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‘He got real X-rated’: Australian TV star Jessika Power opens up about ‘inappropriate’ messages sent to her by cricket icon Shane Warne

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Jessika Power revealed details about alleged "inappropriate" messages she received from Shane Warne in a recent episode of Big Brother VIP
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News Reports

Kerala man orders passport cover on Amazon, gets an original passport of another person

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A man from Kerala named Mithun Babu received an original passport after he had ordered a passport cover on Amazon.
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Social Media

Delhi police delete tweet about arresting man for possession of firecrackers, block netizens who mocked them

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People called into question the ineffectiveness of the police in preventing the infamous Republic Day riots and the mayhem created by the farmer protestors.
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Cricket

When Rahul Dravid told Ramachandra Guha to ‘shut up and stick to history’ following unwanted cricketing advise from the ‘historian’

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Ramachandra Guha had revealed that cricket legend Rahul Dravid once politely told him to 'shut up' about cricket.
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News Reports

NASA data shows how pollution on Diwali caused by stubble burning, not firecrackers: Read details that disprove Media campaign against Diwali

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NASA fire map confirms that stubble burning has already reached its peak, which is the major reason for air pollution in the NCR region
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News Reports

Exactly one year after Arnab Goswami was dragged from his home, here is where those who arrested him are

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Interestingly, the people who had pulled out all the stops to hound the Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami are the ones who are in trouble today
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News Reports

While PM Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with the armed forces, reports say Rahul Gandhi flew to London for a vacation

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While PM Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with soldiers at the Nowshera sector of J&K, Rahul Gandhi flew to London.
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News Reports

Take the new generation to Teerthstahalas: PM Modi talks about Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Kashi-Vishwanath corridor and more

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"This decade belongs to Uttarakhand. In the next 10 years, the state will receive more tourists than it did in the last 100 years,” said PM Modi.
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News Reports

‘He brought life to a sleeping civilisation, awakened Bharat to rise above caste boundaries’: What PM Modi said about Adi Shankara at Kedarnath

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PM Modi discussed how Adi Shankara awakened the 'Chetana'(consciousness) of a civilisation that was forgetting its own roots and made us Indians aware of our origins, our spiritual destination and in that way, he revived Dharma throughout India.
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Politics

TRS stronghold Huzurabad goes to BJP: KTR’s immature response, the significance of this victory and the future of BJP in Telangana

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Eetala Rajendar joined BJP and quit his assembly seat necessitating this bye-election in Huzurabad, a TRS stronghold
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News Reports

British MP, who supported the violent farmers’ protest in India, convicted in a case of harassment: Read what happened

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Claudia Webbe (56), MP from Labour Party for Leicester East has been handed a 10-week jail sentence for harassing a female friend
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News Reports

Son of actor Anil Kapoor turns environmentalist for Diwali: Deletes tweet after ‘befitting replies’ from public

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Social media users reminded Kapoor how he flies on private jets, uses firecrackers at family events. At the time of writing the article, Harsh Kapoor had deleted his contentious tweet on Diwali.
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Opinions

Hindus can be good only as Dhimmis – what an article ‘defending namaz’ on Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint ended up arguing

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Conscientious locals and residents have been resolutely protesting against the public offering of namaz by Muslims in Gurugram
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News Reports

From Mysuru to Himalayas: Here is all about the Adi Shankaracharya statue PM Modi unveiled at Kedarnath today

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"We got Krishna Shile from HD Kote (town in Mysuru district). This rock can withstand rain, sun, fire, air and harsh climate. I didn’t take a single day off," said sculptor Arun Yogiraj.
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News Reports

Indian Air Force delivers Nano Nitrogen fertilizer to Sri Lanka after the latter found contamination in Chinese fertilizers

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The Indian Air Force has lifted 100,000 kilograms of Nano Nitrogen fertilizer to Sri Lanka after the Government of Sri Lanka requested the same.
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Politics

UP: CM Yogi Adityanath visits home of PMAY beneficiaries, gifts them crackers and sweets on Diwali

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Yogi Adityanath visited the homes of the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Jan Awas Yojana and gifted them firecrackers and sweets for Diwali.
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News Reports

Proud achievement for Delhi Police: Arrests person for having one polythene of crackers

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The Delhi police arrested a man for carrying a bag of firecrackers on the occasion of Diwali.
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Cricket

Pakistanis claim it was a ‘fixed match’ after India beat Afghanistan in T20 World Cup

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'Intellectuals' in Pakistan are claiming that the match between India and Afghanistan was fixed.
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News Reports

‘Britain would be a lesser country without your contribution’ – UK PM Boris Johnson to British Indians on Diwali

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In his Diwali greetings, Boris Johnson thanked the British Indian community for their service during the Covid-19 pandemic
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News Reports

After centre cuts excise duty on fuel, NDA ruled states follow the suit, UP announces petrol-diesel price will come down by Rs 12

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NDA ruled states give Diwali gift to citizens, reduce fuel prices on Diwali eve
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News Reports

‘If you say so Mr Secular’: Chess Grandmaster Ramachandran Ramesh goes off at critics offering sermons over his cracker celebration

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Indian chess grandmaster Ramachandran Ramesh endorsed the celebration of the Hindu festival 'Diwali' by burning firecrackers.
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News Reports

Courts and governments not first to ban firecrackers during Diwali, Mughal ruler Aurangzeb had banned them 350 years ago: Details

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Aurangzeb had banned firecrackers in all provinces under his rule in the year 1667, however it was not specific to Diwali
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Entertainment

Bigg Boss: Afsana Khan accuses inmates of touching her inappropriately, Shamita Shetty says ‘can’t play woman card after hiding coconuts in shirt’

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Afsana Khan received the support of Karan Kundrra in Bigg Boss who drew a rape analogy in her defense.
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News Reports

Gurugram: BJP leader Kapil Mishra to join Govardhan Puja organized at former Namaz sites, locals had opposed blocking of public spaces

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The locals had risen in protest against members of Muslim community occupying public spaces every Friday to offer Namaz and thereby blocking roads. 
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Entertainment

Disha ‘I love animals’ Patani asks people to be kind to animals on Diwali, netizens remind her of her love for chicken

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Actress Disha Patani on Thursday wished people a 'Happy Diwali' and advised them to be kind to animals.
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News Reports

Ayodhya’s ‘Deepotsav’ enters Guinness Book of World Records with nine lakh earthen lamps lit on the occasion of Deepawali

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The Deepotsav Ayodhya broke its own record of 5,84,572 diyas last year, woth 9 earthen oil lamps lit this year at Ram Ki Pauri
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News Reports

Share of stubble burning in Delhi air pollution may go up from 8% to 45% in the next three days

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Share of stubble burning in Delhi air pollution may go up from 8% to 20% by Thursday, and to 35-45% by Friday and Saturday
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News Reports

Kerala: Dalit man assaulted for refusing to convert to Christianity after marriage

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Reportedly, Mithun Krishna, a Dalit married Deepthi (Christian) on October 29. However, two days later on October 31, Deepthi’s brother, who is a doctor by profession, assaulted Krishna for not converting to Christianity.
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Cricket

Virat Kohli refrains from giving ‘personal tips’ on Diwali, netizens thank him for not virtue signaling and respond with cracker jibes

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Virat Kohli wished people a happy Diwali on Thursday. The Indian cricket captain kept his message short and simple.
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World

‘Come and join my party’: Israeli Prime Minister tells PM Narendra Modi, watch video

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi and Naftali Bennett met formally for the first time during the COP26 summit.
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World

Watch: New York celebrates Diwali with fireworks show over Hudson River

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Fireworks show lit the sky in New York on Diwali eve
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Crime

Delhi: Gang war in Khyala leaves one dead, three injured, brutal video goes viral

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Khyala in New Delhi is where one of the most high-profile cases of a Hindu man, Ankit Saxena, becoming the victim of a hostile Muslim family because they disapproved his relationship with their daughter, took place.
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News Reports

‘Dangerous proposition’ to remove PM Modi’s picture from vaccine certificate, says Kerala HC

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The petitioner- a senior citizen and RTI activist alleged that a vaccination certificate is his private space and he has certain rights over it. 
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News Reports

As security forces continue operations against terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, PM Modi to celebrate Diwali with soldiers in Rajouri

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will celebrate Diwali on October 4 along with armed forces in Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir
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News Reports

War hero Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman promoted to the rank of Group Captain in Indian Air Force

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The Indian Air Force has promoted its war hero Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman to the rank of Group Captain
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News Reports

‘We are for no cracker ban’: ISRN’s Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe clarifies after controversy over the NGOs 2020 cracker ban petition gathers steam

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After several states passed a ban on firecrackers, social media websites were replete with rumours claiming that NGO ISRN spearheaded cracker ban
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News Reports

Petrol and diesel prices to come down from tomorrow as centre cuts excise duty, urges states to reduce VAT too

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Govt of India has announced that the excise duty on petrol will be reduced by Rs 5, and the excise duty on diesel will be cut by Rs 10
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News Reports

‘Are you a Muslim or do you share your lineage with a prostitute’: Islamists attack actor-director Farhan Akhtar over his Diwali post

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Farhan Akhtar was attacked by Islamists after he shared Diwali greetings and uploaded a picture of himself performing Diwali pooja
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News Reports

‘When next karseva happens, not bullets but flowers will be showered on the devotees of Lord Rama and Lord Krishna’: Yogi Adityanath

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UP CM Yogi Adityanath said those who ordered firing upon karsevaks will now line up with their families for the next karseva
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News Reports

Iran accuses the US of stealing oil in the Sea of Oman, confrontation reported

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Iran accused US of trying to steal oil from Iranian ship in Sea of Oman.
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News Reports

WHO finally approves Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, grants it Emergency Use Listing status

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WHO granted Emergency Use Listing status to Covaxin after the Technical Advisory Group of WHO recommended the same earlier today
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News Reports

SC advocate Shashank Jha asks people to contact him if harassed by Delhi Police for bursting crackers, offers free legal help

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Meanwhile, the Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai had said that the AAP-led Delhi government would show "zero tolerance" to violations of the firecracker ban.
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News Reports

Diplomatic row between China and Sri Lanka escalates as Colombo rejects Chinese shipment of contaminated fertilisers

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Sri Lanka had recently rejected a batch of fertilisers sent from China saying the shipment was contaminated with microbes
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh: Congress MLA wants sedition charges against Bilaspur collector for sending ‘ordinary invitation cards’ to politicians

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The MLA said the Bilaspur collector did not extend special VIP invitations to elected representatives for Rajyotsava celebrations, and sent 'ordinary invitation cards that are sent to common people'.
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News Reports

LAWDA no more: Jammu & Kashmir govt renames the lakes and waterways development body name

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The acronym, LAWDA, has been subject of mockery over the Internet for years because it sounds like an abusive term for genitalia
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News Reports

The festival of worshipping dogs and crows – All you need to know about Kukur Tihar festival celebrated by Gorkhas and Nepali Hindus

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Kukur Tihar falls on the second day of five-day Tihar festival in Nepal, when dogs are worshiped by Hindus,
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News Reports

Ayodhya, 2 November 1990: This Diwali, let’s remember the Karsevaks who laid down their lives for Ram Temple

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On 2 November 1990, the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led UP government had ordered police to open fire on Karsevaks and hundreds of Ram Bhakts including women and children.
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News Reports

Anil Deshmukh remanded to ED for questioning in Rs 100 Cr money laundering case, foreign angle suspected, lists 27 companies used for laundering

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The agency had arrested Deshmukh on Tuesday following 12 hours of questioning in the money laundering cum extortion case. ED started a money-laundering probe against the then home minister on the basis of an FIR lodged by the CBI on April 21.
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News Reports

Child rights body calls new woke guidelines by NCERT ‘conspiracy to traumatise school students’, asks to remove anomalies

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NCPCR seeks response from NCERT regarding complaint against teacher training manual on ‘gender sensitization’
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News Reports

Afghanistan: More than two dozen killed after Islamic State terrorists attack military hospital in Kabul

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At least 25 people were killed and more than 50 were wounded when Islamic State-Khorasan terrorists attacked military hospital in Kabul
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