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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar cautions businessmen against funding foreign organisations that are attacking India

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"I have a wise regard for our industrialists, they are contributing to the growth of the nation. But even the best of minds, sometimes need to be cautioned. Some of India's Billionaires and intellectuals, unmindful of consequence have fallen prey to such pernicious designs by funding these institutions," Vice President Dhankhar was quoted as saying.
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News Reports

Sachin Tendulkar’s visit to Al Aqsa mosque upsets his Muslim fans, read why

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Sachin Tendulkar is attacked by Muslims for referring to Jerusalem as a part of Israel in an Instagram image.
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News Reports

From being coerced to implicate Modi to fake cases HM Amit Shah narrates how political vendetta against the then Gujarat CM panned out

Anurag -
Amit Shah minced no words as he tore down the allegations by opposition leader on various issues including but not limited to Rahul Gandhi's conviction, Arvind Kejriwal's allegations and upcoming elections.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Stampede during free flour distribution leaves 11 people dead in Punjab

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Police have been accused of spreading mayhem at the centres by manhandling and baton-charging people who were waiting in long queues, according to reports in Pakistani media.
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News Reports

Digvijay Singh thanks German Foreign Ministry for pointing out that Rahul Gandhi can still appeal against his conviction, which he hasn’t done yet

Sanghamitra -
It is strange how the Congress party's senior leaders are just desperately busy using the disqualification to gain media attention and gather political support. It is as if some people in the party WANT Rahul Gandhi to stay disqualified.
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News Reports

Atiq Ahmad reaches Sabarmati jail back alive escorted by UP Police after being convicted in the kidnapping of Umesh Pal in 2006

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Amid tight security, Mafia-turned-SP politician Atiq Ahmad was brought back to Ahmedabad's Sabarmati jail after completion of the court formalities in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
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News Reports

Lalit Modi to sue ‘Pappu’ Rahul Gandhi in UK court for his ‘Modi surname people are thieves’ remark, read details

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Referring to Rahul Gandhi as Pappu, Lalit Modi questioned him to prove if he has ever been convicted and said that he looks forward to Rahul Gandhi making a complete fool of himself.
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News Reports

Ghar Wapsi in Madhya Pradesh: Family that converted to Christianity for money comes back to Hinduism after 9 years

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Kailash and his family members told that 9 years ago some of them used to be unwell. Kailash met someone who was connected to Christian missionaries in the meantime and the family got lured into converting.
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News Reports

Govt of Pakistan Twitter handle withheld in India

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When anyone tries to access the Twitter account of the Pakistan government, it says, "Account Withheld @GovtofPakistan's account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand."
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News Reports

NPCI says no extra burden on customers after introducing interchange fee on select UPI transactions, here is what you need to know

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Interchange fee will only be applicable for certain specific transactions, and will be not applicable for bank-to-bank transfers and payments by customers
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News Reports

‘Will BJP MLAs wear black clothes and protest if I am convicted? No’: Assam CM slams Congress over protests against Rahul Gandhi’s conviction

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Congress leaders wore black dress to protest against the conviction of Rahul Gandhi in defamation case over Modi surname.
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News Reports

“Legalising same-sex marriage will prove to be a death knell for family system”: Former judges urge activists not to pursue the matter in court

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21 Retired judges issue statement asking Supreme Court not to impose same-sex marriage, saying it will have devastating impact on society
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News Reports

Union government lets go of Rs 7 lakh GST to save a girl child’s life: Read details

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Shashi Tharoor and Nirmala Sitharaman banded together to help a young girl with a rare form of cancer.
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News Reports

Aligarh: Man gives triple talaq to wife on phone over dowry, AMU professor named as co-accused in the case

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A woman has filed a case against her husband saying that he gave her triple talaq on phone for not getting Rs 20 lakh and a Scorpio car as dowry
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News Reports

Amritpal Singh releases a video while on the run, calls for a massive Sikh gathering on Baisakhi

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Amritpal Singh has released a video, calling for a massive Sikh gathering on the occasion of Baiskahi at Talwandi Sabo.
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News Reports

Rajasthan HC acquits Salman, Saif, Azmi, and Ansari in the 2008 Jaipur blasts, earlier a trial court had sentenced them to death

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Two of the accused—Salman and Azmi—were arrested for bomb blasts at 2 different Hanuman Temples in Jaipur.
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News Reports

Delhi police stop Hindus from taking out Ram Navami procession after Islamist violence on Hanuman Jayanti by Islamists: Why it’s a slippery slope

Editorial Desk -
The peace that is achieved by offering concessions to Muslims and by snatching the rights of Hindus cannot be sustained because in this case, one party keeps giving while the other party devours without any signs of gratefulness
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News Reports

Laughter and ‘equal reaction’ comment: How SC dismissed arguments after anti-Hindu speeches, Brahmin genocide calls were brought up in hate speech case

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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta asked Supreme Court not to justify anti-Hindu hate speech after court said very action has an equal reaction
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News Reports

Cop who was to turn approver in a case against NCP leader Jitendra Awhad found dead on rail tracks in a suspected suicide

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Kadam was being investigated in the Anant Karmuse case who was kidnapped by the guards of former state minister Jitendra Avhad on his instructions. As per the reports, Karmuse was abducted and brought to Awhad's residence over a social media post. He was then brutally beaten by security personnel of Awhad including Kadam.
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Pakistan: More clashes, injuries and deaths in the month of Ramzan amidst severe food crisis in the country

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Protests and brawls against the scarce supply of free wheat flour on Tuesday were witnessed at various places in Peshawar.
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Editor's picks

OpIndia Ground Report from Nashik: Govt has no idea how a Dargah popped up inside 18th-century Sarkarwada of Peshwas, Hindu activists call it illegal...

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Today, the Sarkarwada hosts a Regional Antiques Museum and the office of the Assistant Director of State Archaeology. However, the left side of the property is officially occupied by the 'Sayyed Shah Vali Baba Dargah', the inception of which is a big question.
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News Reports

Netizens express shock as media reports suggest Justice Joseph smiled at calls for genocide of Brahmins

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Supreme Court on Wednesday was hearing a contempt plea regarding alleged hate speech made against Muslims in Maharashtra when the argument took place.
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Siyaya, cheetah translocated from Namibia to India last year, gives birth to four cubs in Kuno National Park, cheetah cubs born in India after...

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The cubs were born to Siyaya, a female cheetah that was translocated to India from the Gobabis region of southern Namibia. Siyaya was two years old when she was brought to India.
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Aligarh: Senior student cum Maulvi sodomises a junior student sleeping in a madrasa, arrested

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A senior student in Arabiya Mufaqta Uloom Madrasa in the Rorawar in Aligarh district has been accused of raping a junior student
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Watch: Sonia Gandhi’s ex-MP son Rahul ignores P Chidambaram’s MP son Karti while entering Parliament

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Karti Chidambaram seemed confused as Gandhi ignored his hand shake and walked away in the Parliament building. He walked a bit further and then looked back probably wondering why was he ignored by the Congress leader.
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World

Australia: Queensland moves bill to ban hate symbols, differentiates Swastika from Nazi Hakenkreuz

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The bill passed by Queensland government in Australia has exempted swastika from prohibited symbols and differentiated it from Nazi Hakenkreuz.
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Ratnagiri: Hindu woman tortured, forced to convert and financially exploited by husband Masood and family, FIR filed

Siddhi Somani -
The FIR has been filed under sections 406, 420, 498 A, 323, 504, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and under sections 3(1)(g), 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
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News Reports

Former SC Judge participates in a program held in Jerusalem, comments on the internal protests in Israel

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Former Supreme Court judge L Nageshwara Rao attended a conference in Jerusalem amid ongoing massive protests against the proposed judicial overhaul in the country
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OpIndia Explains

Who gave Gautam Adani land for Mundra port at 10 paise per sq meter in 1993? The answer will leave Rahul Gandhi shell-shocked

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Even though Rahul Gandhi continues to attack the Centre over its supposed ties with the Adani Group, it was Congress-led govt that offered Adani his first piece of land for Mundra Port in 1993.
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Bombay High Court dismisses appeal filed by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in disrespect to the national anthem case

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Bombay HC has dismissed the appeal filed by Mamata Banerjee challenging an order of the Sessions Court in a complaint alleging disrespect to the national anthem.
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‘Savarkar Gaurav Yatra’ to be carried out across Maharashtra to honour Veer Savarkar, CM, Deputy CM, other leaders change profile pics, read details

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Recently, Veer Savarkar's grandson had threatened legal actions against Rahul Gandhi if he would not stop insulting the freedom fighter. Rahul Gandhi has been incessantly mocking and insulting Savarkar over the years.
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Entertainment

Singer Samar Singh absconding after the death of actress Akanksha Dubey, had campaigned for Akhilesh Yadav, sang songs for SP

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Akanksha Dubey was found dead in a hotel in Varanasi on Sunday, March 26, in a suspected suicide case. Her family, however, had denied suicide angle.
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EC announces schedule of Karnataka assembly elections: Polling to take place on May 10, results to be declared on May 13

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The election commission announced on Wednesday that the 16th Karnataka state assembly election polling would be held on 10th May 2023.
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Virat Kohli and Shah Rukh Khan fans share memes, insult their heroes as popularity war gets ugly, here is what happened

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There seems no end to the ongoing spat between Kohli and SRK supporters, with each side using personal, insulting, churlish, and mean remarks to mock their opponents and assert the supremacy of their respective idols.
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Lok Sabha Secretariat revokes disqualification of Lakshadweep MP Md Faizal after HC stayed his conviction in an attempt to murder case

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According to the notification issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Wednesday, the disqualification of the NCP MP ‘ceased to operate subject to further judicial pronouncements.
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‘You were recruited for 2 jobs, you are doing only 1, when will you love me?’: Teacher files molestation charge against school director Afroz...

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According to Bettiah SP Upendra Nath Verma, the Shikarpur police station has initiated an investigation after receiving the victim's complaint.
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Gujarat govt warns against illegal constructions along 1600 km coastline after encroachment including ‘Mazars’ were demolished by state admin

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Gujarat has the longest coastline of 1600 kms and also shares its border with Pakistan, which makes the coastline an important part of the national security.
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Amritpal Singh returns to Punjab? Police circle Hoshiarpur after a tip-off on separatist leader, what we know so far

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Pro-Khalistan separatist leader Amritpal Singh has been on the run since Punjab Police crackdown on him on March 18.
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Queer student at TISS told to follow dress code for an event, goes into trauma for two days

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Pratik Permey, a second-year master's student at the Centre for Health and Mental Health, was invited to attend the Ambedkar Memorial Lecture to represent the student union and sit on the dais panel.
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Karnataka: Congress’ DK Shivakumar throws Rs 500 currency notes at people during a rally ahead of elections

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Legislative Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in Karnataka before May 2023 to elect all 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
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Activist group demands to demolish the ‘dargah’ that suddenly came up near the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport

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Recently, Mumbai administration had demolished an illegal mazar that had come up in Mahim coast.
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Richard Dawkins interview by Piers Morgan: Watch how a globally acclaimed atheist thinker chooses silence over criticising Islamic terrorism

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People termed Dawkins' silence as an example of how Islamic terrorism operates because it manages to threaten even the wisest minds to shut up to ensure one's own safety.
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Remembering Dhirendranath Datta: Hero of the Bengali language movement, who was abducted and murdered by the Pakistan army

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While Dhirendranath Datta was not alive to witness East Pakistan's Independence, his contribution to the Bengali language movement has been immense.
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Radio Mirchi RJ Sayema spreads fake news, fear mongers despite Jaipur Police’s clarification on ‘stone pelted on praying Muslims’

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The stones were actually pelted on the bike rally carried out by Hindus to celebrate the Hindu new year by Muslim mob.
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Kerala BJP leader booked for calling communist women leaders fat

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Surendran, while addressing a party function in Thrissur on Sunday had purportedly said that women leaders in CPI(M), which leads the LDF government in the state, have become "fat" after "looting" the people.
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Two Pakistani men arrested for plotting terror attack on Jewish restaurant in Greece

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Israeli intelligence service Mossad helped Greek authorities in discovering the alleged terror network and identified the link to Iran
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Meet Instagram influencer Prapti Elizabeth, whose video insulting the Jain community has gone viral, collabs with brands like Uber, GoodDay

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Instagram influencer Prapti Elizabeth abused Jains for their strict adherence to vegetarianism.
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Fact-Check

Fact-check: Has Rahul Gandhi deleted all his tweets on Veer Savarkar as per viral claims

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However, when OpIndia checked online, we found out that Rahul Gandhi has not deleted any tweet in the last two days, the period when online claims say he deleted his tweets on Savarkar.
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World

39 killed, 29 injured, as fire engulfs a government-run migration facility in Northern Mexico

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Ciudad Juarez is one of the border communities in Mexico where migrants from Cuba, Central America and elsewhere wait as they try to enter the United States.
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As Delhi HC frames charges against Sharjeel Imam and Safoora Zargar, here is how the ‘liberals’ had gone all out to defend them

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As the Delhi HC frames charges against Sharjeel Imam and Safoora Zargar, a motley variety of 'liberals' had rushed to paint them as heroes.
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