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Gurugram double shooting being perceived as a result of fanatic evangelism by a neoconvert

The accused was pressurising judge's family to convert to Christianity

Malaysia to adopt India’s Aadhaar model for providing targeted subsidies

India had offered to collaborate with Malaysia on the programmes India developed expertise

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam calls Prime Minister Modi “Mahishasur”

Earlier, too, Nirupam and other Congress leaders have used foul language against PM Modi

Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi posts fake petrol bill on Twitter, gets exposed by petroleum minister

The fake bill is already circulating on social media and it is already proven as fake

Fake Indian Territorial Army recruitment racket busted, mastermind arrested by the Delhi Police

Following an input, he was nabbed from Haridwar on Thursday

Watch: UP Police makes ‘thain thain’ gunshot sounds to scare off criminals

It is one the most bizarre encounters in recent times

Uncertainty over MJ Akbar’s resignation, to make statement soon

As per reports, Akbar has tendered his resignation to the Principal Secretary. 

#MeToo: The Wire journalist Vinod Dua accused of stalking, sexual harassment

She even accused him of humiliating her during the job interview

Scare in the Air – Air India flies aircraft with fractured fuselage

On 12th October, a Trichy-Dubai flight hit a wall while taking off, pilots didn't realise the damage for good two hours

Skandamata: The mother of Kartikeya, the fifth form of Maa Durga

She is depicted as carrying baby Murugan or Lord Kartikeya in her lap while riding a ferocious lion. 

Youth Congress leader spreads fake photo of Statue of Unity

A different statue of Patel is passed of as Statue of Unity

Navjot Sidhu compares Pakistan with South India, likes Pakistan culture and food more

After his Pakistan visit fiasco, Sidhu now lands in another Pakistan related controversy

HAL Staff Union snubs Rahul Gandhi, says ‘we are government employees, we represent PM Modi’

It's anybody's guess how many people believe Rahul Gandhi's concocted allegations regarding the Rafale Deal.

Number of pilgrims visiting Kedarnath has reached record high levels this year

This year, the temple had welcomed pilgrims with brand new amenities and a laser show

Assam government all set to deport 23 more Rohingyas back to Myanmar

The government has already deported 7 Rohingyas from Assam to Myanmar

NIA court orders the attachment of five Mumbai properties of radical Islamist preacher Zakir Naik

NIA had registered a case against Naik in 2016. He has been staying in Malaysia.

UP: Maulana carrying a knife hurled abuses at PM Modi and CM Yogi post Namaaz in front of Secretariat

At the time of this incident, the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was holding a meeting of officials in the Secretariat

#MeToo: Charges of sexual harassment against MJ Akbar will be examined, says Amit Shah

MJ Akbar is currently on an official tour in Africa and is scheduled to return on Sunday.

India elected to UN Human Rights Council with the highest number of votes

In January, India will join 46 other countries as fellow members in the UN's top human rights body.

Blast in Guwahati near Sukleswar Temple, four injured, ULFA claims responsibility

Terrorist organisation ULFA stated that the blast was done as a protest against the central government's decision to settle Hindu Bangladeshis in the state under the proposed amendment to the citizenship act

Chhattisgarh Congress working president Ramdayal Uike joins BJP

Ramdayal Uike is believed to have considerable influence over Tribals of the state.

Security agencies on high alert after Delhi police gets an email with threat to PM Modi’s life

Over the years there have been several instances where assassination threats have been directed towards the Prime Minister

After Rahul Gandhi’s HAL visit flip-flop, Congress Twitter handle goofs up while talking about the event

The party had to move Rahul Gandhi's meet with HAL employees outside the organisation

NDTV journalist accused of gaslighting victims of sexual harassment

The NDTV journalist is the wife of TS Sudhir who is being accused of sexual harassment

Indefinite strike at NIT Uttarakhand, protesting students demand permanent campus

The students have been on an indefinite strike since the 4th of October.

After Congress’ grandstanding, HAL employees’ union distances itself from Rahul Gandhi’s event

HAL had issued a circular to its employees yesterday mentioning the employees' code of conduct against attending political events.

Gujarat: After Alpesh Thakor, another Congress MLA caught on video spreading violence

Members of the Congress party, one after the other, seen instigating violence in Gujarat

‘You want to change the map of India by talking to Pakistan’: Gautam Gambhir lashes out at Omar Abdullah

One only hopes that there will come a time when politicians respond to questions with facts, and not rhetoric. 

Prakash Ambedkar claims RSS Chief has ‘Deadly weapons’, demands his arrest

Prakash Ambedkar also claimed that the RSS might be raising a parallel army.

Sharad Pawar led NCP decides to contest 200 seats in the forthcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls

Congress and other opposition parties trying hard to project a united front, are yet to figure out their agenda to fight the BJP ahead of the 2019 elections

Uttar Pradesh: Married Woman burns Genitals of a 13-year old boy for refusing sexual advances

According to the boy's mother, the woman had allegedly tried several times in the past to involve her son in sexual acts.

#MeToo hits Judiciary: Former judge claims she was forced to resign due to sexual harassment by senior judge

She has also reportedly written a letter to the Chief Justice of India explaining the reasons that forced her to resign.

How long can we tolerate the intolerant

Beyond a limit, a society cannot afford to tolerate the intolerant. Have we reached that limit?

#MeToo : Pritish Nandy’s son Kushan Nandy accused of harassment by actor Chitrangada Singh

Chitrangada has stated that while Nawazuddin Siddiqui and several others were present during the incident, none of them raised an objection.

Chinese and Pakistani girls being used by ISI to ‘honey trap’ Indian officials

Nishant Agarwal, a systems analyst at Brahmos Aerospace was reportedly honey trapped by fake Facebook accounts run by ISI in Islamabad.

Delhi HC quashes AAP government’s order of giving preferential treatment to residents of Delhi at GTB hospital

As per the circular, free medicines were to be available to the residents of Delhi only.

Karnataka: Further cracks appear in Congress coalition as the lone BSP minister quits

Incidentally the Congress party has been facing a massive internal turmoil

TOI claims Maharashtra BJP commissioned survey on MP and MLA performances, BJP calls it fake news

Today's Chanakya has also clarified that they conducted no such survey on BJP's behalf.

Akshay Kumar cancels shoot for Housefull 4 after sexual harassment charges against Sajid Khan

The #MeToo campaign has finally come to India with several celebrities being outed

SC dismisses petition filed by Congress leaders on voters’ list and VVPAT in MP, Rajasthan

In the past too, the Supre Court had rapped Congress on the knuckles for filing frivolous petitions

Charges by Lt Gen (Retd.) Zameeruddin Shah on delayed Army deployment during 2002 riots don’t hold water

Lt. Gen. Zameeruddin Shah has claimed that state government delayed transportation for Army troops during 2002 riots

Congress welcomes Geeta Koda into party, wife of Madhu Koda who was convicted for corruption

Geeta Koda is the wife of Madhu Koda, the former chief minister of Jharkhand who is now in jail for corruption

UPA govt awarded projects worth 100,000 crores to Anil Ambani’s companies in their last 7-years of rule: Reports

The government is reportedly making a list of all the projects awarded to Anil Ambani's group during UPA rule