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Despite Bhagwant Mann government’s tall promises of stopping stubble burning in Punjab, the state saw 35,000+ farm fires this season

Supreme Court encouraged the Bhagwant Mann-led government to learn from the Manohar Lal Khattar-led Haryana government for sustainable practices around farming and stubble.

ED issues notice to Byju’s demanding Rs 9,000 crore for FEMA violation, firm denies receiving any such communication

The development comes a day after the company failed to meet the deadline to clear the dues of the employees who were laid off.

Tamil media channels slammed for moral policing, shaming women in a case of revenge against a Chennai pub

Local Tamil media channels hounded women and moral policed them for their choice of clothes and visiting a pub, videos of which have gone viral on social media.

Supreme Court raps Delhi Government over RRTS funding delay: Advertising budget diverted

Supreme Court orders to divert Delhi government's ads funds to RRTS project

Covid vaccines did not increase the risk of sudden death among ‘healthy’ young adults, other factors responsible: ICMR study

Covid-19 vaccination, it added, by and large, has been documented to prevent all-cause mortality across age groups and settings.  The primary purpose of vaccination is to prevent Covid-19-associated severity. Studies have documented adverse events, predominantly thromboembolic events, following Covid-19 vaccination, it noted. 

Australia to be stripped of its title and the World Cup final match to be re-played in a best-of-three format? Here is how fake...

A satirical article claiming the ICC has changed the finals format into a best of three for the World Cup 2023 has been doing the rounds on the internet.

After promising Muslim appeasement in Telangana, Congress announces reservation for ‘minorities’ in Rajasthan election manifesto

Under the section of 'Minority Welfare', the manifesto read, "After caste census, we will undertake to provide reservation as per their population."

IUML, an offshoot of Jinnah’s party, says there is no question of deviating from the ‘responsibility’ of strengthening Congress

CPM leader AK Balan reportedly said that the IUML cannot continue in the UDF for long considering the current policies of the Congress.

Andhra Pradesh: 35-year-old dies of heart attack after India faces defeat in ICC 2023 World Cup final at the hands of Australia

Deceased's friends said he became tense and anxious after India were all out for 240 after batting first. Then, as Australia edged closer to the target and won, he collapsed, complaining of chest pain.

Is India about to face a refugee crisis? Junta soldiers and displaced people seek shelter as Myanmar faces civil war between military and ethnic...

President Myint Swe has warned Myanmar would "split into various parts" if the government "did not effectively manage the incidents happening in the border region".

UP: Hindu youth commits suicide after being pressured to convert to Islam by Sattar, Salman, and others, probe underway

Police have registered a case naming Sattar, Salman and others in this matter. The accused have been booked under sections 147, 506, and 306 of IPC along with section 3/5(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act.

Controversial ‘activist’ Teesta Setalvad targets Hindu activist and BJP leader T Raja ahead of Telangana polls, files complaint with Election Commission

CJP maintained that Singh delivered hate speech in his constituency Goshamahal in Telangana on 13th November. It said that Singh's speech was aimed at "instigating disaffection, spreading misinformation, peddling conspiracies and promoting violence against religious minorities."

‘Aap chronology samajhiye’: What exactly is going on with OpenAI, their Board, Sam Altman, Microsoft, Satya Nadella, etc? Drama explained

Read how in three days the whole Artificial Inteligence industry experienced a high voltage drama of office politics.

Delhi LG slams AAP government over toxic foam and carcinogens in Yamuna

Vinai Kumar Saxena launched a scathing attack on the AAP government in Delhi asking why it has failed to clean Yamuna over the years.

Tribal woman, who faced ostracism throughout her life due to Jawaharlal Nehru, passes away

Budhni Mejhan is now survived by her 60-year-old daughter Ratna and grandson Bapi (35).

Iran-backed Houthis share video of them hijacking cargo ship coming to India, Japan govt negotiating with Yemen rebel group to secure its release

on 19th November, as the ship was travelling from Turkey to India, it was attacked by a group of rebels from Yemen. According to the group, Israel's "heinous acts" in Gaza were the reason behind the attack.

Elon Musk sues leftist NGO, which accused X of promoting Neo-Nazi content through manufactured images

In a tweet on 18th November, Elon Musk vowed to file a 'thermonuclear lawsuit' against the leftist NGO.

Uttarkashi: Watch the first visuals of trapped workers in Silkyara tunnel, men found healthy as rescue team races to lay an escape pipe

The rescue team has begun the process of laying a pipeline inside the Silkyara Tunnel, and communication was established with indvidual workers to get a health update from them.

Satya Nadella confirms sacked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is joining Microsoft 

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed that sacked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Greg Brockman will be joining their research team.

India to play against Qatar in a FIFA qualifier in Bhubaneswar: How Odisha has been prepping up for football away from cricket mania

The Kalinga Stadium is anticipated to be filled to capacity for the qualifying game, with fans passionately supporting the Indian football side.

Karnataka: Seer of Chitradurga’s Murugharajendra Bruhanmutt, where Rahul Gandhi took ‘deeksha’, arrested in POCSO case

Shivamurthy Sharanaru, who heads the Murugarajendra Vidyapeetha Mutt, has been an accused in two separate POCSO cases.

Bengal: Heartbroken over India’s defeat in the ICC World Cup final, 23-year-old commits suicide

The deceased hung himself in his room after the ICC world cup final. According to police, no one was present in the house at the time of the incident

27th August to be recognised as Razakar Vibhishika Smriti Divas if BJP voted to power: Amit Shah announces in Telangana

Union Home Minister Amit Shah also accused CM KCR and his government of land grabbing in the state of Telangana.

SFJ’s Pannun declares $10000 reward to arrested Australian who ran inside field during World Cup final match wearing ‘Free Palestine’ T-shirt

Johnson was later detained and transported to the Chand Kheda Police Station. While in custody, he spoke to the media, stating that his main goal was to meet Kohli and express his support for Palestine.

You are an idiot: Indian origin wife of cricketer Glenn Maxwell receives ‘hate’ for supporting Australian team

One Indian Instagram user abused the wife of Glenn Maxwell in Marathi while another asked whether she was happy with India's loss or her husband's victory.

‘PM Modi’s visit was motivating, raised our spirits’: Jadeja, Mohammed Shami thank PM Modi on his visit to the dressing room after WC loss

Mohammed Shami took to X to share a picture of PM Modi consoling him after the loss in WC final against Australia.

Indian Air Force scrambled 2 Rafale fighter jets to search for ‘UFO’ sighted near Imphal

"The aircraft equipped with advanced sensors carried out low-level flying over the suspected area to look for the UFO but it did not find anything there," defence sources said.

Nihang Sikh, previously a Muslim, issues threats based on utter lies: Who is Khalistani Toofan Singh and what is the threat to Bageshwar Dham...

Nihang Sikh identified as Harmandeep Singh alias Toofan Singh released a video on his Instagram account threatening Bageshwar Dham Sarkar Dhirendra Krishna Shastri.

Netizens split over Mitchell Marsh putting feet on the World Cup trophy, some say disrespect, some point out how cultural differences should be accepted

While several Twitter users expressed displeasure, stating that his act was 'disgraceful' and 'disrespectful' to the World Cup trophy, some users attributed the behaviour to cultural differences and stressed that it should not be criticised.

IDF releases explosive footage from 7th October attack, showing Hamas terrorists inside Al Shifa hospital

Notably, the terrorists appear well-versed with the ins and outs of the hospital as they maneuvered their way further inside the lobbies.

Bihar: Family returning from Chhath Puja shot at by a man over ‘love affair’, at least two dead, four injured

Reportedly, the incident took place over a 'love affair', with the accused wanting to marry a girl from the victim family who were against it.

‘Media Matters’ tries to cancel X and Elon Musk over ‘anti-Semitism’, President of the leftist media watchdog turns out to be racist

'Media Matters for America' alleged that X owner Elon Musk supposedly reinstated the accounts of 'bigots', 'pro-Hitler', 'paid far-right extremists', and 'Holocaust deniers.

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: International rescue team reaches Silkyara to save 41 trapped workers; heavy machines transported to aid rescue effort

International tunneling expert, Professor Arnold Dix reached the Silkyara tunnel and conducted a survey where 41 workers have been stuck since 12th November.

‘Leftists are sh*t, climate change is hoax, no need for diversity’: Meet Javier Milei, Argentina’s new President

Shortly after his victory, Javier Milei, touted as the "Trump of Argentina", wrote another post on his X account captioned, "Now, Donald Trump 2024!!"

I was in the stadium – disappointed at India’s loss and angry at those dissing the crowd. Here is how I felt during the...

It was the 43rd over. I was at the stands with a mix of disappointment and admiration as the ICC World Cup 2023's final match played out

Hate for Gujaratis by liberals manifests again as they diss Ahmedabad ‘crowd behaviour’ during World Cup final: The dangerous game for political ends

Following India's loss in the ICC World Cup, social media blamed Gujaratis and left-liberals engaged in divisive rhetoric.

Mumbai: Riyaz Bhati, close aide of Chhota Shakeel and Dawood booked for threatening an extortion case witness from jail

The complainant asserted that from June 2022 to November 4, 2023, Bhati and his close associates threatened him and told him not to go to court to testify.

INDI Alliance partners breaching each other’s voter base? Report says Muslim voters drifting away from SP to Congress in UP ahead of 2024 elections

The report cites party leaders indicating that the recent course of events showed Akhilesh as "less responsive" about Muslims.

As NIA busts Pune ISIS module and UP ATS busts AMU ISIS module, here is all you need to know about how intricately they...

Pune ISIS module busted by NIA, AMU ISIS module busted by UP ATS and how they are intricately linked to one another

Congress leader Supriya Shrinate and others use video from during the match to imply PM Modi was laughing after India’s loss

Congress leader Supriya Shrinate used video from during the match to assert PM Modi was laughing after India's loss in Cricket World Cup 2023.

‘I will skip IPL, focus on Ashes and ODIs’: As Pat Cummins delivers 6th World Cup for Australia, his old tweet goes viral

Pat Cummins played for the Indian Premier League in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021 and 2022. His last appearance in the IPL was for the Kolkata Knight Riders.

Fake certificates, stolen pipes, manipulated tenders, bribes and more: Understanding the Rajasthan Water Scam and its role in assembly polls

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is probing the irregularities in the Jal Jeevan Mission in Rajasthan after an FIR was filed by Anti-Corruption Bureau

Australia wins the 13th ODI Cricket World Cup by defeating India by 6 wickets in Ahmedabad, slow middle overs cost the host the title

In a massive disappointment for over a lakh spectators in Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and crores of cricket fans in the country, India lost the final in the ICC World Cup against Australia

Kashmir separatism, anti-Hindu tropes, obsession with Kerala Model: How CCP supporter Neville Roy Singham financed ‘The People’s Forum’ is peddling anti-India propaganda

OpIndia has found that 'The People's Forum', funded almost wholly by Neville Roy Singham, has been peddling anti-India narratives since 2019.

Canada: Female Boxer withdraws from championship after learning that her opponent is man identifying as woman

Female boxer Katia Bissonnette withdrew from a Canadian championship match after learning that her opponent Mya Walmsley is man identifying as womam

Author Namdev Jadhav files complaint against NCP goons after ink attack, holds Sharad Pawar responsible

Author Namdev Jadhav filed a complaint against NCP goons hours after Sharad Pawar’s faction of the NCP smeared ink on him

Manipur: Imphal airport shut down for over 3 hours after unidentified object detected over it, several flights diverted and delayed

The authorities are looking into whether it is an act of some anti-India elements. They are probing whether there is a possibility of any security threat from the unidentified drone.

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced a meeting with social media companies to address concerns over deep fake technology

Government to hold meeting with social media companies to discuss deep fake technology, said IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

“I don’t think they know much about Cricket”: Harbhajan Singh makes sexist commentary on Anushka Sharma and Athiya Shetty, gets slammed by netizens 

During commentary in the world cup final, Harbhaja Singh said he does not think that Anushka Sharma and Athiya Shetty knows anything about cricket