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‘Deploy adequate police force in affected areas’: Calcutta HC pulls up West Bengal government on Ram Navami violence

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The Calcutta HC directed the WB govt to deploy sufficient police personnel in areas affected by violence during Ram Navami.
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News Reports

Even as Yamuna remains polluted, a new report reveals Kejriwal govt spent over Rs 6,800 cr to clean the Delhi stretch of Yamuna in...

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The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi Govt spent over Rs 6,800 cr on cleaning Yamuna in 5 years even though it remains polluted.
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News Reports

Sonia Gandhi aide Yogendra Yadav gets a taste of his ‘bhaichara’ pontification over Ghazwa-e-Hind: Read what happened

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Yogendra Yadav was recently at the receiving end of leftist attack for drawing attention to the threat posed by Islamist fantasy of Ghazwa-e-Hind.
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Entertainment

A campaign was run against Priyanka Chopra: Filmmaker Apurva Asrani talks about the reasons why the former Miss World left Bollywood

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"Obviously they have their favourites and have every right to work with the ones they like. The problem is when they gang up to oust an actor or a technician from not just their movie, but from the entire ecosystem". Apurva Asrani said
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News Reports

Indore stepwell tragedy: Bulldozers demolish illegal structures in Beleshwar Mahadev temple, idols shifted

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An old Bavdi or stepwell was hastily covered up, with just rods and tiles, without filling it up. As a result, the hollow space and the well existed while the Temple carried out its rituals. On Ram Navami, as the crowd gathered in large numbers, the tiles collapsed under the weight, killing 36 persons and injuring dozens.
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World

Finland set to join NATO and become the 31st member of the alliance

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Speaking in a press conference on Monday, Stoltenberg said, "This is a historic week. Tomorrow, we will welcome Finland as the thirty-first member of NATO. Making Finland safer and our Alliance stronger." 
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World

‘Watt laga di dada ji’: Pakistani journalist Arzoo Kazmi regrets grandfather’s decision to migrate from India

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Pakistani journalist Arzoo Kazmi tweeted how she regrets her ancestor's decision to migrate to Pakistan from India.
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News Reports

After getting a bail extension, convicted Rahul Gandhi tweets a cryptic message claiming the truth is on his side

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The case was filed against Rahul Gandhi by BJP leader Purnesh Modi over a 2019 speech
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News Reports

Blast in St Petersburg: ‘Woman assassin’ arrested for delivering bomb camouflaged as statuette to kill pro-Russia military blogger

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Darya Trepova, a woman allegedly linked to anti-war activist groups, was seen walking into the cafe and approaching Tatarsky with a gift box before the explosion.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi defamation case: Surat Sessions Court extends bail till April 13, pauses two-year sentence, read details

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Priyanka Gandhi, Chief Minister of Congress-ruled states and other senior Congress leader had accompanied Rahul Gandhi.
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News Reports

NIA Court orders framing of charges against Indian Mujahideen terrorist Yasin Bhatkal

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Mohammad Danish Ansari was recruited and indoctrinated by Bhatkal with the assistance of Tahseen Akhtar and Kafeel Akhtar.
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News Reports

‘Why was the procession taken out during Azaan?’: West Bengal cleric justifies Ram Navami violence in Howrah

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Furfura Sharif cleric Pirzada Nazimuddin Hossein said the Ram Navami violence took place because it was taken out during azaan.
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News Reports

Bengaluru: Andrew Tate fans postpone protests outside Romanian Embassy as Tate brothers shifted to house arrest

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Andrew Tate fans postponed protests outside Romanian Embassies worldwide after Tate Brothers shifted to house arrest.
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News Reports

170 not enough on such a small ground: Mumbai Indians’ bowling coach Shane Bond after the defeat against RCB

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Bowling coach Bond addressed the media on behalf of the team, beginning with his honest assessment of the score that the M Chinnaswamy Stadium offers and "how we could have maximized our chances."
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News Reports

Kerala: Shahrookh Saifi entered train coach, splashed inflammable liquid on passengers and set them on fire, reports reveal

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A man in Kerala entered in a train coach, splashed inflammable liquid on co-passengers and set them on fire.
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News Reports

Taliban shuts down women-run radio station for playing music during Ramzan in Afghanistan

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Listening to music, during Ramzan or otherwise, is considered haram (prohibited) in Islam.
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News Reports

Jaspal Bhatti’s satire comes to life- IAS officer’s dog goes missing in Gwalior, police engage in search, “missing posters” pasted

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Gwalior police along with staff of the Gwalior zoo started searching for the dog. Missing posters have been also pasted on the surrounding Dhabas.
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News Reports

Kalakshetra Foundation: Professor accused of sexual harassment arrested by Chennai Police

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A professor named Hari Padman of the Kalakshetra Foundation was arrested on charges of sexual harassment.
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News Reports

During Operation Blue Star, Khalistanis believed Pakistan would come to their rescue and attack India: Former Khalistani Kuljinder Dhillon

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Khalistanis waited for help from Pakistan during Operation Blue Star but the "help" never arrived.
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News Reports

Watch: Congress workers protest in Bengaluru over ticket distribution ahead of Karnataka state assembly elections

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Karnataka Assembly elections are scheduled to be held on 10th May 2023 and results will be declared on 13th May 2023.
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News Reports

West Bengal: After Howrah, fresh violence erupts in the Hooghly district during BJP Sobha Yatra, BJP MLA injured

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Violence continues in West Bengal. BJP Shobha Yatra attacked with stones.
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News Reports

Amritpal on the run: Pilibhit Gurudwara CCTV footage goes missing, probe underway

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The security personnel have reached the Gurudwara amid an ongoing search for fugitive pro-Khalistani separatist leader Amritpal Singh and one of his mentors, Papalpreet Singh.
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News Reports

Maneka Gandhi bats for making soaps from donkey milk to make sure donkeys remain relevant in modern times

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Maneka Gandhi said, "The soap made with donkey's milk is very useful to maintain the beauty of a woman. Soaps made with donkey's milk are being sold in Delhi at a rate of Rs 500 each. Why should not we make soap from goat's milk or donkey's milk?"
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News Reports

Flour distribution related violence leaves five injured in Pakistan’s Punjab

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In Shorkot, there was a heavy rush of free flour seekers located at the Government Elementary School in Shorkot Cantt. The scuffle occurred between policemen and the people, leading to a stampede-like situation.
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News Reports

Sasaram, Bihar: Another explosion reported from a communally sensitive area, police say it was a firecracker

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As per reports, the deployed police forces and RAF personnel are carrying our flag marches in the area and are keeping vigilance to prevent any violent activities.
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News Reports

Indian student on LSE campus exposes Hinduphobia and anti-India rhetorics, says he was disqualified for being Indian Hindu

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In his statement on social media, Kataria pointed out that he was disqualified from running for the post of General Secretary of the LSE Student Union LSESU after a smear campaign was launched against him to paint him as homophobic, Islamophobic, queerphobic, and Hindu nationalist.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi to flex muscle with all Congress CMs and Priyanka Gandhi to challenge conviction in Surat Sessions court

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Ten days after his conviction, Rahul Gandhi has moved a higher court in the defamation case. He will be in Surat for the same.
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‘Yes if that’s the language spoken’: British activist-commentator Bushara Shaikh justifies killing over blasphemy

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British-Pakistani Political Commentator Bushra Shaikh justified killing over blasphemy of depicting prophet Muhammad
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India moves closer to having its own space shuttle, ISRO successfully carries out Re-usable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission

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ISRO successfully carried out Re-usable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission at Aeronautical Test Range in Karnataka’s Chitradurga
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PhD student from West Bengal dies by suicide at IIT Madras, the third such incident this year

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A PhD student of the IIT Madras, died by suicide in his room in Tamil Nadu's Velachery.
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Kerala: 10 persons booked for depicting a terrorist as Muslim in a state-level school festival

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Kerala police booked 10 persons for depicting an allegedly Muslim terrorist in a state-level school festival's inaugural performance.
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Opinions

As ‘Jai Shri Ram’ gets vilified as a provocative ‘war cry’, ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’, a literal call for beheading gets a free pass

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While Jai Shri Ram is just a praise of lord Ram, the beheading call of Sar Tan Se Juda is a precursor to a terror attack and a direct incitement to violence.
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News Reports

Can call Sai Baba a fakir, but not a God: Pandit Dhirendra Krishna Shastri of Bageshwar Dham

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Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, popularly known as Bageshwar Dham Sarkar, is currently conducting a Dharmik preaching in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
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Entertainment

Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan queue up to get their photo clicked with Tom Holland and Zendaya, image viral

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Spider-Man star Tom Holland looked dapper as always in a sleek yet classic black tuxedo
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News Reports

‘Will discipline the rioters by hanging them upside down’, Amit Shah asserts in Bihar, says ‘BJP will never ally with Nitish Kumar again’

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Amit Shah said in Bihar, "Nitish Kumar has changed many parties in his life. He betrayed many people."
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Bihar Violence: Hindu women accuse police of entering their homes forcefully, union minister Giriraj Singh says Nitish Kumar is CM of Muslims only

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Following violence in Bihar, Union Minister Giriraj Singh asked Nitish Kumar to proclaim himself as the Chief Minister of Muslims exclusively.
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Pakistan launches propaganda in support of Kashmiri ‘journalists’ arrested for anti-India activities

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Jammu & Kashmir Counter Disinformation Centre (JKCDC) detailed multiple campaigns being run by Pakistani handles in support of so-called Kashmiri 'journalists' arrested by security agencies for their involvement in anti-India activities.
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Muslim mob assaults UP businessman for playing Hanuman Chalisa and threatens to cut him into pieces, case registered against Taufiq and 12 others

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Siddhant Tiwari from Banda in UP said that 15-20 Muslims vandalised his house and smashed music system for playing Hanuman Chalisa
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Varun Dhawan slammed for lifting and kissing American model Gigi Hadid, Dhawan defends it, Gigi calls it her ‘Bollywood moment’

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Varun Dhawan along with other Bollywood celebrities was performing at the newly inaugurated NAMCC in Mumbai. Many Hollywood celebrities were also in attendance.
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Howrah violence: BJP state chief Sukanta Majumdar stopped from visiting Shibpur, says West Bengal CM is the CM of only one religion

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West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar was stopped by police officials while he was on his way to Howrah’s violence-hit Shibpur area.
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Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind submits an intervention application to oppose the recognition of same-sex marriages

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Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, via advocate HR Shamshad, submitted an intervention application in the Supreme Court to oppose pleas seeking recognition of same-sex marriages.
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News Reports

BJP releases ‘Congress Files’ episode one to expose corruption over the years, puts the figure at Rs 48,20,69,00,00,000

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In the video message titled "Congress means corruption", the BJP stated, "Congress has looted Rs 48,20,69,00,00,000 from the public in 70 years of its rule."
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Cricket

Indian cricketing legend Salim Durani passes away, PM Modi leads the tributes

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"India's first Arjuna Award winning cricketer and a man who hit sixes on public demand, Salim Durani. Om Shanti. Heartfelt Condolences to his family, friends and loved ones," said VVS Lakman in a tweet.
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News Reports

1 dies in firing between two groups in Bihar Sharif, 6 injured in Sasaram bomb blast: Violence continues in several places in Bihar

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Police said that six people were seriously injured during handling of bombs in Sasaram in Bihar, while gunfire killed one in Bihar Sharif
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Delhi: PWD bulldozes illegal dargah encroaching footpath in the Nizamuddin area

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The caretaker of the dargah said that the dargah is around 500 years old. It is there since a time when there were no roads.
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News Reports

NYTimes loses verified badge on Twitter

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Twitter first introduced verified accounts in 2009 to help users identify that celebrities, politicians, companies and brands, news organisations, and other accounts "of public interest" were genuine, not impostors or parody accounts. The company didn't previously charge for verification. 
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Amid media reports of Hindus leaving their homes in Sasaram after Ram Navami violence, Bihar police claims situation under control

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Violence broke out in Bihar's Sasaram on March 31, day after Ram Navami celebrations concluded. However, Bihar Police is claiming that the situation is under control.
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West Bengal: State CID arrests 38 people, registers 2 cases over the violence on Ram Navami in Howrah

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38 people have been arrested in connection with the Howrah violence that erupted on Ram Navami.
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Gwalior: Gym trainer Firoz Khan rapes woman by keeping her son at knifepoint after she learnt that he was faking to be Hindu and...

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A gym trainer named Firoz Khan has been booked in Gwalior for allegedly raping a woman by keeping her son at knifepoint.
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West Bengal: BJP leader Raju Jha shot dead by unknown attackers in Bardhaman

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A BJP leader, Raju Jha, was shot dead by unidentified people at Shaktigarh in West Bengal.
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