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Law

3 days a week with each wife, Sunday free: Man and her 2 wives reach an innovative settlement after his 2nd marriage is discovered

OpIndia Staff -
Though it is not legal according to the Hindu Marriage Act and the IPC, the man and his two wives can live according to the terms of the contract with mutual understanding.
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News Reports

PM Modi shares ‘Kesariya’ song rendition in various languages amid anti-Hindi divisive conversations on social media

OpIndia Staff -
This tweet comes amid social media chatter around so-called 'stop Hindi imposition' activists who have been spewing hate on Hindi language while alleging 'imposition' of Hindi language in the Southern Indian states.
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News Reports

NIA files chargesheets against 68 PFI cadres in Kerala, Tamil Nadu

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The chargesheets filed on Friday were in connection with criminal conspiracies by PFI to create a wedge between different communities.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Agra police arrest Shahid Usmani who raped a 9-year-old girl and attempted to kill her by hitting her head with a brick

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Shahid Usmani had raped a 9-year-old girl near railway tracks in Agra on 13 March and tried to kill her, arrested on 17 March
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News Reports

Activist alleges Rs 400 crore missing from Samayapuram Mariamman Temple fund, Tamil Nadu govt refutes the claim

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The activist accused officials of Tamil Nadu Govt's (HR&CE) department of draining the temple deposits by 92%.
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News Reports

3-year-old girl Ariha Shah separated from her Indian parents by German authorities: Read about her heartbreaking story

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Ariha Shah, a 3-year-old daughter of a Jain family, is in the custody of German authorities from last one-and-half year.
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News Reports

Has Kejriwal dumped his friend? Netizens speculate as Delhi govt asks Manish Sisodia to vacate his bungalow and allots it to Aatishi

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Jailed former Delhi deputy minister and AAP senior leader Manish Sisodia's official residence in Delhi has been allotted to newly state Education Minister Atishi
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News Reports

Opposition MPs write to President Draupadi Murmu and Attorney General over social media ‘trolling’ of CJI Chandrachud

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Vivek Tankha alleged that the CJI was being trolled at the behest of the ruling BJP government.
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News Reports

‘Entrepreneur’ Sana Sheikh, accused in forced circumcision & conversion case, gets funding for her ‘modest clothing’ brand in Shark Tank

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Sana had lured Deepak into a relationship and later forced him to convert his religion to Islam. Deepak was also tortured and humiliated for Rs 11 lakh first and Rs 25 lakh later by the family members of Sana who got constant support from AIMIM MP Imtiaz Jaleel
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Crime

Sixth-grade student kidnapped in Bihar for ₹40 lakh ransom, recent surge in kidnappings stir memories of Lalu Prasad Yadav’s ‘Jungle Raj’

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A sixth-grade student named Tushar Kumar was abducted in Patna, and kidnappers used his phone to demand Rs 40 ransom via WhatsApp
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News Reports

Economic crisis in Pakistan results in a shortage of life-saving medicines

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Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) called for the intervention of the government to prevent the situation from turning into a disaster.
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News Reports

Son of terrorist killed in Kashmir caught in Katihar after suspicious movements, Pakistani numbers found on phone of Nasir Waza

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Nasir Yusuf Waza, son of terrorist Yusuf Waja who was killed in Kashmir in an encounter, caught in Katihar after suspicious movements
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‘Mother’s love in Norway no different from mother’s love in India’: Norwegian ambassador says Rani Mukerji’s ‘Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway’ has ‘factual inaccuracies’

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Norwegian Ambassador to India Hans Jacob Frydenlund has reacted to Rani Mukerji's Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway calling it 'factually incorrect'
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News Reports

‘Subjecting India’s choices & challenges to international scrutiny is dishonourable’: Varun Gandhi takes a dig at Rahul Gandhi after declining Oxford Union invite

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"Subjecting India’s choices & challenges to international scrutiny, for me, is a dishonourable act," Varun Gandhi said
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News Reports

Is Nepal’s Pokhara International Airport another Chinese debt trap? Concerns raised over steep interest rates

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If Nepal had looked into alternative financing possibilities, it could have been able to acquire a loan at a cheaper interest rate. The high-interest rates are a major worry for Nepal since they might eventually result in a heavy debt load.
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News Reports

2.5 tonnes of missing Uranium found, had gone missing from Libya

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It is believed that the Uranium might have been stolen by rebels from the neighbouring state mistaking them for ammunition
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Umesh Pal murder case: STF arrests Qayyum Ansari from Kapilvastu who helped Asad Ahmed and other shooters escape to Nepal

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UP Police and the special task force made 22 teams to investigate the Umesh Pal murder case.
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Opinions

Conman posing as PMO official visiting J&K arrested: How Congress ecosystem continues to insult and vilify Gujarat and Gujaratis

Jinit Jain -
With one Kiran Patel arrested for impersonating a PMO official, Congress ecosystem rushed to vilify the entire Gujarati community.
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News Reports

Punjab: Two minor girls flee home to meet gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, click photos outside Central Jail to impress friends

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Two minor Jharkhand girls ran away from home and reached Bathinda Central Jail to meet jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi
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World

Prince Harry is ‘frightened’ of his wife Meghan Markle, claims royal biographer; calls her ‘really scary’

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Prince Harry is frightened of Meghan Markle, royal biographer Angela Levin claimed, adding that he is nervous when around his wife.
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News Reports

11 top American banks rescue ‘vulnerable’ First Republic Bank with a contribution of $30 billion after the collapse of two banks

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First Republic Bank underwent a liquidity crisis after customers moved billions of deposits out of the bank in distress.
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu: Dairy farmers in Erode throw milk on road during protests demanding an increase in procurement prices

OpIndia Staff -
The dairy farmers in Tamil Nadu are demanding an increase in the procurement price of milk by Rs 7 per litre
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Telangana: BJP candidate AVN Reddy wins Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad Teachers MLC election

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AVN Reddy won with 13,436 votes after 21 rounds of counting, surpassing the necessary threshold of 12,709 votes.
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“Startups should opt Indian banks as their preferred partners”: Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar amid crisis in foreign banks

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Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said that startups should opt Indian banks as their preferred partners
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Waited 3 hours to hand over notice to Rahul Gandhi regarding his statement during BJ Yatra but he did not meet: Delhi Police

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After waiting for three hours, the Delhi police team reportedly returned since Rahul Gandhi didn't meet them
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News Reports

New Zealand to ban TikTok on parliament-linked devices after the UK banned the Chinese app on govt phones, both cite security concerns

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The New Zealand Government is banning TikTok on all parliament linked devices after UK govt banned it on all govt devices
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Politics

Green carpet laid out for Arvind Kejriwal over garbage mounds as he visits Bhalswa landfill site for inspection, BJP calls him ‘Raja Saheb’

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BJP mocked Delhi CM and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal after he was greeted with a green carpet at the Bhalswa landfill site in the national capital
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‘We don’t need madarsas’: Assam CM Sarma says Congress leaders are the new ‘Mughals’ who want to destroy India’s Hindu culture

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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma stated, that he has closed 600 madrassas in the state. He also attacked Congress and called the party 'new Mughals.'
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News Reports

Govt announces 10% reservation, age limit relaxation, and exemption from physical test for ex-Agniveers in CISF

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The ministry amended the Central Industrial Security Force Security Wing (Subordinate Ranks) Group 'B' and 'C' to implement a 10 percent reservation for ex-Agniveers in the CISF.
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As the 2024 elections come nearer, Congress begins demonisation of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chant

Dibakar Dutta -
The Hindu chant of 'Jai Shri Ram' chant has been subjugated to a vitriolic campaign for the past several years for political gains.
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News Reports

Delhi Police arrest YouTuber Prince Dixit after his video celebrating birthday with a car rally on NH24 went viral

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According to Delhi police, Prince said that this video was shot on his birthday, November 16, 2022, while travelling from NH24 to Shakarpur.
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Britain set to display Koh-i-noor at the Tower of London as a ‘symbol of conquest’

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The story of Koh-i-Noor will be retold at the exhibition through a short film and a combination of projections and objects.
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Cyclone Freddy hits Southeast Africa, leaves over 300 dead in Malawi

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Malawi's Department of Disaster Management Affairs said the cyclone had killed as many as 326 people. The devastation in the wake of the tropical storm left survivors trapped and fighting for survival.
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Crime

Conman poses as Additional Director (PMO), gets Z-plus security and bulletproof SUV, arrested by Jammu & Kashmir Police

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Kiran Patel, claims to hold a Ph.D. from Commonwealth University in Virginia, an MBA from IIM Trichy, an M Tech in Computer Science, and a BE in computer engineering as well
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PM Narendra Modi has done a lot for Sikhs and Sikhism: Former pro-Khalistan leader

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The founder of Dal Khalsa and former pro-Khalistan leader Jaswant Singh Thekedar has lauded the work undertaken and accomplished by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the country's Sikh community
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Supreme Court says it is willing to relax restrictions in eco-sensitive zones around forests, SFI had vandalised Rahul Gandhi’s office over the issue

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Supreme Court implied that it may relax its restrictions in the eco-sensitive zones (ESZ) around protected forests and wildlife sanctuaries
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Delhi: Local Hindus and BJP leaders protest the demolition of 50-year-old Hanuman temple, party accuses AAP Govt of misinforming DDA

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During the demolition drive at the ancient Hanuman Mandir in Rajendra Nagar, Delhi, the portrait of Lord Hanuman was also trampled
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‘Allah’ on dress during Melbourne Fashion Festival triggers outrage, designer issues apology

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Bilal Rauf, a spokesman for the Australian National Imams Council, called the attire offensive and pointed out that people of all faiths use the phrase Allah.
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Delhi police issues notice to Rahul Gandhi for details of women who allegedly told him during BJ Yatra that they were raped

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Delhi police issued notice to Rahul Gandhi over his claims that women had told him in Srinagar that they were sexually assaulted
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NIA court convicts Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen-Bangladesh terrorist and IED expert Arif Hussain for dacoities in Bengaluru to raise funds for terror activities

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NIA Special Court in Bengaluru convicts IED fabrication expert in Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen-Bangladesh (JMB) Dacoity case
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Politics

Amruta Fadnavis vs Priyanka Chaturvedi: Twitter fight erupts between them leading to mudslinging and invoking each other’s ‘aukat’

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It is notable that Amruta Fadnavis filed filed an FIR alleging she was threatened and offered a bribe of Rs 1 crore by an acquaintance. Priyanka Chaturvedi tweeted to criticize her which turned into a fight between the two.
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Big blow to Mamata Banerjee: Calcutta HC says state govt has no right to appoint Vice-Chancellors of universities, quashes 29 appointments

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Calcutta HC ruled that two amendments made to the West Bengal Universities Act in 2012 and 2014 by Mamata Banerjee govt are illegal
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Defence Ministry approves proposals worth Rs 70,500 crore for buying howitzers, BrahMos missiles, UH Maritime helicopters

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DAC accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition amounting to over Rs 70,500 crore under Buy Indian-IDDM (Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured).
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‘It is my personal matter’: says Mehbooba Mufti after Deoband Maulana Mufti Asad Qasmi slammed her for offering water to Shivling

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After Deoband Maulana Mufti Asad Qasmi slammed Mehbooba Mufti for Hindu temple visit, she said that she knows her religion
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Uttar Pradesh: Taslim, Arif and others kidnap and rape Dalit minor girl, assault her mother

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A case of rape of a Dalit minor girl from the Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh has come to light.
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Jairam Ramesh tutors Rahul Gandhi in the middle of a press conference to avoid him turning into a joke, fails to stop the inevitable

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Rahul Gandhi said, "Unfortunately, I am a member of parliament." Twitter users reacted saying that Rahul Gandhi has finally spoken the truth.
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Opinions

9 convicted in Delhi anti-Hindu riots: The arduous process, the lacking ecosystem and how we owe a debt of gratitude to a few good...

Nupur J Sharma -
On Monday, March 13, Delhi’s Karkardooma court convicted nine persons involved in the 2020 anti-Hindu Delhi riots.
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News Reports

Global Terrorism Index: Pakistan overtakes Afghanistan in number of terrorism deaths, Balochistan Liberation Army emerges as a fastest growing group

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Pakistan now leads South Asia in both the number of terrorist attacks and casualties, overtaking Afghanistan.
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Chhattisgarh Police uses tear gas, water cannons, chilli powder shells against BJP members protesting for implementation of affordable housing scheme

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Several BJP leaders, including state president Sao, were arrested by the Police. The Police also used water cannons, tear gas shells and chilli powder shells against the BJP workers, the video of which went viral over the social media.
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Opinions

Eric Garcetti, USA wokes, the Biden administration and India: What if we give the US Ambassador the benefit of doubt but have a Plan...

Ganesh R -
When I first saw video snippets of Eric Garcetti, the US Ambassador designate for India, my reaction was also very similar to other nationalist Indians - but there might be more to it
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