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‘Krantikari’ journalist Punya Prasun Bajpai sacked, again, this time from Surya Samachar

Punya Prasun Bajpai and his team of 25 had joined Surya Samachar last month

‘Modi is killing youths of North-East’, and other lies of Rahul Gandhi during his NE tour

As part of the campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi is on a tour of north-eastern states. Yesterday he addressed a rally...

Nirav Modi arrested in London 17 months after he fled India, bail denied and sent to custody till March 29

In a massive diplomatic victory for PM Modi, fugitive businessman Nirav Modi arrested in London

Mob led by Congress goons threaten and heckle Modi supporter for wearing ‘NaMo Again’ t-shirt

A couple of days back, techies in Manyata tech park were attacked by Congress goons for raising pro-Modi slogans

Maharashtra: Major setback for Congress-NCP as senior NCP leader’s son and former DY CM joins BJP

Botherations seem to be coming after Rahul Gandhi who is trying his level best to take on BJP in every possible way ahead of the Lok Sabha elections

Kapil Sibal’s bizarre defence of Congress’ dynastic politics, calls RSS ‘the biggest dynasty’

Prime Minister Modi has regularly trained his gun on the nepotism and dynastic politics of the Congress party

Uttar Pradesh: BSP Chief Mayawati not to contest in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls

Targetting the Congress party, Mayawati had asked not to mislead people and stated that her party is having no alliance with Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, a day after the Congress had left seven seats for the leaders of the SP, BSP, and RLD, who are part of Mahagathbandhan in Uttar Pradesh. 

Goa: CM Pramod Sawant wins floor test, 20 votes in favour, 15 against

Pramod Sawant gained the support of all the three independents apart from their allies, MGP and GFP, while the NCP along with the Congress opposed the move.

Mamata Banerjee ‘challenges’ PM Modi and Amit Shah to Sanskrit mantra chanting competition

Mamata Banerjee, who at one time had imposed restrictions on Durga Puja idol immersion as it would disturb Muslim processions has now rushed to prove her cultural credentials.

Squashing the Dragon’s Tail – Recalibrating the Chinese Relationship

India needs to take tough stand on China given its continued refusal to designate Masood Azhar as a global terrorist

After France, Germany initiates move to put Jaish chief Masood Azhar in EU terrorist list

Fourteen out of 15 members of the UN Security Council supported the proposal by UNSC to ban Azhar, but each time the move was blocked by China.

A comprehensive research by the govt on extra marital affairs could happen thanks to Madras HC. Read why

After successfully defining 'Sandals' and 'Chappals', the Indian Judiciary is now on a new hunt to discover what really causes people to indulge in extra-marital affairs.

Honesty over dynasty, development over decay: Blog post shared by PM Modi asks people of India to vote wisely

India has seen that whenever dynastic politics has been powerful, institutions have taken a severe beating.

While Rahul Gandhi talks about ‘saving democracy’, Bengaluru arrests a stark reminder of Congress’ Emergency mindset

Recently, a bunch of young techies were arrested in Bengaluru for raising slogans in support of Narendra Modi during a Rahul Gandhi meet.

PM Modi to interact with ‘Chowkidars’ from 500 different locations through video conferencing

Prime Minister Modi plans to interact with people from 500 different locations across the country on March 31.

Shabbir Gurfan from Surat arrested for sending obscene pic to Barkha Dutt, three others for sending obscene texts

Shabbir Gurfan Pinjari, a Surat resident who allegedly sent Barkha Dutt a d*ck pic, works as a butcher

Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose appointed as the first Lokpal of India

India's first Lokpal Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose is a member of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) at present, who had retired from Supreme Court in May 2017

West Bengal police shields wife of Mamata’s nephew as she is caught with 2 kg gold at Kolkata airport: report

This news has led a political storm where political parties are questioning the delinquency and the bias of the West Bengal Government

As Congress appears lazy about its election strategy, journalists get restless with polling dates approaching

Some journalists, as we know, have been known for trying to push a narrative through their tweets and articles for quite some time now

Prakash Ambedkar reminds how Sharad Pawar failed to get Dawood Ibrahim surrender

With the demand to get back Pakistan based terror leaders at peak after Pulwama attack, Prakash Ambedkar reminds people about Sharat Pawar rejecting Dawood Ibrahim's surrender offer

Another shocking comment by Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam, says BJP was waiting for Parrikar to breathe his last

Sanjay Nirupam tweets that BJP was waiting for CM Parrikar to breathe his last

Manifesto burning: BJP files complaint against AAP for violating model code of conduct

AAP is also accused of making fraudulent phone calls to voters alleging that the BJP has got their names removed from the electoral roll.

The AAP-Congress conundrum: What it means for the parties in Delhi

The Aam Aadmi Party, for a while now, has been begging the Congress for an alliance. Congress, on the other hand, has been jittery about the entire prospect.

Fact Check: Did 350 people convert to Islam in New Zealand after the Christchurch Mosque attack?

Many people spreading a fake news on social media that 350 people converted to Islam in New Zealand after the Christchurch Mosque attack

Chandrababu Naidu’s rant: Calls Prashant Kishore a “Bihari dacoit”, accuses Jagan and KCR of targeting TDP men

TDP chief, Chandrababu Naidu issues insensitive remarks against Biharis, calls Prashant Kishore a "Bihari dacoit".

Enforcement Directorate seeks custodial interrogation of Robert Vadra

ED says Robert Vadra is not cooperating with the probe

As Jet Airways crisis worsens, Civil Aviation Minister orders emergency meeting on flight safety and grounding of planes

Civil Aviation Minister has ordered an emergency meeting on flight groundings, advance bookings, cancellation, refunds and safety issues of Jet Airways

Indifference to ‘slow poison’ in Indira Canteens shows how ‘secularism’ is literally killing people

No onion and garlic in school midday meals becomes an issue, but E. coli in Indira Canteen meals does not

Watch: NSA Ajit Doval pays tribute to Pulwama martyrs, says the country has not forgotten it and will never forget it

NSA Ajit Doval attends 80th CRPF anniversary, commemorates the martyrs of Pulwama attack.

Rupee continues to strengthen on expectations that Modi is going to form the government again

The month of March has witnessed the most robust Rupee performance since 2nd January 2019.

Watch: Arun Jaitley highlights Modi government’s policies which helped the middle class and the economy

"The biggest gamechanger is the Ayushman Bharat, the health care scheme meant for the 50 crore poor people of India. 16 lakh poor people have already availed benefit under this scheme in the last five months," added Jaitley.

Raebareli: Hindu Yuva Vahini member brutally beaten up by Congress workers

The phrase 'chowkidar chor hai' is often used by Congress President Rahul Gandhi to launch attacks at PM Modi.

Election time is like picnic for the Gandhi family: BJP downplays Priyanka’s ‘boat yatra’

Earlier, Union Minister Mahesh Sharma had referred to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as 'Pappu ki Pappi'

Goa assembly speaker Pramod Sawant to be next Chief Minister of the state

The swearing in ceremony is expected to take place on 19th March

Karnataka: Police arrest techies for chanting Pro-Modi slogans at Rahul Gandhi event in Bengaluru

The police officers who were supposed to act to save the techies from being attacked by the Congress 'goons' not only remained silent but also unleashed its force against them for chanting pro-Modi slogans.

Rebuffed by Congress indecision, AAP now rubbishes any possibility of alliance with the party

AAP was desperately seeking an alliance with Congress in Delhi to take on the mighty Modi juggernaut

Aaj Tak channel spots lone anti-BJP voice in a crowd in viral video, uses him in multiple shows to attack BJP

Aaj Tak picked an anti-BJP man from a viral video where he was arguing with dozens of people

London Court issues arrest warrant against fugitive Nirav Modi based on India’s request for extradition

Westminster Magistrate Court in London issues arrest warrant against Nirav Modi and he is to produced before the court on 25th March

‘Borrowing from ISIS playbook’: Into the mind of the Christchurch terrorist

In a terrible terrorist attack in New Zealand, two terrorists opened fire at two mosques which resulted in the death of at least 49 people thus far and injured many others. The mass shootings took place at the Al Noor Mosque next to Hagley Park and another at the Linwood Mosque in the suburb of Linwood.

In a yet another display of uncultured behaviour Karnataka Congress leader calls PM Modi “Namard”

These kinds of despicable political rhetorics are very common with the Congress who have become too insecure after Modi's increasing popularity

Delhi HC seeks Christian Michel and the CBI’s response on Tihar Jail plea challenging the order allowing him to make international calls

The trial court had allowed Michel to make international calls to his friends, family and lawyers for 15 mins a week.

Karnataka: Lab tests reveal Indira Canteen food unsafe, minister promises quality check

Reports emerge about possible unsafe food served at Indira Canteens.

Priyanka Gandhi can’t even invent new lies, uses the same one as her brother

Priyanka Gandhi addressed a rally at Sirsa, Uttar Pradesh as part of her campaign in the state for the Congress party. In her speech, she spoke a lie that has acquired the status of folk legends among Opposition parties.

Left Parties dissatisfied over distribution of seats in Bihar Mahagathbandhan, want to field Kanhaiya Kumar from Begusarai

The grand alliance formed in the name of 'saving the democracy' is struggling to form a consensus on the distribution of seats.

Chaos, mismanagement mark Priyanka Vadra’s Ganga Yatra, journalists forced to return as their boat got stuck in middle of river

Congress didn't make arrangement for media for Priyanka Vadra's Ganga yatra, and the boat carrying journalists got stuck in middle of the river

Goa assembly speaker Dr Pramod Sawant most likely to succeed Manohar Parrikar as CM: Reports

Pramod Swant, the Goa assembly speaker, is most likely to be state's CM.