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‘Word for word duplication’: MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan accused of plagiarism, American journalist reveals Hasan’s pro-spanking column was copied

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Lee Fang, an American journalist, accused Mehdi Hasan of plagiarising pro-spanking column published in January 2000.
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Demanding Bharat Ratna for ‘martyr’ Atiq Ahmed and laying the national flag on his grave cost this Congress leader dearly, here is what happened

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Prayagraj Congress leader Rajkumar Singh was arrested and expelled from party after he demanded Bharat Ratna for Atiq Ahmed and saluted the grave after placing tricolour on it
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Al Jazeera downplays Islamist violence in India by spreading half-truths, attempts to normalise radicalisation

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Despite attempts by Al Jazeera to cast aspersions on the Godhra train carnage, 'facts' will continue to show the mirror to all conspiracy theorists.
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Gujarat: Police arrest one Jishanuddin for stalking, and molesting a Hindu woman in Vadodara

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When the victim answered the doorbell, Jishanuddin barged inside the house while his accomplices waited at the door.
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Madhya Pradesh government orders to remove Muslim employees from Maa Sharda temple in Maihar

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Pushpa Kulesh, Deputy Secretary, Religious Trust and Endowment Department of Madhya Pradesh, has addressed this letter to the District Magistrate.
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Maharashtra Minister Gulabrao Patil hints at massive political drama in coming days, claims Ajit Pawar has made up his mind to leave NCP

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Gulabrao Patil hinted at major political upheaval in Maharashtra, claiming that Ajit Pawar has made up his mind to leave NCP.
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UGC debars Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies from offering distance learning and online programmes for violations of norms

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UGC bars NMIMS from offering open and distance learning (ODL) and online programmes
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UP: Atiq Ahmed’s henchman Asad Kaliya arrested in Prayagraj, crackdown on deceased mafia’s gang continues

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Asad Kaliya was wanted in many cases of extortion. He used to handle the land business of mafia Atiq Ahmed.
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California: 17 arrested in connection with Gurdwara shootings in gang war of rival Sikh groups, including 2 Khalistanis wanted in India for murder

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Police in California have arrested 17 people in connection with a series of shootings in Gurdwaras in Stockton, Sacramento and other locations.
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Sudan: As conflict between the Army chief and paramilitary leader leaves hundreds dead, read what is happening and why

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A coup in October 2021 halted a power-sharing agreement with the citizens who organised the anti-Bashir rallies. This agreement was meant to hasten the transition to a democratic administration.
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Supreme Court sets aside Bombay High Court order acquitting GN Saibaba in Maoist link case

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The High Court's ruling from October 14, 2022, allowing Saibaba's appeal against a 2017 trial court decision convicting and sentencing him to life in prison, was challenged in the case that led to the verdict.
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UP: Sabina of Bareilly marries Sompal in the Agastya Muni Ashram, becomes Hindu, and requests police to provide security

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Sabina and Sompal contacted Pandit KK Shankhdhar of the Agastya Muni Ashram who agreed to solemnize their marriage.
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Government and financial documents related to mining in Bihar found burning in West Bengal, CBI rushes to retrieve the papers

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CBI officers on Tuesday collected a number of partially burnt documents which were set on fire in an open field in West Bengal.
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Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Another HC Judge recuses from hearing plea of Asif Iqbal Tanha

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This matter pertains to the plea files by Tanha against the alleged media leak in his confession statement in relation to the Delhi riots of February 2020. 
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Deities mocked, racial slurs hurled, beef chucked and pressured to convert to Islam: Hindu students in UK face racial discrimination, reveals think-tank

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The study found that some Hindu students were told to watch videos of Islamic preachers and convert since their religion 'made no sense'.
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Centre urges SC to make states and union territories party in same sex marriage, files fresh affidavit

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Centre apprised the SC that the Union of India, has issued a letter dated April 18 2023 to all States inviting comments and views on the seminal issue raised in the present batch of petitions. 
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Senior citizen files plea in Bombay HC alleging violation of noise pollution rules by mosque loudspeakers, alleges inaction by authorities

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Retired marine engineer Mahendra Sapre files plea with Bombay HC seeking to remove mosque loudspeakers for causing noise pollution
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World

Queen Cleopatra: Egyptian lawyer sues Netflix for portraying Cleopatra as a black woman, accusations of historical distortion levelled

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An Egyptian lawyer sued streaming giant Netflix for depicting Cleopatra as a black woman in its 'Queen Cleopatra' documentary.
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Congress expels its official Mathura mayoral poll candidate Shyam Sundar Upadhyay, claims he submitted fake party ticket

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Congress expelled Shyam Sundar Upadhyay from the party after declaring him as the official party candidate for Mathura mayoral poll.
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INX Media money laundering case: ED attaches Karti Chidambaram’s properties worth Rs 11.04 crore

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According to the agency, it was discovered during the ED investigation that several shell companies regulated, beneficially owned, or used by Karti Chidambaram received illegal gratification (proceeds of crime) from M/s INX Media Pvt. Ltd., to which accused P Chidambaram had granted FIPB approval.
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Now, you will not be kicked off Twitter if you call a biological man who identifies as a woman a man: Here’s what has...

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Twitter has made changes to its Hateful Conduct policy in connection with misgendering and deadnaming people on its platform.
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US bans use of ‘monovalent’ Moderna and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines. Here is what it means

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FDA has authorised 'bivalent' vaccines to be used for all doses given to individuals 6 months of age and older.
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Pune school used by banned terror outfit PFI as training camp attached by NIA, read details

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In a press release issued on Monday, the NIA stated that PFI used the fourth and fifth floors of the school to organize and prepare for carrying out terrorist actions with the intention of jeopardizing India's unity, integrity, and security.
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Islamist violence against Hanuman Janmotsav procession: VHP, Bajrang Dal call for strike in 14 districts of Odisha, Sambalpur still under curfew

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The VHP, and Bajrang Dal have called for a 12-hour bandh in the western districts of Sambalpur, Debgarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sundargarh, Balangir, Subarnapur, Boudh, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Koraput, Nabrangpur, Malkangiri, and Rayagada.
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Indian Youth Congress sends legal notice to Angkita Dutta for accusing close Rahul Gandhi aide Srinivas BV of abusive behaviour

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Assam Youth Congress President Angkita Dutta said that she had let the higher ups know about the abusive behaviour but no one paid any heed.
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Dutch intel agency calls China “biggest threat to economic security”

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Earlier, the Dutch government said that they have imposed restrictions on the export of chip manufacturing equipment and raw materials used in chip making to China. 
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Rajasthan: Another Korean blogger sexually harassed while shooting live blog, man flashes genitals at her on camera, arrested

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The woman in the video could be seen capturing the beauty of the blue city while shooting a video blog of herself. The accused man as seen in the video followed the woman and kept a watch on her. Later he displayed his genitals to the woman on camera forcing her to scream aloud for help.
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Shaista Parveen likely using ‘underworld’ connections to evade arrest by UP STF

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Shaista Parveen, wife of gangster Atiq Ahmed, has been on the run. She had not even attended funerals of her gangster son Asad, husband and brother in law in a bid to evade arrest.
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US: Fox News settles defamation lawsuit for $787 million after accusing voting machine company of ‘stealing’ the 2020 Presidential election

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The trial in Delaware against Fox News was meant to decide whether it committed 'actual malice' while accusing Dominion of rigging the election.
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Atiq Ahmed killing: Shooters shifted from Prayagraj’s Naini Central Jail to Pratapgarh Jail

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Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were killed in my men posing as journalists on April 15.
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UP Police compiles a list of 61 mafias under surveillance as Yogi government tightens the noose on criminals

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The tightening of noose around the criminals in Uttar Pradesh comes in the wake of gangster Atiq Ahmed's killing.
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Uttar Pradesh police refute media claims that bombs were hurled at Atiq Ahmed’s lawyer Vijay Mishra’s house in Prayagraj

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Hours after media reports claimed that low-intensity crude bombs were hurled at deceased mafia don Atiq Ahmed's lawyer Vijay Mishra's house in Prayagraj, UP police called news 'baseless'
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From ‘will snatch CM and PM’s chair’ to calling PM Modi ‘Ravana’: Atiq Ahmed’s past speeches reflect his arrogance of wielding political power

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Atiq Ahmed not only indulged in criminal activity but was, by all accounts, arrogant of being a criminal wielding political power.
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Gujarat: Attendees asked to bring ‘Roti’ instead of paying money to enter singer Kirtidan Gadhvi’s event in Patan

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The unique event was organised at a Hanuman temple known as ‘Rotaliya Hanuman’ in the city of Patan in Gujarat 
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SC accepts plea seeking probe into Atiq-Ashraf deaths: Know about petitioner Vishal Tiwari and his connection to Hindenburg report

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Advocate Vishal Tiwari had filed a petition in the Supreme Court over the deaths of gangsters Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf Ahmed.
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‘Choto choto ghotona’: Mamata Banerjee downplays post-poll violence in West Bengal, accuses BSF of conspiring with BJP in elections

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Mamata Banerjee suggested that the 2021 post-poll violence, orchestrated by the TMC goons, were 'small incidents that happen everywhere.'
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Aman Raja from Jharkhand vows to kill UP CM Yogi Adityanath, booked

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Aman Raja, the Jharkhand resident, declared on Facebook that he wanted to kill CM Yogi Adityanath.
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‘Aadhar verification a ploy to implement CAA and NRC in Bengal’: Mamata Banerjee resorts to fear-mongering against Centre

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"Law and Order is a State subject. I will not take part in NRC or CAB. Whoever lives here is already a citizen of this country," Mamata Banerjee said.
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Assam Congress leader Angkita Dutta accuses Srinivas BV of harassment, says informed Rahul Gandhi six months ago but no action taken

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Assam Congress leader Angkita Dutta has opened up about the alleged harassment she has been facing at the hands of Srinivas BV and the lack of interest shown by higher-ups despite her complaint.
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World

England: Islamists attack Birmingham Police during a crackdown on illegal stalls in Ramzan

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Bottles were reportedly thrown at police in Small Heath, Birmingham, during an operation to crack down on illegal street market stalls during Ramzan.
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World

Ration supplies, don’t venture out: Indian Embassy in Sudan issues advisory as clashes intensify, 180 civilians including one Indian dead

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On Monday, the Ministry of External Affairs, in view of the current clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), set up a Control Room to provide information and assistance to Indians. 
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“Now mafia can’t threaten anyone”: UP CM Yogi Adityanath says criminals were in ‘crisis’ now

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"Now gangsters and mafia cannot threaten businessmen over phone. Uttar Pradesh today promises a better law and order situation," UP CM Yogi Adityanath said.
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‘There is no absolute concept of a man or a woman…It’s not the question of what your genitals are’: CJI Chandrachud in same-sex marriage...

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"It's not the question of what your genitals are. It's far more complex, that's the point," CJI Chandrachud noted.
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‘Not leaving NCP, no truth in allying with BJP’: Ajit Pawar refutes claims of joining BJP, says reports of NCP breaking are rumours

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"I am with NCP, not going anywhere. Nobody taken signatures of any MLAs. These are all baseless speculations," said Ajit Pawar while addressing the press conference in Mumbai.
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Shraddha murder case: Delhi court restricts Aaj Tak from airing details of Aftab’s narco test, allows Delhi Police to approach HC

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The accused in the Shraddha murder case, Aaftab Amin Poonawala, underwent a narcoanalysis and psychological evaluation. The ASJ granted a three-day order preventing Aaj Tak from airing the findings.
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Atiq Ahmed’s brother Ashraf abducted minor Muslim girls from a madarsa and raped them at gunpoint, UP Police shares criminal history of the mafia...

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Atiq Ahmed's brother Ashraf Ahmed had abducted two minor Muslim girls from a madarsa and then raped them overnight at gunpoint
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Apple CEO Tim Cook inaugurates first Apple Store in India: Read what makes their maiden outlet in BKC so special

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iPhone maker and tech giant Apple Inc.'s CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday inaugurated the first Apple Store in India, in BKC, Mumbai.
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Social Media

Support pours in for Ileana D’Cruz after she gets attacked for not revealing the name of her partner during the pregnancy announcement

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Ileana D' Cruz took to social media to announce her pregnancy. In an Instagram post, she wrote, "Coming soon. Can’t wait to meet you my little darling."
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Bihar: Vulgar message flashes on LED screen outside Bhagalpur Railway Station, probe underway

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The obscene message outside the Bhagalpur station flashed for over 10 mins. The Railways have blacklisted the organisation responsible for the fiasco.
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California Gurudwara shooting: 17 people arrested, machine gun and AK-47 recovered

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According to a statement made by California attorney general Rob Bonta, Yuba City Police Chief Brian Baker, and Sutter County District Attorney Jennifer Dupré, the 17 felony arrests, mostly of members of the local Sikh community, were made on Sunday during a massive operation that involved agents executing search warrants at 20 locations in Northern California.
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