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Social media rife with claims that LeT chief Hafiz Saeed’s son Kamaluddin has been killed, earlier media reports suggested he was kidnapped

Several X users today alleged that the LeT chief Hafiz Saeed's son Kamaluddin Saeed has been killed

Diesel generator sets allowed in Delhi-NCR for emergency services like hospitals from Oct 1

GRAP is an emergency response mechanism based on the AQI level of Delhi and brings together multiple stakeholders.

Vachathi Case: Madras HC dismisses appeals of 215 government officials, uphelds convictions in 1992 assault and rape case of 18 women

The Madras High Court dismissed appeals filed by 215 convicts in the 1992 case of rape and brutality of 18 women

Indian Muslims harbour deep love for Pakistan: Mohammad Hasnain who fled to Pakistan with his son doesn’t want to return

Mohammad Hasnain who went to Pakistan with his son said that Indian Muslims have deep love for the country.

Women’s Reservation Bill passed by parliament receives the assent of President Droupadi Murmu, becomes a law

The women's reservation Bill passed by the Parliament last week, became law after it received assent from President Droupadi Murmu.

Scanned footage from over 1,000 CCTV cameras: Police narrate how ₹25 crore Delhi burglary case was solved, ‘Super Thief’ arrested with 18 kg gold...

Lokesh Srivas, who stole jewellery worth around ₹25 crore from a jewellery store in Delhi, was arrested from Chhattisgarh

MP: Toll plaza manager and workers arrested after Morena district collector’s car got stuck in traffic jam

Manager and 5 other workers at the Choundha toll plaza near Morena in MP were arrested after Morena DC got stuck in traffic jam

Pakistan: At least 52 people killed and dozens injured in suicide bomb blast near Eid Miladun Nabi procession in Balochistan

At least 13 people have been killed and 70 injured after a blast in Balochistan’s Mastung district on Friday

ISKCON sends ₹100 crore defamation notice to BJP MP Maneka Gandhi over her ‘ISKCON sells non-dairy cows to butchers’ comment

ISKCON issued a statement describing the accusations as "unfounded" and expressed its "deep pain" at the "defamatory, slanderous, and malicious accusations" made by the BJP leader.

Attack on another Hindu procession in Gujarat: Muslim mob pelts stones at Bajrang Dal’s Shaurya Yatra in Selamba, several shops torched

While the Shaurya Yatra was in progress through Selamba, an episode transpired where stones were thrown at the procession in an area predominantly inhabited by Muslims. Video footage of the incident has emerged.

SIT officers sent to Kolkata police for inquiry, witnesses sent to judicial custody: Calcutta HC orders transfer of judge hindering WB SSC scam case

Calcutta HC slammed the West Bengal govt for delaying the transfer of the CBI judge who has been influential in obstructing the investigation into the SSC recruitment scam

‘No beef to eat’: Pakistan media laments over food options available to the cash-strapped nation’s cricket team during World Cup

A Pakistani media website lamented that its cricket team won't get beef to eat during its stay in India for world cup.

West Bengal: Charred body of Bangladeshi woman found in North 24 Parganas, accused Nasher Mills arrested

Accused Nasher Mills has confessed to the murder of Somayya Akhtar Briahti

Rajasthan: Half-burned body of a woman found on the streets near Jaipur, BJP slams Congress raising concern over woman safety

A half-burned body of a woman has been found near Jaipur with the police and the locals suspecting that she might have been assaulted and then burned to death

UP: 15-year-old madarsa student dies under suspicious circumstances, family accuses incharge including five people of rape and murder

A minor madrasa student who was injured under suspicious circumstances passed away on 10 September.

Moradabad, UP: Woman’s 18 lakh cash kept in bank locker eaten by termites

As per rules, customers are not permitted to keep money in their lockers. An inquiry has been initiated by the bank.

Kozhikode: Sexual assault victim to move court against medical examiner, says “some trying to hide truth using influence and power”

A sexual assault victim in Kozhikode, Kerala has decided to move court against the gynaecologist who conducted her medical examination

Cauvery water dispute: 44 flights cancelled, 5 protestors taken in custody at Bengaluru airport amid Karnataka bandh by pro-Kannada groups

As many as 44 flights were cancelled to and from Karnataka amid the state-wide bandh on 29 September due to the Cauvery water dispute

I&B ministry assures strict action on actor Vishal’s corruption allegations against CBFC, deputes officer to Mumbai for investigation

Tamil actor Vishal alleged that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in Mumbai took a bribe of Rs 6.5 lakh for the censor certification of the Hindi version of his film ‘Mark Antony’.

Nuh: Attempt to crush SDM Sanjeev Kumar at the spot where DSP was murdered by mining mafia a year ago

In July last year, Haryana DSP Taoru Surendra Singh Bishnoi was run over by the mining mafia and killed in Panchaon near Nuh in the Mewat region of Haryana. As per reports, DSP Bishnoi had gone for a surprise inspection of a site where illegal mining was taking place.

FIR filed against Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun for issuing threats ahead of India-Pak World Cup match at Narendra Modi Stadium

Ahmedabad police have registered an FIR against Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun under 121(A),153(A)(B), 505 IPC, UAPA and IT Act 66 F

‘New York is buckling under the load’: Elon Musk says social services going to collapse in USA as millions of illegals are coming while...

Assuming the role of a "citizen journalist" Elon Musk asked Tony Gonzales if the "all-time high" in the number of illegal immigrants entering Texas through the border, is normal or if the country is seeing a crisis.

“Murderers can go to Canada and take shelter”: Bangladesh extends support to India, slams Canada for refusing to extradite criminals

Bangladesh's Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said that Canada should stop sheltering all the murderers

Bengaluru: Tamil actor Siddharth faces protest, made to leave film promotion amidst Cauvery water dispute with Karnataka

While Siddharth was in the midst of his interaction with the media, a group of men from the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Swabhimani Sene entered the venue and requested his departure.

Tamil actor Vishal accuses Mumbai’s CBFC of corruption, reveals paying Rs 6.5 lakhs as bribe to get censor certificate for Hindi version of his...

Tamil actor Vishal alleged that the Central Board of Film Certification in Mumbai took a bribe of Rs 6.5 lakh for the censor certification of the Hindi version of his film ‘Mark Antony’

‘Hyderabad and Ahmedabad have a lot of Muslims, they will all support Pakistan team’: Ex-cricketer Mushtaq Ahmed speculates on a Pakistani TV channel

Mushtaq Ahmed said, "Both of their cities - Ahmedabad and Hyderabad - have a very high Muslim population. This is why you must have seen the way they were welcomed outside the airport and even outside the hotel."

Pakistan: Politicians fight on live debate after Nawaz Sharif’s party leader calls Imran Khan ‘Jewish agent’ and ‘bootlicker’

PML-N leader Afnaullah Khan posted on X that although he believed in non-violence, he was a soldier of Nawaz Sharif and that he taught a befitting lesson to PTI's Sher Afzal Khan Marwat.

Sambhal, UP: Schoolteacher Shaista gets Hindu student slapped repeatedly by Muslim classmate, suspended and arrested

According to a report, the father in his complaint has alleged that the incident hurt his son's religious sentiments.

Indian Army wants to buy 400 Made In India howitzers, moves 6500 crore proposal to Defence Ministry

The Indian Army has already issued a tender for buying 307 Advanced Towed Artillery Gun Systems (ATAGS) along with one for finding a mounted gun system for its requirements along borders with China and Pakistan.

Justin Trudeau denies ‘credible rumours’ of his plane being full of cocaine during his India trip for G20 Summit

Deepak Vohra informed that when the Canadian PM visited Delhi, there was a ‘credible rumour’ that Indian sniffer dogs discovered cocaine on his plane.

Manipur: Over 500 protesters try to storm into CM N Biren Singh’s residence in Imphal, dispersed by security forces

A larger number of protesters tried to storm into the residence of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today (28 September) evening

BJP worker’s mother beaten to death; accused TMC leader Sameer Mallik arrested: Political killings continue unabated in Mamata’s West Bengal

In yet another political killing reported from Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal, the mother of a BJP worker was beaten to death by TMC goons in North 24 Parganas

S Jaishankar meets US NSA Sullivan in Washington DC, discusses progress in bilateral relationship

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held a meeting with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan

One of the most important relationships in the world: US Ambassador to India after the Embassy issues 1 million visas in the year

The US embassy in India surpassed its goal to process one million non-immigrant visa applications in 2023.

Fact Check: Video of lathi charge on women in 2019 shared on social media claiming to be a recent incident

Old video from 2019 being shared as recent to target BJP-led Madhya Pradesh govenment

Brothers Sualin, Rizwan and a minor rape and kill 7-year-old neighbour, hide her body in a sack on their terrace: Horrifying case emerges in...

A 7-year-old girl was raped and strangulated to death by her three brothers namely Saulin, Rizwan and one other in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.

UP: 9-year-old boy allegedly raped an 8-year-old girl in Lucknow, case registered

a nine-year-old boy allegedly raped an eight-year-old girl on the night of Tuesday, September 26 in Lucknow

Official website of Canadian Armed Forces hacked, pro-India group ‘Indian Cyber Force’ claims responsibility

A group of hackers who call themselves 'Indian Cyber Force' hacked the official website of the Canadian Armed Forces

Dhruv Rathee’s radicalised fans attacked us, broke our car: YouTuber Karolina Goswami and her husband say they were targeted in Europe for fact-checking Rathee

YouTuber Karolina Goswami and her family were attacked by supporters of pro-AAP YouTuber Dhruv Rathee after she fact-checked Rathee

Atiq Ahmad gang member Abdul Saddam arrested by UP Police STF in Delhi when he went to meet his girlfriend in the night

Special task force of the Uttar Pradesh police arrested Abdul Saddam, an active member of the Atiq Ahmad gang, in Delhi

Rajasthan: Thieves steal 372 houses constructed under Gharonda Affordable Housing Scheme in Jhalawar, house owners find only debris

372 houses of the Gharonda Affordable Housing Scheme in the Rajasthan were stolen by thieves as nobody lived there

Cartoon on the Ujjain case by TOI’s Sandeep Adhwaryu is a textbook case of Hitler-esque Hinduphobia: How ‘art’ is often propaganda

Chief cartoonist of Times of India, Sandeep Adhwaryu, posted a Hinduphobic cartoon today on the Ujjain case

Canada: Another Khalistani employed by the same Gurudwara as Nijjar was warned by Canadian police that he might get killed next

Gurmeet Singh Toor said that Surrey RCMP and the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) paid him a visit and delivered the warning to his residence on 24th August.

Stuck in traffic jam on ORR, Bengaluru man gets pizza delivered to his car: Video goes viral

A local youth from Bengaluru took to X to post a video wherein two delivery boys from Dominos were seen delivering pizzas to him as he was stuck on the Outer Ring Road in the city on Wednesday, Sep 25

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka, who was arrested during the T20 World Cup, acquitted of sexual assault charges by a Sydney court

In November 2022, Danushka Gunathilaka was arrested from a hotel in Sydney over the charges of sexual assault.

Another suicide in Kota: 20-year-old NEET aspirant from Uttar Pradesh kills himself, more than 25 such cases reported this year

20-year-old NEET aspirant from Uttar Pradesh commits suicide at his room in Kota, Rajasthan.

Madras HC expresses shock over govt land grab case involving DMK MP TRVS Ramesh and filmmaker Thangar Bachchan, orders probe

Madras HC ordered inquiry into land grab scandal involving DMK MP T. R. V. S. Ramesh and filmmaker Thangar Bachchan

Illegal properties of BJP leader’s cousin bulldozed; SHO removed: Yogi Govt silences opposition with impartial action in Sultanpur doctor murder case

The district administration in Sultanpur, on Monday, September 25, bulldozed three properties belonging to Ajay Narayan Singh, the prime accused in Sultanpur doctor murder case

Opposition politicians accuse PM Modi of donating ₹21 only in an envelope at Bhilwara Temple in Rajasthan, visuals expose the lie

After priest of Devnarayan Temple in Rajasthan's Bhilwara claimed that white envelope with Rs 21 was donated by PM Modi, opposition leaders started to attack the PM