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Female CISF constable attacks Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut at Chandigarh Airport for criticising farmer protests

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The Mandi MP-elect was slapped at the security checkpoint by CISF constable Kulwinder Kaur who identified as supporter of farmer protests
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Politics

Worked as a daily wage worker and labourer: Meet BJP’s Laxman Bag who upset 5-time Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik in Kantabanji

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Naveen Patnaik lost to Laxman Bag by a margin of 16,000 votes. The latter lost in 2014 and 2019 but managed to win in 2024.
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‘I’m here, come to me, why harm innocent animals’: Annamalai tells DMK after party workers beheaded a goat to celebrate his defeat

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“Instead of killing an innocent goat, if DMK is so angry, come to me, I’m here only…” Annamalai said adding that the goat could have been spared.
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News Reports

“TMC goons attacking BJP workers after poll results have become culture of Bengal”: Suvendu Adhikari urges governor to prevent post-poll violence like 2021

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BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari wrote to WB Governor CV Ananda Bose, raising concerns about TMC's alleged role in post-poll violence
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News Reports

Last ditch attempt by Congress to stop Modi 3.0? Pawan Khera shares old video to claim people of Andhra Pradesh are upset with Chandrababu...

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On the 6th of June, Congress leader Pawan Khera quoted an X post by a Congress supporter who shared a video showing some people burning down posters and flexes.
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Uttar Pradesh: Ruckus on roads after ‘Modi ki boti-boti’ fame Imran Masood wins in Saharanpur LS, police initiate probe after videos go viral

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Imran Masood's supporters blocked road and even made lewd gestures toward women as they celebrated their leader's victory.
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Politics

Muslims consolidated behind INDI Alliance, yet, Delhi Muslims are disappointed that the ‘communal’ BJP did not lose in the national capital

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Muslims in Delhi hoped that they will be able to defeat the BJP in the next assembly polls in the national capital.
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News Reports

Uttarakhand: 9 Bengaluru trekkers die in Uttarkashi, operation on to rescue 13 others, CM Dhami expresses grief after the tragedy

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The team of 22 members had lost their way and got trapped due to bad weather on the route of Sahastra Tal in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi.
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News Reports

OpIndia exclusive: Muslims pelt stones on Hindus during Ahilyabai Holkar Jayanti rally in Yavatmal, injure minors and policemen, 16 including 2 prime accused arrested

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OpIndia exclusively talked to API Pankaj Dabhade, Police Station Pofali who confirmed that the Muslim community people launched the attack on the Hindus who were peacefully proceeding with the rally through the Tipu Sultan Chowk in Mulawa, Yavatmal.
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Crime

Bareilly: Mohammad Arif traps a Hindu girl from Bihar, converts her to Islam; brother Talib also raped and assaulted her

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In her complaint, the victim stated that she is originally from Bihar's Nawada area. She used to work in Delhi where met Mohammad Arif, a resident of Bareilly. After some time, Arif caught the girl in his love trap and brought the woman to his residence in Bareilly's Baheri. During this time, he raped her multiple times and pressurised the victim to convert to Islam around a year ago.
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News Reports

Fitness ‘influencer’ Rajat Dalal arrested in Ahmedabad for abducting, assaulting and urinating on student’s face over a social media post

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With 1 million followers on Instagram, bodybuilder, Instagram fitness influencer, and power-lifter Rajat Dalal, known for his extreme fitness videos, has a huge fan base.
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News Reports

Canadian Cancer Society calls cervix ‘the front hole’ so that trans people don’t get offended by their cervical cancer awareness page for LGBTQ

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As if the mere existence of women's body parts is offensive to the so-called trans community, the Canadian Cancer Society has appealed to trans people not to get offended by the term 'cervix'.
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News Reports

40 years of Operation Blue Star: Pro-Khalistan slogans raised at Golden Temple, SAD (Amritsar)’s chief Simranjit Mann among those raising the slogans

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The pro-Khalistani elements also brandished Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale posters at the Golden Temple premises
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Symbolic murder? DMK workers paste Annamalai’s picture on a goat before beheading it, had earlier eaten mutton biryani to ‘celebrate’ his loss

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Responding to DMK's constant mocking of him as 'goat', Annamalai had acknowledged that his family rears goats and his parents have raised him by selling goats. So he feels no shame in being compared to goats.
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INDI alliance leader makes bizarre statement saying the mandate was for them, but not the numbers: Here is how the mandate and numbers both...

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While it is true that the BJP-led NDA has backed fewer seats this time, the BJP has nevertheless secured more number of seats on its own than the I.N.D.I. alliance has done collectively
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News Reports

2024 Lok Sabha Elections: More than 75 world leaders congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he wins a historic third term

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More than 75 world leaders have sent congratulatory messages to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his electoral victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections
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News Reports

Social media filled with rumours of 7 Independents and 3 MPs from smaller parties supporting NDA: Here is the reality

Raju Das -
While it is possible that some more MPs will extend support to NDA, the possibility of all 7 independents supporting NDA is nil
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News Reports

SEBI hurriedly appoints the wife of the Gandhi family’s close aide as a key panel chief after the 2024 Lok Sabha election results

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SEBI appointed Usha Thorat as the Chairperson of the Committee on Settlement Guarantee Fund of Stock Exchanges.
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News Reports

INDI alliance decides to not stake claim for government, says will continue to fight against Modi government

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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that the INDI alliance will continue to fight against the 'fascist' rule of the BJP-led by Modi.
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Opinions

2024 Lok Sabha elections: Pappu paas ho gaya, admit it, but beware of what he is going to do next

Rahul Roushan -
If we loosen our guard right now, we would risk going into a spiral of chaos and conflicts from where it would be too late to recover from.
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News Reports

NDA unanimously passes resolution to elect Narendra Modi as leader of the alliance, PM Modi secures the support of 293 MPs

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NDA now has 293 MPs after SKM with 1 MP joined the alliance, and NDA passed a resolution electing PM Modi as the leader
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News Reports

Pratapgarh: Qadir stabs a Dalit girl by storming inside her house, absconding after killing her

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Qadir entered the house and began abusing the victim, hurling casteist slurs. He then took out a knife and attacked Jyoti.
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News Reports

Rebel Congress leader defeats UBT candidate in Sangli: Was Shiv Sena UBT betrayed by its MVA alliance partners NCP and Congress?

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Rebel Congress leader Vishal Patil defeated Shiv Sena UBT candidate in Congress stronghold Sangli, raising suspicions of sabotage within the MVA alliance.
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News Reports

Excise Policy Scam Case: Delhi court dismisses Arvind Kejriwal’s interim bail plea on medical grounds, extends judicial custody till June 19

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The Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday dismissed the interim bail plea moved by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal seeking 7 days bail on medical grounds
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Odisha rejected a barrage of freebies, cash offers, and free electricity promised by Naveen Patnaik’s BJD to elect BJP

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BJD had promised cash 'scholarships' to all college students, Rs 14,000 for girls and Rs 12,000 for boys, free electricity and much more.
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Opinions

As elections are over, here are the difficult conversations we need to have if Dharma has to prevail for the next 10 years

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On 4th July, BJP supporters were stunned. While they expected a resounding victory in 2024 with NDA crossing 400, results threw a spanner
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News Reports

Separatists, Khalistanis, accused criminals and rebels: Here are the 7 Independents who won Lok Saba polls, including 2 in prison

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Among the 7 Independents who won Lok Sabha polls, 2 are Khalistanis, one is Kashmiti separatist, and the rest are dissidents and activists
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News Reports

Nepal: 900 MW hydropower project constructed with Indian assistance makes major breakthrough, PM Dahal attends

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Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Tuesday in the presence of Indian Ambassador Naveen Srivastava triggered the last blast to mark the breakthrough of the 11.8 KM headrace tunnel of Nepal's first export-oriented project.
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Watch: Muslim women line up outside Congress office in Lucknow demanding ‘guarantee cards’ of Rs 1 lakh promised during campaign

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Before the elections, Congress had distributed 'guarantee cards' to many households, pledging Rs 1 lakh annually to the female head of every impoverished family.
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Narendra Modi likely to take oath as Prime Minister of India for the third time on 8th June, NDA partners to submit letters of...

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Amidst efforts by the leaders of the I.N.D.I. Alliance to bring NDA partners TDP and JDU on their side, both NDA allies have extended support to their pre-poll ally. 
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‘Gave enough representation to Muslims but didn’t get adequate support’: Mayawati blames lack of Muslim support for BSP’s debacle in LS polls

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Mayawati said from now on, BSP will grant representation only after “thinking properly” so that the party won’t suffer such losses.
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News Reports

Union cabinet recommends dissolution of the 17th Lok Sabha, both NDA and INDI Alliance to hold strategy meetings in Delhi today

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PM Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Union cabinet meeting in the national capital, and recommended dissolution of Lok Sabha
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“Focus on Hindutva voters, distance from neo-Hindutvawadis pushing leftist stereotypes”: Advocate J Sai Deepak makes several suggestions to BJP after election results

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Delving into his “expectations”, Sai Deepak said that the BJP should focus on the issues of its core “Hindutva voters” including the tax-paying and law-abiding middle class and advised to maintain a distance from neo-Hindutvawadis pushing leftist stereotypes in the name of Veer Savarkar.
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Complacent candidates, disgruntled caste groups, and more: What went wrong for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh

Shraddha Pandey -
The BJP's decision of heavily relying on the charisma of national leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath did not resonate as effectively this time. The opposition's focused and localised campaign strategy, highlighting specific regional issues and addressing the concerns of various communities, proved to be more effective in garnering votes​.
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News Reports

Ancient Vitthala Murti discovered in Pandharpur’s temple, Vijayanagara Ujjivana Trust demands its consecration in Hampi Temple

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Vitthala, also known as Vithoba and Panduranga, is a Hindu god and a form of the god Vishnu in his avatar as Krishna. Vitthala is primarily worshipped in the Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka.
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Bengaluru Rural seat: BJP’s CN Manjunath defeats Congress sitting MP DK Suresh who called for a ‘separate country of South Indian states’

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66-year-old Dr CN Manjunath was fielded against DK Suresh by the BJP. Notably, Dr Manjunath is a noted cardiologist and son-in-law of former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda.
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Khalistanis winning in Punjab, Kashmiri separatist in Baramulla: The 3 victories that may look good for ‘democracy’ but concerning for national security

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While on the surface, their victory as independent candidates might appear as a celebration of democracy showing that the electorate can make diverse choices, when we look at the deeper context, it is concerning for national security.
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AIMIM’s Imtiyaz Jaleel, who demanded hanging of BJP’s Nupur Sharma, loses Aurangabad to Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena by over 1 lakh votes

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Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram secured a resounding victory by defeating All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen’s (AIMIM) Imtiyaz Jaleel Syed by a margin of 134650 votes.
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Jammu and Kashmir: Fire breaks out in the 106-years-old Shiv Temple also known as Rani Ka Temple in Gulmarg

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Rani Temple or Mohineshwar Shivalaya, is popular as the spot where the famous Bollywood song "Jai Jai Shiv Shankar" of the movie Aap Ki Kasam starring Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz was shot.
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Union Cabinet meeting at 11.30 as NDA gets ready to form govt for the third time

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The Prime Minister, on Tuesday evening, said the NDA would form the next government.
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Five-time sitting Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury loses to TMC’s first-timer Yusuf Pathan from WB’s Baharampur, a seat with 52% Muslim population

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The former Indian cricketer Yusuf Pathan beat the Congress veteran Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from West Bengal's Baharampur constituency by 85,022 votes.
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Opinions

INDI Alliance did well, but BJP is still stronger: Why Congress insulting the BJP is hilarious

Amit Kelkar -
The 2024 Lok Sabha election result means that the Congress party will remain out of power for the third time in a row, a colossal failure for a party that's over 120 years old.
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News Reports

“BJP alone won more seats than I.N.D.I. Alliance put together”: PM Modi says major decisions in third term is Modi ki Guarantee

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PM Modi highlighted the historic feat noting that this is for the first time since 1962 that a government has returned to power for the third consecutive time.
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News Reports

“Historical feat”: PM Modi thanks people for electing NDA for the third consecutive term, assures to continue the good work

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Bowing down before the public, PM Modi assured to continue the good work done in the ten years of the Modi government added that they will keep fulfilling the aspirations of the public.
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“Mandate reflection of trust in our alliance”: TDP Chief Chandrababu Naidu congratulates PM Modi, party leader says no question of supporting I.N.D.I. Alliance

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A senior leader of the TDP categorically noted that there is no question of supporting the I.N.D.I. Alliance asserting that “it's a matter of credibility”. 
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While BJP alone won more seats than INDI Alliance, Mamata Banerjee demands PM Modi’s resignation as NDA could not cross 400

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Mamata Banerjee demands resignation of PM Narendra Modi as NDA could not cross 400 seats
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Lok Sabha Constituencies: Here is how the voters voted in Muslim-majority constituencies

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In Muslim majority Baramulla, Independent candidate Abdul Rashid Sheikh has emerged victorious, defeating Jammu and Kashmir National Conference's Omar Abdullah. Sheikh’s victory came as a shock to Omar Abdullah’s party. It highlighted the electorate’s desire to have a fresh representation in the region.
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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik loses from Kantabanji as BJD loses to BJP, falls 74 days short of breaking the record for longest-serving CM in...

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In an unprecedented development, Naveen Patnaik was defeated in the Kantabanji seat during the state assembly elections even as the BJP is on the verge of creating history by forming a government in Odisha.
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News Reports

Richest candidate in Lok Sabha 2024: NRI Dr Chandrasekhar Pemmasani wins from Guntur parliamentary constituency

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According to the Election Commission of India website, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) candidate Pemmasani has secured 829271 votes (60.79%) and is leading by 332740 votes. YSRCP candidate KILARI VENKATA ROSAIAH got 505263 votes (36.49%).
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Delhi court dismisses Tahir Hussain’s plea seeking statements of witness in 2020 northeast Delhi riots

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The court noted that Hussain's plea did not clarify how the statements would benefit his defence, stating that it was neither necessary nor desirable to call for the witness statements as requested.
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