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Riyas Maulavi murder case: All three RSS members acquitted by Kerala Court after spending 7 years in jail

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The chargesheet was filed within 90 days which made it difficult for the RSS members to get bail in the case.
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All big rating agencies revise India’s growth projection upwards, predict it will be fastest fastest-growing economy among G-20 nations this year

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India will be the fastest growing economy among the G-20 nations in 2024, the big rating agencies have projected
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World

Pakistan: Rioters burn down KFC in Mirpur to support Hamas in Israel-Hamas war

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Rioters were shouting anti-Israel and pro-Hamast slogans. A man in a viral video was heard shouting "We have burned down KFC" while cheering.
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Maharashtra: CSK fan celebrates Rohit Sharma’s dismissal in an IPL match against SRH, dies after MI fans hit him in the head

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The police were also taken aback by the incident of assault over a very minor issue like celebrating the wicket of Rohit Sharma.
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Maharashtra: Over 24000 schools cultivate kitchen gardens, fostering lifelong skills among students and helping the environment

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46,946 schools in Maharashtra participated in the Union government's kitchen garden program for 2023-2024.
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World

Pakistan: Presbyterian church in Rawalpindi’s Gujar Khan set on fire a day after Good Friday, police blames short-circuit

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Elder Javed said that the plaza owner or someone else at his behest had torched the Presbyterian church in Pakistan.
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Goa: Cops arrest AIFF member after two women footballers accuse him of physical assault, other players deny allegations

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Contrary to the allegations raised by two women players, other women players said they were associated wth AIFF member Deepak Sharma and he never misbehaved
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‘This has angered every Indian’: PM Narendra Modi says after RTI reply reveals Congress gave Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka

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The Katchatheevu Island, nestled within the confines of the India-Sri Lanka border near Rameswaram, has evolved into a contentious focal point, giving rise to a burgeoning call for its repossession.
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Bihar: Mohammad Ansari kills 6 members of his family in Motihari, later commits suicide

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Iddu Ansari killed his wife Afrina Khatoon and three daughters by stabbing them in the neck with a sharp weapon while they were sleeping.
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Enforcement Directorate interrogates ‘suspended’ TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan in land grab case, discovers illegal financial transactions

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The ED filed two Enforcement Case Information Reports (ECIR) against him. One ERIC was regarding ration (PDS) corruption, the source of which was found in a letter written by Jyotiprioryo Mallik, former Bengal food minister.
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Gururgram Police books Elvish Yadav and Fazilpuriya for illegally using snakes in music video ‘32 Bore’, action taken on court order

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SHO of Badshahpur police station, Satish Deshwal stated that the case against Elvish Yadav and Fazilpuriya has been registered following a court order under Section 156(3). 
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Delhi court refuses bail to former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, says he not only funded the Delhi riots but also participated in it

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A Delhi Court has dismissed the regular bail application of Tahir Hussain, accused in the larger conspiracy of the Delhi riots under the UAPA
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Love Jihad in Rajasthan: Imran traps a Hindu woman under false pretences, later abducts and gang-rapes her with Anwar and a Muslim cleric

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Imran used a Hindu identity on Instagram to entrap the victim and proceeded to indulge in love jihad with her.
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Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections: 10 BJP candidates including CM Pema Khandu elected unopposed after 4 opposition candidates withdraw nominations

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Arunachal Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer said, "Single nomination paper has been filed in six assembly constituencies while in four others, opposition candidates withdrew their papers."
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ED questions Delhi Minister Kailash Gehlot for 5 hours in liquor policy scam case, confirms that middleman Vijay Nair lived in his official bungalow

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Gehlot distanced himself from the Goa poll campaigning team stating, “I have never been part of the Goa election campaign and I am unaware of what happened..."
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Congress got crores in cash, claims of ‘tax terrorism’ misleading and unfounded: Report

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Dismissing 'tax terrorism' claims, the report said Congress was well aware of the proceedings and was provided with ample time to respond.
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‘Least expected from a party that says Ladki Hoon Lad Sakti Hoon’: Saina Nehwal slams Congress leader for his sexist ‘kitchen’ jibe at BJP...

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Saina Nehwal posted, "When I won medals for Bharat on the play field what would the Congress party have preferred I should have done?"
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Netherlands: Hostage crisis in a nightclub in Ede town ends peacefully after arrest of suspect, terror angle ruled out

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Apart from the anti-explosive units and police in protective gear, a remote-controlled robot was also at the scene after the accused threatened to blow himself up.
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Tauseef Ali Farooqui, IIT Guwahati student who pledged allegiance to ISIS, was engaging with ‘Islamist’ ideas for several years through dark web

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Tauseef Ali Farooqui, the IIT Guwahati student caught for support to ISIS, had been interested in studying and engaging with “Islamist” ideas for several years
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‘Calling spouse ‘bhoot’, ‘pisach’ does not tantamount to cruelty’: Patna HC sets aside husband’s conviction in dowry harassment case

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The woman's lawyer further argued that calling a lady "bhoot" and "pishach" by her in-laws in the twenty-first century was "a form of immense cruelty."
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Chinese funding case: Delhi Police files over 8,000-page chargesheet against NewsClick and founder Prabir Purkayastha, supplementary chargesheet to be filed soon

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NewsClick has been accused of receiving funds to circulate pro-China propaganda and is booked under UAPA Act.
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Ayodhya: Ram Lalla to wear cotton clothes in the summer season; Mandir Trust shares a picture of the deity dressed in handloom cotton

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The change to lightweight and breathable fabric shows thoughtful consideration for Ram Lalla's comfort during the hot months ahead.
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‘Bhagwant Mann backstabbed us, won’t let AAP leaders enter our villages’: Farmers take to streets in Punjab, burn effigy of CM

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One of the farmers said, "Farmers and labourers are burning the effigy of the Bhagwant Mann government. Bhagwant Mann's government has backstabbed the farmers of Punjab."
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‘Congress will split after PM Modi comes to power for the third time’: BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai

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BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday claimed that the Congress party has given tickets to the family members of the ministers due to the lack of suitable candidates.
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‘There are individuals who perhaps commit mistakes’: Sagarika Ghose downplays Sandeshkhali unrest yet again, justifies arrest of Republic TV journalist

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"When a propagandist goes to a particular place and demands the freedoms of the journalist to practice hate and propaganda, he or she will invite consequences," Sagarika Ghose justified arrest of Republic TV journalist Santu Pan.
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Himachal: 3 independent MLAs protest outside the assembly demanding that the speaker accept their resignations

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Three Independent MLAs sat on a day-long protest outside the Himachal assembly in Shimla demanding that the Speaker accept their resignations.
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DoT orders telecom operators to discontinue USSD-based call forwarding and switch to alternate method from 15 April

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The Department of Telecom has asked telecom operators to deactivate USSD-based call forwarding with effect from April 15, and provide the service using alternative methods
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Legal troubles could be mounting for Delhi minister Atishi, was AAP Goa In-charge when ₹45 crore from liquor scam was used for assembly election:...

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Legal troubles could be mounting for AAP leader Atishi as she was the party’s In-charge for the Goa elections 2022, when alleged proceed liquor scam was used
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Politics

Lok Sabha 2024: Election Commission bars TMC candidate and former cricketer Yusuf Pathan from using 2011 World Cup win photos for campaigning

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Yusuf Pathan claimed that he has every right to use pics of the World Cup-win in 2011 because he was a part of the squad.
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6 AK-47s, 500+ rounds fired, braid chopped off as ‘trophy’: Story of the brutal murder of Krishnanand Rai by mafia don Mukhtar Ansari

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It is said that Mukhtar Ansari not only got BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai killed, but also had his braid chopped off as a 'trophy' and evidence of the crime
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IPL

Ravichandran Ashwin slams fans for going too far in Rohit Sharma-Hardik Pandya fan war, asks if they have seen this with fans of cricketers...

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In his YouTube channel, Ashwin said that both the franchise and the player have no role to play in this fan-war and the onus is on the fans to act responsibly.
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Gujarat: POCSO court sentences Azam Khan to 20 years in jail for luring away a Hindu minor girl from Mehsana and raping her in...

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A special POCSO court in Mehsana in Gujarat has sentenced Azam Khan Siddiqui to 20 years in jail for luring away a 17-year-old Hindu girl from Ladol in Vijapur and raping her in Pune
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Chhattisgarh: Congress leader Jagdish Kaushik, who went on hunger strike protesting denial of ticket from Bilaspur, ends his fast unto death

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Congress leader Jagdish Kaushik ended the fast after party's Bilaspur district president assured him that his demands will be considered.
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One day after I.N.D.I. Alliance agreed seat sharing in Bihar, Congress leader Pappu Yadav announces he will file nomination from RJD allocated Purnia

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Pappu Yadav said that he was assured a ticket from Purnia by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
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Israel: Captured Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist confesses he raped a terrified Israeli woman during 7 October terror attack

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The Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist added, “The devil took over me, I laid her down, started undressing her, and did what I did.” 
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Delhi Jal Board money laundering: Enforcement Directorate files charge sheet against 4

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Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a charge sheet on Saturday against a former DJB Chief Engineer, a contractor, a CA and a former NBCC officer in Delhi Jal Board money laundering case.
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J&K govt to restore Martand Sun temple, destroyed by Muslim-ruler Sikandar Butshikan to Islamise Kashmir, a statue of King Lalitaditya to be installed

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The temple was built in the eight century AD by the Hindu Kshatriya ruler Lalitaditya in Jammu and Kashmir.
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World leaders in multiple forums including G20 in India kept telling me, you can’t let Trump win: Claims Joe Biden

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Joe Biden has claimed that at multiple meetings, including G20 meeting in India, world leaders express support for him for upcoming elections and said he can’t let Trump win
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Uttar Pradesh: Thousands gather and chant slogans in support of gangster Mukhtar Ansari during his funeral in Ghazipur, break barricades

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Mukhtar Ansari, a convicted criminal in murder and extortion case, and an under trial accused in several other criminal matters, died after a heart attack in the Banda jail.
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President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on LK Advani, Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh, and two others

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President Murmu will reportedly visit LK Advani's residence and confer him the Bharat Ratna, given his ailing health.
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Guyanese President shuts up BBC ‘journalist’, schools him for lecturing on climate change

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Shakur tried to guilt-trip the Guyanese President over the recently discovered oil reserves in the country and questioned his commitment to attaining carbon neutrality.
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He breached the constitution: Hindu Sena President files new petition in Delhi HC seeking removal of Arvind Kejriwal from the post of chief minister

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Hindu Sena on 29th March filed a fresh petition in the Delhi HC against Arvind Kejriwal, seeking his removal from the Chief Minister's post
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World

Taliban to resume stoning women publicly for adultery to implement Sharia law strictly in Afghanistan

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Taliban chief Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada has said that women in the country would be publicly flogged and stoned to death for adultery.
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Trouble mounts for AAP, days after CM Kejriwal’s arrest, ED summons another top minister Kailash Gehlot in Liquor Policy scam

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Kailash Gehlot is the AAP MLA from Delhi's Najafgarh and is currently the minister for home, transport, and law in the Delhi government
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Law

Gujarat: Bharuch Court denies bail to Adil who posed as Arya Patel to lure a Hindu girl; Sessions Court calls the case an eye...

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Adil had claimed that a false complaint had been filed to frame him in this case and said that now that the charge sheet was filed, he should be released on bail.
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‘Only knows how to cook in the kitchen’: Karnataka Congress MLA goes on a misogynist tirade against female BJP candidate

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"The old man doesn't know how much women have progressed, he doesn't know the love with which all women cook at home for men, children and elders," Gayathri Siddeshwara emphasised.
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Police deployed outside graveyard in Ghazipur ahead of last rites of gangster Mukhtar Ansari

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Police have been deployed outside the burial ground to maintain law and order as people have gathered to pay their respects to the gangster turned politician.
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“India does not need lessons from any country on rule of law”: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar

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Praising the pro-people stand of the Indian judiciary, VP Dhankhar said "it is that institution of the judiciary that has met at midnight, met on a holiday, imparted relief."
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Indian Navy rescues over 23 Pakistanis from Somali pirates

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The dramatic rescue unfolded in the early hours of March 29, 2024, when the Indian Navy warship INS Sumedha intercepted the hijacked vessel, FV Al-Kambar, as it was being held captive by pirates.
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Election Commission allows reporters on duty to cover elections on poll day to vote using postal ballots

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The Election Commission of India has allowed media personnel on duty related to poll day coverage to vote through postal ballot in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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