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‘Unlike Hinduism, Islam and Christianity do not believe all religions lead to God,’ says Subramanian Swamy at the Arth Cultural Fest

Subramanian Swamy said that unlike Hinduism, Islam and Christianity do not believe that all religions lead to God.

Gaurakshak ‘Joker’? Oscar Award winner Joaquin Phoenix rescues a cow and her baby calf from a slaughterhouse

Joaquin Phoenix rescued a cow and her calf from a slaughterhouse in Los Angeles and shifted to an animal protection house

Rajasthan: 18 students admitted to hospital after they fell ill following consuming midday meal

Principal and midday meal in-charge of Rajasthan school suspended after 18 students fell ill after taking midday meal

Secularisation of Islamic Supremacist Owaisi

How does Asaduddin Owaisi try to maintain the unwavering support of the Muslims? He does so by creating a fabricated enemy among those who like Indian Muslim love this country.

Controversial doctor Kafeel Khan’s uncle shot dead by unidentified men in Gorakhpur, police say case of property dispute

Nusrullah Ahmad Warsi, maternal uncle of Dr. Kafeel Khan, shot dead on Saturday over alleged property dispute.

#SantoorMoms: The vulnerabilities, insecurities and disproportionate amount of outrage on seemingly harmless trends

Women are often at the receiving end of advice and abuse in equal measure and #SantoorMoms was no exception.

Watch: Journalist Rubika Liyaqat takes on Bollywood entertainer Swara Bhasker, exposes how latter indulges in fear-mongering about NRC

Swara Bhasker's lack of clarity on CAA and NRC just goes out to show how her bravado is nothing but fear-mongering.

Group of Jamia Milia Islamia University students claims ‘La ilaha illallah’ is against Nationalism on Facebook

Students group of Jamia Milia Islamia University says ‘La ilhaha illallah’ is against Nationalism

Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha meets Pakistan President to “promote peace”, sets Twitter on fire

Shatrughan Sinha meets Pakistan President Arif Alvi, share concern on ‘lockdown’ of Kashmir

Jainism making inroads in Japan, thousands of people travel to India to embrace Jainism by taking Deeksha

Thousands of Japanese turn to Jainism, many are readying themselves to take up monkhood.

After ‘opening’ Noida-Faridabad road, anti-CAA protestors now block road near Jafrabad metro station

The sudden protests had forced the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to shut down the entry and exit gates of the metro station.

Ahead of India visit, President Donald Trump retweets ‘Bahubali’ spoof video, says look forward to being ‘great friends with India’

US President Donald Trump retweeted a video in which he was depicted as Bahubali - a popular character in the blockbuster movie with the same name.

Rajasthan: Days after a man was sexually tortured and assaulted, three Dalit youths brutally thrashed in Jaisalmer

In a viral video some people belonging to upper caste could be seen beating up three Dalit youths were beaten up in Rama village within Sangad Police Station area in Jaisalmer.

Domicile Act and Land Act coming very soon for Jammu and Kashmir: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Jitendra Singh informed that Domicile Act, Land Act coming soon in Jammu and Kashmir

Bollywood lyricist Hussain Haidry incites violence, urges people to ‘show courage’ and beat up ‘upper caste’ Hindus with ‘chappal’

Hussain Haidry asks people to go to each and every household in their respective colonies and hit all those voting for the BJP with chappals

“Your seat is not a sleeper berth,” Civil Aviation Ministry joins the reclined seat debate, asks people to consider other people’s space

Civil Aviation Ministry posts tweet asking people to be considerate about other people's space while reclining seats

Manipur government considering legalising cannabis plantation for medical and industrial use: CM N. Biren Singh

CM Biren Singh informed the assembly that Manipur govt is considering to legalize cannabis plantation

NPR census is mandatory, state govt will finalise the additional NPR questionnaire draft: Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik

Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik says the state is ready for NPR census exercise which is mandatory

Geological Survey of India issues clarification on Sonbhadra gold discovery, says estimated reserve is 160 kg, not 3350 tonnes as reported by media

Geological Survey of India has said that the total gold reserves in Sonbhadra could be up to 160 kgs, not 3350 tonnes as published in reports

Pakistan offers honorary citizen to West Indies cricketer Darren Sammy for bringing international cricket back to the country

Pakistan President to grant honorary citizenship to Darren Sammy because of his services to Pakistan cricket

Over 250 shops closed and roads blocked since December: Shaheen Bagh protest cause loss of Rs 150 crores, per reports

250 Retail stores and commercial outlets have been shut for the past two and a half months, owing to the protests at Shaheen Bagh

Messages with ‘Free Kashmir’, ‘End Occupation’ and demanding revocation of CAA, NRC, NPR scrawled on blackboards in TISS

Seditious demands like the liberation of Kashmir were made on the blackboards in TISS

Confusion whether all Islamists of Shaheen Bagh agree to open a tiny stretch of road, partially ending their illegal occupation

Delhi police say there is no clarity whether all Shaheen Bagh protesters have given consent to open the road

Muslim supporters paint graffiti on Jamia wall demanding to free radical Islamist Sharjeel Imam

Police of five states have held Sharjeel Imam, the radical Islamist behind the Jamia Nagar violence and Shaheen Bagh protests guilty under the sedition and various other laws

“Governance must be left to the elected representatives”: Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad at Judicial conference at Supreme Court

Ravi Shankar Prasad said that governance must be left to Legislature while delivering judgments must be left to Judiciary

Ruling BJD launches protests after AIIMS Bhubaneswar issues notification asking employees to use Hindi language

AIIMS Bhubaneswar issues notification asking employees to use Hindi language, BJD protests alleging Hindi imposition

Rahul Gandhi to return as Congress President? Salman Khurshid says he remains the ‘top leader’ and many want him back

Salman Khurshid today said that leaders want Gandhi scion-Rahul Gandhi back as Congress President

Leftists and assorted trolls train their guns at Justice Arun Mishra after he praises PM Modi at International Judicial Conference 2020

SC judge Arun Mishra was all praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he termed him an "internationally acclaimed visionary"

Rajasthan Mahila Congress Secretary mocks Naga Sadhus while taking a dig at the Citizenship law and she is not a first time offender

Rajasthan Mahila Congress Secretary has previously also exhibited similar diseased mentality

Punjab government issues order making Punjabi language mandatory for all state govt signboards

The Punjab Government issues order making Punjabi mandatory in state govt signboards and milestones

‘Priyanka Gandhi is active because she is working to make space for herself in her own party’: Union minister Smriti Irani

Speaking at Hindustan Samagam event in Lucknow, Smriti Irani dismissed Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and her political foray

Activists accuse police of doing “illegal cordon and search” after fraudulently obtained Aadhaar cards recovered in Telangana

The Telangana police have come under the scanner of privacy activists for its "cordon and search operations"

Kartarpur has potential to turn ordinary folks into trained terrorists: Punjab DGP Dinkar doubts Pakistan’s intent on Kartarpur corridor

Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta said that nefarious elements in Pakistan were trying to make overtures to the pilgrims visiting Kartarpur, in order to radicalise them against India

Shaheen Bagh Islamists put seven conditions to SC-appointed interlocutors to end their illegal occupation of public road: Here is what they are

SC-appointed interlocutors given 7 conditions by Shaheen Bagh protestors to end the road occupation

FIR filed against AIMIM leader Waris Pathan for his “15 crore Muslims can dominate 100 crore Hindus” remark

FIR filed in Kalaburagi Police Station against AIMIM leader Waris Pathan for his inciting remark

Ancient burial site found in Uttar Pradesh’s Sinauli is 3,800-years old, indigenous warrior tribe inhabited the region

Largest known ancient burial site found in Uttar Pradesh's Sinauli, where 126 burials were excavated, are at least 3,800 years old

Is Quaden Bayles, the kid in the viral video who got bullied in school, actually an 18-year-old actor? Here is the truth

A video of a 9-year-old schoolboy Quaden Bayles became viral in which the kid was seen crying after being bullied

‘Great’: US President Donald Trump praises Bollywood’s gay rom-com Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan

Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, a directorial debut of Hitesh Kewalya, is a love story between two men in small-town India

Gujarat and Delhi CMs asked to stay away from Ahmedabad roadshow and Melania Trump’s scheduled visit to Delhi schools: Reports

US officials ask Delhi CM, DyCM to be not present at Melania Trump's Delhi school visit, Gujarat CM to not join Trump-Modi roadshow

Don’t mistake Hindu tolerance for weakness: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis warns Waris Pathan

Devendra Fadnavis told Warin Pathan not to mistake tolerance of Hindu community as a weakness

West Bengal: Tension in Islampur after animal meat suspected to be beef found in front of temple, police lathi charge protesters

Animal meat suspected to be beef was found in front of a Hindu temple in Islmpur in West Bengal, people block highway in protest

IAF flight meant to evacuate Indian nationals stranded in Wuhan, reportedly, delayed “deliberately” by Chinese authorities

IAF flight that was scheduled to evacuate 100 Indians stranded in Coronavirus hit Wuhan was unable to leave due to delay in clearance by China

Speaking of gold, here is when superstitious UPA sarkar went digging, guided by a Godman’s dream

A huge treasure trove of gold deposit has just been uncovered in Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh.

Enforcement Directorate attaches assets worth Rs. 1.15 crore belonging to notorious left-wing terrorist Arvind Yadav

ED on Friday attached assets worth Rs 1.15 crore of notorious Maoist Arvind Yadav of Bihar

Temple to be built from public contribution, government has many problems to solve: Mahant Nritya Gopal Das Maharaj, President of Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra...

President of Ram Janmabhoomi trust Mahant Nritya Gopal Das Maharaj said Govt will not be pressurized for any funds

Sunni Waqf Board says it ‘does not have an option’ and has to accept the 5 acre land as rejecting it would be ‘contempt...

Sunni Waqf Board has said that it will decide how to use the Ayodhya land in a meeting to be held on Monday

Ex Mumbai cop Rakesh Maria had asked Mahesh Bhatt to inform Gulshan Kumar about assassination plot before the murder

Rakesh Maria, the former Mumbai Police Commissioner, has made shocking disclosures on the murder of music baron Gulshan Kumar.

Hyderabad University imposes Rs 5000 fine on students for violating varsity rules, organising ‘Shaheen Bagh night’

The University of Hyderabad penalised three students for violating varsity rules to organise an anti-CAA protest similar to 'Shaheen Bagh'

Sri Lanka mulls ban on Burqa, special report on security says police should have right to ask that Burqa be removed to establish identity

Parliamentary committee of Sri Lanka on national security has proposed an immediate ban on the burqa