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Video of a man’s fingers chopped with a sword goes viral amid deteriorating law and order in Punjab: Here’s what we know

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The video shows some individuals in SAS, Punjab, chopping off fingers of a man. The police have filed an FIR in the case.
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Rajasthan: Dalit community’s wedding procession attacked by a Muslim mob in Bharatpur, Dr Ambedkar’s portrait trampled

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A case has been registered by the police on Mukesh' complaint, and an investigation has been initiated.
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Delhi High Court orders four AAP leaders to remove defamatory content against BJP leader Shyam Jaju and his son, not to make further allegations

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Delhi High Court ordered AAP leaders Saurabh Bhardwaj, Sanjay Singh, Durgesh Pathak and Dilip Kumar Pandey to take down defamatory allegations against BJP leader Shyam Jaju and his son Sandesh Jaju
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Amid deepening economic crisis, Pakistan hikes luxury import tax to secure IMF deal

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In an effort to secure IMF deal, Pakistan hiked taxes on a number of luxury goods and upscale services.
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‘The accused has tendered an apology’: Assam CM says police will follow case against Pawan Khera to its ‘logical end’

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This comes after the Supreme Court bench presided by CJI DY Chandrachud granted interim bail to Pawan Khera.
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Bhindranwale 2.0 Amritpal Singh chickens out when asked why his ‘Khalistan’ does not include Pakistan Punjab, says that issue will be considered later

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In a latest interview to India Today, Sikh separatist leader and current chief of 'Waris Punjab De,' Amritpal Singh has said, that his organization wants to create Khalistan in India first.
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Pakistan: Man kills his 24-year-old son with a hammer and a knife for not offering namaz despite repeated warnings

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In Karachi in Pakistan, a man named Haji Saeed Ahmed brutally murdered his own son Mohammed Sohail for not offering prayers
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News Reports

Adani-Hindenburg row: SC rejects plea seeking to gag media from reporting on the issue

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The Supreme Court said it will not gag media organisations from reporting on the Adani-Hindenburg row.
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‘Women are tortured here, it is not Dharma, it is Adharma’: Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya again rants against Hinduism

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"Half of the country’s population is comprised of women even then if women have to face all this, then it is not Dharma but Adharma, injustice and atrocity on women,” Maurya said while speaking at an event. 
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‘Hijdo Ki Fauj’: RJD leader and Bihar minister Surendra Yadav hurls insult at armed forces recruits under Agniveer scheme

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Surendra Yadav added saying, "Whoever gave this idea should be hanged, as he deserves no lesser punishment than that."
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‘No country will ever come out of a difficult situation if its basic industry is terrorism’: EAM Dr Jaishankar on Pakistan’s crisis

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"There's no doubt role or salience of Asia will increase. Asia is growing because Asia has been global, what we shouldn't fall for is 'Asia for Asians', that rhetoric is misleading, and appeals to primitive chauvinism. It actually has deep strategic intent behind it," Jaishankar said while addressing the presser.
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‘Indian society does not recognise live-in relationships, woman has no other option but to file FIR against boyfriend’: Allahabad HC

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Aditya and the complainant woman were in a live-in relationship for the past 1.5 years and the woman had reportedly become pregnant with his child. However, the woman alleged that Aditya refused to marry her and sent her intimate photographs to her husband. As a result, she got rejected by her husband too.
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As Punjab police decide to free Khalistani aide after Amritpal Singh’s threat and street veto, CM Bhagwant Mann says law and order is under...

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Speaking at the fifth Progressive Punjab Investors Summit, CM Bhagwant Mann claimed that the state of Punjab has the right environment and peaceful atmosphere to set up factories and plants here.
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Mahua Moitra hits back at Rahul Gandhi over Goa comment, says TMC is the only alternative to BJP

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"Had the Congress been able to defeat the BJP, there would be no need for us (to contest the Assembly polls). However, since Congress failed to win the state, we had to step forward to provide an alternative to the people. The TMC is the only alternative (against the BJP)", said Moitra
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At the UNGA session on Ukraine, India calls out Pakistan’s provocation against India, talks about how it provides safe haven to terrorists

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India on Thursday exercised it's 'Right of Reply' at UNGA against Pakistan and advised Islamabad to look at its track record as a state that provides safe havens to terrorists. 
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Cricket

Indian pacer Umesh Yadav’s father Tilak Yadav passes away aged 74

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Indian cricketer Umesh Yadav's father Tilak Yadav passed away on Wednesday at the age of 74 after battling a prolonged illness in Nagpur.
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Triple Talaq is mentioned nowhere, not even in the Quran: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan educates CM Pinarayi Vijayan

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Kerala CM Vijayan had questioned the law against triple talaq and said why triple talaq has been brought under the purview of the law only for Muslims and has been brought under the category of crime.
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Argentina seeks Indian cooperation on currency swap issues, developing software for digital payments

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During the meeting, Sitharaman also stated that India would take forth the momentum created by Argentina during its Presidency on infrastructure priorities, including spending on cities of tomorrow.
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As Rajasthan police leave out his name from accused list in Bhiwani case, read how Islamists and left vilified Monu Manesar, trying to paint...

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Islamists and Left ran propaganda against Monu Manesar and painted a target on his back
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Tech

European Union asks employees to remove Chinese app TikTok from their devices over security concerns

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The European Commission has banned staff from using the Chinese social media app TikTok over security concerns. On Thursday morning, it was mandated that all employees uninstall TikTok from their official devices as well as any personal devices on which they may have installed any work-related apps.
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TDP promises to set up Islamic Bank if it comes to power in Andhra Pradesh, BJP calls it divisive: Read why sharia-compliant banking is...

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TDP National General Secretary Nara Lokesh promises to establish Islamic bank if the party comes to power in Andhra Pradesh
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Punjab police surrenders in front of Khalistan supporter Amritpal Singh: Minutes after he issued threats, police cancel FIR against aide Lovepreet Toofan

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"They have given enough proof that he (detained Lovepreet Toofan) is innocent. SIT has taken cognizance of it. These people will peacefully disperse now and the law will take its own course," Commissioner of Police Amritsar added.
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‘Congress and JDS are dynastic parties, give a chance to Yediyurappa for a corruption-free govt’: Home Minister Amit Shah in Karnataka

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Addressing a "Vijay Sankalp Samavesh" in Karnataka's Bellary, the Home Minister said, "BJP is fighting for a complete majority in Karnataka. The people of Karnataka are resolved to make lotus bloom again. On one side it's Modi Ji's BJP and on other side, it's Rahul Baba's tukde tukde gang Congress."
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Indore: Pharma college principal struggling for life on the ventilator after rogue student sets her on fire by pouring petrol

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The principal of BM College of Pharmacy in Indore suffered 90% after a student poured petrol on her and set her ablaze
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IAS Vs IPS in Karnataka: Rohini Sindhuri serves defamation notice to IPS D Roopa, demands Rs. 1 crore and unconditional apology

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IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri has sent a notice to IPS officer D. Roopa Moudgil for making “false and defamatory posts” against her and warned of criminal proceedings, demanding Rs. 1 crore and an apology in writing.
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Pawan Khera offers to apologise, claims insult to PM Modi was unintentional as he got ‘confused’: What happened in court as CJI granted interim...

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The Supreme Court bench presided by CJI Chandrachud granted interim bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera hours after his arrest
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Crime

Supporters of Amritpal Singh protest with swords, attack Police in Amritsar: How it is a stark reminder of the rise of Bhindranwale

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Amritpal Singh supporters attacked police station in Ajnala, reports say the police station has been overrun.
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Entertainment

Pakistani actresses Anum Fayyaz and Zarnish Khan quit Lollywood for Islam; Zarnish deletes all posts from Instagram after performing Umrah in Mecca

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Two Lollywood actresses from Pakistan have made the decision to leave the entertainment business and practice Islamic principles and lifestyle.
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Pawan Khera arrested from Delhi airport, gets interim bail from SC after urgent hearing within hours

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On Monday, Pawan Khera had made indecent remarks against PM Narendra Modi's father in a press conference.
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‘Kash hamein Modi mil jaye’: Pakistani man wishes Narendra Modi was Pakistan’s Prime Minister

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Pakistani man in viral video says that had the partition didn't happen, Pakistan won't have been in such a bad situation
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Entertainment

Hindi films are too vulgar: Bangladeshi actor protests release of Bollywood movie Pathaan in the country

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Veteran Bangladeshi actor Dipjol has criticised the release of Pathaan in the country claiming that Hindi movies have obscene scenes and songs
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‘Headline contradicted by the reporting’ – Meta official calls out Washington Post for a misleading report on job cuts in Meta

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Washington Post changed misleading heading of a report after Meta official called out the media house
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‘Modi teri kabar khudegi’: Pawan Khera, Congressis chant at Delhi airport tarmac

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Similar slogans are raised in the past against Yogi Adityanath, Veer Savarkar, Hindutva.
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Social Media

Gaddar.. Munafiq.. Bikaoo Musalman.. Yazid ki aulaad : Islamists abuse Muslim leaders for praising PM Modi and his work for Muslim community

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One of the Islamists mentioned that the the Muslim scholars who lauded PM Modi were 'munafiqeen' (a religious hypocrite) and indicated that the scholars only pretended to follow Islam but were acting against it. Netizens also used abusive word for the scholars calling them 'haram**or' and 'Yazid ki Aulad'
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Iranian human rights activist shares news of vigilantes hitting a young girl on the face for not wearing hijab, fact-checkers claim news is misleading

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School student Sara Shirazi was hit on her face by hijab vigilantes for not wearing Hijab in Iran
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World

Did you know: Hungary has a ‘Stop Soros law’ to outlaw illegal immigration

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In June 2018, Hungary's parliament passed a set of laws called Stop Soros law criminalizing anyone who aids an illegal immigrant in seeking asylum.
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Crime

Jharkhand High Court grants bail to Aurangzeb, Jafar and Naushad who killed 70-year-old Malambika Sinha to loot her home

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Mohammad Aurangzeb, Mohammad Jafar, and Naushad Ansari killed Malambika Sinha at her home in Ranchi, Jharkhand
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Rajasthan police releases new list of accused in Bhiwani case, leave out the names of Gau Rakshaks Lokesh Singla and Monu Manesar

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Rajasthan police, which came under fire for its biased probe into the Bhiwani case, has reportedly dropped the names of Gau Rakshaks Lokesh Singla and Monu Manesar from the case
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What is Delhi snooping scandal? As MHA grants sanction to prosecute Manish Sisodia, here is how AAP’s FBU worked to spy on political opponents

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In September 2015, the Kejriwal government established a Feedback Unit, an extra constitutional, and extra judicial intelligence agency which became operational in February 2016.
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USA: Seattle Council passes anti-caste resolution singling out Hindus for additional legal scrutiny

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Seattle City Council passes amends law to add 'caste' in their non-discrimination policy, Hindu Americans object, saying it singles out an entire community over dubious 'study'.
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Govt officers of poverty stricken Pakistan forced to contribute 50% of their salaries to Turkey-Syria earthquake relief fund

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Despite severe economic stress, the Shehbaz Sharif Government is trying hard to return the gesture Turkey had made last year when Pakistan experienced nationwide floods.
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Bihar: Women ‘deliberately’ defecating in a farm at Bhagalpur, destroying wheat crops, farmer seeks help

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Farmer Chandradev Mandal stated that there were several farms around but the women were selectively defecating in his farm to harass him.
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Watch: BJP and AAP councillors clash over the election of Standing Committee members

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The incident took place at around 11 pm on Wednesday night over the mode of election of the members of the standing committee.
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Punjab: AAP MLA arrested in bribery case

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AAP MLA Amit Rattan's arrest comes four after he was called for questioning by the vigilance officials, sources pointed out. 
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Fearing COVID, woman locks self, son in apartment, rescued after three years

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The woman neither let her husband enter the apartment, not let her son leave it in last three years.
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‘Genocide denier, puncture repairer, STSJ instigator’: Vivek Agnihotri slams Mohammed Zubair, who dog whistled Islamists against Nupur Sharma

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"I don’t hate fact-checkers, I hate when puncture repairers pretend to be fact-checkers," Vivek Agnihotri replied to Mohammed Zubair.
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Idol of Lord Parshuram vandalized in Udaipur, BJP MP says ‘situation in Rajasthan worse than Syria and Iraq’

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A Lord Parshuram idol was vandalized in the Ravaliya Khurd village under the Gogunda police station in Rajasthan
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‘We support Pakistan…This is a Muslim area’: Old video of Goa residents supporting Pakistan cricket team goes viral

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"Interesting that they are cheering for Pakistan in India in the bazaar in Goa against New Zealand," Davud Akhundzada added.
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Two years of the ‘Battle of Baghpat’: As netizens reminisce about the iconic fight over chaat, here’s how the ‘Einstein Uncle’ looks today

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A fight between two groups in Baghpat over chaat went viral and a man with henna-streaked hair stood out in the brawl.
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Rana Ayyub fails to appear before Ghaziabad court in money laundering case against her: Report

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In connection with the money-laundering case brought against her by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), alleged journalist Rana Ayyub did not show up before the Ghaziabad Court.
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