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Catholic Church launches an investigation after two nuns found pregnant on their return from missionary work

The two nuns were found pregnant after they returned from the missionary work in their home continent Africa.

UP police file separate chargesheets against Swami Chinmayanand in rape case and against the victim law student in extortion case

UP police say rape charges against Chinmayanand and extortion charges against the victim woman are proved

Karnataka HC bats for celebrating a tyrant, tells Government to reconsider its decision to not celebrate Tipu Jayanti

In a shocking observation, Karnataka HC has asked the state BJP govt to 'reconsider its decision' to not celebrate Tipu Jayanti

Congress puts the ‘slow’ in ‘economic slowdown’, protest rally due in October to be held in December

This is the third such 'protest rally' announced by Congress since September.

Climate Change and India: Urban elites should focus their energy on pressuring developed nations to meet emission targets

It is exceeding important to understand the role of India in the Climate Change debate and dynamics.

Once a mosque is always a mosque: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind President Maulana Arshad Madni on Ram Janmabhoomi verdict

Section 144 has been imposed in Ayodhya till December 28 and people have been prohibited from organising any event regarding the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute

Maharashtra assembly elections 2014: When Sharad Pawar had offered to provide outside support to minority govt of BJP

NCP had offered to provide outside support to BJP govt in Maharashtra by promising to abstain his MLAs from voting

NCP-Congress alliance will not make any attempts to form a government in Maharashtra: Sharad Pawar

Ending the speculations of Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena coming together to form government in Maharashtra, Sharad Pawar said the NCP will not join hands with Shiv Sena and said he was confident that they will form a government soon.

Jharkhand: Tearing up of Lord Hanuman flag at Chhath ghat sparks off communal tension, 3 Muslim youth arrested

Communal tensions in the region flared up when Salamat, Izamul, Ansari and others pulled up and rip up the flag of Lord Hanuman from Chhath Ghat

Yogendra Yadav claims a verdict in favour of Ram Mandir will test ‘secular politics’ in India: Pro Majority is Anti Minority?

Yogendra Yadav in The Print has exercised intellectual overreach by saying the impending verdict on Ram Mandir along with some other crucial proposals will test secular politics in India.

Madhya Pradesh: Civic body officials beaten up by Kamal Nath cabinet minister’s supporters for removing birthday greeting hoardings

Supporters of MP minister Tulsi Silawat thrash Indore Municipal Corporation workers for removing posters wishing him on his birthday

ISIS-K had attempted to conduct suicide attack in India last year but failed: Top US Counterterrorism official

Russel Tavers also informed the Senators that ISIS-K is of the most concern to the US.

Kerala Chief Secretary Tom Jose says Maoists are terrorists who don’t have same human rights as citizens, Congress and Communists up in arms

The Kerala Chief Secretary, Tom Jose, wrote about how Maoists should rightly be termed as terrorists and how state action against these terrorist elements in fully and wholly justified

Delhi: Alertness of cops prevented 150 criminals from escaping during the clash between police and lawyers in Tis Hazari court

During police vs lawyers clash at Tis Hazari court, 150 criminals were about to escape

Nehru Memorial ‘Modi-fied’ as Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Jairam Ramesh, Karan Singh removed from panel

Three Congress leaders who were part of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library panel were moved by a government order yesterday.

Will Ram Lalla finally come home: The culmination of a people’s movement spanning over 491 years

The Supreme Court is set to deliver its verdict on the vexatious issue of whether Sri Ramlalla Virajman is the legitimate owner of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple site in Ayodhya

Pakistan’s official song on Kartarpur Corridor features Bhindranwale and other Khalistani terrorists

The song has been released ahead of inauguration of Kartarpur Corridor which will take place on November 9.

Here is why Delhi policemen chanted ‘Humara CP kaisa ho? Kiran Bedi jaisa ho’ at the protests at Police headquarters

Delhi cops protesting over Tis Hazari court incident reminisced about India's first IPS Kiran Bedi

Mysuru: 37 Catholic Priests accuse Bishop of sexual misconduct, corruption and more, write letter to Pope Francis

The letter stated that Bishop KA William even preyed on the women and girls who cleaned the campus

Netizens outrage after radical Islamic literature on Ghazwa-e-Hind found on Google Play Store

The term Ghazwa-e-Hind or a holy raid of India has been used by the Pakistani terrorists against India for decades

Ahead of Ayodhya judgement by Supreme Court, Muslim clerics urge everyone to accept verdict and maintain calm

The final verdict in the long-drawn Ayodhya dispute is expected to come between November 4 to November 17

Ahead of Kartarpur Corridor opening, India alleges Pakistan has not made arrangements, MoU not amended to waive passport as per Imran Khan’s tweet

India says passport requirement for Kartarpur Corridor still present despite Imran Khan announcing waiver

When Muslims become 50 % of the population, we will hunt you down: Man threatens after being confronted for sending d*ck pic to woman

FB user Mohammad Absar threatens Hindus of hunting down after population of Muslims become 50%

Shiv Sena demands union minister Nitin Gadkari to be brought in to resolve the Maharashtra stalemate

Shiv Sena says Nitin Gadkari can resolve the power sharing dispute in Maharashtra in two hours

Kartik Aryan starrer film Pati Patni Aur Woh which appears to normalise marital rape is an assault on our sensibilities

Unfortunately, bad jokes on 'wife' and 'marriage' are not the only thing that feels like assault on your sensibilities.

Nirbhaya gang rape: Convicts not to file mercy petition, to seek withdrawal of notification that had granted them 7 days to file petition

The jail authorities had informed the Nirbhaya gangrape case convicts that they had exhausted all legal remedies

Internet sensation Ranu Mondal gets angry on being touched by a fan, netizens react to her arrogance

Ranu Mondal reacted angrily to a woman fan asking for a selfie with her at a shop

Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana takes a dig at Devendra Fadnavis, calls him an ‘outgoing’ chief minister

An editorial in Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana calls Devendra Fadnavis an ‘outgoing’ chief minister

Pakistan: Men dig up grave of a woman and rape the dead body a day after burial

A group of men dug up the grave of a woman raped the dead body near Karachi in Pakistan

Delhi Police vs Lawyers: Police personnel carry out protest outside Delhi police HQ over repeated assaults by lawyers

The protest by Delhi police officials comes a day after a policeman was brutally assaulted by a group of lawyers near Saket district court

After KRK, another Indian decides to take on Twitter legally for suspending his account

In 2017, Sanjay Hegde had shared a Gorakh Pandey poem on first execution in independent India with a title 'Hang him'. Last week, his account was suspended over this old tweet.

‘May Allah forgive my sins,’ Pakistan pop singer Rabi Pirzada, who threatened to suicide bomb PM Modi, quits showbiz

Rabi Pirzada, who tweeted that she has quit showbiz, was recently in news over leaked nude videos.

Andhra Pradesh: After outrage, YS Jaganmohan Reddy reinstates the award in name of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

The Andhra Pradesh government had earlier decided to rename "Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Pratibha Puraskar Awards" as "YSR Vidya Puraskars" from this year onwards.

BBC and Jansatta spread fake news, paint Congress linked outfit supporting stubble burning as RSS linked

BBC and Jansatta lie and spread fake news by saying farmers’ organisation that supported Congress is linked with RSS

United Kingdom: As Labour Party takes anti-India stand, Indian diaspora to campaign for Conservatives in December 2019 elections

The British Indian vote has the ability to decide the outcome of nearly 40 seats in the upcoming elections and could be a gamechanger if they vote en masse for one single party in the UK elections. 

The Greatest in Limited Overs Cricket – Quotes on Virat Kohli

Some quotes by former cricketers on Indian cricketer Virat Kohli on his birthday

Modi Government secures release of four Indian nationals abducted by Arakan Army in Myanmar, one died during detention

The released Indian nationals, along with the body of the deceased, have reached Sittwe in Myanmar and will be leaving for Yangon Myanmar on Tuesday for onward journey to India.

Andhra Pradesh: YSR Congress government to rename APJ Abdul Kalam award in the memory of former CM YS Rajasekhara Reddy

The awards, which are distributed to meritorious students in the state will now be named after a Congress leader instead of former President APJ Abdul Kalam.

Complaint filed with child rights body against actor Swara Bhasker for calling a 4-year-old child actor from South India ‘chu**ya’

In the letter addressed to the Chairperson of NCPCR, Legal Rights Protection Forum talks about the abusive language used against children by Swara in the YouTube show 'Son of Abish' hosted by 'comedian' Abish Mathew.

NYTimes columnist Aatish Taseer displays Hinduphobia in full glory, speaks the language of the very Islamists who killed his father

In displaying his Hinduphobia, NYTimes columnist Aatish Taseer uses the 'cow urine' jibe, the Islamists terrorists and terror sympathisers use to mock Hindus

Inputs from RSS and farmers association stopped Modi govt from being a part of RCEP, world’s largest free trade agreement

On Monday, India announced that it will not be part of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP, which will be the world's largest free trade pact of 16 nations.

Tell dad you love him. A lot. Tell him today. Tell him tomorrow. Tell him more often: Cricketer Virat Kohli writes life lessons to...

On his 31st birthday, Cricketer Virat Kohli wrote a letter to his 15-year-old self giving a glimpse into future.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s 65-year-old sister, suspected to be a terrorist too, captured by Turkey from Syria

Turkey authorities claim they have captured sister of slain ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi from Syria.

Telangana: Woman revenue officer burnt alive by angry land owner for not correcting land records

The revenue officer was burnt alive during the office lunch hours when there were not many visitors in the office

SC slams Congress govt in Chhattisgarh for tapping the phones of a senior IPS officer and his family members

SC slams Chhattisgarh government for tapping phones of suspended IPS officer Mukesh Gupta

When they shout “Afzal hum sharminda hain, tere qatil zinda hain”, Neelkanth Ganjoo’s fate is what they mean

Neelkanth Ganjoo had sentenced JKLF founder Maqbool Bhat to death in 1968.

Days after Piyush Goyal reassured that interests of India will be protected, PM Modi reinforces that by not joining RCEP as key concerns were...

PM Modi said that the current form of RCEP agreement does not fully reflect spirit and agreed guiding principles

Sabarimala: Kerala govt says it will help menstruating women enter temple after asking Modi govt to protect tradition

Pinarayi Vijayan-led communist government in Kerala had been accused for using brute force to evict temple devotees from Sabarimala shrine