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‘Yeh Konkani log ch***ya banate hein’: ‘Comedian’ Munawar Faruqui sparks outrage with racist remarks, apologises after backlash

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'Comedian' Munawar Faruqui was earlier jailed for his derogatory remarks on Lord Ram and Sita.
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Jammu and Kashmir: Police busts local terror module facilitating infiltration of Pakistani terrorists, kingpin Mohd Lateef among 9 over-ground workers arrested

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Briefing about the terror module, the J&K Police stated that the module provided initial shelter, food, and other logistics to the foreign terrorists.
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‘Centre of Jihad, Mecca-like Gate’: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma slams USTM varsity after ‘flood jihad’ barb

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Himanta Biswa Sarma sttaed that he university has depictions of Mecca but nothing to symbolise Hindu or Christian religions.
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‘Why are you protecting him’ – Calcutta High Court asks West Bengal state counsel to ensure Principal steps down in RG Kar Medical College...

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On 9th August, a semi-nude body of a female PG trainee doctor was found inside the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. It is a government-run hospital.
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Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur: Know the Pakistani-origin ‘activist’, with ties to ISI and terror funding, thrashed during anti-India event in London

Dibakar Dutta -
Muzzammil is the son of London-based ISI agent Ayyub Thakur, who channelled funds from Pakistan's ISI to Islamic terrorists including Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin.
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Supreme Court closes contempt of court proceedings against Patanjali, Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday dropped the contempt of court case against Patanjali, Baba Ramdev, and Acharya Balkrishna.
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Indian Railways cancels Rs 30,000-crore tender of 100 Vande Bharat trains, read why even lowest bid by Alstom failed to close the deal

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According to railway officials, the tender panel found the French multinational company’s (MNC) bidding price of Rs 150.9 crore per train set to be too high and urged it to cap it at Rs 140 crore.
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‘You had no authority to record and no authority to use it’: Delhi HC slams Rajdeep Sardesai, asks him to delete video against BJP...

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'You had no authority to record and no authority to use it," Delhi HC said, asking him to pull down the video he uploaded on X (formerly Twitter), accusing Ilmi of "abusing" an India Today video journalist.
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World

‘Bangladesh cannot have a state religion’: Thousands protest in Paris over anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh

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The demonstrators in Paris asked the interim Bangladesh govt to punish the culprits and provide appropriate compensation to the minority Hindu victims.
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RG Kar rape and murder case: Glass shards in eyes, head slammed against wall, neck broken, autopsy reveals horrific details of assault

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The Kolkatta doctor was bleeding from her private parts and endured severe torture at the hands of her assaliant, Sanjay Roy.
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World

European Union directly interferes in US Elections, threatens Elon Musk for hosting Donald Trump on X ahead of the interview, calls it ‘hate speech’

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Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market of the European Union, on Monday warned X owner Elon Musk that the company may face penalties if it doesn’t address the spread of illegal content.
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Pictures of Pakistan’s Olympic Gold medalist Arshad Nadeem with Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Muhammad Harris Dar go viral

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In the video, Arshad Nadeem and Lashkar terrorist Muhammad Harris Dar are seen having a conversation wherein Dar tells Nadeem that his achievement has made the entire Muslim Ummah proud.
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‘Press Club of India celebrated the fall of Sheikh Hasina govt’: Portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman removed by unnamed ‘journalists’, kept back after backlash

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However, the removal of his picture from the PCI office triggered an outrage on social media. Facing backlash for the act, his picture was reinstated at its original place.
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Specials

22 years, 470+ temples destroyed, properties damaged, Hindus displaced, raped and killed: How Hindu community has been under target in Bangladesh

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Since 2001, 22 years, 470+ temples destroyed, properties damaged, Hindus displaced, raped and killed in Bangladesh.
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US embassy warns Americans against travelling to Bangladesh, quietly removes references to Muhammad Yunus and attacks on minorities from tweet

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The embassy had intiially warned US citizens about Bangladesh's deteriorating law and order situation amid the formation of a new interim government under US asset Muhammad Yunus.
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Sheikh Hasina’s stay in India won’t impact bilateral ties: Bangladesh’s interim government rules out banning Awami League

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The interim government in Bangladesh said Sheikh Hasina's stay in India won't impact the bilateral ties between the two countries.
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Lucknow: Murtaza converts a minor Dalit girl before marrying her, girl dies while giving birth to a newborn; Maulavi among 2 arrested

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Recently, the minor girl died in the hospital while giving birth to a newborn. It is alleged that she was clandestinely buried as per Islamic rituals in late hours of the day.
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India’s retail inflation softens and aligns with RBI’s 4 per cent target, lowest in 5 years

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In July, there was a sharp decline in the year-on-year inflation rate based on the All India Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is the lowest in the last 59 months.
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Pakistan Army arrests Ex-ISI Chief Faiz Hameed in corruption case, starts court martial proceedings

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This is for the first time in Pakistan’s history when court martial proceedings have been initiated against a former ISI chief.
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Bangladesh: Hindus jump into a well to escape rampaging Islamist rioters during an attack at Meherpur ISKCON Temple, rescued later

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The Islamists who attacked the temple on 5th August burned the Hindu scriptures, vandalized the Hindu idols, and forced the Hindu devotees and priests to run for their lives. Amid the chaos, those who could not escape from the temple during the attack escaped the rioters by jumping into the well.
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‘Misuse of power unacceptable’: Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore says after Jaipur Police assaults an army personnel

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Rajyavardhan Rathore demanded that the 5 police officers who assaulted the Army personnel get their mental stability checked.
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‘You are a Pakistani, halala ki aulaad’: Pakistani national and his girlfriend kicked out of cab by Uber driver in Delhi over anti-India remarks

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The girl alleged that Mumbai people also criticise Delhiites but no one rasies any objection then.
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How safe are doctors in their workplace: RG Kar Medical College incident is a reminder of these horrific cases in recent times

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The doctors often face violent attacks, especially from patients and their family members in different parts of India.
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‘Iski khabar lene ka waqt aagaya hai’: Cricketer Shivam Dube’s wife Anjum Khan incites Muslims against Nazia Elahi Khan

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“Friends, now is the time to take action against this Nazia Elahi Khan After speaking against Musalmans, she is making disgusting comments against our prophet [Saathiyon ab waqt aagya hai iss Nazia elahi khan ki khabar lene ka. Musalmano ke khilaf bolte bolte ab ye humare aaka ke khilaf bhi baate kar rahi hai],” Anjum Khan’s Instagram story reads.
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Samajwadi Party leader Nawab Singh Yadav arrested in Kannauj for attempting to rape a minor girl

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The Samajwadi Party leader has been accused of attempting to rape a minor girl in Kannauj district of Uttar Pradesh. The victim had gone with her aunt to ask for a job in the degree college of Samajwadi leader Nawab Singh Yadav.
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Bangladeshi smuggler Abdullah shot dead by BSF in Malda after group of infiltrators attack security forces near Chandnichak

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This was following an attack by a group of smuggler's associates armed with sharp-edged weapons along the India-Bangladesh border in Malda district.
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Are Islamists in Bangladesh seeking the expulsion of Hindus from govt jobs? Conflicting SM posts raise questions over the resignation of Jahangirnagar University professors

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A social media post by handle JU Insider of Jahangirnagar University read, "The post read, "Tapas Kumar Das and Supravat Pal, two teachers from JU's Law Department, would harass students just by seeing a beard and cap. Students formed a human chain demanding their resignation."
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‘Highways are not parking space for tractors’: SC orders Haryana and Punjab to explore partial reopening of Shambhu border within one week

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The court categorically observed that the Highways are not a parking space for tractors and trolleys as it asked the Punjab government to persuade the farmers to remove their tractors from the road.
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Kerala: Wayanad Youth Congress embroiled in scam allegations, President of local unit reportedly accuses VP of embezzling landslide relief funds

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When the Congress party’s youth wing started facing backlash for embezzling funds collected to help Wayanad landslide victims, the Chelannur unit issued a clarification and claimed that no fund scam took place. 
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Academicians and professionals including Dr Vikram Sampath, J Sai Deepak, Ashwin Sanghi, write to Centre seeking asylum for Hindus fleeing Bangladesh

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The letter includes Dr AK Singh, Abhishek Banerjee, Ashwin Sanghi, Dr. Amit Thadhani, Dr Ratan Sharda, Hindol Sengupta, Rajeev Mantri, Smita Barooah, Dr Vikram Sampath, Pankaj Saxena, Srinidhi Balasubramanian, and more.
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Shashi Tharoor condemns violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, but cushions it with the trope of Muslims protecting Temples

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Shashi Tharoor condemned the violence against Hindus and asked Muhammad Yunus to restore peace in Bangladesh
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Sports

“Give Bharat Ratna to Vinesh Phogat”: As Khap panchayats make unreasonable demands, here’s how the wrestler’s heartbreaking disqualification is being politicised

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Furthermore, the Khap leaders demanded that Vinesh Phogat be entitled to all benefits of a silver medal winner by the state as well as central government. Moreover, Sangwan said that they will honour Vinesh Phogat with a gold medal and that she should be honoured by the Central government with Bharat Ratna.
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UP: Kanpur DM orders probe after 3 Muslim students of government inter college start wearing hijab flouting uniform dress code

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Principal Surjeet Singh also informed the parents of the three students of intermediate about the matter. It is being told that the parents of the three students have accepted the mistake.
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Adani-Hindenburg case: A chronology of events from January 2023 to now

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On Sunday Adani Group also released an official statement, stating, "We completely reject these allegations against the Adani Group which are a recycling of discredited claims that have been thoroughly investigated, proven to be baseless and already dismissed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in January 2024."
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Rape and murder of doctor in Kolkata: FORDA calls for nationwide strike demanding justice for victim in RG Kar Medical College case

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During the meeting, they discussed and demanded CBI inquiry, fast track court, removal of the principal of RG Kar Medical College, and the formation of the Central Protection Act Committee, said FORDA in a statement.
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Bangladesh: Muhammad Yunus, interim govt chief advisor, ‘acquitted’ in bribe case, 4 days after he was ‘acquitted’ in a labour law violation case

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Bangladesh Chief Advisor, Muhammad Yunus was acquitted in a bribe case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)
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Pakistan: Salman Waheed caught digging recently-buried grave of a woman and sexually abusing her corpse, admits raping several dead women in the graveyard

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According to the Police, necrophilia accused Saleem used to target fresh graves of women, exhume bodies, and commit sexual abuse.
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‘S**e, C***ar, you will stop us’: Muslim mob hurls casteist abuses and assault Dalits with sharp weapons; incident from native area of Chandrashekhar ‘Ravan’ 

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The accused started hurling abuses at Rishipal and when he tried to stop them, they hurled casteist slurs and said, “S**e, C**m*r, you will stop us?” and brutally assaulted him.
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Allegation inappropriate, 23 out of 24 probes into Adani group completed, agendas and outcomes of all meetings published: SEBI rejects fresh Hindenburg charges

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SEBI issues statement on the Hindenburg Research’s Report, rejects all allegations and asks investors to remain calm and exercise due diligence
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Media will be shut down if it indulges in sycophancy: Bangladesh Interim government warns media, accuses them of flattering Sheikh Hasina govt during protests

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Bangladesh Home Affairs Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain warned that the media outlets would face closure if they indulged in flattery/sycophancy or provided misleading news.
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West Bengal: Main accused in Kolkata doctor’s rape and murder case arrested, man in Bardhaman threatens woman trainee doctor of the same fate

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Accused in Kolkata rape and murder case was identified as civic police, a group that was formed in West Bengal to support the police. It was also part of the Police Welfare Board. This was the reason he got easy access to the hospital premises.
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SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband deny the latest Hindenburg charges, say investment referred to by Hindenburg was made before she joined...

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SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband Dhaval Buch issued a detailed statement rejecting the allegations made by Hindenburg
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Demographic changes in Jharkhand: Why HC directed state govt to identify illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators in six districts, slammed lackadaisical approach of administration

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The Court also noted that the issue of infiltration has been considered as an external aggression by the Supreme Court.
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Calling Hindus ‘malaun’, instigating attacks on temples: Read about ‘Basherkella’, used by AltNews’ Mohammed Zubair to whitewash attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh

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During the Islamist onslaught on Bangladeshi Hindus in October 2021, Basherkella resorted to vicious victim-blaming. It openly peddled fake news to give a clean chit to Muslim mobs, which set fire to Hindu houses in Rangpur.
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World

Apologise for past actions and lies: Maldives’ opposition party welcomes President Muizzu’s policy shift towards India, asks him to apologise for previous actions

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Maldivian Democratic Party said GoI provided extensive support to the Maldives to tackle and overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, including through vaccines, medical consumables, financial assistance, and humanitarian assistance.
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360 One Wam refutes claims made by Hindenburg in fresh attack on Adani group, says its offshore fund had zero investments in Adani shares

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In a stock exchange filing on Sunday, 360 One Wam Limited said its IPE-Plus Fund 1 had made zero investments in any shares of the Adani Group, refuting claims by Hindenburg
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World

Mobocracy prevails in Bangladesh: Top officials forced to resign with threats of ‘dire consequences’; Interim leader Muhammad Yunus admits ‘heinous’ attacks on minorities

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Facing violent protests, Bangladesh Bank governor Abdur Rouf Talukder has resigned from his post. However, as per reports, his resignation has not yet been accepted. According to Reuters, the Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University, ASM Maksud Kamal was also forced to step down from his post.
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Manipur: Bomb blast at former MLA’s home in Kangpokpi kills his wife, suspected IED was hidden in garbage

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On 10th August, 59-year-old Charubala Haokip, wife of former Saikul MLA Yamthong Haokip, died after a bomb blast at their home in Manipur
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World

Anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh: Protests erupt in Downtown Toronto over attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh

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Thousands of Canadians staged a protest on Sunday across downtown Toronto to stand in solidarity against the violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation.
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Bangladesh: Former PM Sheikh Hasina alleges USA role in her ouster for refusal to hand over St Martin Island for a US Air Force...

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Sheikh Hasina said that she refused to hand over Saint Martin Island to the US which would have enabled the western superpower to have “sway over the Bay of Bengal”.
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