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TMC leader Marjina Khatun claims BJP orchestrated Pahalgam terror attack to shield Islamic terrorists, Mamata Banerjee made similar claims about Pulwama

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"BJP carried out this attack to divert the public from the new Waqf law," Marjina Khatun alleged.
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Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Pannu claims in interview with Pakistani media that Sikhs won’t let Indian Army fight with Pakistan

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Pannun emphasised that Sikhs would not allow Indian forces to attack Pakistan through Punjab. However, this would be possible, according to him, only if Pakistan openly supported the cause of Khalistan, a separate Sikh nation.
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Indians in London stage counter protest in response to Pakistani protest following Pahalgam terror attack

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Members of the Indian diaspora countered the Pakistani protest outside the Indian High Commission in London on Sunday.
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Pahalgam Terror Attack: Pakistan media using Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah’s statement that ‘There is no need for war’ to say that the voice of rebellion...

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The video of Siddaramaiah's statement is going viral on Pakistani social media. Pakistani media is showing that and claiming that voices are being raised within India against the government of India.
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor talks sense once again, says questioning the govt on security failure should be done after India gives a befitting response...

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Shashi Tharoor asserted that people of the country, including him, never know about the various terror attacks that were successfully thwarted. "We only get to know about the ones that we failed to thwart," he added.
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Muslim man killed for not chanting Gayatri mantra and not commenting on Pahalgam massacre of Hindus? How ‘The Quint’ amplified fake news spread by...

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OpIndia could not find any post on Google Cache, other than that of Ishan Saxena, that alleges the death of a Muslim corporate worker in Bengaluru for not reciting the Gayatri Mantra and not commenting on the Pahalgam terror attack.
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16 arrested in Assam for promoting anti-national sentiments following Pahalgam terror attack, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma promises crackdown against all ‘traitors’

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Assam CM Himanta Sarma said, "Update on crackdown against traitors on April 27. Dadhichi Dimple alias Dimple Bora was arrested by the Golaghat Police. Tahib Ali was arrested by the Tamulpur Police, and Bimal Mahato was arrested by the Udalguri Police. Total 16 arrests have been made till now."
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Warning to Pakistan Navy by India as Indian Navy demonstrates ‘readiness for offensive strike’ with missile test: Read why India is overwhelming favourite in...

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The drills by the Indian Navy came a day after Pakistan issued a notice to Airmen/Mariners (NOTAM) warning for the Arabian Sea and carried out a naval live fire exercise in the Sea.
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From demolishing terrorists’ houses to detaining terror sympathisers: How Indian Security Forces have launched a major crackdown on terror

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Security agencies have intensified combing operations in the forests surrounding Pahalgam. Simultaneously, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have expanded their crackdown on suspected terror sympathisers across the Valley.
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Earth-like exoplanets common across the cosmos: Astronomers reveal after a study

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Astronomers have discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought.
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YouTuber Ravish Kumar gets rattled after India suspends Indus Water Treaty, cries about BJP using water as ‘weapon’ against Pakistan

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A visibly disturbed Kumar questioned the capability of the Indian government to stop the water flowing into Pakistan.
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Crime

Rajasthan: Man working at jewellery shop of Shaukat Ali removes saffron flag, arrested after Hindus protest

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The police intervened and detained the employee whose identity could not be ascertained. The shop he worked at belonged to one Shaukat Ali.
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Pahalgam terrorist attack: Muslim mob protest against Hindus for putting up ‘Pakistan Murdabad’, ‘Terrorism Murdabad’ posters in Jaipur

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On 25th April, MLA Balmukund and his supporters gathered at Badi Chaupad to protest against the Pahalgam terrorist attack. A video of MLA Balmukund went viral on social media where he was seen pasting posters and raising slogans against Pakistan and terrorism.
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Delhi riots 2020: Charges framed against 57 accused, including Wasim, Sajid, Saleem, Suhail, Parvej and others, for violence and arson

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Shahzada's property was torched by the rioters. His office, important documents, two handcarts, sugarcane stock, an old motorcycle and a tractor were burnt to ashes, causing heavy losses.
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Delhi: ‘Lady Don’ Zikra in jail, still Hindu victim Kunal’s family living in fear – 6 Hindus have been killed in the area earlier...

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Kunal's father Rajveer Singh has pleaded for justice for his son in a conversation with OpIndia. He says that his son was killed in a planned manner, and the area's notorious 'lady don' Zikra and her gang are behind this murder.
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Pope Francis buried outside Vatican, breaking century-old tradition: Here is why

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Francis also refused to live in the Apostolic Palace. He stayed instead in a modest guesthouse within the Vatican. In Argentina, he used public transport as a cardinal and preferred a simple Ford Focus even after becoming pope. He also introduced several changes in papal funerals, which made the process simpler.
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Crime

Drugged, forced to watch porn, and raped at knifepoint: Bhopal’s ‘Muslim gang’ preyed on Hindu girls, shot videos to further exploit them

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Investigation has revealed that Farhan and his associates shared obscene videos of the victims among themselves.
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Has India unleashed a water war on Pakistan? Flood alert issued in PoK’s Muzaffarabad as Jhelum swells—Here’s what we know so far

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From the Chakothi border to Muzaffarabad city, locals watched in growing horror as Jhelum swelled rapidly, forcing emergency sirens to blare and mosques to broadcast urgent warnings.
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Delhi: Al Mateen Mosque in Brahmpuri being expanded illegally, Delhi Police or MCD not taking any action, Hindus forced to put up posters of...

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Hindus in lane number-13 of the area put up posters outside their houses, which read, “An illegal mosque is being constructed at house number L-11, lane number 12, Brahmpuri, with the collusion of senior police officers. Upon calling helpline number 112, the police are instead arresting us.
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India asks Pakistani visa holders to return by April 29: How India has been medically helping Pakistani citizens for years and still getting backstabbed

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In 2017, then-External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had granted visa on urgent basis to a 3-year-old Pakistani girl for open heart surgery and to a Pakistani man for liver transplant.
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Visa suspension after Pahalgam terror attack: Read how measures to hold Pakistan accountable are turned into sob stories of Pakistani nationals

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Several media channels have highlighted the problems Pakistani nationals had have to face after Indian Govt's bold measure to revoke visas after Pahalgam terror attack.
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Law

‘Trying to grope victim’s breast does not amount to attempted rape’: Calcutta HC

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The Calcutta HC said a man's drunken attempt to grope a minor girl does not amount to attempted rape, but aggravated sexual assault.
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Agra Police busts fake claims of Muslim man killed in revenge attack against Pahalgam massacre, says manhunt launched to search the accused

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Agra Police debunked false claims that a Muslim man was killed in revenge for Pahalgam terror attack.
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Pune court summons Rahul Gandhi in defamation case over his remarks on Veer Savarkar

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In another case against Rahul Gandhi over the same issue, the Supreme Court on Friday warned the Congress MP not to make controversial remarks against freedom fighters like Veer Savarkar in the future.
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Pahalgam terror attack: Trousers of 20 victims were found unzipped or pulled down by terrorists to confirm they were Hindus before killing them

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The investigation shows that the terrorists first confirmed the religion of the victims that they were Hindus before killing them in Pahalgam.
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Uttarakhand: Illegal mazar in Doon Hospital in Dehradun demolished after complaint on CM Portal

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A mazar constructed illegally on government land at Doon Hospital in Dehradun was demolished following a complaint lodged on the CM portal.
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Crackdown on illegal immigrants in Gujarat: Over 550 Bangladeshis living in India with forged documents detained

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 In a massive statewide crackdown, over 550 illegal immigrants from Bangladesh were detained in Ahmedabad and Surat for residing in India with forged documents, Gujarat police said on Saturday.
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‘Throw Hindu idols in the drain, wear cross’: Christian missionary in Kota lures 50 members of Bhil community with money, foreign travel

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John Matthew and his son in law has been arrested. The missionary's daughter and grandchildren were also staying with him.
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Law

Centre asks SC to dismiss petitions against Waqf Amendment Act: Here are 4 things the Centre mentioned in its response

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Justifying the regulation of the waqf properties, the Centre pointed out that after 2013, over 20 lakh hectare of land was added in the waqf land.
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World Bank lauds India’s success in lifting 17 crore people out of poverty, says employment growth outpacing population

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The World Bank, in its report Poverty and Equity Brief for India, released in April 2025, revealed that Extreme poverty (living on less than USD 2.15 per day) fell from 16.2 per cent in 2011-12 to 2.3 per cent in 2022-23.
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Tenant in UP refuses to vacate house, dispute drags on for 63 years in different courts till SC upheld owner’s rights

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The tenant did not provide any proof to indicate that during the pendency of the legal battle that went on for over six decades, he made any attempt to seek an alternative accommodation and failed to get it.
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Local collusion? Kin of Pahalgam terror attack victim reveals horsemen forcibly took them uphill despite repeated refusals, Kashmiri cops silently watched over

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A horseman persistently sought the personal details of the tourists while engaging in a discussion about the Quran.
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Sister of wanted Pahalgam terrorist says, ‘My brother is Mujahideen, another brother is in jail, but we are all innocent’

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Speaking with ANI, the sister of the terrorist whose house was demolished in Tral, said, "My one brother is in jail, the other brother is a 'Mujahideen', and I also have two sisters. Yesterday, when I came here from my in-laws' place, I did not find my parents and siblings at their home. Police had taken them all away."
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Opinions

The dangerous delusion of false equivalence: How New Indian Express’ Pahalgam-Jaffar Express analogy echoes Pakistani propaganda

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The New Indian Express recently published an opinion piece drawing false moral equivalence between the Jaffar Express hijacking and Pahalgam massacre.
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What is Shimla Agreement and how will its suspension by Pakistan impact LoC status quo with India? Read here

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The agreement laid down a framework of bilateral relations between the two countries.
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Law

Supreme Court warns of suo moto action against Rahul Gandhi if he continues to make derogatory comments against freedom fighters like Veer Savarkar

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According to the Supreme Court, MK Gandhi used to refer to the Viceroy as "your faithful servant" in his letters.
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West Bengal: Hindu woman gets abduction, rape threats from Maruf and others for speaking out on Pahalgam terror attack, victim says police forced her...

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"They threatened to abduct me from my home, called me on Messenger repeatedly and gave rape threats," Priyanka Dutta narrated as she broke down in tears.
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India continues to help its neighbours, Afghanistan and Nepal helped with medicines and vaccines worth millions

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In a similar effort, India recently handed over a fresh relief consignment to Myanmar under Operation Brahma in April. The Indian Embassy in Myanmar stated that relief aid recently dispatched from India has been handed over to Mandalay Chief Minister Myo Aung under Operation Brahma.
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Opinions

Can a large-scale terrorist attack happen without collusion of locals? Pulwama to Pahalgam, the history of violence doesn’t agree with the sudden victimhood

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The Pahalgam terror attack was carefully orchestrated by the assailants who were intimately familiar with the region.
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Pakistan Defence Minister admits the country has been supporting terror groups, claims they did the ‘dirty work’ for US, UK

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In a conversation with Sky News's Yalda Hakim, Pakistani defence minister admitted that the country has been supporting terror groups
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Terrorists in Pahalgam asked Sushil Nathaniel ‘You know about Palestine?’ moments before shooting him dead for failing to recite Kalma

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The Islamic terrorists belonging to Pakistani terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba’s offshoot, The Resistance Force (TRF,) also asked if the Christian victim knew about Palestine. “Palestinia ke baare mein pata hai na (you know about Palestine, right)?" Jennifer Nathaniel recalled the TRF terrorists as saying.
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Crime

Ajmer, Beawar, now Bhopal- ‘Muslim gang’ trapped Hindu girl students and raped them, blackmailed them, pressurized them to convert to Islam

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A similar pattern of targeting young girls was seen in 1992 Ajmer case and in Beawar in February this year. In Bhopal as well, Hindu girls were targeted in a similar way by Muslim youths.
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Pahalgam terror attack: Baisaran valley spot was opened to tourists without informing security forces ? What was discussed in all party meeting

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According to a report by Deccan Herald, access to the Baisaran area usually remains restricted until June, when the Amarnath Yatra takes place. However, it was opened for tourists on 20th April without notifying the security authorities.
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Centre issues notification on holding Indus Water Treaty in abeyance

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The government has issued an official notification on holding the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance, sources said on Friday.
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Agra: Restaurant worker shot dead while another youth injured, video claiming attack was in revenge for Pahalgam terror attack goes viral

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After a Muslim youth was shot dead near a restaurant in Agra and another one was injured, 'Gau Rakshak' Manoj Chaudhary claimed he did it as revenge for Pahalgam terror attack
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Mossad Intel reveals Rahul Gandhi was coordinating the Hindenburg hitjob: How OpIndia exposé on Sam Pitroda and Rahul Gandhi’s foreign trips hinted this

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Israeli intelligence agency Mossad reportedly found a link between Rahul Gandhi, Sam Pitroda and Hindenburg Research.
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Why is Indus Water Treaty important for Pakistan? As India suspends the 1960 agreement after Pahalgam attack, read how geography decides geopolitics here

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Signed on 19th September 1960 in Karachi, the Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan was brokered by the World Bank. This water-sharing agreement governs the use of the Indus River system.
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Major anti-Naxal operation underway in Bijapur, over 1000 Naxals surrounded by state police and paramilitary forces from all sides

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Around four helicopters, 20 drones equipped with satellite imagery tech and maps by NTRO, and many other equipment are being used in the current operations.
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Man calls Delhi police claiming to have prior info on Pahalgam attack, multi-agency probe finds he was drunk and made baseless claims, detained

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Delhi Police on Thursday detained a man who claimed to have prior information about the Pahalgam terror attack, which turned out to be "completely baseless" following verification by the security agencies.
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Delhi High Court orders attachment TMC MP Saket Ghosale’s salary over non-payment of ₹50 lakh to former diplomat in defamation case

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Delhi High Court on Thursday issued an order for the attachment of a portion of the salary of Saket Gokhale, a Member of Parliament from the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
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