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President Murmu and PM Modi congratulate D Gukesh for becoming the youngest ever Chess World Champion

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D. Gukesh made history on Thursday, becoming the youngest-ever International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Champion after defeating China's Ding Liren in the final game of their championship tie.
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45-50 crore devotees expected at Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj, special arrangements being made for of female devotees

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Uttar Pradesh Minister Rakesh Sachan said that approximately 45-50 crore devotees are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj.
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Sports

D Gukesh crowned youngest Chess World Champion, defeats Liren in thrilling title clash, becomes emotional after historical triumph

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Following his triumph, Gukesh became overwhelmed with emotions and broke down in tears.
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Surat: Mohammad Naeemuddin goes on a molesting spree, harasses and gropes multiple girls on streets, arrested after examining 700 CCTV vidoes

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Mohammad Naeemuddin confessed that he would always get excited after seeing girls and went to the market to see them.
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Show cause notice issued to Samajwadi Party MP Zia ur Rehman Barq, who has been named in Sambhal violence csse, for unauthorised construction

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Notably, Zia Ur Rehman Barq is among those charged in connection with the violence unleashed by Islamist mobs on 24th November in response to a court-ordered survey of the disputed Jama Masjid.
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When Muslim rioters broke Buddha and Mahaveer idols in Lucknow and Samajwadi Party govt did nothing

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It was in a Samajwadi Party-ruled Uttar Pradesh when Muslims in Lucknow broke the idols of Lord Buddha and Lord Mahavira to avenge the retaliatory violence and arson by Rakhine Buddhists in Myanmar against Rohingya Muslims after a Buddhist girl was raped and murdered by three Rohingya Muslims.
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Places of Worship Act: Supreme Court stays registration of new suits and bars courts from passing orders in pending cases- What the court said

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The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that no further suits can be registered in the country against places of worship till further orders from it
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Jhansi: Muslim mob surrounds NIA convoy to oppose arrest of Mufti Khalid Ansari Nadvi after announcement from mosque, additional police force called to pacify...

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The Muslim mob had an intense argument with the authorities and surrounded their vehicles to halt them from taking the Mufti.
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Mass suicide in Jodhpur: Mother and her two sons end their lives by consuming poison; accuse daughter-in-law of torture in suicide note

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Allegations have been levelled against four persons for harassing and defaming the deceased in their suicide note.
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Maharashtra: Violence in Parbhani after Constitution’s replica vandalized, 50 including ‘lunatic’ accused arrested; Prakash Ambedkar makes castiest comments

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As per the police, more than 40 individuals have been arrested for creating and escalating violence in the district. SIG Nanded, Shahaji Umap confirmed the incident and said that several shops, CCTV cameras, and hoardings of the shops were destroyed by the miscreants.
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Actress Sai Pallavi refutes reports that she has adopted vegetarian diet for her role as Sita in movie ‘Ramayana’, calls them baseless rumours, fabricated...

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Bollywood actress Sai Pallavi has firmly dismissed recent rumours claiming she adopted a vegetarian diet for her role as Sita in the much-anticipated film 'Ramayana', directed by Nitesh Tiwari.
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Bangladeshi students in AMU found posting anti-India remarks, vulgar comments against women on social media, probe launched

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Shamyul, Rifat Rehman and Mahmood Hasan Arafat are the accused and strict action has been demanded against them.
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Crime

Odisha: Man out on bail in minor’s rape case murders the victim to try and avoid conviction, cuts her dead body into pieces, arrested

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As per the police, the next hearing of the Odisha minor rape case in which the accused was arrested in August 2023 was due on 15th December.
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Lawyer Vrinda Grover to stop representing RG Kar Medical College rape and murder victim’s family, withdraws from all courts

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"At this stage, on account of certain intervening factors and circumstances, the chamber of Advocate Vrinda Grover is constrained to withdraw from the case proceedings in this matter and will no longer be representing the victim's family", Grover's office stated.
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Bangladesh: Muslim group declares all restaurants must serve beef or shut down because beef eating is ‘Islamic duty’ and non-beef eateries are agents of...

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Muhammad Arif Al Khabir argued that eating camel meat is not obligatory, but it became a duty for Muslims to eat camel because they had to establish their allegiance to Islam over Jewish dietary rules. In a similar way, eating beef is not mandatory but it is necessary for Muslims to show their allegiance to Islam over Hindu beliefs.
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Bangladesh assured action against perpetrators of violence against minorities, says Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri after Dhaka visit

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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs that Bangladesh has assured action against perpetrators of violence against minorities
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Fact-Check

Meer Faisal peddles disinformation, claims 180-year-old mosque in UP’s Fatehpur was demolished: Here’s the truth

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Self described journalist Meer Faisal tweeted that authorities demolished the 180-year-old Noori mosque citing encroachment. The truth, however, is that only the encroached portion of the mosque was demolished.
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Why names of Hindus suddenly started appearing in cow smuggling: Read about the elaborate conspiracy using poor Hindus including minors

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The Hindus from poor families and even kids are lured by the cow killers as a first line of defence to protect themselves.
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Women BJP MPs lodge complaint against TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee over his controversial ‘lady killer’ comment against Jyotiraditya Scindia

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BJP MPs on Wednesday lodged a complaint with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju against TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee for calling Jyotiraditya Scindia a 'lady killer'
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Opinions

How Rahul Gandhi is furthering the demonisation of the police after Sambhal violence, where a Pakistani cartridge was found, potentially leading to the death...

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One of the important aspects of opposition's propaganda campaign against the BJP is the unremitting demonisation of police forces, slandering them with mythical allegations of enabling "authoritarianism" of the Centre.
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Sambhal violence: Police raids SP MP Zia ur Rehman Barq’s locality, guns recovered from Mahbar and Tajwar’s house, smack recovered from Mulla Asif’s house

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In Sambhal, 13 houses were thoroughly searched and of these, 93 packets of smack were recovered from the house of Mulla Asif. Meanwhile, 315 bore pistols were recovered from the houses of Tajwar and Mahbar.
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J&K CM Omar Abdullah says the ‘Darbar Move’ practice of shifting capital to Jammu during winters will be restored

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday reiterated that the now-defunct Darbar Move would be restored.
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Andhra Pradesh: 8-year-old girl dies in Church after 40-days of ‘miraculous healing’ for brain tumour

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Unable to afford surgery for brain tumour, parents of 8-year-old Bhagyashree took her to a church for miracle healing, but she died 40 days after praying and fasting
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Jammu: UNHCR team meets Rohingya Muslims amid heated debate over water and power supply, CM Abdullah says either deport them or provide amenities

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As UNHCR team visits Rohingya camp in Jammu, CM Omar Abdullah said that the centre should make a decision on the fate of the infiltrators
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Opinions

After Maharashtra poll debacle, Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut calls for Syria-like coup in India

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In an interview with The Wire, Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut insinuated Syria-like violent coup in India to depose the Modi government.
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Crime

Bareilly court awards 20 years imprisonment to Fareen Ahmed for raping 7-year-old girl by claiming to be a Kinnar

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Fareen Ahmed raped a 7-year-old girl by claiming to be a Kinnar, but a court-ordered gender test showed that he is male
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Punjab and Haryana HC awards Rs 2 lakh compensation to man falsely booked under Narcotics Act for carrying paracetamol tablets

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has awarded Rs 2 lakh compensation for wrongful arrest under the NDPS Act, condemning police high-handedness.
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Section 498A being misused to force husband to fulfil unreasonable demands, for personal vendetta: Supreme Court

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During the hearing of a case, the Supreme Court bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh noted that while some laws were originally meant to protect women against domestic violence and harassment, it is being widely misused by some women to compel husbands and their family into complying their unreasonable demands.
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Over 300 vials of deadly virus samples go missing from a lab in Australia in major biosecurity breach, probe launched

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Around 323 vials of multiple infectious viruses consisting of the Hendra virus, Lyssavirus, and Hantavirus have gone missing from Queensland’s Public Health Virology Laboratory.
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UP: Christian conversion racket busted in Amethi, three arrested for targeting Dalits with financial inducements to convert to Christianity

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According to the FIR registered at the Ramganj Police Station based on a Hindu man named Govind’s complaint, Om Prakash, Ramlal Kori and Sandeep Kori used to visit the Agresar village and lure Hindu Dalits to convert to Christianity by offering them money and other benefits.
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Another digital arrest scam: Hyderabad family loses Rs 5.5 crore, kept under 24-hour digital surveillance for 17 days by fraudsters

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The scammers claimed that the woman’s Aadhaar-linked phone number was implicated in money laundering and drug cases.
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UP: Meerut Police busts Christian conversion racket, Vineet Pastor and his family arrested, Hindu-turned-Christian accused was earning lakhs from the racket

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UP police uncovered a massive Christian conversion racket in Meerut and rescued nearly 50 Hindus from a ‘medical camp cum prayer meeting’
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Love Jihad: Mohammad Arif in Barabanki and Shahbaz in Damoh lure Hindu girls away; one girl recovered from Delhi, another still missing

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Two love jihad cases: Shahbaz abducted a Hindu minor in MP, while Arif allegedly lured an 18-year-old Hindu girl in UP. Both accused absconding; investigations ongoing.
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Bangladesh finally admits to atrocities against Hindus, says 88 cases filed for violence against minorities, 70 arrested since fall of Hasina govt

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"A total of 88 cases have been filed in incidents related to minorities from August 5 to October 2. The number of cases and arrests is likely to increase as new incidents of violence have also been reported in (northeastern Sunamganj, (central) Gazipur, and other areas," the interim government told the reporters.
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India has been denying visas to Khalistanis from Canada unless they denounce their support for terrorism: Here is what Canadian media found and how...

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In 2016, pro-Khalistani Canadian and former president of Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, Bikramjit Singh Sandhar, applied for a visa for India. The application was denied on the grounds of statements he made about Khalistan while serving as the president of the Gurdwara. He would have got visa if he had signed a letter renouncing Khalistan.
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Bengaluru techie suicide case: Karnataka Police file FIR against wife, her mother, brother and uncle for abetment and criminal liability

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An FIR has been filed against 4 people in connection with the suicide of a 34-year-old deputy general manager of a private firm, Atul Subhash, who died by suicide, accusing his wife, her family members, and a judge of harassment, extortion, and corruption.
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Prof Shamika Ravi, member of EAC-PM, slams Congress leader Pawan Khera for spreading fake news about her receiving money from Soros

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Debunking Pawan Khera's lies, Prof Shamika Ravi said no grant came directly to faculty member when she was assistant professor at the Open Society funded ISB.
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French media outlet Mediapart upset with BJP for using their report, calls excerpts from their own report ‘Fake News’

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The ruling party in India, BJP, shared parts of the Mediapart report, highlighting the collusion between OCCRP, US government officials, and the Indian opposition. However, BJP sharing parts of their report hasn't gone down well with Mediapart.
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‘Durgadi fort not Waqf property’: Kalyan Court rejects claims of a mosque inside the fort, says it houses a Durga temple

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For several years, the Islamist group had been claiming that the historical fort having significance since the times of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj housed a Masjid which was 'erroneously' being claimed as a Hindu temple. The Islamists also stated that the fort was a Waqf property and that it belonged to the Waqf Board.
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Tahir Hussain joins AIMIM, to contest from Mustafabad in Delhi- Read how main accused in Ankit Sharma murder case wanted to “teach kafirs a...

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Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM has fielded riot-accused and former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain as their candidate from Mustafabad for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.
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World

Couple behind LGBTQ+ media outlet PinkNews accused of sexual misconduct

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Dr James kissed and touched a junior colleague who was drunk after a work event, according to witnesses, and Cohen invited a staff member to come "back to his" and smacked another on the bottom at a Christmas party. It has also been reported that female members of staff were urged to act as surrogates for the couple.
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SC seeks a report on Justice Yadav’s statements at a VHP event after he sounded alarm about dangers posed by ‘Kathmullahs’ in the country

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Allahabad HC has been asked to provide specifics and facts by the highest administrative court.
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Bangladesh Supreme Court stays verdict declaring ‘Joy Bangla’ as national slogan

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Now on 10th December, Chief Justice Syed Rifat Ahmed and others decided that 'Joy Bangla' could no longer be deemed the national slogan backing the government's viewpoint.
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Aadhaar card for Rs 500, passport, and land deal: How a Rohingya intruder lived undetected in India for over a decade

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Amin Khan, a Rohingya Muslim from Myanmar, crossed over into India in 2012 and secured fake identity cards that aided his unhindered stay in India.
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The curious case of Prahlad Iyengar: From Janeu-dhari boy to radical pro-Palestinian activist who got suspended from MIT

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Prahlad used two posters featuring the logo of the terrorist outfit Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and also used a post of calling for “Infitada everywhere”. Pertinent to note that Intifada is Palestine’s armed action (involving terrorist acts as well) against Israel. The first poster that was featured in the begining read, "We will burn the ground beneat your feet". The poster featured a PFLP terrorist with a weapon.
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Who is Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old arrested in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s murder? What we know so far

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Luigi Mangione was nabbed at a McDonald’s outlet in Pennsylvania with gun, cash and bogus IDs.
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Judge laughed, wife asked why aren’t you dead yet? Techie Atul Subhash’s suicide note goes viral, wife and her family accused of false case...

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In the video, Atul Subhash said that shortly after the marriage, his wife returned to Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh from Bengaluru and filed dowry harassment and domestic violence cases against Subhash and his parents.
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Karan Adani, MD of Adani Ports, announces Rs 7.5 lakh cr investment plan for Rajasthan at Rising Rajasthan Global Summit

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Karan Adani, Managing Director of Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd, unveiled an ambitious Rs7.5 lakh crore investment plan for Rajasthan at the Rising Rajasthan Global Summit held on Monday at the Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre (JECC) in Sitapura.
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UP: Bulldozer action against Noori Jama Masjid in Fatehpur over encroachment, mosque committee cries foul

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The PWD department issued a notice to the Masjid Committee and gave them one month to remove the illicit part of the mosque.
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World

Syria: 250 Israeli strikes hit military targets as ‘rebels’ seize control of country, US and Turkey also target “strategic weapons”; Details

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These operations extended beyond Damascus with strikes in Daraa and Suwayda Governorates in southern Syria.
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