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Licensing violations, lack of transparency, and inadequate quality control: CAG report flags loss of Rs 2,000 crores due to AAP govt’s liquor policy

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The policy’s structure encouraged monopolization and cartel formation by limiting the number of wholesalers and imposing exclusivity arrangements between manufacturers and wholesalers.
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Amidst rumours of rift with Congress Party, Shashi Tharoor shares selfie with Union Minister Piyush Goyal

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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor welcomed the revival of Free Trade Agreement negotiations between India and the United Kingdom. The Thiruvananthapuram MP shared a selfie of him with Britain's Secretary of State, Jonathan Reynolds, and Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal.
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News Reports

Preity Zinta targeted a day after Maha Kumbh visit, actress calls out Sucheta Dalal and Congress for spreading fake news about her: Details

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Addressing Moneylife Managing Editor Sucheta Dalal, Preity Zinta posted, "I’m definitely going to start naming all these journalists that write articles without following up or investigating the stories.
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News Reports

Kerala: Affan murders girlfriend and 4 family members, assaults mother for refusing to pay off his loan

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Affan had even left the LPG cylinder in his house open when he proceeded to the police station in order to surrender.
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News Reports

Delhi govt led by Rekha Gupta to present 14 CAG reports in assembly today, BJP says Kejriwal kept them hidden

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Speaking to ANI, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said, "CAG report is a list of the black deeds of AAP. We had promised the people of Delhi during the elections that whoever has committed corruption will have to answer. Today, we hope that after the speech of LG, when the CAG report will be tabled, all their black deeds will come before the people of Delhi."
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Muslim mob attacks a Dalit family in Alwar over land dispute, 7 injured

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A Dalit family in Rajasthan was attacked by a Muslim mob while they were harvesting the mustard fields, leaving 7 injured.
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News Reports

Bengali New Year being converted to Islamic festival in Bangladesh? Extremists issue threats to slaughter 100 cows, Yunus regime brushes it off

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"Many people say many things on social media...We cannot respond to everything said there as government authorities," the cultural adviser to Muhammad Yunus said when asked about the threats.
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Editor's picks

Selfless service vs the ‘Mother Teresa syndrome’: As PM Modi highlights Cancer hospital by Bageshwar Dham, how Hindu temples and orgs have been working...

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Calling Dheerendra Shastri as his younger brother, PM Modi said that Shastri has long been enlightening people with the “mantra of unity” across the nation, and now he has undertaken the noble initiative of establishing a cancer institute. The Prime Minister asserted that now alongside the boon of spirituality, a gift of healthy life would also be bestowed.
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Politics

“Jungle Raj people criticising Mahakumbh”: PM Modi, in Bihar, takes dig at Lalu Yadav

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"More people than the entire population of Europe have taken a holy dip in this Mahakumbh. However, those from the 'jungle raj' are criticising this sacred event", PM Modi said in Bihar targeting Lalu Yadav.
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News Reports

Shashi Tharoor’s growing discontent and desire to become CM: Leadership vacuum or political manoeuvring?

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In his post, he shared a photograph of a newspaper report titled "Left, BJP and Cong share stage during Kerala investors' meet" and wrote, "Good to see this. Economic development should, as far as possible, be above the petty divisions of party politics."
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Shutdown observed in Ajmer, Beawar, and Bhilwara against rape and blackmailing of minor Hindu girls, governor reacts

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The victims' families filed a complaint, alleging that the girls were forcibly subjected to religious practices and pressured to convert.
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News Reports

‘If you celebrate Holi, we kill you’: Muslim youths assault and threaten Hindus in Bareilly, FIR against 6, 2 arrested

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After a case was filed against the accused, the police reported that more investigation is under progress.
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World

France: Russian consulate in Marseille attacked with Molotov cocktails

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Russian consulate on Avenue Ambroise-Paré in Marseille came under attack on Monday, February 24. Unidentified attackers threw Molotov cocktails in the garden of the Consulate.
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World

As USAID comes under scrutiny for funding regime-change operations, read how USAID funds meant for earthquake-hit Haiti were lost in blatant corruption

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Data about the billions of US tax dollars that USAID and its vendors spent in Haiti has not been made available.
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News Reports

‘Desperate’ Congress tries to establish ties between Indian govt and USAID, falsely claims no evidence of ‘voter turnout’ project

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Jairam Ramesh attempted to suggest a 'scandalous' link between the Indian government and USAID, despite the fact that External Affairs Minister S Jaishanakar had himself conceded that the US federal agency was allowed to operate in India in good Faith.
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News Reports

CEC appointment, voter numbers in Maharashtra and more: Rajdeep Sardesai’s attempt to spin a false narrative falls flat

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He categorically named TN Seshan to glorify the CEC appointed by the Congress government and claimed that "no one called Seshan a 'Congress Man'".
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News Reports

Prayagraj: FIR filed against 31 social media accounts for spreading rumours about Maha Kumbh by using a viral video from Bangladesh

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The UP police has sought legal action against 31 social media users for spreading rumours over Maha Kumbh.
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News Reports

‘Recklessly filed with the sole objective of targeting him’: Karnataka HC on fake news case against Arnab Goswami

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The Court questioned the State on why Goswami was named in the case when he was not directly involved in Republic TV Kannada’s daily operations. When asked what specific offence Goswami had committed, the State did not respond.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh Global Investors Summit: Adani Group to invest Rs 2,10,000 crore in the state

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Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, reaffirmed the Group's commitment to the state, highlighting what he said was Madhya Pradesh's transformation into one of India's most investment-ready states.
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News Reports

‘Marry your daughter to me, I will pay your EMI’: Loan recovery agent Aheem Khan threatens Hindu man who took a bike loan, case...

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The complainant alleged that Aheem Khan used to abuse him over phone calls and one day, the accused asked him to get his daughter married to him. Aheem Khan told Puttu Lal over the phone, “I will pay the last instalment, just get your daughter married to me.”
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Editor's picks

Tawhidi Janata: How violent Muslim mobs are wreaking havoc in Bangladesh under the watch of Muhammad Yunus

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Following the undemocratic ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, violent Muslim mobs operating under the banner of 'Tawhidi Janta' have become emboldened.
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News Reports

EAM Jaishankar accompanies Ambassadors from 45 nations for elephant safari in Kaziranga National Park, Assam

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Responding to a comment by media that Kaziranga has the highest Tourist inflow, Dr Jaishankar said, "Yes I know. They were telling me that we have already crossed three lakhs. It's a good trend. Even the PM says we should visit every state because we have abundance of both natural and creative tourism.
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News Reports

India bans 2 painkillers allegedly creating serious opioid addiction in African countries, Palghar based company accused of making combination drug without approval

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India has banned the production of two highly addictive painkillers after a BBC report revealed that a pharmaceutical company based in Palghar had been involved in the export of the drugs to certain African countries causing addiction crisis there
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News Reports

People with slave mentality have consistently been attacking Hindu faith and practices: PM Modi

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PM Modi said that a certain group of politicians regularly ridicules the Hindu religion and divides people. He added that foreign elements have been using such politicians to target the country.
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News Reports

How terror attacks in mainland Europe have become a new normal with multiple knife attacks and car attacks

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In recent months, mainland Europe has seen a troubling surge in terror attacks, including knife assaults and vehicular rammings
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News Reports

Adani Group paid ₹58,104.4 crore in global taxes in 2023-24, group companies release Tax Transparency Reports

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The Adani Group, a major leader in infrastructure development, has released its Tax Transparency Reports for the fiscal year 2023-2024
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World

Israel confirms strikes on Hezbollah launchers hours before Hasan Nasrallah’s funeral

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According to Lebanese media reports, the strikes took place in the southern Lebanese area of Tyre. The IDF said some of the launchers posed an "imminent threat."
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News Reports

61 Heads of Missions along with PM Modi to witness mega Jhumoir Binandini in Guwahati: Read why Assam is showcasing the folk dance to...

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The mega Jhumoir Binandini event is part of a larger celebration, which includes the Advantage Assam 2.0 summit.
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News Reports

Assam cabinet approves investment MoUs worth ₹1.22 lakh crore to be signed during Advantage Assam 2.0 summit, proposals of around ₹45,000 crore rejected

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The Assam Cabinet has accorded the green light to investment proposals worth Rs 1.22 lakh crore ahead of the Advantage Assam 2.0 summit,
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News Reports

Rising cases of targeting of girls for conversion and extortion becomes a major concern in Rajasthan – read details

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Recent cases of religious conversion by gangs of Muslim men in Rajasthan have highlighted an alarming situation where minor Hindu girls are being targeted by these gangs
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Politics

“No comments at all”: Shashi Tharoor says amidst reports of rift with Congress over his comments praising PM Modi

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Shashi Tharoor also said that he was elected as MP four times from Thiruvananthapuram and that if the Congress did not need his services, he had "other options" including speaking tours and books.
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News Reports

Did you know: Mongol Dynasty founder Genghis Khan banned slaughter of animals by ‘Halal method’

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Anthropologist Jack Weatherford noted, "He (Genghis Khan) strongly objected to the slaughter of animals by bleeding them to death, to circumcision, veiling, foot binding, or striking an animal on the side or head."
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News Reports

US federal employees told to send mail with weekly job progress, Elon Musk says failure to respond will be considered resignation

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DOGE chief Elon Musk asked all federal employees to share the progress they had achieved in their work in the last week and said that failure to respond would be taken as a 'resignation'
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PM Modi to handover his X, Instagram accounts to selected women on International Women’s Day

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Ahead of the occasion of International Women's Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a unique initiative aimed at empowering women across India.
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Chhattisgarh Government steps up action against illegal religious conversion in the state, lilkely to introduce legislation in budget session

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The Chhattisgarh government is likely to introduce a Conversion Amendment Bill in the budget session of the Assembly. The Bill criminalises illegal conversion of minors, women and members of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.
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Srinagar court orders arrest of Jitendra Narayan Tyagi alias Wasim Rizvi for his alleged remarks on Prophet Muhammad and Islam

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In September 2023, arrest warrants were issued against Tyagi. When he failed to appear, in June 2024, the court issued non-bailable warrants against him. However, the warrants could not be executed.
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‘Facts will come out’: Dr S Jaishankar says USAID funding under investigation after Trump mentions previous US Administration’s interference in Indian elections

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During the session, he addressed the concerns raised following US President Donald Trump's statement that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) allocated $21 million to boost voter turnout in India.
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Muhammad Yunus attempts to suppress UN report, which exposes atrocities committed by jihadist groups in Bangladesh

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While the Yunus regime is actively using media channels and PR firms to highlight alleged human rights violations by the previous Hasina government, it is simultaneously blocking access to crucial sections of the UN report that expose the violent and extremist forces behind its own ascent.
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World

France: Man shouting “Allahu Akbar” kills 1 in a knife attack, leaves 2 police officers seriously injured

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The suspect was arrested. France's national anti-terror prosecutors unit (PNAT), which has taken charge of the investigation, said the suspect first attacked the municipal police officers, shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest).
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Uttarakhand govt refutes rumours claiming that outsiders can get domicile certificate by registering marriage under UCC, calls them wrong and misleading

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Uttarakhand government has put an end to rumours regarding some provisions of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), where it is being said that outsides would get the domicile certificate.
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Circumcised, enrolled in madrasa, and trained to slaughter chickens: How Iliyas, a PFI member, tried to convert a minor Jain boy to Islam

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A district court in Indore sentenced Iliyas Qureshi, Prarthana, and Zafar Ali to 10 years in prison for forcibly circumcising a Jain minor boy to convert him to Islam
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Udit Raj claims ₹1 lakh reward announced for killing him, holds BSP supremo Mayawati and her nephew Akash Anand responsible for death threats

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During a press conference, Raj said that it was time to strangulate Mayawati who strangulated social justice. The remark was condemned by the BSP which demanded strict action against Raj.
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CM Bhagwant Mann can answer, departments have no meaning to me: Punjab Minister Dhaliwal after he was removed from department that didn’t exist

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Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, removed from department that didn’t exist, said he was not bothered about any department as he only wanted to serve the people of Punjab.
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News Reports

Gorakhpur: Authorities order demolition of mosque one year after it was rebuilt following previous demolition

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Gorakhpur Development Authority has issued a 15-day ultimatum to demolish a three-storey mosque which was rebuilt recently after a previous demolition
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News Reports

USTM founder and ‘flood jihad’ accused Mahbubul Hoque arrested by Assam police over allegations of promising to assist students in CBSE exam

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Assam Police arrested the founder and Chancellor of the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM), Mahbubul Hoque, over alleged conspiracy in CBSE exam
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How Muhammad Yunus, who came to restore ‘democracy’ in Bangladesh, is persecuting the Awami League of Sheikh Hasina

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Muhammad Yunus has largely remained a 'mute spectator' to targeted attacks, aimed at erasing the history of Awami League in the context of Bangladesh's independence and politics.
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News Reports

Assam: Govt doctor blackmailed and raped Hindu nurse for months, assaulted for refusing to become Muslim and fed her beef, thrashed by public after...

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A Muslim doctor working in a government hospital in Assam was thrashed by public on the allegations of blackmailing & sexually exploiting a Hindu nurse and forcing her to convert to Islam
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Crime

Unnao: Tauheed Ali brutally murders 19-year-old Upasana, her body parts found scattered around in a jungle, Tauheed arrested

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19-year-old girl Upasana was abducted and heinously murdered by a man identified as Tauheed Ali in Kabroee village of the uoras police station area in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh.
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Former Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar slams Air India over broken seat allotted to Shivraj Chauhan, says Tata’s takeover has reduced competition leading to complacency

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Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday raised concerns over Air India's service quality after its takeover by the Tata Group
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Lucknow: Inquiry into student’s suicide reveals that school manager Arshad Khan was running Madrasa inside premises of CBSE school, foreign funding suspected

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A mosque is also found inside the school premises in which namaz is offered five times a day. According to locals, two years ago, the school held celebrations on the 14th of August (Independence Day of Pakistan) instead of the 15th of August (Indian Independence Day).
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