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Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS chase smugglers, seize over 300 kg of narcotics near International Maritime Boundary Line in the Arabian Sea

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On Tuesday, officials informed that the Indian Coast Guard seized 300 kg of narcotics worth 1,800 crore in a joint operation with the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) off the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). The joint operation with the ICG and Gujarat ATS was conducted on April 12- April 13.
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Danish stole phone data of a Hindu girl, blackmailed and threatened her: Now booked by Aligarh police

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Danish first befriended her and deceitfully took possession of her mobile phone. He later extracted photos and videos from it and began threatening her. He reportedly pressured her to marry him. When she refused, he threatened to either kill her or end his own life. The intimidation allegedly extended to persistent calls and mental harassment.
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Tamil actor and TVK president Joseph Vijay files petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Waqf Amendment Act

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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025.
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India joins the Star Wars League: Uses Laser weapon developed by DRDO to shoot down aircraft, missiles and drones

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India demonstrates "Star Wars" capability to shoot down fixed-wing drones, swarm drones using high-power laser weapons
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‘Houses burnt, livelihoods destroyed, rape threats and more’: 12 videos where Hindus narrate the horror unleashed by Muslims in Murshidabad

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One Hindu woman said that bombs were being hurled in Murshidabad, prompting her to flee her home. Another woman said, “They told us that Modi passed the Bill (Waqf Amendment), and so we will not allow any Hindus to live here.”
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“Sipping tea while Bengal burns,” BJP criticises Trinamool MP Yusuf Pathan for his social media post amid unrest in Murshidabad

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BJP has lashed out at Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan for posting photos of him sipping "good chai (tea)" in "calm surroundings".
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Kerala: Pathanamthitta District Court sentence Noufal to life imprisonment for raping Dalit COVID patient in ambulance

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The victim also tried to commit suicide due to the mental trauma. During the bail hearing of the convict, the victim herself strongly opposed bail. The prosecution pointed out that the sexual molestation incident destroyed the entire psychology of the victim and pushed her into a deep emotional crisis.
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Muzaffarnagar: Muslim mob disrobes a burqa clad girl, attempts to molest her inside a shop for being with Hindu boy

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The woman was reportedly accompanied by a Hindu male friend who was also thrashed by the mob.
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Supreme Court prescribes time limit on Constitutional powers of the President and the Governor, here are four reasons why the verdict is problematic

OpIndia Staff -
By imposing time limits on presidents and governors, the Supreme Court of India has created some serious constitutional issues
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Muslim population in Karnataka increased by 5.16% in 4 years, reveals survey by the state govt

OpIndia Staff -
Reports suggest that Muslims are also the single largest community in Karnataka if viewed as a homogenous bloc. It surpasses Vokkaligas and Lingayats in numbers.
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Murshidabad violence: Hindus demand President’s rule, permanent BSF camp, say police didn’t help when their houses and shops were vandalised by Muslim mob

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After violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad following the amended Waqf law, locals have demanded President's rule in stating that their homes and shops were vandalised
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Tahawwur Hussain Rana described as a ‘religious man’ by officials, offers Namaz 5 times a day in NIA custody, given Quran, pen and paper...

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Tahawwur Hussain Rana has requested a copy of the Quran, and is observed offering Namaz five times daily in his cell in NIA custody
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News Reports

Vishal Gawli, prime accused in abduction, rape and murder case of a minor girl in Kalyan, dies by suicide in Taloja jail

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The accused in the Kalyan rape and murder case allegedly died by suicide in Navi Mumbai's Taloja jail, officials said on Sunday.
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News Reports

Hindus flee Murshidabad after targeted attack by Muslim mobs, brings back memories of exodus of 80000 victims after West Bengal post-poll violence

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Hundreds of Hindus were seen leaving Dhuliyan in urshidabad on a boat across the Ganga river to the town of Par Lalpur in Kaliachak III subdivision of Malda district.
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Madhya Pradesh: Muslim mob attacks Hanuman Jayanti procession with stones, injures minor son of BJP leader

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Several videos of the incident surfaced on social media showing two communities clashing. Some individuals were seen pelting stones at the police. In another video, police officers were seen using mild force to disperse the crowd. Amidst the unrest, several youths reached Hanuman Chowk and staged a protest by blocking the road. They demanded strict action against those responsible.
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Nepal: Muslim mob pelts stones on Hanuman Jayanti Shobha Yatra, sets vehicles on fire

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The situation turned violent with several people, including some policemen, sustaining injuries in the stone pelting. Several vehicles were also set on fire by the attackers.
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DMK leader K Ponmudy issues apology for his derogatory and vulgar remarks against women and Hinduism

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K Ponmudy, former Deputy General Secretary of DMK, on Saturday apologized for his alleged derogatory and "vulgar" remarks against women and certain sects of Hinduism.
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Opinions

Deconstructing Aurangzeb: The Mughal zealot who issued a decree to demolish all temples—not just Kashi and Mathura, but from Puri to Somnath

अनुपम कुमार सिंह -
Muslim historians of the medieval era corroborate the religious zealotry Aurangzeb embodied with their ecstatic accounts of temple destruction underway during the Mughal ruler's reign.
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News Reports

Tripura: Muslims attack police personnel during protest march against new Waqf law, Congress leader involved

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The Muslim mob targeted the law enforcement authorities after being told to stop their rally owing to security concerns.
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ED issues notices to take possession of properties worth ₹661 crore in the Associated Journals case linked to Congress

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has served notices to property registrars in Delhi, Mumbai, and Lucknow to take possession of assets worth Rs 661 crore
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Crime

Violence continues in Murshidabad over Waqf Act, two people shot after hospital, shopping mall and other establishments vandalised by mob

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Two people were injured after being shot during the violence protests against the Waqf act in Murshidabad, West Bengal
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Opinions

Another year, another denial: Delhi Police’s refusal to allow Hanuman Jayanti procession in Jahangiri shows how the state is submitting to the Muslim street...

Jinit Jain -
The Delhi Police's yet another refusal to grant permission to organize Hanuman Jayanti procession through Jahangirpuri illustrates state's submission to the Muslim street veto.
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News Reports

Murshidabad: How Muslim mobs selectively targeted Hindus in the garb of protests against Waqf law, attacked temples, homes, shops and businesses

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An eyewitness confirmed to India Today that Muslims set fire to an ambulance and assaulted the driver of the vehicle. "We were scared and sitting inside our homes. I had kept my parents, wife and children at home," he narrated.
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Finance ministry hands over ₹515.31 crore to Asset Disposal Committee for refund to victims of Rose Valley Ponzi scam

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Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary handed over a Demand Draft of Rs. 515.31 crore to Justice D.K. Seth (Retd.), Chairman of the Asset Disposal Committee formed for the purpose of restitution of properties to legitimate investors in Rose Valley Ponzi scam
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Tyranny of the unelected? SC assumes it can curtail powers of the head of the state, says President can’t exercise ‘absolute veto’ on Bills....

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The Supreme Court has held that the President should decide on the bills sent to him for consideration within 3 months.
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News Reports

Speaker Om Birla fulfils promise made to Pulwama Martyr Hemraj Meena’s family, performs ‘Mayra’ ceremony at wedding of the late CRPF jawan’s daughter

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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla sets a heartfelt example, fulfils a 6-year-old promise, participates in marriage rituals of Pulwama martyr CRPF Jawan Hemraj Meena’s daughter
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General Reginald Dyer: The butcher of Jallianwala Bagh and how he was honoured by Golden Temple management after the massacre

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Simranjit Singh Mann, leader of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and grandson of Arur Singh, has supported his grandfather’s action of honouring of General Dyer at Golden Temple after the massacre
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Congress Minister Priyank Kharge attempts to downplay attacks by Muslim mobs under the garb of ‘Bhagwa love trap’ in Karnataka: Here is the reality

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"This is not Bihar or Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh. Karnataka is a progressive state," Priyank Kharge was quoted as saying.
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West Bengal: Violence erupts again in Murshidabad against Waqf Act after Friday prayers, mob torched vehicles, pelted stones and blocked trains, several cops injured

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Massive violence erupted in Murshidabad in West Bengal as a Muslim mob protesting against the Waqf Amendment Act clashed with police, set vehicles on fire, threw stones at trains and vandalized railway stations
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Flight operations disrupted at Delhi airport due to dust storm, 15 flights diverted

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Fifteen flights were diverted, and several were delayed at the Delhi airport on Friday due to dust storms and gusty winds
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Ahmedabad: Muslim mob offers Namaz on the road outside a mosque to protest against the Waqf Act; spread ‘they will take away our mosques’...

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Tensions erupted in Ahmedabad's Rakhial after a Muslim mob blocked a significant thoroughfare to offer namaz as a mark of protest against
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Editor's picks

If Muslims can promote exclusionary systems like Halal and Waqf, Hindus can promote the same: Why the debate over Sharbat and ‘liberals’ getting triggered...

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‘Sharbat Jihad,’ this newly coined term, has triggered the Islamist cheerleaders, also known as the left-liberal gang, into mindlessly promoting the sugar-loaded drink Rooh Afza
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Following passage of Waqf bill, are Islamists concocting excuses to target Hindus? After a Muslim was arrested for tearing Quran, another arrested for throwing...

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The Islamists are notorious for perpetrating acts they consider "blasphemy" to target Hindus and create unrest.
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Uttar Pradesh Police busts a Christian conversion racket in Azamgarh, arrest man and his wife

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The locals were reportedly being lured with money and job offers to convert to Christianity. They were also being instructed not to worship Hindu deities.
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China hikes tariffs on imports from US to 125% after American levy on Chinese goods reached 145%

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China on Friday hit back at the latest US tariffs by imposing 125 per cent tariffs on imports of all US goods
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House arrest, blasphemy accusations, forceful closure of shops and more: Muslim mobs are unleashing terror on Hindus in Bangladesh while police whitewash atrocities

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After the news of the ill-treatment meted out to the Hindu community became viral, the same Muslims who threatened the Hindus for the past 7 days came forward to give out a message of 'communal harmony.'
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Drug addiction, luring young girls and sextortion: How the sordid rape case in Varanasi exposed a sinister gang operated from Continental Cafe

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Gupta had a gang of 15 men who used to trap innocent girls, sedate them with drugs, sexually exploit them and record their videos to further blackmail them so that the gang members and their customers could keep exploiting them.
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“Disgrace to public, true representation of DMK”: AIADMK’s Kovai Sathyan on Minister Ponmudy’s offensive remarks against Hinduism and women

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AIADMK National Spokesperson Kovai Sathyan criticised Tamil Nadu Minister K Ponmudy as a "disgrace" to the public and a "true representation" of DMK.
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Editor's picks

As Tamil Nadu, Bengal declare opposition to Waqf Amendment Act, Muslims in Kerala ask govt to do the same: Read how such resolutions have...

Rukma Rathore -
Muslim organizations in Kerala have asked both the Left government and opposition parties to adopt a unified resolution stating that the Waqf Amendment Act will not be enforced in the state
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News Reports

‘Indians deserved it. Terrorists should be honoured with Nishan-e-Pakistan’: Read what Tahawwur Rana told David Headley after the Mumbai 26/11 attack

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Rana reportedly told Headley that the nine LeT terrorists killed during the attack “should be given the Nishan-e-Haider,” Pakistan’s highest military honour awarded posthumously for battlefield valor.
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23 people dead in Nalanda as rains and storm wreak havoc in Bihar, total death toll reaches 80 in the state

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The death toll in Bihar's Nalanda district has risen to 23, following storm and rains wreaking havoc in the area
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Chhattisgarh: Missionary nursing college forces a Hindu student to convert to Christianity, Hindu organisations take out protest rally

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On refusing to convert to Christianity, the student was thrown out of he classroom and was not allowed to sit for the examination.
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Aligarh: Married Raza Khan claims to be Raja to lure Hindu girl, rapes her and blackmails her with explicit videos, pushes her to embrace...

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Raza Khan has wife and two children, however, he tried to force the Hindu girl to marry him and even broke off her engagement with another boy.
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Satire

Secular diabetic influencer in ICU after 20 takes of making reel against Baba Ramdev’s Gulab Sharbat to support Rooh Afza

Rahul Roushan -
Ravish Rathi – a promising YouTuber expected to defeat Modi in 2029 Lok Sabha elections – has been admitted to hospital after drinking almost entire bottle of Rooh Afzah sherbet while making videos and reels against Baba Ramdev.
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What is SB 509 Bill: New proposed California law that could prevent opposition to Khalistani activities, persecute Indian-origin Hindu Americans

Dibakar Dutta -
Given that the Indian government has been a vocal opponent of Khalistani activities abroad, aimed at secession of Indian State of Punjab from the Union, it could be labelled as a foreign government (under the proposed California State law) of employing 'transanational repression.'
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Bihar: Missionaries were building churches by calling them schools, used to convert people to Christianity by luring them with ₹1000 and marriage

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Ramnath Manjhi said that the missionaries gradually started coming to the building under construction and started praying every Sunday. Whoever participated in the prayers was given a thousand rupees in an envelope.
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Khalistanis are intimidating Himachali YouTuber over a video about Bhindranwale, demand apology, he narrates his ordeal to OpIndia

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The Himachali YouTuber has been receiving threats from international numbers as Khalistanis have been constantly harassing him.
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Centre appoints advocate Narender Mann as special public prosecutor in case against 26/11 mastermind Tahawwur Rana after his extradition

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This comes after the US Secretary of State had signed the surrender warrant authorizing Rana's extradition to Indian authorities on February 11. Rana's legal counsel subsequently filed an emergency stay motion seeking to challenge that order.
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Protests against Waqf Amendment Bill turn violent in West Bengal after Mamata’s call, vehicles vandalised and saffron flags removed

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The bus driver was allegedly forced to remove a saffron flag from his vehicle by the Islamist demonstrators.
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Bihar: Villagers vandalise church being built in the guise of a school in Chhapra, allege forced conversion by Christian missionaries

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Locals said that the missionaries gave them bottles filled with special water and advised them to drink it for 20 days. They also asked locals to chant 'Hallelujah'.
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