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USA: Columbia University bans anti-Israeli protest leader over calls for Jewish genocide; 550 arrested across US campuses over support for terror group Hamas

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Jewish students have shared that they have been made to feel unsafe due to antisemitic undertones at the demonstrations in support of Hamas.
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News Reports

UP: Aman Hussain kidnaps and rapes a minor girl for declining his marriage proposal, writes his name on the victim’s face with a hot...

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Hussain kidnapped the victim and brought her to his home, where he raped her. He then wrote his name on her face with a hot iron rod.
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News Reports

US: BLM activist who participated in Jan 6 Capitol Hill siege to ‘incite violence’ sentenced to 6 years in prison

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A BLM activist who was a part of a mob that scaled Capitol Hill on Jan 6, 2021, was sentenced six years in prison by a US court.
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News Reports

You will stay here with me, have my children: Israeli teenage hostage reveals Hamas terrorist proposed with a ring, reunited her with kidnapped mother...

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Noga was with her parents at home in Kibbutz Be’eri when Hamas terrorists broke through Israel and held people hostage.
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News Reports

Delhi: ‘Minor’ Muslim boy kills Hindu woman in Jahangirpuri, used to stalk the victim’s underage daughter

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Prior to killing the Hindu woman, the accused had posted a video on his Instagram page wherein he was seen brandishing and firing a pistol.
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World

“I can’t breathe”: Another George Floyd incident in USA as a black man dies after being pinned to the ground by Ohio Police Officer

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The video showed the officers struggling to arrest Tyson before one of the officers restrained him by placing his knee on the back of Tyson's upper body. Following which, Tyson was heard repeatedly saying, "I can't breathe."
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News Reports

Congress shares edited video, falsely claims that Amit Shah promised to end reservations for SC, ST and OBC. Here is the truth

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In reality, Amit Shah had vowed to end unconstitutional reservation for the Muslim community and give it to the SC, ST and OBCs.
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Politics

Congress and I.N.D.I. Alliance intend to allow unrestricted cow slaughter and beef consumption: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that these parties aim to grant minorities the freedom to consume 'food of their choice,' that is, they are talking about 'giving freedom to cow slaughter.
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Politics

Lot of anger among Muslims: Maharashtra Congress leader Muhammed Arif Khan steps away from campaigning after no Muslim gets ticket from I.N.D.I. Alliance in...

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Senior state Congress leader Muhammed Arif 'Naseem' Khan stepped down from the party's campaign committee, amid the Lok Sabha elections, citing the decision by the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) bloc not to field any minority candidate in the polls.
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News Reports

Karnataka High Court stays criminal proceedings against Kajal Hindustani, who was booked for speaking against love jihad in Udupi

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An FIR was lodged against Kajal Hindustani in 2022 under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 34 and 153A while a chargesheet was filed against her under IPC Section 505(2).
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News Reports

India becomes atmanirbhar in the toy industry, imports from China reduces by over 70% in recent years

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As part of the Local for Vocal initiative, India is making a strong course correction in the toy manufacturing ecosystem.
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News Reports

Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chasmah’s former ‘Roshan Singh Sodhi’ goes missing, father files missing complaint

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Gurucharan aka 'Sodhi' was last seen at Delhi airport on April 22nd, where he was bound for Mumbai. However, he never reached his destination nor returned home.
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News Reports

Arvind Kejriwal has put personal interest over the national interest by not resigning: Delhi HC lambasts AAP govt & MCD for failure to provide...

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The bench remarked that due to non formation of the standing committee, many projects in the national capital are stalled.
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News Reports

Meet Jahanzaib Ali: Pakistani ‘journalist’ known for peddling anti-India propaganda during US State Dept press briefings

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Jahanzaib Ali has been involved in exploiting fault lines in the bilateral relation between India and the US. And he does it shrewdly by framing his pro-Pakistani propaganda in the form of questions.
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News Reports

Prashant Bhushan bats for inheritance tax after losing the EVM battle, yet again

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Prashant Bhushan expressed support for inheritance tax after Sam Pitroda suggested that a US-like inheritance tax should be brought in India.
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News Reports

How Indian men and women differ when it comes to gameplay time

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Traditionally, gaming has been perceived as a predominantly male activity, with men usually encouraged to pursue leisure activities that align with notions of competitiveness and strategic thinking.
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News Reports

Islam forbids organ donation, but allows receiving: As a Pakistani girl receives a heart transplant in India, Indians have many questions

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The money was arranged by Aishwaryam Trust and the Pakistani girl's family didn't have to pay any thing for the operation.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Supporters of independent candidate from Barmer Ravindra Singh Bhati and Congress’s Ummeda Ram Beniwal clash in Sheo

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Ravindra Singh Bhati alleged that tapes were being pasted in front of his name on the EVMs. Meanwhile, Congress leader Ummeda Ram Beniwal’s supporters accused the supporters of Bhati of booth capturing.
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News Reports

West Bengal: CBI recovers foreign weapons from Abu Taleb’s house in Sandeshkhali, NSG called in to diffuse crude bombs

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Citing sources, Republic Bangla also informed that the weapons, which also included imported ones, were recovered from the house of a man named Abu Taleb.
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World

Emory Professor in Atlanta knocked to the ground and handcuffed: How universities across the US have become a hotbed of pro-Hamas protests

Jinit Jain -
Universities across the US have become centres of antisemitism as a large number of Hamas sympathisers demonstrate against Israel-Gaza war.
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News Reports

Madras HC declares amendment to Tamil Nadu law on Waqf properties unconstitutional, rules only Waqf tribunals can evict encroachments

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A Bench of Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy struck down the provisions that enabled the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board Chief Executive Officer to order the eviction of encroachers.
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News Reports

INDI Alliance leaders should apologise for committing sin of creating doubt on EVMs, their dreams shattered by SC verdict: PM Modi

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PM Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the INDIA bloc over the Supreme Court decision rejecting the plea for 100 per cent VVPAT verification of EVM votes
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News Reports

‘Maybe I was born here in my last birth, or will be born again as child of a Bengali mother’: PM Modi seeing overwhelming...

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PM Modi said, "You people are showering so much love that I think I have a deep-rooted connection with you all and West Bengal. As if I were born here in my past life or I will take birth here in my coming life."
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News Reports

Supreme Court Registry rejects plea challenging constitutional validity of Collegium system

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Supreme Court Registry rejects plea challenging constitutional validity of Collegium system stating that the plea was filed to overstep established legal principles or with an ulterior motive.
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News Reports

Lok Sabha election: TMC workers attack BJP leader and workers, surround Balurghat candidate Sukanta Majumdar while raising offensive slogans

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Sukanta Majumdar charged that the TMC workers were within 100-meter of the polling booth on the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha poll.
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News Reports

Supreme Court instructs ECI to keep Symbol Loading Units in strong rooms after elections: Read what these devices are and how the order will...

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Symbol Loading Units are used to load candidate names and symbols into the VVPAT machines before the elections
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News Reports

‘Hit them, burn Kafirs to death’: Deadly attack on Hindu trader near Ram temple in Bharuch’s Ochchan; 11 including Abdul, Feroza, Sabina booked

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FIR under Sections 143, 147, 149, 323, 337, 436, 504, and 506 (2) of the IPC has been registered against 11 people, including Abdul, Feroza, and Sabina.
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News Reports

‘Took active part in hatching a conspiracy’: Read what Delhi HC said while denying bail to UAPA accused Salim Malik in Delhi riots case

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The Delhi HC called Salim Malik a "co-conspirator" in Delhi riots case and held that he took active part in hatching a conspiracy to commit the riots.
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News Reports

Eviction, suspension, and arrest: Violent pro-Palestine protests cost dearly to ‘woke’ students across several US universities

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In the visuals emerging from Emory University, Georgia, security forces are seen tasering the pro-Palestine protestors, launching tear gas, and reportedly firing rounds of rubber bullets at crowds and protesters.
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News Reports

EVM wins again: Supreme Court rejects all petitions asking for 100% verification by VVPAT slips, refuses to take country back to paper ballot age

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Justice Khanna delivered the verdict, stating that the court had thoroughly studied the procedures and technical factors and hence dismissed the request for 100% verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips.
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News Reports

George Soros and Rockefeller Brothers Fund behind pro-Palestine protests in US universities, had earlier fuelled anti-India propaganda

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"Do the Rockefeller and Soros families want their money to be used to advocate for Hamas’s war aims?" asked Wall Street Journal columnist Ira Stoll.
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News Reports

‘Does not cause fear or alarm to public’: Delhi Police gives clean chit to X user who called Alt News co-founder Md Zubair a...

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The Police said: "Thus, the captioned tweet by the complainant Mr. Jagdish Singh made on 18.04.2020 does not cause fear or alarm to the public or any section of the public whereby any person may be induced to commit an offence against any state or against public tranquillity."
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‘India determines its own visa policy, we are not going to opine on it’: US State Dept rejects Pakistani journalist’s question on Avani Dias

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Avani Dias, an Australian journalist claimed that she was not allowed to cover the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and was compelled to leave the country. However, later government sources revealed that her claims are "not correct, misleading and mischievous."
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2024 Lok Sabha elections: Polling for second phase begins in 88 constituencies, over 15 crore people to exercise their right to vote

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Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has said that adequate arrangements have been made for smooth polling in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls and urged voters to participate in the festival of democracy in maximum numbers.
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Horlicks not a ‘health drink’ anymore, rebranded as ‘functional nutritional drink’: Know what happened and what it means

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HUL drops health drink label for Horlicks, Boost after govt directions against the label, rebrands it 'functional nutritional drink'
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News Reports

Somaiya Trust takes note of OpIndia report on Islamist views of Somaiya School principal Parveen Shaikh: Details

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According to Somaiya Trust, it would probe the matter and expressed disagreement with the statements made by principal Parveen Shaikh
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Congress notified reservations for all Muslims in Karnataka under OBC quota, document shows, but AltNews’ Zubair tries to shift blame on JD-S to save...

Siddhi Somani -
Zubair tried to blame the Deve Gowda govt for Muslim reservation in Karnataka but forgot to mention that it was introduced by Congress govt led by Veerappa Moily
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Lawyers seek contempt of court proceedings against West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for saying that Calcutta High Court is purchased, judges are biased

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Plea filed in Calcutta High Court seeking action Against CM Mamata Banerjee for saying HC had been 'purchased' and judges are biased
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Congress leaders and others spread fake news that Jamyang Tsering Namgyal regrets joining BJP after he was denied ticket, the Ladakh MP says he...

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Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal clarifies he never said that he regrets joining BJP after he was denied ticket
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“We are judged by what we do at home, not what we say abroad”: MEA on police crackdown on pro-Palestine protests in American universities

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MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said democracies should, in particular, display this understanding for other democracies since “we are all judged by what we do at home and not what we say abroad."
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Ministerial Round Table Conference at World Energy Congress discusses pathways to manage the evolving trilemma of energy security, access and sustainability

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The Ministerial Round Table Conference at the ongoing World Energy Congress in Rotterdam, Netherlands discussed how the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference was a game changer
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Opinions

In-house battle in Baramati – A look at how political equations work out for Supriya Sule and Sunetra Pawar in the polls

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At Baramati, Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule will be pitted against her sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar, wife of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar
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News Reports

Congress president Kharge writes to PM Modi seeking time to meet him to explain party’s manifesto, claims he is misinformed

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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday wrote a letter to PM Narendra Modi and sought time from him to explain in person the party's 'Nyay Patra'.
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‘We feel ashamed when we look at them’: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif laments over Bangladesh’s economic growth before country’s business community

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Shehbaz Sharif recounted that Bangladesh which was earlier called "East Pakistan" was termed as a burden on Pakistan when he was boy.
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News Reports

Mass arrests in US after Shaheen Bagh-type encampments in US universities by pro-Palestine protestors: Here’s how US supports the same elements in India

Shraddha Pandey -
Shaheen Bagh-like encatchments are showing up in the United States with pro-Palestine students protesting in varsities across the country
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News Reports

Delhi: YouTuber Manish Kashyap joins BJP at party headquarters in the presence of Anil Baluni and Manoj Tiwari

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The YouTuber gained national headlines after he was accused of sharing a fake video and spent almost nine months behind bars.
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Law

Wealth redistribution: Supreme Court says ‘won’t go by Marxist interpretation’- Details

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"We don't have to go as far as the Marxist socialist interpretation by Justice Krishna Iyer [of Article 39(b) in Ranganatha Reddy case of 1977]. But community resources will surely include resources which the present generation holds in trust brd on inter-generational equity," the CJI said.
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News Reports

PM Modi hits Congress hard on inheritance tax, recalls how Rajiv Gandhi abolished it just before his children inherited Indira Gandhi’s estate

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PM Modi today slammed the Congress party for revoking the inheritance just before transferring Indira Gandhi’s estate to her grandchildren
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World

Bankrupt Pakistan’s business leaders urge PM Shehbaz Sharif to restore trade ties with India to save the economy

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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif convened with the business community, aiming to rejuvenate the economy through robust exports.
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News Reports

Manipur govt’s war on drugs: Chief minister N. Biren Singh shares video highlighting success against state’s massive drug problem

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Drugs like cannabis, opium and yaba have catastrophic environmental impacts from deforestation to land sinking in Manipur.
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