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A hard disk, nudes of 15 women, and a fake cylinder blast: How a forensic student and her ex-lover killed a UPSC aspirant who...

Shraddha Pandey -
While the accused persons invested deep thought and planning in killing Ram Kesh Meena without getting caught, the CCTV footage of their entry and exit from the building where Ram Kesh was murdered a night after, exposed their plot.
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Editor's picks

Donald Trump deploys warships, activates CIA lethal ops to target ‘Venezuelan drug cartels’: Is it just about drugs or another regime change war for...

Rukma Rathore -
The US has often expressed its interest to overthrow the Maduro regime in Venezuela, and the Trump administration appears to be finally acting on that motive.
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News Reports

Pakistan-Afghanistan peace talks collapse: Read how Pakistan’s ISI delegation made erratic demands, sabotaging negotiations and leaving mediators stunned

Divya Bharti -
Pakistan-Afghanistan peace talks in Istanbul collapsed over clashing demands on the TTP and US drones.
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Opinions

HAL signs MoU with Russia’s UAC amidst tariff strains with the US: Read how collaboration for production of SJ-100 aircraft in India will boost...

Aditi -
India has largely been importing full-assembled commercial aircraft for decades. The collaboration will enable India to manufacture a full passenger aircraft, entirely on Indian soil.
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News Reports

Delhi’s first cloud-seeding trial: Can artificial rain wash away the smog?

Jinit Jain -
The operation, conducted across Burari, Mayur Vihar, and Karol Bagh, involved specialized aircraft releasing silver iodide and salt-based flares into moisture-laden clouds. These particles serve as condensation nuclei, encouraging cloud droplets to merge and eventually fall as rain.
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Opinions

‘Assam already has SC-monitored NRC going on’: ECI clarifies on exclusion of Assam from current SIR plan, but Leftists have already started their agenda...

Shraddha Pandey -
While an SIR in Bihar and West Bengal gave heartburn to leftists and the extended anti-BJP ecosystem, the same lot is now rattled over the ECI’s decision not to conduct an SIR in Assam.
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News Reports

Professor accuses Nature Publishing Group of bias and identity politics: How the Left’s social justice agenda is force-fitting DEI into STEM publishing

Anurag -
Professor Anna Krylov has refused to collaborate with Nature Publishing Group, alleging that its DEI-driven guidelines and social justice policies compromise the neutrality of science, replacing intellectual merit with ideological conformity in academic publishing.
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Opinions

The stinking room of accountability: UPA under Manmohan Singh tried to muzzle the CAG over the Coalgate scam, new book by P Sesh Kumar...

Dr. Prosenjit Nath -
When India’s financial watchdog dared to expose the coal scam’s rot, it was met not with rebuttals but with a stinking room, vanished files, and a full-blown campaign to suffocate accountability.
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News Reports

Elon Musk launches Grokipedia version 0.1 to counter Wikipedia’s political bias: Read how it works, how to interact with it and how to suggest...

Anurag -
Grokipedia, launched by Elon Musk’s company xAI, hosts over 6.8 million articles in multiple languages. The platform focuses on factual accuracy and allows users to report errors for AI validation and correction.
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News Reports

Sensing defeat in Bihar, Rahul Gandhi goes missing? Congress’s ‘part-time leader’ vanishes before polls as RJD sidelines his Yatra finale

श्रवण शुक्ल -
Rahul Gandhi’s vanishing act ahead of the Bihar polls fuels talk of a silent surrender and revives his image as a “part-time politician.”
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News Reports

London Mayor Sadiq Khan accused of covering up massive grooming gang problem: As Met Police reviews 9000 cases, Mayor Khan’s repeated denials now under...

Rukma Rathore -
Sadiq Khan and Met police repeatedly denied the presence of grooming gangs in London despite mounting evidence.
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News Reports

Uttarakhand: Khatima Police book man for attempting to convert Dalit Hindus to Christianity with promises of a better life – Read FIR details

Anurag -
Police in Uttarakhand’s Khatima have booked Sidari Prasad for allegedly converting Dalit Hindus to Christianity through inducements and deceit. The accused, now absconding, faces charges under the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
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News Reports

As Congress targets Modi govt using Washington Post’s fiction on LIC investment in Adani, read how UPA govt used LIC as a ‘bailout buyer’...

Raju Das -
Facing twin deficits, failing disinvestment targets and a ballooning fiscal shortfall, the Congress-led regime repeatedly forced LIC into buying PSU stocks.
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News Reports

Gateway to Southeast Asia: India’s rising role in ASEAN diplomacy and connectivity under the Modi doctrine

Divyansh Tiwari -
India's ASEAN strategy has been reformulated since 2014 as Act East 2.0, which moves away from declarative outreach and toward operational commitments on supply chains, at sea, and in digital public infrastructure.
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News Reports

Turkish state broadcaster TRT singles out India’s Tata over Israel ties, fails to mention Turkiye among ports supplying Israel

Anurag -
TRT cited a UN report to target India’s Tata over Israel ties but failed to mention Turkiye's own ports were named in it for enabling trans-shipments of weapons and jet fuel to Israel.
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Fact-Check

Fact check: Congress, SP and Bhim Army falsely claim ‘upper-caste’ men killed Dalit teen in Greater Noida – here is the truth

Anurag -
Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed and others claimed “upper-caste goons” killed a Dalit boy in Greater Noida. However, the accused were from the Meena community, a Scheduled Tribe, exposing politically motivated misinformation surrounding the case.
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News Reports

Jaisalmer bus fire: Rampant corruption in registrations, substandard fittings, safety rule violations found in inspections, action taken against over 1500 buses

Divya Bharti -
The Jaisalmer bus fire that killed 26 was caused by faulty AC wiring, not a bomb, forensic report confirms.
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News Reports

WaPo tries to pull off a Hindenburg, misleads about LIC’s publicly known investment in Adani Group through dubious ‘journalists’, ‘experts’ and non-existent ‘internal documents’

Dibakar Dutta -
LIC has invested heavily in several private companies. Its top holdings include Reliance Industries (₹1.38 lakh crore), ITC Ltd (₹82,342 crore), HDFC Bank, TCS, IDBI Bank, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, SBI, L&T, and Infosys. As such, it is not unusual for LIC to invest in Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) and that too an amount of ₹5000 crores.
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News Reports

How media twisted Allahabad HC’s words: A judgment on forced conversion and trafficking turned into a clickbait tale of ‘unsaid words can cause communal...

Aditi -
Explaining the intent of the inflammatory messages shared by the petitioner, the High Court said that in the message, the petitioner alleged that his brother was implicated in a false case because he belonged to a particular religious community.
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News Reports

Assam govt to table Tiwari Commission report on 1983 Nellie Massacre in assembly: Read what it was and why the successive govts never made...

Shraddha Pandey -
The Nellie massacre took place on 18th February 1983 in and around Nellie area in central Assam during the height of the Assam Movement or the Anti-Foreigners Agitation. Over 2,000 to 3,000 lives were lost when the villages occupied by Bengali Muslims were attacked by hundreds of indigenous people from nearby areas.
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Editor's picks

‘Bihar was ruled by impotent governments’ says Badri Narayan Pandey, who formed the Gram Raksha Dal to fight against dacoits and made West Champaran...

श्रवण शुक्ल -
This armed conflict lasted from 1990 to 2002. During this period, the village defence forces seized weapons such as machine guns and Sten guns and handed them over to the government. At one point, they possessed 16,000 weapons, including 9,500 licensed ones.
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News Reports

Over 40 deaths in two bus fire incidents in a month: Read why luxury sleeper buses become death traps in case of an emergency

Raju Das -
There are some very important differences between luxury sleeper buses and the basic daytime buses, and these factors contribute to higher casualties in accidents of sleeper buses
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Editor's picks

The Korean peninsula on a knife’s edge: What is really moving as ROK’s Gyeongju prepares to host both Trump and Xi Jinping at APEC

Divyansh Tiwari -
The situation is delicate because China's leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump are both scheduled to visit Gyeongju soon. China's persistent presence, South Korea's composed response, and North Korea's military pressure have left the regional balance precarious.
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Opinions

Gen Z rising or BBC itching for riots? How the western media is yearning for India to burn like Nepal

Jinit Jain -
The BBC’s latest piece betrays a dangerous yearning for violence, a longing to see Indian streets burn like Kathmandu’s in the hope of unsettling Modi’s stable India.
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News Reports

‘Maar dehab goli…Ahirey ke chali’: RJD supporters release songs threatening return of Gunda Raj if they win Bihar elections, glorify guns, kidnappings and Yadav...

Shraddha Pandey -
Songs with obscene visuals and cheap lyrics have been a part of poll campaigns in Bihar. However, RJD supporters are making songs with crowd brandishing guns, rifles and lathis, glorifying violence, implying dominance, caste-based intimidation, specifically a “Yadav Raj”, abduction of those who dare to oppose them.
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News Reports

Weeks after the Dharmasthala hit job, The News Minute editor Dhanya Rajendran gets nominated for Soros-backed award: The curious case of Reporters Without Borders

Jinit Jain -
Dhanya Rajendran’s RSF nomination, coming weeks after her outlet’s Dharmasthala hoax, exposes how Soros-linked media networks reward propaganda that maligns Hindu institutions under the guise of “press freedom.”
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News Reports

‘Anti-conversion law exists in Arunachal Pradesh, implement it’: Read why 26 major tribes are protesting in the NE state, and why Christian groups are...

Shraddha Pandey -
Those demanding implementation of the anti-conversion law in Arunachal Pradesh assert that the law is not against any religion, rather, it only protects “tribal communities from conversion through allurement or inducement”.
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News Reports

Trump-Putin Budapest meeting postponed, US slaps sanctions on biggest Russian oil companies while Putin oversees major nuclear exercise: What does it mean

Sanghamitra -
With these developments, it is clear that despite posturing and declarations of ‘pressure’ by NATO nations, Russia is unwilling to commit to a ceasefire until its requirements are met. 
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Crime

Gujarat: Two Hindu brothers attacked by a group of Muslims in Bhavnagar over bursting firecrackers, FIR filed and two arrested

ભાર્ગવ રાજ્યગુરુ -
Ravi has accused the police of being biased. He said the police did not include the names of some influential people in the FIR even though he gave their names.
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Opinions

‘Indians destroyed wildlife in Canada and US’, ‘Diwali is demon worship’: How blatant Hinduphobia and false vilification is being normalised by Christian extremists in...

Shraddha Pandey -
Another 'America First' activist called the Trump administration a “joke” as US President Donald Trump celebrated Diwali in the White House along with prominent Hindu Americans.
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News Reports

Congress MP Imran Masood, who had threatened to ‘chop PM Modi’ into Boti-Boti, is not ‘Muslim enough’: Islamists outraged after he was seen celebrating...

शिव -
The same Imran Masood, who was once the poster boy of the Islamic fundamentalists, suddenly became the sworn enemy of the Jihadists.
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News Reports

Dublin, Ireland: Locals outraged against police and govt after 10-year-old girl was raped by illegal immigrant who was allowed to stay despite deportation orders

Rukma Rathore -
The matter also made to the Irish Parliament where Tusla was criticised for repeatedly failing to protect children.
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World

Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female PM: Her connection with Shinzo Abe, India–Japan prospects, and challenges ahead

Aditi -
Takaichi, a music lover and a talented metal drummer, is also referred to as the "Iron Lady" for her admiration of the British stateswoman Margaret Thatcher.
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Opinions

I saw The Bengal Files and here is my message to Hindus as a Jew: If you wish to learn from us, don’t learn...

Yeshaya Rosenman -
I saw The Bengal Files (TBF) in Hyderabad and as a Zionist Jew, here is my message to Hindus, who are just as persecuted
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OpIndia Explains

Saudi Arabia ends Kafala system: What it was, why it was dubbed ‘modern slavery,’ and how it will benefit millions of foreign workers? Explained

Divya Bharti -
Saudi Arabia has abolished its 50-year-old Kafala sponsorship system, often called "modern-day slavery," granting 13 million migrant workers the freedom to change jobs and travel without employer consent.
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News Reports

Anti-India racism in Trump’s party? Multiple Republicans exposed after chat leak shows pro-Nazi, hateful and racist conversations, jokes about slavery, rape and gas chambers...

Shraddha Pandey -
The Republican leaders referred to Black people as monkeys and “the watermelon people”. They also discussed putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery, POLITICO reported.
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News Reports

Francesca Orsini, who rallied against CAA, was deported due to visa violations: Why the ‘liberal’ tears are merely propaganda

Anurag -
While left-leaning academics and journalists accused the Modi government of ideological bias, the Home Ministry clarified that Orsini’s deportation followed standard visa enforcement procedures after she breached rules during her previous visit to India.
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News Reports

Ranchi restaurant owner killed for serving non-veg biriyani instead of veg? How a crime by career gangsters and land grabbers turned into an excuse...

Rukma Rathore -
A Congress leader expressed that the issue is not limited to biryani and that some people desired Nag's property.
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News Reports

As ‘liberals’ and propagandists whine about Delhi’s AQI post Diwali, here is how it has remained similar despite cracker ban in previous years: How...

Anurag -
ICAR data shows a spike in stubble burning across Punjab and Uttar Pradesh during Diwali week. Experts say crop residue fires, not crackers, are the primary reason behind Delhi’s persistent air pollution and toxic smog.
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News Reports

Kerala govt does u-turn after crying “saffronisation of education”, joins PM SHRI scheme so it can pay teachers after mounting arrears: What the scheme...

Anurag -
Kerala joins PM SHRI scheme after facing fund freeze and public criticism for blocking NEP-aligned reforms. The state now admits central funds are essential to pay teachers and sustain key educational initiatives.
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Opinions

The Shaniwar Wada namaz row: A warning against the silent encroachment of Hindu heritage sites

Jinit Jain -
The namaz at Pune’s Shaniwar Wada was not an innocent act of prayer but a symbolic test of Hindu vigilance, a part of a wider pattern where temporary acts of devotion over a period of time are used to stake ownership claims.
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OpIndia Explains

Why is Calcutta Stock Exchange closing down after 117 years? Explained

Rukma Rathore -
Trading at Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) was suspended by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in April 2013.
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News Reports

PM Modi writes a letter to all Indians on the occasion of Deepavali, mentions Operation Sindoor, end of Naxalism, and GST reforms

Narendra Modi -
This Deepavali is particularly special because, for the first time, lamps will be lit in many districts across the country, including remote areas. These are the districts where Naxalism and Maoist terrorism have been eradicated from the root.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Prayagraj court denies bail to 13 individuals accused of running Christian conversion racket; Read what the court said

Anurag -
The court found prima facie evidence that the accused were involved in organised attempts to convert Hindus to Christianity through inducement and threats, rejecting their bail plea and directing continuation of the ongoing police investigation.
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News Reports

Viral OpIndia video shows supporter of Shahabuddin’s son Osama threatening to burn a man alive, RJD defends him as “people’s leader,” BJP calls it...

शिव -
Many users pointed out that the violent language echoed the brutal methods once associated with Mohammad Shahabuddin, who was infamous for burning people alive with acid.
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News Reports

“What can be expected from Akhileshuddin?”: SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav gets schooled by netizens after he criticised Ayodhya Diwali Deepotsav and praised Christmas celebration

पूजा राणा -
During a press conference held on Dhanteras (October 18, 2025) in Lucknow, Akhilesh Yadav said, "I want to give a suggestion in the name of Lord Ram. During Christmas, cities are illuminated for several months. Learn from them, why spend money on lamps and candles again and again."
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Phulpur Police bust Christian conversion racket on Bajrang Dal’s complaint; 3 arrested, one absconding – Read what FIR says

Anurag -
Three were arrested after Bajrang Dal’s Shantanu Tiwari complained of Christian missionaries conducting conversions in Haribhanpur village. The FIR details attempts to lure Hindus with money and jobs, and an assault when objections were raised.
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News Reports

RTI stronger under Modi government, CIC report shows 95% disposal rate; Read how Digital India improved transparency

श्रवण शुक्ल -
On the RTI Act's 20th anniversary, Congress claims the law is being weakened, citing the 2019 amendment and the system's collapse in Bihar.
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News Reports

Gujarat cabinet reshuffle: BJP brings back its trusted formula to beat anti-incumbency and shape the 2027 election strategy

મેઘલસિંહ પરમાર -
Ministers who delivered and gained a reputation for competence have been rewarded, while those who were involved in controversies have been asked to leave.
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News Reports

European companies face chip crisis after China’s export ban on Nexperia: Read how Trump’s diktat to Dutch govt threatens to shut down EU’s own...

Raju Das -
China banned Nexperia from exporting chips after Dutch govt took over the company on US pressure, now EU carmakers say they can’t make vehicles without the chips
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