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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s YouTube channel subscribers cross 1 crore mark

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi has little over 5 lakh subscribers on YouTube, about 5% of PM Modi
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Budget 2022: Govt plans to reimagine our cities as ‘centres of sustainable living’, pushes for urban planning

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier during Modi Government 1.0, the government had announced the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) to facilitate Urban Transformation along with the Smart Cities Programme in 2015.
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Economy and Finance

Union Budget 2022-23: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces National Mental Health Programme

OpIndia Staff -
The Covid-19 pandemic has accentuated mental health problems in people of all ages, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today while presenting the Union Budget 2022-23.
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu RSS worker threatened with bogus charges under SC/ST Act for complaining against religious conversions by Christian evangelists

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Tamil Nadu police arrested the RSS activist for raising his voice against forceful conversion being carried out by evangelists in his village
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News Reports

Union Budget 2022: GOI to establish AVGC promotion task force, aims at employing youth in visuals, animation, gaming and comics sector

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GOI to setup task force for AVGC sector to build domestic capacity for serving our markets and the global demand
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World

India calls for de-escalation of Russia-Ukraine tensions at UNSC; abstains from procedural vote

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India called for finding a solution to the Russia-Ukraine border crisis and maintaining security and peace within the region.
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OpIndia Scoops

‘It was a conspiracy to make this jihadi activity appear like a local clash’: How cow-lover Kishan Bharwad was killed by Islamists

Nirwa Mehta -
No Muslim leader or anyone from the community has expressed regret or solidarity with the family of Kishan Bharwad who was targeted and gunned down over 'blasphemy'
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News Reports

WHO depicts Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh as part of Pakistan, China; shows Pakistan’s COVID-19 count in Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
WHO in the map, has shown Kashmir region as Pakistani territory and depicted parts of Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh as under Chinese control.
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Economy and Finance

Union Budget 2022-23: No change in Income Tax slab, govt focuses on ease of compliance under Direct Tax regime

OpIndia Staff -
Finance Minister Sitharaman announced that a new provision would be introduced to provide an opportunity to taxpayers to file the updated returns, on payment of additional tax, within two years of the end of the relevant assessment year.
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Economy and Finance

Union Budget 2022-23: FM Nirmala Sitharaman announces India’s first digital currency – Digital Rupee

OpIndia Staff -
In her budget speech, Finance Minister Sitharaman announced that a digital rupee will be issued using blockchain and other technologies and will be issued by the Reserve Bank of India starting 2022-23.
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News Reports

Court asks police to submit action taken report against Sudarshan TV, Suresh Chavhanke for Bindass Bol program aired in May 2021

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Delhi Court has sought an action taken report from the Delhi Police in a plea filed against Sudarshan TV and its Editor-in-Chief Suresh Chavhanke for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of people of the Muslim community through his programme named ‘Bindass Bol’ aired in May 2021.
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News Reports

‘CDS Bipin Rawat’s death was Allah’s work, Muslims should be prepared to kill or die’: Maulana Usmani’s videos show how he openly called for...

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In old videos, Usmani is seen telling a large gathering of people that, during the Delhi protests, he had asked Muslims to either return as Ghazi or die as Shaheed.
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Economy and Finance

Union Budget 2022-23: MSME sector gets a boost, more focus on skilling and entrepreneurship, credit line extended

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In her speech, the Finance Minister said that the government has decided to roll out RAMP, an initiative to revitalise the MSME sector
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News Reports

Muslim mass migration in Pirana in Ahmedabad is fake news: How one Nasir Sheikh spread panic amid escalated communal tension

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Nasir Sheikh and others shared misleading videos on Twitter alleging mass migration of Muslims from Pirana, Ahmedabad
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News Reports

Mumbai Police arrests YouTuber ‘Hindustani Bhau’ for supporting students’ protest demanding online exams

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Social media influencer Hindustani Bhau arrested for joining the students protesting for online exams.
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Editor's picks

Gujarat: Muslim mob attacks Hindus who had gathered to pay tribute to Kishan Bharwad in a temple in Chhota Udepur

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Muslim mob in Chhota Udepur reportedly attacked Hindu group paying tribute to deceased Kishan Bharwad with iron sticks and pipes over allegedly blasphemous post
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News Reports

Manipur: Abdul Rashid, Nazbul Hussain and Md. Arif Khan arrested for slaughtering a cow in protest against BJP ticket distribution

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A cow was mercilessly slaughtered by a group of youth, presumably Muslims, after a candidate they were allegedly supporting was denied a BJP ticket
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News Reports

Kerala HC orders CBI investigation in RSS worker Sanjith’s murder case on wife’s plea

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Sanjith's wife had requested a CBI probe into her husband's murder alleging that the family was not content with the probe by Kerala Police
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News Reports

Islamic regime in Iran executes two men on charges of homosexuality: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Iran abides by the Islamic Sharia Law and routinely uses the charge of homosexuality to execute gays and lesbians
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News Reports

I&B Ministry blocks news channel MediaOne for backing banned Islamist outfit Jamaat-e-Islami, Kerala HC stays decision

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Kerala based MediaOne TV has been blocked from broadcasting for the second time in recent years after I&B Ministry order, HC stays decision
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News Reports

Pakistani TikToker Hareem Shah releases video with botched up lip job: How, because of FIA, she had to leave procedure midway

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In a video that she reportedly shot while she was in the UK, Hareem showed her botched up, incomplete lip job.
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News Reports

Economic Survey 2022: Stellar growth of 9.2% recorded in the current financial year, GDP 1.3% above pre-pandemic levels

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Economic Survey 2022 forecasts Indian GDP to grow by 8.0-8.5% in 2022-23, the fastest in the world.
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News Reports

‘The past and present of Amethi’: Rahul Gandhi and Smriti Irani exchange a look outside the Parliament, Netizens speculate what it could mean

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Netizens claimed that Smriti Irani took a dig at Rahul Gandhi for the latter's humiliating defeat in his family bastion of Amethi.
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News Reports

‘I’ll be sad on March 10, when in the evening Munawwar Rana will have to leave UP’: What Dy CM Dinesh Sharma said

OpIndia Staff -
UP Dy CM Dinesh Sharma said that it will be disheartening to see Munawwar Rana leave that state on March 10, when poll results are declared and Yogi Adityanath retains his CM's chair
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News Reports

Before Kishan Bharwad, there was a conspiracy by Shabbir and Maulana Ayub to kill Sajan from Porbandar, says Gujarat ATS

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Accused of Kishan Bharwad murder had conspired to kill one Sajan from Porbandar over alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammad, says Gujarat ATS.
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News Reports

Anti-Hindu hate speech: Karni Sena files complaint against Owaisi, Chandrashekhar Azad, SP candidate responsible for Kairana exodus and others

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Karni Sena has appealed to the Election Commission to bar Owaisi and others from campaigning in the State and further disturbing communal harmony.
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News Reports

‘I cannot take it anymore’: Mamata Banerjee throws a strange tantrum, blocks Bengal Governor on Twitter

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said during a meeting that she had blocked WB governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Twitter
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News Reports

Congress arm-twisted into giving ticket to Munawwar Rana’s daughter, who had participated in anti-CAA protest? Here’s what happened

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After being snubbed by Congress, Uroosa Rana had filed her nomination as an independent candidate from Unnao's Sadar seat.
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News Reports

Supreme Court agrees to hear plea seeking contempt action against Haryana govt officials for disruption in namaz in Gurgaon

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The plea was submitted by former MP Mohammad Adeeb in Supreme Court in December last year. Indira Jaising is appearing for the former MP.
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News Reports

Protests grow against SilverLine project in Kerala: All you need to know about the project and why locals are angry with Pinarayi Vijayan

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In Kerala, mistrust is rising over the LDF Government's ambitious SilverLine High-Speed railway corridor project.
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News Reports

Bengal govt asks state police to provide assistance to DMs of 8 districts to remove ‘unauthorised’ temples, shrines from public places

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West Bengal Government asked Police to provide assistance to DMs of eight districts to remove unauthorized temples, shrines etc.
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News Reports

‘The child’s dying declaration can’t be ignored’: Madras HC slams TN police, hands over Lavanya suicide case to CBI

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The Madras HC decision to hand over M Lavanya suicide case to CBI came in the wake of her father's petition claiming that they had lost faith in Tamil Nadu police's investigation.
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News Reports

Maulana Usmani, arrested in Kishan Bharwad murder case, says Muslims must continue to defend the honour of Prophet without fear, terms it ‘peaceful mission’

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"We cannot let them succeed. Come forward with all your strength and might. Even if I stay in jail, you should not abort the mission," he told in his message to Muslims.
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News Reports

‘No virus will be spared, Insha Allah’: Peace Party’s Shadab threatens journalist Aman Chopra for highlighting hooliganism of opposition parties in UP

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The threat was in response to a tweet where Aman Chopra highlighted the hooliganism of the opposition parties in UP even when they are not in power
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Media

Kishan Bharwad, murdered after Muslims took offence to a social media post: Here is how media covered it with watered down headlines

Jhankar Mohta -
The 'left-liberal' media houses have totally whitewashed the murder of Kishan Bharwad since clearly in this case too, the victim was a Hindu and the perpetrators belonged to their favourite 'minority' section of the society
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News Reports

Kishan Bharwad murder case: Old videos show how arrested Maulana Usmani wanted to avenge blasphemy, was greeted with chants of ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’

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Maulana Qamar Ghani Usmani was garlanded, showered with petals and cheered on by Islamists as he walked the streets of Mumbai.
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News Reports

Bollywood kept portraying South Indians only as people who say ‘Aiyo kaisa ji’, things are changing now: Actress Priyamani

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Over the years, the representation of 'South India' in Bollywood has been reduced to portraying characters who just do not speak Hindi the normal way, characters whose job is to say things like "Aiyo, kaisa ji, kya bolta ji", Priyamani said.
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News Reports

Madras HC hands over Thanjavur suicide case of a 17-year-old girl to CBI

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A 17-year-old girl had committed suicide after being harassed by her missionary school for refusing to accept Christianity
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SP ally SBSP politician threatens journalist Ashok Shrivastav for condemning incident where Akhilesh Yadav bodyguard thrashed another journalist

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Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party is an ally of Samajwadi Party in UP Assembly elections 2022
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News Reports

28 Instagram influencers, including Ranveer Singh and Jacqueline Fernandez, found in violation of ASCI guidelines: Details

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ASCI found 28 influencers, including Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh and actress Jacqueline Fernandez, in violation of guidelines issued
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News Reports

Punjab: Bank of India writes to ECI, asks to reject the nomination of Congress candidate for defaulting on loan worth Rs 6.35 crores

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The Bank Of India has written that Congress candidate from Khadoor Sahib Ramanjeet Sikki is a loan defaulter and hence should not be allowed to file nomination.
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News Reports

Sanjay Raut supports selling wine in supermarkets because family has large investments in wine business: What BJP’s Kirit Somaiya said

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BJP leader Kirit Somaiya said Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's daughters have partnership with a company involved in wine distribution
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News Reports

Maldives govt drafting bill to outlaw anti-India campaign supported by pro-China ex-President Yameen: Details

Dibakar Dutta -
The new law will attract a penalty of 20,000 Maldivian Rufiyaa, besides a jail term of 6 months or house arrest of 1 year.
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Punjab: Congress Party’s MLA candidate promotes FB live with Bhindranwale’s photo

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Congress leader Darshan Singh Brar is contesting Assembly elections from Bhaghapurana constituency under which Village Rode, the birth place of Bhindranwale, falls.
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News Reports

When Muzaffarnagar riot victims were shivering in relief camps, Samajwadi Party govt was ‘partying’ at Saifai festival: Details

Gopal Tiwari -
In 2013, when riot victims were battling extreme cold and lack of basic needs at relief camps, the Akhilesh government was busy in Saifai festival. Mulayam Yadav had denied the hardship faced by riot victims, calling it a rumour by opposition.
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Rajasthan: Dalit Man assaulted, forced to drink urine, insulted with casteist slurs in Churu on January 26

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Rakesh Meghwal, a farm worker from Churu district in Rajasthan was attacked by a group of men, and forced to drink urine
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Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi to contest assembly elections from two seats

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The Congress party has fielded CM Charanjit Singh Channi from Bhadaur in Barnala district apart from his home turf Chamkaur Sahib
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News Reports

Pakistan: Christian pastors shot in broad daylight in Peshawar, one pastor dead while another injured

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One Christian pastor shot dead in Peshawar city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, another one injured
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News Reports

Udupi hijab row: Satirist gets slammed by Islamists for cartoon on Islamic attire

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Political satirist Satish Acharya slammed by Islamists for his 'anti-Muslim' cartoon over Udupi college Hijab issue
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News Reports

Indian Express spreads fake news, CAPFs refute its report that their DGs were not invited to Republic Day parade

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CRPF, CISF and ITBP refute report by Indian Express that DGs of the CAPFs were not invited to the Republic Day parade
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