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Brazil: As the coronavirus death toll rises, Sao Paulo authorities order exhumation of old corpses to make burial space for COVID-19 casualties

The Covid death has already reached a whopping 42,000, making Brazil the country with the world's second-highest death toll after USA.

Communist Party of India wants BMC to take over Mukesh Ambani’s Antilia and turn it into coronavirus treatment facility

In a letter to BMC, CPI's Prakash Reddy said that Antilla as well as other sky scrappers where apartments are empty should be converted into coronavirus facility.

Trump administration rules that sex will be defined as man and woman on the basis of biology, reverses Obama-era diktat

The decision by the Trump administration comes at a time when radical left-wing beliefs are running rampant among the medical community

RBI spent more on the transportation of Raghuram Rajan’s belongings between Chicago to Mumbai than in his salary: Report

An additional ₹13,474 was spent on fitting an air conditioner in the bathroom of former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, the RTI has revealed.

Muslim graveyards in Delhi may run out of space to bury coronavirus positive dead bodies

With increase in burials of dead bodies of coronavirus positive people after lifting of lockdown, the Muslim graveyards may soon run out of space to bury them.

Madhya Pradesh: Crime Branch files FIR against Digvijay Singh for sharing edited video to malign CM Shivraj Chouhan

BJP has stated in its complaint that the video shared by Digvijay Singh had a 9-second edited clip used out of context from a 2.19 minute video of Chouhan's statement against the liquor mafia in the state.

Pakistan: Two Indian officials working in Indian High Commission in Islamabad go missing

Two Indian officials working in Indian High Commission in Islamabad have gone missing reported news agency ANI quoting sources.

No lockdown on the cards, PM may ask worst-hit states to enforce stricter enforcement of social distancing guidelines: Report

The PM may direct states to ramp up their testing numbers by the end of the month, for early diagnosis and treatment of Coronavirus cases.

Mumbai: After almost three months, local train services resume, only essential staff allowed

Mumbai Locals to resume services from 15th June for essential staff only.

Depression and suicide: Some ‘controversial’ facts, some straight talk and why only ‘talking’ will not help anyone with depression

Given the extent of debate around depression and suicide, a lot of false information is often passed as Vedic Truth and an aura of myth has developed regarding the whole matter.

64 health department employees sacked for getting jobs by fraud 20 years ago in Uttar Pradesh, 18-year-old probe ended

64 health department employees who managed to get jobs using fraudulent means 20 years ago sacked after a probe for 18 years

Sushant Singh Rajput’s maternal uncle claims the Bollywood actor was murdered, demands CBI investigation into his death

Sushant Singh Rajput's uncle RC Singh said that he finds it difficult to believe that Sushant committed suicide.

Sushant Singh Rajput: Pakistani celebrities get attacked for mourning death of a ‘kaafir’ who committed suicide

Pakistani celebrities who mourned the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput were attacked by their fellow countrymen for mourning death of a 'kaafir' (non-believer)

India to complete the construction of strategic Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie (DSDBO) road in Ladakh by year-end: Read details

BRO is expected to complete the work on the 255 Km-long strategic Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie (DSDBO) road in Ladakh within this year

Coronavirus: Centre gives 500 Railways coaches to Delhi to provide 8,000 beds, Radha Soami Satsang Beas campus to be turned into 10,000 bed facility

In a review meeting chaired by Amit Shah, central govt decided to give 500 train coaches to Delhi to use as Coronavirus hospitals

UP Police challans a groom for not wearing a mask in Ramgarh district

Police in Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh stopped a groom going for his wedding and issued a challan for not wearing a mask

Rajasthan police arrest one Riyaz who had introduced himself as a Hindu man to entrap, rape and blackmail minor Hindu girl

Muslim man Riyaz entraps minor Hindu girl pretending to be Hindu, rapes her with friends and threatens to release the rape video

‘Gone too soon,’: Bollywood celebrities, sports stars mourn the sudden demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput

Various celebrities, upon the untimely death of Sushant Singh Rajput, took to social media to express their shock and anguish over the sudden death of the Bollywood actor.

Odisha: 500-year-old Gopinath Temple emerges from waters of Mahanadi after 11 years, devotees gather for darshan

500-year-old Gopinath temple has emerged again from the waters of Mahanadi after 11 years in Nayagarh district of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha.

UK: Leicester City Council decides to consider online petition to remove Mahatma Gandhi’s statue, Gandhi supporters hold protest against the decision

Online petition demanding to remove a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Leicester in UK accepted by the City Council for consideration.

Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind asks Supreme Court not to admit pleas of Hindus seeking to reopen Kashi-Mathura dispute cases

Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind tells Supreme Court that admitting pleas to reopen Kashi-Mathura temple disputes will create fear in Muslim minds

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput commits suicide

Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has reportedly committed suicide on Sunday, June 14, 2020.

“Coronavirus sleeps when your sleep and dies with your death”: Pakistani Maulana makes bizarre claims while attacking PM Imran Khan

Pakistani Maulana claims Imran Khan govt is labeling deaths due to heart and liver ailments as Coronavirus death to create fear

In their hate for Prime Minister Modi, Congress ends up admitting Rahul Gandhi is not very smart: Read how

On Sunday, Twitter was flooded with tweets under the hashtag '#मोदी_ही_पप्पू_है'. Rahul Gandhi has often been referred to as 'Pappu' for not being too smart.

Supreme Court refuses to stay investigation against journalist Vinod Dua in sedition case after urgent Sunday hearing

Supreme Court grants interim protection to Vinod Dua from arrest till July 6 to in sedition case against him over his YouTube show.

Delhi Police Cyber Cell arrests two more men for sharing morphed obscene images of co-convener of Delhi BJP IT cell

Delhi police cyber cell have arrested 2 men from Bihar 1 month after first arrest for sharing morphed photos of female BJP leader

Protesters in USA attempt to replicate the success of CHAZ, Police dismantle autonomous zone in Asheville, North Carolina

Police in Asheville, North Carolina dismantled an autonomous zone setup by Antifa.

America: 27-year-old African-American man Rayshard Brooks shot dead by Atlanta Police, protests erupt

Days after the brutal killing of George Floyd in Minnesota by a white police officer, 27-year-old African-American man Rayshard Brooks was shot at and killed by Atlanta Police officer at Wendy's on June 12.

Islamic terror groups like ISIS and Boko Haram using coronavirus epidemic to expand and consolidate their strength: Read details

The Islamic terror groups such as Boko Haram and ISIS have used the coronavirus pandemic opportunity to increase their control over areas and also to inflict more terror.

#HinduUnitedAgainstTerror Global campaign of online protests sees people participating from 100 cities across the world

On Sunday, thousands of Hindus living across the world organised a global protest campaign in more than 100 cities against the brutal killing of Jammu and Kashmir Sarpanch Ajay Pandita by Islamic terrorists.

Body bag controversy: Amid allegations of corruption, BMC cancels the contract, to place a new tender

On Friday, the Shiv Sena-run Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) was reportedly forced to scrap its contract with an Aurangabad-based company named Vedant Innotech Private Limited over allegations of malpractices in the procurement of body bags.

Newly whitewashed Jamia walls defaced with ‘Free Safoora’ and ‘Free Sharjeel’ graffiti

The newly whitewashed walls of Jamia Millia Islamia were again defaced by miscreants and 'Free Safoora' and 'Free Sharjeel' was written across them.

SC makes an exception to sit on Sunday to hear Vinod Dua’s petition for quashing sedition case

Vinod Dua had approached the apex court on Saturday asking protection from coercive action.

NIA gets custody of woman LeT terrorist from Kolkata, was in touch with Pakistani handlers though WhatsApp

National Investigation Agency (NIA) has got custody 22-year-old Lashkar-e-Taiba handler Tania Parveen from Kolkata, West Bengal.

India rejects new Nepal map including Indian territories, says this artificial enlargement is not based on historical facts and is not tenable.

Foreign ministry says that artificial enlargement of map b Nepal is not based on historical facts, hence it is not tenable.

India’s foreign exchange reserves see a significant surge, cross half-a-trillion USD mark for the first time

This is for the first time that India’s foreign exchange reserves have crossed the half-a-trillion US Dollar mark

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath hails courage of constable Vatan Pawar who caught cow smugglers despite being stabbed thrice

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath took to Twitter to heap praises on the valour of Uttar Pradesh police constable Vatan Pawar.

Tablighi Jamaat chief Maulana Saad sneaks out of his hideout, offers namaaz in Abu Bakr mosque

CCTV footage captures Tablighi Jamaat head Maulana Saad visiting a mosque to offer namaaz on Friday

“Muslim mob set the house on fire, ransacked shops and looted jewellery”: Narrates Pooja, Dalit victim of the communal clashes in Jaunpur

Dalit victim of communal strife in Jaunpur, Pooja claimed that Muslim mob ran riot attacking and pillaging shops, houses in the Dalit colony

Trouble in Paradise: Citizens of ‘autonomous zones’ within the USA excrete in tents, farms unlikely to yield any fruits for leftist secessionists

The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zon (CHAZ) was the first autonomous zone to come up in the USA as leftists take control of streets.

Zoom admits to blocking activists and ending meetings on the request of Chinese govt, to make changes to enable blocking participants in particular countries...

Zoom admitted terminating accounts outside mainland China and shutting down their meetings on request of Chinese government.

The ‘protests’ that burnt the nation: How American citizen Siddharth Varadarajan’s The Wire collaborated with anti-CAA ‘protesters’

The passage of the CAA in both the Houses of the Parliament unleashed a spree of violence across the whole country.

Bengaluru shows the way to fight Coronavirus to other Metropolitan Cities

The capital of Karnataka, Bengaluru, has also reported the highest recovery rate (51.5%) amongst other metropolitan cities.

Nepal Parliament’s lower house passes amendment to include the controversial new map: Here are the details

Nepal lower house of parliament on Saturday passed an amendment to include a new map including Indian areas of Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani in the constitution of the country.

Union Health Ministry releases new Clinical Management Protocol for COVID-19, adds two new symptoms that are observed before respiratory issues

New MoHFW protocol for COVID-19 says that Loss of smell and loss of taste occurs before the respiratory symptoms in Coronavirus patients

Delhi HC takes suo moto cognisance of non-payment of salary to Resident Doctors in MCD hospitals

Delhi HC took suo moto cognisance of the matter after various news reports claimed that salaries of resident doctors of MCD were withheld from the last 3 months

US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard urges Hindu students to find solace in Bhagavad Gita amidst such testing times

Tulsi Gabbard said that success could not be defined by the happiness one derived through service to the society.

Evangelical Church in Argentina reopens as a bar in protest against lockdown orders imposed on churches

Church in Argentina converts to bar in protest as bars and restaurants are allowed to open but Churches are not allowed to re-open

Amethi boy puts up ‘house for sale’ board after Muslims attack the family, SP orders probe after local police refused to act

"We want to sell our house to move to a safe place", says Hindu boy in Amethi after the family came under attack from Muslims