The United States has handed over to India 297 antiquities, which were smuggled out of the country, during the ongoing visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an official statement said on Sunday.
Jains fear Sammed Shikharji will be defiled by the influx of tourists.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Maulana Arshad Madani on Sunday stoked a controversy when he claimed that "Om" and "Allah" were the same God worshipped by 'Manu'.
On June 20, the Jain temple in Elmhurst, Queens, New York, ceased to be just another temple.
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