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Nihang Sukhdev Singh beats Malkit Singh to death in Amritsar, the accused used to mock the victim over his short height, killed him for...

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35-year-old Malkit Singh, a resident of Jahangir village of Kambo police station area in Amritsar, Punjab was brutally beaten to death by his neighbour Nihang Sukhdev Singh on Wednesday.
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Fallout of Khatakhat politics? Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh considering legalising use of cannabis for ‘medicinal purposes’ to tackle financial crisis

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Congress government in Himachal Pradesh is actively mulling over legalising limited use of cannabis for 'medicinal purposes' amidst spiralling economic crisis.
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Nashik: 15-year-old girl dies under suspicious conditions after harassment by Kalam Mansuri, others, 10 booked as family says ‘forced to drink poison’. Exclusive details

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However, on 25th August, the family of the girl checked the CCTV footage close to Anjum Sayyed's house. In the CCTV footage, the family saw that Anjum and Sahil took the girl on their scooter to the hospital. However, they claimed that they had found the girl unconscious on the road near the bridge, after which they took her to the hospital. On suspicion, the girl's parents have also booked the two.
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Vadhavan Port: PM Modi to lay foundation stone for India’s largest deep water port; read the significance, details of the over ₹76,000 crore project

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The strategic location of the port is advantageous due to its accessibility to most of India's cargo destination locations.
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World

‘Moraes is the dictator of Brazil, Lula is his lapdog’: Elon Musk fumes after Brazil govt freezes Starlink accounts. Read what happened

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Elon Musk slammed Brazil's top court judge who ordered freezing of Starlink bank accounts and threatened to take down X (formerly Twitter) in Brazil.
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Andhra Pradesh: Engineering college ‘student’ secretly records women in washrooms, accused of selling over 300 obscene videos. Here is what we know so far

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The accused was identified as Vijay, a student of the SR Gudlavalleru Engineering College. The police have seized his laptop and recovered over 300 obscene videos.
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Bangladeshi illegals running organ transplant racket in India: Delhi police files 7000-page charge sheet

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In July, the Delhi Police Crime Branch imprisoned seven people in connection with the case, including a 50-year-old lady doctor from Delhi and three Bangladeshi citizens. The police further have named ten people as accused in the 7,112-page charge sheet submitted last week in a local court.
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Hypocrite Chinese media whines about INS Arighat and India strengthening its Navy, forgets expansionist China’s arsenal of nuclear submarines

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The Chinese government, known for its expansionist policies and hostile attitude towards neighbours over territorial sovereignty, is virtue-signalling India over the 'responsible use' of its military arsenal.
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Israel agrees for ‘humanitarian pause’, allows UN organisations to hold polio vaccination campaign for children in Gaza

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Notably, Dr Rik Peeperkorn, head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) office for the West Bank and Gaza had announced that the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza would start on September 1.
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Goa: 7-year-old boy mauled to death by pitbull dog in Anjuna

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The deceased boy's father, Premanand Kalangutkar, described the pitbull attacking his son, tearing at his face and crushing his throat. He added that the same pitbull had earlier attacked another child, who fortunately survived. 
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RG Kar Hospital rape-murder case in Kolkata: North Bengal Medical College doctors protest, demand justice for victim

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday reached the Police Morgue of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata for further investigation of the woman doctor rape and murder case.
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INS Arighaat: Second Arihant class nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine commissioned into Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam

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The second Arihant-Class submarine ‘INS Arighaat’ was commissioned into the Indian Navy on August 29, 2024 at Visakhapatnam in the presence of Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh
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Senior politician comparing rape to riding a bicycle: BJP MP Kangana Ranaut calls out Pro-Khalistan leader Simranjit Singh Mann over his heinous comments

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Kangana Ranaut has a lot of experience with rape and you can ask her how rape happens so that it can be explained to people, Simranjit Singh Mann said.
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As foreign students in Canada protest against the new immigration policy, Indian students in Brampton protest against failing exams, demand grade increases saying don’t...

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On 28 August, over 200 Indian students studying at St Clair College in Brampton in Canada came out to protest after they failed the exams
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World

China: Two women lock a toddler in plane toilet because she was crying, Airline says they did it with toddler’s grandmother’s permission

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Gou Tingting said in the caption for the now-deleted video, which was shared on Douyin [Chinese TikTok], that the child's crying was so loud that passengers used tissues to block it out.
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Politics

‘Mamata can do anything for politics, she can block chicken’s neck area in future’: CMs and political leaders from other states lash out at...

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Mamata Banerjee alleged that PM Narendra Modi was using his party to start a fire in West Bengal, and warned that if Bengal burns, other states including Assam, North-East, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Delhi too shall burn.
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Fact-Check: Did Smriti Irani Praise Rahul Gandhi during podcast as claimed by media and Congress supporters? Here is what she actually said

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Smriti Irani criticised Rahul Gandhi’s earlier temple politics, suggesting his recent focus on caste issues is a tactical move to gain media coverage after his previous efforts failed.
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Whitewashing ethnic cleansing and slandering India on a govt junket? Newslaundry downplays anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh, attacks Indian media after interim govt invites select...

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A propaganda report by Newslaundry journalist Smita Sharma attempted to whitewash the violence against Hindus in Bangladesh and even slander India while being on a government junket.
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Only Hindus would be employed in state temples: Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu announces as he also increases wages for temple Archakas

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At a key meeting with the Hindu Religious Endowment Department, CM Chandrababu Naidu emphasised this move as part of a broader strategy to prevent forced conversions and preserve the spiritual integrity of Andhra’s sacred Hindu sites.
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Shashi Tharoor’s ‘Scorpion over Shivling’ remark against PM Modi: Delhi High Court refuses to quash defamation case against the Congress leader

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Stating that the HC found "no grounds to quash the proceedings at this stage," the bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta instructed the parties to appear before the trial court on September 10. In 2020, the Delhi High Court had stayed proceedings against Tharoor.
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Haldwani violence: Uttarakhand police respond to reports of delay in chargesheet filing, say they had applied for extension under UAPA provisions. Details

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A total of 107 people, including several women were arrested in the case. The Banbhulpura violence where 5 persons lost lives was the first instance where internet was shut down in the city.
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She is ill and hospitalised, she might have committed suicide: Recordings of calls made by RG Kar Hospital to parents of rape and murder...

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Recordings of calls from RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata told family of the rape and murder victim trainee doctor appear
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‘Kangana Ranaut has a lot of experience of rape’: Khalistan supporting former MP Simranjit Singh Mann says over the BJP MP’s remarks on farmers...

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You can ask her (Kangana Ranaut) how rape happens so that people can be explained how rape happens. She has a lot of experience of rape," Mann said.
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Entertainment

Malayalam Film Industry Sex Scandal: Kerala police files rape case against actor and CPI(M) MLA M Mukesh; 17 cases filed after release of Hema Committee...

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Earlier, Kerala Police registered rape cases against actor Siddique and director Ranjith following complaints of sexual misconduct.
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Mamata Banerjee will close the path to North East India by shutting down the Siliguri Corridor by 2026, says BJP MP Saumitra Khan

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BJP MP and West Bengal BJP Vice President Saumitra Khan on Thursday claimed that Mamata Banerjee might block the Siliguri Corridor' that connects north-eastern states to the rest of India if she comes in power again in 2026.
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World

Israeli forces kill 5 Palestinian terrorists, including local terror leader, hiding inside a Mosque in the West Bank

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In the West Bank city of Tulkarem, troops of Israel Border Police’s elite Yamam counter-terrorism unit battled a group of terrorists who had been holed up in a mosque
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If Siddaramaiah’s power is curtailed, it won’t be long before people storm into PM Modi’s house, just like in Bangladesh: Karnataka Congress MLA GS...

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The Congress leader claimed that Modi government is trying to destabilize CM Siddaramaiah's administration.
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Rutgers University publishes report co-chaired by Audrey Truschke claiming caste discrimination a pervasive issue on campus, gives no evidence, cites unrelated examples

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In August 2024, a task force at Rutgers University released a "Caste Report," which they wanted to push forward to include "caste" as a new protected category under the university's discrimination policy.
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Ola Electric unveils made-in-India 4680 ‘Bharat Cell’: CEO Bhavish Aggarwal says he hopes to lower EV costs and increase India’s battery production capacity

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The 4680 Bharat Battery Cell developed by Ola Electric offers five times more energy density, unlike the 2170 battery cells.
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Karnataka: Order to remove electric poles with Dhanush, Gada designs on SDPI’s demand revoked after outrage by Hindus. Read what happened

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"The electric poles contain religious symbols that might disturb communal harmony in Gangavati," the SDPI had stated in the official notification on 21st August appealing to the Gangavati Municipal Assembly Commissioner for clarification.
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Paris: Telegram boss Pavel Durov released on bail bond of $5.5 million, asked not to leave France and report to a police station twice...

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Officers from France's anti-fraud office, attached to French customs, took the French-Russian billionaire into custody on Saturday evening after he arrived at Bourget Airport on a flight from Azerbaijan, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.
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Bengaluru: Retired teacher dies after 10-12 stray dogs attack her during morning walk

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The lady was out for a morning walk in the Jalahali Ait Force Campus in Bengaluru when 10-12 stray dogs suddenly attacked her
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Crime

Fake currency racket busted in Madarsa, Prayagraj police arrest Maulvi Mohammad Tafseerul, mastermind Zahir Khan and 2 others

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The printing of counterfeit currencies were being carried out in Jamia Habibiya Madarsa in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
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We lost pride in Indian stuff, test our Indigenous weapons against global benchmark: Indian weapon maker makes important points after govt orders 73,000 more...

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SSS Defence CEO Vivek Krishnan laments that India ordered 73,000 more SIG716 rifles from the US instead of opting for made in India riffles
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UP: Son of farmer leader and friend arrested for trail derailment attempt in Farrukhabad

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Dev Singh and his neighbour Mohan Kumar confessed to their crime of attempting to derail a train in Farrukhabad. Singh's father, Kamlesh Kumar, is a prominent farmers' leader in the region.
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Interim govt in Bangladesh says no evidence of involvement of Jamaat-e-Islami in violence, lifts ban

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The interim govt in Bangladesh officially lifted the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir on Wednesday
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Prototype of Indian 5.5 generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft to be ready in next four years

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As part of plans to develop an indigenous advanced combat aircraft, India is planning to be ready with the first prototype of the 5.5 generation fighter jet by 2028.
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Delhi: Mohammad Sharif rapes a 12-year-old girl in a graveyard, media gives it a Hindu spin by referring to him as a ‘Tantrik’

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Mohammad Sharif is also accused of threatening the minor victim that if she told anything about her assault, he would kill her father.
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‘Enough is enough’: Mexico President Obrador stops relations with embassies of USA and Canada – Read in detail why this decision was taken

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President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico has severed diplomatic ties with the United States and Canada because of their criticism of his proposal to have judges elected by popular ballot.
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Telangana Congress govt scraps Dalit Bandhu scheme even as Rahul Gandhi doubles down on caste rhetorics

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The Telangana government scrapped the Dalit Bandhu scheme days after Rahul Gandhi ratcheted up caste rhetorics by caste profiling beauty contest winners.
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Crime

‘Will slaughter you like an animal’: Amroha’s Adil became Aman on Instagram to trap a Hindu girl, converted her to Islam, sexually abused her...

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A young woman from Baghpat has accused a man, identified as Adil from Alipur, of trapping her in a romantic relationship under false pretences, coercing her into religious conversion, and subjecting her to prolonged sexual abuse
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‘How dare you threaten Assam?’: Himanta Biswa Sarma responds to Mamata Banerjee warning other states and Delhi if Bengal burns

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"Remember if Bengal is burned, then Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Delhi will also be burned," CM Mamata Banerjee was quoted saying by news agency IANS.
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Deoband Inspector Sirajuddin gave clean chit to Najibul ‘topiwala’ arrested by UP ATS for involvement in anti-India activities, shows how terrorists get shelter in...

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Najibul is accused of giving shelter to Bangladeshi infiltrators in India, getting their identity cards made, and helping them raise money. He has been in jail for the past ten months. Due to the evidence presented by ATS, his bail has also been rejected by the High Court.
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Gujarat: Ghulam Mustafa rapes Hindu friend’s 3-year-old daughter, sparks massive protest demanding death penalty in Valsad, booked under POCSO

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Superintendent of Police, Karanraj Vaghela said, "The offence has been registered under POCSO and BNS sections as per the complaint filed by the parents of the girl. The accused is a friend of the girl's father."
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Canada: Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal sponsors petition seeking new inquiry into 1985 Air India bombing, reviving debunked theories promoted by Khalistanis

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Decades after probes found that Khalistanis in Canada orchestrated the bombing of Air India, Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal is sponsoring a petition calling for a “fresh inquiry.”
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Next step is banning polygamy, working to regulate inter-religion marriages, not looking at comprehensive UCC: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sharma

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma on Wednesday said that the Assam government's priority to focus on the marriage reigstration bill and its next step is to ban polygamy.
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From Chistis in Rajasthan to SP in UP and TMC in Bengal: The cost of political patronage of criminals will always be paid by...

Pragya Bakshi Sharma -
In the case of West Bengal, the use of criminal and anti-social elements for political muscle flexing is being made by a woman head of state
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Maharashtra: NCPCR takes cognisance of minors raising ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ slogans against Ramgiri Maharaj over ‘blasphemy’, asks state to counsel them

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"The Commission came across a video on platform X wherein minors could be seen taking part in the protests against Ramgiri Maharaj. The children were seen shouting slogans for the beheading of Ramgiri Maharaj," the NCPCR said in an official statement.
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Bangladesh: Journalist Rahanuma Sarah’s body recovered from Hatirjheel Lake; Sheikh Hasina’s son calls it an attack on FoE

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The journalist served as an editor at Gazi TV in Bangladesh. She was going to separate from her husband.
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DW allows Syracuse Uni professor Farhana Sultana to peddle anti-India claims about Bangladesh floods, then ends up fact-checking own propaganda

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She lauded a post by Sultan Mohammed Zakaria, which contained misleading videos of Indian dams to claim that India released water from the Dumbur Dam causing floods in Bangladesh. Interestingly, this very post, which Farhana Sultana called a “spot-on analysis” was debunked by DW News.
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