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Delhi Liquor scam case: Enforcement Directorate names AAP MP Raghav Chadha in supplementary chargesheet, however, not as an accused

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Enforcement Directorate (ED) named Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha in its second supplementary chargesheet in the Delhi liquor policy case
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Opinions

Reminder: India should not lower its guards against Pakistan during the SCO summit, regardless of the shrieks of elements like Sudheendra Kulkarni

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Sudheendra Kulkarni pushed for India-Pakistan talks on the sidelines of SCO Summit based on rhetoric, lies and misinterpretations
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News Reports

Did not intend to commit any serious offence: Kerala court grants bail to Abdul, accused of sexually assaulting 9 year old

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The Special Judge drew the inference from the fact that Abdul committed the act of sexual assault in a public place.
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News Reports

Business is booming in India: GST revenue for April reaches all-time high of Rs 1.87 lakh crore, Maharashtra continues to lead among states

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This is the first time that the gross GST revenue collection has crossed the mark of Rs 1.75 lakh crores. The GST revenue collection for March 2023 was Rs 1,60,122 lakh crores.
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Entertainment

‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’: Next movie by producer of ‘The Kashmir Files’ based on Stuartpuram of Andhra Pradesh and its famous ‘thief’. Read back story

अनुपम कुमार सिंह -
In 1974, a bank robbery by 'Tiger Nageswara Rao' in Banganapalli created national headlines because it happened right in front of a police station.
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News Reports

Brahmins do not belong to India, they are from Russia: RJD leader goes on an anti-Brahmin tirade, threatens to ‘send them back’

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The RJD leader alleged that DNA testing has supposedly confirmed that Brahmins are outsiders and have descended from Russia and other European nations.
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News Reports

Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira demands arrest of an AAP minister he accuses of sexual misconduct, BJP’s Sirsa reveals who the minister is: Details

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Congress MLA from Bholath and chairman of the All India Kisan Congress Sukhpal Singh Khaira met the Punjab Governor, Banwarilal Purohit and accused one of the Punjab Cabinet Ministers of sexual misconduct.
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Cricket

As Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir engage in yet another war of words, here is a look back at the history of the feud...

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As tensions escalated, Rajat Bhatia, who also hails from Delhi like Kohli and Gambhir, stepped in to pull the two apart. Later, the umpires took Gambhir away as Kohli headed to the pavilion.
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Cricket

Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir fined 100 percent match fees for verbal spat, Naveen-ul-Haq fined 50 percent fee

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After the match ended, the two shook hands and things looked fine. LSG opener Kyle Mayers walked up to Kohli and started speaking something when Gambhir came and took Mayers away.
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News Reports

Ukraine apologises for Hinduphobic tweet where it mocked Maa Kali and posted the ‘artwork’ from the official Defence of Ukraine Twitter handle: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine extended her apologies for the Hinduphobic cartoon posted by official Defence of Ukraine Twitter handle.
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News Reports

Afzal Ansari disqualified from Lok Sabha after conviction in kidnapping, murder case

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This comes after the MP/MLA Court on Saturday, convicted gangster-turned-politician Afzal Ansari in a kidnapping and murder case
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu: DMK govt opposes anti-conversion laws, claims Christian missionaries are not doing anything illegal. Read details

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CM Stalin-led DMK government has accused advocate Ashwini Upadhyay of filing a 'politically motivated' PIL and fueling 'religious intolerance' against a particular religion.
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News Reports

AAP Gujarat chief Isudan Gadhvi booked over his false claim that Rs 830 crore spent on PM Modi’s ‘Mann ki Baat’

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The case was registered after Ahmedabad police took cognisance of a fact-check done by PIB, which asserted that the tweet by AAP Gujarat chief Isudan Gadhvi was misleading.
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Politics

“Aisa nalayak”: After Mallikarjun Kharge called PM Modi ‘poisonous snake’, his son Priyank Kharge launches personal attack on him

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"Aisa nalayak beta baitha to kaise hota bhai? Ghar kaise chalega?" Priyank Kharge said.
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News Reports

Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver lead the tributes following the untimely demise of ‘Masterchef Australia’ judge Jock Zonfrillo

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Jock Zonfrillo was born in Glasgow to an Italian father and a Scottish mother and obtained an apprenticeship at The Turnberry Hotel at 15 years of age.
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News Reports

BJP releases manifesto for Karnataka Elections, promises to implement Uniform Civil Code and NRC

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"If voted to power, the BJP will introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) based on the recommendations of a high-level committee to be constituted for the purpose," the manifesto released by BJP national president J P Nadda read.
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News Reports

‘I made a mistake by giving you an interview’: As liberals hail Satya Pal Malik for giving ‘candid’ interviews, an old interview where he...

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The clip which is going viral is that of Times Now Navbharat journalist Sushant Singh interviewing Satya Pal Malik in 2021 when he was the governor of Meghalaya.
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Law

Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah case to be heard afresh by Civil Court, orders Allahabad High Court 

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The High Court remitted the entire matter back to the Mathura District Judge. Srikrishna Virajman had petitioned the District Judge for a review of the Civil Court's decision to dismiss the civil complaint.
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Economy and Finance

Another US bank closed, JP Morgan to acquire assets of First Republic Bank

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As of April 13, 2023, First Republic Bank had approximately USD 229.1 billion in total assets and USD 103.9 billion in total deposits.
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News Reports

During Amit Shah’s rally, a group drinks everything a cold drink vendor had to sell, BJP leader Pratap Simha makes good the loss after...

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BJP MP Pratap Simha paid cold drink seller to cover the loss he suffered at HM Shah's public meeting when people finished all the drinks
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Crime

Delhi motorist drags a man for 2 KMs on his SUV’s bonnet after an argument

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"Following an argument on the Ashram flyover, the man behind the wheel of the SUV drove for about 2kms. with the other person hanging to the bonnet of the vehicle," an officer of Delhi Police said.
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News Reports

While USA pontificates to India regularly, here is how it conducted its first rescue mission after media reported brewing anger among citizens stuck in...

OpIndia Staff -
Americans stuck in the situation expressed anger over the US government for leaving them to navigate the complicated and dangerous situation on their own.
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News Reports

Mann ki Baat has catalyzed community led action on sanitation, health: Bill Gates congratulates Narendra Modi on 100th episode of ‘Mann ki Baat’

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On April 30, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation for the 100th time on Mann Ki Baat.
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News Reports

‘Well behaved, helping, and leadership qualities’: Here is why SC bench commuted the death sentence of a man who murdered his sister and her...

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Supreme Court of India commuted the death penalty awarded to a 31-year-old man for murdering his sister Pooja and her lover Govind in 2017, and changed it to life imprisonment
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News Reports

Cattle smuggling case: Delhi court extends judicial custody of TMC’s Anubrata Mondal till May 4

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A close aide of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Anubrata was arrested by the CBI in connection with the cattle smuggling case in July last year.
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News Reports

After sharing a post glorifying anti-India propagandist Arundhati Roy, Amar Chitra Katha posts a ‘clarification’, offers no apology: Details

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After facing severe online backlash, Amar Chitra Katha (ACK) Monday (May 1) issued a 'clarification' on Facebook, regarding its post about controversial ultra-left-wing propagandist Arundhati Roy
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News Reports

While Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan calls ‘The Kerala Story’ film ‘communal polarisation’, here is what the church has said about forced conversions in the...

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The chief minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan has called the movie The Kerala Story 'communal polarisation.'
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News Reports

A tale of a Pune boy falling in love with a Pakistani girl, conversion to Islam and an ISI spy plot which was revealed...

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25-year-old Vishal from Pune was was lured by the daughter of an ISI agent in Pakistan, trained in ‘terror activities’ and tasked with passing information on Indian military establishments.
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News Reports

Enigma, Mediafire, BChat, and 11 other mobile messenger apps banned in India, were being used by terrorists to receive messages from Pakistan

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Central Government imposed a ban on 14 mobile messenger apps in India following a lead that the terrorists in Pakistan have been using these mobile messenger apps as a communication platform to transmit information to Jammu and Kashmir.
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News Reports

In the past 6 months, there have been 6 instances where there was a security scare during PM Modi’s roadshows and more: Here are...

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In the past 6 months, there have been at least 6 security scares as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conducting road shows, delivering speeches etc.
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News Reports

London: No one turns up for the protest called by Khalistani elements outside the Indian High Commission office. Read details

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Embarrassing situation occurred for the Khalistani elements in London as no one turned up for the protest they had called for outside the Indian High Commission office.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Fake news peddlers, ‘Muslim journalist’ and The Wire columnist share fake news report to claim how ‘Hindus’ raped half-cremated body, police debunk lies

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Fake news peddlers claimed five men raped half-cremated dead body in Rajasthan - a news that was debunked by the police
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News Reports

Security breach: Mobile phone thrown towards PM Modi during Karnataka roadshow, police says phone thrown in excitement, no ill-intention

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Following the security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshow in the poll-bound Karnataka's Mysuru, police said that they have located the person who threw the phone
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News Reports

BJP fulfils the dream of party worker Praveen Nettaru – killed by PFI terrorists – by building a house for his family, senior leaders...

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Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha's district head Praveen Nettaru was killed by Islamists on 26th July 2023.
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News Reports

Moradabad: Married Jamal pretended to be Sonu to entrap a Hindu woman, converted and married her, then gave triple talaq; case registered

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Muslim man in Moradabad pretended to be Hindu to trap a woman. He forced her to convert to Islam before marriage and afterwards gave her triple talaq.
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Sports

Satwiksairaj-Chirag create history: Become first Indian men’s duo to clinch Badminton Asia Championships title

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The star Indian men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made history on Sunday by clinching the Badminton Asia Championships gold medal.
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Politics

“Snake is the charm of Lord Shankar’s neck”: PM Modi responds to Congress President Kharge’s ‘poisonous snake’ remark

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PM Modi said, "A snake adorns Lord Shankar's neck. For me, the people of the country are a form of the deity. Therefore, for this God manifested as the people, I will happily be a snake and be with them."
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News Reports

India and Russia explore the possibility of transactions using RuPay and Mir cards between the two countries

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With the mutual adoption of RuPay and Mir cards Indian and Russian people would be able to make hassle-free payments in their respective nations in Indian rupees and Russian rubles.
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News Reports

Actress Adah Sharma faces online attack over The Kerala Story, clarifies the movie is not propaganda against any religion

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Islamists attack actress Adah Sharma for depicting story of a Hindu girl lured into converting to Islam and made an ISIS bride in The Kerala Story
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News Reports

Operation Devi Shakti, Operation Ganga, and Operation Kaveri: Three years, three successful rescue missions by the Modi govt

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Modi government launched three operations in less than three years and evacuated over 20,000 Indians from war-hit countries, with Operation Kaveri being the latest.
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Media

Karnataka: Murder-accused Congress candidate, who is barred from his constituency by SC, gets praised by The Hindu for his virtual campaigning

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Vinay Kulkarni is the Congress candidate from the Dharwad assembly constituency. He is accused in the Yogesh Gowda murder case of 2016.
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News Reports

USA: Texas man shoots dead five people ‘execution style’ after he was told to stop shooting as a baby was sleeping, remains on the...

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Texas: Mexican man Francisco Oropeza shot dead five Honduras nationals including a 8-year-old kid in Texas using an AR-15 style rifle
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News Reports

Wrestlers from one academy backed by a Congress leader protesting, they should go to police and court, not Jantar Mantar: WFI president Brij Bhushan

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Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has said that the wrestlers should go to the police and court instead of Jantar Mantar.
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News Reports

The Guardian publishes anti-Semitic, Nazi propaganda-inspired cartoon, retracts after outrage. Here is the backstory

Dibakar Dutta -
Richard Sharp is a Jew by Faith who proactively supports Israel and as such the Guardian cartoon was clearly directed towards his religious beliefs.
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News Reports

Punjab: Dal Khalsa raises pro-Khalistan slogans at Akal Takht

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The members of Dal Khalsa held placards with the messages “Khalistan is our birthright” and “The living dream of Khalistan” written in Punjabi.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Ahmedabad police arrest Ansar and Irshad for running a sextortion racket

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The arrested accused were running a sextortion racket from Bharatpur and border area between Rajasthan and Haryana. Other accomplices of the accused are absconding.
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News Reports

Bhiwandi building collapse: Death toll rises to 4 as rescue operation continues

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At least four persons have died and 12 others injured after a building collapsed in Bhiwandi city in Maharashtra’s Thane district.
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News Reports

India becomes the largest supplier of refined fuels to Europe, overtakes Saudi Arabia

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Europe's refined fuel imports from India are set to surge above 360,000 barrels a day, overtaking Saudi Arabia, Kpler's data show.
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News Reports

Tripura: Kayam Miah kills minor wife, dumps her severed head and body in a jungle, arrested

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SP Kumar also said that the accused had kept the head of the deceased victim in a small bag while the body was in a bigger bag.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Self-proclaimed YouTube journalist arrested for issuing extortion demand to a school

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The editor of the YouTube channel Pol Khol TV, Ashish Kanjariya, is accused of extorting Rs. 10 lakhs from the trustee of a private school in Maninagar.
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