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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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News Reports

Twitter Files 5.0: Employees cheered as Trump banned despite no violation of policies, Yoel Roth and Vijaya Gadde were the driving force

Dibakar Dutta -
As early as 2018, Twitter's Public Policy department had argued against suspending/ silencing world leaders in the interests of public discourse.
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News Reports

Twitter Files 5: Bari Weiss uses a misleading NYT report to make false claims about Modi govt’s warning to Twitter to follow Indian law

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Journalist Bari Weiss while sharing Twitter Files makes false claims about PM Modi and IT laws in India, uses a misleading NYT report.
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News Reports

Congress leader detained over his ‘kill Modi to save constitution’ remarks

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On Sunday, Pateria the former Madhya Pradesh minister, purportedly made the controversial remarks at a meeting of Mandalam Sector presidents organized by the District Congress Committee at Powai Rest House. 
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News Reports

Golden Globe Award 2023: S S Rajamouli’s magnum opus ‘RRR’ bags two nominations

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RRR is nominated in the best picture non-English and the best song category in the Golden Globe Award 2023.
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News Reports

Ghar Wapsi in Mandsaur: Afsar Mansoori quits Islam, embraces Hinduism by chanting Vedic mantras, takes Panchgavya bath

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Mansoori had full faith in the Hindu religion. He used to go to the temple every day and used to worship the Hindu deities according to the Hindu rituals.
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Law

Temples have played a huge role in development of civilisation and their traditional functioning should be paramount: Madras HC

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The Madras HC observed that the temples should be preserved with the primary focus being on how they have traditionally operated because they have played a significant part in the development of society and civilisation
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News Reports

Did you know: Instigators of anti-Hindu violence in Leicester had worked alongside Zakir Naik to build an Islamic centre in Norway

Dibakar Dutta -
Zakir Naik has been avoiding Indian authorities ever since his name started cropping up in terror-related cases.
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News Reports

‘Accept Christ, engage in ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ like rally’: Christian Evangelical gathering in Maharashtra’s Baramati; Hindus insulted

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At the Christian evangelical gathering in Baramati, speakers insulted Hindu Pandits, calling them idiots and illiterate.
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News Reports

Kota police allegedly detains and harasses YouTuber Shubham Shikari for his song celebrating discovery of Shivling in Gyanvapi mosque

OpIndia Staff -
The Youtuber from Kota, in a video message, narrated his ordeal following the releaase of his song celebrating the vindication of the presence of the Shivling inside the structure
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News Reports

Indian, Chinese troops clash along LAC in the Tawang sector, minor injuries on both sides

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The Chinese had come heavily prepared with 300 soldiers but didn't expect Indian side to be well prepared, reports said.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting blocks the website, apps, and media accounts of Pakistan-based Vidly TV

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Vidly TV had recently released a web series titled “Sevak: The Confessions”, which was supposed to target the sovereignty and integrity of India and even defence of India
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News Reports

Nora Fatehi moves a defamation suit against Jacqueline Fernandes in Rs 200 crore extortion case

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Nora Fatehi filed a defamation suit against Jacqueline Fernandes over latter's comments on her in Rs 200 cr extortion case.
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News Reports

Delhi riots accused Umar Khalid gets interim bail, read details

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Umar Khalid had applied for two weeks' bail to attend his sister's wedding.
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Opinions

Returning to Hindu Rashtra is ultimate solution for Nepal if it wishes to defeat evil designs of Christian conversion mafia: Here is why

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Miracle in the typical Christian missionaries’ style is happening in the erstwhile Hindu Kingdom of Nepal.
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News Reports

West Bengal: BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari says TMC workers attacked Hindu devotees with iron rods and swords during Rath Yatra procession

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Suvendu Adhikari not only shared pictures of people injured in the alleged attack but also accused the West Bengal police of failing to report the incident
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News Reports

Over 100 cases of forced conversion, child marriage and kidnapping of Christians in Pakistan in 3 years, says report

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According to the data, 67 per cent of the cases were reported from five districts alone. The districts, Lahore, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura from Punjab, Karachi from Sindh and Faisalabad, exhibit a high rate of cases of underage girls from the Minority community.
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News Reports

Lawyer files complaint against influencer and actor Uorfi Javed over illegal and obscene acts in public places

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Complaint filed against Uorfi Javed for alleged illegal and obscene acts in public places.
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Bihar: Salman Ansari accused of kidnapping a minor Hindu girl, police claim the girl calls herself Muskaan Khatoon and has asked to be ‘left...

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The victim's father has accused police of colluding with Salman Ansari, whom they have accused of kidnapping his daughter.
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News Reports

Supreme Court slams Manish Sisodia for reducing the level of discourse, dismisses his plea to quash defamation case filed by Assam CM

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Supreme Court told Sisodia he has to face consequences for the derogatory remarks against Assam CM's wife.
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Entertainment

Shah Rukh Khan goes to Vaishno Devi temple ahead of Pathaan release, had gone to Mecca earlier

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SRK is hoping to make a big comeback to the silver screen in 2023 with his films Pathaan, Jawan, and Dunki set for a release.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Saif Ali Saleem rapes 14-year-old Adivasi girl and records video on the phone; arrested

Siddhi Somani -
On November 14, Saif Ali Saleem reportedly trapped the victim behind her school, raped her, and shot videos of the girl.
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News Reports

Saudi Arabia seeks to strengthen ties with China even as persecution of Uyghur Muslims continues in the communist country

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Amidst waning relations with the US, Saudi Arabia is cosying up to China with an increased focus on the teaching of Mandarin in the academic curriculum.
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News Reports

Khalistani terrorist organisation SFJ offers legal and financial help to those involved in the RPG attack on police station in Tarn Taran

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Khalistani terrorist organization Sikhs for Justice chief Gurpatwant Pannun has announced legal and financial support for those arrested in connection with the rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attack on Tarn Taran police station in Punjab
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News Reports

Sulli Deals case: Delhi LG grants sanction to prosecute main accused for ‘online auction’ of women

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The Delhi Lt Governor has granted authorisation to prosecute the main accused in the Sulli Deals case, Aumkareshwar Thakur.
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News Reports

100 crore Vasooli case: Bombay HC grants bail to former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on health grounds

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"We argued on health grounds. His health was deteriorating and we produced his health records before the court... CBI said that they would go to the higher court against this order, the court allowed them and in that context, it stayed the order for 10 days," Advocate Aniket Nikam said.
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News Reports

Punjab: Man accused of stealing wheat sacks tied to truck en route police station, video goes viral

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In the viral video from Punjab, a man tied to the bonnet of a moving truck is being transported to a police station.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Congress leader Raja Pateria asks people to ‘be ready to kill Modi’, later claims he believes in Gandhi

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Following the controversy, Raja Pateria claimed his statement was being interpreted incorrectly and he believes in Gandhi.
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News Reports

Qatar: After Grant Wahl, journalist Khalid al-Misslam dies suddenly while covering the FIFA World Cup

OpIndia Staff -
According to Fox Sports, the circumstances surrounding the death of Khalid al-Misslam are unclear.
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News Reports

Mathura: Interstate fake currency racket linked to China busted, had imported equipment from e-commerce giant Alibaba

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Mathura Police said the fake currency were printed by the gang using equipments imported from China.
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Law

States and central govt should confiscate benami properties of foreign-funded institutions involved in religious conversion: Petition in SC

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The SC bench has been hearing the petition filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay seeking direction to the centre and states to take stringent steps to control fraudulent religious conversion
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