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Ministry of Education refutes Sam Pitroda’s claims, says no speech or event in Ranchi where he was invited

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"Ministry of Education condemns the statement and reiterates that any such attempt to malign the image of the premier institution will face legal repercussions," the Ministry of Education said on X.
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News Reports

Pune Airport compound wall modified to accomodate mazar: Complaint lodged against unauthorised mazar over encroachment concerns

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A complaint was filed with MP Murlidhar Mohol over an allegedly unauthorized mazar that forced authorities to modify Pune International Airport's compound wall.
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News Reports

Kendriya Vidyalaya teacher suspended after comments abusing Bihar and Biharis objecting to her posting in the state went viral

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A Kendriya Vidyalaya teacher has been suspended after she made extremely derogatory remarks against Bihar and Biharis protesting against her posting in Jehanabad in the state.
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News Reports

Hawala racket busted: Customs department seizes Rs 3.5 crores between pages of books from three students at Pune airport

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Rs 3.5 crores cash were seized by the Customs department at the Pune airport from three students travelling from Dubai.
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News Reports

Bengaluru Tax Tribunal issued order based on ChatGPT research on cases that didn’t exist, recalls after finding out

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A tax order issued by the Bengaluru bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) was reportedly withdrawn after it was found that the order was based on ChatGPT research on cases that did not exist.
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News Reports

Pune Shocker: 26-year-old woman raped inside Maharashtra state transport bus at Swargate, police launches manhunt for accused 

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A 26-year-old woman was raped inside a stationary bus at Pune's Swargate bus stand on February 25, and a manhunt is underway for the accused.
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News Reports

Indian Navy registers case over financial wrongdoings of over ₹78 crore at tri-services defence club in Mumbai

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The Indian Navy has filed a case with the Mumbai Police in allegations of financial wrongdoings of around Rs 78 crore in the United Services Club located in the Colaba area in Mumbai.
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News Reports

Modiji stood by us, he was first to call, Biden administration was restrictive about weapons and support: Israel Ambassador in Delhi

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Israel Ambassador to India Reuven Azar praised PM Modi's leadership saying that he was the first to call after the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel by terrorist organisation Hamas.
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News Reports

What is Trump’s mineral deal with Ukraine? Is it aimed at stopping the war with Russia or just benefiting the USA? Explained

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Donald Trump stated that the deal gives Ukraine the right to continue fighting along with $350 billion and 'a lot of equipment'. He also emphasised that the financial and military aid provided by the US is crucial to Ukraine's survival in the war.
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Muslims pelt stones on Hindus for installing Mahashivratri flags and loudspeakers, violence and arson in Hazaribagh

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The incident took place at Hindustan Chowk in Dumraon village under Ichak block. Many people have been injured in the violence, and are being treated in the Hazaribagh Sadar Hospital. Trainee IPS Shruti Agarwal, BDO Santosh Kumar, CO Ramji Prasad Gupta etc. are camping at the spot.
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News Reports

Mali govt says it has been denouncing USAID schemes for funding terrorist networks to destabilise the country, urges Trump admin to take legal action

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mali clarified that in its efforts to achieve sovereignty, the country has been denouncing the US financial assistance through USAID
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News Reports

Another major embarrassment for Pakistan: Over 100 cops dismissed for refusing Champions Trophy duty

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Pakistan cricket team has been kicked out of the Champions Trophy after their humiliating defeats to New Zealand and India.
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News Reports

Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorists open fire at an Army vehicle in Rajouri

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Terrorists opened fire at an army vehicle in the Sunderbani Sector area in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri, officials said.
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News Reports

Kolkata Municipal Corporation issues notification scrapping Vishwakarma Puja holiday to add another holiday for Eid; withdraws after backlash

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BJP’s Amit Malviya called West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s “Islamic Caliphate” after KMC scrapped Vishwakarma Puja holiday to add a holiday for Eid.
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News Reports

CBSE clarifies Punjabi language will be added next year for proposed twice-a-year board exam format, says current list is indicative

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After several politicians in Punjab raised the issue of the alleged deletion of Punjabi from the draft a twice-a-year board exam format, CBSE issued a clarification
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News Reports

Punjab: LoP Partap Singh Bajwa accuses Power Minister Harbhajan Singh of asking officials to collect funds for AAP

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Punjab Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa accused Power Minister Harbhajan Singh of asking senior officials in the power corporation to collect funds for AAP ahead of the Delhi elections.
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News Reports

Gujarat: ED arrests ‘The Hindu’ journalist Mahesh Langa in money laundering case, was earlier booked in Rs 40 lakhs extortion case

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ED that that the investigation was initiated by the agency based on an FIR registered by DCB Police Station, Ahmedabad, Gujarat against Langa and others for cheating and criminal breach of trust.
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News Reports

Prayagraj Maha Kumbh: Devotees arrive at Triveni Sangam on last ‘Snan’ of Maha Shivratri, over 65 crore people visited the holy gathering

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Prayagraj Maha Kumbh is set to end after 45 days on 26th February amid footfall of more than 65 crore people.
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OpIndia Explains

Trump’s Gold Card Visa: What it means for Indian immigrants seeking Green Card and its impact on the existing EB-5 programme

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Expressing hope that the Gold Card visa programme would be a success, the President said that wealthy people coming in through the Gold Card route would invest money in the US and would create employment.
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News Reports

Zoho chief Sridhar Vembu says learning Hindi will widen business and job scopes for Tamilian people, criticises politics over language

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Sridhar Vembu stated that he has been learning Hindi for the past 5 years and encouraged Tamils to learn the language.
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News Reports

Himachal Pradesh: Muslims allegedly open fire at Hindus during clash over celebrating Mahashivratri in Bilaspur, police deny communal angle

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Vishva Hindu Parishad leader Kamal Goutaam said in a Facebook post that local Muslims in Illewal opposed the bhandarasaying they would not allow any Hindu religious event. When Hindus objected, they opened fire and attacked Hindus.
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News Reports

Arvind Kejriwal did not act on complaints about air hostesses staying with Sahara Chief Subrata Roy in Tihar Jail for hours: Former Tihar PRO

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AAP leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal "did not take action, delayed or resorted to compromise" over complaints about "illegal things happening" while Sahara Group founder Subrata Roy was imprisoned in Tihar Jail, a former jail official has alleged.
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News Reports

Ajit Doval visits exhibition about atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh, S Jaishankar questions hostility of Yunus regime towards India: Events that led upto it

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"What is very troubling for India is the spate of attacks on minorities. It obviously is something that impacts our thinking. It is something we have to speak up about, which we have done," S Jaishankar said.
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Culture and History

Aurangzeb fled in fear until his death, terrified by the war strategies of Marathas: How ‘Chhaava’ Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj’s brutal execution was avenged

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As per Mughal historical accounts, Santaji’s very name instilled fear among the Auranzbeb's Mughal Army. The panic was so intense that the mere mention of his name would send the army into chaos.
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News Reports

’40 yrs long road to justice’: Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar awarded life sentence for murder of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh...

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Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi awarded life imprisonment to former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the murder case of a Sikh father-son duo during the anti-Sikh riots of 1984.
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News Reports

AIMIM leader Syed Moin repeats Akbaruddin Owaisi’s threat to Hindus, old video goes viral

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Syed Moin helmed an AIMIM protest organised against BJP leader Nitesh Rane and Ram Giri Maharaj in Mumbai last year.
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News Reports

Case filed against Congress leader Sam Pitroda for illegally occupying reserved forest land in Bengaluru, allegedly earned Rs 5-6 crore annual profits since 2011:...

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In his complaint, BJP leader NR Ramesh said that Sam Pitroda registered the Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT) in Mumbai in 1991. Later, the Overseas Congress leader secured the lease of 12.35 acres of forest land in Jarakabande Kaval near Yelahanka, Bengaluru.
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News Reports

Islamist gang of Beawar exploiting minor girls: Ex-councilor Hakim Qureshi arrested over his connection with the gang that raped girls and forced them to...

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Hakim Qureshi was charged by the authorities of being an associate of the "Muslim gang" in Beawar that targeted minor girls.
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World

Bangladesh: ‘Student’ leader Nahid Islam, who led the protests against Sheikh Hasina, resigns from Muhammad Yunus Cabinet

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Nahid Islam was one of the key student leaders who led the movement to oust former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August of last year.
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Editor's picks

How Congress became more Leftist than the Left: CPIM’s diatribe against BJP and shameless anti-Hindu propaganda in ‘draft resolution’ is also not good enough

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OpIndia found that CPIM made several unsubstantiated claims against the BJP and also engaged in anti-Hindu propaganda. Despite this, the Congress party is not content with the activities of its alliance partner and wants it to do more.
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News Reports

‘NEP does not mandate Hindi’: As Annamalai questions DMK’s hollow outrage, read about the party’s hypocrisy over ‘Hindi imposition’

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NEP's three-language formula makes no mention of language implementation, despite DMK's "Hindi imposition" accusations.
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OpIndia Explains

‘Changai sabha’, ‘faith healing’ and ‘Bolne Lagi’ memes: Understanding why Christian missionaries are mocked over an ailing Pope

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Not only the BJP MLA but several netizens have also been discussing and posting memes about why the “Bolne Lagi” fame Pastor Bajinder Singh and other such Indian Pentecostal pastors who claim to possess miraculous healing powers so much so that they boast of curing critical illnesses like cancer, paralysis, and even raising the dead, are not using their ‘supernatural powers’ to heal the Pope.
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News Reports

Mumbai: Hindu minor assaulted allegedly over Jai Shri Ram chants, police officials transferred after beating Hindu activists trying to file complaint

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Hindu minor girl associated with Durga Vahini was assaulted by Muslim man and his wife over chants of Jai Shri Ram
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Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar sentenced to life for the killing of father and son during the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots

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Special judge Kaveri Baweja sentenced Sajjan Kumar for the offence of murder (302) read with unlawful assembly (149) IPC.
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Licensing violations, lack of transparency, and inadequate quality control: CAG report flags loss of Rs 2,000 crores due to AAP govt’s liquor policy

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The policy’s structure encouraged monopolization and cartel formation by limiting the number of wholesalers and imposing exclusivity arrangements between manufacturers and wholesalers.
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News Reports

Amidst rumours of rift with Congress Party, Shashi Tharoor shares selfie with Union Minister Piyush Goyal

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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor welcomed the revival of Free Trade Agreement negotiations between India and the United Kingdom. The Thiruvananthapuram MP shared a selfie of him with Britain's Secretary of State, Jonathan Reynolds, and Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal.
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News Reports

Preity Zinta targeted a day after Maha Kumbh visit, actress calls out Sucheta Dalal and Congress for spreading fake news about her: Details

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Addressing Moneylife Managing Editor Sucheta Dalal, Preity Zinta posted, "I’m definitely going to start naming all these journalists that write articles without following up or investigating the stories.
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News Reports

Kerala: Affan murders girlfriend and 4 family members, assaults mother for refusing to pay off his loan

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Affan had even left the LPG cylinder in his house open when he proceeded to the police station in order to surrender.
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Delhi govt led by Rekha Gupta to present 14 CAG reports in assembly today, BJP says Kejriwal kept them hidden

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Speaking to ANI, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said, "CAG report is a list of the black deeds of AAP. We had promised the people of Delhi during the elections that whoever has committed corruption will have to answer. Today, we hope that after the speech of LG, when the CAG report will be tabled, all their black deeds will come before the people of Delhi."
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Muslim mob attacks a Dalit family in Alwar over land dispute, 7 injured

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A Dalit family in Rajasthan was attacked by a Muslim mob while they were harvesting the mustard fields, leaving 7 injured.
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Bengali New Year being converted to Islamic festival in Bangladesh? Extremists issue threats to slaughter 100 cows, Yunus regime brushes it off

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"Many people say many things on social media...We cannot respond to everything said there as government authorities," the cultural adviser to Muhammad Yunus said when asked about the threats.
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Editor's picks

Selfless service vs the ‘Mother Teresa syndrome’: As PM Modi highlights Cancer hospital by Bageshwar Dham, how Hindu temples and orgs have been working...

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Calling Dheerendra Shastri as his younger brother, PM Modi said that Shastri has long been enlightening people with the “mantra of unity” across the nation, and now he has undertaken the noble initiative of establishing a cancer institute. The Prime Minister asserted that now alongside the boon of spirituality, a gift of healthy life would also be bestowed.
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Politics

“Jungle Raj people criticising Mahakumbh”: PM Modi, in Bihar, takes dig at Lalu Yadav

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"More people than the entire population of Europe have taken a holy dip in this Mahakumbh. However, those from the 'jungle raj' are criticising this sacred event", PM Modi said in Bihar targeting Lalu Yadav.
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News Reports

Shashi Tharoor’s growing discontent and desire to become CM: Leadership vacuum or political manoeuvring?

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In his post, he shared a photograph of a newspaper report titled "Left, BJP and Cong share stage during Kerala investors' meet" and wrote, "Good to see this. Economic development should, as far as possible, be above the petty divisions of party politics."
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Shutdown observed in Ajmer, Beawar, and Bhilwara against rape and blackmailing of minor Hindu girls, governor reacts

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The victims' families filed a complaint, alleging that the girls were forcibly subjected to religious practices and pressured to convert.
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News Reports

‘If you celebrate Holi, we kill you’: Muslim youths assault and threaten Hindus in Bareilly, FIR against 6, 2 arrested

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After a case was filed against the accused, the police reported that more investigation is under progress.
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World

France: Russian consulate in Marseille attacked with Molotov cocktails

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Russian consulate on Avenue Ambroise-Paré in Marseille came under attack on Monday, February 24. Unidentified attackers threw Molotov cocktails in the garden of the Consulate.
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World

As USAID comes under scrutiny for funding regime-change operations, read how USAID funds meant for earthquake-hit Haiti were lost in blatant corruption

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Data about the billions of US tax dollars that USAID and its vendors spent in Haiti has not been made available.
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News Reports

‘Desperate’ Congress tries to establish ties between Indian govt and USAID, falsely claims no evidence of ‘voter turnout’ project

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Jairam Ramesh attempted to suggest a 'scandalous' link between the Indian government and USAID, despite the fact that External Affairs Minister S Jaishanakar had himself conceded that the US federal agency was allowed to operate in India in good Faith.
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CEC appointment, voter numbers in Maharashtra and more: Rajdeep Sardesai’s attempt to spin a false narrative falls flat

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He categorically named TN Seshan to glorify the CEC appointed by the Congress government and claimed that "no one called Seshan a 'Congress Man'".
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