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China-Pakistan nexus in terrorism: Chinese telecom gear “Ultra Set” meant for Pakistani army seized from terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir

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The security forces had seized Chinese telecom gear 'Ultra Set' from terrorists in two separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Love Jihad in MP: Arshad becomes Bhaiyyu to befriend Hindu girl on Instagram, rapes and tortures her for over a year, forces her to...

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Arshad sexually assaulted the girl by threatening to murder her family members and even recorded her videos.
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Tamil Nadu: DMK leader blames BJP for Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy claiming methanol came from Puducherry, calls it a ‘conspiracy by Annamalai’

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The DMK leader also blamed BJP’s Tamil Nadu President K. Annamail, calling the Hooch tragedy a “planned conspiracy by Annamalai”.
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National Testing Agency refutes allegations of its portal being compromised, assures website and all portals are secure

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Amid allegations of irregularities in the conduct of entrance examinations, the National Testing Agency (NTA) claimed on Sunday that its website and all its web portals are fully secure
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‘They have been careless’: Actor Kamal Haasan blames Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy victims instead of holding DMK govt accountable

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Instead of directly questioning the MK Stalin-led government, Kamal Haasan said, "There are enough available liquor, more than pharmacies."
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Fact-Check: Did a 20-metre-long boundary wall of the newly built Ayodhya Railway Station fall after the first rainfall? Here is the truth

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Old wall in Ayodhya rail station collapses by excavation by pvt party, fake news circulated claiming new wall fell after first rainfall
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NCW writes to Tamil Nadu DGP asking for a detailed report over DMK leader K Iniyavan’s derogatory remarks against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman

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During the DMK event, Iniyavan used casteist and misogynist slurs while targeting FM Nirmala Sitaraman. 
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Sexual assault case: JD(S) MLC Suraj Revanna, son of former Karnataka minister HD Revanna, brought to CID office in Bengaluru

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According to the police FIR, Revanna has been charged under sections 377 (carnal intercourse against the order of nature), 342 (wrongful confinement), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC for the offense allegedly committed on June 16 as per the complaint.
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CBI registers case to probe alleged irregularities in NEET-UG examination on education ministry’s complaint, teams to be sent to Bihar and Gujarat

OpIndia Staff -
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday registered an FIR in the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG exam after the Union Education Ministry handed over the case to it.
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Jodhpur: Violence erupts after radical Islamists tried opening second gate of Eidgah in front of a Hanuman Mandir, Hindu woman loses eye

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Violence erupted in the Sursagar police station area of Jodhpur after Hindus protested against attempts by radical Islamists to open a gate at an Eidgah opposite a Hanuman Mandir
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After blaming BJP for ink attack on Odisha Congress chief Sarat Pattanayak, Congress party admits it was done by its own leaders, suspends 5...

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Congress had blamed BJP after ink was splattered on its Odisha chief Sarat Pattanayak, but now the party has suspended 5 leaders for the incident
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China’s vassal state? Pakistan launches ‘Operation Azm-e-Istehkam’ military operation on Beijing’s ‘orders’ after terror attacks on Chinese nationals

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The Apex Committee of National Action Plan, chaired by Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, held a meeting on Sunday and decided to launch Operation ‘Azm-e-Istehkam’ aganist terrorism
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Crime

Rajasthan: Afzal Shah kidnaps minor girl playing outside her home with intention to forcibly marry her, arrested from Ajmer railway station

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The 34-year-old Afzal Shah came to Ajmer, Rajasthan, from Madhya Pradesh only seven to eight days ago.
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Forced to flee homes, attacked with crude bombs and harassed for voting BJP: Compilation of 20+ incidents that expose TMC’s politics of post-poll violence

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As political violence continues to ravage WestBengal, OpIndia takes a deep look at the timeline of attacks on political rivals by TMC goons.
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Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 56 in Kallakurichi, AMMK’s Dhinakaran says DMK responsible for these deaths

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The death toll in the Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy has risen to 56, according to the district administration's report released on Sunday.
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Sports

Wrestler Bajrang Punia charged with anti-doping rule violation, suspended again as NADA formally issues a notice of charge

OpIndia Staff -
While Bajrang Punia had received temporary relief, Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel had allowed NADA to officially charge him over refusing to hand over his urine sample.
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Madhya Pradesh: BJP leader Monu Kalyane, close aide of Kailash Vijayvargiya, shot dead in Indore while putting up flags and banners for Bhagwa Yatra

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A shocking murder case took place in Indore where BJP leader Monu Kalyane was shot dead in the early hours of Sunday (23rd June).
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Crime

West Bengal: STF busts Al-Qaeda-linked terror module “Shahadat” with links to Bangladeshi terror outfits, head Mohammed Habibullah arrested

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The terror module in West Bengal is found to have links with terrorists of banned 'Ansar Al Islam' which has connections with Al-Qaeda.
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Kerala finance minister says the state is facing a very serious liquidity crunch, demands ₹24,000 crore special package from centre along with ₹10,000 crore...

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Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal demanded a special package of ₹24,000 crore during pre-budget meeting with union finance minister
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Crime

Bangladeshi national Minar Hemayat arrested in Surat, was living illegally in India with forged Indian identity documents

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Police recovered multiple forged documents under the Hindu identity of Shuvo Sunil Das from Bangladeshi national Minar Hemayat.
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World

Donald Trump proposes automatic Green Card for foreign graduates in US, shifts from previous hardline stance – What it means for Indian students

OpIndia Staff -
Donald Trump said, "What I want to do and what I will do is you graduate from a college, I think you should get automatically as part of your diploma a green card to be able to stay in this country. And that includes junior colleges too, anybody graduates from a college. You go there for two years or four years."
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GST on milk cans reduced from 18 percent to 12 percent, propagandists try to imply that a new 12 percent tax has been introduced

OpIndia Staff -
Shortly after the decision was announced, a social media narrative started to subtly push the agenda that new 12% GST has been introduced on milk cans by Modi government.
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Union Education Ministry hands over probe into NEET-UG irregularities to CBI, Health Ministry postpones NEET-PG exam

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In a major decision in the NEET-UG exam controversy, the Union govt on Saturday handed over the case to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for investigation
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Former Union Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola appointed as new Director General of NTA, Subodh Kumar dismissed amid NEET-UG row

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Former Union Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola has been appointed as the Director General of the National Testing Agency (NTA).
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Uttarakhand: 2 minor Hindu girls go missing in Haldwani, Hindu groups and locals protest accusing a Muslim youth of luring and abducting them

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A Muslim youth allegedly lured and abducted two Hindu girls, aged 13 and 15 years, resulting in tensions in Banbhoolpura region of Haldwani in Uttarakhand
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Rajasthan: Communal clashes erupt in Jodhpur over construction of gates at Eidgah, mob resorts to stone pelting and arson, 51 detained

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Violence and communal tensions broke out in the Soorsagar police station area in Jodhpur, Rajasthan on Friday night (21st June) over construction of gates at Eidgah
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The Chapekar Brothers: The unsung revolutionaries who assassinated Englishman Walter Rand in 1897 for his repressive plague control measures

Rukma Rathore -
The three Chapekar brothers shot Walter Rand 127 years ago on 22nd June 1897 and he breathed his last on 3rd July 1897.
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Amritsar: SGPC files case against woman for ‘heinous act’ of performing Yoga in Golden Temple premises, takes action against 3 employees for allowing it

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The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has filed a complaint against a woman for performing Yoga inside the Golden Temple premises in Amritsar
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We have robust SOPs for conducting exams, will not let the nation down: NBEMS promises smooth conduct of NEET-PG 2024

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The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) said that it has robust SOPs for exams ahead of NEET-PG
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Rajasthan: Communal clashes break out in Jodhpur over installation of two new gates at Eidgah, Section 144 imposed

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The clash took place on Friday night over a dispute regarding the opening of gates and a police force was deployed in Soorsagar area in Jodhpur to control the violence.
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Union Education Ministry forms High-Level Committee of Experts headed by former ISRO chairman Radhakrishnan to ensure transparent, smooth and fair examinations

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Amid the controversies over multiple competitive exams like NEET-UG and UGC-NET, the Union Education Ministry on 22 June constituted a High-Level Committee of Experts to improve examinations conducted by NTA
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Muzaffarnagar: Mujahid accuses Omprakash of getting his sex-change surgery done without his knowledge, hospital releases video of Mujahid consenting to the procedure

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In the video, Mujahid stated that he desires to change his gender and has been informed about all the complications of the sex change surgery.
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Swati Maliwal assault case: Court extends Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar’s judicial custody till July 6

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Delhi's Tis Hazari court on Saturday extended Judicial custody of Bibhav Kumar for the next 14 days. He was produced through video conferencing (vc) after the expiry of judicial custody.
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‘She goes to eat and rest in an AC room during lunchtime and at night’: Delhi-BJP slams Atishi Marlena, calls her hunger-strike fake

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BJP stated that Atishi should protest against the tanker mafia and her party leaders who have taken bribes from the latter.
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NEET-UG row: Paper reportedly leaked in Jharkhand, a professor sent it to “mastermind” Sanjeev Mukhiya on WhatsApp, read details

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The 53-year-old technical assistant at a government institution in Nalanda, Sanjeev Mukhiya, is the focus of the investigation of the Bihar Economic Offences Unit (EOU).
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Union govt notifies Telecommunications Act, the new allows govt to take control of all telecom networks during emergency situations

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According to the new Telecommunications Act, the government may take control of the telecom services on the grounds of security, public order, or prevention of offences.
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Love jihad in MP: Shahrukh pretends to be Rohit to trap a Hindu girl, takes help of friend Junaid to pressurise and threaten her...

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Shahrukh threatened to modify her pictures and share them online while Junaid threatened to kill her if she didn't convert.
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Manipur: Kuki mob attacks truck after identifying driver as Meitei, sets vehicle on fire

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The truck was stopped by a frenzied Kuki mob, who then drove it away and set it ablaze near Alex Farm on National Highway-2 (between Kangpokpi Town and Changoubung).
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Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy: Death toll continues to rise in Kallakurichi as 53 confirmed dead; seven people arrested

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Meanwhile, in the wake of the deaths in Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu, 250 litres of illicit liquor were seized and disposed off in the state's Tiruchirapalli district.
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Islamic fundamentalists plotting to kill Judge Diwakar: NIA court seeks enhanced security for Judge RK Diwakar who allowed videographic survey of disputed Gyanvapi structure

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The development comes three weeks after an FIR was filed against an accused named Adnan Khan for allegedly threatening additional sessions judge Diwakar.  
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Anti-paper leak law for exams comes into effect, to prevent use of unfair means and bring transparency and credibility to the process

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The Bill was passed by the two Houses of Parliament in the Budget session which concluded on February 10. It seeks to prevent the use of "unfair means" in public examinations and bring "greater transparency, fairness and credibility".
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Decline in Bangladesh’s foreign reserves, potential Chinese debt and Rohingya crisis: Here is why Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India is significant

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Sheikh Hasina is visiting India at a time when Bangladesh is facing multiple challenges including a growing economic crisis.
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Deceased Aurangzeb looted jewelry and cash at gunpoint, tried to rape women: Aligarh’s victim narrates ordeal as propagandists spin it as religious mob lynching

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In the complaint, she made serious allegations against Aurangzeb and his three accomplices, including barging into their house, stealing, molesting the women of the house, and taking the family members hostage.
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Pune Porsche case: Court grants bail to teen’s father accused of manipulating blood samples

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The father of the accused teenager is in police custody in connection with manipulation of blood samples
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Bhartruhari Mahtab appointed protem speaker as per rules, Congress should not do politics: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju

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Whatever steps have been taken to appoint the protem Speaker have been done according to the rules...Congress should not do politics, Kiren Rijiju said
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Deriding Ramayana, questioning Lord Ram’s existence, and hurling gaumutra jibes: TMC leader Nilanjan Das’ viral tweets exemplify party’s entrenched Hinduphobia

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Several obnoxious posts by TMC general secretary Nilanjan Das mocking Ramayana, questioning Lord Ram's existence have gone viral.
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Karnataka HC stays criminal case against organisers of Eradicate Sanatan Conference, organisers say they are not responsible for Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remarks

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The Karnataka High Court on Friday stayed criminal proceedings against the controversial ‘Eradicate Sanatan Conference’ held in Chennai in September 2023
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Canadian Deputy PM stumped by the question of why Hardeep Singh Nijjar went from no-fly list to tribute in parliament, says it was right...

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Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland asserted that Hardeep Singh Nijjar was a Canadian and it was important for the govt to send out the message.
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Congress leaders claim BJP ‘destroying’ democracy by not appointing its MP as protem speaker: Here’s what the rules and Supreme Court say about the...

Shraddha Pandey -
Congress attacks BJP over appointment of Bhartruhari Mahtab as protem speaker claiming that he is not the senior most MP, but it is just a convention and not a rule
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Congress trolls get back to the business of spreading fake news, claim ‘cracks’ appeared in Atal Setu in Mumbai, India Today and Times Now...

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The official involved in the construction of Atal Setu had rejected the rumours of cracks on the bridge, clarifying that temporarily-built service road had developed some minor cracks after rains.
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