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Now there is no question of going anywhere else, we will stay together: Nitish Kumar after taking oath as Bihar CM from NDA

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Nitish Kumar on Sunday asserted that his alliance with NDA will remain forever adding that now there is no question of going anywhere else.
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News Reports

Noida Film City: Firm backed by Akshay Kumar among final four bidders for the development, Boney Kapoor and T-Series also in the race

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Akshay Kumar represented M/s Supersonic Technobuild Private Limited while Boney Kapoor represented Bayview Projects LLP at the meeting.
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News Reports

AAP to contest all 90 assembly seats in Haryana against I.N.D.I. Alliance partner Congress, Arvind Kejriwal announces in Jind

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Arvind Kejriwal announced that his party would contest all 90 assembly seats in Haryana on its own, but will be part of INDIA bloc for Lok Sabha polls
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News Reports

Nitish Kumar becomes Bihar CM for the ninth time, 8 others take oath as cabinet ministers, BJP’s Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha are Dy...

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The 18-month ruling coalition between Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress came to an end on 28th January when CM Nitish Kumar tendered his resignation to the Governor.
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News Reports

Andra Pradesh: Man presumed ‘dead’ after a burnt body was found in his agriculture field calls family several hours later, here’s what happened

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Family of a man who was presumed dead after a charred body was found along with footwear received a call from him hours later
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Politics

Mann Ki Baat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi echoes unity and progress, talks about nurturing spirit of ‘Dev se Desh’ with Lord Ram’s inspiring legacy

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PM Modi, in his Mann Ki Baat, celebrated India's unity and achievements, emphasising the essence of 'Dev se Desh' and 'Ram se Rashtra.'
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News Reports

Just wait for a few days: Himanta Biswa Samra reiterates that Rahul Gandhi uses ‘body double’, vows to expose name

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Himanta Biswa Sarma said, ""I don't just say things. The duplicate's name, and how it was done -- I will share all details. Just wait for a few days"
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News Reports

UP: Two-year-old child brutally attacked by stray dogs in Barabanki during Republic Day celebrations, over 40 wounds on his body

Shraddha Pandey -
The victim was taken to a district hospital where the doctors provided first aid and referred Atharva to the Trauma Centre at King George's Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow. Currently, the boy is undergoing treatment at KGMU Trauma Centre.
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News Reports

Karnataka: Police pull down Hanuman flag fluttering at 108 feet in Mandya after complaint by some people, protesting villagers lathi-charged

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Authorities under Congress government forcibly took down a Hanuman flag flying at 108 feet in Karnataka's Mandya district.
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News Reports

Maldives: Ruckus breaks out in Parliament, ruling MPs irritate Speaker with trumpets, engage in physical fight

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The videos of the scuffle have gone viral on social media, with netizens questioning the political turmoil in the archipelago.
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News Reports

Mortar mixed with blood of Hindu warriors used in making the first wall of Babri Masjid: Story of Raja Mahtab Singh, who sacrificed his...

राहुल पाण्डेय -
Shyamanand, the then-priest of the Ram temple, provided shelter for two Mughal fakirs Kazal Abbas Musa and Jalal Shah. These fakirs pretended to be influenced by Hinduism and began living in temple premises. They informed Babur about the temple's wealth and the immense faith Hindus had in Lord Ram.
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World

Pakistan: Movement against Baloch genocide and enforced disappearances “fragrance of the revolution”, says Mahrang Baloch

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Baloch Yakjehti Committee leader Mahrang Baloch, while addressing a massive public gathering, emphasised that a "revolution" was brewing in Balochistan.
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News Reports

Karnataka: People collect over 4 lakhs for contractor who was fined for illegal quarrying after he found stone for Lord Ram’s idol, BJP to...

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Contractor Srinivasa Nataraj to receive more than 4 lakh from common people and aid from BJP after Karnataka govt imposed fine on him.
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News Reports

UP police nab Irshad and two others for threatening to destroy Ram Mandir in a viral video

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When the video went viral on social media, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) filed a complaint with the local police and demanded immediate action against the accused.
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Politics

Conspiracy hatched by Congress to appropriate leadership of I.N.D.I. Alliance: JDU’s KC Tyagi explains Nitish Kumar’s decision to leave the opposition bloc

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Nitish's resignation as Bihar CM is also being seen as a big blow to the INDIA bloc, coming as it did barely months ahead of the general elections
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News Reports

Passenger opens plane’s emergency door and walks on the wing at Mexico City airport, other passengers of the delayed flight praise him for saving...

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At the Mexico City airport, a man was arrested for opening the emergency exit, storming out of the plane, and walking onto the plane’s wing after a prolonged delay
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Politics

From asking ticket for a dead Congress leader to predicting Arvind Kejriwal’s jail term: Rahul Gandhi’s remarks that caused political turmoil in the I.N.D.I....

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Because of Rahul Gandhi's remarks, the I.N.D.I. alliance finds itself in political turmoil, witnessing a breakdown in seat-sharing negotiations.
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News Reports

“Superpower rising, stop drooling over China”: Experts hail India’s swift response to rescue ship under Houthi attack, points out Chinese inaction

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Experts and distinguished voices from across the world heaped praise on India after the Indian Navy merchant vessel INS Visakhapatnam responded to a distress call by merchant vessel Marlin Luanda in the Gulf of Aden
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Politics

‘I tried’- Nitish Kumar says he tried to make mahagathbandhan work in Bihar but couldn’t

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Nitish Kumar will take oath as the CM of Bihar for the 9th time on 28th January at 5 PM.
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News Reports

Ram Janaki Temple in Kanpur receives bomb threat, posters with the threat pasted on walls and scattered on floor

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Notably, a bhava programme was held in the Ram Janaki Temple on the day of the Pran Pratistha ceremony in Ayodhya.
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News Reports

‘Convert to Islam else we kill you and your family’: Muslims in UP’s Saharanpur threaten the lone Dalit family in Kundakala village

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Victim Sadhuram also accused local Muslims of arms smuggling and molesting Hindu women.
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News Reports

Newslaundry whitewashes Mira Road violence against Hindus, cries ‘majoritarianism’ while painting Islamists as victims and harbingers of reconciliation

Dibakar Dutta -
The guilt-tripping did not end with painting Muslims as victims and Hindus as aggressors. 'Journalist' Manisha Pande went a step ahead and put the onus of 'inclusive behaviour' exclusively on the Hindu community.
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News Reports

Former Assam Youth Congress chief Angkita Dutta to join BJP one year after expulsion, had accused Srinivas BV of harassment

OpIndia Staff -
Former Assam Youth Congress President Angkita Dutta confirmed that she would join Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 28th January
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News Reports

Tricolor unfurled on Republic Day for the first time in Naxal-affected areas of Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra

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Police stated the Tricolour had never been unfurled in Naxal affected Dumripalnar, Murkrajkonda, Saletong, Duled, Kawadgaon, Mudhvandi, Pariya, Muler, or Palnar villages in Bijapur, and Sukma districts.
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Politics

Bihar: Nitish Kumar resigns as CM, submits resignation to the Governor, likely to take oath as CM again later today

OpIndia Staff -
Nitish Kumar He is expected to take the oath of office later today as the new chief minister for the ninth time with the backing of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Politics

Knack of exchanging jobs for land: Amidst political turmoil in Bihar, JDU attacks RJD on ‘Land For Jobs’ scam

OpIndia Staff -
Responding to the ads, JDU spokesperson Neeraj Kumar said, "The RJD has a knack of exchanging jobs for land. They wanted to play the same game this time, but Nitish Kumar did not allow it.
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Politics

After flop ‘Donate for Desh’ campaign, Congress comes up with ‘Donate for Nyay’ – Rahul Gandhi signed T-shirt for donation of Rs 670

OpIndia Staff -
As part of fund raising campaign, Congress is giving Rahul Gandhi signed T-shirt to anyone who donates above Rs 670.
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News Reports

‘Handover the original site of Kashi Vishwanath to Hindus’: VHP calls on Intezamia Committee to hand over the disputed Gyanvapi site to Hindus

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VHP sought that Hindus be allowed to do "sewa puja" on the 'Shivling' located in the "so-called Wazukhana area" of the disputed Gyanvapi structure.
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Entertainment

Taylor Swift no longer searchable on X (Twitter) after AI-generated deepfake nudes of the singer went viral

OpIndia Staff -
This development follows the circulation of explicit AI-generated deepfake images depicting Taylor Swift.
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News Reports

‘He’s like my father, he can do with me anything he wants,’ says man beaten by Rahet Fateh Ali Khan over a missing liquor...

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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan assaulted his domestic help mercilessly over a liquor bottle, but the servant said there was nothing wrong as the singer is like his father
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British oil tanker carrying 22 Indians attacked by Houthi missiles in the Gulf of Aden, Navy’s INS Visakhapatnam assisting in rescue ops

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The Indian Navy is assisting in the firefighting efforts and leading the rescue operation in the Gulf of Aden after Houthi missiles attacked a British oil tanker.
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ASI report on Gyanvapi: Inscription of Aurangzeb’s order for mosque construction was erased, but old photo of stone slab exposed the conspiracy

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ASI's Gyanvapi report reveals that inscriptions mentioning Aurangzeb's order for the mosque has been erased after 1965-66
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World

US, UK, Finland, Italy, Australia, and Canada suspend funding to UNRWA over alleged involvement in October 7 terror attacks by Hamas

OpIndia Staff -
The US, the UK, Italy, Australia, Canada, and Finland halted funding to UNRWA over alleged involvement in Oct 7 attacks by Hamas.
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World

Unidentified gunmen kill 9 Pakistani nationals in Iran days after cross-border strikes

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Unidentified armed assailants in Iran's Saravan city killed at least nine Pakistani citizens near the Pakistan-Iran border.
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News Reports

‘Jab Wakt Hamara Ayega, Tab Sar Dhad Se Aalg Kiye Jayenge’: Asif Khan from Daman and three others arrested for issuing Sar Tan Se...

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The four accused posted a photo of the Babri structure with the caption, "Sabar Jab Wakt Hamara Ayega, Tab Sar Dhad Se Alg Kiye Jayenge"
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Pakistan: Muslim clerics issue fatwa against women’s participation in elections; calls campaigning by them against Sharia

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A group of Islamic clerics in Pakistan issued a religious edict banning women from participating in election canvassing.
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INDI alliance on the verge of collapse, Congress repeatedly insulted Nitish Kumar: JDU leader KC Tyagi

OpIndia Staff -
According to JDU leader KC Tyagi, Nitish Kumar never hankered after a position in the alliance but a section of the Congress leadership repeatedly insulted him.
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Exclusive: ASI finds Shivling, miniature temple, idols of Hindu gods and more buried in Gyanvapi cellars which were ‘deliberately blocked’ with debris

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When ASI removed debris in cellars at the Gyanvapi structure, they recovered a large number of items related to the pre-existing Hindu temple
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Canada: Khalistani protesters create a ruckus outside the Indian embassy in Vancouver on Republic Day, raise inflammatory slogans against India, PM Modi

Shraddha Pandey -
Khalistani elements protesting in Vancouver on Republic Day made inflammatory speeches against India and PM Modi.
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UK-based National Secular Society removes mention of Jews while sharing message on Holocaust Memorial Day

OpIndia Staff -
A user on X wrote, "Glad that you’re marking the day. Concerned, as a member, that you felt the need to erase Jewish victims from your memorial. Any explanation?"
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Maratha reservation march called off as CM Eknath Shinde agrees to demands

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Maratha reservation march concluded after Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde conceded to all the demands made by Jarange.
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Karnataka: 19-year-old who refused to participate in Ambedkar puja paraded half-naked holding Dr B R Ambedkar’s portrait; case registered

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A student at a hostel in Kalaburagi was attacked and paraded half-naked for refusing to attend 'Ambedkar puja.'
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News Reports

Ex-Delhi Minorities Commission Chairman Zafarul Islam shares old video from Hyderabad to allege harassment of Muslims in Mumbai through ‘Israeli tactics’

OpIndia Staff -
Zafarul Islam shrewdly passed the 2-year-old video as a recent development in the hopes of stirring sympathy for his co-religionists involved in recent riots in Mira Road area of Mumbai.
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Politics

Ditched by alliance partners in Bengal and Punjab, relief for Congress in UP: SP agrees to give 11 seats to Congress to contest in...

OpIndia Staff -
Uttar Pradesh unit of the Congress party has not accepted the deal, adding that it is not the Congress’ decision but rather taken by Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav. 
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News Reports

MP: Police arrest 22 people in connection with the installation, and removal of Sardar Patel’s statue in Ujjain

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The installation and removal of a statue of the eminent personality occurred near Krishi Upaj Mandi under the jurisdiction of Makdone police station in the district on Thursday.
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“Congress has lost its strength”: After TMC, AAP & SP, now seat-sharing tensions emerge between DMK-Congress as INDI Alliance withers

OpIndia Staff -
DMK and Congress are allies in Tamil Nadu. The two parties are reportedly set to hold the first round of formal seat-sharing talks in Chennai on Sunday (28th January) for the upcoming general elections.
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News Reports

Gilgit-Baltistan economy paralysed as the region comes to a standstill amid massive protests against hikes in subsidised wheat prices and power outages

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Residents of Gilgit-Baltistan have been staging protests against hike in subsidised wheat price and massive power outages in the region. 
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Government and Policy

Yogi Adityanath fulfils the wish of Asian Games gold medalist Parul Chaudhary to become DSP. Here is the backstory

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Following her victory in the 5000-metre race in the Asian Games in October 2023, Parul Chaudhary had said, "In our UP, it takes a gold medal to get you the post of DSP. I hope this effort gets me that position.”
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News Reports

Husband duty-bound to provide maintenance to wife even if he has no income; can earn Rs 350-400 as unskilled labourer: Allahabad HC

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The Allahabad HC said that a husband bears the duty of providing maintenance to his wife even if he has no income from his job.
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Crime

‘Woke up to him raping me’: 21-year old girl drugged and assaulted by ‘Instagram friend’ in Mumbai, netizens share similar experience with him in...

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In her post, the victim said that she suspected she had been drugged with Roofy (Rohypnol), a sedative-hypnotic drug commonly referred to as the 'date rape drug'.
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