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You can’t escape your liability: Supreme Court asks Bhima Koregaon violene accused ‘Urban Naxal’ Gautam Navlakha to pay Rs 1.64 crores spent on his...

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During today’s hearing, the bench told the counsel of Gautam Navlakha, “If you have asked for it (house arrest), you have to pay (the costs for security cover). You cannot escape your liability.”
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Vadodara: Beef supplier Imran Qureshi arrested in beef-stuffed samosa case, earlier 6 accused including ‘Huseni Samosa Center’ owners were arrested

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During interrogation, the eatery owners revealed the name of their beef supplier as Bhalej resident Imran Yusuf Qureshi who was then arrested on Monday.
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“Thanks to PM Modi”: Victim of October 7 Hamas terror attack lauds Indian support for Israel

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"I see the Indian support that started much before, years before October 7 and after October 7," Moran expressed, highlighting the enduring nature of India's solidarity
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Tihar jail is getting overcrowded because of this: Delhi High Court slams AAP government’s education department over ‘sad state of affairs’ in govt schools

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“No wonder Delhi jails are full. The capacity of Tihar is 10,000, but it has 23,000 inmates. This is because schools are not functioning. Do you understand the correlation?” the High Court bench added.
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Indian student Mohammed Abdul Arfath found dead in the US under mysterious circumstances. Here are the 10 other cases from 2024 alone

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Arafat, a native of Hyderabad, went to the US for his Master's degree in IT from Cleveland University in May 2023 but was missing since March 7 this year.
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Wealth redistribution: Rahul Gandhi wants to make India the lab rat for an idea that has already failed all over the world

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Rahul Gandhi in a public meeting said that if Congress comes to power would conduct a financial and institutional survey to ascertain who had wealth in the country. He said the grand old party would then bring policy for wealth redistribution to the backward castes and 'minorities' based on their population, based on caste census data.
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‘She did nothing wrong but spoke the truth’: Dutch leader Geert Wilders speaks to former BJP leader Nupur Sharma, hails her as a ‘brave...

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Notably, Geert Wilders has constantly supported Nupur Sharma ever since Islamists went on a rampage against Nupur Sharma for her comments on Prophet Muhammad.
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Tech

Tata’s military-grade satellite successfully placed into orbit by Elon Musk’s company SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket

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The launch proceeded from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. The TSAT-1A, built at the Vemagal plant in Karnataka, was part of the payload on the Bandwagon-1 mission.
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Kerala: After Idukki diocese, Syro Malabar Catholic Church’s Thamarassery diocese screens The Kerala Story, says nothing wrong in screening movie that isn’t banned

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Various diocese's under the Syro Malabar Church have often raised the issue of the dangers of love jihad with their community
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Chhattisgarh: Old Ram Mandir which was shut by Maosists 21-years-ago reopened in Sukma with help from CRPF jawans

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The said temple was spotted by one of the jawans who inquired about it. The locals then approached them and explained that Maoists attempted to cause damage to the temple in 2003, forcing it to close.
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‘Go back, No vote for you’: Congress workers stop Shashi Tharoor from campaigning, raise slogans against him in his election constituency in Kerala

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The embarrassing incident took place when Tharoor was on his campaign trail along with local Congress MLA M Vincent.
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Main accused in Baba Tarsem Singh murder case killed in encounter with Uttarakhand STF

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The Uttarakhand STF and Haridwar Police have launched a joint operation to nab the absconding accused, the DGP said. The police said that more than 16 cases have been registered against Amarjeet Singh.
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Pune: Samosas stuffed with condoms, stones and tobacco supplied to Tata Motors canteen, Rahim Shaikh, Azhar Shaikh, Mazar Shaikh, Azar Shaikh and Vicky Shaikh...

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Recently, a similar case was reported from Vadodara, Gujarat where beef was found in a samosa sample taken from a shop named 'Hussaini Samosawala' in Chipwad area
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‘Talk to India, resolve issues bilaterally’: Saudi Arabia-Pakistan joint statement takes a New Delhi flavour after MBS-Shehbaz Sharif meet

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Saudi and Pakistan's joint statement makes no reference to the UNSC resolution on Kashmir, something that has been standard formulation for Islamabad. Instead, it urges bilateral resolution of issues, echoing the Shimla Pact, which is New Delhi's line.
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‘Leave the village or else…don’t even think of coming here’: Pethapur locals stop Gandhinagar Congress candidate Sonal Patel from entering their village

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A video of Congress candidate Sonal Patel being stopped by locals in Pethapur, Gandhinagar, from entering their village has gone viral on the internet.
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“Arunachal Pradesh is, was and shall always be an integral part of Bharat”: PM Modi rubbishes China’s claims over the northeast state

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PM Modi's statement on Arunachal Pradesh came during an exclusive interview to the Assam Tribune on transformative story of the Northeast region. 
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Nepal: Muslim mob raising Allahu Akbar attacks Hindus in Sunsari ahead of Bageshwar Baba Dhirendra Shastri’s programme, curfew imposed

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Reports say that Dheerendra Shastri's programme will be held on 17th April in Chatra, Sunsari. Workers from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad promoting this event were attacked, escalating the tension.
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Delhi HC declines to allow Eid prayers at the demolished ‘Akhoondji mosque’ site

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The Delhi HC declined permission for prayers during Ramzan and Edi at the demolished 'Akhoondji mosque' site in Mehrauli.
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‘Material shows prima facie involvement in alleged offence’: Delhi court denies interim bail to BRS leader K Kavitha in liquor policy scam

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Special judge dismissed K Kavitha's plea with certain observations related to her primary facie involvement and destruction of evidence.
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World

Elon Musk refuses to comply with orders by Brazil’s Supreme Court, says X will risk ban in the country to stand for free speech

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Neither Musk, X, nor Brazilian authorities have revealed whose social media accounts were ordered to be closed.
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‘How many will be jailed before polls?’ SC grants bail to YouTuber ‘Sattai’ Durai Murugan, jailed over remarks against DMK chief MK Stalin

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The Supreme Court pulled up the Tamil Nadu govt, asking them how many more will be jailed before the Lok Sabha elections.
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After Doordarshan screening, Idukki diocese shows The Kerala Story as part of training programme to educate teens about dangers of love affairs and love...

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The students were asked to watch the Kerala Story and review it after discussion within their groups
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Politics

Rahul Gandhi promises ‘wealth redistribution’, an ultra-Left idea Yogendra Yadav had backtracked from during Covid pandemic

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Back in 2020, when the country battling the Covid pandemic, Yogendra Yadav along with several ‘economists, intellectuals and activists’ had proposed a 7-point action plan to combat the pandemic. In this, point number 7.1 had called for the government to take over all properties of private citizens and treat them as national resources.
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Steady rise in admissions from private to govt schools: Long queues witnessed at municipal schools in Surat as the quality of education improves

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Municipal government schools in Surat have seen long queues for admission for the fourth consecutive year, giving a tough run for money to their private counterparts.
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Crime

Ekta’s brutal murder by stabbing in the neck by ‘boyfriend’ Anas Qureshi: They used to sometimes stay together, were in a relationship, brother Rohit...

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Hindu woman Ekta was in a relationship with Muslim man Anas Qureshi. He stabbed Ekta multiple times in her neck with a sharp weapon during early hours of 6th April at her house.
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‘NIA officials came to Bhupatinagar thana:’ West Bengal police debunk lies of Mamata Banerjee about NIA not informing local police before raids

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The Superintendent of Police (Purba Medinipur) Soumyadip Bhattacharya has made it clear that the NIA team first came to the Bhupatinagar police station while Mamata Banerjee alleged that the central agency officials did not bother to inform the local police.
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Rameshwaram Cafe blast accused possibly getting foreign funding via cryptocurrency: Intelligence sources

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The sources told News18, “The way they have been absconding for so long and yet carried out a blast again clearly suggests they are getting financial and logistics support from outside India.” 
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Ahmednagar: Hamid sexually assaults a Hindu minor, blackmails her using her private pictures, booked under POCSO and SC/ST Act

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The accused Hamid Sayyed, has been booked under sections 376(3)(rape), 342, 354, 354A, 354D, 323, 504, 506, and 507 of the IPC, besides relevant sections of the POCSO and SC/ST Act
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World

Suspended Maldives Minister Mariyam Shiuna, who was removed for a derogatory post against PM Modi, now apologises for insulting Indian flag with a fake...

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After facing massive backlash, Mariyam Shiuna has now extended her “sincerest apologies” for insulting Indian flag with a fake poster.
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Law

If everyone making allegations on YouTube is arrested, how many will be jailed: Supreme Court restores YouTuber’s bail over remarks against Tamil Nadu CM...

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Restoring his bail, the Supreme Court bench stated that he did not misuse his liberty by protesting and expressing his views against MK Stalin.
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Forced conversion in Srinagar: Hindu youth coerced into converting to Islam and made to read Kalma, FIR lodged and probe launched

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As the police took cognisance of the video on Saturday (6th April) and initiated an investigation into the matter, it found that Sandeep Kumar was “mentally manipulated” by Anayat Muntazir, a resident of Nowhatta and owner of the house where Sandeep was working as a domestic help.
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After Congress ecosystem cried that OTT platforms were bowing to Hindutva, Jairam Ramesh promotes Amazon Prime movie glorifying Congress

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Interestingly, a few months ago, the Congress ecosystem was claiming that OTT platforms in India as Netflix and Amazon Prime has fallen prey to 'Hindutva politics.
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CPI(M), money laundering, and undisclosed bank accounts: Karuvannur loan scam unearthed by ED in Kerala and its impact on Lok Sabha Elections

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Karuvannur loan scam was unearthed in July 2021. Thousands of depositors were affected. ED in a recent report stated 12 more co-operative banks are allegedly involved in similar scams.
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Gujarat: Vadodara based famous ‘Huseni Samosa’ used to actually sell beef-stuffed samosas; Yusuf, Naeem, and four others arrested

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FSL tests were conducted on hundreds of kilograms of beef stuffed samosas seized during the raid. The police were acting on the information shared by a local animal activist Neha Patel.
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“I am a proud Hindu”: Kangana Ranaut rubbishes rumours after Congress leader says the actor consumes beef

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Earlier, Maharashtra Leader of Opposition, Vijay Wadettiwar, alleged that Kangana Ranaut had once tweeted that she liked and consumed beef
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Ram abusing Sita, Sita saying he is ‘not man enough’: Action sought against IIT Bombay’s derogatory, vulgar play ‘Raahovan’

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The IIT Bombay play, 'inspired' by the Ramayana depicted Lord Ram, Goddess Sita, and Lord Lakshman doing vulgar conversation and acting.
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Mother of Khalistani Amritpal Singh arrested ahead of protest march demanding that the separatist be shifted from Assam jail to Punjab

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Balwinder Kaur and relatives of nine of the associates lodged in Dibrugarh Central Jail with Amritpal Singh have been on hunger strike since 22nd February near Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar.
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Another Sandeshkhali in making? Villager in TMC’s Birbhum constituency says money for West Bengal govt schemes given only if wife looks ‘beautiful’

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While speaking about the matter to ABP Ananda, BJP spokesperson Dhruba Saha said, "It is true that every village of West Bengal has now become Sandeshkhali."
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‘YSR Congress Party has turned Andhra Pradesh into the drugs capital of India, youth addicted to ganja’: Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan

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Last month, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president YS Sharmila also alleged that the state has been turned into the "drug capital" of the country during the YSRCP government.
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‘We need not fall into their mouths again’: Maldives minister Mariyam Shiuna, who abused PM Modi, opposes taking help from India, posts fake poster

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The post by Mariyam Shiuna, seeking support for the ruling Maldivian party PPM, mocks the Ashoka Chakra of the Indian National flag.
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“BJP will cause riots on 17th April”: Mamata Banerjee fearmongers about ‘riots’ ahead of Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal

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Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party will “riot” two days before the first phase of Lok Sabha voting on 19th April in West Bengal
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Backward classes commission issues notice to West Bengal govt after police didn’t respond on TMC leader Pijush Panda’s casteist comments against PM Modi

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National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has issued a notice to the West Bengal government connection with objectionable remarks against PM Narendra Modi by TMC leader Pijush Panda.
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NIA refutes allegations after West Bengal Police booked its officials on ‘molestation charges’, team was attacked by a mob while arresting 2 TMC leaders

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The anti-terror probe agency NIA asserted that the attack on its team by an unruly mob in Bengal was completely “unprovoked”.
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Uttar Pradesh: Young man recording video of burning cylinder dies after its explosion, several others injured, shops and bikes destroyed

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Nikhil and Aman were capturing the incident on their phones when the cylinders blasted resulting in loss of life and property.
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Israel-Hamas war: IDF withdraws all ground troops, except one brigade, from Southern Gaza hours before peace talks

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Israel Defence Force (IDF) said that it has withdrawn all ground troops, except one brigade, from the southern Gaza Strip
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Delhi: 21-year-old man stabbed to death by two juveniles for refusing to give matchbox to light cigarettes

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21-year-old man Anshul Bhati was stabbed to death by two juveniles in Delhi for refusing to give a matchbox to light a cigarette.
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Election Commission busts fake claim about mismatch between votes polled and counted in EVMs in 2019 polls, appeals to ‘verify before amplification’

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The poll body clarified that the claims are false and that the alleged letter, purportedly from the poll body, is itself fake.
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Pakistan: Six security personnel and 12 terrorists killed in separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan

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Six security personnel and 12 terrorists were killed in separate incidents in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan on Friday night and Saturday
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Delhi BJP stages protest demanding resignation of arrested chief minister Arvind Kejriwal

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Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said, "People aren’t getting clean water. There’s no electricity. Arvind Kejriwal has looted the public of Delhi."
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West Bengal Police register FIR against NIA and CRPF officials on molestation charges after mob attack on NIA team for arresting TMC leaders

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West Bengal: A day after mob attacked NIA team for arresting TMC leaders, police file FIR against NIA and CRPF officials
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