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PM Modi slams Congress over emergency in Lok Sabha speech, says ‘this sin on the forehead of Congress can never be erased’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday slammed the Congress over the Emergency and said whenever democracy' is discussed, "this very sin" of Congress will be remembered.

US-backed Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun threatens Russia for supporting India, Russian media mocks him by calling him ‘embarrassing CIA proxy’

US-backed Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has released another video, this time threatening to attack Russian missions across the world for Russia’s support to India

‘Shareer me garmi paida karna tapasya hai’: Rahul Gandhi’s personalised take on ‘tapasya’ leaves Lok Sabha MPs, netizens in splits

Proposing a new definition for tapasya, Rahul Gandhi said, "Shareer me garmi paida karna tapasya hai."

Bangladesh: Four arrested for vandalization of Hindu homes, shops and a temple in Sunamgonj over a Facebook post

Law enforcement agencies on Saturday arrested four individuals for vandalising and damaging houses and shops of the Hindu community and the local Loknath temple in Sunamganj district in Bangladesh earlier this month

After Atul Subhash, head constable dies by suicide in Bengaluru leaving death note blaming wife and father-in-law for torture and threats

Tippanna Alugur, a head constable with Bengaluru Police, died by suicide by jumping in front of a moving train at Baiyappanahalli on Friday night, accusing wife and father-in-law of torture in death note

Sambhal: Shiva, Hanuman Temple discovered during operation against encroachment and electricity theft in the Shahi Jama Masjid area, reopened after 46 years

In Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, a temple was discovered in the Shahi Jama Masjid area that remained closed for over 46 years.

“Congress gave away Kachchatheevu island to Sri Lanka for political reasons,” says BJP MP Tejasvi Surya

Amid the ongoing debate on the constitution in Parliament, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tejasvi Surya on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Congress, accusing it of giving away Kachchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka in 1974 for political reasons.

West Bengal: BJP announces Ram temple construction amid row over TMC MLA Humayun Kabir’s Babri Masjid remarks

The BJP has announced plans to construct a Ram temple in West Bengal following TMC MLA Humayun Kabir's remarks about building a Babri Masjid-like mosque in the state

Several schools in Delhi receive bomb threat by email, sender says ‘our children are brave servants of Allah’

Delhi schools received bomb threats via email, with the sender calling their children “brave servants of Allah” and threatening explosions.

75 Indian nationals evacuated from Syria arrive at Delhi airport, Indian Embassy teams drove them to Beirut in Lebanon

Indian nationals evacuated from war-torn Syria reached Delhi airport on Saturday. They expressed gratitude to PM Narendra Modi and Indian embassy for bringing them back home

Gangster Sonu Matka killed in police encounter in Meerut, was wanted in multiple murder and robbery cases

Sonu Matka, who was a native of Baghpat, was involved in several cases of robbery and murder in both Delhi and UP. There was a bounty of Rs 50,000 announced for his arrest.

Uttar Pradesh: Mehboob attacks minor girl for resisting harassment, tries to flee after arrest, opens fire at police

Mehboob harrassed a minor schoolgirl in Meerut. When the girl resisted, he pulled her hair and beat her up. He was later arrested and while taking for medical examination, he tried to escape. He opened fire at police and sustained bullet wound in retaliatory response.

Former OpenAI researcher Suchir Balaji, who accused ChatGPT of violating rules, found dead: Details

On 23rd October this year, Suchir Balaji argued that OpenAI was harming businesses and entrepreneurs by stealing their data to train ChatGPT. He said, “If you believe what I believe, you have to just leave the company. This is not a sustainable model for the internet ecosystem as a whole.”

Accenture, CEO lock their X accounts after online backlash over Atul Subhash’s suicide; his wife is employed by the IT giant

Accenture had been a target of online furore after software professional Atul Subhash committed suicide citing relentless harassment from his wife who is employed with the IT behemoth.

Meet the judges of the Supreme Court special bench set to decide the validity of the Places of Worship Act

As the fate of this Act relies on the judgment of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan, let’s take a look at the career trajectory of these judges.

Punjabi singer Ranjit Bawa’s show in Himachal Pradesh cancelled after protests by Hindu groups

VHP and Bajrang Dal have accused Ranjit Bawa of hurting the sentiments of Hindus by his actions.

After arresting Allu Arjun for the Pushpa 2 stampede death, Hyderabad Police says “adequate police bandobast” was in place

Sandhya Cine Enterprise had requested Hyderabad police on December 2 for the arrangement of bandobast on December 4 and 5 in connection with the release of the 'Pushpa-2.'

Gujarat: Fake ED team arrested after looting a jewellery story in a ‘raid’ was led by AAP leader Abdul Sattar, reveals state home minister

Arrested fake ED team leader Abdul Sattar Manjothi is the official general secretary of Aam Aadmi Party.

Delhi HC rejects plea by descendant of Bahadur Shah Zafar-II seeking possession of Red Fort and compensation since 1857

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by a Mughal descendent seeking possession of Red Fort

Allu Arjun arrest: Sandhya theatre’s request for police arrangements on release day goes viral, raises questions on Hyderabad police

Police said earlier that neither Allu Arjun’s team nor the theatre informed police that the actor would be visiting the theatre to attend the premiere of Pushpa 2. The letter proves the claim false.

Atul Subhash suicide: PIL in court seeks laws to prevent harassment of innocent men, misuse of IPC Section 498A

The plea in SC sought a direction to record during the marriage registrations, the articles or gifts given.

Bangladesh has become third most dangerous place for journalists after Palestine and Pakistan, finds Reporters Without Borders

As per the report, around 54 journalists lost their lives in the year 2024 among whom 2 were women. Of these 54, around 16 breathed their last in Palestine, 7 in Pakistan, 5 in Bangladesh, 5 in Mexico, and 4 in Sudan. Further, it said that over half of the journalists died while reporting facts from the conflict zone.

UP: IIT scholar accuses IPS Mohsin Khan of rape and exploitation, says despite having a child and a pregnant wife, he promised to marry...

The complainant has stated that Mohsin's wife gave birth to a second child on 27th November 2024. After this, the scholar started investigating the matter further and checked his wife's Instagram account. Then she met Mohsin's wife and found out that there was no such thing as a dispute.

’Poora desh jaanta hai aapko kiski taarif achhi lagti hai’: VP Jagdeep Dhankar takes a brutal dig at Mallikarjun Kharge in Rajya Sabha

In an apparent reference to adulation of Gandhis, VP Jagdeep Dhankar took a swipe at Mallikarjun Kharge saying the entire country knows who he likes to be praised.

Atul Subhash suicide: Bengaluru police arrive at accused wife’s house in Jaunpur, paste notice instructing to appear in Bengaluru in 3 days for interrogation

A four-member team of Bengaluru Police arrived in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur which is the residence of the wife of Atul Subhash, the techie who died by suicide

Return to roots: Naushad uses Dubey, Irshad calls himself Pandey as Muslims adopt Hindu surnames after tracing their ancestory in Dehri village of Jaunpur

Several Muslim families in the Dehri village have started using Hindu surnames such as Dubey, Shukla, and Mishra.

UP: Muslim hotel worker caught spitting on rotis, two arrested in Ghaziabad

The incident reportedly unfolded in the Modinagar Police Station area when a person named Prakash Singh went to the same hotel with his friend and noticed the accused spitting on the rotis. To prove this, he made a video of the worker. When he complained about this act to the hotel owner, the hotel owner, Anuj, and his associate Abid attacked Prakash and his friend.

Uttarakhand doubles its revenue from mining in 2024, earns Rs 650 crores

"From April to November 2024, the state earned a revenue of Rs 650 crore, which is 100 per cent more than the Rs 324.81 crore of the previous year," it said.

When global halal can exist, why are people upset with World Hindu Economic Forum, says Organising Committee secretary Ravikant Mishra

World Hindu Economic Forum also dismissed the controversy surrounding the invitation extended to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as a keynote speaker,

President Murmu and PM Modi congratulate D Gukesh for becoming the youngest ever Chess World Champion

D. Gukesh made history on Thursday, becoming the youngest-ever International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Champion after defeating China's Ding Liren in the final game of their championship tie.

45-50 crore devotees expected at Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj, special arrangements being made for of female devotees

Uttar Pradesh Minister Rakesh Sachan said that approximately 45-50 crore devotees are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj.

D Gukesh crowned youngest Chess World Champion, defeats Liren in thrilling title clash, becomes emotional after historical triumph

Following his triumph, Gukesh became overwhelmed with emotions and broke down in tears.

Surat: Mohammad Naeemuddin goes on a molesting spree, harasses and gropes multiple girls on streets, arrested after examining 700 CCTV vidoes

Mohammad Naeemuddin confessed that he would always get excited after seeing girls and went to the market to see them.

Show cause notice issued to Samajwadi Party MP Zia ur Rehman Barq, who has been named in Sambhal violence csse, for unauthorised construction

Notably, Zia Ur Rehman Barq is among those charged in connection with the violence unleashed by Islamist mobs on 24th November in response to a court-ordered survey of the disputed Jama Masjid.

When Muslim rioters broke Buddha and Mahaveer idols in Lucknow and Samajwadi Party govt did nothing

It was in a Samajwadi Party-ruled Uttar Pradesh when Muslims in Lucknow broke the idols of Lord Buddha and Lord Mahavira to avenge the retaliatory violence and arson by Rakhine Buddhists in Myanmar against Rohingya Muslims after a Buddhist girl was raped and murdered by three Rohingya Muslims.

Places of Worship Act: Supreme Court stays registration of new suits and bars courts from passing orders in pending cases- What the court said

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that no further suits can be registered in the country against places of worship till further orders from it

Jhansi: Muslim mob surrounds NIA convoy to oppose arrest of Mufti Khalid Ansari Nadvi after announcement from mosque, additional police force called to pacify...

The Muslim mob had an intense argument with the authorities and surrounded their vehicles to halt them from taking the Mufti.

Mass suicide in Jodhpur: Mother and her two sons end their lives by consuming poison; accuse daughter-in-law of torture in suicide note

Allegations have been levelled against four persons for harassing and defaming the deceased in their suicide note.

Maharashtra: Violence in Parbhani after Constitution’s replica vandalized, 50 including ‘lunatic’ accused arrested; Prakash Ambedkar makes castiest comments

As per the police, more than 40 individuals have been arrested for creating and escalating violence in the district. SIG Nanded, Shahaji Umap confirmed the incident and said that several shops, CCTV cameras, and hoardings of the shops were destroyed by the miscreants.

Actress Sai Pallavi refutes reports that she has adopted vegetarian diet for her role as Sita in movie ‘Ramayana’, calls them baseless rumours, fabricated...

Bollywood actress Sai Pallavi has firmly dismissed recent rumours claiming she adopted a vegetarian diet for her role as Sita in the much-anticipated film 'Ramayana', directed by Nitesh Tiwari.

Bangladeshi students in AMU found posting anti-India remarks, vulgar comments against women on social media, probe launched

Shamyul, Rifat Rehman and Mahmood Hasan Arafat are the accused and strict action has been demanded against them.

Odisha: Man out on bail in minor’s rape case murders the victim to try and avoid conviction, cuts her dead body into pieces, arrested

As per the police, the next hearing of the Odisha minor rape case in which the accused was arrested in August 2023 was due on 15th December.

Lawyer Vrinda Grover to stop representing RG Kar Medical College rape and murder victim’s family, withdraws from all courts

"At this stage, on account of certain intervening factors and circumstances, the chamber of Advocate Vrinda Grover is constrained to withdraw from the case proceedings in this matter and will no longer be representing the victim's family", Grover's office stated.

Bangladesh: Muslim group declares all restaurants must serve beef or shut down because beef eating is ‘Islamic duty’ and non-beef eateries are agents of...

Muhammad Arif Al Khabir argued that eating camel meat is not obligatory, but it became a duty for Muslims to eat camel because they had to establish their allegiance to Islam over Jewish dietary rules. In a similar way, eating beef is not mandatory but it is necessary for Muslims to show their allegiance to Islam over Hindu beliefs.

Bangladesh assured action against perpetrators of violence against minorities, says Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri after Dhaka visit

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs that Bangladesh has assured action against perpetrators of violence against minorities

Meer Faisal peddles disinformation, claims 180-year-old mosque in UP’s Fatehpur was demolished: Here’s the truth

Self described journalist Meer Faisal tweeted that authorities demolished the 180-year-old Noori mosque citing encroachment. The truth, however, is that only the encroached portion of the mosque was demolished.

Why names of Hindus suddenly started appearing in cow smuggling: Read about the elaborate conspiracy using poor Hindus including minors

The Hindus from poor families and even kids are lured by the cow killers as a first line of defence to protect themselves.

Women BJP MPs lodge complaint against TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee over his controversial ‘lady killer’ comment against Jyotiraditya Scindia

BJP MPs on Wednesday lodged a complaint with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju against TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee for calling Jyotiraditya Scindia a 'lady killer'

How Rahul Gandhi is furthering the demonisation of the police after Sambhal violence, where a Pakistani cartridge was found, potentially leading to the death...

One of the important aspects of opposition's propaganda campaign against the BJP is the unremitting demonisation of police forces, slandering them with mythical allegations of enabling "authoritarianism" of the Centre.