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Kolkata: Army recommends CBI probe over faulty construction in Eastern Command housing project

Contrary to the usual norms where such officials are prosecuted under the Army Act, the case has been handed over to the CBI due to involvement of outside parties and the angle of financial impropriety.

PM Modi tears into Congress and others for opposing farm bills, shows how they opposed everything from Ram Mandir to Rafale

PM Modi said that the people opposing the Farm Bill are doing so because the new reforms will finish the source of their black money.

After Sushant Singh Rajput, another budding Bollywood actor from Bihar found dead, family alleges Mumbai police not cooperating

Akshat Utkarsh, hailing from Sikanderpur in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Mumbai.

AIIMS report does not rule out murder angle in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, CBI to begin second leg of investigation soon: Reports

Since most of the evidence was destroyed, the findings has been based on 20% viscera samples of Sushant Singh Rajput

Kerala: Case registered against 3 activists for attacking YouTuber who claimed, ‘Feminists do not wear underwear’

Nair, in his video, had claimed that 'Kerala feminists were like toilets in public transport as they have sex eight-nine times every day'.

‘Idgah mosque built over Lord Krishna’s birthplace should not be removed’: Congress leader condemns Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi liberation petition

Congress leader Mahesh Pathak has denounced the petition seeking liberation of Lord Krishna's birthplace, claiming some 'outsiders' are trying to disrupt the peace and tranquillity in Mathura

Amnesty International, which had links to British govt and Islamist orgs shuts shop in India after it says the govt froze all its accounts:...

The government of India has stated that Amnesty has been receiving foreign funding and donations despite not registering under FCRA.

YouTuber Saahil Choudhary claims Mumbai Police ‘picked him up’ over his vlogs on Sushant Singh Rajput

The hashtag #ReleaseSaahilChoudhary started trending on Twitter on 29th September.

Fact-check: Did 26/11 Mumbai terror conspirator David Headley procure funds for Shiv Sena from US

During a cross examination in the Mumbai court via video conferencing from the US, Headley had confessed to organising a fund raising programme for Shiv Sena.

Coronavirus shows that Kerala model is the same as Bihar model of healthcare

Let’s not forget: we are comparing Kerala and Bihar here. The poorest state in India versus the alleged global champion in healthcare. The Health Minister of Bihar never went to BBC mocking the rest of India for not having hospitals.

Sonia Gandhi directs party to find ways to override new farm laws in the Congress-ruled states

With organised protests in Punjab and Harayana, the grand old party is trying to create an impression of mass agitation against the farm bills.

Google’s doodle tribute to iconic actress Zohra Sehgal with a typo leaves netizens bewildered

On this day in 1946, film Neecha Nagar starring Zohra Sehgal was released at Cannes where it won the Palm d'Or.

‘Maal is cigarette and hash are its different brands’, Deepika Padukone makes bizarre claims when confronted with ‘drug’ chats: Report

Deepika Padukone and others were apprised in advance as to what needed to be said during the interrogation, claimed NCB

From Left to Congress to SDPI: How political party workers doubled up as ‘farmers’ to protest against agriculture Bills

The farm bills have inspired numerous political parties to hit the streets in protest doubling up as disgruntled farmers.

Ye Bollywood wali nautanki band kar, case wapas le warna thok denge: Manjinder Singh Sirsa gets death threat from Pakistan

Following the complaint filed by Manjinder Singh Sirsa, NCB started investigating and unearthed a massive drug case in Bollywood

Tractor set on fire by Congress workers at India Gate was already burnt eight days ago at Ambala during farmer protests. Read Details

The tractor was brought to Delhi by members of the Punjab Youth Congress and kept overnight at the residence of a Congress leader.

Is anchoring while wearing saffron clothes and sporting a tilak anti-Muslim? Sudarshan News responds to centre’s show-cause notice

Sudarshan News channel today responded to the show-cause issued to the channel against the content of its programme ‘Bindas Bol’, which accuses Zakat Foundation of helping Muslims to infiltrate the civil services

Pakistan: Supreme Court stays the release of terrorist Ahmed Sheikh, the murderer of WSJ journalist Daniel Pearl. Read details

Earlier, the Sindh High Court had acquitted the terrorist of the charges of murder and kidnapping for ransom.

Kerala ISIS terrorist who had received battle training to wage Jihad gets life term, had tried to get explosive chemicals based on ISIS instructions:...

The Special NIA court also imposed a fine of Rs 2,10,000 on the Kerala ISIS terrorist who was arrested by the NIA in 2016

Sanatana Dharma vs Bollywood on Republic Bharat: Arnab Goswami goes to war

Arnab Goswami has been at the forefront of the campaign against the drag racket in Bollywood and has not pulled any punches.

Lust for property, forced conversion to Islam and brutality: More details emerge in Sonbhadra beheading case

The Sonbhadra murder did not happen in the heat of the moment but was well thought of, calculated and a cold-blooded one, says VHP leader.

Torched a bus on 16th Dec, on 17th, pelted stones at Hindus: Explosive new details in Tahir Hussain’s supplementary disclosure statement

Delhi police, in the chargesheet pertaining to FIR number 59, has filed another disclosure statement made by Tahir Hussain that gives a glimpse into just how well organised the Delhi riots were

Mathura: Court admits Krishna Janmabhoomi petition, to hear maintainability on 30th

Mathura court to decide maintainability of Shri Krishna Janmbhoomi petition on 30th September

Bombay High Court plays the audio clip of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut wherein he called Kangana Ranaut, ‘Haramkhor’. Read details

Sanjay Raut's lawyer, Pradeep J Torat, countered the allegations by claiming that Sanjay Raut did not name Kangana Ranaut in his statement.

United States: Muslim girl disqualified from her high school volleyball match for wearing a hijab

A Muslim girl named Najah Aqeel was banned from participating in a high school volleyball match for wearing a hijab without securing an authorisation for doing so.

Andhra Pradesh: A list of Hindu temples that have been attacked in the recent months

Several Hindu temples have been attacked in Andhra Pradesh in recent months.

Dear WebMD, this hideous decoction is neither chai nor latte. As an Indian, I am offended

WebMD tries to pass off spiced decoction of coconut milk and maple syrup as tea and my Indian sensibilities are offended.

‘If I want to burn my tractor, what problem do you have’: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh defends Youth Congress workers

Congress leaders have been opposing and spreading lies against the new agriculture laws.

Clashes erupt between Azerbaijan and Armenia over breakaway region Nagorno-Karabakh, world leaders concerned

The historical conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over breakaway region Nagorno-Karabakh region dates back to 1921 when the Soviet Union forcibly merged the predominantly ethnic Armenian region with Azerbaijan.

MP Special DG caught beating his wife in viral video says what he did was ‘not a crime’, gets relieved of duties: Read the...

ADG, Madhya Pradesh, Purshottam Sharma has been relieved of his duties after a video of him beating his wife went viral on social media.

“Have no regrets”, Balika Vadhu director takes on his father’s business of selling vegetables as upcoming film projects get stalled

The Balika Vadhu director Ram Vriksha Gaur has been selling vegetables in his hometown of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh.

Columnist Sudheendra Kulkarni who used Jaswant Singh’s death to target Modi, had once insulted and left Singh in tears, senior journalist reveals

Sudheendra Kulkarni, who had extended support to Rahul Gandhi ahead of 2019 elections has been a very vocal Modi critic and Pakistan sympathiser.

PM Modi’s call for UN reforms should be the beginning of our resurgent foreign policy

India could look to pursue a seven-point agenda to play a bigger role in global affairs.

Madhya Pradesh: Special DG Purshottam Sharma brutally assaults his wife, video goes viral on social media

The accused's son has filed a complaint with the state DGP and has sent a copy of the assault video.

Delhi Police Special Cell comes to rescue of NDTV employee M Atharuddin for plasma therapy

Atharuddin alias Munne Bharti had put out a tweet in the morning requesting urgent plasma donation.

Arrested gangster Feroz Ali killed after UP Police car crashes on the way to Lucknow

UP's wanted Gangster Feroz Ali killed in road accident while being brought by police from Mumbai.

Another temple attacked in Andhra Pradesh, Nandi idol vandalized in Chittoor

The 12th century Kasi Visweswara Swamy temple was attacked recently where miscreants had damaged the Nandi idol. There have been several such attacks in recent days.

Farm Bills debate: Amul chief says the freedom to sell anywhere helps farmers prosper, improves production

RS Sodhi explained that along with the increase of milk's contribution to GDP, there has also been a rise in farmers' income because of this freedom to sell the produce anywhere they wish.

Delhi HC orders Twitter to remove alleged defamatory tweets against Rajdeep Sardesai and India Today by former employee of the media house

Delhi HC ordered removal of tweets by former India Today employee Rakesh Krishnan Thiyya for calling Rajdeep Sardesai a 'fixer', 'dalla'

Argentina: Legislator kisses bare breast of his girlfriend during online parliament session, resigns after the video goes viral

Juan Emilio Ameri claimed that he assumed that the camera was off and wanted to check out his girlfriend's new breast implants

Pakistani bots on Twitter vow to fight for Muslim majority Azerbaijan after clashes erupt with Armenia over border issue

Tensions have gripped between Armenia and Azerbaijan after clashes erupted in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region.

The United Front System in China and how it helps the Chinese Communist party in its quest for global dominance

The United Front system that works to further the agenda of the CCP abroad has largely escaped attention thus far.

Haryana: Minor girl, allegedly gang-raped by Ismail, Sahir Sahir and Irshad, writes to NCPCR over police inaction

The police had initially dismissed the complaint of the victim's family by alleging that the girl willing went with her perpetrators.

Mysuru Police bust fake honorary doctorate degree distribution ceremony in a hotel, two arrested

142 candidates from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh had gathered to obtain fake honorary doctorate degrees

‘Nitish Kumar called me and asked me to join’: Ex Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey joins JD(U) ahead of state assembly elections

Gupteshwar Pandey joined the JD(U) at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's residence in Patna, Bihar.

Kerala: Women ‘activists’ attack YouTuber, pour motor oil on face for saying ‘Feminists do not wear underwear’

The women 'activists' had got triggered by a video posted by Dr Vijay P Nair on his YouTube channel a month ago

“Your time of death has come”, radical Islamists attack actress-politician Nusrat Jahan on social media after she poses as Goddess Durga

An Instagram user, Sagar Hossain, questioned Nusrat Jahan, "Why do you support Hindus despite being a Muslim?"

“Hindu ki maiya maar gayi”, Pakistani internet sensation Nimra Ali goes on a Hinduphobic rant on live air, apologises after backlash

Following a social media backlash for her hate speech on live air, Nimra Ali was forced to tender an apology.

China injecting unproven coronavirus vaccine to its citizens, forcing them to sign non-disclosure agreements

Chinese officials are injecting three vaccine candidates into workers whom the government considers important