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Another sandpaper moment? Aussie spinner Adam Zampa found doing something suspicious with the ball during India match

Aussie spinner Zampa was seen taking something from pocket and rubbing the ball during the match with India in World Cup 2019

Kanpur: Minor girl raped by a Maulvi in a Madarsa, accused arrested

The accused Maulvi had gone into hiding after his actions became public. However, the police were able to nab him by tracking his location through his phone.

Birsa Munda, a tribal legend who was a nightmare for Christian missionaries during the British Raj

Birsa Munda is one legend who has made a long-standing impact on India's fight against the British.

Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya arrives to watch the India-Australia World Cup cricket match in London

Vijay Mallya was asked about his extradition hearing while entering The Oval to watch the India-Australia match

Uttar Pradesh: Reduced to a dirty canal, BJP MLA’s consistent efforts give new life to Sarayan river flowing through Sitapur

Because of BJP government's consistent efforts, the Uttarakhand High Court declared river 'Ganga' as the first living entity of India

Prime Minister Modi pays tribute to Easter Sunday terror attack victims at St. Anthony’s Church during his Sri Lanka visit

PM Modi was given a ceremonial welcome by the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe after he arrived in Sri Lanka today.

Charges of nepotism, favouritism, backdoor appointment, loot and plunder levelled against sacked J&K Bank chairman Parvez Ahmad

ACB of J&K police has made several serious charges against former J&K Bank CMD Parvez Ahmad Nengroo, who was sacked yesterday

Kya alien le gaye viman? Zee Rajasthan wonders if ‘aliens’ abducted IAF’s missing AN-32 aircraft which is still missing with 13 onboard

Is the China border inhabited by aliens which took away our IAF's AN-32 aircraft and hid in its UFO? Zee Rajasthan has some questions

Girls in a dance group invited to perform in Eid program forced to dance naked in Assam

Eid fucntion orgainers force girls in dance group to dance naked after they lied to public that they invited a naked dance group

Bihar: Minor girl brutally raped and murdered in Jamui, protestors alleging police inaction sit on indefinite hunger strike

In the Aligarh case too, the action was taken against police officials for delinquency.

Ahead of India-Australia clash at World Cup, Aaron Finch hails Steve Smith as best batsman in the world

Aaron Finch picked Steve Smith as the best batsman ahead of Virat Kohli, despite the latter has a better record in ODI and T20I

Clashes erupt between the BJP and TMC, BJP holds Mamata Banerjee responsible for death of BJP party workers

A delegation led by BJP leader Mukul Roy would visit Sandeshkhali, Basirhat later today

Uttar Pradesh: Shahnawaj caught red-handed for raping 9-year old Dalit girl in Varanasi

The incident takes place days after the Aligarh incident where a three-year-old was brutally murdered over a family altercation.

Bhopal: Body of an 8 year old girl found in a drain, six police officers suspended

According to police, one police officer has also been suspended

Media troll, who equated Dalits to animals, arrested for objectionable comments

Journalist Prashant Kanoja had even called for violence against Hindu saints and had expressed that Hindu saints should be killed to save humanity

Hours after Parvez Ahmad was removed as Jammu and Kashmir Bank chairman, state vigilance dept raids the headquarters

Since the raid, speculations are rife about the internal functioning and future of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank.

BJP’s Jaya Prada appeals to EC, seeks disqualification of Samajwadi Party’s MP Azam Khan for holding ‘office of profit’

Both Jaya Prada and Azam Khan had engaged in a bitter spat with each other in the run-up to the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections

Mohammad Shahzad calls himself fit, accuses Afghanistan Cricket Board of leaving him out without consulting him

Afghan cricket captain Mohammad Shahzad denies that he is injured, says the board dropped him without talking to him

Bihar: Three, including a journalist, arrested with explosives, Naxal literature recovered

On Friday, independent journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh along with his two associates Mithilesh Kumar and Mohammad Kalam were arrested by Bihar Police and explosives were recovered from their car.

Rohit Sharma has no idea about Dhoni’s glove controversy

In a press conference at the eve of India-Australia clash, Rohit Sharma said he doesn't know what is happening with MS Dhoni's glove controversy

Cricket World Cup Preview – India v Australia: It will be a cracker of a game

When India locks horns with Australia on Sunday, many people will lose their minds due to a nail-biting finish.

Aligarh: Lawyers refuse to represent the accused men in the brutal murder of child, stand firmly with the victim’s family

The Aligarh Bar Association has made it clear that none of their lawyers will be defending the accused men in the Tina Sharma murder case

West Bengal: BJP victory procession turns violent, workers say police were accompanied by TMC goons who triggered the attack

Mamata Banerjee foreseeing what her future in stores, had turned hostile towards BJP much prior to the Lok Sabha elections

Free metro rides for women is an ill thought-out move: Here are the DMRC numbers that nobody is talking about

The Delhi Government’s latest move to offer free rides to women commuters of the Delhi Metro showcases once again Arvind Kejriwal’s old habit of offering populist subsidies just before elections.

Indian Railways to offer massage services for passengers in trains departing from Indore

The service would commence within 15-20 days in 39 trains departing from Indore.

Rana Ayyub gets rattled and displays her hypocrisy after Bhupendra Chaubey refers to Aligarh murderers as ‘Muslim men’

In the past, Rana Ayyub had no qualms citing the religious identities of perpetrators when the victims happened to belong to minority communities

Uttarakhand: Drone delivers blood samples from hospital within 18 minutes

In the successfully run experiment, the drone was able to deliver blood samples over a distance of 36 km in just 18 minutes.

Muslim mob vandalises petrol pump, beat up staffers because some were getting late for Namaz and didn’t want to wait in queue

The scuffle broke out when the pillion rider on a bike slapped a pump staffer when he was asked to get back in the queue and wait for his turn. The riders allegedly kicked the staffers and called for help to attack the petrol pump.

Infighting in The Hindu over Akshaya Patra article: Malini says shoddy journalism, N Ram stands by reportage

The Hindu editors Malini Parthasarathy and N Ram have two seemingly contradictory views on the controversy surrounding the Akshay Patra Foundation, after which the Hindu found itself under severe criticism for its editorial approach.

Church Bombings in the year 2000: How Christian priests blamed Hindu groups for attacks committed by Islamic terrorists

Along expected lines, Christian priests blamed Hindu right-wing groups for the 2000 Church Bombings but reality could not have been more different.

Blatant Hinduphobia: Journalist mocks rituals by suggesting Hindu priests should be boiled alive

Pooja Prasanna, a journalist with Republic TV took to Twitter to assert that perhaps "putting those vessels on a burner will get us rains faster and for longer".

PWD engineer reveals how BJD MLA not only asked him to do sit-ups, but asked others to slap him, case filed by Odisha police

In a purported video, which went viral on social media, Meher was seen reprimanding the engineer over alleged shoddy road construction work in his constituency

Uttar Pradesh: 8-year-old girl in critical condition after being brutally raped, accused Salim arrested under POCSO

Salim took the victim to a garden where he mercilessly raped her and fled thereafter

TISS associate professor’s defence of Kejriwal’s ‘free rides for women’ stunt explains what’s exactly wrong with ‘Liberalism’

Ever since the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced free rides for women in public transport, liberals of various hues have been struggling to mouth a decent defence of this wayward policy.

Uttar Pradesh: Despite protests, police sticks to orders, does not allow Namazis to offer Namaz on road in Bareilly

Last year the Madras High Court had ruled that public places cannot be encroached upon for the purpose of offering prayers

A section of Muslims were always scared, under every govt: Arif Mohammad Khan busts ‘Dara Hua Musalman’ narrative of Karan Thapar

Khan stated that the constitution of India permits no entitlement on the basis of religion. He further stated that we have been misleading our people and deluding ourselves all these years in the name of secularism.

The Nexus of Missionaries and Naxals vs India: The horrific Khunti gangrape reveals the conspiracy of Break India forces

The Khunti gangrape was an outcome of a sinister conspiracy by Break India forces. If you are someone who cares about keeping India together, you need to know this story.

Preview – Afghanistan v New Zealand: One side affair on cards?

A battle between two sides which is a no match in the current scenario of the tournament. New Zealand is at the top of the table, whereas Afghanistan at the bottom.

The Hindu repeats ‘dara hua musalman’ narrative as Muslim mobs go on rampage and BJP workers are killed post Modi’s victory

The Hindu relies on 2 incidents where the police have summarily denied communal angles to allege that Muslims are scared in Modi's India

Preview: England takes on Bangladesh after having lost to them twice earlier

Bangladesh has beaten South African in this world cup, and England could feel the heat.

Goa Congress chief says he is aware of his MLAs being in talks with BJP

On Thursday, Congress MLA from Cuncolim, Clafasio Dias had held an informal meeting with his party workers asking for their approval to join the BJP.

Amit Shah tightens the noose, foreign funding NGOs to seek approval for change of key functionaries or face action

The notification states that all such NGOs that have got their registration through FCRA have to within a month seek approval from the government in case any change in the key functionaries and office-bearers have been in effect

People rally behind Akshay Patra, donate generously after malicious ‘activists’ declared war against the organisation

Several people donated to Akshaya Patra generously and responded with their confirmation receipt.

Kolkata Beef Festival cancelled: Organisers claim it was apolitical, Bengalis say deliberate attempt to hurt Hindu sentiments

The organizers of the Kolkata Beef Festival said that they received threats and could not ensure the safety of the attendees. Therefore, they had decided to cancel the event.

International Fact-Checking Network says its Indian signatory Alt News may have potentially violated IFCN Code of Principles

IFCN accepted that Pratik Sinha has violated its nonpartisanship policy by being a member of Jan Sangharsh Manch

Enforcement Directorate files case against media baron Raghav Bahl under PMLA for undeclared foreign assets

Hard times ahead for the media giant and founder of The Quint, Raghav Bahl!

Study by UNICEF reveals considerable reduction in groundwater and soil contamination due to Swachh Bharat Mission

UNICEF and Gates Foundation praise Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission for its success in reducing groundwater and soil contamination

Twitter restores the account of Indian Army’s Chinar Corps after suspending it on Thursday

The account of 15 Corps has been restored after a day of suspension and has also been verified