India : Muslim mob stones security personnel after Friday prayers

A group of youths hurling stones on policemen at Moghulpura in Hyderabad on 6 Dec Bhagyanagar (Andhra Pradesh) :  The Babri Mosque was a triumphal mosque built on the site of a Hindu temple that Muslims had demolished. It was in turn demolished in 1992, and this is, predictably, an ongoing source of Muslim anger. "7 Hurt in Stone-hurling near Mecca Masjid on 'Black Day,'" from the  Express News Service , December 7: Tension gripped Mecca Masjid area after afternoon prayers on Friday when a group of youngsters started pelting stones on the security personnel. In view of the ‘Black Day’, the 21st anniversary of demolition of Babri Masjid coinciding with Friday prayers, the city police made elaborate security arrangements, especially near the places of worships. Seven persons including two constables of the Andhra Pradesh Special Police (APSP) and Central Reserve Protection Force (CRPF) were injured in the stone-pelting. Two vehicles, including a police vehicle w

Top 10 Known Operations of RAW. [Must Read]

Top 10 Amazing RAW Operations It is a testimony to the secrecy maintained by RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) that there is so less concrete information available on the web about its operations. Sadly, this often portrays a sorry picture of RAW in the public domain. 10. Amalgamation of Sikkim Bordered by Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan and West Bengal in the Eastern Himalayas, Sikkim was ruled right from Indian Independence by a Maharaja. The Indian Government had recognized the title of Chogyal (Dharma Raja) for the Maharaja of Sikkim. In 1972, RAW was authorized by Indira Gandhi to install a pro-Indian democratic government there. In less than three years, Sikkim became the 22 nd  State of the Indian Union, on April 26, 1975. 9. Operation Smiling Buddha Operation Smiling Buddha was the name given to India’s nuclear Programme. The task to keep it under tight wraps for security was given to RAW. This was the first time that RAW was involved in a project inside India. On 18 M