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Author Ami Ganatra, Nityanand Misra explain why Drishti IAS managing director was wrong about Ram-Sita in his comments and subsequent explanation

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Author Ami Ganatra slammed the Drishti IAS professor for obtusely cherry-picking a line from the scripture
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Books

‘The Great Tribal Warriors Of Bharat’: Author Tuhin A Sinha talks to OpIndia about his book, asks youth to ‘choose their icons wisely’

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Books such as 'The Great Tribal Warriors of Bharat' play a crucial role in telling the stories of these unsung heroes and recounting their efforts, courage and heroism.
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News Reports

‘No entry for Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan’: MBC leader Vijay Bainsla warns of protests over unfulfilled promises by Congress

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Gurjar leader Vijay Singh Bainsla issued warning saying he will not allow Bharat Jodo Yatra to enter Rajasthan.
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News Reports

Shraddha Murder Case in Delhi: Times Of India changes the headline of its report to hide the murderer Aftab’s name

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Looking at their track record, it is hardly surprising that the Times of India chose to remove Aftab from the headline to try and hide the identity of the murderer
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News Reports

West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee apologises for TMC leader Akhil Giri’s derogatory remarks against President Droupadi Murmu

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During a news conference in Nabanna on Monday, Mamata Banerjee said, "The President is a very good woman. Akhil has done wrong. I apologise"
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Opinions

Congress blames Modi’s New India for allowing Rajiv Gandhi’s killers to be branded as ‘freedom fighters’, except it is Congress’ ‘Idea of India’ that...

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Congress leader Randeep Surjewala blamed Modi's 'New India' after the SC ordered the release of Rajiv Gandhi's killers.
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News Reports

Waqf Board irregularities: Delhi LG VK Saxena seeks action against IAS officer SM Ali for acting at the behest of chairman Amanatullah Khan

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Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has written to MHA, seeking action against IAS officer SM Ali, former CEO of Waqf Board.
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Crime

Ghaziabad: Woman kills husband with help of boyfriend and buries him in latter’s house, body recovered 4 years later, duo arrested

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Ghaziabad police on Monday arrested a woman, who with the help of her boyfriend had killed her husband four years ago and buried his body in her boyfriend’s house
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News Reports

‘I left Pakistan because of the establishment, will expose them soon’: Singer Adnan Sami

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Adnan Sami gave up his citizenship in Pakistan in 2015 and became an Indian citizen in 2016.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Sajid, Aslam and 11 others booked for harassing schoolgirls, assaulting the employee who tried to stop them

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Communal violence erupted Sambhal when a mob of Muslim men attacked a school employee who had earlier tried to stop them from passing lewd comments at girl students near the school gate.
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Politics

Gujarat: Muslim youths show black flag to Owaisi, chant ‘Modi, Modi’ in Surat, day after AIMIM chief skipped Ahmedabad rally over ‘backache’

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Local Muslim residents in constituencies where Owaisi has fielded AIMIM candidates for upcoming Gujarat state Assembly elections, protest against him by waving black flags, chanting Modi's name.
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News Reports

Congress supporters attack journalist terming her as a “terror supporter” for exposing Congress’ hypocrisy over the release of Rajiv Gandhi’s killers

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Pallavi Ghosh questioned Congress over its alliance with DMK, which has hailed the release of Rajiv Gandhi’s killers.
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Crime

Delhi: Aftab slaughters his Hindu live-in partner into 35 pieces for asking him to marry her, arrested

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Aftab strangled Shraddha to death and chopped her into 35 pieces for asking him to marry her.
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News Reports

India’s WPI inflation eases to 8.39 per cent, drops below the double-digit mark for the first time since March 2021

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For 18 straight months from April 2021 to September 2022, WPI had been hovering above the 10 per cent mark.
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News Reports

Deadly blast in Turkey’s Istanbul leaves 6 dead and over 80 injured, blacklisted terror group blamed for the attack: What we know so far

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The explosion happened on a busy shopping street near Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey on Sunday at about 16:20 local time (13:20 GMT).
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News Reports

Punjab: Drunk men create a ruckus in Mata ka Jagrata, attack women with kirpans in Jalandhar

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The Mata ka Jagrata was attacked by drunk men with kirpans as they even attempted to extinguish the sacred flame.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: NCP’s Jitendra Awhad booked for manhandling BJP Mahila Morcha leader during bridge inauguration

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Jitendra Awhad was booked under Indian Penal Code Section 354 (Assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty).
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News Reports

Kashi Vishvanath Temple: 3 suspects detained ahead of crucial verdict by Varanasi court in Gyanvapi case, security tightened

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Security has been tightened in the area considering the verdict in the Gyanvapi to be pronounced by the Varanasi court.
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Entertainment

Pakistan bans the film Joyland, its official Oscar entry, because of ‘highly objectionable content’ concerning queer theme

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Joyland, a film based on queer theme, and Pakistan's official entry to the Oscars, banned by the country over 'highly objectionable' content
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News Reports

‘Will break the hands and bones of Suvendu Adhikari’: Video of TMC leader Akhil Giri threatening BJP leader goes viral

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TMC leader Akhil Giri said that he will break hands and bones of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Terrorists try to blow up railway bridge near Udaipur, track left damaged following the explosion

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The Udaipur-Ahmedabad train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31, 2022.
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News Reports

As SGPC demands release of Sikh prisoners after release of Rajiv Gandhi murder convicts, read how Khalistanis repeatedly attempted to kill him and might...

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Before Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by LTTE in May 1991, Khalistani terrorists made several attempts to kill him.
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News Reports

Amid divorce rumours, Pakistan-based OTT platform Urduflix announces reality show featuring Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik

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Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik slated to a reality show titled 'The Mirza Malik Show' on Urduflix
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Politics

Don’t be surprised by the misogyny of Akhil Giri, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee herself has been accused of trivialising rape on multiple occasions

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For all those who are outraged by the remarks of Akhil Giri, there is little hope of grievance redressal within the Mamata Banerjee-led-Trinamool Congress.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: 3 children separated from parents during lockdown converted to Islam, FIR filed against children’s home operator Haseen Parvez

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Haseen Parvez, operator of a Children's Home, converted three children in the centre into Islam and changed their names to Muslim names
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Sports

Mukesh Ambani joins the race to buy English Premier League club Liverpool FC

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The present owners of Liverpool, Fenway Sports Group (FSG), decided to put the club up for sale earlier this week. They bought Liverpool FC for 300 Million Pounds back in 2010.
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Rizwan, Shahrukh, and Imran steal Kaali idol, Sheshnag, and lamps from a Hindu temple, arrested

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As per the complaint, the money in the donation box, Kaali Maa statue, bells and the lamp used for performing the aarti, the yellow metal Sheshnag idol, the lamp, the electric drum used for performing the aarti, two buckets, fans were all missing.
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News Reports

Navbharat Times journalist claims UPI and Digital payments not working anywhere in Gujarat except Ahmedabad, found to be false

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Navbharat Times journalist Mithilesh Dhar Dubey makes false claim that UPI and digital payments do not work in Gujarat
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Politics

AAP leader climbs atop electricity transmission tower after being denied a ticket for MCD polls, says party sold tickets for Rs 3 Crores

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AAP leader Haseeb-ul-Hasan jumped into an overflowing sewer drain at Shastri Park in March of this year.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Man kills girlfriend in resort, posts videos on her Instagram saying “Bewafai Nahi Karne Ka”

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Abhijeet Patidar killed his 22-year-old girlfriend in a room at Mekhla resort in the Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh.
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News Reports

‘Let Josh Butler and Alex Hales fail’: Pakistani Girls pray for their team’s victory at T20 World Cup final, video goes viral

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Pakistan is playing against England in the final match of the ICC T20World Cup 2022.
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News Reports

Rajdeep Sardesai proposes debate with sociologist Salvatore Babones over his criticism of Indian intellectuals, then declines his invitation to debate

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Rajdeep Sardesai says that there should be debate with Salvatore Babones over his criticism of intellectuals, but refuses to debate himself
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News Reports

Congress to review its stand on EWS reservations for the poor Upper Castes, takes a U-turn after initially welcoming Supreme Court judgment on it

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Besides welcoming the Supreme Court's judgment, Congress also tried to take credit for the EWS reservations for the poor upper castes.
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News Reports

Pakistan’s blasphemy culture now in full glory repeated in Punjab, flower petals showered at Sandeep Singh, the killer of Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri

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Flowers were showered on Sandeep Singh, the suspected killer of Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri, outside the court.
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World

‘Hindus kidnapped Muslim girl’: Fake news spread by Islamists to stoke communal tension in Leicester has eerie similarities with the 2002 Godhra riots

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The Henry Jackson Society concluded that the false allegations had exposed the Hindu community in Leicester to hate, vandalism and assault.
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News Reports

‘False and baseless’, PIB fact-checks Rahul Gandhi’s claims about privatisation of Indian Railways

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In the video embedded in Rahul Gandhi’s tweet, he can be seen interacting with people in Telangana while on his Bharat Jodo Yatra. Some of them were railway union members who came to meet Rahul Gandhi to submit a memorandum opposing the alleged 'privatisation of railways.'
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Social Media Fact-Check

Gujarat: AAP IT cell spreads fake video to mock BJP while trying to take advantage of Morbi bridge tragedy

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With Gujarat state assembly elections just around the corner, desperate times are calling for desperate measures, it seems.
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Entertainment

Asked me to use oils to enlarge my breasts, kept staring at my private parts: Actress Sheela Priya Seth makes shocking statements about Sajid...

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In an interview, actress Sheela Priya Seth stated that Sajid Khan misbehaved with her 14 years ago, in the year 2008.
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News Reports

Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict Nalini Sriharan smiles to the camera as she steps out of prison along with her husband and 4 others

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Nalini Sriharan, convict of former PM Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, was seen smiling to the camera after her release from jail
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Variety

Sheru weds Sweety: Childless couple adopts female dog from local temple, to perform her ‘Kanyadaan’ as she marries neighbour’s dog

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Two dogs will be married by their owners in Haryana's Gurugram in an unconventional marriage ceremony.
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News Reports

Jammu & Kashmir: In yet another targeted attack, two migrant labourers shot by terrorists in Anantnag

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Two migrant labourers from Uttar Pradesh were injured after being shot by terrorists in the Anantnag district of Jammu & Kashmir.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Bike borne Shoaib opens fire on Aligarh Muslim University campus, arrested

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A bag, about two dozen cartridges, and a country-made firearm were recovered from the accused, identified as Shoaib alias Choba.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Rs 10,000 fine on pet owners in Noida if their dog attacks others causing injury, read details

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The Noida Authority CEO announced on Twitter that it is mandatory to get pet dog/cat registration done by January 31, 2023. A fine will be imposed in case of failure of registration. Pet dogs must also be sterilized and vaccinated against rabies.
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Editor's picks

‘Have you looked at her face’: TMC Minister makes derogatory remarks about President Murmu, shamelessly tries to defend it later

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President Murmu hails from a Scheduled Tribe (ST) community from Odisha. Born in a family of Santhal tribes in northern Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, in a nondescript village, she is India’s first President from the tribal community.
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World

Dallas: Horrifying visuals of two military planes colliding midair at Veterans Day airshow emerge

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The 'America's Premier World War II Airshow' took place on Veterans Day weekend, where over 40 World War II-era aircraft were displayed.
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News Reports

BJP leader accused by The Wire of being brains behind imaginary app ‘Tek Fog’ demands an apology

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The Wire, in its January 2022 report had claimed that Devang Dave was the brains behind the 'hate app' Tek Fog, which had super powers and could bypass sophisticated security features of any social media app. The app does not exist.
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News Reports

‘Banned by mistake’: Uttarakhand government revokes the ban on five Patanjali medicines

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The Uttarakhand government issued a press release stating that the ban on Patanjali medicines was imposed by mistake.
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News Reports

Kashmir: Ganderbal district admin imposes blanket ban on electric heaters ahead of harsh winter to prevent disruption in power supply

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The blanket ban on heaters have been issued owing to the non-judicious use of such appliances, said the DM of Ganderbal in Jammu and Kashmir
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News Reports

NHRC says farmers can’t be blamed for stubble burning, holds 4 state governments responsible

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NHRC said in a press release, "The State Governments have to provide harvest machines to get rid of those stubbles but they have failed to provide an adequate number of requisite machines and other measures."
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News Reports

‘Structural violence, built-in-hierarchy and susceptible to abuse’: Anti-Brahmin activist demonises Yoga in her latest tirade

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"There are lot of Yoga traditions that try to sexually control the body in this idea of like purity and pollution," claimed Thenmozhi Soundararajan.
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