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Karnataka: Jabir Ali’s personal property claimed by Waqf, the Board gets reprimanded by High Court

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Karnataka High Court has stopped an attempt to grab yet another property by the state's Waqf Board. The Karnataka High Court has ordered the Waqf Board to take the subject matter to the Waqf Tribunal.
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Fact-Check

Thane’s Gurdwara Shri Dashmesh Darbar refutes claims of removing BJP president JP Nadda and other party leaders from the Gurdwara during visit

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Gurdwara Shri Dashmesh Darbar in Thane refutes claims of removing BJP President JP Nadda from the premises, calling the allegations false.
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Crime

Delhi: Arbaaz and Salman arrested for stabbing Manish to death in Nand Nagri

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According to Delhi Police officials, the victim and the accused knew each other, and the police are investigating the cause of the dispute. Both the accused and the victim have criminal backgrounds.
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World

USA: President-elect Trump replaces prosecutor who pressed charges in so-called assassination plot of Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun

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Donald Trump appoints Jay Clayton to replace prosecutor who filed charges in the alleged assassination plot case of Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Indian government has denied any inovlvement in the matter and closely monitoring the development.
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News Reports

ISRO to launch advanced communication satellite GSAT-N2 from the USA using SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, to offer in-flight internet connectivity in India

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SRO is set to launch its latest communication satellite GSAT-N2 from the USA using the Falcon 9 rocket of Elon Musk’s SpaceX
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News Reports

Lawrence Bishnoi gang considered targeting Shraddha Walkar murder accused Aftab Poonawala: Report

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The Lawrence Bishnoi gang reportedly had Shraddha Walkar murder accused Aftab Poonawala, the man accused of killing and dismembering Ms Walkar, on their hit list.
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News Reports

Mass conversion bid in Bihar: 3 Christian priests try to convert Hindus in Buxar, wipe off sindoor from women’s heads and mark them with...

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The pastors claimed that the people were there out of their own accord and the former did not force anyone to convert.
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News Reports

Indian Railways accelerates deployment of Kavach 4.0, 10,000 locomotives and over 14,375 km tracks to be equipped with the Automatic Train Protection System

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Indian Railways is accelerating the deployment of the advanced Kavach 4.0 automatic train protection system across 10,000 locomotives and over 14,375 route kilometres (RKM) of tracks
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News Reports

Alcohol ban gave rise to illicit trade of liquor and other contraband items, officials love the ban as it means big money: Patna HC

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The Patna HC's ruling came in response to a writ petition filed by Police Inspector Mukesh Kumar Paswan.
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News Reports

After reports of reduction in farm fires in Punjab, new evidence shows farmers have devised a way to avoid NASA satellites while burning stubble,...

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Stubble (parali) burning is a method of removing paddy crop residues from the field to sow wheat from the last week of September to November. Almost everyone has agreed that stubble burning by farmers in the nearby states, mainly in Punjab and Haryana, has been the primary reason behind deteriorating air quality in Delhi.
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Editor's picks

After petrol pump reported theft of 14 thousand litres of petrol in Dantewada, petrol appears in a well- Here is what happened

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In a strange incident, a well in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district started giving out petrol instead of water
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Crime

Gujarat: Indian Navy, NCB seize 700 kg of methamphetamine from international drug cartel’s boat trying to enter India

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In a landmark achievement in the fight against drug trafficking, Indian authorities have seized approximately 700 kg of methamphetamine drug from an international drug cartel operating in Gujarat.
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News Reports

‘Bhangi’, ‘Neech’, ‘Bhikhari’ and ‘Mangani’ are not caste names: Rajasthan HC quashes SC/ST Act case against four men

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The incident was brought to court after the police found no evidence to support the charges and filed a negative report.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Deaths in Ahmedabad hospital uncovers massive scam by doctors to claim PM-JAY insurance money, healthy villagers were operated as heart patients

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Notably, Khyati Hospital has been accused of abusing government health care programs like Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) by doing unnecessary angioplasty and stent treatments.
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News Reports

Ajit Pawar clarifies that Gautam Adani was not present in government formation meeting, says earlier he said it by mistake

Raju Das -
Ajit Pawar on Friday clarified on an earlier statement that industrialist Gautam Adani was present at the key discussions about government formation in the state involving top BJP and NCP leaders 5 years ago.
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News Reports

Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti: Read about Bhai Bala and Bhai Mardana, the two life-long companions and kindred spirits of Guru Nanak

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Bhai Bala and Bhai Mardana accompanied Guru Nanak Dev through his various journeys in different parts of India and abroad.
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News Reports

Haryana’s Anshul Kamboj takes all 10 wickets in an innings, becomes third bowler to achieve the feat in Ranji Trophy history

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Haryana's Anshul Kamboj etched his name into the history book by becoming just the third bowler in Ranji Trophy history to bag all 10 wickets in an innings.
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News Reports

Indian students condemn Oxford Union over inviting terror outfit-linked Muzzamil Ayyub and JKLF’s Zafar Khan to debate ‘independence’ of Kashmir, hold protests

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On Friday, several Indian students and INSIGHT UK, the social movement of British Hindus and Indians in the United Kingdom held a protest against Oxford Union for inviting terror-linked individuals to challenge India’s sovereignty openly in their debate program.
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News Reports

‘I don’t believe in work-life balance’: Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy reiterates his disappointment with 5-day work week

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At an event, Narayana Murthy said that he doesn't believe in work life balance, and was disappointed with the shift to a five-day work week.
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News Reports

West Bengal witnesses new ‘tab scam’ under watch of Mamata Banerjee, criminals siphon off student funds meant for purchasing tablets

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In the meantime, West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu had attempted to downplay the severity of the case and dubbed it as a' one-time glitch.'
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News Reports

Maharashtra polls: ED raids at 23 locations after illegal transactions worth Rs 125 crores traced in Malegaon bank

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The money laundering case stems from a Malegaon Police FIR filed last week against a local trader named Siraj Ahmed Harun Meman, who runs a tea and cold drinks agency apart from some of his associates.
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Specials

Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas on November 15: Meet the heroes from diverse Indian tribes who shaped the history of our nation

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Tribal communities played an immeasurable part in the country's freedom struggle and in preserving its Sanatan culture.
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News Reports

Petitioner in Krishna Janmabhoomi case receives threats from Pakistan to blow up Allahabad High Court and him

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Asutosh Pandey of Mathura received 22 WhatsApp audio clips on WhatsApp threatening to bomb Allahabad HC on 19 Nov and then him on 20 Nov
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News Reports

Indian govt urges Canada to extradite Khalistani terrorist Arsh Dalla to India after his arrest

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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday called on Canada to extradite Arsh Dalla, a Khalistani terrorist to "face justice in India."
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath government reacts swiftly to controversy over UPPSC exams, decides to hold PCS exams on same day in single shift

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath acknowledged the students' concerns and directed the UPPSC to interact with the demonstrators.
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News Reports

Khalistanis raise calls for Canadians to leave the country, say ‘we are owners of Canada, white people should go back to Europe’

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A viral two-minute video of a 'Nagar Kirtan' in the country Khalistan supporters called Canadians "invaders", telling them to "go back to England and Europe". "This is Canada; our own country. You (Canadians) go back. White people should go back to Europe, England, and Israel."
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News Reports

After Guardian, Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia leaves X, calls it a “platform for conspiracy theories and misinformation”

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Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia has announced that it will no longer publish tweets directly on the social media platform X
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar makes sexist comments targeting DY CM Devendra Fadnvis’ wife Amruta, party defends him

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Kanhaiya Kumar targeted Devendra Fadnvis' wife Amruta with sexist comments by saying she is always busy making reels
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News Reports

Indian exports surge by over 19% in October, set to meet the export target of $800 billion for the year

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Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal said that India will cross the export target of $800 billion for the year
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News Reports

Journalist Mithun Mishra released on bail a month after arrest over reporting Bihar floods, had highlighted Christian conversion activities too

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After coming out of jail, Mithun Mishra said that if exposing the illegal Christian conversion activities is a crime, he will commit this crime again.
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Media

As leftist newspaper ‘The Guardian’ quits X because it is ‘toxic’, here’s why it started throwing a hissy fit after Musk refused to censor...

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Contrary to the expectations The Guardian must have had, the X users expressed their joy over The Guardian’s decision to quit posting on X with many calling it a “good riddance”.
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News Reports

Stubble burning incidents cross 10000 mark this year: Worrying trend shows Madhya Pradesh competing with Punjab with over 2000 cases

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While states like Punjab and Haryana, historically affected by stubble burning, have shown signs of stabilisation, incidents of farm fires are on the rise in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.
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News Reports

Dominica announces its highest national honour the Dominica Award of Honour to PM Narendra Modi

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The Commonwealth of Dominica will bestow its highest national award, the Dominica Award of Honour, upon PM Narendra Modi, in recognition of his contributions to Dominica during the COVID-19 pandemic
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News Reports

Mumbai: Md Sattar kills Raghunandan Paswan after discovering relationship with his sister, cuts body into 7 pieces and dumps at Gorai beach, arrested

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The Mumbai Police after a thorough investigation confirmed that an 'interfaith relationship' was the main motive behind Raghunandan’s murder.
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Economy and Finance

Five times more people are earning over 50 lakhs per year since PM Modi came to power, together they pay over 75% of Income...

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Taxpayers making less than Rs 10 lakh now make up a smaller portion of the income tax collection in Modi regime, the Income Tax Returns data shows.
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Crime

Lottery scams and money laundering: ED conducts raids in multiple places across Sikkim, Bengal and Tamil Nadu in Santiago Martin case

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On the basis of the charge sheets filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation, the ED had initiated a money laundering probe against Martin and his company, Future Gaming Solutions (P) Limited (presently Future Gaming and Hotel Services (P) Limited and formerly Martin Lottery Agencies Limited).
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News Reports

Iranian man, who was taken down from gallows and resuscitated earlier, hanged again after the victim’s family revoked their forgiveness

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Iran on Wednesday executed for the second time 26-year-old Ahmad Alizadeh, a man on death row for murder who was previously hanged for 28 seconds before being resuscitated
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News Reports

No prosecution on occupying waqf property before 2013: Kerala HC quashes case against Postal Department for setting up post office on alleged waqf land

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The Waqf Board had filed the complaint against the postal officials as they had not vacated the property.
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News Reports

CIA official Asif W. Rahman arrested by FBI for leaking classified documents revealing Israel’s plans for attack on Iran

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A CIA official identified as Asif William Rahman has been arrested in charge of leaking classified documents revealing Israeli military preparations for a potential strike on Iran
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News Reports

Karnataka: Congress government claims no proposal over Muslim reservations under consideration and it is only a demand, documents reveal the truth

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While the Karnataka government is now rejecting the reports of it considering a proposal for Muslim reservations in public works contracts, the documents suggest that not only the demand for Muslim reservations were made but a proposal regarding the same was also under the government’s consideration.
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News Reports

‘Hugs and kisses in teenage affection can’t be considered a crime’: Madras HC quashes sexual harassment charges against a man

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The Madras HC noted that hugs and kisses in teenage affection can't be construed as crime.
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News Reports

DMK health minister Ma Subramanian sparks controversy by wrongly claiming that attacker who stabbed senior doctor in Chennai is North Indian

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DMK Health Minister Ma Subramanian faces backlash for misidentifying a doctor’s attacker as North Indian, later retracting his statement amid controversy in Tamil Nadu.
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News Reports

Meerut: 30 families return to Hinduism after jailed Pastor Bijju Mathew converted them to Christianity in name of curing diseases and funding weddings

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Pator Mathew and his spouse spent the last 15 years in multiple parts of Meerut to convert poeple to Christianity.
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News Reports

Merit over identity politics: Trump says colleges need to be cleansed of ‘radical Marxist lunatics’ who have been wasting taxpayer money. Here is his...

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Donald Trump presented 7-point plan for higher education aims to replace identity politics with merit and accountability, restoring American values and affordability in colleges. The viral video is part of Agenda 47 released a year ago.
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News Reports

Supreme Court orders NCP’s Ajit Pawar faction not to use Sharad Pawar’s videos and images in campaign for Maharashtra elections

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"Whether or not it is an old video, with Mr Pawar you have an ideological difference and you are fighting against him. Then you should try to stand up on your own legs,” Justice Kant said.
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News Reports

First all-women battalion for CISF approved by the Home Ministry, to be tasked with the responsibility of protecting airports, metro rails, and VIP security

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The CISF battalion will recruit 1,025 women in total and will be headed by a senior commandant-rank officer.
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News Reports

‘Never gave clean chit to Anil Deshmukh, govt didn’t provide enough evidence ‘: Justice Chandiwal who headed commission to probe monthly ₹100 crore extortion...

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Justice Chandiwal said that his report nowhere made the mention of clean chit and indicated that a different outcome might have been possible had the evidence been produced.
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News Reports

‘He used to call me dwarf, I called him black. What’s wrong with that’: Karnataka Minister BZ Zameer after racist “Kaalia” slur against HD Kumaraswamy

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Karnataka Minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan on Tuesday tendered his apology for referring to JD(S) leader and Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy as "Kaalia", but justified it by saying there is nothing wrong with it
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News Reports

ECI checked bags of Devendra Fadnavis, Nitin Gadkari too, but Uddhav Thackeray chose to create fuss, misbehave with ECI officials for checking his bags

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"What is wrong with getting the bags checked? We had our bags checked during the campaigning too. There was no need of this level of frustration," Devendra Fadnavis said adding that the NVA candidates were trying to seek the votes by whining.
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News Reports

Canada: Brampton Triveni Mandir cancels consular camp after Peel Police conveyed its incompetence to protect against Khalistanis, had allegedly demanded ‘protection money’

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Meanwhile, the Chief of Police with the Peel Regional Police, Nishan Duraiappah wrote to the Brampton Triveni Mandir authorities and asked to consider rescheduling the Consular camp event.
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