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Jyotiraditya Scindia calls Congress a party of ‘lies and loot’, alleges he was witness to distribution of fake certificates for loan waivers during Congress rule in MP

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Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia termed Congress as a 'party of loot and lies' and said that the grand old party always cries about empty coffers when it comes to ensuring development
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News Reports

Defence Ministry will fund 20% cost of strategic tunnel under Brahmaputra River in Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

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The Union Defence Ministry will fund 20% of the project cost of the upcoming tunnel under the Brahmaputra River in central Assam
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News Reports

Free ration scheme aiding 80 crore poor will be extended for the next five years, says PM Modi

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Addressing a rally in Chhattisgarh, PM Modi said the Centre's biggest priority is the welfare of the poor.
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News Reports

Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun issues new threat, threatens to blow up an Air India flight on 19th November like Kanishka bombing of 1985

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Gurpatwant Singh Pannun said, "Sikhs, do not travel by Air India from 19th November. It can be life-threatening."
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News Reports

“I don’t expect votes from Miya Muslims”: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says he is focused on development of all

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Himanta Biswa Sarma said that despite knowing that Miya Muslims will not vote for him, his govt is working for their development
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News Reports

Statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to be inaugurated in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara near LoC on November 7

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An equestrian statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir will be inaugurated by Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde
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World

9 assailants shot dead by Pakistan Army after attack on Mianwali Air Force base, Tehreek-i-Taliban’s offshoot claims responsibility

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The ISPR added that only minor damage was sustained during the offensive on three already-phased-out non-operational aircraft but no harm had been inflicted on any of the PAF's (Pakistan Air Force) functional operational assets.
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News Reports

‘Good luck and blessings’: PM Modi keeps his promise, writes to schoolgirl who brought his sketch at the Chhattisgarh rally

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Keeping his promise, PM Narendra Modi has sent a letter to the little schoolgirl Akanksha Thakur who stood with his sketch in Chhattisgarh's Kanker rally
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News Reports

Kerala: POCSO court finds Ashfaq Alam guilty in Aluva rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl from Bihar, conviction in 99 days after crime

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The body of the minor victim was found dumped in a sack in a marshy area behind a local market in the nearby Aluva area on 29th July. It was found a day after the minor was abducted, brutally raped, and killed by Alam, the victim's neighbour.
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News Reports

Gujarat: AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava absconding after assaulting forest dept staff and threatening with gun for removing encroachment, wife and PA arrested

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Gujarat AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava absconding after he was booked in a case of assault filed by the forest department
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News Reports

Explained: What is Electoral Bonds Scheme, how it works, and why govt says it is essential to ensure transparency & white money in political...

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All you need to know about the electoral bonds and controversy around them
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News Reports

Pakistan: 14 soldiers killed by rebels in Gwadar on the same day as the Mianwali Air Force base attack

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14 Pakistani soldiers were killed in a terror attack on the security convoy when it was moving from Pasni to Ormara in Gwadar district.
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News Reports

‘You are free to humiliate yourself, do not drag us along’: Wasim Akram slams Hasan Raza for claiming India is getting ‘special balls’ during...

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Akram went on to describe how the balls are chosen before a cricket match. Akram also asserted that Pakistan bowlers should rather focus on learning how Indian bowlers have improved over the years.
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News Reports

Infighting continues in MP Congress unit: 39 leaders expelled for contesting against party’s official candidates

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39 leaders were expelled from the Madhya Pradesh Congress on the directives of the party's state unit chief Kamal Nath.
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News Reports

Over 30 phones stolen outside Mannat during Shah Rukh Khan’s birthday celebrations; Imran and Mohammed Ali among 3 arrested

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Bandra Police nabs 3 people for stealing mobile phones outside Mannat during Shah Rukh Khan's birthday celebrations.
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News Reports

What is the Mahadev Betting App, whose founders are accused of giving Chhattisgarh CM Baghel Rs 508 cores, and how such betting companies are...

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The recent investigation into the Mahadev Betting app has brought attention to how, over the years, a number of such offshore gaming and betting businesses have profited millions of rupees through money laundering and tax law violations
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh: PM Narendra Modi addresses an election rally in Durg, makes ’30 per cent commission’ jibe at CM Bhupesh Baghel

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PM Narendra Modi took a swipe at Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel with '30 per cent commission' jibe.
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Law

Legislature can enact fresh law to cure the deficiency in judgement, cannot directly overrule it: CJI DY Chandrachud 

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The CJI argued that while pronouncing judgements, the Justices are guided by constitutional morality rather than public morality.
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News Reports

Hamas put their terrorists on the list of ‘wounded’ Palestinians to be evacuated from Gaza: Reports

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Hamas reportedly provided a list of 'wounded' Palestinians to Egypt, Israel and the United States, reiterating that they should be evacuated along with US nationals and others.
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News Reports

Mukesh Ambani receives two new threat emails for ignoring extortion demand of ₹400 crores, sender introduces himself as ‘Shadab Khan’

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Earlier Ambani received death threats via email threatening to shoot him if he failed to pay Rs 20 crore. The ransom subsequently kept increasing to Rs 200 crore and Rs 400 crore each time a fresh email was sent.
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News Reports

‘Congress is fighting Chhattisgarh election with the help of hawala operators’: Smriti Irani slams CM Bhupesh Baghel over Mahadev App case

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“Is it true that money was recovered from Asim Das at Hotel Trident on November 2? Is it true that Rs 15.50 crore from different bank accounts were frozen under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act?” Irani asked.
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News Reports

Amidst squabbling between I.N.D.I. Alliance parties, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge says projecting PM candidate will break alliance unity

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Evidently, Kharge admitted that even as the 2024 elections are just months away, there is no consensus among the I.N.D.I.Alliance partners regarding a PM candidate and there is a risk of the coalition breaking apart over the issue.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Congress leader Karan Singh Yadav resigns over allocation of election tickets, holds protest outside Sonia Gandhi’s residence

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Karan Singh Yadav stated his intention to meet the party's organisational General Secretary, KC Venugopal, on Saturday.
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News Reports

UP: Victim of Unnao rape case, where ex-MLA Kuldeep Sengar got life sentence, accuses her mother, sister, and uncle of taking all her money,...

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The victim in the Unnao rape case accused that her family members took away all the money, totalling more than Rs 1 crore she received as aid from government and various other agencies. She also accused them of grabbing a flat in Delhi she received.
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News Reports

AAP minister Gopal Rai blames vehicles coming from Uttar Pradesh for the air pollution in Delhi

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Gopal Rai is not the first minister in the Delhi government to point fingers at other states rather than solving the air pollution issue in Delhi.
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Cricket

Cricket World Cup 2023: Kolkata Police summons Sourav Ganguly’s brother in ticket black marketing probe

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Following a complaint from cricket fans, a case was filed on Wednesday accusing BookMyShow and officials from the CAB and BCCI of ticket black marketing.
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Crime

Maharashtra: Man poses as a descendant of Satavahana King to grab Durgadi Fort land near Kalyan, now absconding

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The Durgadi fort was built by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in 1666 on the ruins of an ancient fortress of Satvahanas. It was in this fort that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj envisioned the navy of the Hindu Swarajya.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Air Force training base in Mianwali attacked by ‘unknown gunmen’, 3 aircraft, a fuelling tanker damaged

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The ISPR says that 3 terrorists were neutralised while entering the base while the remaining 3 terrorists have been cornered due to timely and effective response by the troops. However, during the attack, some damage to three already grounded aircraft and a fuel bowser also occurred.
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News Reports

No crackers shall be burst in religious places at odd time: Kerala High Court orders raid on all religious places to seize ‘illegal’ firecrackers

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"Even if the licences are issued, they should not be issued, for bursting causes noise and air pollution also. Crackers are busted at odd hours disturbing peace," the court noted.
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News Reports

Philippines to exit China’s Belt and Road Initiative, announces full termination of major infra projects, favours Japanese and Western companies

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The Philippines' apparent departure from the BRI is rooted in deep-seated bilateral issues concerning contested territories in the South China Sea.
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Entertainment

FIR against Urfi Javed for making a video of her fake arrest and “defaming” Mumbai Police

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The police said in a statement that the self-publicity video went viral on social media and misled people about the department's stance on skimpy clothing.
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News Reports

Nepal: Strong earthquake of 6.4 magnitude jolts several districts, death toll crosses 70

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The death toll rose to 70 after a strong earthquake of 6.4 magnitude jolted Nepal in the late hours of Friday, informed officials.
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Hamas accused of killing women and children for moving to southern Gaza, videos showing bodies with gunshot injuries on a Gaza street appear

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Social media users are claiming that Hamas snipers killed dozens of women and children on the street when they were trying to move out of northern Gaza
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Crime

Mahadev App Promoters made payments of ₹508 crore to Congress leader and Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel: ED

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ED said that regular payments were made by Mahadev App Promoters to Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel totalling around Rs 508 crore
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‘Desperate Times, Desperate Measures? Journalist Navika Kumar, who was on Congress’ ‘boycott’ list, accompanies Kamal Nath on his campaign trail

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Since the Congress-led I.N.D.I. Alliance is collapsing like a house of cards, the grand old party may have thought it would be prudent to turn back to the media, which it had recently 'boycotted', for help
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“Khalasi is topping the charts and Aditya Gadhvi is winning hearts”: PM Modi after the ‘Gotilo’ famed singer recounted his meeting with Gujarat CM...

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PM Modi appreciated the popularity of the song Khalasi, saying that a recent interview with singer Aditya Gadhvi brought back memories from a special occasion.
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Pakistan: Bomb explosion targeting police patrol in Dera Ismail Khan kills 5, injures 22

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At least 5 people were killed and 22 others were injured after an explosion targeting police rocked Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan.
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Mahadev Betting Scam: ED raids 5 locations in Chhattisgarh, recovers Rs 2.5 crores from the house of a ‘driver’ linked to the syndicate

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Enforcement Directorate raided five locations in Chhattisgarh in connection with the Mahadev Betting App case on Friday (3rd November)
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NIA makes headway in Coimbatore bomb blast probe, arrests 15th accused Tahanaseer who helped mastermind Mubin to execute the attack

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NIA arrested the 15th accused in the ISIS-inspired car bomb blast case in Coimbatore, in which a suicide bomber was killed when his vehicle laden with IED exploded
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Opinions

Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan: How Taliban, once propped up by Islamabad, has come back to bite it

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Hundreds and thousands of Afghans who fled Talibani rule in Afghanistan to neighbouring Pakistan are forced to return as Islamabad begins crackdown against what it calls 'illegal refugees'.
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Maharashtra: Salman praises Tipu Sultan, shows Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj bowing before the Islamic tyrant, booked

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A man named Salman was booked in Maharashtra's Sangli for hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus by demeaning Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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News Reports

After remaining silent on Hamas terror attacks in Israel, Irfan Pathan’s heart bleeds for children in Gaza

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Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan raised his 'concern' for the children losing their lives in Gaza amidst the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
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News Reports

As Elvish Yadav is accused of throwing rave parties with ‘snake venom’, here is how the toxic saliva is abused in India

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The snakes commonly used for such intoxication include cobras, kraits, and green-coloured snakes, found researchers.
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News Reports

Saudi Arabia eyes $5 billion stake in Indian Premier League, Crown Prince MBS proposes to transfer it to a $30 Billion holding company: Report

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Saudi Arabia has expressed interest in buying a multibillion-dollar stake in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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I.N.D.I. Alliance continues to crumble: CPI(M) calls off alliance with Congress, Bihar CM blames grand old party of neglecting opposition bloc

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CPI(M) has decided to call off its proposed alliance with the Congress while JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar has accused the grand old party of prioritising state polls over I.N.D.I bloc
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“You want people to live in gas chambers?” Delhi HC pulls up Delhi Forest Dept for allowing cutting of trees, says it is responsible...

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The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up Delhi's forest department for passing stereotypical one-line orders allowing the felling of trees
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Gyanvapi issue: Supreme Court dismisses mosque committee’s plea challenging High Court’s decision to transfer the case

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Supreme Court refused to interfere with the order passed by the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court transferring Gyanvapi Case to a different bench
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Love Jihad in UP: Furqan Ali poses as Sultan Singh to entrap a Dalit girl and hold her captive; arrested

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Furqan Ali, a mason from Sambhal, posed as Sultan Singh to lure a Dalit girl into an affair and assaulted her after marriage.
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News Reports

“Bhupesh Baghel a ‘pre-paid’ CM of Congress, his validity has ended”: Amit Shah in Chhattisgarh

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Taking a swipe at Congress, Union Home minister Amit Shah said Bhupesh Baghel is 'pre-paid' CM for the grand old party.
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Delhi HC directs ASI to look into Hindu Sena’s plea to ‘correct history books’ claiming that Taj Mahal was not built by Shah Jahan

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The Delhi HC asked the ASI to review a petition by Hindu Sena claiming that Shah Jahan did not build the Taj Mahal.
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