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Another Congress supporter becomes Pappu to target PM Modi’s degree, claims former Gujarat University VC, who is alive, died before he became the VC

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Congress supporter claims VC who signed Modi's degree in 1983 died in 1981, while that person is still alive
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News Reports

‘I thought BJP government won’t give anything to a Muslim, PM Modi proved me wrong’, says Padma Shri awardee Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri

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Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri said, "I quit applying for this award thinking that the BJP government never gives anything to a Muslim. But Modi Ji chose me and proved that my thought was wrong."
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Tech

Apple to discontinue online services such as App Store, Siri, and Maps for older devices

OpIndia Staff -
Apple is reportedly shutting down services for older devices, including iPhones, Macs, iPads, and iWatches.
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News Reports

NCERT textbook controversy: References to 2002 Gujarat riots removed from Class 11 Sociology book

OpIndia Staff -
The deleted paragraph from the class 11 sociology textbook "Understanding Society" discussed how class, religion, and ethnicity frequently result in the segregation of residential areas and used the communal unrest in Gujarat in 2002 as an example of how communal unrest contributes to ghettoization.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Violence clashes erupt between two groups in Ahmednagar, stone pelting takes place in Nandurbar

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Three policemen were injured in the violence in Nandurbar. Four people were injured in the violence that took place in Ahmednagar.
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News Reports

Calcutta HC directs the West Bengal government to deploy central forces for the Hanuman Jayanti processions

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The Calcutta HC ordered the West Bengal government to request central forces to maintain peace during Hanuman Jayanti processions.
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News Reports

While Arvind Kejriwal throws ‘anpadh PM’ barbs, AAP leader Manish Sisodia is not even a graduate as per his election affidavit

OpIndia Staff -
Former Education Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia was not a graduate. He only has a Diploma in Journalism.
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News Reports

‘I am shocked, hurt’: Prakash Raj after Kannada actor Kichcha Sudeep extended his support for BJP for the upcoming Karnataka polls

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Prakash Raj was shocked and hurt after Kannada actor Kichcha Sudeep extended his support for BJP in the upcoming Karnataka elections
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News Reports

A Twitter thread by user Meer Faisal got thousands of RTs, claiming Hindus perpetrated violence during Ram Navami: Here are 15 lies he peddled

Editorial Desk -
‘Journalist’ Meer Faisal posted 30 videos on Twitter to allege that Hindus started violence during Ram Navami, all of them expose his lies
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News Reports

185 non-residents bought land in Jammu and Kashmir in 3 years: Centre in Rajya Sabha

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The Centre on Wednesday said that 185 persons from outside Jammu and Kashmir have bought land in the Union Territory in three years.
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News Reports

‘Why on yoga mat?…cover your entire body’: Rakhi Sawant shares video of offering namaz on Instagram, gets schooled for her “inappropriate” attire

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A raft of Muslim Instagram users criticised Rakhi Sawant for offering namaz on a yoga mat in an 'inappropriate' dress.
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh: Bride’s ex-boyfriend ‘gifts’ home theatre rigged with explosives in wedding, kills her husband and three others

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The accused had reportedly kept the gift box of the explosive laden home theater music system in the marriage pandal and went away. When the family took it at home and plugged in, it exploded.
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News Reports

Chinese debt trap: World Bank president expresses concerns over Beijing’s loans to developing countries

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The World Bank president David Malpass sounded alarm over burgeoning Chinese loans to developing economies.
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News Reports

‘Politicians cannot have special immunity’: SC refuses to entertain PIL by 14 political parties claiming CBI and ED are being used to target Opposition

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A division bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala refused to consider the plea, stating that it was impossible to issue general directions without regard to specific factual context.
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News Reports

Mamata Banerjee’s close ceric Pirzada Toha Siddiqui holds Iftar feast on a road, Muslim netizens slam him calling it drama and hypocrisy

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Toha Siddiqui, the Pirzada of Furfura Sharif in West Bengal, took his iftar meal on a road while returning home from somewhere
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Opinions

Key things Kajal Hindustani said, for which she is now getting ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ threats: Why it is important to talk about it

Nupur J Sharma -
Islamists raised slogans of ‘sar tan se juda’ in Gir Somnath, accusing Kajal Hindustani of giving an anti-Muslim speech during the Ram Navami procession.
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News Reports

Home Ministry issues advisory for maintenance of law and order during Hanuman Jayanti, asks states to ensure communal harmony

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"The MHA has issued an advisory to all states in preparation for Hanuman Jayanti. The governments are encouraged to ensure the maintenance of law and order, peaceful observance of the festival, and monitoring of any factors that could disturb communal harmony in society," tweeted the Union Home Ministry.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Human rights fact sheet exposes appalling condition of minorities, from textbooks to streets, non-Muslims face discrimination everywhere

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There is significant increase in the religious content against minorities in curriculum and textbooks in Pakistan, the report highlighted.
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OpIndia Explains

Rahul Gandhi keeps asking ‘Adani mein Rs 20,000 crore kiske hain’, read why this is Pappu level question because Gandhi is not reading

Nirwa Mehta -
Rahul Gandhi has been casting aspersions about a mysterious Rs 20,000 crore money routed to Adani Group company and questioning whose money is it. Well, we try and make sense of this.
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News Reports

Cancer-causing baby powder: Johnson & Johnson wants to ‘settle’ lawsuits with $9 billion compensation

OpIndia Staff -
Johnson & Johnson offered to pay $9 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits that alleged that its baby powder and other talc-based products cause cancer.
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News Reports

As Kajal Hindusthani receives Sar Tan Se Juda threats with Zubair and other Islamists dog whistling against her, here’s a timeline of how things...

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Emboldened by inaction in the Nupur Sharma case, Mohammed Zubair recently dog whistled against Kajal Hindusthani.
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News Reports

Shaheen Bagh link emerges in Kozhikode train attack case, Kerala Police reach Delhi for probe

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According to the police, Shahrukh Saifi a Shaheen Bagh native went missing from his house on March 30. Following this, his parents lodged a missing person complaint on Saturday.
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News Reports

Telangana: Police detains BJP MLAs amid protests over Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s arrest in SSC paper leak case

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Telangana police detained BJP MLAs Raghunandan Rao and Eatala Rajender among other leaders after arresting Bandi Sanjay Kumar.
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News Reports

‘Majority of one religious group in a particular area cannot be grounds to prohibit processions carried out by another’: Madras HC in 2021 case

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Madras High Court has said in a 2021 order, "Merely because one religious group is dominating in a particular locality, it cannot be a ground to prohibit celebrating religious festivals or taking processions of other religious groups through those roads."
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News Reports

Delhi man Azim tramples Ram Navami saffron flags and dumps them in a drain, arrested after a complaint filed

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Delhi Police arrest Azim after tore Ram Navami saffron flags, trampled them and then dumped them in a drain
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News Reports

UK’s data privacy watchdog slaps fine of 12.7 million pound on Tiktok for allowing kids on the platform and misusing their data

OpIndia Staff -
Tiktok fined by the UK's privacy watchdog with a fine of $15.9 million for failing to block users under the age of 13 and exploiting their data
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News Reports

Delhi Police denies permission for Hanuman Jayanti in Jahangirpuri, had earlier denied permission for Ram Navami procession

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The Delhi Police had last month denied permission for a Ram Navami procession in Jahangirpuri.
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News Reports

“Example of their communal mindset and anti-India agenda”: India slams Organisation of Islamic Countries for its remarks on Ram Navami violence

OpIndia Staff -
India has condemned the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) statement released on Ram Navami violence.
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh: Congress MLA Brihaspat Singh assaults cooperative bank employee, video viral

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In the video, it can be seen that the Ramanujganj MLA Brihaspat Singh grabbed a person by his collar and slapped him thrice while a large crowd gathered outside the bank. 
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News Reports

‘Lord Ram depicted in a manner contrary to natural spirit of Ramcharitmanas’: Complaint seeking FIR filed against Adipurush makers over new poster

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"Maryadapurushottam Shri Ram ji has been shown in this poster in a costume against the natural spirit and nature of "Ramcharitmanas" mentioned in the Hindu scripture,” the complaint added.
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News Reports

Pakistan economic crisis: Country’s central bank raises key rate by 100 basis points to record 21% amid crippling inflation

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The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) raised its key interest rate by 100 basis points to a record 21 per cent on Tuesday.
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Opinions

19-year-old Sumit Shaw arrested for displaying gun during Ram Navami: 4 things it tells us about West Bengal politics and Hindu festivals

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Violence erupted in Howrah and Hooghly during Ram Navami celebrations in West Bengal, as Islamists went on a rampage
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News Reports

Karnataka: Kannada star Kiccha Sudeep receives threat letter amid speculations of joining BJP

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Acting on the complaint lodged by the actor's manager, the Puttenahalli police registered a case under sections 504, 506 and 120 (B) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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News Reports

Hoshiarpur Gurudwara, with over 250 branches across the country, under scanner as Amritpal Singh stayed there

OpIndia Staff -
On April 5, reports suggested the Police confirmed that the Gurudwara jathedar allegedly helped the fugitive pro-Khalistani preacher.
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News Reports

Kerala train fire: Suspect Shahrukh Saifi arrested from Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri, was seeking treatment for burn injuries

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According to media reports, accused Shahrook Saifi is currently under the custody of the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS).
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World

Former US President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts – what we know so far

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Trump termed the case against him as fake and alleged the charges were brought up against him to interfere with the upcoming 2024 election.
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News Reports

Ludhiana Police arrest Influencer Jasneet Kaur, book Youth Congress leader Lucky Sandhu for blackmailing SAD leader’s son

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Notably, in September 2022, accused Jasneet Kaur who is from Punjab's Sangrur had attempted to extort Rs 2 crore from Gurbir Singh by threatening to make their conversation public.
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News Reports

Ahead of PM Modi’s visit, Telangana BJP chief detained by police, read details

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Telangana Police reached the state president and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar's residence in Karimnagar and took him into custody.
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Social Media

Paisa ho to kya kuch nahi ho sakta: Netizens take a dig as old video of Salman Khan performing as background dancer for Anant...

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A video of Bollywood actor Salman Khan from a previous Ambani family function has also gone viral. In this video, Salman can be seen in the role of background dancer behind industrialist Mukesh Ambani's son Anant Ambani.
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News Reports

Muslim boys were making bombs for self-defence: RJD MLA Nehaluddin

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The RJD MLA from Rafiganj Assembly Constituency said that some members belonging to the Muslim community were making bombs in self-defence
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News Reports

‘Mob brought petrol bombs, burnt our shops’: Hindu victims of Ram Navami violence in Bihar Sharif share their ordeal with media

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The Hindu victims of violence that broke out on Ram Navami in Bihar Sharif said the mob attacked them with petrol bombs.
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News Reports

It is a lie, chapters on Mughals history not removed: NCERT director refutes media reports

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The NCERT director has refuted media reports that chapters on the Mughal period have been dropped from class 12 history textbooks
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News Reports

‘Trying to learn Hindi and English in my own humble way’: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma gives a befitting reply to an elitist Congress...

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The troll's attempt to mock Himanta Biswa Sarma backfired, and he was left looking petty and small-minded.
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Politics

Party leader wanted to have a physical relationship with me: Woman Congress leader from Chhattisgarh

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The female leader said that Jayant wanted to have a physical relationship with her. Some time ago, the female leader also posted a social media post against Jayant on Facebook
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News Reports

New Yorker journalist attacks chief of Hindu American Foundation on Twitter, gets called out by Netizens for his racist and Hinduphobic comment

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Isaac Chotiner, a staff writer at The New Yorker, launched an unprovoked attack on Suhag A Shukla, co-founder and executive director of advocacy organisation Hindu American Foundation
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News Reports

Ram Navami violence: MHA seeks a detailed report from the West Bengal government over communal clash in Howrah

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The MHA has sought a detailed report over violence that erupted during Ram Navami procession in Howrah.
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Social Media

‘Liberals’ and Islamists mock Rajputs after NCERT reportedly removes a chapter on Mughals

OpIndia Staff -
Mainstream media widely speculated that NCERT has amended its publications, notably the 12th-class History book, and removed certain chapters on the Mughal empire
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News Reports

AAP does what it does best – lie through its teeth. Here are 6 lies about PM Modi and Adani that Arvind Kejriwal spread

Raju Das -
Arvind Kejriwal made several allegations accusing Modi of benefiting Adani group by undue allocation of coal, all of which are false and baseless
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News Reports

‘Bulletproof burqa’: Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan appears in Lahore court surrounded amid heavy security and a bulletproof bucket covering his head

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Security personnel were surrounding Khan from all possible angles with bulletproof material. They were also acting as human shields for the ex-PM. Pakistani media reported that since the attack during his rally in Wazirabad last year, Khan fears for his life and has been stepping out only under high security.
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OpIndia Explains

As Swara Bhasker calls Modi supporters ‘jaahil’, here is the origin of the word, straight from the Quran

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Swara Bhasker vented out her frustration using Arabic term ‘jaahil’ after NCERT removed chapters on Mughals from Class 12 books.
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