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Shekhar Gupta says ‘latest’ CVoter survey predicts BJP getting 220 in 2019 elections, Yashwant Deshmukh calls it fake news

Yashwant Deshmukh of CVoter, putting the record straight said that CVoter has respected the Election Commission embargo and has not released any vote or seat numbers once the election process started.

Odisha: Bombs hurled at BJP Bhubaneswar candidate Jagannath Pradhan’s vehicle, he escapes unhurt

Jagannath Pradhan, the BJP candidate from Odisha has accused BJD goons of hurling bombs on his car

Fact check: Did Prime Minister Modi use an abusive word as claimed by Congress

Unfortunate that Congress has stooped so low that they have resorted to such cheap tactics out of sheer desperation

NDA candidate from Wayanad Thushar Vellappally seeks review of Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad nomination over foreign passport issue

Vellappally requested the CEO to review the acceptance of Gandhi's nomination in Wayanad to check for its validity and reject the application.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik alleges that Baijayant Panda had spread rumour about his health, Panda denies

Patnaik raised doubts over the credibility of Panda's companies and said that his companies have always had a shady reputation.

Priyanka Gandhi will contest from Varanasi if Congress President asks her to

Given her history and her husband’s, it’s unclear how far would she take her party in this political battle

While people are quick to label her a terrorist, Sadhvi Pragya’s allegations of custodial torture are swept under the ‘liberal’ rug

Sadhvi Pragya's allegations of brutal custodial torture are being paid no heed as her candidature for the Lok Sabha election appears more alarming to some.

‘Liberals’ bully Air Vistara into deleting their tweet honouring decorated war veteran onboard

Bowing down to the pressure of the bullies masquerading as liberals, Air Vistara has deleted the picture. 

Team Modi vs Team Mahamilavat: Watch how BJP has taken the election campaign to a new level

The BJP has used the theme of cricket with IPL and world cup around the corner along with others sports like football to simplify its messaging ahead of the Lok Sabha to explain to the voters that how the BJP has a definitive leadership contrary to the anarchy and leadership void within the grand alliance.

Convenor of Delhi Congress IT cell shares badly edited video accusing PM Modi of using an abusive word

Congress' Gaurav Pandhi has earlier also spread misinformation to attack the central government

Sri Lankan police chief had warned about the multiple suicide attacks 10 days prior to the attack

A total of eight massive explosions have been reported so far taking the death toll to 242. The death toll of foreigners in Sri Lanka's blast rises to 46 in which at least 16 are Indian National

Islamists celebrate Sri Lanka attack even as terror sympathisers blame Hindus for the serial blasts

Earlier, many including a journalist associated with NDTV was caught 'celebrating' the Pulwama attack in Kashmir

Karnataka: Income Tax department recovers Rs 2.3 crore in cash from the spare tyre of a vehicle

The IT department has seized Rs 4.3 crores cash in raids across Karnataka and Goa

Babri Masjid demolition: Pride or shame lies in the eyes of the beholder. Here is why people can be proud of it

For many, it was not a Masjid that stood there, it was a symbol of tyranny against Hindu civilization. What they celebrate, only they have right to define, and they have a right to be heard.

Cambridge University confirms that Rahul Gandhi did his M.Phil using the name Raul Vinci

Cambridge University confirms that Rahul Gandhi did his MPhil using the name Raul Vinci

Congress does not want India to progress, Prime Minister Modi tears into ‘Mahamilavat’ at a rally in Gujarat

Prime Minister Modi campaigns in Gujarat on the last day of campaigning before the state goes to polls on April 23

“Ram rashtra hain, rashtra Ram hain”, Sadhvi Pragya’s daring admission saying she’s proud of demolishing Babri Masjid

Sadhvi Pragya acknowledged playing an instrumental role in razing the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1992 and admitted that she will now help build the Ram Mandir at the disputed place.

Indian Air Force recommends Wing Commander Abhinandan’s name for Vir Chakra medal

Vir Chakra is the third highest wartime gallantry award after Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra

Madurai: Security breach at Madurai Medical College, official enters EVM room illegally, reported to have taken documents

Technically, the room where the Electronic Voting Machines (EMVs) and Voter-verified Paper Audit Trail units are kept is out of bounds for officials

Thousands gather for the foundation stone-laying ceremony for Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu temple

The seven emirates of the UAE would be represented by the seven towers of the temple in Abu Dhabi

Air Vistara feels honoured to have decorated war vetaran Major Gen G D Bakshi onboard, ‘liberals’ decide to shame them

'Liberals' decide to switch loyalties to another airline after Air Vistara feels honoured to have Major Gen G D Bakshi onboard

Samajwadi Party friendly ‘journalist’ associated with The Wire caught spreading lies about Yogi Adityanath, deletes tweet after getting called out

Rohini Singh, who is notoriously known for her propaganda, along with her colleague Prashant Kanojia, has yet again posted fake news to target the UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Watch: Prakash Ambedkar’s workers beat up an elderly man in Amravati for writing against him

Earlier this month a case was registered against Ambedkar for allegedly threatening the Election Commission

Lok Sabha polls : Several reports of missing voter names from electoral rolls emerge

People from several places in the country found that their names were missing from voter lists.

Navjot Singh Sidhu slapped with the EC notice for urging Muslims not to split their votes

Sidhu had urged the Muslim voters during a rally in Bihar not to split their vote as they were in majority in the area.

FIR filed against Sadhvi Pragya by Congress leader for her remarks against Hemant Karkare

Sadhvi had apologised for her remarks about Hemant Karkare saying that she was sharing her personal experience.

New Android app launched by Election Commission for live tracking of voter turnout

A beta version of the app has been launched in the Google Play Store

Congress leader claims Manmohan Singh government had arrested terrorist leader Hafiz Saeed

Former Congress MLA from Chhatishgarh Pradeep Choubey claimed that Hafiz Saeed was arrested by the Manmohan Singh government

Watch : Rahul Gandhi keeps changing that amount that Modi govt has waived for industrialists

From 1.1 lakh crore to 5.5 lakh crore, the ever-changing amoung that Modi govt has allegedly waived from loans of industrialists

Election Commission orders Eros Now to stop streaming of web series ‘Modi – Journey of a Common Man’

The Election Commission had also recently passed an order barring the release of Vivek Oberoi's biopic based on PM Modi despite Supreme Court clearing the biopic.

Sam Pitroda defends his remarks on Balakot airstrikes, says he stated the truth

Sam Pitroda had also came out in defence of Pakistan saying that the country should not be punished because of the acts of a few terrorists.

The history of the Anglican Church that everybody should know

A few months ago the Church of South India’s Bishop Thomas K Oommen wrote a scathing letter about the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) rule and claimed that life is “miserable” under the NDA rule.

Social media users react to Congress party’s Hinduphobic video, accuse the party of indulging in hatred and bigotry

The propaganda video-song is not only full of Hindu religious symbols but has also attempted to mock Hindu spiritual and religious gurus, while depicting them in a negative impression. The Congress party has gone to the extent of portraying Lord Ram as a symbol of hate.

Modi government’s surgical strike(s) on Black Money: A multi-pronged, systematic approach that has been cleansing corruption effectively

Demonetization was not a whim of one person, it was perfectly planned move. When on November 8, 2016, at 20:00 hrs, PM Modi announced demonetisation, people with black money knew they were in trouble.

Congress uses photograph of police officer killed by Muslim mob as example of Hindu lynch mob victim

In a video titles bhakt charitra, police officer killed by Islamic separatists used as a victim of Hindu lynch mob by Congress party

Notre Dame deserves to be mourned, but spare a thought for India’s own temples that bore the onslaught of invaders

When a historical monument is harmed, it is not just the damage to the structure, but a massive blow to the culture, heritage and sometimes to even the civilization.

After 26/11 Congress was focused more on linking the attack with Hindus than punishing Pakistan: PM Modi

PM Modi attacked the Congress party for trying to the link the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack with the Hindus.

India’s ‘Constantine moment’: Our choice now will decide the fate of our civilisation

While everyone knows about the persecution of Christians between 200-400 CE (mainly), few know about the violent suppression of the “pagan” gods in the 15 or so centuries thereafter. This is why no one even bothers to ask “why were no temples to Apollo, Jupiter, or Athena built in the last millennium?”

Rahul Gandhi’s Congress’ blatant Hinduphobia: Tripundra, Bhagwa Dhvaj and Shri Rama shown as symbols of religious bigotry

The Congress party, on Saturday, shared a video through its official Twitter handle which can only be described as vitriolic Hinduphobic propaganda.

Institutional respect by the Modi Govt and Institutional contempt by Congress: Two contrasting approaches

This article attempts to evaluate the Modi government's and the opposition's approach (especially Congress) in different situations while dealing with important Institutions.

ISIS module case: NIA conducts raids in Telangana and Maharashtra

NIA had arrested two people last year in connection with the ISIS module from the Hyderabad city

Read details: Rahul Gandhi lands in a soup over his Amethi nomination, scrutiny postponed after questions raised on his British citizenship

After four objections filed against Rahul Gandhi's nomination from Amethi, scrutiny of his nomination postponed by 2 days

PM Modi concedes that the BJP-PDP alliance was a ‘mahamilavat’, but was the need of the hour

PM Modi also compared the current situation in Kashmir with the previous two governments and suggested that the situation was somewhat better under Mufti Mohammed.

Formed Anti-Romeo Squad for people like Azam Khan: Yogi Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath launched a scathing attack against senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan for his obscene remark against Jaya Prada, BJP candidate from Rampur.

Sadhvi Pragya Thakur is a symbolic answer to Congress for calling the Hindu civilisation as terrorist: PM Narendra Modi

While defending the fielding of Pragya Singh Thakur, who is on bail in the blast case, PM Modi asked why no such questions are being asked when Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi are contesting from Amethi and Rae Bareli constituencies, respectively, despite being on "bail".

With Rahul Gandhi contempt notice up for hearing, CJI says allegations to dissuade him for hearing important cases

CJI Gogoi also said, in response to the sexual harassment allegations, that this is a pressure tactic to dissuade him from hearing important cases that are up for hearing next week.

West Bengal: Wife of missing election official Arnab Roy requests media to stop spreading rumours and to help find her husband

Anisha Jash, wife of the missing officer Arnab Roy has now started to appeal to every citizen to help find her husband who went suspiciously missing from duty on April 18th Bipradas Choudhury Polytechnic College of Nadia, West Bengal.

Chief Justice of India alleges ‘larger plot’ and pressure tactics after leftist websites break story of alleged sexual harassment

Today, the Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi was accused of sexual harassment by a former employee.

Kumaraswamy questions Balakot airstrikes, says bombs had hurt only trees

Kumaraswamy said that the Prime Minister was publicising the air strikes as if he himself had carried out the strikes.