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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hospitalised, undergoing treatment at AIIMS in Delhi

OpIndia Staff -
Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman has been admitted to a private ward in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi.
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News Reports

College student commits suicide at official bungalow of Congress MLA in Bhopal, MP

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The student named Tirath Singh was studying at Congress MLA Omkar Singh Markam's bungalow for the last four years. The incident took place in the Shyamala Hills area. 
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News Reports

Shraddha murder case forced breakup with Tunisha, ex-boyfriend Sheezan Khan tells police

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Tunisha and Sheezan broke up a fortnight before she was found dead inside a toilet in a TV shoot set on December 24. 
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News Reports

After Arvind Kejriwal, Rahul Gandhi invents IB reports to hype up ‘popularity’

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Congress leader targeted PM Modi and HM Shah claiming IB is interrogating BJY's attendees
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Satire

Man walking only in underwear in Delhi cold demands to be made challenger to Modi

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Although critics are saying that Rahul Jha stole the idea from Rahul Gandhi, who has been winning praises for wearing just a t-shirt while everyone else in north India shivers in cold, Jha claims that his idea is novel
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Social Media Fact-Check

Fact-check: Did former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal get arrested for child porn? Here is the truth

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Many social media users shared a report from 'Vancouver Times' to claim that Parag Agarwal, former Twitter CEO, was arrested for child porn.
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News Reports

Church priest arrested over forced religious conversion in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh

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In October this year, Uttar Pradesh Police lodged an FIR against nine people for alleged forced conversions to Christianity in Meerut. 
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Political History of India

Veer Baal Diwas – A tribute to the 10th Sikh Guru Gobind Singh’s four sons who were executed by the Mughals

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The four Sahibzade Khalsa warrior princes were the sons of Guru Gobind Singh ji.
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News Reports

Kerala: Six-member family from Kasaragod on radar of security agencies after they illegally enter war-torn Yemen, suspected of joining ISIS

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Both the man and his wife are MBA graduates from Bengaluru. The couple took their four children to Yemen. The four children are aged three, five, six, and nine years old.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Youth arrested after he brutally kicked a girl till she fainted and the video went viral, administration bulldozes his house

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Youth Pankaj Tripathi arrested after video of him beating a girl till he fainted went viral [on social media
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World

Pakistan: US embassy issues a warning to staff and restricts them from visiting Marriott Hotel in Islamabad due to a possible attack

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The security alert issued by the embassy said that they are aware of a plot to attack Americans at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad during the ongoing holiday season.
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News Reports

Three major international organisations stop working in Afghanistan after the Taliban government banned women from working in NGOs

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Save the Children, the Norwegian Refugee Council, and CARE stopped working in Afghanistan after Taliban banned women working for NGOs
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Social Media

TV actress Kamya Punjabi posts a tweet shaming those who commit suicide, gets called out by netizens for her insensitive judgment

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Kamya Punjabi shared this tweet a day after TV actress Tunisha Sharma allegedly committed suicide in Vasai on the sets of her TV show
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World

Maoist Centre leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ appointed as the new Prime Minister of Nepal

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In the new coalition, the CPN-UML has 78, Maoist Center 32, Rastriya Swatantra Party 20, Rastriya Prajatantra Party 14, Janata Samajbadi Party 12, Janamat Party 6, Nagarik Unmukti Party has four MPs and three independent lawmakers are in support of Prachanda.
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News Reports

Defence ministry clears procurement of Pralay tactical ballistic missiles, to be deployed along China border

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Defence Ministry has cleared the procurement of around 120 Pralay ballistic missiles for the Indian armed forces
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Crime

Chhattisgarh: Tribal girl stabbed 51 times with a screwdriver, reports claim Shahbaz murdered her for ignoring his phone calls

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As per media reports, the reported incident took place in the Pump House colony of South Eastern Coalfields Limited.
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News Reports

Does Muslims eating food with Christians on Christmas lead to committing ‘kufr’? Here is what Darul Uloom Deoband says

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Does eating feast with Christians on Christmas nullifies Nikah? Darul Uloom Deoband answered.
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World

British Royal Family remains ‘united’ even after Harry and Meghan Netflix docuseries release

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Arthur Edwards, a longtime royal photographer, recently told Page Six that Harry may say whatever he wants, but that "it won't change anything" for the family.
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News Reports

UN expresses concern over ban on women working in NGOs in Afghanistan, seeks clarification from Taliban

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The UN will seek to meet with the Taliban leadership to obtain clarity on ban on women working in NGOs in Afghanistan
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News Reports

‘Merry Christmas’ is Haram and even good Christians have to go to Hell: Here are some of the claims of Zakir Naik

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“Is saying Merry Christmas wrong? I am telling you it is wrong. It is 100% wrong according to me,” Zakir Naik had said.
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News Reports

Monkey killed and hanged near Chamunda temple in Amroha, FIR registered against unknown persons

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Members of the Hindu organisations have given the police a week's time to arrest the accused. They said that if action is not taken within the stipulated time, a fierce agitation will be launched.
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News Reports

Chinese have been intruding into Indian territory in Arunachal to collect expensive fungus known as Himalayan Gold, says report

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Several attempts of Chinese intrusion into Indian territory were to collect caterpillar fungus or the Himalayan Gold
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News Reports

Bihar: Mohammed Kalamuddin arrested at Darbhanga airport with live cartridges, several fake ID cards also recovered

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Notably, police have recovered multiple identity cards,  ATM cards, 2 mobile phones, and two bags from Kalamuddin.
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News Reports

As Rahul Gandhi says, cows came to his rally and were not hurt, time to recall how Congress workers slaughtered a calf in the...

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In 2017, Congress leaders slaughtered a calf in Kerala in middle of the road. In December same leader joined Bharat Jodo Yatra
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News Reports

Uttarakhand: Villagers protest against forced religious conversion attempt at a Christmas program, FIR registered

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The villagers and Hindu organization activists have demanded a probe into the alleged forced religious conversion angle
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News Reports

‘You will regret it if you don’t withdraw’: Chhello Show director Pan Nalin says he was threatened after making it to the Oscars as...

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Thus filmmaker Pan Nalin revealed that he had to face a lot of hatred after the film's nomination for the Oscars.
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News Reports

Who is Sheezan Khan: The accused in the abetment of suicide case of Tunisha Sharma

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Some reports mentioned that the deceased Tunisha Sharma was pregnant at the time of her death. However, it was later confirmed that she wasn't pregnant at the time of her death, and died due to suffocation.
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Entertainment

The first look of the biopic ‘Main Atal Hoon’ unveiled, ace Actor Pankaj Tripathi to play the role of former Prime Minister AB Vajpayee

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Ace actor Pankaj Tripathi to play role of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in upcoming movie 'Main Atal Hoon'
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Crime

Ghaziabad teen suicide: Father-son duo Abdul and Irfan arrested for uploading the intimate video of the girl and abetting her suicide

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As per a press note issued by the Ghaziabad Police, the co-accused Abdul Rahim, who was absconding after the girl’s suicide, was nabbed near Lal Kuan bridge in Ghaziabad and has been sent to judicial custody.
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World

China’s projects threat to environment, economy, says report

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The BRI projects have sparked protests and are strongly opposed by conservationists as many developments specifically on indigenous and local communities throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America have deep impacts on forests and other ecosystems.
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News Reports

Footballer Mohamed Salah gets cancelled by Islamists on social media again for wishing on Christmas

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Mohamed Salah was also attacked earlier when he said that he doesn't consume alcohol because he doesn't feel like and many Islamists felt he should be a proud Muslim and say it as it is that alcohol is haram (prohibited) in Islam.
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World

France: Violence grips Paris ahead of Christmas, here is what happened

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A 69-year-old white supremacist named William M shot three activists dead, outside a Kurdish community centre on December 23.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Mohammed Wasi electrocuted wife Uma Sharma alias Aqsha Fatima, buried her body in his room

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Wasi got into a fight with his wife and after beating her up, reportedly gave her electric shocks, following which she died.
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Entertainment

Actor Sheezan Mohammed Khan, rumoured boyfriend of deceased actress Tunisha Sharma, arrested for abetment of suicide

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Khan was Sharma’s co-actor and rumoured boyfriend. Sharma reportedly committed suicide on December 24 during a shoot in her makeup room.
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News Reports

‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans raised in Bihar, five arrested

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A video has gone viral after winning a Badminton Match in the Bhojpur area where Pakistan Zindabad slogans were raised. 
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News Reports

Afghanistan: Taliban govt bans women from working in local and foreign NGOs, says female employees not following Islamic dress code

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All domestic and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Afghanistan have been ordered by the Taliban govt to ban female employees
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News Reports

Jammu and Kashmir: Pir Panjal region moving towards ‘tourism from terrorism’

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The border areas of Jammu and Kashmir, including Rajouri and Poonch, are moving toward tourism from terrorism.
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News Reports

Andhra Pradesh: Church accused of converting minors to Christianity using intoxicants, locals allege police of inaction

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A church in Andhra Pradesh is accused of attempting the conversion of minor children into Christianity by intoxicating them.
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Entertainment

Hours after posting a video on social media from sets, 20-year-old TV actress Tunisha Sharma commits suicide

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Six hours before she committed suicide, Tunisha Sharma shared a video from the sets in her Instagram story. In this video, she was seen doing makeup for the shoot on the set.
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Crime

Kerala: Mohammad Faizal lures young women through matrimonial sites, sexually assaults and loots them for money, arrested

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The accused trapped the girls by introducing himself as a Hindu person named Amal Krishna. He also managed to attain fake identity cards including an Aadhaar card, Passport, Electoral card, and Pan card to prove that he was a Hindu.
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News Reports

Perform or perish: Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw approves forced retirement of 10 senior DoT officials over doubtful integrity

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Telecom Minister has approved forced retirement for 10 senior DoT personnel for doubtful integrity keeping with his zero-tolerance policy towards corruption.
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News Reports

Kerala: Two Christian groups again clash over which direction to face during prayers, altar of Cathedral in Kochi vandalised ahead of Christmas

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Violent clashes erupted at Saint Mary’s Cathedral Basilica in Kerala's Kochi between two groups of Christian devotees over unified mass
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: A Muslim ‘Pir’ pressurises Dalit family for conversion, complaint filed against three for beating up victims for resisting

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The victim said in the complaint that on December 4, 2022, when he went to demand his wages, Pir started avoiding him. Meanwhile, Pir Chhangur asked the victim's wife to convert to Islam in exchange for wages.
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News Reports

‘Is it Kunal Kamra or Swara Bhasker?’: Netizens wonder after Rahul Gandhi says ‘dogs, cows, buffaloes, and pigs attended Bharat Jodo Yatra’

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In a public rally in Delhi, Congress' Rahul Gandhi said, 'dogs, cows, buffaloes, and pigs attended the Bharat Jodo Yatra'.
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News Reports

Jammu and Kashmir: Agencies seize 20 properties of Jamaat-e-Islami worth ₹123 crore, including Srinagar house owned by Syed Ali Shah Geelani

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The Srinagar house was being used as the home of the Jamaat-e-Islami chief after Syed Ali Shah Geelani left the house.
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News Reports

Make sure no illegal religious conversions take place on Christmas: CM Yogi Adityanath tells state officials

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During the meeting, CM Yogi Adityanath told the officials that “the faith of the people in the government is reflected in the attitude of the officials towards them. And thus, all the possible efforts should be made to resolve their problems.”
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News Reports

Reporting and publishing of judgments are part of freedom of speech, says Kerala HC in response to petitions seeking right to be forgotten

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Kerala High Court said that reporting and publication of Court decisions and rulings form a crucial part of freedom of speech and expression.
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News Reports

Jamshedpur: Illegal cow slaughterhouse operating in Muslim basti raided, 8 smugglers arrested, 17 bovines rescued and 300kg beef seized

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In the raid, the Jamshedpur police rescued 17 bovines as well as seized 300 kgs of beef from the half-constructed clandestine slaughterhouse
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News Reports

FIR against CBI officials, preventing ED from questioning accused- Here is how TMC is trying to derail the cattle-smuggling probe

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WB Police booked several CBI officers in a custodial death case, and arrested cattle-smuggling case accused Anubrata Mondal before ED could take her to Delhi
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Opinions

‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ or ‘Credit Lelo Yatra’? After Cheetah, Congress claims credit for the revision of the OROP scheme

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Congress attributed Rahul Gandhi's meeting with ex-servicemen and 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' for revision in OROP scheme.
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