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BJP MP Ram Shankar Katheria’s wife Mridula Katheria to contest against him as independent from Etawah Lok Sabha constituency

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Mridula Katheria, who is the wife of BJP MP Ram Shankar Katheria, has decided to run for the Etawah Lok Sabha seat as an independent candidate
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News Reports

BJP candidate Madhavi Latha faces hate in Hyderabad, opposition supporters question whether she is a man or a woman

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Several videos of such hate campaigns are making rounds on social media in which the AIMIM leaders or Muslim leaders can be heard saying that they have doubts about whether Latha is a man or a woman.
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News Reports

Mastermind of the excise policy scam, tempered evidence, destroyed 170 phones: ED challenges Arvind Kejriwal plea against arrest in Supreme Court

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The affidavit highlighted that Arvind Kejriwal had been evading interrogation, despite being summoned nine times by the ED.
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News Reports

Actress Tamannaah Bhatia summoned by Maharashtra cyber department in illegal IPL 2023 streaming case: Details

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The Fairplay app is a subsidiary app of the Mahadev app, promoters of which have links with Dawood Ibrahim’s D-company and are being probed in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate.
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World

Chinese citizen, who threatened a person for advocating democracy in China, sentenced to prison in USA

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This verdict follows Wu's conviction in January on charges of cyberstalking and interstate transmission of threatening communication, as announced by the US Attorney's Office in Massachusetts.
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News Reports

Judge RK Diwakar, who ordered videographic survey of disputed Gyanvapi structure, gets threats from international phone numbers

OpIndia Staff -
In a letter to the SSP, the judge stated last week that he has been receiving malicious calls from international numbers, "which is deeply concerning."
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News Reports

‘Ashok Gehlot was taping phone calls of Sachin Pilot and others, kept Congress high command in the dark’, says his former OSD Lokesh Sharma

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Sharma further stated that the paper he gave to the media contained references to the audio messages in the pen drive, saying that the audio was phone conversations between Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Late MLA Bhanwarlal Sharma, and Sanjay Jain. He added that he was asked by former CM Gehlot himself to circulate them in the media.
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Politics

Wealth re-distribution: Former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai asks Rahul Gandhi to distribute his ‘benami assets’ first

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Former chief minister and BJP candidate from the Gadag-Haveri Lok Sabha constituency Basavaraj Bommai hit out at the Congress and asked Rahul Gandhi to distribute his 'benami assets', before speaking about the re-distribution of the nation's property.
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News Reports

Haryana: Around 400-year-old idols of Vishnu and Lakshmi unearthed during house construction, ASI rejects demands to place them in a temple

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3 metal idols, estimated to be about 400 years old, were unearthed during excavation for a house construction in Manesar’s Mohammadpur Baghanki village. 
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News Reports

India had Inheritance Tax for over 3 decades, it was abolished by Rajiv Gandhi govt just a month before transfer of Indira Gandhi’s estate...

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Estate Duty Act 1953 that imposed inheritance act was abolished just a month before transfer of Indira Gandhi’s estate to her grandchildren
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News Reports

‘Why did you fill the water before us, you Ch*m*r’: Muslim women assault Dalits in Nuh, threaten to kill them if they don’t leave...

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In Nuh, a Muslim mob hurled casteist slurs at a Dalit family and assaulted them for filling water from a tubewell.
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News Reports

You are cruel, behaya: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee abuses BJP candidate Sreerupa Mitra Chowdhury; NCW takes cognisance, BJP hits back

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TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee abused BJP leader Sreerupa Mitra Chowdhury and called her "behaya" during an election campaign
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News Reports

SC is hearing a 30-year-old case to determine if private properties come under ‘Material Resources Of Community’ of Article 39(b): All you need to...

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CJI said, "The dichotomy that Article 39(b) can never include private property, then it is very artificial, because when it says material resources of community it is agnostic to the title."
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News Reports

‘We can’t control elections, poll body cleared doubts’: Supreme Court on 100% VVPAT-EVM verification pleas, re-iterates EVM Source Code can’t be disclosed

OpIndia Staff -
Supreme Court while highlighting the autonomy of the Election Commission of India observed that they don't control the elections and the poll body has cleared doubts regarding EVMs.
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News Reports

ABC journalist Avani Dias returned to Australia due to a new job and wedding, not because of any intimidation by Indian govt: Australian media

OpIndia Staff -
As per an exclusive report by 'The Australia Today', Avani Dias returned to Australia due to a new job and her wedding in December 2023, and not due to any political pressure.
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News Reports

‘Who went from your house to check?’ Congress leader on Bhupat Bhayani’s ‘impotent’ remark for Rahul Gandhi, BJP says it reflects Congress’ DNA

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Congress leader Pratap Dudhat asked who went from their house after a BJP leader's 'impotent' remark on Rahul Gandhi.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi repeats his ‘X-ray’ promise, says Congress will scan wealth held as per caste, hints at private sector reservation too

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Rahul Gandhi reiterated his ‘X-ray’ remark saying that the Congress-led government would conduct a caste census and also scan the wealth held by different caste groups
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News Reports

Special liking for Hamas, Umar Khalid, ‘liking’ anti-Hindu Tweets and abusing PM Modi: Meet Parveen Shaikh, Principal of prestigious Somaiya School, Mumbai

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OpIndia found a tweet by Parveen Shaikh, wherein she was seen suggesting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a 'dog' eager to fetch a ball on the command of Chinese Premier Xi Jinping.
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News Reports

Kerala police book Manorama for peddling fake news against EVMs: When will they book ‘liberal’ portals and commentators who peddled the same lie

Rukma Rathore -
Kerala police added that a 24-hour cyber patrol has also been launched in the state to detect all kinds of cyber crimes.
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Opinions

Hamid Mir misinterprets Modi’s urban naxal as ‘Arab nasal’: A manifestation of Pakistan’s growing anxiety over India’s ties with Arab nations

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Hamid Mir's diatribe against PM Modi and his wilful misinterpretation of 'urban naxal' jibe as 'Arab Nasal' reflects Pakistan's nervousness with India's deepening ties with Muslim majority countries in the Middle East.
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News Reports

Congress is not new to inheritance tax, it had imposed the ‘death tax’ for over 3 decades before abolishing in 1985, P Chidambaram repeatedly...

Paurush Gupta -
P Chidambaram had suggested imposing an Inheritance Tax through his articles as recently as March 2023. The UPA government was also mulling about the idea during their tenure.
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News Reports

Teacher recruitment scam: West Bengal govt moves SC challenging HC order cancelling over 23,000 recruitments

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West Bengal Government moved the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court decision that declared the entire panel of 2016 School Service Commission teachers' recruitment null and void
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News Reports

What happened to Kotak Mahindra Bank? RBI orders it to stop issuing credit cards and onboarding new online customers: Here is what it means

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RBI bars Kotak Mahindra Bank from onboarding new customers through online, mobile banking; issuing new credit cards
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News Reports

I.N.D.I. Alliance discussing ‘1 year PM post’ for each big leader if they manage to defeat Modi: Report

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"Everything is being discussed threadbare. We have to start our ground game now. The country cannot have a situation where the I.N.D.I. Alliance is not sure of who will lead the country in the case of a post-BJP scenario", the sources said.
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News Reports

In defence of Islamists and Khalistanis: How US State Dept’s Human Rights report on India whitewashed Umar Khalid, Kappan, Nijjar and others

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The US Dept's Human Rights Practice report termed accusations against George Soros as "antisemitism", an absurd charge given his notoriety as manipulator of the Global order.
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News Reports

Is Congress eyeing to snatch the inherited properties of only Hindus? Read how the party has promised they will never touch Muslim personal laws

Amit Kelkar -
Congress party's stance on inheritance tax, coupled with its longstanding support of Muslim personal laws, which govern inheritance-related matters among Muslims, it does appear that Congress is eyeing inherited properties of only Hindus.
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News Reports

Sheikh Shahjahan seen crying in custody: Sandeshkhali criminal in tears during court appearance, BJP mocks saying ‘swag has disappeared’

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Sheikh Shahjahan dissolved in tears after meeting his wife, daughter and supporters following a court hearing.
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News Reports

Western media criticises our democracy because they think they are also political players in our election: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

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Jaishankar stressed that "They (West) actually think they are part of our electorate".
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News Reports

Congress has given reservations to all Muslims under OBC quota in Karnataka, confirming what PM Modi had said; NCBC blasts Siddaramiah govt

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According to the NCBC, categorising Muslims as a OBC violates social justice principles, particularly for marginalised Muslim castes and groups that have been categorised as socially and educationally backward.
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News Reports

‘Congress ki loot, zindagi ke saath bhi, zindagi ke baad bhi’: PM Modi on inheritance tax proposed by Rahul Gandhi’s advisor

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PM Modi hit back at the Inheritance tax plan suggested by Sam Pitorda and charged the Congress party with over-burdening the taxpayers and rampant loot.
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News Reports

Posters appear supporting Robert Vadra as Congress candidate in Amethi, Smriti Irani tells locals to hide land documents because ‘Jijaji is coming’

Rukma Rathore -
Smriti Irani warned people to be cautious of Robert Vadra and hinted at several land scams the 'Jijaji' is accused of.
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News Reports

Md Farooq Sheikh from Gujarat poses as an army major to smuggle liquor from Maharashtra, arrested in Nandurbar after saluting a constable

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A fake army officer identified as Raheel Shafi, also known as Mohammad Farooq Shaikh, arrested in Maharashtra while smuggling liquor to Gujarat
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News Reports

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Transport bus crushes bike rider to death and flees; driver Arham arrested, fined and removed from service

OpIndia Staff -
The bus driver, Arham who committed the accident is currently in police custody and has been charged under IPC sections 304A, 279, 337, and 427, as well as sections 177, 134B, and 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act.
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News Reports

Jairam Ramesh says Sam Pitroda is ‘very respected’, but his statement should not be taken seriously, Sam Pitroda distances himself from his own statement

OpIndia Staff -
Jairam Ramesh posted his statement on X and said that Sam Pitroda's comments are his personal views and should not be considered as INC's views.
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News Reports

‘Rahul Gandhi is never in India during crucial times’: Kerala CM Vijayan launches latest attack, left-backed MLA says Rahul Gandhi’s DNA should be tested

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Other than CM Vijayan, left-backed independent MLA PV Anvar took a dig at Rahul Gandhi saying that the Congress leader has no right to use Gandhi surname and that his DNA should be tested.
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News Reports

As ABC’s Avani Dias lies about visa extension, 30 foreign correspondents join the activism bandwagon, write ‘open letter’ to support the Khalistani sympathiser

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Without confirming what exactly happened with the Visa status of Avani Dias, 30 journalists wrote in an open letter, insinuating that Indian government is not letting foreign journalists cover elections.
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News Reports

Congress leader Sam Pitroda suggests govt should take away half your wealth when you die, leaving less than 50% for your children or dependants

OpIndia Staff -
“So these are the kind of issues people will have to debate and discuss. I don't know what the conclusion would be at the end of the day but when we talk about redistributing wealth, we are talking about new policies and new programs that are in the interest of the people and not in the interest of super-rich only,” he added.
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News Reports

Understanding gaming’s influence on mental health and wellness

OpIndia Staff -
Playing online games come with both advantages and disadvantages related to one’s mental wellness.
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News Reports

Did anti-India ABC ‘journalist’ Avani Dias lie about Modi govt not extending her visa? Reports indicate how she left India with a valid visa...

OpIndia Staff -
Reports indicate that Avani Dias, the South Asia Bureau Chief of ABC News, maybe lying against the Indian government
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News Reports

‘State cabinet intentionally protected fraudulent appointments’: Calcutta HC slams TMC government, declares 2016 SSC recruitments null and void

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The Calcutta HC rebuked CM Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal for protecting employment obtained fraudulently.
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News Reports

Surat: Congress candidate whose nomination was rejected due to discrepancies ‘goes missing’, may soon join the BJP

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Staging a protest outside his residence in Surat, the Congress workers alleged that Kumbhani would join the BJP soon.
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News Reports

Congress leader Rashid Alvi backs former PM Manmohan Singh over his statement advocating the ‘first right’ on resources for Muslims

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"Former PM Manmohan Singh said people in the last line have first right to resources, and factually, Indian Muslims are in the last line," Rashid Alvi said.
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News Reports

Telangana: Bridge under construction for 8 years collapses due to bad weather, no casualties reported

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According to locals, the contractor ceased working after a year or two because he was under pressure for commissions and the government failed to pay his dues.
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World

Nothing will stand in the way of Rwanda flights: UK PM Rishi Sunak, read why he is firm on deporting illegal migrants

OpIndia Staff -
Media hails this as a major political victory for the ruling Conservative party in general and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in particular.
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News Reports

Delhi: Jahangirpuri shop owner serves biryani on paper plates having Lord Ram’s picture on it, arrested after outrage

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The incident came to light after locals and Bajrang dal members raised objections to disposable plates bearing Lord Ram's pic on it used for serving Chicken biryani.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Woman found hanging at a beauty parlour, Arshad, Amjad, Wahid and Muzaffar booked, Hindu advocacy groups allege ‘love jihad’

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The police have arrested Arshad, Wahid, and Muzaffar in connection with the death of a Hindu woman's in Churu.
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News Reports

‘This nation will be ours’: AIMIM’s Akbaruddin Owaisi passes contentious remarks over ‘infiltrators’ comment, says Muslims gave Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar to India

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PM Modi had in Rajasthan said that Congress plans to redistribute wealth of Indians among infiltrators and people with more children.
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News Reports

Will recommend EC not to hold polls in such constituencies: Calcutta HC issues warning saying it won’t allow polls in seats that saw communal...

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"If people cannot enjoy and celebrate in peace, any festival, even for 8 hours, we will recommend Election Commission of India not hold parliamentary elections in such constituencies," Calcutta High Court said.
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Fact-Check

Congress trolls spread fake news about Modi granting reservation to Muslim castes as Gujarat CM, here is the truth about OBC reservations in Gujarat...

OpIndia Staff -
A bevvy of Congress trolls online have been lying that Modi extended reservations to Muslim castes during his tenure as Gujarat CM. The state OBC list and notifications, however, suggest otherwise.
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News Reports

PM Modi keeps watching live CCTV footage of Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar Jail all day, claims AAP leader Sanjay Singh

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Singh, while addressing a press conference on Tuesday claimed that the Tihar Jail has become a 'torture chamber' for Kejriwal.
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