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Maharashtra: Situation under control in Nashik after mobs attack Hindu groups for protesting against persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh

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Violence erupted in Nashik on Friday after mobs confronted Hindu groups for protesting in support of persecuted Hindus in Bangladesh.
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Bihar: Under-construction Sultanganj-Aguwani Ghat bridge collapses for third time in 2 years, Bridge Corporation clarifies already damaged part collapsed, no new construction going on

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After the under-construction Sultanganj-Aguwani Ghat bridge in Bihar's Bhagalpur has collapsed for the third time in two years, Bihar govt clarified that it was an already damaged portion
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‘Entire aim is to corner Mamata Banerjee’: Rajdeep Sardesai first plays ‘neutral’, then attacks Opposition for demanding accountability from West Bengal govt over RG...

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Rajdeep Sardesai brazened out, "Are we saying my friends that whenever a heinous crime occurs in this country, the chief minister must resign? That's a dangerous political game to play."
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Bulldozer action in Udaipur: Illegally constructed house of the Muslim boy who stabbed a Hindu student demolished, injured student still in the ICU

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In Udaipur, Rajasthan, officials demolished the illegally constructed house of a Muslim boy accused of stabbing a classmate.
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News Reports

Union Health Ministry assures all possible efforts to ensure safety of doctors, requests them to return to duty in view of rising Dengue and...

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As junior doctors across the country continue their protest demanding security after the Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital rape and murder case, the union health ministry today appealed them to return to work. The govt also assured them all possible efforts to ensure their security.
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‘Will ensure 100 per cent of crops are purchased at MSP’: Haryana CM Saini

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Haryana CM Nayab Saini said his government has decided to procure all crops at the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
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Haryana: Gurugram malls evacuated after bomb threat, search operation underway

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Visitors and staff members were evacuated from malls in Gurugram on Saturday after district administration received a bomb threat to all the malls in the district via email, officials said.
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Pakistan-origin terrorist Tahawwur Rana, key conspirator of 26/11 Mumbai attack and aide of David Headley, can be extradited to India: US court

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Tahawwur Rana was convicted in the United States for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. He was imprisoned for more than 10 years
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US secretly ‘interfering’ in Indian politics, planning to use Andhra Baptist Chuch to coerce Chandrababu Naidu into leaving NDA: Reports

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"The Andhra Baptist Church is the biggest tool in the CIA's pocket right now to be used against CBN," reported Sputnik India, citing sources.
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BJP demands resignation of Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah after governor approved his prosecution in MUDA scam

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BJP MP Tejasvi Surya said on Saturday that the Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah "must resign to make way for an impartial investigation" into the MUDA scam
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From New York’s Times Square to Europe, UK, Bangladesh: Global Indian diaspora demands justice for trainee doctor raped and murdered in Kolkata’s RG Kar...

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Demanding Justice for ‘Abhaya’ (meaning fearless - name given for the deceased victim), Indian diaspora have registered their outrage and staged protests across prominent cities of the World.
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Delhi High Court orders Samajwadi Party to remove defamatory tweet with allegations of sexual misconduct against BJP leader Amit Malviya

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The Delhi High Court on Friday ordered the Samajwadi Party to take down allegations of rape made against BJP IT cells head Amit Malviya.
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Amid protests over rape-murder of junior doctor at RG Kar Hospital, Mamata govt transfers two doctors including wife of ex-principal Sandip Ghosh

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The doctors who were removed from the healthcare institution included Sandipa Das and Sangeeta Pal.
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Allahabad HC refuses to quash proceedings against Ghulamuddin and 5 others who carried Indian Flag with verses of Quran on it, says violation of...

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The court said that the Indian Flag is a symbol of the unity and diversity of the nation beyond religious ethics and cultural differences.
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Deliberate attempt to derail Sabarmati Express? – Engine derailed because of object placed on the track, no injuries: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

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Taking to X, the Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "The engine of Sabarmati Express (Varanasi to Amdavad) hit an object placed on the track and derailed near Kanpur at 02:35 am today."
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Schools shut, internet suspended and prohibitory orders imposed: Udaipur witnesses unrest after Muslim boy stabs Hindu student

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Keeping the situation in mind, the administration has shut down all schools and colleges in Udaipur on Saturday (17th August).
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RG Kar rape and murder case: NCW inquiry committee uncovers lapses in security, infrastructure, and investigation in Kolkata

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A two-member inquiry committee constituted by the National Commission for Women (NCW) investigated the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and submitted its preliminary findings uncovering lapses in security, infrastructure, and investigation.
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Union Cabinet approves Bangalore Metro Phase-3, Thane Integral Ring Metro and Pune Metro Phase-1 Extension with a total cost of ₹30,766 crore

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The Union Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday approved three new metro projects in Pune, Bengaluru and Thane
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Maharashtra: Tensions in Nashik, Jalgaon after Muslim mobs pelt stones, go on a rampage against protests against persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh

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Protests carried out by Sakal Hindu Samaj to denounce attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh encountered resistance and lead to face-off and stone-pelting.
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Rishab Shetty, Nithya Menen and Manasi Parekh win best actor awards at 70th National Film Awards, Aattam named the best movie- Read the full...

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70th National Film Awards for the year 2022 announced; Aattam bags the Best Feature Film award
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RG Kar Hospital attack was pre-planned to destroy evidence? Man in mob can be heard saying ‘let’s go to seminar room’ in video, lawyer...

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In a video of the attack on RG Kar Hospital, a man can be heard asking others to go to the seminar room, where the crime had taken place
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Udaipur: Communal tensions erupt over a knife attack against a 15-year-old student by a schoolmate, outraged Hindu groups call for a bandh in protest

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A Hindu student in a government school in Udaipur was reportedly stabbed by his Muslim counterpart, sparking communal tensions in the city.
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Pakistan: At least three cases of Monkeypox confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the patients had arrived from an Arab country

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Authorities have directed that isolation wards be established in selected hospitals, antiviral drugs be stockpiled, and personal protective equipment (PPE) be made available to healthcare personnel, as well as all healthcare facilities and points of entry.
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Gujarat: Family of patient Yunus Hussain attacks doctors of Junagadh Civil Hospital after he dies, doctors go on strike, 5 persons arrested within hours

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As the Junagadh Police swung into action and arrested five of the eight accused after registering a case against them, the protesting medicos called off their strike within hours. While the police assured that the rest of the accused would be arrested, the doctors and nursing staff returned to their respective duties.
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Kolkata rape and murder victim mocked online, fake social media accounts appear calling her a ‘comedian’, horrifying mentality exposed

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The trainee Doctor, the rape and murder victim at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata, is being mocked and abused by many social media users
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Gym trainer, close to TMC councillor, part of the mob that vandalised RG Kar Hospital: Here is what he said on camera

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The accused was identified as Soumik Sen. "I had gone to a public meeting. Later, I also engaged in vandalism along with others. I have committed a mistake," he was heard saying.
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Chhattisgarh: Two sisters kill their grandmother, steal her jewellery, cash, scooter and documents, arrested from Nagpur

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The victim, a resident of Chhattisgarh, was threatened with murder by the accused if she didn't give them money.
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As Hindus get slaughtered in Bangladesh, Al Jazeera’s insidious narrative is about to die under the watch of the world’s largest democracy

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As Hindus gets slaughtered in Bangladesh, Qatar funded Al Jazeera attempted to discredit the persecution by crying Islamophobia
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UAPA accused Jalaluddin Khan granted bail: Read about the shocking details in the charge sheet and what the Supreme Court said during the hearing

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The bail was granted as the Supreme Court declared, "bail is the rule and jail is the exception" even in special cases.
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‘Islamists attacking and killing Hindus in Bangladesh because India is Hindu majority’: This is what the New Yorker would like us to believe

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Downplaying the anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh, The New Yorker’s reporter Isaac Chotiner said that there are ‘fears’ that Hindus have been targeted in this ‘revolution. This comes despite the fact that more than 205 attacks on Hindus by Islamist mobs have been reported.
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Kolkata Police had sought 7 days before transferring doctor’s rape and murder case to CBI, counsel alleges ‘top executives’ asked police to ‘get the...

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It is alleged that the state sought time to allegedly derail the evidence and create hindrances in the central investigation
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Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir to be held in three phases from 18 September, counting on 4 October

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The Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will be held in three phases from September 18, the Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar announced on Friday
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Longer jail sentences and hefty fines for criminals and ₹1 lakh compensation for victims: How Modi govt is planning to curb violence against doctors

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The draft bill was first formulated in September 2019 to address cases of violence against healthcare professionals and damage to hospitals and clinics.
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GST department seeks Rs 120 crore tax from IIT Delhi over govt research fund issued for 5 years till 2022, concerns raised on taxing...

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A senior official from the Ministry of Education while talking to Times of India called the notice disappointing and claimed that it intends to challenge it, arguing that GST should not be applied to government-funded research. 
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Calcutta HC pulls up West Bengal govt calling vandalism of RG Kar Hospital ‘failure of state machinery’, asks CBI to probe the attack

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The Calcutta High Court on Friday again came down heavily on the West Bengal government over the RG Kar Medical College Hospital rape and murder incident, and transferred the case of vandalism in the hospital to the CBI.
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Police allow terror outfit PFI’s student wing SDPI to carry Tipu Sultan poster on Independence Day: Here are some of the atrocities against Hindus...

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The SDPI members honored Tipu Sultan who was one of the most ruthless Islamic invaders in India among others as India's freedom fighters. The SDPI members and the people from the Muslim community could also be heard raising the slogans of 'Tipu Sultan Jindabad."
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MP: Muslim youths raise ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans in response to ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ slogans at Independence Day program in Vidisha

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As the video of the incident went viral on social media, local BJP leaders sent a memorandum to the municipal inspector. The police have also apprehended a student in this case. BJP leader Sanjay Jain stated that an Independence Day program was held on Thursday at the district campus.
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Ongoing ethnic cleansing in Bangladesh: How a Hindu woman was gang-raped after a mob of 35 broke into her house, her family returned only...

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The victim could not identify her perpetrators since their faces were covered. At that time, her husband was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Khulna.
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Kolkata Police forces young lady doctor to delete tweets against RG Kar rape and murder, asks her to visit police station, other netizens get...

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After the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital, Kolkata Police has started intimidating those who demand for justice
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RG Kar rape and murder case: Indian Medical Association announces 24-hour strike across the country

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In its official statement, IMA stated that routine OPDs and elective surgeries will not take place during those 24 hours; however, other essential services will be maintained.
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Calling civil code ‘communal’ is not an insult to Ambedkar, it is an attack on appeasement from Nehru to Rahul Gandhi: Read why PM...

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The Congress is against the UCC as it challenges its long-standing Muslim appeasement strategy to win elections.
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“Don’t expect anything from me”: RG Kar Hospital’s new Principal loses her cool

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After an unidentified mob vandalised the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Suhrita Pal, the newly appointed Principal of the Medical College in Kolkata lost her cool and urged the people to trust her.
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‘Conspiracy of Ram and Bam to create unrest’: Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP and Left of orchestrating mob attack on RG Kar Medical College Hospital

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Left is in connivance with the Ram (the Bharatiya Janata party) to create unrest in West Bengal
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Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah summoned by Income Tax department, asked to submit book of accounts

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Income Tax Department has summoned Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Kumar Bora asking him to appear on 16 August
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Deploy Central Forces at RG Kar Hospital: BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari asks Union Home Secretary after violent mob ran riot at the hospital

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In a letter to the Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Suvendu Adhikari claimed that goons sent by the ruling Trinamool Congress government attacked the hospital to destroy evidence of last week's rape and murder of the trainee doctor at the hospital.
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Assam: ULFA (I) sends list of 25 locations where it planted bombs to disrupt Independence Day celebrations, claims bombs failed due to technical issues,...

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ULFA (Independent) sent a letter to media saying that it had planted bombs at 25 places in Assam, but they didn't detonate due to technical issues
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West Bengal: 22-year-old found dead with slit throat in Shaktigarh, had come home for vacation from Bengaluru

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The case came to light while West Bengal is witnessing protests over the brutal murder of a junior doctor in a state-run hospital in Kolkata on August 12. The Kolkata Police arrested one man in the case.
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Karnataka: Man sets his scooter ablaze outside Vidhana Soudha protesting against alleged police mistreatment of his mother, arrested

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A 27-year-old man set fire to his Activa scooter in front of Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru at around 3.30 pm on Wednesday
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Will no longer teach about Muhammad Iqbal, a major proponent of two-nation theory: Delhi University Vice-Chancellor

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Muhammad Iqbal, was one of the most significant proponents of the two-nation theory and the creation of Pakistan in the first half of the 20th century. Indians know him as the man behind the famous composition ‘Sare Jahaan Se Achcha’ however, for Nehruvian Secularists, Iqbal has come to be regarded as a beacon of unity and tolerance between Hindus and Muslims in India.
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‘Your safety is your responsibility’: Cops tell nursing staff after mob attacks RG Kar Hospital, take shelter in bathrooms instead of stopping vandalism

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"It has happened that the cops entered the bathroom and asked us to provide space to hide)," a nurse told ABP Ananda.
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