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As Supreme Court says 50,000 people cannot be uprooted overnight, here is how 1 lakh people were displaced during the Khori Gaon eviction

Shraddha Pandey - 5 January, 2023

On June 7, 2021, Supreme Court had directed the removal of illegal encroachments on forest land in Khori Gaon, a village at the foothills of the eco-sensitive Aravallis in Haryana’s Faridabad within six weeks.

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Experts put Mamaearth valuation at 1,666 times its annual profits, Twitter debates whether it’s overvalued

Jinit Jain - 4 January, 2023

Mamaearth, through its parent company, filed Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with SEBI to raise money through IPO.

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‘Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was never a Dharmaveer, he was a Swarajya Rakshak’, says NCP’s Ajit Pawar, here is why he is wrong

Gopal Tiwari - 31 December, 2022

Ajit Pawar said, "Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj never upheld Dharma anywhere in his life. But few people keep saying Dharmaveer, Dharmaveer, Dharmaveer."

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ECI develops Remote EVM to enable remote voting for domestic migrants, read how the proposed system will work

Raju Das - 29 December, 2022

The ECI has invited all registered political parties for a demonstration of how the proposed Remote Electronic Voting Machine (RVM) will work

Political History of India

‘Sare Jahan Se Achcha’ fame and ‘liberal’ hero Iqbal seeded two-nation theory in the presidential address on December 29, 1930: Read details

Anurag - 29 December, 2022

Muhammed Iqbal, one of the most significant proponents of the two-nation theory and the creation of Pakistan in the first half of the 20th century.

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Opponent to UCC and CAA, 26/11 conspiracy theorist: Meet Maulana Mahmood Madani, who is selected as ‘person of the year’ by Jordanian Islamic Institute

Dibakar Dutta - 27 December, 2022

Maulana Mahmood Madani, the President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (M), has been selected as the 'person of the year - 2023' by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre from Jordan

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Islamic clerics have labeled “Merry Christmas” as ‘unIslamic’ and ‘haram’ for years: Here is what the scriptures and scholars say

OpIndia Staff - 22 December, 2022

Islamic Scholars believe that Muslims wishing 'Merry Christmas' to other is a sin. However, wishing 'Happy New Year' is okay, they say.

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Digi Yatra: A step-by-step guide on how to use the new app for seamless boarding at airports

Anurag - 19 December, 2022

Digi Yatra is currently functional at three airports in the country: Delhi, Bengaluru and Varanasi. Four more airports are to be added in the first phase.

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