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Prachyam comes up with 10-part documentary series ‘Sahebs Who Never Left’ to reclaim Indic narrative: Watch the promo of its first part

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Prachyam Films will be releasing first part of its 10-part documentary series 'Sahebs Who Never Left' on November 14.
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The movie-like feat of how a Balaji idol, stolen from Karnataka Temple, was recovered by Idol Wing in Tamil Nadu: Read details

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While hunting for stolen idols on November 4, the Tamil Nadu Idol Wing CID stumbled upon a broker at a coffee shop on Avinashi road in Coimbatore.
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Karnataka Congress leader Satish Jarkiholi withdraws his ‘Hindu word is Persian’ remark, expresses regret

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Satish Jarkihoili wrote in his letter, "I am withdrawing that statement which I said that day and I regret if anyone has been offended by this statement."
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Shakeel, Nasir among 3 arrested for beating a tribal man to death over drawing water from a tube well, booked under SC/ST Act

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Shakeel, Nasir and Bablu in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, assaulted a tribal man for drawing water from a neighbourhood tube well.
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Gujarat: Senior Congress leader Mohansinh Rathava, a 10-time MLA, joins BJP ahead of elections

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Mohansinh Rathwa, one of the senior most leaders of the Congress, quit the party and joined the BJP.
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News Reports

“I’m especially sorry to those impacted”: Says Mark Zuckerberg while announcing layoffs of over 11,000 Meta employees

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Facebook owner Meta laid off over 11,000 employees globally in a cost-cutting move
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“Victory to Dharma, I am back at your service. Jai Shri Ram”: BJP MLA T Raja Singh after Telangana HC grants bail in Prophet...

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T Raja Singh was arrested amid 'Sar Tan Se Juda' chants over allegedly 'blasphemous' comment on Prophet Muhammad.
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Uttar Pradesh: Students protest against illegal construction of mosque at Udai Pratap College campus, police intervenes

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Students of Udai Pratap College Varanasi protested against illegal construction of mosque near small mazar inside campus.
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Elon Musk sells additional shares of Tesla worth $4 billion days after Twitter takeover

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Notably, Twitter is facing tough times as several major advertisers, including Volkswagen Group and the Danish brewing company Carlsberg Group, have suspended expenses on the platform since Musk took over.
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News Reports

UK Court clears extradition of fugitive Nirav Modi to India, rejects his appeal

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In a big victory for the Indian government, UK High Court has ordered the extradition of fugitive Nirav Modi to India.
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Babri demolition: Allahabad HC dismisses plea filed against Lucknow Court’s order acquitting LK Advani and others

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The criminal plea dismissed today was filed by two residents of Ayodhya named Haji Mahmood Ahmad and Syed Akhlaq Ahmad.
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‘The murderer of 1984 is being hailed’: Sikh Kirtankar lashes out on organisers for inviting Kamal Nath to Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrations

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Kirtankar Bhai Manpreet Singh Kanpuri lashed out at Indore's Khalsa College administration for honouring Kamal Nath.
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Karnataka: Sunny Leone’s picture found on admit card of TET 2022 exam candidate, govt orders probe

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A candidate for Karnataka TET was left in shock after she found her admit card with picture of Sunny Leone.
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Patra Chawl Land Scam: Special PMLA Court grants bail to MP Sanjay Raut, prosecution’s appeal for stay order rejected

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Sanjay Raut was detained by ED after interrogation on July 31 this year.
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‘I am intellectual but not anti-Indian or anti-Modi’: Shashi Tharoor after being denied a place on list of star campaigners for Gujarat and Himachal...

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Shashi Tharoor said, "The party probably doesn't need my service in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh."
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Mumbai: Comedian Vir Das and Netflix booked for copyrights violation, Producer Ashvin Gidwani says they stole jokes from an old show

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Ashvin Gidwani says he had made a show with Vid Das in 2011 and several jokes from it have been used in Netflix's recent show 'For india'.
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News Reports

After Ganesh Chaturthi at Hubli Idgah Maidan, AIMIM wants Tipu Jayanti and Hindu groups want Holi on the renamed Rani Chennamma Maidan

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After AIMIM sought permission to celebrate Tipu Sultan Jayanti on Hubli Idgah ground, Hindu groups seeks permission to celebrate Holi there
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DGP orders FIR against ‘The Kerala Story’ after journalist forwarded complaint to CM Pinarayi, movie shows how thousands of women joined ISIS: Details

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On November 3, the teaser of the new film ‘The Kerala Story’ was released which tells the story of women who joined ISIS
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VHP striving aggressively for enactment of nationwide anti-conversion laws: General Secretary Milind Parande

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The VHP leader also pointed out that the anti-conversion law needs to be enacted in Tamil Nadu as well which is facing a wider threat of illegal Christian conversion drives.
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‘PM Modi is anti-Hindu like Prithviraj Chauhan and MK Gandhi’: Yati Narsimhanand booked for derogatory remarks. What he said

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Yati Narsinghanand booked by Ghaziabad police for derogatory comments against PM Modi
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Madhya Pradesh: Shahrukh arrested for pretending to be Rajkumar, marrying a Hindu woman and forcing her to convert to Islam

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The accused confessed that he was a Muslim and justified his crime by saying that a man is allowed to marry four women according to his religion. He also forced the victim to convert her religion to Islam and stay together with his family which included his first wife and two children.
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Uttar Pradesh: Sikandar and Kichad arrested for rioting after Taj Mohammad burnt Quran in mosque, Parvez, Irshad, Danish, 300 unnamed rioters booked

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On November 8, Shahjahanpur Police informed the media that two persons, identified as Sikandar and Kichad, were arrested for alleged rioting after a copy of the Quran was found burnin
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This is their job to divide people by making such remarks: JP Nadda lashes out at Congress over Satish Jarkiholi saying ‘Hindu’ is a...

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JP Nadda pointed out that Rahul Gandhi had earlier gone to JNU to show solidarity with those associated with anti-India sloganeering.
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Islamic terrorists with weapons shown as football players: French satirical newspaper offends Qatar ahead of FIFA World Cup

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The image published by the French newspaper shows seven bearded men with "Qatar" emblazoned across their shirts above large numerals. They appear to be playing football through the dunes, armed with machetes, rifles, and rocket launchers.
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TN Minister and DMK leader downplays Coimbatore blast, refuses to call it ‘terror attack’ despite ISIS literature being recovered from accused: Details

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Tamil Nadu's Finance Minister P Thiagarajan downplayed the Coimbatore blast during an interview with India Today.
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Karnataka: Congress leader Rafiq clashes with a member of Sriram Sene over saffron flags near masjid in Sringeri

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Arjun and Rafiq were promptly arrested and a peace meeting was also organised between the Hindu and Muslim communities.
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Here is how Gujarat transformed from being a drought-prone dry region to a well-irrigated self-sufficient state under Narendra Modi

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Narendra Modi can undoubtedly take credit for developing an effective water management policy as the CM of Gujarat.
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Congress, TMC and CPM push the false narrative on CAA yet again, even after it led to an anti-Hindu riot 2 years ago: Details

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Addressing a function in the national capital on the 553rd Prakash Parv of Guru Nanak Dev, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the importance of the Citizenship Amendment Act that was passed in 2020
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State Bank of India records highest-ever quarterly profit as net-profit surges 74% in Q2

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SBI's provisions fell 25% year on year to Rs 2,011 crore in Q2FY23, owing to improved asset quality, with the net non-performing asset (NPA) ratio falling to less than 1%.
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As Elon Musk takes the helm at Twitter, demands grow to replace Hindu Swastika with Nazi Hakenkreuz as a hate symbol in company policies

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Author Yann Meridex pointed out that Twitter includes Swastika as a hate symbol in its policies to regulate behaviour online.
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CBI quizzes Anubrata Mondal on Rs 1 crore lottery win, BJP accuses TMC leaders of laundering money via lottery

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TMC leader Anubrata Mondal has reportedly won several lotteries, including one which fetched him Rs 1 crore.
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Politics

Stree Shakti Sankalp: BJP announces series of initiatives for women in Himachal as the party focuses on female voters ahead of assembly elections

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BJP on Sunday released its manifesto for the Himachal polls. It came out with the 'Stree Shakti Sankalp' focusing on women empowerment and women-led development.
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Sports

Awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was a mistake: Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter

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Blatter said, "It's too small a country. Football and the World Cup are too big for that. For me it is clear, Qatar is a mistake. The choice was bad."
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Gujarat Railway Police refutes AIMIM claim that stones were pelted on Vande Bharat Express targeting party president Asaduddin Owaisi

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Police confirmed to the media on November 8 that no stones were thrown at the Vande Bharat Express on Monday evening.
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Pro Khalistani Twitter users celebrate the murder of Hindu leader Sudhir Suri by calling it ‘Sewa’

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Pro-Khalistani elements celebrated death of Sudhir Suri, called it 'Sewa'.
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Congress leader dies while taking part in Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi pays tribute in Nanded in Maharashtra

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In visuals shared by Jairam Ramesh , Rahul Gandhi was seen paying tribute to Pandey at Bharat Jodo Yatra stop in Atkali village in the Nanded district of Maharashtra.
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Rajasthan: Transgender teacher undergoes gender change surgery to marry her student

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Meera Kuntal, a transwoman teacher in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, underwent a gender-affirming surgery in order to marry her student
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YouTuber Farmani Naaz’s family runs an iron theft syndicate, Meerut police arrest 8 including brother Armaan, search on for father and brother-in-law

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The brother of YouTuber Farmani Naaz has been arrested for operating an iron theft syndicate. Her father and brother-in-law are absconding.
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‘Hindu is a Persian word that means dirty, read it on Wikipedia’: Congress’ Satish Jarkiholi remains defiant on his ‘Hindu’ remark

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Satish Jarkiholi brazened out his stand saying there are records that show Hindu is a word with origins in Persia.
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Lunar eclipse controversy in Odisha: Traditionalists clash with rationalists for eating chicken biriyani, police lathi charge to disperse miscreants

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The rationalists have stated that they have been organising Biriyani feasts on eclipse days to send a message to society that the traditional beliefs and restrictions on food and cooking are not based on scientific facts but are baseless superstitions.
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NCP leader Dr Jitendra Awhad thanks Elon Musk, the new Twitter owner, for fixing WhatsApp, a messaging service offered by Meta

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NCP leader Dr Jitendra Awhad tagged Elon Musk on Twitter and thanked him for fixing the services of WhatsApp.
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Crime

Haryana: Property dealer Dharmesh Yadav killed by his wife and her lover Bablu Khan in Gurugram, accomplice Mohammaddin arrested

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Neetu was remanded to one day in custody while Mohammaddin was remanded to 3-days in custody by a local court on November 7.
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‘PM Modi’s personality is an affront to India’s intellectual class’: Australian sociologist Dr Salvatore Babones heaps praises on the Indian PM

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Dr. Salvatore Babones said PM Modi’s personality is an affront on India’s intellectual class.
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Qatar foreign minister calls European nations ‘arrogant and racist’ for raising objections over human rights and anti-LGBTQ laws ahead of World Cup

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Qatar Foreign Minister has responded to call of boycott of the upcoming event in the Arab country by calling the opposing voices "arrogant" and "racist".
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Kerala suffered a loss of Rs 86 lakh during PFI hartal violence: State govt to HC

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The Kerala HC took suo moto cognisance of the violence witnessed during the one-day hartal organised by the PFI.
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Politics

Kerala govt vs Freedom of Press: Pinarayi Vijayan government plans to change IPC provisions to gain greater control over media outlets

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Recently, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan had expressed grave concerns about the State's crackdown on dissent.
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World

‘I was hunted by Qatari police and raped’: Gay expatriate alleges sexual harassment by authorities in Qatar

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The alleged incident took place in 2018. A Filipino man has alleged that he was lured by a dating app and then Qatari policemen met him and allegedly raped him.
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Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar hits out at Kejriwal: Says he has transaction records of money taken by AAP leaders

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Sukesh in a press statement hit out at Kejriwal and asked him to stop daydreaming and hallucinating.
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International Halal Show, scheduled to be held at Islam Gymkhana in Mumbai, cancelled: Details

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130 year old Islam Gymkhana is a sea-facing property in Marine Drive and occupies 19,300 square meters. It was started in 1891. Earlier the membership was limited only to Muslims but now it is open to non-Muslims too.
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NCP leader forcefully stops screening of Marathi movie ‘Har Har Mahadev’ claiming it distorts history of Shivaji Maharaj, supporters manhandle audience

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NCP workers manhandled audience for opposing disruption of movie screening at Thane multiplex.
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