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Ujjain: Begumbagh house from where stones were pelted at Ramnidhi Sangrahan rally demolished by police

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Just hours after a Muslim mob on a house pelted stones at a rally to collect donations for Ram Mandir, police demolished the house
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Pakistan: Maulana Tariq Jameel continues to claim Covid-19 is Allah’s test after recovering from it, had earlier blamed women for the crisis

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Popular Pakistani preacher Tariq Jameel of the Tablighi Jamaat has recovered after being diagnosed with Covid-19.
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“I will stab you with a knife”, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader’s wife issues death threats to PM Modi

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Wife of the prominent Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said that she will stab Narendra Modi for bringing farm laws
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West Bengal: TMC goons go berserk in Kolkata, attack rebel party leaders who defected to the BJP

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Former TMC leader Sunil Mondol, who joined BJP recently, was prevented by TMC workers from entering BJP office in Kolkata
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Hyderabad: Man shot at by AIMIM leader Farooq Ahmed in viral video succumbs to his injuries

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AIMIM leader Farooq Ahmed opened fire at 3 individuals from a rival group over a petty squabbling in a cricket match
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Delhi HC issues summons to Karan Johar’s Dharma Production over allegations of copyright infringement in movie Gunjan Saxena

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ISRA alleged that Dharma Productions commercially utilised 3 performances of its members in 'Gunjan Saxena- The Kargil Girl'.
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Yogendra Yadav tries to snivel his way into farmer-govt talks after being thrown out by Modi govt: Read how

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Yogendra Yadav was barred from negotiations with the government clarifying that it would not entertain politicians.
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New Zealand: Indian origin Radio host stabbed by assailants after he supported the new farm laws in India, in critical condition

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New Zealand based Indian origin Radio host Harnek Singh stabbed by unknown assailants after he was accused of being anti-Sikh
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Entertainment

The Sushant Singh Rajput Saga: What it tells us about the nature of public movements and why some succeed and most fail

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The Sushant Singh Rajput saga has invaluable lessons for everyone and especially, for those in public life.
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Uttarakhand: Muslim woman takes up Hinduism and marries a Hindu man, court grants protection as couple fears threat from woman’s brother

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The Muslim woman had approached the Uttarakhand HC saying that her brother might physically harm them for marrying out of faith
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World

Russia releases statement, could ban Twitter, Facebook and YouTube over arbitrary censorship: Details

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Russia could move to ban social media giants Twitter, Facebook and YouTube if they are found censoring content by citizens or media
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Crime

Madhya Pradesh: Muslim mob pelts stones at Ramnidhi Sangrahan rally in Ujjain, 10 people injured and several vehicles damaged

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A Rally to collect donations for the Ram Mandir was attacked with stones in a Muslim dominated area in Ujjain
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World

Nashville explosion: The curious case of a Youtube channel that uploaded a video of the blast

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Ford Fisher, the Editor of News2Share, revealed that the Nashville blast video was originally uploaded on Youtube.
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The build up to the Delhi anti-Hindu Riots 2020

On this day that year
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Scars of how Islamists and Left came together to burn the country a year ago: From the ides of December to end of February

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It was on the 11th of December 2019 that calls to Jihad started emanating, culminating into the Delhi anti-Hindu riots.
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News Reports

Anti-CAA riots: Over 100 arrested for posting inciting content on social media, 93 FIRs registered by UP Police

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Uttar Pradesh Police has swung into action to take strict action against the rioters who indulged in rampant violence in anti-CAA protests
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Media

NDTV spreads fake news again, this time during a ‘fact check’ on the government’s claims on NRC and NPR

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As a testament to its remarkable ability to spread lies, NDTV spread fake in a segment that called itself a 'fact-check'.
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Fact-Check

Fact check: Does Citizenship Amendment Act violate Article 14 of the Indian Constitution

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Many are arguing that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) violates Article 14 of the constitution that guarantees the fundamental right of equality.
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News Reports

Anti-CAA riots: MoS Home says Kashmiri stone pelters involved in Uttar Pradesh, trains guns on opposition parties

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Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai claimed that Kashmiri stone pelters were involved in the recent violent riots in Uttar Pradesh.
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Coronavirus
Latest status and reports from India

India
10,188,204
Total cases
Updated on 27 December, 2020 12:08 AM
India
9,760,664
Recovered
Updated on 27 December, 2020 12:08 AM
India
147,656
Deaths
Updated on 27 December, 2020 12:08 AM

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Updated on 27 December, 2020 12:08 AM

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Bengal elections can finish career of Prashant Kishore, and he is desperate, can his media friends save him?

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While BJP wants to win 200 seats in Bengal, TMC is confident of retaining its majority in the state, bolstered by inexplicable Prashant Kishor.
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News Reports

Was the resurrection of Jesus actually resuscitation? A Vedantic perspective on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

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Many believe that Jesus had fainted due to some liquid given to him, and therefore his resurrection was actually a resuscitation
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After opposing reforms that free farmers from shackles of middlemen, Congress now sees middlemen in DBT payment to farmers

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While opposing a law that seeks to remove middlemen from farm sector, Congress sees middlemen in DBT payments to farmers

Christmas, appropriation of pagan festival marked by violence against Jews, and why I am hurt as a Hindu: Time to reflect?

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While coping valiantly with COVID, the beleaguered world is also busy planning New Year and Christmas celebrations

China’s information warfare: How Beijing uses censorship, disinformation and propaganda to control and influence domestic narrative

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A primer into how the Chinese Communist Party(CCP) has been regulating the flow of information and distorting it with disinformation to maintain its preeminence.

From being in a ‘hurry’ to double farmer income to missing Sonia Gandhi’s NAC: Bizarre excuses Communists give to put farm laws on hold

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The Hindu carried an opinion piece on farmer laws which had some of the most bizarre excuses for which the farm laws must be withdrawn.
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‘Those who teach me democracy not conducting elections’: PM Modi responds to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘no democracy in India’ comment.

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PM Modi noted that despite court order Congress is not conducting elections in Puducherry, while alleging there is no democracy in India
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‘Will pile up corpses’: Congress MP close to Rahul Gandhi warns of violence if demands of ‘farmers’ not met, hints at ‘plan’ after Jan...

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Here is why Captain Amarinder Singh is suddenly appealing to farmers to not axe Jio towers

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From MSP to APMCs, here are 5 lies about farm laws by opposition busted by PM Modi in his speech today

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‘Farmers’ vandalise several Reliance Jio towers to ‘protest’ against farm laws, Punjab CM appeals for calm after fanning protests

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The time when Balasaheb Thackeray regretted sending ‘idiot’ Pritish Nandy to Rajya Sabha

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Jimmy Dore sets the cat among the pigeons as Democrats and ‘Progressives’ bicker after comedian pushes ‘Force The Vote’ on ‘Medicare for All’

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Maharashtra: NCP Corporator’s husband Aziz Sheikh charged with committing robbery at factory headed by BJP leader

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After Kejriwal’s fake ‘house arrest’ drama, AAP takes their theatre to parliament, raises slogans at the central hall

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Fact-Check

News Reports

Rahul Gandhi’s fanboy Saket Gokhale thinks bank transfers under DBT cannot happen on a bank holiday. Here is an explainer

The fund transfers under DBT do not take place using RTGS/NEFT systems, and it happens via a direct electronic fund transfer
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Media

How Times of India and The Hindu turned ‘Haroon’, who posed as a priest, to a ‘Tantrik’ to secularise the crime

The Times of India, in its attempt to 'secularise' the crime, passed off the accused as a 'Tantrik', when it was, in fact, a man named Harun
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Social Media Fact-Check

Here is the truth behind the image of an old farmer, who according to Congress trolls and actor, died at farmers protest recently

The 2018 image was used to claim that an elderly farmer has died during the Delhi farmer protests.
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Media Fact-Check

Fact-Check: Is WhatsApp suspending support for older iPhones after Christmas

WhatsApp will continue to work on iOS 9 contrary to the reports some news agencies have published
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‘The Economist has always been anti-India’: NDTV’s Sreenivasan Jain again left red faced while peddling anti-Modi agenda, this time by HDFC Chairman

Sreenivasan Jain interviewed HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh in which he attempted to solicit a statement against the NDA Government.
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Mumbai Police now accuses Republic TV of colluding with BARC to bring down Times Now ratings, the channel responds

'Mumbai Police is in the middle of a mindless farce of an investigation that has only one purpose: to try and target Republic TV', the channel said denying the charges
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Fake TRP ‘scam’: Mumbai Police now arrests BARC CEO, days after it arrested their COO

Mumbai Police has now arrested Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC)'s former CEO Partho Dasgupta in TRP case
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NDTV promoters caught again, after insider trading, Prannoy Roy and Radhika fined Rs 25 cr by SEBI in ICICI loan case: Read details

SEBI has imposed fines on NDTV and its promoters Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy for "violating various securities" norms
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When Atal Bihar Vajpayee’s poem was brought to life by Shah Rukh Khan and Jagjit Singh on screen in 2002

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee collection of poems, Samvedna, was converted into a music album by Jagjit Singh in 2002
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How Pakistanis are using current Punjab farmer protests to fuel pro-Khalistan sentiments

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While Khalistani elements have infiltrated the Punjab farmer protest against free market, our neighbouring country Pakistan seems to have even more nefarious agenda.
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From ‘suicide’ to conviction of Father Thomas and Sister Sephy: How it took 28 years for Sister Abhaya to get justice

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After fighting for Sister Abhaya for 28 years, activist Jomon Puthenpuracka emphasised that the verdict restored the trust of the public in the Judiciary.
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OpIndia Scoops

Who is the ‘farmer’ who has taken ‘offence’ at BJP using his picture to spread the truth about MSP?

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In his own words, 36-year-old Harp Farmer is an actor, director, producer and a photographer who also has his own music label and production company.
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News Reports

As the US bans cotton from Xinjiang company, read how China has been exploiting Uyghur slave labour to supply Western markets

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China has long been accused of persecution of Uyghur minorities in Xinjiang region. Multiple organisations have now accused the Communist country of using Uyghur slave labour.
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Entertainment

It’s the dog, he said: After submitting backdated prescription, Arjun Rampal says he is not the ‘Arjun’ NCB is looking for

NCB found discrepancies in the statement of actor Arjun Rampal and might summon him again for questioning
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Producer Manish Mundra promises to donate Rs 1 crore for the construction of Ram Mandir

Manish Mundra has earlier made huge monetary donations to help people during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Hyderabad: Superstar Rajinikanth admitted to hospital. Know why

Earlier on Wednesday, Sun Pictures informed on Twitter that the shooting of the movie 'Annaathe', featuring Rajinikanth, had been postponed after four crew members were diagnosed with Coronavirus.
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After getting banned for two years for failing dope test, Basketball Player Satnam Singh joins farmer protests

Last month, Singh was given provisional suspension after he failed an out-of-competition test conducted in Bangalore by NADA.
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‘Is Maharashtra government running COVID-19 centres to benefit contractors’, asks Kirit Somaiya

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Kirit Somaiya alleged that contractors running the COVID-19 centres in Maharashtra exploited nurses, ward boys and patients
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FIR filed against advocate Mehmood Pracha for not cooperating and misbehaving with officials during raids at his office

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Delhi police had raided the office of Supreme Court lawyer Mehmood Pracha in connection with anti-Hindu Delhi riots.
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Babri petitioner Iqbal Ansari trashes Dhannipur Mosque design, doesn’t want it to be known by Babar’s name

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Iqbal Ansari did not approve of the design of Dhannipur masjid, says a mosque is not meant for show but for reading namaz.
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After vandalising Reliance Jio towers, Punjab ‘farmers’ ransack venues screening PM’s interaction with farmers, BJP workers injured

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After hijacking the Delhi border's for almost a month, 'farmers' have began stirring violence in many parts of the country
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Delhi HC stays eviction orders issued to artists for overstaying in government accommodation

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Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the central government's eviction order against three artists, including two Padmashri awardees
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Madhya Pradesh Government clears bill against unlawful religious conversion, to be tabled in the assembly

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Madhya Pradesh becomes the third BJP-ruled state to clear anti-love jihad law after Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh
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News Reports

Pakistan via Dubai: How member of Khalistani SFJ Vikas Verma, arrested at Delhi Airport, became Mohammad Vikas and facilitated terror

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Vikas Verma aka Mohammad Vikas was an active member of banned outfit Sikhs for Justice and routed phone calls using IVRS
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World

‘Caricatures of Prophet Muhammad, calling Ahmadiyya leader a Muslim’: Why Pakistan is threatening Google and Wikipedia

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Pakistan decried internet giants Google and Wikipedia for disseminating sacrilegious content through its platforms
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World

Nashville explosion, the investigation and human tissue: The curious case of an RV and an automated voice message

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Three people were injured in the Nashville explosion and they are now being treated at a nearby medical facility, human tissue has also been found
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News Reports

As Muslims issue fatwas against Coronavirus vaccine and wonder if it would be ‘halal’ or haram, Saudi prince gets first dose

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Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, has received the first dose of the Coronavirus vaccine after its recent launch
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Allegations of interference in Rs 619 crore ‘Safe City’ project surface against IPS officer D Roopa, officer clarifies: What we know so far

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IPS D Roopa, who says that she is a whistleblower in the case, found several irregularities in the bidding process of Safe City Project
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NCPCR investigation into six children home established by Badruddin Ajmal: Funds from Turkish org linked to Al-Qaeda, mistreatment of children and more

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NCPCR found irregularities in six childcare institutions. running under the aegis of "Markazul Maarif", established by Badruddin Ajmal
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