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Gujarat: 6 arrested for issuing PMJAY cards fraudulently to ineligible candidates in lieu of money, probe underway

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People who were not eligible PMJAY beneficiaries were allegedly availing cards through bribes, amounting to defrauding both the Gujarat government and the Government of India.
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News Reports

Kuki terrorists in Manipur using SpaceX Starlink? PLA Equipment recovered by Army raises major security concern

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Myanmarese smugglers also used a Starlink device in the largest-ever seizure of meth in India in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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News Reports

After Sambhal, centuries-old Shiva Temple uncovered in Varanasi, Municipal Commissioner assures appropriate action to follow

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Earlier last week, a Shiva-Hanuman Temple in Sambhal was discovered during an anti-encroachment drive. The temple was closed since 1978.
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News Reports

Wayanad tribal youth dragged by Muslim car driver, tribal woman carried in rickshaw for funeral: Silence of Rahul-Priyanka raises questions

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The BJP has criticized the selective response of the Congress leaders to these incidents. Kerala BJP President K. Surendran questioned the silence of several leaders over the attack in Wayanad.
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News Reports

Islamist Mahfuz Alam who masterminded Bangladesh ‘student protests’, threatens to ‘annex’ India, then deletes Facebook post

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Mahfuz Alam later realised that his open admission of sinister territorial expansion of Bangladesh could lead to diplomatic issues. Within 2 hours of sharing his fantasy of annexing India, he quietly deleted his tweet.
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News Reports

Sambhal: After Shiv-Hanuman temple, a Radha Krishna temple discovered and reopened in Muslim-dominated Sarai Tarin area

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Reports say that this ancient Radha-Krishna Temple was surrounded by Hindu families who had migrated away. The police received information about this abandoned temple and then arrived at the spot and reopened it. The police, however, did not find any signs of illegal encroachment.
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World

Canadian finance minister resigns, rumours of Trudeau’s stepping down, US tariffs and more: What we know about the Canadian political crisis thus far

Anurag -
In a letter to Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland said, “For the last number of weeks, you and I have found ourselves at odds over the best path forward for Canada.” She added that the threat of new US tariffs represented a grave threat to Canada. She wrote, “That means keeping our fiscal powder dry today, so we have the reserves we may need for a tariff war. That means eschewing costly political gimmicks, which we can ill afford.”
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News Reports

Jamia Millia students celebrate 5 years of anti-CAA protests, raise Islamic slogan ‘Tera Mera Rishta Kya, La Ilaha Illallah’ and demand ‘Azadi’

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On 12th December 2019, the students at Jamia Millia Islamia took out a protest march which took a violent turn by the 13th of December.
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News Reports

SC directs TM Krishna to be not recognised as recipient of MS Subbulakshmi award: All you need to know about the case

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According to accusations, TM Krishna denigrated MS Subbulakshmi in writings published in The Caravan and The Wire.
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News Reports

‘Chinmoy Das is targeted by Yunus govt because he was vocal for Hindu rights’: Lawyer Rabindra Ghosh says he would represent former ISKCON monk...

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In a telephone interview with news agency PTI, advocate Rabindra Ghosh said the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh is targeting Chinmoy Krishna Das since he had been vocal about the atrocities against Hindus and was actively working to unite the persecuted minorities in the country.
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News Reports

PFI resurfaces as MEC 7? Supported by Congress and CPIM, started by a former CISF and in coordination with PFI : What we know...

Dibakar Dutta -
MEC 7 is particularly popular in Northern Kerala, especially in Kozhikode and Muslim-majority Malappuram districts.
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News Reports

Ghaziabad conversion racket: A govt employee possessed by ‘evil spirits’, a pastor from missionary school and their target, a Hindu colony

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On the 16th of December,  journalist Swati Goel Sharma published a thread on X, wherein she divulged the findings of her ground investigation from the Sewa Nagar colony in Ghaziabad. In a video shared by Sharma, one of the accused Ravi was seen trying to defend himself by saying his government document is proof that he is still a Hindu and was not involved in conversion activities.
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News Reports

Another school shooting in Wisconsin, USA by a 15 year old: What do we know so far about the incident, victims and what’s next

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The shooter has been identified as 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, alias Samantha. She reportedly opened fire inside the school, killing a teenager and a teacher. When the police arrived at the scene, they found the shooter dead. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes indicated in a statement that the shooter most likely died by suicide. Police did not fire their weapons at the crime scene.
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Opinions

Congress, which claims to champion Dalit causes, fails to honour prominent Dalit leader Babu Jagjivan Ram’s contribution to the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war

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On 20th October 2012, Bangladesh government felicitated him at the Bangabandhu International Conference Hall.
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News Reports

Sukhbir Badal assassination attempt: Court sends Narain Singh Chaura to 14-day judicial custody

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The Punjab Police on Monday presented Narain Singh Chaura, the accused in the alleged assassination attempt on Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal, before the Amritsar Court.
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Opinions

Bangladesh and the Islamist treachery: 53 years on, India, Bangladesh’s liberator, is seen as an enemy, while genocidal Pakistan a ‘friend’

Shraddha Pandey -
Fast forward to 53 years later, and the political landscape of Bangladesh has turned ironic, if not tragic. The country whose independence India had conferred through military intervention now harbours increasing hostility towards India while cuddling up to Pakistan, the very state responsible for unspeakable violence against its own population.
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Politics

“Priyanka Gandhi carrying Palestine bag is nothing but Muslim League agenda”: BJP’s Anirban Ganguly

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BJP leader Anirban Ganguly on Monday accused Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of promoting the Muslim League agenda -- divisive politics by carrying a bag with "Palestine" written on it to Parliament.
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News Reports

Bombay High Court dismisses frivolous petition against power contract to Adani Group, imposes 50,000 Rs fine on petitioner

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"The petition is bereft of any substantiating and supporting material and contains absolutely bald and vague allegations," the HC said dismissing the plea against Adani Group.
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Specials

Banwari Lal, who regarded Muslims as his brothers, had his limbs chopped, throat slit: Recalling horrors of Sambhal riots where 24 Hindus were burnt...

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When the riots broke out, Banwari Lal urged several Hindu shopkeepers to hide at his brother-in-law Murari Lal’s house. However, Muslim traders tipped off the rioters. A mob of Islamist rioters then broke the gates of Murari Lal’s house using a tractor and brutally killed 24 Hindus.
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News Reports

AAP attacks BJP over Rohingya migrants in Delhi after building slums and schools for them, demanding flats and more: The politics of settling illegals

Rukma Rathore -
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi chief minister Atishi Marlena accused the center over the issue of illegal Rohingyas.
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News Reports

OpIndia speaks to Rizwan Kadri, historian who wants Sonia Gandhi to return Nehru’s letters with Edwina Mountbatten to PM Museum

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"I had requested Sonia Gandhi in September to return the Nehru papers to PMML or allow us access either in digital or physical form," Rizwan Kadri told OpIndia.
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Kasganj police arrest 2 suspects in advocate Mohini Tomar murder case; contract for the killing was given by Mustafa Kamil

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Both Sunil and Rajat have reportedly confessed to accepting a ₹30 lakh contract to kill Mohini Tomar. The contract was given by advocate Mustafa Kamil and his sons.
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Opinions

How to mix irony with stupidity? Carry a ‘Palestine’ bag to show off fake activism, then cry ‘patriarchy’ when called out

Sanghamitra -
Priyanka's feminism and activism are perhaps only for one specific group of victims, depending on their religion.
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News Reports

52000 fake documents to settle Bangladeshi inflitrators: Fabricated birth certificates in 11 villages of Rae Bareli, 4 arrested including Zeeshan, Riyaz

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This forgery includes identification certificates of people from several states of India, along with people from neighboring countries including Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
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News Reports

Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi installs Iconic 1971 Pakistan surrender painting at Manekshaw Centre on Vijay Diwas

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For India, the 1971 victory is a historic milestone, and December 16 is commemorated nationwide as "Vijay Diwas" to honour India's triumph over Pakistan.
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News Reports

Congress blacklists India Today anchor Rahul Kanwal after comments on Rahul Gandhi’s persistent refusal to face tough questions

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India Today anchor Rahul Kanwal revealed that despite invitations, Rahul Gandhi has refused to attend the India Today Conclave for the last 20 years.
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Crime

UP: Tired of harassment by Nafees Khan, 17-year-old Hindu girl commits suicide in Basti

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Even after Nafees Khan's marriage was fixed with another girl, he continued harassing the minor Hindu girl who eventually grew frustrated and took the extreme measure.
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News Reports

PM Museum writes to Rahul Gandhi, asks him to return letters of Nehru with Edwina Mountbatten which Sonia Gandhi took away in 2008

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It has now surfaced that the private collection of letters, donated by both Indira Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, was removed from NMML on 5th May 2008.
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News Reports

UP: Vendor Shamim arrested after he was caught spitting on vegetables in Bulandshahr, claims he was only chewing gutkha

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SSP Shlok Kumar said that further action will be taken in the matter based on the findings of the investigation.
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‘Bismillah bolunga, Yogi ki qurbani de dunga’: Muslim migrant worker in Delhi threatens UP CM, wants Mamata as next PM

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Bengali Muslim migrant threatened to behead CM Yogi, saying, “Bismillah bolunga aur qurbani de dunga Yogi ki”, which literally translates to “I will invoke Bismillah and sacrifice Yogi.” While making the threat, he symbolically gestured as though performing “qurbani” with his hands.
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News Reports

Training to derail trains being imparted via madarsas in Jhansi and Kanpur, reveals NIA-ATS probe, mob had freed Mufti Khalid Nadvi detained in connection...

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A probe by NIA and Uttar Pradesh ATS has unveiled conspiracy to derail trans in Jhansi and Kanpur using radicalised youths
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News Reports

Israel decides to shut down its embassy in Ireland citing “extreme anti-Israel policy of the Irish government”

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Israel Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced he will be closing Israel’s embassy in Ireland, citing the “extreme anti-Israel policy of the Irish government.”
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Nepal T20 team from Sita Mata’s Janakpur has a mosque in its logo? Here is what is the issue and confusion

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Janakpur Bolts face outrage as their NPL team logo resembles a mosque rather than Janaki Mandir.
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News Reports

Sambhal: SP and DM offer prayers at the newly reopened Shiv-Hanuman Temple after its discovery

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Sambhal Superintendent of Police (SP) Krishan Kumar and District Magistrate (DM) Rajender Pensiya offered prayers at the newly uncovered Shiv-Hanuman Temple in the district on Sunday.
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News Reports

45 Muslim families comprising 150 individuals embrace Sanatan Dharma in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur, citing Mughal oppression of ancestors

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In Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur, 45 Muslim families embraced Sanatan Dharma, reclaiming their ancestral legacy and adopting Hindu traditions, names, and rituals, led by Sansar Singh.
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Politics

Heights of arrogance: Karnataka BJP chief slams Siddaramaiah over police lathi charge at Panchamasali community’s protest

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Karnataka BJP President Vijayendra Yediyurappa criticised the state government over the police lathi charge on the Lingayat Panchamasali community during their protest for reservation
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News Reports

Viral video claims most shops to remain closed on Fridays in Shaikhpara town, West Bengal police say ‘no communal angle’

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"Shaikhpara Bazar committee wants to inform our shopkeeper friends that starting next Friday, all shops will remain closed throughout the day except hotels and the ones selling medicines, sweets, fish, meat, fruits and vegetables," the announcement read.
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News Reports

Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi detained for performing online concert without hijab, later released

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On 14th December, Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi was arrested for performing an online concert without wearing a hijab
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News Reports

Did Jyotirlinga appear overnight: UP CM Yogi Adityanath questions 46-year closure of historic Sambhal temple

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The comments from CM Yogi Adityanath followed the discovery and reopening of a 400-year-old Lord Shiva and Hanuman temple in Sambhal, which had been closed since 1978.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Muslim mob attacks minor burqa-clad girl for talking to a ‘Hindu man’, releases her after the man turns out to be Muslim

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One Muslim man was seen slapping the underage girl multiple times. Another man took away her phone while she tried to call her brother. A third Muslim man alleged that the victim bought a 'gift' for the 'Hindu man'.
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News Reports

Atul Subhash suicide: Atul’s father pleads PM Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for custody of his grandson

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Bikas Kumar Modi, brother of Atul Subhash, has also expressed concerns regarding the whereabouts of his nephew. He said that two arrests in the case were yet to be done.
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News Reports

‘Aarti’ performed at Shiva and Hanuman temple discovered and reopened after 46 years in Sambhal, govt to restore the original structure

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Aaarti was performed on Sunday morning at the recently reopened Lord Shiva and Hanuman temple in Sambhal.
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News Reports

Kerala: Maulvi Umar Faizi Mukkam makes offensive remarks about Shiv-Parvati, apologises later

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Umar Faizi Mukkam’s remarks about Bhagwan Shiv and Mata Parvati during a public meeting have sparked outrage among Hindu organisations.
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World

Pakistan: Section 144 imposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ahead of anti-polio campaign

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In preparation for the anti-polio campaign set to be launched on December 16, Section 144 has been imposed in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, for seven days, as reported by ARY News on Sunday.
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Crime

Kolkata: Atiur Rahman Laskar murders sister-in-law, cuts her body into 3 pieces, after she refused his sexual advances

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Kolkata Police arrested Atiur Laskar for murdering his sister-in-law, Khadeja Bibi, after she rejected his sexual advances. The dismembered body was recovered on 13th December.
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Crime

Uttarakhand: Aman Qureshi poses as Aman Choudhary to marry Hindu woman from Rudrapur; booked

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Kohli’s family visited resident of Aman Qureshi in Delhi and found that it was made to look Hindu and even had a small temple. After marriage, when they went there, it was changed to a Muslim setup.
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News Reports

PM Narendra Modi presents 11 pledges for India’s bright future, says politics should be free of “parivarvad”, zero tolerance for corruption

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PM Narendra Modi on Saturday presented eleven pledges for India's bright future in his speech during the discussion in Lok Sabha on 75 years of the Constitution
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News Reports

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis says he will speak with Railways for a solution after temple issued removal notice for Dadar station expansion

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Amid controversy over a removal notice to a temple in Mumbai's Dadar area, CM Devendra Fadnavis said that the state government will hold discussions with the railways to find a solution
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News Reports

Biggest Jumla in India was the Garibi Hatao campaign used by Congress in elections, the party reduced the importance of the Constitution: PM Modi

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Hitting back at Congress over its frequent "jumla" jibes at the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the "biggest jumla in India" was 'Garibi Hatao'
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‘Every generation of the Gandhi family has violated the constitution’: PM Modi takes Congress to the cleaners in Lok Sabha

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Slamming Rahul Gandhi, PM Modi said, "A member of the new generation (Gandhis) publicly tore up an ordinance that had been approved by the Manmohan Singh-led cabinet. This arrogant act carried out in front of the media, forced the government to overturn its decision."
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