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NIA says the urban Naxals accused in the Elgar Parishad case are trying to confuse the court to delay trial

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NIA alleged that by demanding t clone copies electronic devices, Urban Naxals are trying to delay trial in the Elgar Parishad case
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News Reports

NGO supported by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was accused of bypassing Indian laws, causing death of tribal children and UPA govt didn’t do...

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PATH was running its office in India without proper authorisation and approval of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoH) and Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Yet it was allowed to carry out a large scale vaccination program for Merck's Gardasil vaccine against HPV.
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News Reports

Delhi govt bans Durga Puja idol immersions in public places, water bodies and Yamuna, directs devotees to immerse idols in buckets at home

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Immersion of Durga Puja idols completely banned in public places and water bodies in Delhi, including heavily polluted Yamuna River
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News Reports

‘Congress ran a Jungle Raj where Hindus were killed on Supari’: Karnataka CM Bommai to ex-CM Siddaramaiah

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..."I need not learn administration or policing from you, we have an able police force to tackle the law and order which was sitting Ducks under ur government."
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News Reports

The persecution continues in Noakhali: 150 Hindu families attacked over ‘Quran insult’ rumours as Bangladesh sees a bloodied Durga Puja

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Videos have emerged where violent Muslim mobs are seen pelting stones at makeshift Durga Puja pandals in Bangladesh. There are also reports of rampant loot and molestations.
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News Reports

‘Is it a festival celebration or mourning?’ Delhi firecracker traders lash out at Kejriwal govt for again banning firecrackers during Diwali

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Firecracker sellers in Delhi wonder how a single-day festival responsible for pollution in the capital city after Delhi govt banned Diwali firecrackers
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News Reports

Nora Fatehi, Jacqueline Fernandez summoned by ED in Rs 200 crore cheating and money laundering case

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While ED summoned Nora Fatehi on Thursday for questioning in Sukesh Chandrashekhar case, Jacqueline Fernandez summoned on Friday
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Political History of India

No faith in Lord Ram, Krishna, to no Pind Daan and no puja by Brahmins: The ‘Great Conversion’ and 22 vows of Ambedkar

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The Great Conversion or Dharma Deeksha took place in Nagpur on October 14. Dr Ambedkar took 22 vows while converting to Buddhism.
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News Reports

Kejriwal wants to allow Chhath Puja but Sisodia seeks guidelines from Centre: How the blame-credit game will pan out

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While Delhi government on its own had decided to ban firecrackers for Diwali, for Chhath Puja, they wrote to Central government and LG.
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News Reports

Holy Book Vs Facebook: Islamists in Bangladesh damage Durga Puja pandals, attack Hindus over a rumour of ‘insult to Quran’

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A Quran was placed where it was not supposed to be, some photos were clicked and a rumour was spread on Facebook. What followed next was brutal attacks against Hindus and their Durga Puja pandals in Bangladesh.
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News Reports

Centre extends BSF’s operational area in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam, Congress and TMC objects while Captain Amarinder Singh supports the move

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While jurisdiction of BSF has been made uniform 50km in several state, Congress ruled Punjab and TMC ruled West Bengal have opposed it
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Congress leader Haseeb Ahmed and Irshad Ullah hurl mother-sister abuses over samosa distribution, watch video

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Congress leader Haseeb Ahmed was recently in news after his old video of asking Mahatma Gandhi to 'come back' went viral on Gandhi Jayanti on October 2.
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News Reports

On the 65th anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar’s conversion to Buddhism, read what he thought of Islam and the Muslims in India

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Ambedkar opined that it is an improbable prospect to expect Muslims to accept the authority of a government ruled by a Hindu majority because for them Hindus are Kaffirs and therefore, unworthy of respect and undeserving of ruling them.
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News Reports

Video of police brutality at Kalka Ji Temple during Navratri goes viral, Delhi Police claims ‘everything is smooth as of now’

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The video has raised several questions on the crowd management tactics of the Delhi Police at the Temples.
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News Reports

Bangladesh: Islamic extremists vandalize multiple Durga Puja pandals, three Hindus reported dead

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“Why is there so much hatred against Hindus in Bangladesh ? Hindus live in Bangladesh by birth. Most of those who lost their lives in 1971 were Hindus.."Bangladesh Hindu Unity Council stated in a tweet.
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World

Pakistanis attack Chinese tile manufacturing factory for ‘insulting Prophet Muhammad’, watch video

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Irked on allegations of "PBUH" printed on tiles, Pakistanis attacked Chinese tiles manufacturing company in Faisalabad and beat up Chinese workers
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News Reports

Secret Blacklist of Facebook: Islamists, Khalistanis & CPI (Maoist) in the list of around 4,000 ‘dangerous organizations and individuals’

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The Intercept revealed a list of over 4,000 names of individuals and organizations included in Facebook blacklist for terrorists
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Minor Hindu girl raped by criminal who had befriended her pretending to be Hindu man, cops suspended for not registering case

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Rajasthan: Ashraj and friend Iqbal rape a minor Hindu girl who learned dancing in dance institute where Ashraj is a dance teacher
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News Reports

Tata Group Companies led by Tata Motors register an impressive rally on the stock market, share prices rise by up to 20%

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Tata Motors share price grew by 20 per cent on Wednesday to Rs 506 on the back of an Rs 7,500 crore agreement with TPG Rise Climate
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News Reports

“Arunachal Pradesh is and will always be an integral part of India,” India rejects China’s objection to VP Venkaiah Naidu’s visit to the state

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India rejects objection of China to Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, says state is integral part of India
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News Reports

Adani Group takes over operations of Jaipur International Airport in Rajasthan, to take over Thiruvananthapuram airport tomorrow

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After taking over operations of Jaipur and Thiruvananthapuram airports, Adani Group will take over all six airports if had won in the bid
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News Reports

Jammu Kashmir: Top Jaish-e-Mohammad commander Sham Sofi killed by security forces, NIA arrests 4 terrorists

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IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar informed that the terrorist was neutralized during an encounter at Tilwani Mohalla in Tral area of Awantipora in Pulwama district.
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News Reports

Karnataka Congress expels media coordinator MA Salim for 6 years after he was caught on camera accusing DK Shivakumar of taking bribes

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Karnataka Congress media coordinator MA Salim suspended , leader VS Ugrappa sent show cause after they badmouth DK Shivakumar in front of cameras
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News Reports

DMK MP TRVS Ramesh booked on charges of murdering a worker of his factory, to be questioned by CB-CID

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DMK MP TRVS Ramesh, accused of murdering a worker of his cashew factory, will be questioned by CB-CID after he surrendered
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Minor raped, sexually exploited by 28 people including her own father, SP and BSP leaders accused

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Lalitpur SP Nikhil Pathak said: "It is a sensitive case and we are taking it seriously. The medical examination of the victim has been done and her statement has been recorded.
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News Reports

Kerala: Adani Group to take over operations at Thiruvananthapuram airport on October 14

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In 2018, Adani had won the bid to 'operate, manage and develop' the Thiruvananthapuram airport along with that of Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Guwahati and Mangaluru for a period of 50 years.
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News Reports

Defying stereotypes: A Durga Puja Pandal in Kolkata has four female priests performing the holy rituals

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Kolkata's 66 Pally Durga Puja organisers' unique concept of female priests has turned into a significant crowd puller
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News Reports

Australia’s top Islamic body invites Taliban to address Australian Muslims via live webinar, draws criticism

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Australian top Islamic body AFIC has invited Taliban radicals to address Australian Muslims.
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News Reports

Author Vikram Sampath hits back at ‘historians’ and trolls who attacked him for saying that history textbooks give prominence to Muslim invaders

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Historian Vikram Sampath hits back at 'historians' and trolls with evidence how history textbooks glorify Muslim and ignore indigenous rulers
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World

When Pakistan’s First Lady Bushra Bibi made a surprise visit to a mental health facility and asked where drug addicts are kept

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It is notable here that supernatural claims and rumours about Bushra Bibi are quite common in Pakistan. Bushra Bibi is known as ‘Pinky Peerni’, a living saint-woman with special powers.
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News Reports

Punjab: Illegal slaughterhouse busted in Gurdaspur where cows were killed by hitting their heads with hammers, 11 arrested

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11 arrested for killing cows in a cruel way by hitting their heads with hammers in illegal slaughterhouse in Gurdaspur in Punjab
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Education Minister says ‘institutions with more women employees report more squabbles’

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"If you (women) correct these small things (mistakes), you will always find yourselves ahead of men,” preached the minister.
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News Reports

Central govt does not nominate members to Press Council of India, sources clarify after outrage over nomination of The Caravan’s Vinod K Jose

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Press Council of India is a quasi judicial body that is functionally independent of Government of India.
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News Reports

NITI Aayog Delta Ranking: Seven UP aspirational districts in the top 10, Wayanad in the bottom five

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Seven out of eight aspirational districts of Uttar Pradesh made it to top 10 in NITI Aayog's July-August Delta Ranking.
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Crime

Hindu boy assaulted by Muslim mob in Madhya Pradesh for requesting to chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai

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Dispute started when the victim asked his fellow classmates, who were Muslims, to chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai after national anthem.
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News Reports

How to prove a crime when murder weapon is a snake? Here is how SIT nailed Kerala man who killed his wife with a...

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Suraj had married Uthra for the greed of money and his family was allegedly harassing her for more dowry.
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News Reports

Nainital, Uttarakhand: Land encroachment, Muslim migrant influx making locals leave state in search of livelihoods

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One of the major concerns for locals in Nainital is the rampant land encroachments. over the years, the makeshift structures built by the Muslim migrants on encroached land have been converted into permanent structures while the state administration does nothing to prevent it.
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News Reports

Punjab Christian missionaries menace: Concerns raised over how Dalit Sikhs are lured to Christianity and their lack of representation in Sikh body

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Dalits and Minorities Organisation Punjab head Dr Kashmir Singh opined that to counter the menace of missionaries in the Dalit Sikh community, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) should include the Dalit community.
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News Reports

From Hindutva to the intention behind maligning Veer Savarkar and use of the word ‘minority’: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at book launch

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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said that there was an attempt to malign Veer Savarkar and the target was not actually him but nationalism itself.
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News Reports

After banning Chhat puja, Manish Sisodia does drama, writes to Modi govt to ‘issue guidelines’

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Much like last year, the Delhi Govt, in its recent order, banned Chhath Puja in public places including riverbanks and temples
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News Reports

The Caravan’s Vinod K Jose nominated for Press Council of India, Netizens outrage: Details

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Netizens expressed their displeasure over the nominations for the reconstituted Press Council of India which included Vinod K Jose
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News Reports

Watch: Video of street play based on the theme of Muslim man murdering a Hindu woman after his deceit fails to work goes viral

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A video of a street play based on the theme of a romantic relationship by deceitful means (Love Jihad or Grooming Jihad) went viral
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Opinions

The India where SRK is hated for being a Muslim exists, right in the mind and hearts of ‘Liberals’ and Islamists

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In addition to liberals, the Islamists also hate Shah Rukh Khan for not being an "ideal" Muslim. The actor celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi at home every year and gets hatred from Islamists for not being 'Muslim enough'.
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Editor's picks

West Bengal Congress president questions Mamata Banerjee’s ‘stoic silence’ on arrest of her ‘brother’ Shah Rukh Khan’s son

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Few days back Congress' Adhir Ranjan Choudhary had claimed Aryan Khan's arrest in drug bust case was too harsh a punishment for the 23-year-old 'teenager'
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News Reports

Delhi: Pakistani terrorist Ashraf Ali arrested with AK47, ammunition, and fake Indian ID cards, was living as ‘peer baba’

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Ashraf Ali hails from the Punjab province of Pakistan and has been living in Delhi under a fake identity.
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News Reports

Sanjay Dutt had once claimed that he was arrested under TADA and tortured for being ‘son of a Muslim mother’

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Following his provocative remarks, a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against Sanjay Dutt and Samajwadi party leader Arshad Jamal.
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Politics

‘Akhilesh Yadav destroyed farmers’, Samajwadi Party leader makes a faux pas in robotic speech: Watch

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Samajwadi Party's Naresh Uttam Patel was earlier found napping while other party leaders were giving a speech
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News Reports

‘Covaxin yet to be approved for children in 2-18 age group, evaluation going on’: Health Ministry denies earlier media reports

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Earlier this month, the Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech had submitted the trial data of the Phase-2 and Phase-3 trials of Covaxin on children to the DCGI
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News Reports

Pakistan PM Imran Khan again praises Taliban, says India is rich hence controlling world cricket: Details

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Khan specifically requested the United States to initiate a dialogue with the Taliban government in Afghanistan saying if the US does not take the lead, Pakistan will be most affected by it.
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News Reports

Bangladesh: Iqbal and two others held for vandalizing Durga idol, multiple incidents of idol vandalism ahead of Puja

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“Like every year, Bangladeshi extremists have started vandalizing the idols of maa Durga," Tweeted Bangladesh Hindu Unity Council.
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