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Arson, stone pelting, fatal attack in Jharkhand: Hindu processions targeted at many places for celebrating Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha

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Jharkhand witnessed assault on several Hindu processions on the occasion of Ram Mandir inauguration by other community.
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News Reports

Bengaluru: 12-yr-old girl allegedly jumps to death from 29th-floor flat, no note or message found

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A class 7 student allegedly jumped from the balcony of her 29th-floor flat in southeast Bengaluru leading to her demise
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World

Former Australian PM Scott Morrison joins American consulting firm led by former US President Trump’s NSA

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Morrison's hiring comes as the former US president Trump is widely expected to win the Republican nominee in the 2024 US election, as he aims at a comeback to the White House.
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News Reports

Mani Shankar Aiyar’s daughter ends her 3-day-long fast held in protest of Pran Pratishtha. Read all about her meltdown

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She calls the Ram Janmabhoomi movement a "lie". She begins to sound frustrated when talking about Babri Masjid demolition trying to separate "saffronites" from Hindu devotion and Gods.
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News Reports

Hamas terrorists turned girls into ‘sex dolls’, raped several times: Released captive women recall the horror, call it ‘hell’ of the earth

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Chen Goldstein-Almog, one of the women who was fortunately liberated by Hamas terrorists, described the appalling conditions of the women who have become a "sex doll" for the terrorist group.
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News Reports

Big jolt to INDI bloc: TMC chief Mamata Banerjee snaps ties with Congress, says will fight 2024 LS elections alone

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Snapping ties with Congress, Mamata Banerjee said TMC will go solo in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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News Reports

“I decline to appear in court because it is a useless notice”: Odisha man writes to Supreme Court in response to contempt of court...

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Supreme Court ordered a non-bailable warrant against a defendant identified as Upendra Nath Dalai who refused to deposit previously ordered fees and then called the notice of contempt proceedings against him "useless" and "disrespectful."
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News Reports

South Africa: Man confesses to starting building fire that killed 76, wanted to hide a body after committing murder

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29-year-old drug addict killed a man and tried to dispose the body by buring it. The fire engulfed the whole building killing 76.
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News Reports

‘We are not living in a Western country where live-in relationship is popular and common, Indians believe in culture and traditions’: Allahabad HC

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In his appeal, Ashish Kumar claimed that he had been in a relationship with the detenue since 2011. It was also alleged that, despite the couple's desire to marry, the woman's family opposed the union, thus she was forced to stay at home and forbidden from meeting Kumar.
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News Reports

Hijab is must for Muslim women, uncovered hair is devil’s thread: AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal says women IAS, IPS should wear hijab

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AIUDF head Badruddin Ajmal asserted that hijab is not a choice or option but mandatory for Muslim women.
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News Reports

Can Pran Pratishtha bring dead bodies back to life? SP’s Swami Prasad Maurya mocks Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha rituals

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Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya has been making controversial statements against the Ram Mandir and the Hindu faith. Recently on 10th January, he justified the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led Uttar Pradesh government’s ‘shoot at sight’ order resulting in the deaths of numerous unarmed karsevaks in the year 1990, after the rath yatra.
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News Reports

Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha: Ram Lalla idol carved out of 2.5 billion years old black granite stone from Karnataka

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“The stone is 2.5 billion years old. The rock is highly durable and resistant to climatic variation and will sustain thousands of years in this subtropical zone with minimum maintenance,” Dr Venkatesh said.
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News Reports

How Muslims had planned to not let Hindus enter ‘Muslim area’, demanded Aadhaar cards: What BJP MLA from Mira-Bhayandar Geeta Jain revealed

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In a strong message, the BJP MLA said, "We are tolerant, not cowards."
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News Reports

Bengal: ED raids absconding TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan’s residence in Sandeshkhali in PDS scam case

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted raids at Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan's residence in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali in the early hours of Wednesday in connection with the alleged Public Distribution System (PDS) scam case.
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News Reports

‘Vessels of friendly countries welcome’: Maldivian Foreign Ministry confirms Chinese ‘research’ vessel heading to the archipelago for docking

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The Maldivian government has clarified that the vessel won't be conducting any research while in Maldivian waters.
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News Reports

Bharat Ratna awarded posthumously to socialist icon Karpoori Thakur a day before his 100th birth anniversary, PM Modi welcomes the decision

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The announcement to confer India's highest civilian award on Karpoori Thakur comes a day before his 100th birth anniversary.
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News Reports

FTII Pune students put up ‘Remember Babri’ posters a day after Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha, clash with members of Hindu outfits after they burn...

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A day after the completion of the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya, students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune put up pro-Babri posters on the campus
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News Reports

‘No Ram leher’: Rahul Gandhi a day after Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya

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When asked how Congress plans to address Ram leher, Rahul Gandhi said, "There is no such thing that there is a wave."
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News Reports

As Western media maligns India over Ram Mandir, here’s how Greece reclaimed churches turned into mosques under Ottoman rule

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Greece reclaimed several churches that had fallen and converted into mosques under the Islamic despotism of Ottoman rule.
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News Reports

Balbir Singh, first ‘Karsevak’ to attack Babri dome converted to Islam to atone for demolition: Karsevaks dispel long-running lie of Islamist-leftist media

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For years, several Islamists and the leftist-liberal ecosystem have been peddling a story around Balbir Singh which is that he suffered the worst bout of paranoia for his contribution towards the demolition of the Babri structure and seemingly converted to Islam
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News Reports

Bulldozer action in Mumbai: Illegal constructions of the accused razed after Islamists attack Hindus in Mira Road during Ram Mandir rally

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The illegal construction of the accused persons involved in the Mira Road clash was razed to the ground in the presence of Maharashtra Security Force and Mumbai Police.
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News Reports

Anti-India, anti-Hindu French scribe served notice over ‘malicious’ work: Who is Vanessa Dougnac who could lose her OCI card? Details

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As per the notice, Dougnac's reportage was "malicious and critical in manner that they create biased negative perception about India".
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News Reports

Attacked with sharp weapons, houses destroyed, shops looted: Hindus flee their homes as atrocities on minorities continue after Bangladesh elections

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On Saturday (20th January), the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad formed a human chain in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka, demanding a complete cessation of the post-poll communal attacks against the Hindu community in Bangladesh.
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News Reports

ULFA disbanded 44 years after its formation; had signed a tripartite memorandum pact with the Centre and Assam govt

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It comes twenty-five days after the pro-talk faction of ULFA signed a tripartite memorandum of settlement in New Delhi with the Centre and the Assam government on 29th December.
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News Reports

PM specifically asked me for Lord Ram’s charanamrit: Swami Govind Dev Giri Maharaj reveals why he offered Charanamrit to break PM Modi’s 11-day fast

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Following 11 days of arduous ‘Yama Niyama’, PM Modi broke his fast by drinking Lord Shri Ram’s Charanamrit after he performed sacred rituals of Ram Lalla’s Pran Pratishtha.
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21 Israeli soldiers killed in Hamas missile fire in Gaza: PM Netanyahu expresses condolence to their families

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IDF reported that at around 16.00 hours, a Hamas RPG struck a tank and a nearby structure where IDF soldiers were present. IDF added that Rescue operations are still ongoing in the area after a 2-story building collapsed.
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Comments of party leaders won’t matter: Rahul Gandhi snubs Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for rejecting seat-sharing with TMC

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On Saturday (20th January), Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury hit out at Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee and called her an 'opportunist.'
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Politics

Program was in Meghalaya, he is abusing Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma responds to Rahul Gandhi’s allegations that Assam CM disrupted his program

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Meanwhile, apart from busting the false allegations, Assam CM also asserted that Rahul Gandhi and others will have to face the law for inciting people to attack Assam Police personnel.
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News Reports

Threats, vandalism, desecration of Lord Hanuman’s posters amid chants of ‘Allahu Akbar’: What FIR in violence by Islamists in Mira Road reveals

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Besides indulging in violence, threats, vandalism, Islamists in Mira Road also desecrated flags bearing the image of Lord Hanuman, the FIR said.
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Mahua Moitra bribery scam: CBI summons lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai for preliminary inquiry

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Dehadrai was also the complainant in the alleged 'Cash for Query' case, which led to the suspension of Moitra from Parliament.
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News Reports

Bengaluru: CBI court orders transfer of seized gold and diamond jewellery of former Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa to the TN government

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On 27th September 2014, a special court in Bengaluru had sentenced Jayalalithaa to four years in jail. It also fined her ₹100 crore in connection with a disproportionate assets case.
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Pro-Babri Masjid slogans raised at Jamia Millia Islamia on the day of Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha; police deployed outside the campus

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The Delhi Police said that the force has been deployed outside the university as a precautionary measure after videos of students raising “Strike for Babri” went viral on social media.
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News Reports

‘Make those heads turn’: Swedish fashion brand H&M issues apology for & recalls ad ‘sexualising’ children, report claims label still promoting said adverts

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In another such advert, a video shows two young girls turning to look as a young boy walks past and it is caption, "How to make those heads turn on the first day of school".
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Media

Tehelka magazine’s Tarun Tejpal and Aniruddha Bahal tender unconditional apology to Maj Gen MS Ahluwalia (Retd) for falsely accusing him of corruption

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The apology from Tehelka chief Tarun Tejpal and Aniruddha Bahal to Major General MS Ahluwalia (Retd) was published on page 11 of Delhi edition of Hindustan Times.
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News Reports

Popular Jujutsu Kaisen’manga’ fan, who supported Gaza during Israel-Hamas war, gets abuse for wishing ‘Jai Shri Ram’

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JJK (Mya) became the victim of the 'cancel culture' and lost an estimated 10,000 followers after expressing his allegiance to Hinduism.
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News Reports

Myanmar Army plane carrying 14 crashes at Mizoram’s Lengpui airport; 6 injured

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A Myanmar Army plane with 14 people on board crash landed at the Lengpui airport in Mizoram on Tuesday morning.
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Exchange of fire between Naxals, police in Odisha’s Matkupa forest area

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Odisha police Special Operations Group (SOG) engaged in an exchange of fire with a group of Nazals on the State's Kandhamal Boudh border in Matakupa reserve forest.
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Assam: Congress workers clash with police during Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, CM Sarma orders FIR, says ‘Naxalite tactics’ won’t work

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Police have barricaded the area and the route. Yatra was not allowed from the centre of Guwahati city so there were heavy police deployments.
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Cricket

Glenn Maxwell felt embarrassed after falling down in an Adelaide pub, will avoid any sanctions from Cricket Australia

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Glenn Maxwell was embarrassed after suffering a fall while watching former Australia players perform with pub band 'Six and Out' in Adelaide.
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Politics

Meghalaya Pineapples sell across Middle-East, but Rahul Gandhi claims that world can’t have these pineapples due to lack of infrastructure

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However, Rahul Gandhi ignored the fact that India has been exporting pineapples from Meghalaya to various places in the Gulf.
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Editor's picks

Dargahs built on three sides of Mani Parvat in the holy town, preparations underway to build a new tomb near Ganesh Kund: Ayodhya ground...

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Mani Parvat, which is surrounded by mazar on three sides, is not only sacred to Hindus but also highly sensitive to security issues as the PAC wing of the Uttar Pradesh Police has a large camp next to these tombs
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News Reports

Elon Musk calls for restructuring in UN bodies, says India not having permanent UNSC seat is ‘absurd’

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Elon Musk called for reforms in UN Bodies. Says India as the world's most populous nation and Africa should have representation in UNSC.
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News Reports

India overtakes Hong Kong to become fourth-largest stock market, Sensex up 500 points

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The strong inflow of funds from foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) lately also supported the stocks to march towards all-time highs.
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Taliban imposes Sharia restrictions on single Afghan women, bars access to employment, travel, healthcare if unmarried or have no male guardian

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UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric commented on the recent UN report. He stated that women in Afghanistan are facing horror and that it is unimaginable to have a life there.
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News Reports

Republic Day: Dorniers in IAF’s Tangail formation to reenact airdrop of Indian Air Force personnel in 1971 India-Pakistan war

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Made-in-India weapon systems and platforms would also be among the main attractions in this year's Republic Day parade
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Pilibhit man arrested for derogatory comments against Lord Ram, another arrested for walking dog with Shri Ram tag on the animal’s neck

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Two men arrested in seperate incidents for insulting Bhagwan Ram in Uttar Pradesh.
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Heavy rush of devotees outside Ram Temple in Ayodhya to offer prayers

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The idol of Ram Lalla was unveiled after the 'Pran Pratistha' rituals were performed on 22nd January
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US shooting: Man kills 7 people in two different homes in Illinois, cops launch manhunt to nab the absconding culprit

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Reportedly, the police recovered 5 bodies from one residence in West Acres Road and two bodies from another home in the vicinity.
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News Reports

‘Collected stones in advance, wielding swords’: 32 persons booked, 15 arrested for pelting stones on Shri Ram’s Shobha Yatra in Kheralu, Mehsana

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According to media reports, the complaint states that the accused hatched a conspiracy and pelted stones at the Shobha Yatra of Lord Shri Ram in Kheralu.
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News Reports

Stone pelting on Shri Ram’s procession at Bhoj village in Vadodara, women among injured: Second incident in Gujarat in 24 hours

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According to media reports, police were present during the yatra but security was minimal. But the fleet has been scrapped after the incident. Currently, high-ranking officials have also reached the spot and are trying to control the situation.
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