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I was reading an old interview with Basava Premanand, where he briefly explains the miracle:

>When you go to buy Sai Baba’s pictures from the samiti, they first make a pretence of wiping the frame. Actually they are anointing it with mercuric chloride solution. When the aluminum frame dabbed with this comes into contact with moisture, a grey powder mistaken for holy ash falls out.

So, I looked up the reaction on various chemistry sites. Here is one description:

>Aluminum naturally forms a thin, tough layer of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) on its surface, protecting it from corrosion. Mercury disrupts this oxide layer. When mercury contacts aluminum, it penetrates and amalgamates with metallic aluminum beneath the oxide. This results in aluminum amalgam, a soft yet reactive alloy.

>The aluminum oxide appears as white crystals during this process. Mercury’s role is vital: it allows aluminum to react more actively by exposing fresh metal surfaces. This makes the reaction unique and ongoing as the surface keeps renewing.

Yet another description:

>Aluminium does not appear to react very well with the oxygen in the air. But aluminium is in fact quite a reactive metal. The reason it does not appear to react is that is has already reacted, but the aluminium oxide has formed in a thin, tightly held layer that protects the aluminium foil from further attack. The aluminium oxide layer is so thin that is it not noticeable. It is possible to remove this layer with mercuric chloride and watch the aluminium reacting naturally with the oxygen in the air.

>1. Place the aluminium foil onto a suitable tray or protected board.

>2. Place one drop of mercuric chloride solution onto the surface of aluminium foil and rub over the surface using a cotton wool bud.

>3. Observe. Over the next few minutes as a white layer appears on the aluminium surface and the foil slowly disintegrates into a fine powder

Thus, you have to disrupt the protective layer of aluminum and force it to come in contact with mercury ions.

It is very likely that the modern videos that show this "miracle" use this. There are probably aluminium foils hidden inside the frames.

Video source: RoyTheChemist

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>The shocking episode unfolded when the activists stormed into a hotel after allegedly receiving information that a Muslim man and Hindu woman were staying together. What followed was a scene that many are describing as an alarming display of mob justice.

>Members of the Hindu organisation forcibly entered the hotel room, dragged out the couple, and accused the man of involvement in so-called "Love Jihad". Despite the woman repeatedly asserting that she was in a consensual live-in relationship with the man for the past five years, the mob allegedly refused to relent.

>The man, identified as 27-year-old Arif Khan of Jahangirabad, was beaten, stripped to a semi-nude condition, and had his face blackened with ink and cow dung before being paraded and handed over to police.

>While no criminal case was registered regarding the assault due to the absence of formal complaints, police investigations revealed that Arif Khan has a substantial criminal history, with more than half a dozen cases involving fraud, theft, and criminal breach of trust registered across multiple Bhopal police stations, along with five pending court cases. Police confirmed that Arif had recently been released on bail. Govindpura Station in-charge Awadhesh Singh Tomar stated that all involved parties were counselled and later released, with stern warnings issued to maintain social harmony.

-NDTV

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>The Supreme Court on Thursday remarked that if individuals start questioning certain religious practices or matters of religion before a constitutional court then there will be hundreds of petitions questioning different rituals, leading to the breaking of religions and the civilisation.

>The nine-judge Constitution bench is hearing petitions related to discrimination against women at religious places, including the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, and on the ambit and scope of the religious freedom practised by multiple faiths, including Dawoodi Bohras.

It is to be noted here that a group of five to six miscreants attacked the victim, identified as Mrutyunjay Bharimal of Dokanda village, Saturday. They assaulted Mrutyunjay with a “paniki” (traditional fish knife) and crushed him under a two-wheeler in the middle of the crowded market square before fleeing from the spot.

The victim, who was lying in a pool of blood, was rushed to the local hospital. Later, he was shifted to AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, where he is undergoing treatment in a critical condition. He is still fighting for his life.

Meanwhile, the preliminary investigation has revealed that the attack was carried out due to previous enmity. The gruesome incident, video of which became viral, has created fear in the minds of the common people, who demanded strictest punishment against the criminals.

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>A scuffle broke out between student groups over a theatre performance on the University of Hyderabad campus here on Monday night has left several students injured.

>According to a statement released by the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) HCU unit, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) HCU members allegedly disrupted a play titled ‘Holi’ staged on the campus as part of the academic evaluation of Theatre Arts department students. The SFI claimed that ABVP activists attempted to halt the performance, which led to violent confrontation.

>The SFI HCU alleged that ABVP activists threw beer bottles, pelted stones and wooden sticks, breaking the window glasses of the hall and injuring many SFI cadres and students in the tussle. “Two of SFI HCU unit committee members who sustained severe injuries had stitches and had to undergo multiple scans,” it claimed.

>However, the ABVP-HCU claimed that a few students who attended the theatre performance raised concerns, stating that it hurt Hindus sentiments and values. In response, the SFI members resorted to violence against these students, it claimed. When the ABVP activists staged a peaceful protest, they were beaten up and had to be hospitalised, the ABVP said.

>-Telangana Today