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Italy: Over 2 tons of cocaine with a market value of more than 400 million euros found floating in the sea

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The narcotics were allegedly dropped at sea by a cargo ship, to be picked up by traffickers and transported to the mainland, where they might be sold for hundreds of millions of dollars. According to authorities, the signalling gadget was probably used to monitor the packages.
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News Reports

Income Tax notice issued to Shri Ram Temple in Orchha: Can the deity be subject to income tax? Here is what the law says

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The Raja Ram Temple in Orchha got an IT notice for cash deposits of 1.22 cr that were not mentioned in IT returns.
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Cricket

Former Pakistani cricketer, who was banned for spot-fixing, charged for inciting people to murder a Dutch MP

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Former Pakistani cricketer Khalid Latif has been accused of inciting people to murder Dutch MP Greet Wilders
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News Reports

Elon Musk to launch TruthGPT, a rival to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT, says hyper-intelligent, unregulated AI could end civilisations

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According to a state document, Musk registered a company called X.AI Corp, which was incorporated in Nevada, last month. The company listed Jared Birchall, the managing director of Musk's family office, as a secretary and Musk as the only director
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News Reports

West Bengal: Islamic organisation takes out ‘candle march’ in support of gangster Atiq Ahmed

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Raza Islamic Mission also posted pictures of men in skull caps, holding candles in hand, and protesting in support of criminal Atiq Ahmed and his brother.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Section 144 imposed in Khandwa after stones pelted at Police, Ashfaq, Umed arrested for kidnapping

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In the case of stone pelting, cases have been registered against 15 others including Ashfaq s/o Arif Sigad resident of Kaharwadi, and Mohammad Umed s/o Mohammad Ejaz, resident of Chhipa Colony under Sections 353, 332, 147, 148, and 149.
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News Reports

Pakistani mob chants ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’, demands beheading of Chinese national accused of ‘blasphemy’

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In a video shared by the popular Twitter handle 'Frontal Force,' the Islamists were heard saying, "Gustaak-e-Rasool ki ek hi saza, sarr tann see juda"
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News Reports

Elon vs CBC: Read how Canadian public broadcaster got labelled ‘69% govt funded’ and stopped Twitter operations

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Canadian public broadcaster CBC stopped Twitter activity after it got labelled as '69% govt funded media'.
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News Reports

Anti-Hindu propaganda, whitewashing rioters, and more: Meet Geeta Pandey, the BBC journalist who hailed gangster Atiq Ahmed as ‘Robinhood’

Dibakar Dutta -
Geeta Pandey has also tried to discredit 'love jihad' as a conspiracy theory, despite 100s of documented cases of forced conversion and identity fraud.
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News Reports

Supreme Court grants bail to TMC leader Saket Gokhale in crowdfunding case

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On January 25, the Enforcement Directorate arrested TMC leader Saket Gokhale under sections of PMLA.
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News Reports

From Kargil war to ‘real vs reel’ life of a spy – Ex-RAW chief Vikram Sood talks about his experience in the Indian Spy...

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Ex-RAW chief Vikram Sood talked in detail about his life as RAW chief and life of a spy
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News Reports

AAP leader Gopal Italia arrested by Surat Police for derogatory remarks on BJP leaders, released on bail

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Last year, he was detained by the Delhi Police and taken to the Sarita Vihar police station for derogatory against PM Modi.
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News Reports

SC directs Varanasi collector to hold a meeting to provide “wazu” facilities at the Gyanvapi complex

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The SC bench comprising of CJI Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala asked Varanasi collector to hod a meeting to provide 'Wuzu' facilities at Gyanvapi complex.
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News Reports

SC refuses to entertain pleas filed against Ram Navami violence, asks petitioners to approach respective high courts

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The SC refused to entertain pleas in the incidents of violence on Ram Navami processions in different parts of the country.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Couple behead themselves as a part of black magic, made sure heads roll into fire after their death

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“The couple used a make-shift guillotine to end their lives. It is believed that they pulled up the blades of the guillotine themselves and released it in such a manner that their heads fell into a havan kund,” said Vinchiya police sub-inspector Indrajitsinh Jadeja.
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News Reports

Karnataka Congress MLA Srinivas Murthy, whose house was burnt by an Islamist mob during Bengaluru riots, resigns over denial of ticket

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Karnataka Congress MLA R Akhanda Srinivas Murthy tendered his resignation as the MLA from the Pulakeshinagar constituency
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News Reports

‘India-Russia bilateral trade crossed target of $30 billion before 2025, will go further up’: EAM Dr Jaishankar

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Jaishankar said that Russia is looking more towards Asia and for India, it means broadening of engagement between the two nations which was overly dependent on military, nuclear and supply space cooperation.
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Opinions

Atiq’s murderer chanting JSR is ‘Hindutva terror’ but Pulwama attack because Adil hated ‘gaumutra drinking Hindus’ is not religious terrorism

Ashish Dev Priy Ojha -
Contrary to the portrayal by some sections of the media, "Jai Shri Ram" is not a call for violence or aggression. It is a slogan that symbolizes the pride and reverence that Hindus have towards their culture, heritage, and spirituality. It is seen as a way to express devotion to Lord Rama and seek his blessings for victory over ignorance, injustice, and evil.
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News Reports

’13 MLAs of Sharad Pawar’s NCP are in contact with BJP, may switch sides’, say reports

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If media reports are to be believed, Maharashtra could be eyeing another political upheaval with at least 13 MLAs of Sharad Pawar's NCP joining the saffron camp.
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News Reports

Ali, Atiq Ahmed’s son lodged in Naini jail, not hospitalised, media reports suggesting he banged his head on prison wall untrue

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DG Prison said that Ali, Atiq Ahmed's son, is fine and media reports that he has hurt himself after banging his head repeatedly on prison wall are untrue.
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News Reports

FT’s American journalist claims he was thrown out of an India-Russia event: Here’s what happened

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John Reed, a journalist with Financial Times, later clarified that the Indo-Russia event was turned into a closed door event.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Chinese engineer arrested for ‘insulting Islam’ after he asked his Pakistani subordinates to work faster during Ramzan

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Pakistan police arrested a Chinese engineer working at a hydropower project in Kohistan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over alleged blasphemy.
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News Reports

2 SITs constituted by UP Police to investigate the murder of gangster Atiq Ahmed and his brother in Prayagraj

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Atiq Ahmad and his brother were shot dead by three gunmen who pretended to be journalists on Saturday night as the accused were being led by police officers to a medical college in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, for a medical checkup.
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News Reports

Kerala train fire: Accused Shahrukh Saifi highly radicalised, follower of fugitive Islamist preacher Zakir Naik

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Reportedly, Shahrukh Saifi, a YouTuber by profession changed his lifestyle in June last year as he quit smoking and started to spend more time in Namaz.
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News Reports

Bengaluru: Residents of Frazer Town ask BBMP to shut down ‘Ramzan Food Mela’, cite traffic congestion, garbage pileup

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During Ramzan, stalls selling kebabs and biriyani prop up each evening on Mosque Road in Frazer Town.
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News Reports

Throwback to the time when 10 court judges had recused themselves from hearing mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s case

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Atiq Ahmed was granted bail in all cases, which included threatening witnesses in the Pal murder case and those related to land-grabbing, except the one slapped against him under the Gangsters’ Act.
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News Reports

RSS conducts its annual route march at 45 places across Tamil Nadu after SC rejected state govt’s appeal against it: Details

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The MK Stalin government in Tamil Nadu had raised objections and prohibited the event from taking place in the state.
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News Reports

Video of pregnant Sana Khan dragged out by her husband from Baba Siddique’s Iftar party goes viral, former actor clarifies after online backlash

OpIndia Staff -
A video of former actor Sana Khan, who is currently pregnant, being dragged away by her husband has gone viral.
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News Reports

BBC does it again, finds a ‘Robinhood’ in gangster Atiq Ahmed

Dibakar Dutta -
Citing former Uttar Pradesh DGP Vikram Singh, BBC highlighted how Atiq Ahmed was a sort of 'Robinhood' who helped people in distress.
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News Reports

Woman allegedly denied entry in Golden Temple over ‘Tricolour painted on face’, SGPC issues clarification

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Woman allegedly denied entry in Golden Temple over Tricolour tattoo on face.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi says ‘Nandini is the best’, netizens point out his divisive politics right after so-called ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’

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Rahul Gandhi continues his divisive politics, this time in Karnataka ahead of state assembly elections.
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World

USA: Six female teachers arrested for sexual misconduct after having sex with minor students

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In the USA, at least six cases of female teachers being arrested for sexual misconduct have come to light
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News Reports

As some journalists whitewash Atiq as only a ‘former MP,’ here is his actual profile: 100s of FIRs, murders, loots and more

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Atiq Ahmed who was shot dead along with his brother Ashraf Ahmed on April 15 was a dreaded criminal and had at least 100 FIRs in his name.
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News Reports

Bathinda Army station shooting: Police arrest one Army jawan for killing 4 Army personnel

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According to sources, the investigation found that Desai had committed the murders because the four jawans were harassing him. The gunman will appear before a Bathinda court later in the day.
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Social Media

Netizens trend #DaantDikhaoKejriwal after speculations rose that he was missing a tooth after 9.5 hours of CBI questioning

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Aam Aadmi Party's 'degree dikhao' campaign inspires netizens to trend #DaantDikhaoKejriwal after speculations rise of his missing tooth after 9 hours of CBI questioning.
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News Reports

Atiq Ahmed was temporarily released from jail to save the UPA govt from collapse in 2008: Here is what had happened

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A no-confidence motion was moved by the Opposition in July 2008 after four Left parties (that were in alliance with Congress) withdrew their support to the UPA over Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
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News Reports

‘They should have drunk cow urine’: Uddhav Thackeray continues with Hinduphobic Gaumutra jibes to attack RSS and BJP

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Former Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray used Gaumutra Jibe once again to attack RSS-BJP.
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News Reports

Is Arvind Kejriwal missing a tooth after 9.5 hours of CBI interrogation? Netizens speculate as he gives media byte

OpIndia Staff -
OpIndia could not verify what the black-ish mark on Kejriwal's tooth is. We cannot independently verify if Kejriwal lost his tooth during CBI questioning.
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News Reports

Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf Ahmed buried in Prayagraj, Atiq’s wife Shaista Parveen does not attend amid speculations of surrender

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Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf Ahmed were buried in Kasari Masari cemetery of Prayagraj, Atiq’s wife Shaista Parveen was speculated to be present, but she didn't arrive
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News Reports

Atiq Ahmed shot dead: Know more about the dreaded gangster-turned-politician’s family, many of whom are facing criminal cases

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Know about Atiq Ahmed's family after the gangster was shot dead by three shooters on 15 April in Prayagraj
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News Reports

Atiq Ahmed received 8 bullets while Ashraf Ahmed received 5, critical parts of bodies were hit resulting in instant death, reveals post-mortem report

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Atiq ahmed and Ashraf Ahmed both were shot dead by three attackers in Prayagraj on April 15.
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News Reports

Atiq Ahmed murder FIR: The killers wanted to become ‘popular and big gangsters’, Pakistan linked weapons used in Umesh Pal murder recovered as per...

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According to the FIR, the accused persons said that they could not escape after shooting Atiq and Ashraf dead as they failed to anticipate the police cordon
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News Reports

Western media makes little mention of the criminal background of Atiq Ahmed, focuses on the gangster’s political career instead

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Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead from point-blank range in Prayagraj on the night of April 15, 2023.
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News Reports

History-sheeters, drug addict, attempt to murder, robbery and others: Atiq Ahmed’s killers have a long criminal history

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Among the three killers of Atiq Ahmed, Sunny Singh and Lovelesh Tiwari are named in several criminal cases
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: MP-MLA court in Ghazipur to award punishment to Mukhtar Ansari on April 29 under Gangster Act

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Mukhtar Ansari and Afzal Ansari both are charged in the Krishnanand Rai murder case of 2005.
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News Reports

Atiq Ahmed would have killed Mayawati just a day before she became CM: Read details of the Guest House Case

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Apart from the murder of MLA Raju Pal, Atiq Ahmed was also named in Lucknow's infamous Guest House case
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News Reports

Netizens mock new AAP protest-drama over CBI questioning Kejriwal, point out uninterested Bhagwant Mann scrolling through his phone

OpIndia Staff -
While other AAP leaders were participating in sloganeering against Modi govt, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann was busy with his phone
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News Reports

Atiq Ahmad killing: 3-member judicial committee asked to submit enquiry report in 2 months

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Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf Ahmad were shot dead by assailants on Saturday while being taken for a medical in Prayagraj. 
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News Reports

Allahu Akbar chants raised in a college in Gujarat’s Anand after two groups clash over eve-teasing, read details

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Students alleged that one Muslim student was regularly harassing one Hindu girl and despite warnings continued to do so.
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News Reports

Mamata Banerjee gets schooled by netizens for pontificating on law and order in UP over Atiq Ahmed’s murder

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Mamata Banerjee tweeted, "I am shocked by the brazen anarchy and total collapse of law & order in Uttar Pradesh."
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