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Telangana: Bodies of at least 30 monkeys found inside a water tank in Nandikonda municipality of Nalgonda district 

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The tank required cleaning at least once every two weeks, but the Telangana municipality officials neglected to do so.
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News Reports

Kolkata Police closed two cases against Future Gaming around the same time it donated to TMC via electoral bonds: Report

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The first FIR against Future Gaming and Hotel Services was registered at the Bhowanipore Police Station in June 2019.
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News Reports

AAP’s latest video: Sunita Kejriwal speaks with fake image of ‘jailed Kejriwal’, her scam-accused husband, displayed with Bhagat Singh and Ambedkar portraits

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The sudden appearance of the 'jailed' Kejriwal portrait has netizens surprised. Some asked if AAP is now officially putting Kejriwal at the same level as Bhagat Singh and Ambedkar. The badly edited photo shows Kejriwal in a blue shirt, with photoshop 'bars' added before his face.
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Crime

Anas, son of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, assaults and abuses doctor: Resident doctors demand action from Aligarh Police

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Anas Khan - son of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan - along with his accomplices, including his maternal uncle, assaulted and abused a doctor Suheb Arif over a minor road issue.
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News Reports

Congress spokesperson considers a fictitious address true, tries to report netizen criticising Congress to Islamic nation: Why it’s not only funny, but also dangerous

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The Congress has takes a page out of propagandist Mohammed Zubair's jihadi playbook to term anything in defence of Hindus as Islamophobic
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Politics

Congress leader Randeep Surjewala’s sexist attack on BJP MP Hema Malini goes viral, Surjewala says Hema was made MP ‘to lick her’

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"Why do we elect MLA/MP? So that they can raise our voices, and get our views accepted. They are not Hema Malini who is made MP to lick her," Surjewala was heard saying, the video of which is going viral on social media.
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News Reports

Pakistani man asks how many fellow Muslims have been raped or sexually abused by a Maulvi. Hundreds of responses will shock you

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Replying to Faisal Rafi's question if people in Pakistan were raped by maulvi, a girl named Iqra said she barely knows any grl who hasnt been.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: BJP councillor cleans choked sewer in Gwalior himself after Congress-run municipal corporation ignored people’s complaints, video viral

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Upon receiving word of the councillor's actions, the commissioner promptly dispatched cleaning staff to the site, and the sewer chamber was cleaned.
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‘I cannot raise anti-Sanatan slogans, party is going directionless’: Rajasthan leader Gaurav Vallabh resigns from Congress

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"I do not feel comfortable with the directionless way in which the Congress party is moving forward today. I can neither raise anti-Sanatana slogans nor abuse the wealth creators of the country. I am resigning from all posts and primary membership of the Congress party," Vallabh said.
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Maharashtra: Sanjay Nirupam expelled from Congress for anti-party statements and ‘indiscipline’

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The party's decision comes after Nirupam was removed from the list of star campaigners for the Congress party in Lok Sabha general elections 2024 earlier in the day.
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News Reports

Elon Musk’s Tesla begins site search for $3 billion Electric Vehicle Plant in India, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu in focus: Report

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been eyeing the Indian market for years but New Delhi has maintained that the EV maker has to commit to local manufacturing. 
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News Reports

Modi government’s successful rescue operations: Here is how PM Modi became a Sankatmochak for Indians stranded abroad in times of global crises

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Throughout the tenure of the Modi government, numerous rescue operations were conducted to rescue and evacuate Indians stranded in various crisis hit countries
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News Reports

UAPA Tribunal upholds the union government’s decision to ban Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party

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A tribunal set up by the union government has uphold the decision of the union home ministry to ban the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party.
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News Reports

From once being on Forbes’ Billionaire list, Byju Raveendran’s net worth plummets to zero

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A year ago, Byju Raveendran's net worth stood at ₹17,545 crore ($2.1 billion) However, in the wake of a series of crises, his net worth has dropped to zero.
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News Reports

Delhi Court directs Tihar Jail Authority to provide electric kettle, table, chair to Arvind Kejriwal, earlier allowed books, religious locket and special diet

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Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday allowed Arvind Kejriwal plea and directed Tihar jail authorities to provide an electric kettle to him and a table and chair for reading books, etc.
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News Reports

More trouble for AAP, court takes cognizance of chargesheet filed by the ED in Delhi Jal Board scam case

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The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi on 3rd April accepted the prosecution complaint submitted by ED in the Delhi Jal Board tender money laundering scam case
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News Reports

Samyukt Kisan Morcha announces Jana Mahapanchayat across India to protest against BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls

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The Samyukt Kisan Morcha has decided to convene a Jana Mahapanchayat across India asking BJP to explain why farmers peaceful protest was stopped
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‘Next who?’: Boxer Vijender Singh’s switch from Congress to BJP triggers a meme fest

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Vijender Singh's switch to the BJP triggered a memefest on social media as users mocked the Congress party over its inability to inspire its leaders, let alone the voters.
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He is fighting against CPI, not BJP: Communist leader D Raja slams Rahul Gandhi for contesting from Wayanad, calls it short-sighted decision

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CPI leader D Raja on Wednesday said that fielding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad is a "short-sighted" decision of the party.
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US comes in support of India, slams China for ‘renaming’ 30 places in Arunachal Pradesh

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United States has strongly opposed China's claim of sovereignty over Arunachal Pradesh, describing it as "unilateral attempts" by Beijing
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News Reports

Bharatpur: Mubarak seduces Hindu girl to perform nikah, changes her name to Ayesha, assaulted and confined by family to observe Ramzan & forced to...

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The victim was studying in Noida and was taken by the accused to Jhenjhpuri village in Deeg, Bharapur
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Ranveer Singh reunites with Johnny Sins in a spoof of teleshopping ads from 90s, draws attention towards men’s sexual health: Watch

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The commercial ad featuring Ranveer Singh and Johnny Sins addresses the issues of men’s sexual performance.
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‘Conduct towards husband devoid of dignity and empathy’: Celebrity chef Kunal Kapur wins divorce case against wife on grounds of cruelty

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The couple, who married in 2008, have lived separately since May 2015, with their son under the wife's custody.
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‘Take off your clothes, I want to see the injury marks’: Rajasthan magistrate booked for asking 18-year-old Dalit gang rape victim to strip

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The Dalit victim was subjected to gang rape on 19th March and an FIR into the case was filed on 27th March.
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Union government revokes FCRA licenses of five prominent NGOs over charges including illegal religious conversions

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On 30th March, the Ministry of Home Affairs cancelled the Foreign Contribution Registration Act (FCRA) licence of five prominent non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
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News Reports

Reports claiming significant hikes in prices of medicines are false, misleading and malicious: Union health ministry

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Government dismissed reports claiming that medicine prices will increase by up to 12% and called them false, misleading and malicious.
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News Reports

‘Arvind Kejriwal’s weight is constant since his arrival, his health is fine’: Tihar Jail refutes claims of illness made by AAP leaders

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Atishi Marlena issued veiled threats stating that the country and God ‘will not forgive the BJP’ if something happens to Arvind Kejriwal, alluding to so-called security and health threats to his life.
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News Reports

Umar Khalid bail plea: Defence refrains from mentioning crucial details of Khalid’s father, Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas, an ex-SIMI member

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During anti-CAA protests, Umar Khalid spoke at a meeting organised by his father Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas's party Welfare Party of India where he allegedly told Bangladeshis to protest against CAA.
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Boxer Vijender Singh leaves Congress to join BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls, says ‘wants to be part of development’

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Vijender Singh had earlier made a one-line note on X, formerly known as Twitter, sparking a flurry of speculation ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. "Wherever the public wants, I am ready," he could be quoted as saying on 30th March. 
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Delhi: Two minor daughters of meat exporter Haji Qureshi, brother of SP MLA Nasir Qureshi, suffocate to death after fire engulfs multi-storey residence

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A Delhi Fire Services (DFS) officer stated that "the building had glass windows and poor ventilation, which trapped the smoke."
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3 Sri Lankan convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case leave India, were staying in special camp after release from jail

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Muguran, Robert and Jayakumar - all the three Sri Lankan nationals were staying in the Trichy refugee camp.
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Another ‘Zakhm’ to I.N.D.I. Alliance, Mehbooba Mufti breaks away, blames Omar Abdullah for insulting PDP

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"In Mumbai, I said, Farooq Abdullah is our best representative and he will take the call. Omar Abdullah should have discussed the same with me for greater interest, we were not going to fight over parliamentary elections," Mufti told reporters in Srinagar.
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Delhi BJP sends defamation notice to AAP leader and Minister Atishi Marlena for her ‘join BJP or face arrest’ claim

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Delhi BJP has demanded that Atishi Marlena should issue a public apology and retract her allegations or show evidence to back her claims.
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Over 100 flights of Vistara cancelled due to pilot strikes over pay policy amid merger with Air India, DGCA monitoring the situation

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The Vistara strike started on Monday 1st April and continues on the third day.
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Tech

Amazon’s ‘automated’ ‘Just Walk Out’ service relied on low-paid Indian workers manually adding items and making bills, not AI: Report

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Just Walk Out was touted by Amazon as a next big service in retailing, one that was based on Artificial Intelligence, but a recent report reveals it relied on low-paid Indian workers manually adding items and creating bills.
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Truck drivers say no payment after they were hired for Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Nyay Yatra,’ transporters issuing threats for demanding pending dues worth lakhs

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The drivers have threatened to take a legal course of action if they are not paid their dues.
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Former Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi announces he has been battling cancer for 6 months, won’t take part in Lok Sabha elections

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Former Bihar Deputy CM and Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi announced that he has been battling cancer for the last 6 months.
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World

Ghana: 63-year-old Christian priest’s marriage to a 12-year-old girl sparks outrage, community leaders defend it saying it is ‘tradition and custom’

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A 63-year-old Christian priest in Ghana married a 12-year-old girl, sparking outrage over the African nation where legal age for marriage is 18.
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95000 km National Highways, 25871 km Railway Lines, 74 Airports: Read how Modi govt sped up infrastructure development from the ground to the sky

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When the Modi government came to power in 2014, the total length of national highways in the country was 91,287 km. Now in 2024, it has become 1.46 lakh km showing a massive 60% increase in a decade.
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‘Whoever wants to join BJP is free to go’ – AAP MP Sandeep Pathak tells Punjab MLAs

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Statement of AAP's MP Sandeep Pathak came in view of MP Sushil Kumar Rinku and MLA Sheetal Angural leaving the party and joining BJP.
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“TM Krishna invented, magnified fault lines”: Trichur Brothers reiterate decision to withdraw from Madras Music Academy. Read their full statement

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On 21st March, the Trichur Brothers formally announced their withdrawal from the Annual Conference of the Madras Music Academy.
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh: 13 Naxals including a woman killed in Bijapur encounter, LMG, AK47, other weapons recovered

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The operation began when the authorities were tipped off about the whereabouts of a senior naxal nicknamed Papa Rao. Rao has a bounty of almost Rs 40 lakh. It is believed that Papa Rao has also been eliminated in the encounter however, no confirmation regarding the same has been obtained.
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MP: NEET student who staged own kidnapping to extort Rs 30 lakh ransom from father finally found from Indore

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Police stated that Kavya's photo with her wrists tied behind her back had gone viral on social media, and she had sent the photo to her father, claiming that her abductors had demanded a ransom of Rs 30 lakh.
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AajTak publishes news of 63-year-old Ghanaian priest marrying 12 year-old-girl as ‘Pujari’, changes headline after netizens outrage

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Following the outrage, AajTak tweaked the headline removing the word “pujari” and inserting “padri”. However, AajTak’s X post still has the old headline. The said post has received severe criticism from social media users.
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Kolkata: Three bags containing woman’s chopped body parts found abandoned in Watgunge area, hands, feet & abdomen still missing

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The body was found in Kolkata's Sasthitala locality. The police has not ruled out the possibility of revenge killing
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Pondicherry University: HoD asked to step down, case filed against director and writer of the anti-Hindu play, internal committee to probe the issue

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The Kalapet police registered the case against the play's Director and Script Writer on charges of outraging religious sentiments.
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Massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Taiwan: Tsunami alerts in Japan’s Okinawa

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According to the administration's Seismology Centre, the quake's epicentre was located 25 KM south-southeast of Hualien County Hall of Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 15.5 KM.
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Turkey: Fire breaks out at Istanbul nightclub during renovation work, 29 dead, several injured

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Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu offered his condolences to the bereaved and injured
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Politics

They don’t believe in India’s sovereignty: Amit Shah lambasts Congress after the political wing of banned Islamist terror outfit PFI, SDPI extends support to...

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Home Minister Amit Shah said that support from SDPI means that you don’t believe in India’s sovereignty.
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Pakistan: Priest accuses Plaza owner Sheikh Ahmed of setting a temple-turned-church on fire, accuses police of protecting him

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Pastor Alphonse emphasised that the Muslim businessman Sheikh Ahmed had publicly threatened them that he would not let them hold an Easter service.
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