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Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir belong to India, Hindus from there are also Indians, Muslims from there are also Indians: Union Home Minister Amit Shah

OpIndia Staff -
Union Home Minister Amit Shah emphasised yet again that Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) is an integral part of India. Amit Shah also added that the residents of PoK are Indian citizens irrespective of their religion.
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‘Electoral bonds were brought to wipe out black money’: Amit Shah lashes out at Congress, fears return to cash donations would breed corruption

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Lashing out at the Congress, Amit Shah said before the introduction of bonds, the grand old party's cash transaction system bred corruption.
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News Reports

Karnataka: NCPCR team busts illegal orphanage run by Salma and Shameer in Bengaluru, was used to traffick young girls to Kuwait

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NCPCR chief Priyank Kanoongo on Friday posted a tweet informing that his team had busted an illegal orphanage being run in Bengaluru.
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News Reports

Home Ministry launches mobile app for persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh seeking citizenship under CAA

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The Union Home Ministry has launched a mobile app named CAA-2019 to enable registering applications under the Citizenship Amendment Act.
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News Reports

Son-in-law of ‘lottery king’ Santiago Martin, the largest electoral bond buyer, is a member of I.N.D.I. Alliance party VCK

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It was reported in January 2023 that Santiago Martin’s son-in-law Aadhav Arjuna was roped in by the DMK as the chief election strategist of the party in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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Far-left propaganda website The Wire stoops to a new low, reaches out to the jihadi outfit Taliban to oppose the CAA

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Far-left propaganda website The Wire sought the views of a functionary of the Taliban, a jihadi outfit, to oppose the CAA.
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News Reports

As ED arrests Telangana CM’s daughter K Kavitha in Delhi liquor scam, read how she played a crucial role in South Cartel paying ₹100...

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K Kavitha had links with several persons arrested in the case, including P. Sarath Chandra Reddy of Aurobindo Pharma and Gurugram-based businessman Amit Arora.
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Opinions

Sour grapes effect? Congress whines about electoral bonds without ever stopping to receive them, goes on a rant as companies move to the BJP

Amit Kelkar -
A day after ECI published electoral bonds data, Congress had a meltdown over the funding received by the BJP.
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News Reports

Congress, DMK supporters spread fake news, lies about ‘Pakistani company’ donating money to BJP through electoral bonds. Here is the truth

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Contrary to the claims made by the DMK and Congress ecosystem, the Hub Power Company is not based in Pakistan but in India's National Capital.
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News Reports

Enforcement Directorate arrests KCR’s daughter K Kavitha in money laundering case related to Delhi liquor scam case

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According to the Enforcement Directorate, KCR's daughter K Kavitha is a member of the ‘South Cartel,’ which allegedly received payments in the Excise Policy scam case
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‘Audacity of these Pakistanis’: After proposing flats for Rohingyas, Arvind Kejriwal wants to jail persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh for supporting CAA

Shraddha Pandey -
It is worth noting that Kejriwal has been calling the persecuted minorities from the three Islamic nations as "Pakistanis" in an attempt to establish a narrative against the oppressed Hindus, implying that these refugees are from an 'enemy nation'.
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Union Government approves electric vehicle policy aimed at making India a hub of EV manufacturing, minimum ₹4,150 crore investment required

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The Union Government has approved a scheme to promote India as a manufacturing destination so that e-vehicles (EV) with the latest technology can be manufactured in the country.
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POCSO case against BS Yediyurappa: Complainant has filed similar cases against 53 persons including politicians, police officers and her business partner

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The complainant, who has filed sexual assault case against BS Yediyurappa has reportedly been filing similar complaints against well-known politicians, police officers and her business partner since 2015
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“Misplaced, misinformed and unwarranted:” External Affairs Ministry on remarks by US and other countries on CAA

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After the US expressed concerns over the CAA, MEA said that those who have a "limited understanding of India's pluralistic traditions" should not make "misplaced, misinformed, and unwarranted" comments
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Congress leaders, supporters hail Rahul Gandhi for his criticism of Electoral Bonds in 2019: How data shows after his tweet, INC got 1421 crores...

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It is important to note here that Congress stands as the third-biggest beneficiary of the electoral bonds after BJP and TMC as per the data revealed by the Election Commission of India. Congress has been ruling three states in the country, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana at present.
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Love Jihad in Madhya Pradesh: Ahmed Ali claims to be Deepak Chauhan to trap a married Dalit woman, rapes and impregnates her, refuses to...

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In Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh, Ahmed Ali lured a married Dalit woman by pretending to be a Hindu, raped her and refused to marry unless she accepted Islam
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‘I will die, but I won’t remove it’: Filmmaker KC Bokadia after Censor Board asks him to remove ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan from his...

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KC Bokadia has threatened to take the matter to HC if the movie is not allowed to release with the "Jai Shri Ram" slogan.
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Opinions

US says it is ‘closely monitoring’ the implementation of CAA in India: Here is why their ‘concerns’ are hypocritical and how they too have...

Gopal Tiwari -
While the USA chooses to 'watch closely' India's internal policies, it overlooks its analogous legislation aimed at aiding persecuted religious minorities.
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News Reports

Opposition trolls insinuate Ghaziabad hospital with 300 beds donated Rs 162 crores to BJP, but is it the Hyderabad conglomerate with links to KCR?...

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A report has clearly mentioned that "one of Hyderabad's top corporate hospitals, Yashoda Super Speciality Hospital has contributed Rs 162 crore to the electoral bonds, making them the second highest contributors in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh combined".
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Punjab Police goes to Jammu to arrest YouTuber after he exposed the alleged prostitution ring near AAP MLA’s University, returns empty-handed: What we know

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On March 7, the YouTuber had in a series of posts, titled: Punjab police tried to kidnap me from Jammu, lamented the arbitrary actions taken against him by Punjab police acting at the behest of the AAP govt for exposing a prostitution racket running near AAP MLA's University
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News Reports

As ‘Future Gaming’ of Santiago Martin emerges as top electoral bond buyer, read how TMC politicians benefitted from lotteries in West Bengal

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Coincidentally, TMC Minister Anubrata Mondal had himself won ₹1 crore lottery in December 2021. CBI's probe into the matter revealed that he won ₹10 lakhs from another lottery in 2019 as well.
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Maharashtra: Muslim mob attacks Hindus warning them not to perform Aarti at a Hanuman Mandir during Ramazan month, Hindus perform Maha Aarti in protest

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When the regular Tuesday evening Arati was going on in the Hanuman Mandir at Chikalthana’s Kamgar Colony, Islamists barged in and warned Hindus not to conduct prayers for a month.
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As Electoral Bond data is published, opposition uses old Electoral Trust data to accuse Serum Institute of donating to BJP to get vaccine order,...

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Opposition spread fake claim that Serum Institute donated to BJP through electoral bonds to get vaccine order
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Electoral Bonds: Mahua Moitra whines about BJP getting donations, ignores her party TMC getting Rs 1609 crores with just one state government

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Social media users asked Mahua why is she not commenting on her party being the second largest beneficiary of electoral bonds at Rs 1609 crores.
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Lok Sabha Opinion Poll: BJP-led NDA to secure a hat-trick, set to surpass 400 seats, I.N.D.I. Alliance to only cross 100 seats

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The BJP-led NDA will collectively secure 48% votes which are nearly half of the total votes cast, the mega poll has predicted.
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‘He is an ordinary man’: Lawyer defends Kejriwal while challenging summons on ED complaints; forgets the 13000 sq ft mansion of this ‘Aam Aadmi’

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In his earnest efforts to showcase Arvind Kejriwal as an 'ordinary man', his lawyer forgot that the details of ‘Aam Aadmi’ Arvind Kejriwal's 13000 sq ft 'humble abode' renovated at a cost of almost Rs 45 crore of tax payer's money is all in the public domain
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Uttar Pradesh: Tabrez poses as police official ‘Aryan Prasad’ to trap Dalit girl, gets caught on wedding day

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Accused Tabrez had reprotedly claimed that he is a police official and is very well off.
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Fact-Check

Is electoral bonds data between March 2018 and March 2019 missing? How ‘journalists’ and Congress trolls spread fake news after SBI disclosure

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SBI released data on Electoral Bonds bought by various entities from the State Bank of India in compliance with SC order.
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Largest buyer of electoral bonds is Santiago Martin of Future Gaming: Here are his links to CPIM, DMK, Congress and TMC

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Also known as the 'lottery king', Santiago Martin has close ties with several political parties including the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Kerala, Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (DMK) in Tamil Nadu, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal and the Congress party.
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Fact-Check

Fake claims of Adani owning Navayuga surface again after ECI publishes Electoral Bonds data, Opposition trolls clutch at straws to smear Gautam Adani

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The claims that Gautam Adani owns Navayuga or Navayuga is a subsidiary of Adani Group are false.
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‘Chota mota blast’ fame Sreenivasan Jain, who recently whitewashed torture, conversion of Hindu women, joins Qatari mouthpiece Al Jazeera to spread more Hinduphobia

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Sreenivasan Jain had been mired in controversies throughout his career as a news anchor - he has now joined Qatar mouthpiece Al Jazeera
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Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari’s brother and Tamluk MP Dibyendu, Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh likely to join BJP, say sources

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Shattering the hopes of Congress for an alliance in the state, Mamata Banerjee had on 10th March 2024 announced the list of all 42 TMC candidates at a rally in Kolkata’s Brigade Ground.
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Indonesia: Woman crashes scooter through roof a house, video goes viral

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A video of scooter plunged into roof of a house has gone viral on social media. It appears that the female driver lost control and plunged the vehicle into the roof.
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Electoral Bonds: No Adani on list even as it lost 1.13 lakh crore market cap in panic selling, lottery company facing ED probe is...

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While it was anticipated by many that Adani Group and Reliance Group will feature prominently in the Electoral Bonds list, the two behemoths are not even mentioned
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‘Woman is problematic, call them a person with a vagina’: SC of Canada finds lower court’s choice of word to describe rape victim ‘unfortunate’

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A decision in a sexual assault case by the Supreme Court in Canada implied that the rape victim should be known as a 'person with a vagina' and not a women
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TN: Mob beats Bihar migrant worker suspecting he was a kidnapper, police dismisses claim; ask people not to fall for fake news against North...

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Tamil Nadu police denied the accusation that the migrant worker from Bihar was a kidnapper. The police also requested the public to ignore bogus reports that persons from North India are trying to abduct children in the state.
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‘Had to eat beef if we wanted to study’: Hindu refugee recalls horrific days in Pakistan before fleeing to India, others thank Modi for...

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Exuberated by the central govt's decision, over 1,000 Hindu refugees from Pakistan, staying in a camp in the Majnu Ka Tilla area in Delhi, celebrated applying colours on each other's faces, singing songs and dancing.
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Election Commission publishes Electoral Bonds data submitted by SBI before the Supreme Court’s deadline

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The Election Commission of India on Thursday released the data of Electoral Bonds bought by various entities from the State Bank of India and the recipients of such bonds.
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Delhi HC upholds order directing Bloomberg to remove article alleging accounting issue at Zee, rejects argument that Bloomberg is a reputed media house

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Delhi High Court directs Bloomberg to take down article alleging that SEBI found accounting issue at Zee, gives 3 days time
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HT journalist Satish Nandgaonkar who died of cardiac arrest faced toxic work culture, was bullied by Editor Meenal Baghel: Mumbai Press Club and wife...

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It has come to the fore that Satish Nandgaonkar was allegedly subjected to workplace harassment, humiliation and bullying by Hindustan Times Mumbai’s Editor Meenal Baghel.
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YouTube and X block anti-India propaganda documentary by CBC on Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder

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YouTube and X block anti-India documentary by Canada’s government-funded broadcaster CBC on Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's murder
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Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu selected as new Election Commissioners: While Congress cries foul, read who they are

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The two positions of election commissioners fell vacant after the retirement of Anup Chandra Pandey on February 14 and Arun Goel's abrupt resignation last week
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Vadodara: Muslim mob pelts stone and vandalise temple opposing Hanuman Chalisa being played, 3 injured

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Clashes broke out between Hindu-Muslim groups in Ektanagar on Ajwa Road in Vadodara on Wednesday (March 13) night, in which some people were injured
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American chipmaker Qualcomm opens design centre in Chennai, launches ‘Qualcomm 6G University Research India Program’

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American semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm, known for 'Snapdragon' series of processors for smartphones and portable computers, has opened a design centre in Chennai.
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Rajasthan: Cleric Naseem Khan to sentened life imprisonment for unnatural sex with 10-year-old boy in a Kota mosque

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A special court in Rajasthan's Kota sentenced a Muslim cleric to life imprisonment for unnatural sex with a 10-year-old boy in a mosque.
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Nadeem enters Afzal’s house to molest his daughter, gets beaten by the family: Islamists share video claiming ‘mob lynching of a Muslim’

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OpIndia fact-checked this matter to discover that the fight involved two groups of Muslims and no Hindu person was involved in the matter. OpIndia also obtained a copy of an FIR registered in this case.
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Congress’ Shabbir Ali says ‘no one can scrap 4% Muslim quota, case pending in SC’: Its history in Telangana, how TRS has appeased Muslims,...

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Muslim quota and similar promises have been part of TRS' core regional identity. Now, reports suggest BRS leaders want to turn their focus back on regional objectives.
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With over 5 crore cases pending in Indian judiciary, Kerala High Court delves into how long should reviewers wait before reviewing a movie

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The report of Kerala High Court's Amicus Curiae suggested that cooling-off period before reviews will allow viewers to form their opinions.
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Gujarat court sentences Mamad, Khalid and 7 others to life imprisonment in 2013 double murder case of BJP-VHP leaders in Amreli

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Accoridng to reports the accused, Mamad Dal, Khalid Dal and others attacked the Khuman brothers in Amreli, Gujarat, with lethal weapons including daggers, axes and swords. The attackers also gauged the victim's eyes.
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Editor's picks

One Nation One Election: Kovind Committee recommends single electoral roll and electoral Photo IDs for Lok Sabha, Assembly and local body polls

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The Ram Nath Kovind-led panel on 'One Nation One Election' has recommended a single electoral roll and electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) for use in elections to all three tiers of the government.
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