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Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘The Kashmir Files’ features among IMDB’s ‘Most Popular Indian Movies’ of 2022, the only Bollywood movie on the list

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‘The Kashmir Files’ is the only Hindi movie to feature in IMDB list of ‘Most Popular Indian Movies’ of 2022.
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News Reports

Former Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh withdraws defamation suit against Arnab Goswami and his company

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Earlier this year, Parambir Singh had confirmed that the TRP case against Republic Media Network was a hoax and part of a planned conspiracy against Journalist Arnab Goswami.
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News Reports

Uttarakhand: First case registered under the state’s anti-conversion law against one Saqib Saifi for raping and forcing a Hindu woman to convert to Islam

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Accused Saqib Saifi along with his family members was allegedly tormenting the victim after sexually harassing her and pressuring her to convert to Islam.
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News Reports

What is a Hackathon? As IIT Kharagpur holds Kharagpur Data Science Hackathon, read how coming together of students solves problems

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‘Kharagpur Data Analytics Group’ launches Data Science Hackathon. Find out how to register and participate.
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News Reports

Coimbatore blast among 497 cases being investigated by NIA: Home Ministry in Rajya Sabha

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Minister of State for Ministry of Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said NIA is looking into 497 cases.
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News Reports

US-based company claims Stan Swamy was framed using ‘planted files’ on his computer, whereas charge-sheet mentioned emails

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US based Arsenal Consulting claims files were planted on computer of Stan Swamy to frame him, while evidence against him include emails and messages
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News Reports

TRP manipulation case: CBI files charge sheet against ex-BARC CEO Sunil Lulla

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CBI filed chargesheet against former CEO of BARC, Sunil Lulla, in connection with the TRP manipulation case.
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News Reports

Congress MLA accused of domestic violence; is the son of former Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh: Details

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In her complaint, Sudarshana has accused Vikramaditya Singh and his mother Pratibha Singh of mental and physical abuse.
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News Reports

Twitter Files: Ex-CEO Jack Dorsey says there was ‘no ill intent, hidden agenda’, takes blame saying ‘attacking his staffers doesn’t solve anything’

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Following Elon Musk's exposure of sensational data about Twitter, the company's founder and ex-CEO Jack Dorsey on Tuesday acknowledged responsibility for problematic content judgments made while he was in charge of the company.
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World

China: Foxconn’s iPhone factory continues to face protests over Beijing’s ‘Zero COVID’ policy

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The Zhengzhou plant of Foxconn which earlier employed over 2,00,000 workers, is facing violent protests by employees since November.
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Opinions

What Twitter Files brought to light is only the tip of the iceberg: Lessons India needs to draw to avoid being Titanic

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American billionaire Elon Musk bought social media giant Twitter in November 2022 - and India needs to learn its lessons
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News Reports

Cambridge Dictionary enters ‘gender identity politics’, changes the definition of ‘man’ and ‘woman’: Here is how they define it now

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Cambridge Dictionary is under fire for changing the definition of 'man' and 'woman' to include those who do not identify with the gender they were assigned at the time of birth.
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News Reports

Muslim League leader Abdurahiman Randathani slams Kerala govt for teaching ‘masturbation and homosexuality’ to children, objects to ‘mixed seating’

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Randathani spoke at a United Democratic Front (UDF) protest event in Kannur on Tuesday, criticising the Left government's proposed education reforms, which included mixed seating plans in classrooms and gender-neutral uniforms.
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Media Fact-Check

Did BJP MLA threaten Muslims with no development if they don’t vote for him? AltNews’ Zubair spreads lies, Muslims say ‘ready to fact check...

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On the 13th of December, AltNews' out-on-bail fact-checker, who fancied himself as winning the Nobel prize (which also turned out to be fake news) shared a video of Karnataka BJP MLA Preetam Gowda.
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News Reports

Mumbai Court summons Javed Akhtar over his remarks comparing VHP, RSS to Taliban, next hearing on Feb 6

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"The way the Taliban are trying to build a Muslim nation. In the same way, some people present the concept of Hindu Rashtra to us," Akhtar had said last year
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News Reports

Ukrainian FM Dmytro Kuleba blames India for purchasing cheap Russian oil, says it should extensively help Ukraine as a ‘balancing act’

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".. as a balancing act you begin to support Ukraine more heavily in a more extensive way because you understand that you enjoy the benefit of buying cheap Russian oil because someone in Ukraine is dying," Ukrainian FM Dmytro Kuleba said.
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News Reports

After Yogendra Yadav and Medha Patkar, Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan joins Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra

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On December 14, former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan joined Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in his Bharat Jodo Yatra.
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News Reports

Uyghur refugees seeking shelter in Turkey are worried Erdogan may deport them back to China

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The Vice-Minister of Public Security of China, Du Hongwei, in November 2022, met the Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu in Ankara (Turkey).
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News Reports

‘We oppose any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims at the LAC’: US State Department slams China. What it said

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The US State Department spokesperson also urged both India and China to resolve border disputes through existing bilateral channels. 
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News Reports

Twitter account of Washington Post columnist Khaled Beydoun, known for disinformation against Hindus and Kashmir, withheld in India

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Twitter account of Washington Post columnist Khaled Beydoun withheld in India.
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News Reports

‘Incursion at LAC could be result of conspiracy between China, Pak: Former Army Chief Gen Chowdhury says India-China relation will remain tense

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India's relations with China will always remain "somewhat tense" since Beijing considers India a challenger to its status, former Chief of the Army Staff General Shankar Roy Chowdhury has said
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News Reports

Journalism school linked to N Ram and ‘Project 39A’ now cry threats of vandalism, move lecture by man convicted in Rajiv Gandhi assassination online

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Asian College of Journalism, one of the premier institutions for journalism has invited AG Perarivalan, convicted in the assassination of former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi, for a guest lecture. The guest lecture is organized by Project 39A, which is an initiative of the National Law University Delhi.
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Gurudwara puts up posters eulogizing Khalistani terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and describing the Indian Army as ‘Hindutva terrorists’

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In a clear reference to Operation Blue Star, one of the posters on display at the Gurudwara in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, criticised and falsely accused the Indian Armed Forces of killing Sikhs.
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News Reports

Videos of Indian Army personnel thrashing Chinese PLA go viral on Twitter: Are they from December 9 Indo-China face-off?

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Several videos of Indian Army personnel thrashing Chinese PLA troops in Tawang region have gone viral on Twitter.
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Sports

Messi vs Modric: Two greats of the game collide in the World Cup semifinal

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Croatia, runners-up in the 2018 World Cup, are proving to be absolutely impossible to beat, and that is the task presented in front of Argentina
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News Reports

Surat: Man arrested for spying for Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI

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The Gujarat Police arrested a Surat man after receiving an intel provided by military intelligence from southern army command.
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News Reports

China claims Indian troops crossed the border and attacked its soldiers

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China on Tuesday claimed that India had crossed into its border and 'obstructed' its army that led to the face-off.
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News Reports

Man claims to solve fertility issues and genetic disorders with artificial womb facility called Ectolife. Here is what we know so far

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The concept video claimed that Ectolife will extensively use AI technologies to provide nutrients that are customised to the needs of each child
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Social Media

Norway’s government mocks Twitter for identifying them as a ‘Nigerian government organisation’

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The Norwegian government mocked Twitter for mistakingly labelling them as the Nigerian government
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News Reports

UP: 80 persons of 12 Muslim families revert to Hinduism, accuse SP leader Azam Khan of forcing them to embrace Islam 12 years ago

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The people who reverted to Hinduism said SP leader Azam Khan had forcibly converted them to Islam 12 years ago.
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News Reports

Samajwadi Party leader calls Gujaratis ‘cowards’ while challenging PM Modi to declare war on China

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Samajwadi Party leader IP Singh insulted Gujaratis by referring to them as 'cowards' over Indo-China scuffle at Tawang.
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News Reports

Not 1962 anymore: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu says Indian soldiers will now give befitting reply amid Tawang clashes

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Amid India-China clashes at Tewang, Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu issued stern warning that Indian soldiers are prepared to give befitting reply to any aggressor.
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Opinions

Twitter is making everyone a ‘fact-checker’ with ‘Community Notes’ rollout, but there are problems and India-specific issues that need to be discussed

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Community Notes was rolled out globally over the weekend, allowing users to enrol in the program to add 'helpful context' and additional information to public tweets.
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News Reports

Kalaburgi Railway station building gets fresh ‘whitewash’ after locals complain green colour makes it look like a mosque

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The Kalaburgi station was recently painted green, leaving many locals grumbling that it gave an appearance of a mosque.
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Editor's picks

European Parliament hit with a bribery scandal, members accused of lobbying for Qatar. Here is all you need to know

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Qatar is now accused of using its riches to influence diplomatic ties, expedite energy deals and create a 'good reputation'.
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News Reports

Congress leader Raja Pateria, arrested over his ‘kill Modi to save constitution’ remark, says he followed Gandhi as he flashes victory sign

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Instead of expressing any sort of regret, Congress leader Raja Pateria brazened it out by saying, "It's a fight of ideology. I haven't said those words. I'm a follower of Mahatma Gandhi."
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News Reports

FCRA registrations of over 1800 organisations were cancelled between 2019 and 2021: Modi govt in Lok Sabha

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"During the last three years from 2019 to 2021, the FCRA Registration Certificates of 1,811 associations have been cancelled under section 14 of The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA, 2010) due to violation of provisions of the FCRA, 2010," the Minister mentioned in the reply.
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News Reports

Supreme Court grants anticipatory bail to Raj Kundra, Sherlyn Chopra, and Poonam Pandey in porn film case

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Raj Kundra, Poonam Pandey, Sherlyn Chopra and Umesh Kamat sought direction to quash obscenity proceedings against them.
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News Reports

Eye movement holds clues to how humans make decisions, new research finds

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A new study at University of Colorado Boulder found that human eyes can reveal information about their decisions.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Haseen Saifi uses fake documents as ‘Ashish Thakur’ to exploit a Hindu woman, arrested

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The accused introduced himself as a Hindu person named Ashish Thakur and developed a relationship with her promising a better job and wedding.
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News Reports

Sukesh Chandrashekhar also tried to con a trial judge by impersonating an SC judge: Delhi Police in SC after conman’s plea to shift him...

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The Delhi Police said Sukesh Chandrashekhar had tried to con a trial judge by impersonating an SC judge.
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News Reports

Pet dog brutally killed with sharp weapon, hind legs cut off in Ambala, police initiates investigation

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Dog named 'shadow' was killed by some unknown men in Ambala.
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Politics

Rajiv Gandhi Foundation’s FCRA licence suspended as it took money from China and Zakir Naik – Home Minister Amit Shah

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Amit Shah said, "When I checked the list of questions for the question session and saw question number 5, I realised why they were so irked. The question was related to the suspension of the FCRA licence of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation.
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Maulvi Lallu arrested for attempting the forced conversion of a Hindu girl, 9 others booked

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The Uttar Pradesh Police booked a Maulvi and nine others for attempting to convert an 18-year-old Hindu girl to Islam and perform her nikah with a man named Ahmad Ansari.
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News Reports

Over 200 Chinese PLA troops came armed with spiked clubs, taser guns and monkey fists during a face-off along LAC in Tawang: Reports

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The Chinese PLA had come prepared with spiked clubs, monkey fists and taser guns during their bid to intrude in India.
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News Reports

Jalandhar: Amritpal Singh supporters create a ruckus at Gurudwara, break the chairs and sofa inside, and burn them

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Amritpal Singh has claimed that putting up chairs inside holy shrines is against "Maryada", or the dignity of Sikhism.
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News Reports

‘No Indian soldier seriously injured or killed, they foiled Chinese bid to unilaterally change the status quo’: Def Min Rajnath Singh in LS

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday addressed the Lok Sabha on the Indo-China clash at Tawang along the LAC.
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News Reports

India hits out on OIC for PoK visit, calls it mouthpiece of Pakistan and says it has no locus standi in matters relating to...

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"Any attempt of interference and meddling in India's internal affairs by OIC and its Secretary General is entirely unacceptable," MEA said in a statement
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Brawl breaks out between two factions of Congress workers during Bharat Jodo Yatra, video goes viral

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Two factions of Congress workers engaged in fistfishts and attacked each other with sticks when the Bharat Jodo Yatra' of the Uttar Pradesh Congress passed through state's Kaushambi district.
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News Reports

IAF jets scrambled multiple times in the past few weeks, Chinese drones had moved aggressively towards Indian positions on LAC

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Before the recent clash between India and China in the Yangtse area near Tawang, Chinese drones had moved very aggressively towards the Indian positions on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh
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