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Delhi Riots 2020: Centre calls reports by an extra-judicial commission an attempt to ‘sway public opinion’

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Centre told High Court that extra judicial committee reports on Delhi Riots tried to create narrative in favour of particular community
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News Reports

‘Saptarshis’ for Amrit Kaal: 42 key provision that make Budget 2023 inclusive and more progressive

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The Union Budget incorporated every sector's expectations as it announced a slew of developmental and tax-saving proposals
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News Reports

No, there is no specific scheme for Muslim prisoners, misleading reports in the media create confusion: Details

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Social media was awash with claims that Union Budget 2023 has a provision to help poor Muslim prisoners with bails.
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News Reports

Nine years after marriage, Hindu woman discovers that her husband Rahul is actually Azhar, arrested by Uttarakhand Police

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Uttarakhand police arrested Azhar nine years after he married a Hindu woman by pretending to Hindu man Rahul
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News Reports

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee calls Budget 2023 ‘anti-poor’, says she can make a better budget in 30 minutes

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"Give me half an hour and I will show you how to prepare a Budget for the poor," Mamata Banerjee was quoted as saying.
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News Reports

How much money the taxpayers will save after the newly announced income tax structure in Budget 2023: Some illustrations

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Comparative analysis of income tax for various taxable incomes under existing and revised tax structure under new tax regime
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News Reports

‘Everything for Adani, nothing for common man’: Opposition reacts to Budget 2023 in the usual way

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Opposition reacts to Budget 2023-24, called it corporate friendly
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News Reports

Media portraying PFI spy Sonu Mansoori’s family secular: Mansoori continuously changing statements, lawyer Noor Jahan on the run

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Sohan Vishwakarma, an office-bearer associated with the Hindu organization in Indore, said that the secularism being shown by Sonu Mansoori's family is just a hoax. He said that Sonu Mansoori was involved in anti-national activities at the behest of PFI.
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News Reports

Budget 2023: Here is what Nirmala Sitharaman said about ‘Shri Anna’ and the International Year of Millets

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"I acknowledge with pride, the huge service done by small farmers in contributing to the health of fellow citizens by growing this shri anna," Nirmala Sitharaman said.
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News Reports

Here is how much has been allocated to the Ministry of Minority Affairs in Budget 2023: Why it may disappoint the Left

Jinit Jain -
The Centre allocated Rs 3,097 crore to the Minorities Ministry, up by Rs 484.94 crore from the previous year's revised estimates.
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News Reports

Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati says ‘ancestors of Prophet Muhammad, Jesus were Sanatani Hindus’: Reports

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The seer stated that Prophet Muhammad and Jesus Christ were themselves Hindus for years before they accepted Islam and Christianity respectively.
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Crime

Tamil Nadu: Hindu Makkal Katchi leader Manikandan murdered in Madurai by unknown persons

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The deceased victim has been identified as G Manikandan. He was the Southern Madurai Deputy Secretary of a local Hindu rights group called Hindu Makkal Katchi. 
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News Reports

Budget 2023: FM Nirmala Sitharaman announces one-time savings scheme Mahila Samman Bachat Patra

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The initiative is being launched to commemorate 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'. "One-time new small saving scheme under 'Mahila Samman Saving Certificate' will be made available up till March 2025.
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News Reports

13 year old madarsa student raped, killed in Deoband, was son of imam of local mosque

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The victim as well as the perpetrator were both from the same village and students of the same madarsa.
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News Reports

Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s wife alleges sexual harassment by husband, torture by in-laws, read details

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Earlier, too, Alia, had accused her husband Nawaz and in-laws of harassment.
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News Reports

Rana Ayyub used crowd-sourced money for personal luxury and enjoyment: ED to Supreme Court in PMLA case

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The ED submitted before the SC that Rana Ayyub used crowd-sourced money to finance her personal luxuries.
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News Reports

Union Budget 2023 – Major relief for the middle class as Modi govt reduces tax slabs, increases rebate: Read details

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In the last full-fledged budget of the second Narendra Modi government, major reliefs have been announced for the income tax payers
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News Reports

38,000 teachers and staff to be recruited for 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools serving 3.4 lakh tribal students

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Nirmala Sitharaman during her budget speech for the financial year 2023-24, focused on the education sector and announced a host of important measures for the sector.
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News Reports

Budget 2023 delivers massive relief to the middle class, increases infra spending and much more: Read the FULL TEXT of Finance Minister’s speech

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On 1st February, Nirmala Sitharaman delivered her Budget 2023 speech in the parliament - Here is the full text of that speech
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News Reports

Budget 2023: New airports, helipads, water aero drones, and advanced landing grounds announced to boost air connectivity

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"50 additional airports, helipads, water aero drones, and advanced landing grounds will be revived to improve regional air connectivity," informed Sitharaman in Lok Sabha.
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News Reports

Budget 2023: Capital investment outlay increased by a steep 33 per cent to Rs 10,00,000 crores; 3 times the outlay of 2019-2020

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Nirmala Sitharaman said more than 100 critical transport infrastructure projects have been identified for implementation.
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News Reports

‘The world has recognised Indian economy as bright star’: Finance Minister speaks on the past achievements during budget speech

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FM Nirmala Sitharaman talked about previous achievements during budget 2023
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News Reports

Budget 2023: Nirmala Sitharaman announces highest ever Rs 2.40 lakh crores capital outlay for Indian Railways, 9 times of 2013-14

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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a capital allocation of Rs 2.4 lakh crores for Indian Railways in Budget 2023.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Claims of ‘Muslim woman raped in Jaunpur’ found false, woman had complained against Dalit neighbours over a petty fight

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The ducks of the victim destroyed crop at the field owned by the accused, leading to a fight between the two families.
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News Reports

Budget 2023: FM announces Agriculture Accelerator Fund, says sector has been growing at an average annual rate of 4.6% in the last 6 years

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The second day of Budget Session 2023 began on Wednesday with the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting her fifth Union Budget
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Budget 2023 focuses on 7 priorities, ‘Saptrishi guiding us through Amrit Kaal’ says Finance Minister Sitharaman: Here is what they are

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the Budget for the financial year 2023-24 would adopt seven key principles and priorities acting as 'Saptarishi' through the coming 25 years
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News Reports

Congress starts chanting ‘Bharat Jodo’ without provocation as FM Nirmala Sitharaman starts delivering Budget 2023 speech in Parliament

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Congress attempted to disrupt the 'Budget 2023-2024' speech presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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News Reports

Shri Ramcharitmanas Row: SP’s Lalji Patel supports Swami Prasad Maurya, instigates OBCs, Dalits to burn the book during Holi

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"This book is like any other novel and it is being wrongly used to propagate the Hindu religion. Tulsidas ji has just stated his opinion. It is not a religious book. The copies of the said book should be burnt on the day of Holika. Only then will the backward-class people and Dalits get their rights," Patel said
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News Reports

From Cholas to Yadavs and Kaktiyas: ICHR organises an exhibition displaying 50 Indian dynasties. Here is why it has left out Muslim dynasties

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ICHR has decided to not feature Islamic dynasties during an exhibition on ‘Glory of Medieval India: Manifestation of the Unexplored -Indian Dynasties, 8th-18th Centuries.'
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News Reports

Ghaziabad: Muslim family that intends to perform ‘Ghar Wapsi’ gets threats, seeks police protection

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Rais reportedly has said that for the last few years, he has been studying Hindu Dharma and was influenced by it.
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AMU: Ahtisham Zakir Chisti assaults Hindu student in AMU hostel, victim tells OpIndia that Hindu students are deliberately targeted. Read what happened

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Hindu student of AMU, in the Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh was brutally thrashed by a Muslim student in the varsity hostel.
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News Reports

Australia: Tiktok flooded with pro-Khalistani videos of so-called Referendum voting in Melbourne, London-based Pakistani reporter most active in spreading propaganda

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Pro-Khalistanis made false claims during so-called referendum 2020 voting in Australia
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu: Waqf Board usurps 57 acres of Hindu farmer’s land, DMK misclassifying land ownership led to this, says Hindu Munnani

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Hindu farmers in Tamil Nadu lost 57 acres of land overnight to the Waqf Board
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Budget 2023: MSMEs to receive additional ₹2 lakh crore in collateral-free finance as credit guarantee scheme revamped with infusion of ₹9000 crore

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Finance Minister stated that MSME sector would get more relief through Vivad se Vishwas Act with less stringent contract execution system
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Kerala: Kasargod native Mustafa burns Bible in revenge over the desecration of Quran in Europe, booked

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A Kasargod native named Mustafa burnt a copy of Bible in retaliation to Quran-burning incidents in Europe.
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Opinions

“Love vs hate” rhetoric during Bharat Jodo Yatra to BBC documentary painting Modi as an instigator of hatred, 2024 playbook of opposition seems clear

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The Gujarat riots of 2002 have financed several media channels and self-proclaimed activists, and even made the careers of several 'journalists' over the past 21 years.
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News Reports

Adani Enterprises FPO oversubscribed amid allegations from Hindenburg Research: Details

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The Adani Enterprises FPO was subscribed 1.02 times on its final day, amidst allegations of fraud by Hindenburg Research.
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Tech

Ex-Google employee sues the tech giant, says he was fired for rejecting advances of his female senior

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A former Google employee Ryan Olohan claimed the tech giant fired him after he resisted the advances of a female coworker
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Opinions

ThePrint columnist wants S Jaishankar to watch ‘Pathaan’ to recalibrate India’s relationship with Pakistan: Here’s why he should not

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ThePrint author Jyoti Malhotra said S Jaishankar should watch 'Pathaan' to reorient India's Pakistan strategy.
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Media

Rahul Gandhi’s beard emerges as the most important outcome of Bharat Jodo Yatra in an analysis by PTI

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PTI came up with over a 1000 words article that analysed how the unkempt big beard by Rahul Gandhi was one of the biggest achievements of the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
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News Reports

As NATO prepares to roll tanks, Russian govt claims USA was preparing to test bioweapons on Ukrainian citizens

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The Russian Ministry of Defence later claimed Pentagon had shifted its programme to Central Asia and Eastern European countries.
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Kerala Youth Commission head and former SFI leader in plagiarism row for allegedly copying her dissertation from an online platform

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Kerala Youth Commission chairperson Chintha Jerome under fire for allegedly copying content for her dissertation and citing wrong author
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Gujarat: Asaram Bapu gets life imprisonment in 2013 rape case

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In the 2013 case, a girl from Surat accused Asaram of rape. Statements from 68 people were taken in the case. There was a total of seven accused, including Asaram. 
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Nidhi Razdan quits NDTV again, had returned to the channel 11 months back after her fictitious stint as a ‘Harvard professor’

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On January 31, Tuesday, NDTV's 'star anchor' Nidhi Razdan called it quits at the leftist propaganda news outlet, a report by Newlaundry said.
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Delhi: BJP hits back at CM Kejriwal for blaming biomass burning by security guards and drivers for air pollution

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Kejriwal said that biomass burning is responsible for one-fifth of the state's pollution, which rises considerably during the cold months when security guards and drivers burn wood and other biomass, leading the city to become a gas chamber due to temperature anomaly.
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News Reports

NIA chargesheets Mohammad Mohsin Ahmad for raising money and sending it to Islamic terrorist outfit ISIS

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Investigations have revealed that Ahmad conspired with an ISIS handler and others for the propagation of the ISIS ideology, with the ultimate objective to radicalize the Indian youth and recruit them for the outfit
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Kerala: Former madarsa teacher rapes, impregnates his minor daughter, sentenced to three life terms

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The accused reportedly raped his girl for the first time in March 2021, whilst no one was at home. The 15-year-old girl was studying at home due to the COVID-19 outbreak when her father forced her into his bedroom and assaulted her.
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News Reports

Rajya Sabha MP Mahesh Jethmalani hints at a BBC-China-Congress nexus, talks about BBC being funded by Huawei

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Rajya Sabha MP Mahesh Jethmalani hinted at a BBC-Huawei-Congress nexus.
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News Reports

Chennai: Ruckus breaks out over plans to erect a statue of late DMK supremo Karunanidhi in ecologically sensitive Coastal Regulation Zone

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Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) Head Seeman said, "If the 'Pen statue' is erected in the sea, I will break and destroy the statue.
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Social Media

Internet explodes with memes over report of Mickey Arthur’s appointment as “online coach” of Pakistan Cricket Team

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While the story can not be confirmed as yet, the very idea of an online coach baffled everyone, including the chairman of selectors in Pakistan, Shahid Afridi.
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