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BJP leader requests Muslim religious bodies to recite Azaan in Indian languages instead of Arabic, so everyone understands the message

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BJP leader urges govt and Muslim clerics to ensure that Azaan is recited in Indian languages instead of Arabic so everyone understands the message.
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News Reports

Abduction and conversion of Sikh girls: ‘Not an isolated incident but a regular phenomenon,’ says Ramnik Singh Mann

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Taking a jibe at the relentless conversions in Punjab, Mann said, “How will the politicians who raise their hands and say Hallelujah comment on this event?”
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Entertainment

Befitting reply? “Tapsee Pannu begs to producers to get ‘leftover’ roles” says Kangana Ranaut

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Ranaut said that there was a time when Pannu took pride in when someone called her “gareeb producer ki Kangana (Kangana of poor producer).”
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Interviews

Gujarat Model with Modi’s touch of governance: CM Vijay Rupani on COVID crisis and what to look forward to in 2022 elections

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Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani speaks to OpIndia about how the state is battling COVID crisis and following the path of good governance laid down by Prime Minister Modi
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Crime

Poland: Catholic Church hit with sexual abuse cases, admits that 368 minors were abused by clergy in last three years

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The Catholic Church of Poland, the core element of Poland's national identity, which has been accused of covering up crimes of sexual abuse of minors by clergy members, on Monday acknowledged that it had received complaints of abuse from hundreds of boys and girls in the last three years.
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Politics

Infighting within Akali over conversion of Sikh women to Islam: Sarna apologises to Kashmiri Muslims for Sirsa’s comments, says issue settled

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Paramjit Singh Sarna has apologised to the Kashmiri Muslim community over comments made by colleague Manjinder Singh Sirsa.
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News Reports

After Twitter, Facebook and Google officials depose before Parliamentary Standing Committee over misuse of social media platforms

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After Twitter, Facebook and Google the Parliamentary Standing Committee plans to summon representatives of Youtube.
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News Reports

Parliamentary panel headed by Shashi Tharoor seeks written explanation from Twitter about RS Prasad’s account lock

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In the absence of a satisfactory answer from Twitter, the Committee headed by Shashi Tharoor can summon an official.
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Opinions

Massive endorsement of anti-Grooming Jihad laws: Here are the takeaways from the Kashmir controversy and how Khalistanis swallowed a bitter pill

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The conversion of Sikh girls to Islam in Kashmir has unquestionable daunted the 'Sikh-Muslim unity' project.
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News Reports

‘Used us against CAA’, ‘why did you take away Muslim girl’: More fractures appear after activist says Sikh women will not be allowed to...

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The farce of "Sikh-Muslim unity" falls apart as Sikhs and Muslims spar over the conversion of two Sikh girls in Kashmir.
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News Reports

Delhi Police file case against Twitter over child pornography on the platform, case of AltNews co-founder stalking a minor mentioned

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On June 29, Delhi Police Cyber Cell registered a case against Twitter for child pornographic content on their platform.
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News Reports

Drone attack at Jammu airbase: Agencies suspect LeT link, say Pakistan might have used drones it brought from China for pizza delivery

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Agencies believe the drone used by terrorists on May 27 had taken off from close proximity of the IAF airbase in Jammu
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News Reports

UP Police book Nadeem and Usman for forcibly converting a Sikh girl in Muzaffarnagar, 1 arrested: Here is what we know so far

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The police have arrested Usman while his brother Nadeem is still on the run from the law enforcement authorities.
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Crime

Grooming Jihad: Wahab became Deshraj to lure Hindu girl, converted her to Islam after blackmailing her with objectionable videos

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A case of grooming jihad has come to light in Amarsanda village under Kursi police station of district Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh.
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News Reports

Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta writes to NHRC about violence in Tarakeshwar by TMC goons: Houses looted, businesses shut, women brutalised

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Swapan Dasgupta highlighted a total of 9 specific cases, where Trinamool Congress goons resorted to violence and vandalism.
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News Reports

‘Not permitted to act as a lawless no-man’s-land’: Texas SC rules that Facebook could be held liable for sex trafficking on its platform

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Before Facebook, Twitter has also been sued by a sex trafficking victim for refusing to take down child sexual abuse material from the platform.
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News Reports

Some Covid models predicted 1.6 million deaths by August, other ‘experts’ predicted 5 million: Read how the forecasts are faring by June end

Jinit Jain -
The Lancet had cited projections by the IHME to claim India’s COVID death tally will cross 1 million by August 2021.
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News Reports

After Uttar Pradesh, MP set to take action against Twitter for displaying distorted map of India on its platform

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Madhya Pradesh Home Minister has informed that action will be taken against Twitter for posting a distorted map of the country.
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Crime

‘Widespread and well-planned violence happened in Bengal after May 2’: NHRC’s fact-finding committee on post-poll atrocities

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“Mafia, dons, criminals and goons in police records led and triggered the violence against the supporters of a particular political party,” disclosed the committee.
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News Reports

Former Wikimedia Foundation staff with autism calls out ‘bullies who run it’, accusations of ‘toxic work culture’ surface

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Wikimedia former staffer James Hare claimed he was bullied at workplace and found support from others after he revealed the same.
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News Reports

Mumbai police file FIR against Facebook user for ‘objectionable post’ against NCP supremo Sharad Pawar

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The Police said that the accused has been identified and that they have initiated a probe to trace him.
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Entertainment

Karan Johar announces biopic on C. Sankaran Nair and his Jallianwala Bagh Massacre courtroom battle

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The C. Sankaran Nair movie will be an adaptation of the book "The Case That Shook The Empire" and will be produced by Karan Johar.
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News Reports

Vice-Chairman of Minority Commission threatened by TMC goons as he finds 40 houses of BJP activists burnt to ashes in Jadavpur: Exclusive details

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As a part of NHRC panel, Atif Rasheed, VC of minority commission was on a visit to Jadavpur to investigate post poll violence in Bengal
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Social Media

Islamists suffer meltdown after Sikh girl, who was married off to a Muslim man, is set to remarry man from own community: Details

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Manmeet Kaur, allegedly forcibly converted to Islam and married off to a Muslim man, set to remarry Sukhbir Singh today.
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News Reports

‘How can an idol which cannot protect itself, protect someone else’: Read how one Tarachand became Tahir as he came out of a Meerut...

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After the case of Tarachand came to the fore, agencies are probing whether the conversion racket has its roots in the jails of Meerut
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News Reports

‘Questionable PILs have caused problems to our system’: SC trashes appeal against Central Vista project

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The SC order concluded, "The imposition of Rs. 1 lakhs by HC was on the basis that petition only with regard to one public project and was motivated. We dismiss the plea.”
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World

US Justice Department takes down 36 Iranian websites from Iranian Islamic Radio and Television Union and KH: Read full details

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On June 22, the United States Justice Department took down 36 Iranian websites for violating the sanctions issued by the US.
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News Reports

UP govt moves Supreme Court against Karnataka High Court’s decision of granting interim relief to Twitter MD

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Meanwhile, Maheshwari has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court, pleading to be heard before any orders are passed in any appeal filed by Ghaziabad Police.
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News Reports

Google shows a distorted map of India a day after Twitter did the same: Details

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Google showed a distorted map of India, depicting Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and Aksai Chin as separate entities and not a part of India
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News Reports

Over 43% of Gujarat’s population vaccinated at least with one jab – Immunization at full swing in BJP-ruled states

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Though Maharashtra has administered the most number of doses, Gujarat has covered the largest percentage of population so far.
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News Reports

Cleric called ‘priest’, image of Hindu man offering Puja used by NY Post in report where Muslim Maulvi got his penis chopped by wife

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The cleric, Maulvi Vakil Ahmed, was bobbitised after his wife learnt that he wanted to marry for the third time.
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News Reports

Srinagar: Top LeT commander, 1 Pakistani terrorist killed in encounter, AK-47s recovered

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Earlier in March, Abrar was responsible for killing two Central Reserve Police Force personnel in a terror attack in Lawaypora of Srinagar.
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News Reports

FIR filed against Twitter MD for showing Indian land as Pakistani and Chinese territory on their website. Details

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The complaint has been filed by a Bajrang Dal leader in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh.
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News Reports

Twitter removes distorted map of India from its website without explanation or apology amid standoff with Govt of India

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Portion of Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir were cut off from India's map on the world map Twitter had on its Careers page
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News Reports

‘Misleading’: Twitter attaches a disclaimer to Prashant Bhushan’s tweet spreading vaccine hesitancy

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Earlier this morning, Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan went on a ranting spree against COVID-19 vaccination.
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News Reports

Former Chancellor of Maulana Azad University Zafar Sareshwala accused of whitewashing forced religious conversion of Sikh girls: Details

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Two Sikh girls from Jammu and Kashmir were allegedly forcibly converted to Islam. Zafar Sareshwala disputed the claim.
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News Reports

Record number of foreign students apply for admission to Kerala University, most from Iraq and Afghanistan

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The Kerala university has received a record number of 1042 applications for various courses and research departments
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News Reports

Hyderabad-based math genius claims to have solved the 161-year-old Riemann hypothesis: Details

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The Riemann Hypothesis is one of the biggest problems concerning the mathematical world, with it being declared as a millennium problem.
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News Reports

Cylinders purchased from donation were sold: ‘Indian Greta’ Licypriya Kangujam’s fundraiser for Covid relief under probe, had raised 75 lacs

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On June 15, Manipur police initiated a probe against the father of climate activist Licypriya Kangujam. Discrepancies are now tumbling out.
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Politics

AAP accuses Amarinder Singh’s office of denying permission for press conference, Punjab CM offers free lunch

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Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal is scheduled to reach Chandigarh on Tuesday to address the conference.
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News Reports

‘Can’t force her’: Sikh body admits missing girl from Kashmir who converted to Islam does not want to return

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Jagir Kaur informed that one of the two Sikh girls does not want to reconvert and does not want to come back to her family.
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Opinions

‘Conditions apply’: China’s dirty politics over vaccines for the virus that likely originated in a lab in Wuhan

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China has been leveraging its COVID-19 vaccines to coerce countries across the world to accept its propaganda on Uyghur Muslims, Taiwan etc.
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Law

Delhi High Court refuses to grant interim relief to Quint over non-compliance of IT Rules after Centre had sent notices

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Delhi High Court refused to grant interim relief to Quint from action by the Centre over non-compliance to the newly amended IT Rules, 2021.
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News Reports

‘Home Minister Amit Shah has assured safety of minority Sikh girls in Jammu and Kashmir, will meet delegation soon’: Manjinder Sirsa

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Sirsa said that Amit Shah in touch with the Governor regarding the case of abduction and forced conversion of the two Sikh girls in the valley.
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Opinions

The ‘Sanghi propaganda’ trope on abduction and conversion of Sikh girls to Islam. Here is how this online tirade is an omen of impending...

Jinit Jain -
Some propagandists masquerading as 'farmer supporters' on social media are trying to brush under the carpet the abduction and forced religious conversions of Sikh girls in Jammu and Kashmir by terming it "Sanghi Propaganda"
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World

Russian foreign minister slams western countries for teaching children Jesus was bisexual, says USA pursuing a neo-colonial agenda: What it means

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has slammed western countries in a recent article in a Moscow daily.
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News Reports

Covishield excluded from EU’s Green Pass: Adar Poonawalla says talking to European regulators and countries for clearance

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Covishield vaccine is manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca's EU-made vaccine Vaxzervria is included in the Green Pass.
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News Reports

Finance Minister announces relief packages for Covid-affected sectors, chalks out plan to revive tourism sector

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a slew of measures to help sectors struggling due to Chinese coronavirus pandemic
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News Reports

Salim converts and marries minor girl after pretending to help in treatment, UP police book 3 under POCSO and anti-conversion law

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The accused brought the victim to Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh on the pretext of getting her treated for her ailment by an occultist.
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News Reports

Son of SP leader Abu Azmi calls for arrest of Baba Ramdev for criticising name of Allahabad, calls him ‘Dhongi Yogi’

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Farhan Azmi, son of Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi, called for the arrest of Baba Ramdev for criticising name of Allahabad.
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