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What is my role in Congress: A disillusioned Shashi Tharoor wonders after meeting Rahul Gandhi

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The Congress leadership is reportedly disappointed with Shashi Tharoor since he praised Prime Minister Modi's US visit.
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News Reports

Veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh shares AI generated satire video to defame India, later deletes post

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Digvijaya Singh later deleted the post as the video he quoted was an Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated satire.
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News Reports

Trump reiterates US funding of $21 million for voter turnout in India, makes Indian Express ‘fact-check’ look even more foolish

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Donald Trump was heard saying, "...21 million dollars going to my friend Prime Minister Modi in India for voter turnout. We are giving 21 million for voter turnout in India. What about us?
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News Reports

“Deeply troubling”, says MEA on US administration’s information on funding in India

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India on Friday said that the United States' administration's information regarding funding in India is "deeply troubling" and has led to concerns regarding foreign interference in India's internal affairs.
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News Reports

ED slaps ₹3.44 crore penalty on BBC India for FEMA violations with ₹5,000 fine per day, 3 directors fined ₹1.15 crore each

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has imposed a penalty exceeding ₹3.44 crore on BBC World Service India for violations of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regulations under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).
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News Reports

India criticises Türkiye President Erdogan for supporting Pakistan on Kashmir, lodges strong protest with Turkish ambassador

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The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday criticised Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's remark on Kashmir and said that it has lodged a strong protest with the Turkish ambassador.
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News Reports

Book by Harvard University that Akhilesh Yadav believes praises 2013 Kumbh, actually criticises his govt for mismanagement

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The book noted that the government failed to prevent the stampede that took place during the 2013 Kumbh Mela and claimed 42 lives.
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News Reports

Hamas holds a grotesque exhibition of coffins carrying the remains of 4 Israeli hostages including 2 kids, Israel claims one body does not match...

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Israel accused the terrorist organisation Hamas of breaching the ceasefire deal after finding that the body returned by Hamas on Thursday was not that of Shiri Bibas. In a statement posted on X on Friday (21st February), the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said that it was revealed during the identification of the four bodies that the body of Shiri Bibas was not among them.
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OpIndia Explains

Indian Express’s misleading report on external interference in India: Author’s links to ICIJ, a partner of Soros and USAID-funded OCCRP and a case of...

Jinit Jain -
Jay Mazoomdar, who authored the Indian Express "fact-check" on external interference in Indian elections, is linked to ICIJ, a partner of Soros-funded OCCRP
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News Reports

Myanmar scam centre victims rescued, over 1000 people forced to run romance and investment scams airlifted by China

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These Chinese nationals were forced to carry out romance and investment scams among others. Karen Border Guard Force, a group allied with Myanmar’s military government has announced that it will be deporting all these Chinese nationals from the Myanmar-Thailand border region.  
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News Reports

She had sufficient knowledge, capacity to know full import of her actions: Bombay HC grants bail to man charged for raping a 14-year-old girl

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Bombay High Court announced that the girl had a consensual relationship with the perpetrator and was aware of her actions.
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News Reports

Republican lawmakers launch efforts to withdraw US from the UN, introduce ‘DEFUND Act’ saying ‘No sane country would stand for this’

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Republican lawmakers have introduced a legislation advocating for the withdrawal of the US from the UN
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News Reports

Swara Bhasker expresses ‘regret’ after backlash over comments on Chhaava but offers convoluted arguments to justify disparaging remarks on the sacrifices of Hindus

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Former actor Swara Bhasker was in a damage control mode after her comments on Chhaava triggered massive online backlash.
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News Reports

Chhaava triggers old debate: As Islamists boast about alleged Mughal ‘victory’ over Marathas, here is how descendants of Aurangzeb live today

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In 2021 and 2024, Sultana Begum made claims to the Red Fort but the Delhi High Court rejected her arguments both times.
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News Reports

Made-in-India sniper rifle manufactured by Bengaluru-based company outshines American Barrett in Police Commando Competition

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A foreign country already bought the snipers from SSS Defence and also placed a follow-on order, last year.
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News Reports

Indian Express thinks Musk can’t read numbers, claims DOGE made false claims about USAID funding, Rajdeep and Zubair amplify misleading ‘fact-check’

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The Indian Express attempted to suggest that US President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and his team of nerds at DOGE all goofed up on numbers and somehow made the Himalayan blunder of mistaking Bangladesh for India.
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News Reports

Telangana man who accused former CM KCR and irrigation minister of corruption found murdered, family accuses ex-BRS MLA of involvement

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The deceased victim’s wife and former councillor Sarala has alleged that Nagavelli Rajalingamurthy was being “threatened” and offered Rs 10 lakh by Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) leaders to ‘settle’ the case.
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News Reports

‘Widows should remain at home and pray’: Muslim cleric from pro-CPI(M) Sunni faction in Kerala over viral video of a woman’s Manali trip

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A prominent Muslim cleric in Kerala took offence at a Muslim widow enjoying her vacation trip to Manali with her daughters.
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News Reports

Al-Qaeda terror module: Delhi police files chargesheet against 8 accused including Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed, 3 accused granted bail by court

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The investigation into AQIS module, led by Dr Ishtiaq, uncovered a well-planned network aimed at training individuals for terror attacks in India. The group’s goal was to establish an Islamic state in India.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh govt presents Rs 8 lakh crore budget for fiscal year 2025-26, largest in state’s history

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Uttar Pradesh's budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 prioritizes infrastructure development, technology, education, healthcare, and social welfare, aiming to accelerate economic growth and improve public services across the state.
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Opinions

Whining about urban Hindus, youth displaying faith to moaning about how displaying faith is a “threat”: Everything that is wrong with this Indian Express...

Shraddha Pandey -
From the very onset, Savita Jha makes it evident that this piece is going to be yet another ‘liberal’ attempt at gaslighting Hindus for displaying their faith unapologetically. While the JNU professor argues that since crores of Hindus are partaking in the Mahakumbh festival, Hinduism is becoming performative, mandatory and codified, however, what she affectionately called “my religion” has always been performative.
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News Reports

Kapil Mishra, vilified for Delhi anti-Hindu riots, wins from an area where Hindus were targeted and becomes a minister: Why this is a historic...

Rukma Rathore -
Kapil Mishra was maligned by political parties, the rioters and their ecosystem for anti-Hindu Delhi riots.
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Politics

Rahul Gandhi blames Mayawati for I.N.D.I. Alliance defeat in 2024 Lok Sabha elections, says would have won if BSP had supported them

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In a conversation with students, one of them spoke about issues regarding the hostel when Rahul Gandhi intervened and asked, "What do you think about Kanshiram Ji?"
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News Reports

Sambhal violence: Another accused Ghulam arrested by the police, reveals conspiracy to assassinate Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain during violence

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The Sambhal Police today (20th February) arrested wanted accused Ghulam in connection with the Sambhal violence.
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News Reports

Nashik court sentences Maharashtra Minister Manikrao Kokate and his brother to two years in 1995 forgery case

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Nashik District Court on Thursday sentenced Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate and his brother Sunil Kotake to two years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 each in a forgery case.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Police files FIR against Mohsin, Akram and Islam for spitting on Hindu devotees attending Narmada Parikrama in Dewas

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Hindu organisations said that illegal activities have been taking place inside the Tamkhan mosque. The accused are also said to be involved in illegal mining in the area.
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News Reports

Student leader to 3-term municipal councillor and first-time MLA: The political journey of Delhi’s fourth woman CM Rekha Gupta

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A grassroots leader and a three-time Municipal Councilor, Rekha Gupta has risen from the ranks and worked in different organisational capacities in the party
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News Reports

Casting aspersions on Indian judiciary, provoking Muslims to revolt against India: BBC journo Stephen Sackur’s problematic interview with Omar Abdullah

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Stephen Sackur voiced his lack of faith in the Indian institutions regarding the country's second largest majority.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: ‘You consider stones as God, come to our society (Islam)’ – Beawar’s ‘Muslim gang’ pushed minor Hindu girls towards mosques and maulvis

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The gang that trapped Hindu girls in Beawar used to ask them to go to the mosque and meet the Maulvis. Attempts were being made to convert them.
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Opinions

While usual suspects fume as Devendra Fadnavis sets up panel to evaluate law against ‘Love Jihad’, here is why the Muslim victimhood is now...

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Explaining why the Maharashtra government is planning to introduce a law against love jihad, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the cases of love jihad are on the rise in the state.
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News Reports

TMC leader sentenced to 10 years for Birbhum bomb blast: Read how West Bengal Police botched up the probe before NIA took over

Shraddha Pandey -
In an order dated 13th February 2025, Judge Shubhendu Saha found TMC leader Bablu Mondal guilty under section 286 of IPC and Sections 3 and 5 of the Explosives Substances Act.
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Economy and Finance

Donald Trump terms Elon Musk’s decision to set up Tesla car manufacturing unit in India as ‘unfair’ to the US

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Tesla has identified two locations in New Delhi and Mumbai for setting up car manufacturing units in India. The company has also advertised 13 mid-level job posts.
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News Reports

Russia-Ukraine war finally coming to an end? Rubio-Lavrov meeting, Ukraine’s stand and Trump-Putin talk: Read what is happening

Shraddha Pandey -
In a rare but pivotal high-level meeting since the Russia-Ukraine war started in 2022, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met the Russian Foreign Minister in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh. It is interesting to note that even though Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was also in Saudi Arabia, he was not a part of this meeting.
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News Reports

Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu accuses Chandigarh Police of physical and verbal abuse during his visit to Punjab, files complaint

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Union Minister for Railways, Ravneet Singh Bittu has filed a complaint with the DGP, Chandigarh Police, alleging physical and verbal abuse by Chandigarh Police officers during his visit to CM Bhagwant Mann's residence in Chandigarh.
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Social Media Fact-Check

Muslim man killed by his wife: Leftwing propagandists spread communally charged fake news to insinuate hate crime by Hindus, Mainpuri Police debunks it

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The Mainpuri Police busted fake news peddled by leftwing propagandists, stating that Sajid was killed by his wife and not former accused Bhola Yadav.
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News Reports

Bihar: After Muslim mob attacked Hindus in Jamui, minister Sumit Kumar Singh blames victims saying they did not take permission for Hanuman Chalisa recitation

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Singh accused the victims of disturbing the environment and said they faced the consequence of reciting Hanuman Chalisa at improper time.
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Concerned over presence of Pakistan Army, ISI in Bangladesh, they should not able to send terrorists to India: Army Chief Gen. Upendra Dwivedi

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India Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi stated that he was concerned about the presence of Pakistan Army and ISI officials in Bangladesh areas close to India’s chicken’s neck area.
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Rajasthan: Minor scuffle over marbles sparks communal clashes and stone-pelting in Ajmer, Hindus demand action against illegal Rohingyas

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Locals have alleged that several illegal Bangladeshi Rohingya have come and settled in the area, leading to an increase in incidents of violent confrontations.
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Political History of India

Shivaji Jayanti: Why Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the architect of Hindavi Swaraj, is hailed as the “Father of the Indian Navy”

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's visionary strategies unprecedentedly modified India’s maritime history and coastal defence.
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News Reports

Google opens ‘Ananta’ in Bengaluru, one of its largest state-of-the-art campuses globally

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Google has opened its new campus, Ananta (meaning limitless in Sanskrit), in Bengaluru.
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Opinions

USAID, ‘US Deep State’ and looking for monsters under the bed: Why the ‘Ctrl+F obsession’ won’t help define or understand the deeper problem

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USAID problem is deeper and not just about finding USAID indiscriminately, then claiming they are Deep State stooges
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News Reports

India boosts self-reliance: Domestic Manufacturing of MRI, CT Scanners, and Dialysis Machines begins under the PLI Scheme

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According to Amit Aggarwal, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, the government has increased the expenditure on manufacturing incentives, infrastructure and ecosystem development by 44 per cent. He added that added that the government is also aiming to boost domestic manufacturing of important drugs under the PLI.
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News Reports

Maha Kumbh to generate business worth ₹3 lakh crore through goods and services, estimates Confederation of All India Traders

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The Mahakumbh festival in the holy city of Prayagraj is estimated to have generated business of over ₹3 lakh crore (USD 360 billion) through goods and services, as per Confederation of All India Traders
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News Reports

‘Inadvertently endorses morally reprehensible content’: 108 lawyers write to President seeking revocation of Padma Shri to Ekta Kapoor

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In the letter, the signatories asserted that withdrawing Padma Shri from Ekta Kapoor would not only restore the sanctity of the prestigious award but also reinforce the govt’s commitment to upholding the country’s ethical standards and societal values.
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News Reports

Cash-strapped and struggling after promising freebies, Congress govt in Himachal Pradesh now plans to lease century-old property

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Hotel Wildflower Hall was being run as a high-end hotel by the HPTDC before it was destroyed in a fire in 1993.
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News Reports

NASA says chances of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting earth increase to 3.1%, could strike Mumbai, Lagos and Bagotá

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Similarly, NASA’s Molly L Wasser said, “It is possible that Asteroid 2024 YR4 will be ruled out as an impact hazard, as has happened with many other objects that have previously appeared on NASA’s asteroid risk list.”
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News Reports

Punjab: FIR lodged against farmer leader and BKU Totewal state chief, US deportee says he paid ₹45 lakh for visa but was sent via donkey...

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US deportee Jaswinder Singh has revealed that he had spent Rs 45 lakhs on US visa but was instead deceived into travelling by boat, leading to his eventual deportation.
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News Reports

OpIndia Exclusive: Three more Muslim men detained in Beawar for trapping, raping and forcing minor Hindu girls to convert

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Speaking to OpIndia, Vijaynagar Police Station in-charge Karan Singh said, "Three more accused have been detained by the police. They are being questioned to determine their role in the matter. Five accused, who were arrested earlier, have been sent to police remand, and two minors have been sent to a juvenile house."
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Crime

Illegal immigrants from Punjab deported by the US paid around ₹34 lakh on average to agents to enter the country through donkey routes

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A PIL was filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking action against the fake travel agents involved in smuggling people to foreign countries through donkey routes. The HC directed the state and the central government to respond within 30 days.
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News Reports

’20 lakh for Brahmin girl, 10 lakh for Dalit’ – How ‘Muslim gang’ in Beawar wanted to trade Hindu girls, training them in roza,...

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One of the victims said, "They once told me that a Brahmin girl would fetch ₹20 lakh if sold, and you (a Dalit) would get ₹10 lakh." The girls said in their statements that they were continuously blackmailed with obscene photos and videos and forced to bring in other girls.
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