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Kerala honour killing: Abees Muhammed kills minor daughter by force-feeding her herbicide, because she had a boyfriend in school

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The 14-year-old girl's father Abees Muhammed hit his daughter with an iron rod and forcibly fed her herbicide on October 29.
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News Reports

Plaques of ‘those who believe in God are idiots’, EVR statues to be removed from outside Temples in TN, HR&CE to go: Annamalai’s powerful...

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In a direct dare to Dravidian politics in Tamil Nadu, firebrand President of Tamil Nadu BJP K Annamalai has said that the statue of EV Ramasamy Naicker (EVR), also known by the epithet 'Periyar', outside the Srirangam Ranganathar Temple and all other temples would be removed
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News Reports

Punjab AG argues to stop paddy MSP as ‘one-day solution’ for stubble burning, but this is how AAP has been playing politics on it...

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Punjab AG called for ban on paddy MSP, demanded MSP for alternate crops to encourage diversification. The AG represents the Mann government in court, but interestingly, AAP's politics on paddy MSPs has been totally contradictory over the years.
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News Reports

Assam Congress MLA Aftabuddin Mollah arrested for hate speech against Hindus saints, had said, ‘Wherever there is rape, a Sadhu is involved’: Details

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Assam Police on Wednesday (8th November) arrested Congress MLA Aftabuddin Mollah for disparaging priests, namgharias, and saints.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: CM Gehlot promises English language education for all students in the state in Congress Guarantee Yatra

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In addition to the rally, during a press conference in the state capital, CM Gehlot underscored the party's commitments and stated that "BJP's power is ED, my power is guarantees."
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News Reports

‘Mahua Moitra came to my house’: Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai accuses TMC MP of trespassing, lodges complaint against her

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In his complaint, Advocate Jai Anant stressed that he wished to make it absolutely clear that he had not invited Smt. Moitra to his residence, and that she has come uninvited and with a very apparent intention to commit trespass and to intimidate him.
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News Reports

‘His speech a dark stain on our society’: NCW condemns Bihar CM’s cheap remark on women in Bihar Assembly, seeks immediate apology

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Calling it an affront to the dignity of the women, NCW demanded an immediate and unequivocal apology from Nitish Kumar for his crass comment.
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News Reports

Hi Nitish Kumar, have you heard of condoms? Why Bihar CM’s crude remarks in assembly display a vulgar illiteracy around sex and reproductive health

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There are 29 women MLAs in the Bihar assembly. Nitish Kumar's crude gesticulation and Tejashwi Yadav's laughter enabling and encouraging that behavior is the proof that the Bihar assembly is not a safe workspace for the 29 women MLAs.
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News Reports

‘Don’t let it inside, pull it out’: Nitish Kumar’s comments on population control in Bihar assembly stir a row

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar kicked up a storm after using vulgar references while talking about women's education and population in the assembly.
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News Reports

Noida: Mufid Khan uses fake documents to usurp govt land left behind by Taufiq after he migrated to Pakistan in 1947, FIR filed after...

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Mufid Khan and his wife Rihanna Khan have been accused of illegally usurping 'enemy property' in Noida that was left behind by Taufiq who migrated to Pakistan in 1947
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OpIndia Explains

Deep fake videos: Everything you need to know about them, how to detect them, government guidelines and more

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As deep fake video raise concerns, MeitY issue advisory to the social media companies about them.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Union Minister Prahlad Patel’s convoy meets with a road accident; 1 reported dead, 3 injured

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The accident happened while Prahlad Patel's convoy was travelling from Chhindwara to Narsinghpur in Madhya Pradesh.
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News Reports

Karnataka Electronics Development Corp Ltd contractors accuse MD of demanding bribe in exchange for clearing dues worth Rs 300 crore: Report

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Karnataka IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge's name has appeared in the alleged KEONICS scam and the alleged Karnataka Examination Authority scam as well
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News Reports

Bihar: Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation quota from 50% to 75% after caste survey results

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As per the proposal, the current reservation for SC which stands at 16%, could be increased to 20%, reservations for ST could be raised from 1% to 2%.
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News Reports

YouTuber Elvish Yadav summoned by Noida police in the snake venom case, asked to appear within 48 hours

OpIndia Staff -
On 3rd November, Noida police registered an FIR against Elvish Yadav for allegedly supplying snake venom to rave parties in Noida.
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News Reports

Proposal to rename Aligarh to Harigarh passed by Aligarh Municipal Corporation, Yogi govt’s assent likely

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In February, a demand by made to rename Lucknow to Lakhanpur or Laxmanpur
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News Reports

‘Hope Congress loses in 2024’: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav calls upon voters to defeat I.N.D.I. Alliance partner Congress

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In a scathing attack on the Congress, Yadav accused Congress of double-speak and acting as the “B-team of the BJP”. He stressed that Congress doesn’t want to ally with the Samajwadi Party and is also speaking against another I.N.D.I.A. alliance partner AAP. Afterward, he asserted that Congress would get a befitting reply from the PDA.
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News Reports

Singapore forbids citizens, tourists from displaying symbols linked to Israel-Hamas war, says won’t accept support to terrorist groups

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Several pro-Palestinian demonstrations displayed open support for terrorist group Hamas which killed at least 1,400 Israelis in the brutal terrorist attack on 7th October on Israel
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News Reports

No blanket ban on firecrackers, only the ones with barium salt, but all states should work to reduce pollution: SC ahead of Diwali

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The court said there is a wrong perception that it is the court's responsibility on the issue of the environment.
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Cricket

As Angelo Mathews provides ‘evidence’ to explain how he was wrongly ‘timed out’, read the controversy around his dismissal

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Slamming the Bangladeshi side, Mathews stressed that it was wrong of them to stoop down to the level of appealing for his time out.
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News Reports

West Bengal: Minor Hindu girl raped and murdered, hung from tree, accused Sheikh Illiyas Mondal arrested

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According to Hindu activist Devdutta Maji, a few Muslim youths initially told the family that the murdered girl eloped with accused Illyas.
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Politics

Mamata Banerjee upset after TMC is called a party of ‘thieves’ following Jyoti Priya Mallick’s arrest, but here is how the allegations are not...

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Mamata Banerjee defended TMC while her ministers and MP are accused of various scams in the state of West Bengal.
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh: Voting in Naxal-affected Karigundam after 23 years, here is how Left Wing Extremism has come down drastically under the Modi govt

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Dantewada was retained by the BJP's Bhima Mandavi in 2018. Mandavi and four security officers were murdered days before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as their convoy was attacked in Dantewada district by Naxals. Notably, this time the BJP is represented by Chaitram Atani, a former member of the now-illegal Sulwa Judum movement.
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News Reports

WeWork’s catastrophic collapse: Tech unicorn files for bankruptcy in US, Canada

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By August this year, WeWork had expressed "substantial doubt" about its ability to remain in business over the next year due to mounting losses and debt.
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News Reports

‘No event named Jashn-e-Roshni’: FSSAI says after outrage on social media, forgets to add it was their 2022 event

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Netizens have claimed that the statutory body is organising an event called 'Jashn-e-Roshni' on the occasion of the Hindu festival Diwali. FSSAI has, however, denied organising any such event on the occasion of Diwali
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News Reports

ED summons former Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar in Rs 49.63 lakh COVID body bag scam

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The ED investigation revealed that a company was giving body bags for dead Covid patients to another company for Rs 2,000, which sold it to the Central Procurement Department for Rs 6,800
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News Reports

IUML, which had raised slogans threatening Hindus, extends unconditional support to Congress in Telangana

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In July this year, the IUML protest rally saw slogans raised against India and slogans calling for the murder of Hindus.
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News Reports

Israeli forces allow 4-hour evacuation corridor for Gazans, urge civilians to move to the south beyond Wadi Gaza wetlands

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The IDF also allowed a four-hour evacuation passage from 10 am to 2 pm to south of Wadi Gaza on 6th November
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News Reports

Will 79-year-old Zoramthanga remain CM? MNF, ZPM and Congress face a triangular fight in Mizoram as polling continues today

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In 2018, the 10 year regime of Congress came to an end after Mizo National Front (MNF) defeated Congress by a great margin, securing 26 out of 40 seats
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News Reports

Samajwadi party leader, who opposed Vande Mataram, demands 5% reservation for Muslims, detained

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During the agitation, slogans such as 'Maratha-Muslim bhai bhai', 'Musalmano ko nyay do' and 'Musalmanon ko 5% arakshan do' were raised.
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Opinions

Arvind Kejriwal’s brand of politics is lying blatantly and apologising when the jig is up – repeatedly: Pollution excuses, payoff for AAP and how...

Ganesh R -
Delhi’s pollution crisis has technical and administrative solutions but AAP's Arvind Kejriwal rather lie blatantly
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News Reports

Meerut: 11-year-old boy dies of rabies in 2 months after getting bitten by a street dog, over 1 lakh stray dogs roaming in city

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Dushyant (11), son of Dhannu, was bitten by a dog in the colony during Rakshabandhan. As per reports, the child was given only Tetanus shots and no anti-rabies doses were given.
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News Reports

US: Another violent anti-Semitic attack in LA, Jewish man brutally killed with a megaphone by pro-Hamas protestor

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The incident has left the Jewish community, residing in the Westlake Village neighbourhood, in a state of shock.
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh votes in the first phase of elections for 20 seats, CRPF jawan injured in Sukma IED blast set off by Naxals

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The voting process began at 7 a.m. amid tight security. Polling started at 7 a.m. for ten seats, which include Mohla-Manpur, Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Kanker, Keshkal, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur and Konta. The other 10 seats started pollling at 8 am.
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News Reports

PM Modi shares ‘Anupamaa’ video promoting ‘Vocal For Local’ initiative ahead of Diwali festive season

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PM Modi shared a video featuring 'Anupamaa' actors promoting 'Vocal For Local' and 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' initiatives.
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News Reports

France: Dozens of Muslim travellers offering namaz at Paris airport stirs row, authorities term it ‘regrettable’ and vow to act ‘firmly’

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France is a secular country and there are restrictions on displays of religious beliefs in public places, including airports.
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News Reports

Israel asks India for 100,000 workers to replace Palestinian workers after October 7 attacks: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Israel has reportedly asked India for 100,000 workers to replace Palestinian following the October 7 attacks.
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News Reports

Urgent need to address ‘identity theft’: Actress Rashmika Mandanna says after her deep fake videos go viral

OpIndia Staff -
Hours after her deep fake video started making rounds on the internet, actress Rashmika Mandanna took to X to share her ordeal and concerns over the misuse of technology particularly regarding the deep fake video.
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News Reports

DMK leader makes ‘dog eaters’ remark on Nagas, BJP and Tamil Nadu Governor slams him for insulting northeast Indians

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DMK leader RS Bharathi referred to people of Nagaland 'dog eaters' during his diatribe against Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi.
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Politics

Amidst possibility of arrest by Enforcement Directorate, CM Arvind Kejriwal calls an all MLA meeting in Delhi

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Arvind Kejriwal called for all MLA meeting amidst possibilities of arrest by ED in Delhi Liquor Policy Scam
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News Reports

Illegal commissions, sale of illicit liquor from govt retail stores and more: How brother of Congress Mayor orchestrated ₹2161 crore liquor scam in Chhattisgarh

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In July this year, the Supreme court stayed investigation by the Enforcement Directorate in the Chhattisgarh liquor policy scam case.
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News Reports

Diwali bumper offer: Modi govt slashes whole wheat flour price, know all about the ‘Bharat Atta’ scheme

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The whole wheat flour will be available at around 2,000 outlets in the country in bags of 10kg and 30kg
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OpIndia Explains

As AAP now blames Haryana for deteriorating air quality in Delhi, here’s how stubble burning in Punjab contributed massively to the pollution menace

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While Kejriwal claimed that his govt in Punjab would solve the chronic stubble-burning crisis, the rising pollution in Delhi illustrates that he has failed in his endeavour.
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News Reports

AAP becoming synonymous with scams: ED arrests Punjab AAP MLA Jaswant Singh in connection with Rs 40 crore bank scam

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ED, on Monday (November 6) arrested Punjab AAP MLA Jaswant Singh Gajjanmajra in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case registered against him last year related to a Rs 40 crore bank scam.
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Editor's picks

Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews becomes the first cricketer in history to be ‘Timed Out’: Here’s what happened

OpIndia Staff -
A new controversy erupted in the 25th over when Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews was given 'time out' for his failure to reach the crease from the dugout in stipulated time.
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News Reports

9 years, 7 schemes: How the Modi govt has not just brought policies but implemented them to change lives of crores of Indians

अर्पित त्रिपाठी -
Since taking office in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has implemented numerous flagship projects. These schemes have attempted to solve fundamental problems that could not be solved from 1947 to 2014.
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News Reports

OP Jindal Professor who supports Hamas & detests ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chant accused of displaying dating App accounts of students in classroom, HSCW to...

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The Organiser reported quoting a student that the professor body-shamed and used derogatory language including the word "ch****** in the classroom.
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Cricket

After saying India gets different balls from ICC, former Pakistani cricketer Hasan Raza now says DRS is manipulated to help India 

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While admitting that there was no tampering with the ball, Hasan Raza did cast aspersions on the ‘weight’ of the ball given to India.
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News Reports

India’s growth outlook soars as Fitch raises mid-term potential to 6.2 per cent, China downgraded

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Fitch Ratings increased India's medium-term potential growth forecast from 5.5 per cent to 6.2 per cent.
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News Reports

Ex-cricketer and Congress candidate Mohammed Azharuddin in trouble: 4 cases of corruption filed against him ahead of Telangana polls

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Telangana's Rachakonda Police have registered 4 cases of corruption against the scam-tainted former Indian skipper and Congress candidate Mohammed Azharuddin
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