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Actor Swara Bhaskar accuses BJP MP Lallu Singh of having ‘rapist mentality’ for liking an ‘ungli’ tweet

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Swara Bhaskar is known for her path-breaking “finger scene” in the movie-Veere Di Wedding
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News Reports

Union Minister Amit Shah meets Jagmohan, former J&K governor and saviour of Kashmiri Pandits following abrogation of Article 370

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Home Minister and BJP party chief Amit Shah along with working president JP Nadda on Tuesday met former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) governor Jagmohan Malhotra
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News Reports

Jagjit Kaur finally returning to her family, Akali Dal leader Manjinder Sirsa thanks MEA, media for support on the issue

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The terrorist state of Pakistan which remains a dangerous place for minorities has finally conceded to the immense pressure exerted on it by communities worldwide
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News Reports

Yielding before India’s grit, strapped Pakistan restores partial trade with India

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Pakistan got severe economic shock after the parody nation stopped bilateral trade with India after abrogation of Article 370.
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Politics

Scindia to be sidelined again? Speculations rife as reports of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s promotion as UP in-charge emerge

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Earlier on Friday, Scindia had skipped a meeting chaired by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and had reportedly sent an ultimatum to the party's top leadership asking to be made MPCC chief.
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News Reports

Development trumps terrorism: Maharashtra plans to build two resorts in Kashmir and Ladakh, first such decision after Article 370 abrogation

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The MTDC will survey the region in the next 15 days to decide on the proposal.
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News Reports

Arrogance be thy name: Congress’ P Chidambaram reeks of arrogance as he is taken into CBI custody

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Former Union Minister P Chidambaram has been in CBI custody for the past couple of weeks.
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Opinions

This day in 2018: Malaysia saw a lesbian couple caned publicly for the first time in its history

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The unnamed women, aged 22 and 32 at the time, were caned six times at a courtroom in front of family members and officials.
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News Reports

Case lodged against Congress’ Digvijay Singh for his ‘ISI sponsoring BJP’ and ‘Non-Muslims spying for ISI’ remarks

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Cases have been lodged against Digvijay Singh in Muzaffarpur and Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal for his controversial statements against the BJP, Bajrang Dal and Hindus in general.
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Culture and History

Nuakhai: Odisha’s ancient harvest festival celebrates the season’s first grains, ancestors and Mother Nature

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Nuakhai is one of the most ancient festivals celebrated in Odisha to mark the season's first harvest.
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Law

Fearing Tihar, P Chidambaram agrees to remain in CBI custody till September 5

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Earlier, last month, P Chidambaram had gone on great lengths to evade CBI arrest
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Media Fact-Check

Fact check: No, Indian Rupee didn’t lose against Bangladeshi Taka

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The Indian currency INR is stronger than the Bangladeshi Taka
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News Reports

Punjab CM Captain Amarinder slams Pakistan PM Imran Khan, invites Jagjit Kaur and her family to settle in India

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The daughter of a 'granthi' (priest) at Gurudwara Tambu Sahib in pakistan, Jagjit Kaur was allegedly converted on gunpoint.
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News Reports

Pakistani singer Rabi Pirzada threatens snake attack against Indians, especially PM Modi, for abrogation of Article 370

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Rabi Pirzada claims that as a Kashmiri, she is ready with her snakes and calls Indian to be ready as she is all set to send those snakes across the Line of Control to inflict damage on the Indians.
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Doctor to be sacked after he prescribed condoms for stomach pain to a 55-year-old woman

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The incident was reported from Ghatshila sub-division hospital in East Singhbhum district of the state. The accused doctor has been identified as Asraf Badar, who is working on a contractual basis with the hospital.
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News Reports

Amit Jogi, son of former Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi arrested over cheating and filing false information in election affidavit

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Ajit Jogi's son Amit Jogi arrested in Chhattisgarh on charges of cheating and submitting false information in his 2013 election affidavit.
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News Reports

Dalit MLA from YSRCP accuses TDP leaders of casteist slurs against her, leaves Ganesh Puja venue in tears

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YSRCP MLA Dr Vundavalli Sridevi has demanded that action is taken against the TDP leaders who made such casteist comments. 
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News Reports

Indian Air Force inducts 8 attack Boeing-64E Apache helicopters to replace ageing Russian Mi-35 choppers

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The Indian Air Force also currently uses HAL Rudra as an attack helicopter. The HAL Rudra is the Weapon System Integrated (WSI) variant of the Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH).
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News Reports

Actress Sara Ali Khan wishes people for Ganesh Chaturthi, fundamentalists question her Muslim credentials

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This is not the first time that Muslim celebrities are subjected to severe abuse on social media for celebrating Hindu festivals.
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Opinions

NRC outcome: As a nation, we have failed Assam

Abhishek Banerjee -
The NRC was promised by Rajiv Gandhi as part of the Assam Accord in 1985. Obviously, he had no intention of actually doing it.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Massive fire breaks out in ONGC plant in Navi Mumbai, at least 5 killed, 8 injured

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Three people are reportedly injured in the massive fire that broke out at ONGC plant in Navi Mumbai today morning.
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Media Fact-Check

‘Journalist’ Ali Sohrab tries to pass off 2013 image of CISF jawan martyred in terrorist attack as image from Kashmir after abrogation of Article...

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According to the fact-checker - Facthunt.in, this image shared by 'journalist' Ali Sohrab is almost 6 years old.
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News Reports

Kulbhushan Jadhav under extreme pressure to parrot a false narrative to bolster Pakistan’s untenable claims: MEA after consular meet

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The government remains committed to continuing to work towards ensuring that Kulbhushan Jadhav receives justice at the earliest and returns safely to India
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Crime

SIT to probe the harassment charges levelled by LLM student against Swami Chinmayanand, Allahabad HC to monitor: SC

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The Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court will constitute a Bench to monitor this probe conducted by an SIT
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News Reports

Former Pakistan envoy Abdul Basit confuses porn star Johnny Sins with a Kashmir youth blinded by pellet gun

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Pakistan can’t seem to catch a break on social media!
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News Reports

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan says Pakistan will not use nuclear weapons first against India

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“There will be no first from our side ever,” Imran Khan said while talking about nuclear weapons
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News Reports

MP forest minister claims Digvijay Singh is trying to destabilise Kamal Nath government, writes to Sonia Gandhi

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MP forest ministers claims Digvijaya Singh is trying to destabalise the government, writers to party chief Sonia Gandhi
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News Reports

P Chidambaram’s CBI custody extended by one day, court to hear interim bail plea tomorrow

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Chidambaram to spend one more day in CBI custody
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Media

NDTV slammed for referring to Wing Commander Abhinandan as the pilot who was captured by Pakistan

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As the entire country welcomed Abhinandan Varthaman getting back his flying category after six months of his heroics, perhaps NDTV could not hide its misery
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Satire

China offers to treat Timatar Reporter at one of their ‘reeducation camps’ after his latest rant

K Bhattacharjee -
The 'Tauba Tauba' journalist is back again, this time with a rant on Kashmir.
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News Reports

Record number of Income Tax Return filed in a single day, I-T dept to issue PAN if ITR filed with only Aadhaar

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The dept will allot a fresh PAN to a person who files I-T Returns (ITR) with only Aadhaar as part of a new arrangement to link the two databases
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News Reports

Attempt to trespass into Parliament foiled by security forces, the suspect who is a Dera Sacha Sauda follower detained

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The suspect is a follower of Ram Rahim who is convicted in two rape cases and in a murder case of a journalist
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News Reports

Pakistan: Hindu girl abducted and forcibly converted to Islam with Imran Khan’s party member’s help

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The atrocities against minorities in Pakistan continues unabated.
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News Reports

European Parliament member backs India on Jammu and Kashmir, says abrogation of Article 370 will help curb terrorism

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Abrogation of Article 370 will help in rooting out several terrorist organisations operating in Kashmir with the help of Pakistan, said the MEP.
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News Reports

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flies MiG-21 sortie with Indian Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa

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In a historic event, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flew a sortie together in a two-seater version of the Russian-origin MiG-21.
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Law

I am begging you, please don’t do this: Kapil Sibal begs SC to not send Chidambaram to Tihar jail, request accepted, for now

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The Apex Court also directed Chidambaram to approach the trial court for interim protection.
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News Reports

Bengaluru: Probe initiated against Church of South India for allegedly selling defence land to metro rail

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An FIR was registered against the Church of South India (CSI) on the 20th of August by the Cubbon Park Police Station.
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News Reports

The Hindu spreads fake news on JNU’s review of Professor Emeritus, changes date of meeting from 2018 to 2019

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The JNU EC had amended the rules on Professor Emeritus in August 2018, but The Hindu reported it as August 2019
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News Reports

Sikhs launch massive protest outside Pakistan embassy against forced conversions, effigy of Imran Khan burnt

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The Sikh community members were trying to submit a memorandum at the Pakistan High Commission when they were stopped. As they were stopped, the angry protestors launched violent protests near the premises of the Pakistan embassy.
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Law

Supreme Court stays fine imposed on Vishal Dadlani, Tehseen Poonawalla by HC for mocking Jain monk Tarun Sagar

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Following public outcry by a number of netizens, Dadlani eventually apologized for his tweets, however, Tehseen submitted that he did not regret making the tweets
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News Reports

India counters Pakistan at South Asian Speakers’ Summit as terror state attempts to raise Kashmir bogey, Maldives speaker loses cool too

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The Speaker of the Maldives Parliament, Mohamed Nasheed on Sunday rebuked the Deputy Speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly Qasim Suri at the Future Goals Summit in Maldives Parliament as he raised the Kashmir issue in the country's Parliament.
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News Reports

Rajiv Gandhi govt threw out Hindu monarchy in Nepal, paving way for Communists and Chinese clout, reveals ex-special director of RAW

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The then Rajiv Gandhi's government had decided to support the people's movement in Nepal by attempting to pull down the Hindu kingdom.
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Government and Policy

Modi govt to reach target of 8 crore Ujjwala LPG connections six month ahead of deadline, to increase scope of scheme

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Ujjawal scheme has reached 8 crore poor households six months before the deadline set to reach that target and the scheme is likely to be expanded to cover more underprivileged families
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News Reports

I used to hit sixes with bat, now I’ll kill humans with sword: Dawood’s relative, former Pak cricketer Javed Miandad goes on a rant

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Javed Miandad, closely related to underworld kingpin Dawood Ibrahim, was seen in a demonstration wearing the Pakistan cricket team's jersey, can be heard saying that if he can wield a bat, he can also wield a sword.
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News Reports

Bernie Sanders took pro-Jihad stance on Kashmir at an event organized by ISNA, an organisation with close ties to terror groups

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ISNA has a long and troubling history with Radical Islam.
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News Reports

Not just Romila Thapar, all JNU Emeritus Professors above 75 years age are being reviewed as per University rules

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Several JNU Emeritus Professors has not visited the university in the last 3 years
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Media

Red Label Tea uses Ganesh Chaturthi based TV commercial to insult Hindus by projecting them as hateful bigots

OpIndia Staff -
Red Label ad shows the entire Hindu community in bad light by labelling them as Islamophobic.
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News Reports

Not born gay: Scientific study finds there is no ‘Gay Gene’, human sexuality is a consequence of genetic and environmental factors

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Genetic factors accounted for at most 25% of same-sex behaviour, the study concluded.
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News Reports

Exclusive: Read the detailed charges of misconduct against IAS officer who resigned over restrictions in Kashmir

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Kannan Gopinathan has denied some charges, and gave justifications for others in his reply to show cause notice
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News Reports

Swachh Bharat activist Temsutula Imsong receives the Devi Award for innovation and dynamism

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Apart from Temsutula, educationist Parmita Sharma, dancer Alokananda Roy, fashion entrepreneurs Laldinsangi, Lalsangzeli and Lalrinpuii of Mizoram also received the Devi Awards.
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