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As India decides on a yearlong “Hyderabad Liberation Day” celebration, here is the bloody history of Razakars and how Hyderabad became part of independent...

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Ministry of Culture, Government of India to have yearlong "Hyderabad Liberation Day" celebrations
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News Reports

Jharkhand: National Commission for SC pulls up state administration after Islamists demolished houses of people of Mahadalit Musahar community

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NCSC has taken suo moto cognizance of the incident of Islamists forcefully evicting Musahars from Palamu village in Jharkhand.
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World

Jaffna University students condemn China for supporting Sri Lanka on war crimes at the UN, resist China’s bid to make inroads in Tamil areas

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The increasing influence of China on Colombo would hamper the demand of Tamils to have autonomy within a united Sri Lanka, the students' body feared.
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Postmortem reveals another minor tribal girl found murdered was four months pregnant

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BJP leader Kapil Mishra has said that accused Arman Ansari had given his name 'Amanat Rai' to the girl to get closer to her.
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World

US: Drama of “stolen” plane ends in Mississippi as pilot threatening to crash into Walmart store lands after circling for 4 hours, arrested

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Patterson had earlier shared a message on Facebook saying that he never wanted to hurt anyone and that he loved his family.
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News Reports

US: The pilot of a ‘stolen’ airplane in Mississippi threatens to crash it into a Walmart store

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A Beechcraft King Air 90 airplane is stolen by a Mississippi man who is threatening to crash it in a local Walmart store.
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News Reports

No separate charge or GST on using washrooms of Executive Lounges at railway stations: IRCTC issues clarification after misleading media reports

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IRCTC clarifies that Rs 200 plus 12% GST is standard charge for Executive Lounges at railways stations, and no separate charge for urinals
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News Reports

Demographic change hits other side of the border too, Mosques and Madarasas mushroom in former Hindu dominated areas in Nepal: Ground report

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OpIndia ground report reveals massive demographic change in Nepal along India border, mosques have come up everywhere
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News Reports

‘It’s high time state realises its duty to the law and citizens’: NGT slams WB govt for negligence in waste management, slaps Rs 3500...

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The NGT admonished the West Bengal government for neglecting waste management and risking public health.
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Crime

Jharkhand: Another horror story from Dumka, a 14-year-old tribal girl allegedly raped and hanged from a tree by Arman Ansari

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Babulal Marandi, former CM of the state shared the news that a 14-year-old tribal girl was raped and hanged from a tree in Dumka by a certain Arman Ansari.
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News Reports

Are you prepared to condemn violence by Muslims against Hindus? MP Geert Wilders seeks response from Dutch govt on Islamist violence, Nupur Sharma

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Geert Wilders raised the issue of Islamist violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, India, and the hounding of Nupur Sharma.
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Banned Bangladeshi Islamic organizations becoming active in Dumka, influencing Islamists to trap, and convert Hindu women

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Accused Naeem used to watch the jihadi activities of the banned Bangladeshi organization and was highly influenced by their content. The main objective of the banned organization is to incite Islamic men to trap non-Islamic women in a love affair, marry them, and further force them to convert to Islam.
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‘If probed, it will lead to a big expose’: Three-time UP CM reveals in his memoir how ‘Nehru-Indira mouthpiece’ National Herald was funded

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Deceased Congress leader Chandra Bhanu Gupta recounted in his book how funds were collected for National Herald.
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Opinions

Kavita Krishnan (she/her) leaves CPI(ML) posts: Here is why it was the right decision and how she can fashion herself to be India’s AOC

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Going woke is better than going woke. Why do I say this? Well, The Hindu had shocking news. Kavita Krishnan (she/her) has been ‘relieved’ of her leadership role in CPI(ML).
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News Reports

Gujarat: Police lathi-charge demonstrators at a protest rally organised by Hindu groups against a love jihad case in Banaskantha

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The protest rally was organized by local Hindu organizations against a love jihad case reported in Banaskantha.
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Opinions

US senators got it completely wrong: Yogi’s bulldozer is a symbol of strong action against the land mafia, not a symbol of ‘hate’

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Among various tableaus and floats in the India Day Parade, some Indians were seen leading the Independence Day parade in New Jersey with bulldozers
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News Reports

Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar, Naseeruddin Shah are sleeper cell members of Tukde-Tukde Gang: MP Home Minister Narottam Mishra

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Narottam Mishra accused Shabana Azmi of keeping silent on incidents that occurred in Congress-ruled states.
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Cricket

Former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Hafeez whines about Indian team’s popularity, says they are “laadlas” of world cricket because they make more money

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When the anchor asked Hafeez if Indian players are 'Laadlas' because they play well or they make more money, Hafeez said that it is only because they generate more revenue.
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News Reports

‘Take payment from them, we don’t have money’: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal tells Gujarat BJP workers to work for him ‘from inside’

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Arvind Kejriwal asked Gujarat BJP workers to join his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) while continuing to be with the ruling party
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News Reports

Gujarat AAP chief Gopal Italia uses derogatory language against state BJP chief CR Paatil and Minister Harsh Sanghavi, booked

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Gujarat Police registered an FIR against Aam Aadmi Party’s Gujarat unit President Gopal Italia for defaming BJP leaders and also inducing people to commit an offence against the state or public tranquillity.
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Entertainment

Ahead of Brahmastra’s release, Karan Johar’s arrogance takes a hit, ‘urges’ people not to divide Indian cinema into sub-categories

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Karan Johar has urged public not to divide Indian cinema into sub-categories and instead start treating it as one industry
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News Reports

Assam: Another madrasa with suspected terror links under the scanner, two teachers flee after locals express doubt about their identity

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Dargar Alga Madrassa located at Pakhiura Char in Assam has been identified by the police for possible terror links
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News Reports

UP: Pieces of meat thrown inside temple compound in Shamli district, police hints at sinister plot to disrupt communal harmony

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A woman who entered the temple on Friday morning to offer prayers found pieces of meat strewn across the compound.
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Entertainment

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma dubs KGF- Chapter 2 as ‘logic less film’, The Kashmir Files as ‘slow movie with no screenplay’

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Ram Gopal Varma claimed that a big Bollywood director told him that he could not watch 'KGF- Chapter 2' beyond 30 minutes, despite 5 attempts.
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News Reports

Anurag Kashyap and Taapsee Pannu’s ‘Dobaaraa’ tanks miserably after they urged audience to boycott the movie, struggles to reach Rs 6 crore mark

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Anurag Kashyap and Taapsee Pannu latest Bollywood release named 'Dobaaraa' is struggling to make money at the box office.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Deoband Mufti issues fatwa against Muslim BJP leader from Aligarh for worshipping Lord Ganesha

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Deoband's Mufti Arshad Farooqui said that there is no idol worship. In Islam, no one is worshiped except Allah. Those who are doing this are against Islam.
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News Reports

Assam government carries out major eviction drive in Sonitpur district to recover 330 acres of illegally encroached land

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Assam government carried out a large eviction drive in the Sonitpur district on Saturday to clear illegal encroachments from 330 acres of land
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News Reports

Islamic outfit to file plea in HC seeking directions to disallow religious activities of ‘other communities’ in Eidgah Maidan after Ganesh Utsav ‘disturbed’ them

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The Ganesh Utasv at Hubbali Eidgah Maidan took place on August 31 after the Karnataka High Court approved Ganesh Chaturthi festivities there.
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News Reports

African students offer Namaz at GD Goenka University football ground, registrar directs them to use hostel room or Mosque after Hindu students protest

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On August 30th, a group of around 20 students staged a protest against foreign students offering Namaz on the football ground at GD Goenka University located on Sohna-Gurgaon road
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News Reports

India overtakes the United Kingdom, becomes world’s 5th largest economy: Details

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Earlier in 2019, British consultancy multinational, PwC, had predicted that India would overtake the UK in the rankings of the world’s largest economies
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News Reports

Jharkhand Police knew Dumka Hindu girl Ankita was minor when burnt alive by Shahrukh Hussain, had over-written her age as 19: Reports

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In the Dumka case, It is alleged that the police tried to help the accused in the Ankita murder case by mentioning the victim's age as 19.
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News Reports

West Bengal: As Mamata Banerjee’s nephew gets interrogated by ED, TMC leader Raju Sahani arrested by CBI in chit fund scam

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The CBI confiscated Rs 80 lakh in cash from the residence of Raju Sahani. Documents of properties worth 2.75 Cr seized.
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News Reports

Manipur mid-night drama: Nitish Kumar foxed as 5 out of 6 JDU MLAs merge with the BJP, only Mohammad Nasir left with the party

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Only 1 JDU MLA, namely, Mohammed Nasir from the Lilong constituency, did not join BJP in the mid-night drama in Manipur
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News Reports

‘Built after razing Shiva temple’: Hindu organization approaches court against the Jama Masjid Complex in Badaun, hearing on 15th September

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The Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha (ABHB) approached the court saying that the Jama Masjid complex in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, is actually built over a razed Neelkanth (Shiva) temple.
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News Reports

Love Jihad in Jharkhand: Rabani Ansari pretends to be Sajan Oraon to lure a minor Hindu girl, throws her into well after sexual exploitation,...

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Rabani Ansari trapped the minor girl by saying he is singer named Sajan Oraon, sexually exploited her for 6 months
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News Reports

‘School denied us access’: NCPCR chairman after reports of sexual assault of Class 3 student in a Delhi government school

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A Class 3 student was reportedly sodomised by a Class 10 student in a Delhi government school in Madhu Vihar, East Delhi.
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News Reports

From Dragon to Brahmastra: How Jalal al-Din Muḥammad Rumi became Shiva in the upcoming Dharma Productions movie

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Brahmastra director Ayna Mukerji informed that the movie was titled Dragon and main protagonist was Persian poet Rumi
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News Reports

‘@# Hindu Kaafir’s children’: Dr Asma Begum flies into a rage after being caught delaying medicals on a Dalit minor raped by Shadab, Wasim...

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A video has surfaced on social media wherein a female doctor, Asma Begum, is seen abusing and shouting at a journalist and misbehaving with the police personnel and the family members of a Dalit minor rape victim
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News Reports

Karnataka: Sri Murugha Math seer Dr. Sri Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru sent to police custody for 4 days in sexual abuse case

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A day after Sri Murugha Math seer Sri Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru was arrested in asexual harassment, court sends him to police custody
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh Minister says ‘liquor unites people, we also use it sometimes’ at a de-addiction drive, video goes viral

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"Harivansh Rai Bachchan Ji had written 'Mandir Masjid Jhagda Karate, Lekin Ek Karati Madhushala'. But there should be control (in the consumption of liquor). You should have control on your own", the Minister was heard saying at the event.
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News Reports

London: Extinction Rebellion activists enter Parliament, superglue themselves to the speaker’s chair and chain themselves to gates by necks

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Extinction Rebellion activists entered Parliament building legally as tourists, and then started protests on climate crisis
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News Reports

High fuel prices, unprecedented inflation, and socio-political tensions could spark protest and instability in Pakistan, warns IMF

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IMF has warned of demonstrations and unrest in Pakistan as inflation reaches a 47-year high of more than 27% in August.
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News Reports

We don’t eat our Gods: Why the publicity stunts of ‘eco-friendly’ chocolate Ganesha are deeply problematic and should be objected to

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If you are saying it will go to the poor, why not just make the milkshake and distribute it? Why do you have to make a “statement” on a Hindu festival?
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News Reports

Teesta Setalvad, accused of fabricating evidence to frame innocents in the 2002 Gujarat riots case, granted interim bail

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Teesta Setalwad is accused of tutoring witnesses and framing charges against innocents in 2002 Gujarat riots case.
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News Reports

‘Parliament is the right forum to debate this’: Supreme Court dismisses PIL to declare Sanskrit as national language

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Supreme Court said that making Sanskrit will require constitutional amendment, and the parliament is the right forum for this debate
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News Reports

‘Hindu girls should not marry Muslim men’: Mohammad Salim Haider says after Ghar wapsi

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For thousands, if not lakhs of non-Muslim women in India, love Jihad is a grim and disconcerting reality.
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News Reports

‘Hindus killed for being Hindus’ series: Story of Bajrang Dal member Harsha, murdered by Islamists for demanding uniform dress code in educational institutes

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Harsha was a tailor by profession. He lived in Seegehatti in the Shivamogga district of Karnataka. He was a member of Bajrang Dal.
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News Reports

‘Activist’ forces ailing Padma Shri awardee Kamala Pujari to dance in Govt hospital ICU in Odisha, was admitted to treat kidney ailment: Watch viral...

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A video has gone viral on social media wherein Padma Shri Kamala Pujari was seen dancing with another woman in the ICU of a hospital in Cuttack, Odisha
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Md Rahees issues ‘sar tan se juda’ threat to the family of a Hindu girl saying ‘send her to me or get...

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Khekra police in Baghpat, UP, arrested Md Rahees for issuing 'sar tan se juda' threats to a Hindu family for not sending their daughter to him
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News Reports

Punjab: AAP MLA Baljinder Kaur’s husband slaps her during argument, video caught on CCTV goes viral

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The incident is said to have happened on July 10 but no official complaint has been filed in the case. The cops indicated they have no idea who released the footage or what triggered this episode.
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