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“There is a limit to politics”: Amit Shah slams Mamata Banerjee for not adopting Ayushman Bharat, says BJP CM in Bengal will implement it...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today while addressing a virtual rally in West Bengal criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for not implementing Ayushman Bharat health scheme of the Union Government.

Fact Check: No, a Muslim man was not forced to lick the spit of a Hindu. Here is the truth

While torturing the victim, the accused could be hearing saying, "Kyu bola Ramzan ka Naam? Aab bolega Ramzan ka naam? Tere ko DCP ko du kya?"

Are you the mouthpiece for lobbying foreign airlines? Union Minister Hardeep Puri slams ET for misleading report on Air India’s Vande Bharat Mission

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday responded to the allegations made by the Economic Times in a report that claimed the Air India's Vande Bharat Mission for repatriation of stranded Indians is overpriced and mismanaged.

China cries foul as India-Australia sign defence deals, sees it as attempt to ‘confront’ China

The improvement of diplomacy and bilateral ties between India and Australia seems to have spooked China.

XXX 2 controversy: Ekta Kapoor deletes sex scene, slams cyberbullying by online trolls

Ekta Kapoor slammed cyberbullies for abusing, issuing rape threats to her and her mother Shobha Kapoor on social media

Arvind Kejriwal has become the monster he once promised to fight

In middle of coronavirus crisis, Delhi Chief Minister abandoned lakhs of people, just because he could.

As Mumbai crosses 50,000 COVID cases, police summons Arnab Goswami for another round of interrogation

In April, Arnab Goswami was questioned by Mumbai Police for over 12 hours for questioning Sonia Gandhi’s silence over Palghar Sadhu lynching

Palghar mob lynching: Local grilled by CID in the sadhu lynching case commits suicide

Dhangada was one among many people questioned by the police in their alleged role in the Palghar mob lynching case.

Jammu and Kashmir: Sarpanch Ajay Pandita shot dead by terrorists in Anantnag

Congress Sarpanch Ajay Pandita of Lokbowan Larkipora, Anantnag was fired upon by the terrorists while he was working in his orchard.

Delhi minorities commission awards ‘activist’ Teesta Setalvad with a lifetime achievement award for her ‘contribution to human rights’

Controversial 'activist' Teesta Setalvad had been widely criticized for instigating crowds during the anti-CAA protests .

No, Brahmins did not severe tongue of a 16-year-old girl as a sacrifice to protect village from Coronavirus: Here is the truth

Kamran alleged that owing to superstitious beliefs that the village would be protected from the wrath of the deadly Wuhan Coronavirus, the Brahmins in the village cut off the tongue of a Class 8 student as religious 'sacrifice'.

Sandesara scam: Congress leader Ahmed Patel cites ‘Corona’ to evade questioning, ED says ‘we will come home and question’

Congress leader Ahmed Patel has sent a letter to the Enforcement Directorate and has used 'corona' as an excuse to evade questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in the over Rs 14,000 crore Sandesara scam.

‘Indians are a beastly people with a beastly religion’: The racism of British ‘hero’ Winston Churchill

A statue of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was vandalised by Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters on Sunday.

West Bengal: Hundreds of TMC workers clash with BJP workers, heckle BJP leader Sabyasachi Dutta

Sabyasachi Dutta was on his way to meet an injured BJP worker when his entourage was stopped and attacked at

Delhi LG overturns Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s diktat, says Delhi hospitals open to all patients

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal had yesterday announced that hospitals in the city would be reserved only for Delhi residents till the time coronavirus cases in the national capital are brought under control

DMK files FIR against popular Tamil YouTuber Maridhas for calling M Karunanidhi as the ‘father of corruption’

Maridhas claimed that the success of the former DMK patriarch was due to manipulative skills and a shrewd divide and rude policy.

Shop owners lock horns with mall owners in Uttar Pradesh. Read why shops remain shut despite malls opening-up

Even as malls opened up in Uttar Pradesh, the shop owners decided to keep the shops closed owing to demand of rent waiver

Pakistani state-broadcaster PTV shows Jammu and Kashmir as a part of India, Pakistanis outrage

While discussing about the population density of Pakistan, state broadcaster PTV showed Jammu and Kashmir under the jurisdiction of India, causing an outrage among Pakistanis.

Kashmiri woman arrested for allegedly planning ISIS terror attacks during anti-CAA protests in Delhi, tests positive for coronavirus

The Kashmiri woman and her husband are accused of having links with the terrorist organisation Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP) and for their alleged role in anti-CAA riots.

Head constable Ratan Lal’s murder was a part of a wider conspiracy to trigger communal riots: Delhi Police

Delhi Police have alleged that anti-CAA protests in Delhi were used as a springboard to fuel riots that swept several areas of the northeast Delhi

To get dirt on Arnab Goswami, Newslaundry messages a Pakistani journalist: Here are the details

Newslaundry harbours a deep seated hatred for Arnab Goswami because the latter's editorial point of view differs from theirs.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain brazens out ‘no outsiders’ rule for hospitals, blames the central Government

Satyendra Jain brazenly justified the contentious decision to bar non-residents of Delhi from availing treatment in private, govt. hospitals.

Cow smugglers in Vadodara steal a cow, put her in a car in the middle of the night: Watch video

A video from Vadodara, Gujarat, has gone viral where men, presumably cow smugglers, are seen taking the cow and putting it in a car.

Customer buys Bhagwat Purana, Amazon seller also sends a book on why the Hindu scripture is ‘irrelevant’ as a ‘special gift’

The Twitter user has stated that while he had ordered the Hindu scripture, a second book denigrating the same scripture was sent as a 'special gift' by the seller, presumably to dissuade readers from reading the Hindu holy book.

Preliminary investigation reveals elephant ‘accidentally’ consumed explosive: Here is why that line of investigation does not make sense

Recently, the case of a pregnant elephant from Palakkad, Kerala dying after consuming a jaggery coated explosive came to the fore and led to widespread outrage

Bois locker room case: Girl who exposed the Instagram chats gets threats on social media, Delhi police file another FIR based on her complaint

Last month, social media was awash with repugnant details of an Instagram chat group comprising of boys that discussed ‘gang-raping’ girls in a group called ‘Bois Locker Room’

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal develops fever and sore throat, to undergo Coronavirus test on Tuesday

Arvind Kejriwal has cancelled all his meetings since Sunday and has isolated himself. He has not issud a statement on it yet.

As unlock 2.0 rolls in, life is back to normal with traffic jams amid rising Coronavirus cases

Two and a half months after the country-wide lockdown, India slowly opens up, inches back to normalcy.

Coronavirus positive in Delhi? Here is the list of documents you need to get admitted in Delhi govt run hospitals

Kejriwal government issued list of documents required to get admission in Delhi government hospitals

Uttar Pradesh: Wasim Ahmed becomes Dinesh Rawat, obtains fake identity card to lure a Hindu woman, rapes her for two years

According to Kithore CO Ramanand Kushwaha, when the police went to arrest Wasim, he claimed to be a journalist to evade arrest.

NIFT student doxxed, phone number leaked and threatened because of political ideology and supporting the BJP

The NIFT student has alleged that certain leftists have been harassing her online due to her political opinions. She has stated that her phone number and personal details have been leaked online and she is receiving threats by those people.

Shiv Sena bullies Sonu Sood into meeting Uddhav Thackeray after accusing him of stealing limelight from Maha Vikas Aghadi for arranging buses for migrants

Shiv Sena seems to have bullied Bollywood actor Sonu Sood into meeting Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray after he won compliments for arranging for buses for migrant workers stuck in Maharashtra amid coronavirus outbreak.

GoAir revokes termination of employee after he claims it was not him but an impersonator who made the offensive comments on Hindu gods

Asif Khan has claimed that it was not him but an impersonator who had made the offensive comments on Hindu gods and goddesses on social media.

I reactivated Ladakh’s Daulat Beg Oldi airstrip in 2008 without informing govt because earlier 5 requests were denied: Former Air Marshal PK Barbora

Former Air Marshal PK Barbora said he didn’t inform govt before landing at Daulat Beg Oldi airstrip in 2008 as all earlier requests were denied.

Unlock 2.0: Here are the MHA guidelines for reopening of malls, restaurants and religious places from June 8

According to MHA guidelines, malls, restaurants, and religious places will reopen from June 8 maintaining social distancing norms

New York City Mayor lifts curfew to ‘restart’ just two days after health experts encourage mass gathering amid Coronavirus pandemic for anti-racism protests

Mayor Bill de Blasio lifted the curfew in New York City days after USA suffered widespread riots after the death of George Floyd.

Ex-MP and journalist Shahid Siddiqui’s niece dies of coronavirus, had complained of Delhi govt hospital’s carelessness

Former Member of Parliament and journalist Shahid Siddiqui's niece passed away within 24 hours of his desperate pleas for intervention by Delhi government on her deteriorating condition.

Netizens accuse Netflix of insulting Hindus and Lord Hanuman by streaming Safdar Rahman’s film ‘Chippa’

Netflix has been accused of insulting Hindus and Hinduism after one of the recent movies on the platform mocked Hindu God Hanuman.

Uttar Pradesh ATS arrests PFI member Shahzad for his role in instigating anti-CAA riots in Meerut

UP police arrest PFI leader Shehzad, and his accomplice Parvez in Meetut for instigating the anti-CAA riot in Meerut on December 20

State govt run and private hospitals in Delhi to be reserved for Delhi residents only, outsiders can go to central govt hospitals: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi govt has decided that the state government-run hospitals private hospitals in Delhi will be reserved for Delhi residents only

Meet cartoonist Vishal: Busting leftist monopoly in narrative with Hindutva cartoons, one at a time

Vishal makes cartoons on Instagram which seeks to bust the leftist monopoly over the control of discourse

J.K. Rowling is a TERF! Rainbow Fascism attacks the Harry Potter author for saying biological sex is real and only women can menstruate

It all began when J.K. Rowling took offence over an opinion piece on a media portal that addressed women as 'people who menstruate'.

Tensions between India and Nepal likely to mount as New Delhi not likely to engage with the Himalayan country ready to change its map

India may not participate in talks as Nepal is passing constitution amendment to change its map to include Indian territories

“How did he arrange buses during the lockdown?” Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut alleges political conspiracy behind Sonu Sood arranging transport for migrants

Sanjay Raut alleges that Sonu Sood arranging transport for migrants is political conspiracy to overshadow the work done by state govt

“India is ONE”: Himanta Biswa Sarma slams Maharashtra and Delhi governments for disowning Assamese people amid coronavirus crisis

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has expressed shock at the 'second-class citizen' treatment meted out by Maharashtra and Delhi state govts, to people from other states who are residing and earning their livelihood in these states.

Jharkhand: Geological Survey of India discovers gold reserves of 250 kgs near Jamdeshpur, to be auctioned soon

The Geological Survey of India submitted its final report to state Govt on June 3, enabling auction of the the gold mines

Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination, was two months pregnant when arrested

Nalini Sriharan is the longest serving female prisoner in India and gave birth to her daughter Arithra while in prison.

Former Bombay HC justice Micheal Saldanha accuses Bishop of Mysore KA William of murder, sexual misconduct, corruption

Former Bombay HC judge alleges that Bishop of Mysore KA William is letting loose a virtual reign of terror in the Diocese of Mysore

Commando Sunaina Patel, who continued fighting Naxal terrorists during pregnancy, gives birth to a daughter

Commando Sunaina Patel had joined the elite anti-Naxal unit Women DRG in Chhattisgarh when she was 2 months pregnant

Delhi: “He will kill me. Please save my life”, says Hindu woman who was earlier tortured by her Muslim husband to eat beef

Hindu woman named Neha Jogi narrates her harrowing experience of being married to a Muslim husband, Nafees Khan