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Swami Prasad Maurya brazens it out after calling Hindu Dharma a ‘Dhokha’ and claiming it is a business to fool people

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"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also said that Hindu is not a religion. Even Gadkari had said the same thing in a media conclave," Maurya said while speaking at National Buddhist and Bahujan Rights Conference in New Delhi on Monday.
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News Reports

Mangaluru cooker blast case: NIA chargesheet reveals connection to Shivamogga blast case, Isha Foundation and other religious places were on ISIS target

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Incidentally, both Mohammad Shariq and Syed Yasin have been chargesheeted by NIA in both the terror cases – Shivamogga trial blast case and Mangaluru cooker blast case.
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Crime

Chained, slashed with a blade, burnt alive: Woman techie killed by her former classmate who had undergone sex change operation to marry her

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Vetrimaran, who was earlier known by the name Pandi Maheswari, had undergone a sex change operation and wanted to marry the victim. A police officer said that Vetrimaran had become possessive of Nandhini and did not want her to have other male friends.
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News Reports

‘I was in the wrong era’: Former athlete Anju George takes a dig at Congress govts over indifference to sports

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Former athlete Anju George, who won a bronze at 2003 Paris World Athletics Championship, took a swipe at the Congress regime.
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News Reports

Kapil Sibal, who opposed Ram Mandir in SC, now calls the consecration ceremony a ‘show-off’ while saying Lord Ram resides in his heart

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Former Congress veteran leader, and UPA Minister Kapil Sibal argued that Lord Ram resides in his heart and the grand spectacle for Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha is a “show off”. 
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OpIndia Explains

Everything you need to know about The Telecom Bill 2023, and how it aims to modernise and secure the telecommunication sector in India

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The Telecom Bill emphasises on a strong verification process for telecom service provided. Now, it will be mandatory to get biometric-based identification before issuing SIM cards.
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News Reports

Ram Mandir consecration ceremony: Engraver of foundational stone among chief invitees to ‘pran pratishthha’ event

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Annubhai Sompura, the engraver of first-stone, is invited for the 'pran pratishthha' ceremony of the Ram Mandir.
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News Reports

CPM leader Brinda Karat says their I.N.D.I. Alliance partner, Congress, is working with the BJP

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"In Kerala, the Congress is clearly with the RSS and the BJP against the CPI(M). At the national level, they talk about fighting against Modi, but in Kerala, where there is a government with alternative policies and a pro-people stance, the Congress cannot tolerate it," she said.
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News Reports

OP Jindal University dating App row: FIR filed against professor Sameena Dalwai for harassing students and breaching their privacy

OpIndia Staff -
After Dalwai failed to appear before the HSCW twice, chairperson Renu Bhatia had written to the Police commissioner seeking an FIR against her. Bhatia insisted that the HSCW has spoken to several students in the University and has video evidence of their testimony against the professor.
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News Reports

Send kids towards Lord Hanuman, not towards Santa Claus: Dhirendra Shastri asks Sanatan followers to stop celebrating Christmas

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Dhirendra Shastri advised that Hindu parents should send their kids to the nearby Hanuman ji temple instead of sending them to Santa Claus.
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News Reports

Madhopur, Bihar: Md Sahil kidnaps 17-year-old Hindu girl, BJP leader gives ultimatum to police to find and bring victim back in 2 days

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17-year-old Hindu girl kidnapped from Madhopur, Bihar. BJP's Niraj Kumar 'Bablu' says the party workers will protest on streets if the victim is not brought back to her parents in 2 days.
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News Reports

The Print rekindles fake news about Periyar, calls him ‘South Indian Socrates” which Dravidians falsely claim was a title conferred by UNESCO

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Similarly, in February 2021, another such lie glorifying Periyar was busted. Dravidian followers claimed that Periyar was conferred with the Tamrapatra award for his contribution to the Indian freedom movement.
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News Reports

Chinese funding case: Newclick HR head moves Court to become approver in UAPA case against founder Prabir Purkayastha

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It is also alleged that Newsclick founder Purkayastha conspired with a group named People's Alliance for Democracy and Secularism (PADS) in order to sabotage the electoral process during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
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Opinions

According to The Hindu, democracy has died yet again after the passage of the Telecom Bill. Why? Because it won’t allow journalists to lie...

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Bharat’s Parliament approved the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 in the recently concluded winter session.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi should make it clear that he is not anti-Hindu and anti-poor: BRS leader K Kavitha slams Congress scion over silence on DMK...

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Highlighting anti-Hindi and anti-Sanatan remarks by allies of the Congress party, Kavitha firmly demanded that Rahul Gandhi should come out and prove that he is not anti-Hindu and anti-poor. 
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Opinions

Actor Swara Bhasker claims ‘Jesus was a Palestinian’: The Islamist myth to garner Christian support and deny Jewish history, sovereignty over Israel

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The notion that Jesus was a Palestinian is strategically employed to deny the historical roots, indigenous identity, and rightful sovereignty of Jews in Israel.
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News Reports

India set to acquire five lithium blocks in Argentina identified by KABIL: Details

OpIndia Staff -
India's efforts in Argentina to secure lithium blocks will accelerate the country's quest for self-sufficiency in meeting clean energy demands.
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News Reports

Lt Colonel Karanbir Singh Natt, who was in coma after encounter with terrorists in Kupwara, dies after 8 years

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Lt Col Karanbir Singh Natt was leading a combing operation against terrorists holed up in a village near Kupwara at the time of the incident
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News Reports

Revamped Ayodhya railway station to feature modern amenities along with traditional Hindu aesthetics

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the revamped Ayodhya railway station later this week.
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Politics

TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee repeats VP Dhankar’s mimicry, says ‘will do it a thousand times’

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"I will keep doing the mimicry. It is an art form. If needed, I will do it a thousand times. I have all the fundamental rights to express my views. You can put me in jail. I will not step back," TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee said.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: 4 women and 2 children die due to negligence of Tasavvar Hasan and Ghiyasuddin in Mau, fake news peddlers blame ‘DJ in...

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According to the FIR, Tasavvar and Ghiyasuddin's negligence was to blame for the deaths in the accident. The two accused named in the FIR have been charged under sections 304 and 268 of the IPC.
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News Reports

Shahnawaz Alam arrested in Delhi in Pune ISIS module case has links with Maharashtra ISIS module mastermind Saquib Nachan: Report

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Shahnawaz and Rizwan were tasked with a critical mission for a terror operation in Delhi/NCR. The Delhi-based contact who arranged a hideout for Shahnawaz also arranged logistical support, procuring weapons, arms and ammunition and provided funds for the task.
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News Reports

So what if video is old?’ Annamalai highlights DMK’s habitual hatred against Hindi-speaking people, Biharis even as party leaders, AltNews try to whitewash

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In a post on X, K Annamalai wrote, "The only response from DMK to this video of DMK MP’s slander of our friends in UP & Bihar is that this video is old. How does it change while DMK, a party built on divisive principles, continues to use such language even today? "
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News Reports

Maldives: Police bar Christmas celebrations on inhabited islands, says violators will have to face strict legal action

OpIndia Staff -
"Such activities are prohibited by the laws and regulations of the Maldives. Therefore, no activities should be held in any of the islands to celebrate Christmas and action will be taken within the legal framework against those who conduct such activities," the official statement by the Maldives Police read.
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News Reports

‘Mohammed Zubair is spreading fake news against me’: Hindu activist Bittu Bajrangi vows to take legal action for claiming that assault on his brother...

OpIndia Staff -
Bittu Bajrangi said he will file a case against Mohammed Zubair for sharing fake posts on social media against him and his family
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News Reports

Indian Railways clerk turns out to be terrorist, forged bills to fund ISIS module

OpIndia Staff -
The clerk is on the run, and multiple agencies are trying to trace him. He had filed several forged medical bills and put the account numbers of ISIS terrorists for reimbursement.
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News Reports

“No clean chit, investigation underway”: Haryana police rubbishes HT report which claimed attack on Bittu Bajrangi’s brother was fake

OpIndia Staff -
Faridabad ACP said that it is true that no evidence has been found against the accused in this case so far, but it does not mean that the case is said to be fake.
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News Reports

After announcing the lifting of non-existent ‘hijab ban’, Karnataka govt now says ‘looking into the issue’

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"When the hijab is not banned where is the question of lifting the ban," Bommai questioned.
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News Reports

Indians aboard Nicaragua-bound flight held in France over suspicion of ‘human trafficking’ could leave by Monday morning following Justice department’s authorisation

OpIndia Staff -
French authorities that the plane carrying 303 Indians held at Vatry Airport will be allowed by leave by Monday
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News Reports

Who are the Shiite rebel group Houthis, whose attacks in Red Sea and Indian Ocean are threatening World Maritime Security

OpIndia Staff -
Houthis is a Yemen-based group that has launched fresh attacks on commercial ships enroute to Israel in support of Hamas against Israel
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News Reports

The number of disability categories for reservation increased from 3 to 5, around 15,000 vacant jobs for Divyangs filled: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh

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The reservation quota for Divyangs has been increased from 3 to 4 percent in Central Government Services and 5 percent in Education for them.
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News Reports

‘I am a sufferer’: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar slams ‘chronic critics’ amid mimicry video row

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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar launched veiled attacks against some opposition leaders in the wake of the mimicry video row
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News Reports

BJP demands apology from Dayanidhi Maran over his comments on north Indian Hindi speakers, RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav also reacts

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Bihar BJP president sought apology for DMK's Dayanidhi's statement against people of UP and Bihar
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Rasuddin detained for raping 15-year-old Dalit girl, victim critical, pressure being created on family to withdraw the case

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Rasuddin was captured by police after he raped a 15-year-old Dalit girl in Moradabad. Her health is severely compromised.
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News Reports

I do not eat or promote beef: Influencer Kamiya Jani issues clarification over Puri Jagannath Mandir controversy

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Influencer Kamiya Jani said, "I am a practising Hindu. I have never eaten beef. I do not promote eating beef."
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News Reports

Congress MLA Sunil Kedar disqualified from the Maharashtra Assembly after being convicted in a bank fraud worth Rs 150 crore

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Maharashtra Congress MLA Sunil Kedar disqualified from assembly after conviction and five-year jail term in a bank scam case
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News Reports

UP: Lucknow Development Authority seals FI Hospital linked to jailed mafia Mukhtar Ansari, starts demolition of illegal constructions

OpIndia Staff -
This comes after the LDA's earlier notification declaring that two floors - 7th and 8th- of the FI Tower, consisting of 24 flats and three penthouses on the 9th floor, were illegal. The notice additionally mentioned violations of building rules in the New FI Hospital.
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News Reports

Sports Ministry asks Indian Olympic Association to form ad hoc committee to run the affairs of WFI after suspending all activities of the newly...

OpIndia Staff -
Sports Ministry has written to the Indian Olympic Association to form an ad hoc committee to run the affairs of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)
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News Reports

Over 10% samples failed: Vigilance writes to Delhi health secretary over supply of ‘non-standard’ medicines to hospitals, asks to stop payment and remove stock

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Vigilance asks Delhi health dept to stop payment for supply of non-standard drugs to govt hospitals, and to remove the stock
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News Reports

‘Angel Payal’: The Pakistani spy honey-trapping Indians on Facebook and getting defense secrets

OpIndia Staff -
The preliminary assessment has found that Angel Payal is a name commonly used by Pakistan-based intelligence operatives (PIO). They befriend people working at sensitive locations through social media and extract high-value information.
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News Reports

Bajrang Punia says he is willing to take back his Padma Shri after govt suspended all activities of WFI, had returned it objecting to...

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Bajrang Punia willing to take back his Padma Shri after sports ministry suspends all activities of WFI
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News Reports

‘Now you are a Hindu’: Muslim woman hounded by brothers, cleric after she went to CM Yogi’s Janata Durbar wearing saffron dupatta over niqab

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The victim went to CM Yogi's Janata Durbar to discuss a family problem between her and her brothers over property.
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Politics

Lost bastion Amethi, party reduced to 2 seats in assembly: As Congress relieves Priyanka Gandhi of her role in UP, here is how she...

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Congress received roughly 12% of the votes in UP in the 2012 elections, while the BJP received 15%. In the ten years following that, BJP moved to 41%, while the Congress, led by Priyanka Gandhi, has fallen to 2%.
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News Reports

8 months after the controversy over high sugar content in Bournvita, the company reduces it by 14.4% – Everything you need to know

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Bournvita has been surrounded by controversy over the added sugar content and misleading ads since food vlogger and social media activist Revant Himatsingka (foodpharmer) highlighted high sugar content in the product.
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Law

Wife harassing husband publicly, labeling him as ‘womaniser’ extreme cruelty: Delhi High Court

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The court had also highlighted that the other act of cruelty relied upon by the respondent was that the appellant/wife used to allege that the respondent/husband was impotent. She compelled him to go for Doppler‟s Impotency Test in which he was found to be fit. Such allegations caused mental cruelty to the respondent.
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Law

Verbal abuse of a person can’t be tried under SC/ST Act if such incident is not public: Allahabad High Court

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Allahabad High Court stated that a person can be subjected to trial under SC/ST Act only if the utterances are made in public.
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News Reports

Houthi drone attack in sea: Indian Navy denies US claim that MV Sai Baba tanker is India-flagged, says 25 Indian crew members safe on...

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Indian Navy on said all 25 Indian crew members on board MV Sai Baba are safe, clarifying that it wasn't an India-flagged vessel as claimed by US
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News Reports

Did TOI make a mistake and publish all photos upside-down on their front page – The truth of the viral photo

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Times of India, as part of an ad campaign, published all photos on front page as inverted. Readers shared photographs of paper in amusement.
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News Reports

Sports Ministry suspends all activities of newly-elected WFI, says norms were violated in announcing the schedule of junior national wrestling championships

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The ministry's decision came after the newly elected WFI President Sanjay Singh announced that the nationals for U-16 and U20 will take place in Nandini Nagar of Gonda in Uttar Pradesh before the end of this year.
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News Reports

Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha: CPI(M) leader and I.N.D.I. Alliance member Sitaram Yechury turns down the invite  

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CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury has declined the invitation to attend the consecration ceremony of the Ram Mandir next year.
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