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Marriages taking place forcefully for religious conversion by either fraud or cheating to be null and void: MP govt mulls on Religion Bill

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Madhya Pradesh becomes the third BJP ruled state to consider bringing in a legislation to tackle 'love Jihad'
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News Reports

New RIMS Director has to stay in guest house because scam convicted Lalu Yadav has been staying in his official bungalow

OpIndia Staff -
Lalu Yadav was shifted to the RIMS Director's official bungalow in August this year after some of his security personnel at RIMS' paying ward were found covid positive.
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Crime

Kanpur: 6-year-old girl who was found dead on Diwali night was raped, liver extracted for black magic

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The minor had gone missing on Diwali night and was later found dead in the forest near her house in Ghatampur area in Kanpur
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News Reports

AgustaWestland scam: Key witness had named Salman Khurshid, Kamal Nath’s son, and Ahmed Patel, says report

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Rajiv Saxena, the prime accused turned approver in the Rs 3600 crore VVIP chopper scam, claimed that kickbacks received from Agusta Westland were to be shared with political leaders who had influenced the decision.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Petty fight over cricket game turns communal in Udaipur, 6 injured, 3 arrested

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A day after the incident, the police have arrested Mohammed Adil, Moin alias Jen-ul-Haq and Mohammed Irfan in connection to the case.
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Crime

Delhi: Police nab 2 suspected terrorists named Abdul Latif and Ashraf Khatana, arms and ammunition recovered

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The police informed that they had laid a trap near Millennium Park in Sarai Kale Khan area based on a tip-off and nabbed the two around 10:15 pm on Monday night.
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News Reports

Punjab: BJP to contest all 117 seats alone in 2022 assembly elections after the break-up with SAD

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BJP to contest all 117 seats in 2022 Punjab Assembly Elections as SAD broke alliance two months ago.
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News Reports

Bengaluru Riots Case: Absconding Congress leader Sampath Raj arrested by crime branch

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Raj had earlier escaped from a private hospital where he was admitted for the treatment of Covid-19.
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News Reports

Manmohan Singh was chosen by Sonia to become PM as he posed no threat to Rahul Gandhi, says Obama’s book

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Although he referred to Manmohan Singh as wise, thoughtful and honest, Barack Obama stated that his rise to power was facilitated by Sonia Gandhi, who saw no threat to her son Rahul Gandhi from him.
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Cricket

Bangladesh: Youth threatens to slaughter cricketer Shakib Al Hasan over allegations of blaspheming by inaugurating Kali Puja in Kolkata

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Man who threatened Bangladeshi crickter Shakib Al Hasan said that him inaugurating Kali Puja temple has hurt Muslim sentiments
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News Reports

Vasan Eye Care founder dies under mysterious circumstances, P Chidambaram allegedly used his company to launder black money

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, AM Arun was a close aide of Congress leader and former union finance minister P Chidambaram and his son Congress MP Karti Chidambaram.
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World

Darul Uloom Haqqania: The ‘University of Jihad’ in Pakistan that routinely sends ‘graduates’ to fill the ranks of Taliban and other terror orgs

Jinit Jain -
Darul Uloom Haqqania has been the terror factory of Pakistan, indoctrinating and radicalising youth into extremist ideologies.
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World

Children beaten up, tortured, sexually abused and shackled in chains by teachers in several Islamic schools in Sudan: Report

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The documentary shared by BBC throws light on the depraved conditions of the children studying in Islamic schools in Sudan
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News Reports

‘Life of Bharat’s patriotic saint will inspire generations to come’: BJP leader recommends JNU be renamed as Swami Vivekananda University

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"It is only right that JNU be renamed as Swami Vivekananda University", Tweeted BJP National General Secretary CT Ravi
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Politics

‘Comedian’ Kunal Kamra equates Hindus belonging to SC, ST and OBC community to rats in his interview featuring Sanjay Raut

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Kunal Kamra uploaded the episode with Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut to his YouTube channel on the 13th of November.
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Politics

Jharkhand: After participating in ‘Urs’ at Hazrat Qutubuddin Dargah to seek ‘dua’, CM Hemant Soren bans Chhath Puja festivities in water bodies

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Hemant Soren and his Jharkhand Govt has banned Chhat Puja celebrations in water bodies and banned firecrackers as well.
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Politics

Nitish Kumar swears in as Bihar CM for his fourth straight term, BJP leaders Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi become Dy CMs

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The ruling NDA led by Nitish Kumar retained power in Bihar by securing a simple majority of 125 seats in the 243-member state Assembly
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Crime

Karnataka: 21-year-old man arrested for raping and killing his mother

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Karnataka man raped and killed his mother for having affair with other men.
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News Reports

Bengal: 14-year-old Hindu girl abducted, raped and forced to read nikahnama by Sohidul Rahman, rescued from Gujarat

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A 14-year-old Hindu girl was kidnapped by a much older man named Sohidul Rehman and was taken to Rajkot where she was allegedly forced to read nikahnama and sexually exploited by the accused.
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News Reports

Odisha: Ancient Shivling unearthed in Bhadrak on Diwali during excavation

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As per reports, on Diwali, a Shivling has been unearthed at Goramati village playground in Bhadrak district, Odisha.
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News Reports

Govt mulling forming guidelines for digital news and OTT platforms informs union minister Prakash Javadekar on National Press Day

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Prakash Javadekar indirectly condemned the malicious witch-hunt on journalists at the behest of the Maharashtra government
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News Reports

Ahead of swearing-in ceremony, state RJD Pres makes the rape analogy for Bihar assembly elections, abuses Nitish Kumar

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Unable to fathom defeat and in a bid to discredit the winning NDA alliance, BIhar RJD President Jagada Nand Singh said that the BJP raped the people's mandate in Bihar
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News Reports

Egypt unearths over 100 ancient coffins from Saqqara’s 2500-year-old burial site

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Egypt announces a major archeological finding of over 100 ancient coffins at a 2500 year-old burial site at Saqqara.
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World

Pakistan: Islamist political party laments govt crackdown on Namazis protesting against France instead of ‘fighting Hindus’

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The situation is tense in Pakistan yet again as (TLP) supporters protested against France in Rawalpindi.
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News Reports

Sameet Thakker granted bail by lower court after Maha govt say in SC that they will not oppose bail

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Sameet Thakkar has just been granted bail by a lower court in Maharashtra after Maha government asserted in Supreme Court that they will not oppose his bail.
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Crime

Bengaluru Riots case: Key aide of Congress leader Sampath Raj arrested for helping him abscond, sent to judicial custody

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A close aide of absconding Congress leader Sampath Raj, Riyazuddin, has been arrested and sent to judicial custody.
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News Reports

SC issues notice to UP govt regarding arrest of PFI member and Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, says it is inclined to send matter to...

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Siddique Kappan, arrested by UP police while he was in his way to cover the gruesome murder of a 19-year-old girl, is believed to be a member of Islamist organisation PFI and has been charged under stringent sections of UAPA
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Politics

How to be a “political scientist” – Bihar edition

Abhishek Banerjee -
Meet D M Diwakar, an eminent political scientist of the A N Sinha Institute of Social Sciences in Patna.
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Social Media

Twitter ‘fact-checks’ US President Trump’s tweet on election victory, ends up spreading misinformation: Here is how

OpIndia Staff -
Donald Trump is yet to offer a concession speech and a concession speech is extremely unlikely anytime soon.
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World

‘I’m going cut you like Samuel Paty’: Minor Muslim student threatens school teacher in France during discussion on freedom of expression

Jhankar Mohta -
The attack on Samuel Paty was a grim reminder on how Islamists often use Prophet Mohammed cartoons as an excuse to carry out attacks across the globe
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Haryana Congress leader accused of shooting 3 cows and killing one in farmhouse, case filed

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The farmhouse where Nirmal Singh is believed to have shot and killed cows has been notorious for being a hub of various illegal activities
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World

Pope Francis caught ‘liking’ a bikini model’s bawdy picture on Instagram

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The official Instagram account of Pope Francis, the bishop of Rome and the head of Vatican Church, had apparently liked a raunchy photo of a bikini model's suspenders picture on Instagram
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News Reports

Priyanka and Rahul were having a picnic in Shimla during Bihar elections: Senior RJD leader fumes over Congress leadership

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Senior RJD leader Shivanand Tiwari lashes out at Congress leadership. Says they took 70 seats forcefully.
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News Reports

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal admits people don’t consider Congress an effective alternative

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Realisation finally seems to be dawning upon Congress leaders that the grand old party is losing its relevance.
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Six year old girl kidnapped on Diwali night, murdered for resisting rape

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In a gruesome act, a six year old girl who had gone missing on Diwali night was found dead in the forest near her house in Ghatampur area in Kanpur on Sunday morning.
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News Reports

China: Popular Tibetan influencer’s murder caught live on camera exposes the communist country’s flawed legal system

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Popular Tibetan influencer Lhamo was burnt alive by her-ex-husband when she was live streaming from her kitchen.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Communal tension prevails in Kanpur after petty fight leads to stone-pelting claiming one life

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Kanpur youth dies after petty fight becomes violent leading to stone-pelting
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News Reports

Diwali retail sales go up by 10.8% over 2019, China loses of Rs 40,000 crore in business as Indians prefer Made in India products

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Traders recorded Rs 72000 crore in retail sales in Diwali, indicating revival of retail sales following 8 months of slowdown due to lockdown
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World

‘I concede NOTHING!’: Donald Trump makes it clear he is unlikely to offer a concession speech anytime soon, claims there is a ‘long way...

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US President Donald Trump again on Sunday made it clear that he will not be delivering a concession speech anytime soon.
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News Reports

SHOCKING: PFI members met with Al-Qaeda linked Turkish group IHH, claims European research body, photos emerge

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A Swedish research organisation, Nordic Monitor, has alleged an alliance between Turkic extremist group IHH and PFI.
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News Reports

Kerala High Court quashes defamation case against Malayala Manorama, says media has the right to publish news with necessary commentary

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Court observed that the report published by Manorama Daily mentioned complainant as an accused in a case registered by police
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News Reports

ASI begins preparations to build the Museum dedicated to Emperor Prithviraj Chauhan in Delhi

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Emperor Prithviraj Chauhan museum will be ready in next one year at Qila Rai Pithora in Delhi.
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News Reports

Jharkhand: State Assembly unanimously passes resolution to consider Sarna community as a separate religious group

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The BJP government had earlier announced in February 2019 that it would recommend the inclusion of Sarna in a distinct religious category.
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News Reports

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel admitted to ICU

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Congress leader Ahmed Patel admitted in ICU due to Covid-19 complications, son Faisal says his condition is stable.
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Media

Diwali magic: Nidhi Razdan goes from anti-lockdown crusader to demanding lockdown to punish citizens after Kejriwal performs public ‘puja’

K Bhattacharjee -
There was a very entertaining debate between Rohini Singh of The Wire fame and Nidhi Razdan, former NDTV 'journalist'.
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News Reports

Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Minority Chairman Urfan Mulla resigns, slams party in a letter to Sonia Gandhi

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After the drubbing in Bihar, now, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Minority Chairman, Urfan Mulla has now resigned from his post
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World

‘We also moved our parents’ graves, they will take pleasure in desecrating our graves’: Armenians burn their houses as Muslim majority Azerbaijan takes over

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According to a peace deal brokered by Russia, Armenia is handing over the Nagorno-Karabakh region to Azerbaijan
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News Reports

Imran Khan govt in Pakistan all set to ask for a whopping USD 2.7 billion loan from China for CPEC projects

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90% of the Mainline-1 railway project of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Pakistan is being financed by China
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Media

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t: CNN doofus Brian Stelter claims Trump supporters have ‘bunker mentality’ for quitting Twitter over censorship

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CNN's resident clown and chief doofus, Brian Stelter, is unarguably the biggest joke on western mainstream media at the moment.
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News Reports

2 days after Diwali, the COVID-19 threat disappears? Maharashtra govt decides to open temples with restrictions, finally

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If the religious places can be reopened now in Maharashtra, they could have reopened earlier also, with the same restrictions
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