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Israel takes full control of Egypt border on Philadelphi corridor including Rafah crossing, Knesset moves to declare UNRWA a terror organisation

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The 14 km strip of land along the border is known as the Philadelphi corridor, a buffer zone created to prevent weapons smuggling in 2006 after Israel disengaged from the Strip. But in 2007, Hamas violently seized control of Gaza from the Palestinian Authority.
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News Reports

Shashi Tharoor’s personal secretary arrested by customs for smuggling gold, in 2020, Tharoor had denied links to another gold smuggler

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Customs officials arrested Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's personal assistant Shiv Prasad at the Delhi airport after he was allegedly caught smuggling gold from Dubai
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News Reports

18-year-old Praggnanandhaa defeats world number one Magnus Carlsen in classical chess for the first time

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At the end of the third round, Pragananadhaa's tally is 5.5 out of nine points while Carlsen has slipped down to the fifth spot.
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World

‘Where were your eyes on October 7?’ AI-image to counter ‘All Eyes On Rafah’ pro-Palestine propaganda campaign removed from Instagram: Report

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'Where were your eyes on October 7?' AI-image that was designed to counter 'All Eyes On Rafah' pro-Palestine propaganda campaign has been reportedly removed from Instagram.
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News Reports

SC refuses interim bail to AAP MLA Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra for campaigning in Punjab, was arrested by ED in bank loan fraud

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant interim bail to AAP MLA Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra from Punjab
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News Reports

NCPCR and UP Police rescue 57 children employed illegally as bonded labourers in Ghaziabad slaughterhouse owned by Yasin Qureshi

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57 minors including 31 girls and 26 boys illegally made to work in a slaughterhouse owned by one Yasin Qureshi were rescued after a raid
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News Reports

Congress now has a problem with PM Modi’s ‘Maun Vrat’: Party delegation urges the EC to intervene, claiming it is a direct violation of...

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Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi, speaking on behalf of the delegation, voiced concerns about the potential impact of PM Modi's 'silence vow' on the eve of critical electoral events.
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News Reports

RBI bans Edelweiss from acquiring assets, SEBI fines AGI Greenpac, after OpIndia report on how they along with Ernst & Young manipulated insolvency process...

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RBI ordered Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (EARCL) to cease and desist from acquisition of financial assets
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News Reports

Delhi LG suspends AAP minister Saurabh Bharadwaj’s OSD RN Das over medical kit procurement scam during COVID-19 pandemic

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Earlier in April this year, the Directorate of Vigilance issued a show cause notice to Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj’s OSD RN Das in connection with the alleged irregularities in the procurement of various items.
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News Reports

Uttarakhand: Mohd Fardeen, who had attacked a Hindu girl for refusing to withdraw molestation case, gets bail; threatens to kill her and her family

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After being released on bail, Fardeen visited the victim's house with a mob and threatened her and her family with dire consequences.
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News Reports

From smoking on the flight to fighting with cops: Who is Balwant “Bobby” Kataria, the ‘influencer’ who has been arrested by NIA for human...

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Dehradun court issued a non-bailable warrant against Balwant Kataria after he was seen consuming alcohol in public in a video.
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News Reports

Kerala: Young actress files rape case against Malayalam film director Omar Lulu, he calls it ‘attempt to extort money’

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The Police officials have stated that Malayalam film director Omar Lulu, the sole accused in the case, will be summoned for questioning. 
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News Reports

Schools continue in Bihar amid intense heatwave: Sheikhpura and Begusarai administration face public ire after 60 students collapse

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Pupils are experiencing severe heat exhaustion, losing consciousness and bleeding from their noses while at school.
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News Reports

Bihar: 13 teachers punished with salary cut over ‘bed performance’, know the issue behind the viral letter of Education Dept

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According to the letter, 13 teachers had their salaries cut for "bed performance". As the letter went viral on social media, the DEO's office soon issued a clarification. "Bad performance was mistakenly typed as 'bed performance' due to a typing error" according to the DEO.
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News Reports

UP: Muslim student says he was expelled by school over a hostel visit by a Hindu friend, reprimanded by warden for befriending non-Muslims

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The school also accused Manvvar of stealing Rs 10,00 and claimed that he invited unauthorised guests into the hostel.
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News Reports

Arvind Kejriwal lies again, falsely claims Punjab Power Corporation was making losses before AAP govt, hides the truth behind free electricity

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Arvind Kejriwal falsely claims that Punjab Power Corporation was making losses before AAP govt, while it was making profits before AAP govt
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News Reports

‘Is the Lobby running Odisha in Naveen Babu’s name responsible for his sudden deteriorating health?’ PM Modi says BJP will form special committee to...

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PM Modi also announced that after forming the government, the BJP will form a special committee to probe the suspicion around CM Patnaik’s health and if there is any conspiracy behind it. 
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Law

Leftists and Islamists celebrate Sharjeel Imam’s bail in one case: Here is why he will remain in jail in the larger conspiracy case of...

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Media widely reported that the Delhi High Court has granted statutory bail to Sharjeel Imam in a UAPA and sedition case
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Vehicle in Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s son Karan Bhushan Singh’s convoy kills two persons, injures one in Gonda

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The accident transpired when the speeding escort vehicle hit a bike. The police have seized the SUV and arrested the driver.
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News Reports

Actor Nushrratt Bharuccha, who was stranded in Israel during Oct 7 terror attacks by Hamas, posts ‘All Eyes On Rafah’ Instagram story

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Actor Nushrratt Bharuccha, who barely escaped Hamas terror attacks on October 7, shared 'All Eyes On Rafah' post on Instagram.
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News Reports

North Korea launches ‘garbage war’ against South Korea, sends balloons carrying filth over the border in retaliation to balloons carrying leaflets

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On Tuesday night, North Korea sent over 150 balloons carrying garbage and filth to South Korea, escalating tensions
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News Reports

Mani Shankar Aiyar strikes again, claims China “allegedly” invaded India in 1962, Congress says he is senile and should be ignored

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Mani Shankar Aiyar said, “In October 1962, China allegedly invaded India. On the day that Tawang fell, the foreign service exams began in London"
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News Reports

UP: Police officer Simranjit Kaur caught red-handed taking Rs 50,000 bribe from a rape victim, was earlier sacked for bribery in Nithari cannibalism case

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In the recent complaint, the rape victim was allegedly pressured by Crime Branch Inspector Simranjeet Kaur into giving her money after she registered false charges under extortion and IT Act provisions against her.
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OpIndia Explains

Selective outrage of low IQ Bollywood exposed with ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ campaign: What happened in Rafah and why learning all sides of a...

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The recent surge in such posts by numerous Indian celebrities has brought to light a troubling trend of selective outrage. A particular image with text 'All Eyes on Rafah' was shared over 33 million times worldwide on Instagram which appears to be an attempt to amplify only one side of the conflict.
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Specials

Umar Khalid, conspiracy to delay trial only to use it to demand bail, ‘change in law’ argument and more: Breaking down Delhi Court order...

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Sessions Court dismissed the bail application of UAPA accused Umar Khalid, one of the conspirators of Delhi anti-Hindu riots
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News Reports

Major setback for Arvind Kejriwal: SC rejects interim bail extension plea, AAP supremo will have to surrender before jail authorities on June 2

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Coming as a major setback, Arvind Kejriwal will have to surrender before jail authorities on June 2
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News Reports

Pune Porsche crash: Accused teen’s father made 14 calls to doctor before son’s blood test, gave 3 lakh bribe to get blood sample replaced

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The father of the minor accused in the Pune Porsche hit and run case made as many as 14 calls to Dr Ajay Taware, head of the state-run Sassoon hospital’s forensic medicine department within two hours before the minor's blood sample was collected
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News Reports

‘Kejriwal must declare his successor, I.N.D.I.Alliance has too many conflicting interests’: Amit Shah slams Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Khata Khat’ lies and more in TV9 interview

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Amit Shah said that the BJP-led NDA crossed 310 seats by the fifth phase and at the end of the seventh phase, the NDA would certainly cross 400 seats.
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News Reports

Arvind ‘Pinnochio’ Kejriwal lies yet again: Weaves a conspiracy story about Aatishi Marlena being arrested after she was summoned to court in defamation case

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Sharing a news clip posted by Bar and Bench on the court summon sent to Atishi Marlena in the defamation case, the out-on-bail AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal predicted that Atishi Marlena will be arrested next
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News Reports

‘Our fault’: Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif refers to the Kargil war, admits Pak backstabbed India by violating the 1999 Lahore Agreement

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Months after the signing of the agreement between former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Pakistani soldiers and terrorists intruded into the Indian territory in the Drass sector which led to the Kargil war in 1999
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News Reports

Rohit Sharma’s wife Ritika Sajdeh removes the ‘All Eyes On Rafah’ Instagram story after facing online backlash

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Rohit Sharma's wife Ritika Sajdeh deleted 'All Eyes On Rafah' Instagram story after facing online backlash.
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Politics

Best wishes to Rahul Gandhi, Kejriwal, and Mamata Banerjee: Pakistani politician Fawad Chaudhry once again endorses I.N.D.I. Alliance, asks for Modi to be defeated

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Fawad Chaudhry further claimed, “Every Pakistani wants PM Modi to be defeated."
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News Reports

Naveen Patnaik under Pandian’s control? BJP again questions Odisha’s ‘proxy CM rule’ as viral video shows BJD’s weakening leadership

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In his election rallies, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been reiterating that “Tamil babu is running the Naveen Babu government from backdoor” adding that BJP wants to restore Odia pride and would make Odia leader the Chief Minister of the state.
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Crime

Chandan Yadav, arrested in murder of Harsh Raj in Patna, is Vice President of leftist student organization AISA: Chandan was active in the rallies...

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A student named Harsh Raj was beaten to death in front of the Law College in Patna, the capital of Bihar. The police has succeeded in arresting Chandan Yadav, the main conspirator of this case, within 24 hours.
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News Reports

Swati Maliwal assault case: Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar sent to three-day police custody

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The Delhi Police requested a five-day custody of Kumar, but his lawyer opposed this, arguing that there was no evidence to support the need for custodial interrogation.
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News Reports

Pakistan: How good deed of Christian man Nazir Masih led to his lynching by Islamists over ‘blasphemy’

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The victim's nephew Sajid told Swarajya, "My uncle was only trying to do a good deed by cleaning the street, but see what it did to him."
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Politics

TMC cheated OBCs in West Bengal for vote jihad, Court exposed them: PM Modi

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The remarks of the Prime Minister were in reference to the Calcutta High Court cancelling all OBC certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010.
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News Reports

Karnataka: Muslim mob attacks Hindu youth, ransacks houses over a minor street scuffle

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In Karnataka's Bellur, tensions prevailed after a Muslim mob ransacked houses and attacked a Hindu youth over a minor street scuffle.
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Crime

Uttarakhand: Hakeem Mufti Adil booked for converting an elderly couple to Islam, had converted many poor people. Read exclusive details from FIR

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Hakeem Mufti Adil is booked by Uttarakhand Police for forced conversion of elderly couple in exchange of money.
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Media

Press under attack? Zee media says AAP govt in Punjab has blacked out Zee channels in the state, calls it ‘state of emergency’: Details

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AAP-led Punjab government allegedly blocked all channels of Zee Media in the state, channel questions if there is state of emergency in Punjab.
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Opinions

Rahul Gandhi promises to remove 50 pc reservation cap: Gandhi scion’s pipe dream bypasses SC order even as he ceaselessly accuses BJP of altering...

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By conservative estimates, INDI alliance is going to sit in the opposition, yet again. But their leaders are making fanciful claims as a part of
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News Reports

PM Modi to visit Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari for meditation after finishing Lok Sabha election campaign

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The Prime Minister will visit the Rock Memorial and will meditate day and night at the same place where Swami Vivekananda did meditation, at the Dhyan Mandapam from May 30 evening to June 1, evening.
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News Reports

More legal troubles for AAP: Senior party leader Atishi summoned by Delhi Court in defamation case

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In his petition, the BJP leader has also sought that Atishi should withdraw her remarks and issue an apology on TV and social media.
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News Reports

UK govt realises teachers need protection from ‘blasphemy’ allegations: The threat of Islamist violence is already a reality in Europe

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The commission was chaired by the advisor on political violence and disruption, Lord Walney. In the report, the commission has put forth recommendations to ensure teachers freely and legally practice their freedom of expression.
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News Reports

‘Idea of PFI was to overthrow the govt and replace constitution with Sharia law’: Delhi HC denies bail to banned Islamist organisation PFI’s former...

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NIA opposed the plea of former PFI chief and stated that there were several cases against Abubacker and if released, nobody would depose against him.
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Opinions

Icchadhaari protestor Yogendra Yadav declares that BJP’s victory will actually be BJP’s loss: Here is how he has been tying himself in knots to...

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Yogendra Yadav fails to see that out of two competing narratives, one hasn't moved below 400 for the NDA, other one too has predicted a comfortable and third majority government for the NDA.
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News Reports

‘Not okay for Head of school to like tweet that insults entire community’: Somaiya Trust Head writes to parents after sacking pro-Hamas Principal Parveen...

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Samir Somaiya pointed out that freedom of expression was not absolute and that Shaikh failed to set the right example for the students as the Principal of The Somaiya School
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News Reports

‘No Quran burning took place’: Haridwar Police busts disinformation peddled by Alt News cofounder and self-described fact checker Mohammed Zubair

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Uttarakhand Police recently shared a clarification, busting fake claims of Quran burning incident peddled by Mohammed Zubair.
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News Reports

‘Had a dream about EVMs not counting votes’: Anti-India, pro-Congress ‘journalist’ narrates fictional story to cast aspersions on Indian elections

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Nitasha Kaul conjectured a make-believe story to lend credence to the conspiracy theory mainstreamed by Congress party about the Electronic Voting Machines.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Jain sadhvis attacked with a belt by Altaf Hussain Sheikh in Bharuch during Vihar

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The sadhvis asked Altaf to back off. The accused, however, became enraged and kicked one of the female monks, then took out his belt and started beating them.
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