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Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary confirms joining NDA, says no question of refusing after Bharat Ratna for his grandfather

OpIndia Staff -
After Karpoori Thakur and LK Advani, today Bharat Ratna was announced for 2 former Prime Ministers, PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, along with scientist MS Swaminathan.
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News Reports

Supreme Court to hear Subramanian Swamy’s plea to delete ‘secular’ and ‘socialist’  from the preamble of constitution in April

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The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the petition filed by BJP leader Subramaniam Swamy seeking to delete the words ‘secular’ and ‘socialist’ from the Preamble of the Indian Constitution.
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News Reports

‘Won’t tolerate bulldozers..will kill whoever attacks us’: Tauqeer Raza threatens CM Dhami with violence after bulldozer action against illegal ‘madarsa’ in Haldwani

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Irked by the bulldozer action on the illegally constructed structure in Haldwani, which some labelled as a madarsa while others called it a namaz place, he threatened both PM Modi and Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami with violence
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Crime

Haldwani violence: District Magistrate refutes claims that demolished property was madrasa, says it was an empty property

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Haldwani violence: Police station completely damaged by the mob, CCTV footage being used to identify rioters and stone pelters
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News Reports

‘I demand NYAY as a woman’: Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter writes an open letter to Rahul Gandhi over online abuse by a Congress aide

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Sharmistha Mukherjee wrote an open letter to Rahul Gandhi asking him to take action against Congress aide who abused her and her father online.
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News Reports

‘Stones pelted from roofs, they barged into house where we took shelter, wanted to burn us alive’: Woman police officer narrates Haldwani horror by...

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The violence against police officials by a rioting mob left more than three hundred police officials injured in Haldwani
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News Reports

Haldwani violence: Islamists ‘planned attack’ simultaneously while seeking stay on demolition, mob unleashed violence in 3 stages, tried to burn cops alive. Details

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"It was planned that when the demolition drive will be held, we will attack the forces and we will try to demoralise the state machinery," the DM said.
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News Reports

Pakistan Elections: 26/11 terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s son Talha Saeed loses from Lahore

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UN-proscribed terrorist Muhammad Hafiz Saeed's son Talha Saeed losses from Lahore's NA 122 seat in the general elections
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News Reports

Ravish Kumar whitewashes Islamist violence in Haldwani, suggests Opposition to milk it during election and dubs courts as ‘communal’

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Ravish Kumar was seen scaremongering about the media, Judiciary and the State apparatus to deviate public discourse from the role of Muslim mobs in fomenting violence and chaos in Haldwani.
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‘Authorities acted in haste… should have first taken Maulana into confidence’: Congress MLA blames authorities instead of Muslim mob for Haldwani violence

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Despite knowing the fact that it was the police personnel and local civic authorities who fell prey to the wrath of the Muslim mob, Haldwani Congress MLA Sumit Hridayesh has shockingly gone on to blame the Uttarakhand authorities for the violence.
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Former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh to be conferred Bharat Ratna, announces PM Narendra Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh will be conferred with the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna
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Government and Policy

Former PM and veteran Congress leader P V Narasimha Rao to be conferred Bharat Ratna, announces PM Narendra Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that Late P V Narasimha Rao will be conferred with the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna
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Pakistan elections: Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz win seats in Lahore, govt cites ‘internet issues’ for delayed results

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Pakistan's Interior Ministry today said delay in election results, which was supposed to be out by Friday morning, was due to a "lack of connectivity," which it stressed was the result of preventive measures taken to ensure foolproof security.
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Crime

Bihar: Anees allegedly lured 14-year-old girl, raped and tried selling her in red-light area; police deny love jihad allegations, POCSO case filed

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Mohammad Anees Ansari drugged and raped a Hindu minor girl after luring her in a trap posing as a Hindu.
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News Reports

Haldwani violence: Illegal madarsa-mosque demolished after Uttarakhand High Court refused interim relief – Read details

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On Thursday the Uttarakhand High Court refused to grant relief to a PIL seeking stay of demolition of illegal madarsa and mosque in Haldwani
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News Reports

Haldwani violence: How an SC order stopped govt and allowed 4000 families of illegal encroachers to continue staying on Railway’s Land

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It is worth noting that this is not the first time that Haldwani has been engulfed in protests and violence over government action against illegal encroachments. In January last year, a massive protest had erupted in Haldwani over the issue of the removal of encroachment from the land owned by the Indian Railways.
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Opinions

The usual lies, victim playing begins: After Muslim mob went on a rampage in Haldwani, the online mob, including TheWire, starts shielding on-ground Jihadis

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On February 8th, Haldwani, Uttarakhand, erupted in unbridled violence as Muslim mobs went on a murderous rampage.
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News Reports

‘The CIA blew up Nordstream pipeline, everyone knows it’: Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tucker Carlson interview

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"In the world of propaganda, it is very difficult to defeat the USA. The USA controls the world's media and even the European media. The ultimate beneficiaries of the biggest European media networks are US financial institutions, don't you know that?", Putin said.
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‘Do not mistake us as weak, you have no idea about our power’: How Taliban-loving Islamist Shadab Chauhan had incited Muslims on social media...

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Shadab Chauhan is a spokesperson of the Uttar Pradesh-based Peace Party of India (PPI). The Islamist rose to prominence in 2021 for hailing the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban.
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News Reports

Haldwani shoot at sight orders: Father Johnny, son Anas along with Aris, Faheem, Israr and Siwan dead, over 300 police personnel injured as Muslim...

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Uttarakhand government has put high alert in the state as a precaution after the violence.
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‘Ukraine was ready to sign peace agreement, war would have stopped, Boris Johnson came and prevented it’: Vladimir Putin in Tucker Carlson interview

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In an interview with the American news anchor Tucker Carlson released on Friday, President Putin said Ukraine made a mistake, adding. "Why do we have to bother ourselves and correct somebody else's mistakes?"
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News Reports

PFI ran a dedicated group named “Reporters” tasked with identifying and assaulting members of BJP and RSS: ED supplementary charge sheet

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The ED has launched a case against 12 members of the PFI in Rs 120 crore Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case.
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News Reports

Maz Pathan and his minor friend killed 16-year-old Vaibhav Singhal for not removing a girl’s photo from phone, arrested after gunfight with cops

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19-year-old Mohammad Maz Pathan murdered 16-year-old Vaibhav Singhal in Greater Noida and disposed of his body in the Khareli canal
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News Reports

As former Congress Dy CM busts Rahul Gandhi’s lie that PM Modi was made OBC by BJP govt, Gandhi changes goalpost, read why ‘Kagzi...

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The claim of Rahul Gandhi that PM Modi's caste was made OBC by BJP govt has been busted because it was done by Congress govt in 1994
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Uttarakhand: Mob resort to arson and stone pelting as authorities demolish madarsa built on illegally encroached govt land in Haldwani

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After officials razed an illegal madarsa in Uttarakhand's Haldwani, miscreants threw stones at police officers and set police vehicles on fire
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‘Destroy Ram Mandir, erect Mosque over it’: leftist students discuss at ‘Brahmanical Hindutva Fascism’ talk hosted by OP Jindal University

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OP Jindal Global University draws ire for hosting an event wherein students described Ram Mandir as a 'farcical project of Brahminical Hindutva Fascism' and called for its destruction
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News Reports

India Today-CVoter Mood of the Nation survey projects a third term for PM Modi, gives hope to INDI bloc in some states

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49% of respondents said that the Congress is better off without the Gandhi parivaar.
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Voting for general elections ends in Pakistan amid allegations of mass rigging, mobile phone and internet services shut down during polling

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Polling for general elections in Pakistan concluded amid allegations of rigging and the shutdown of cellular and internet services
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‘Should children of IAS-IPS officers continue to get reservation benefits?’ Justice BR Gavai asks as Supreme Court starts hearing plea on sub-grouping in SC/ST...

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“A person from the SC/ST community, after getting into central services like IAS and IPS, gets access to the best of facilities. Yet, his children and their children continue to get the benefits of reservation. Should this continue?" Justice Gavai asked.
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“It was a crisis situation”: Union govt tables White Paper on Indian Economy in Lok Sabha narrating how UPA govt ruined the economy

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Thursday laid a White Paper on the Indian economy in the Lok Sabha
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Opinions

Infrastructure revolution: From the 2nd largest road network in the world to soaring civil aviation, how 9 years of Modi govt has transformed India

Debraj B -
For the world’s largest democracy, its ‘New Deal’ moment has probably arrived now. India, with its labyrinth of rural and urban roads, ports, and airports, has had a steady development of its infrastructure since independence.
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Opinions

Congress wants to connect with lakhs of Agniveer aspirants, promising a ‘review’ of the scheme: Why this campaign is dangerous and harmful for India

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To enhance national security and development, the Government of India has introduced an extensive scheme of Agniveer for recruitment into the Indian defence forces.
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News Reports

Women inmates getting pregnant, 196 babies born in jail: Calcutta HC raises concern over condition of female prisoners in Bengal jails

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Calcutta HC raised concerns over the plight of female inmates in West Bengal jails after the amicus curiae of the state's correctional homes apprised the court about the fretting issue of women inmates getting pregnant while in custody
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‘Was Ram lifeless?’ Controversial Samajwadi Pary leader Swami Prasad Maurya launches yet another diatribe against Ram Mandir

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Swami Prasad Maurya claimed that Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony was not required and it was a BJP, RSS and VHP event.
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News Reports

Earlier acquitted, SC upholds life term for 3 convicts in political murder case, reduces sentence of one for “using stone not axe”: Details

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SC reduced charges due to insufficient evidence that accused shared common intention with others to commit murder.
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Chennai: 5 schools evacuated after receiving bomb threat email, police & bomb disposal squad conduct anti-sabotage checks, probe underway

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As per reports, the school authorities took prompt action and alerted the authorities. Students were dismissed early and taken home by their families.
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Opinions

Rajdeep Sardesai says ‘States being penalised for better demographic, economic performance’: How he is wrong and made a fool of himself again

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After receiving a lashing over his hypocrisy (yet again) yesterday, Rajdeep Sardesai woke up to a fresh day wanting to receive the same kind of lashing again.
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News Reports

‘PM Modi lied about his OBC caste’ claims Congress leader Rahul Gandhi: Here is the truth

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Rahul Gandhi claimed that PM Modi was born into Teli ‘upper caste’ Modh Ghanchi family and is not from the OBC community as he claims and his party’s government included his caste as OBC in 2000. It is interesting to note that Gandhi very shrewdly twisted the facts here.
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Persistent non-compliance: RBI explains why they took action against PayTM Bank

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Speaking about RBI’s order against Paytm Payments Bank (PPB), RBI deputy governor Swaminathan J explained that the action was taken only after giving the firm sufficient time to comply
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Turkey: Conversion of 4th century Byzantine Chora Church to mosque nears completion, Erdogan government schedules opening in May

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The ancient 4th century AD Byzantine Chora Church in Turkey's Istanbul is scheduled to be converted into a mosque by May of this year
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“India doesn’t trust US to lead, played smart staying with Russia,” says Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley

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"The problem is, India doesn't trust us to win. They don't trust us to lead. They see right now that we are weak. India has always played it smart. They have played it smart, and they have stayed close with Russia because that's where they get a lot of their military equipment," Haley said.
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Mumbai: Mohammed Owais who stole bathroom fittings worth Rs 1.22 lakhs from CSMT railway station caught red handed

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Accused Mohammed Owais stole bathroom fittings worth Rs 1.22 lakhs from toilets and bathrooms in running rooms and public toilets including the recently opened AC toilet at CSMT station
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Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code doesn’t interfere with Islamic faith, no problem accepting it: Waqf Board

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The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill was passed with a comfortable majority during a special session of the Uttarakhand assembly on Wednesday.
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We won’t let in any more Rohingya refugees, they are a burden on us, a threat to our security: Bangladesh Minister Obaidul Quader

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Bangladesh announced that it won't show any more generosity to Rohingya refugees and not allow them into its borders.
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Punjab: 32-year-old woman mauled to death by 20 stray dogs in Kapurthala

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In Punjab’s Kapurthala, a 32-year-old woman was mauled to death by a pack of 20 stray dogs in Passan Kadim village on Wednesday (7th February).
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One dead in attack on security forces as Pakistan goes to polls, security experts call elections a ‘sham’ staged by Pakistan Army

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The Islamic country has announced the closure of its borders with neighbouring Afghanistan and Iran to ensure security.
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Gujarat ATS to investigate terror angle in Mufti Salman Azhari provocative speech case, funding sources to be looked into too

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“Since he (Azhari) is an accused in this offence, his activities in addition to his Trust’s activities and financing will be investigated in detail,” SP Jat said adding that more stringent sections will be added in the case depending upon the findings of the investigation.
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Politics

Maharashtra: Former Vandre West MLA and ex-State Minister Baba Siddique leaves Congress

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Baba Siddique has resigned from the Congress party with immediate effect. Baba Siddique had been associated with the Congress for 48 years
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News Reports

‘Don’t want to go to a city where you’ll be mugged’: Rise in theft cases on London streets makes Delhi feel safer for Indian...

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As per reports, the Met police last month revealed that it had deployed officers undercover posing as victims to catch robbers attempting to steal Rolex and Patek Philippe watches in central London.
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Mufti Azhari granted bail by Junagadh court, but no relief yet as Kutch police are set to arrest him in another FIR for provocative...

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On Wednesday, the Junagarh LCB did not seek an extension of Azhari’s custody, however, it opposed the bail plea of the accused since an investigation is still ongoing in the matter.
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