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#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

NGO demands investigation into Elgaar Parishad funding which allegedly triggered the Bhima-Koregaon violence

At a press conference last month the Maharashtra police had also claimed that the Elgaar Parishad received funds worth Rs 15 lakh from Maoists.

3 students of AMU suspended for trying to hold funeral prayers for slain terrorist Mannan Wani

The University administration had reportedly made it clear that no funeral prayer for the terrorist will be allowed inside the campus.

Soon after Sabarimala verdict, Kerala HC dismisses plea for Muslim women’s entry in Mosques

Kerala High Court says there is no proof that Muslim women are not allowed inside mosques

Chandraghanta: The third avatar of Maa Durga who is always ready to fight the demons

She rides a tiger or a lion to as a symbol of bravery and is also known as Chandika and Rannchandi.

While IMF demands disclosure of Pakistan’s China debt, PM Imran Khan spends money he doesn’t have

Pakistan is reaching out to IMF to bail out its country's staggering economy.

Dassault CEO demolishes lies of Rahul Gandhi about the Rafale Deal

Dassault reiterates that they were free to choose their Indian offset partner

India Forward: West Europe set to be the new export market

Such little yet significant steps shall put India on the global F&B map

India Forward: Ro-Ro service to Majuli Island in Assam

Distance of 423 km would be cut down to 12.7 km after the introduction of the ferry service.

#MeToo: Professor and columnist for Mukul Sinha’s portal suspended on sexual assault charges by MICA

He had also once claimed, without evidence, that 98% of temples in Gujarat don't allow Dalits

Gujarat: Congress leader accused of instigating violence against migrants says ‘all is well’, blames social media

Gujarat congress leader, Alpesh Thakor to sit on a fast after allegations of creating hatred against migrants surfaced

Rahul Gandhi’s press conference: Shameless name calling and a host of oft repeated lies

All allegations made by Rahul Gandhi have been already refuted by India, France and Dassault

Entitled, arrogant media wants to be above the law, as reaction to raids on The Quint founder clearly shows

They do not even want law enforcement authorities to investigate them

Uttar Pradesh: 600 people took oath on the first day of Navratri not to commit crime

This is an effort to help people who indulged in criminal activities lead a normal life.

RVS Mani claims Kamal Nath said ‘people are willing to drink Rahul Gandhi’s urine’ while asking him to concoct Hindu terror

Kamal Nath had allegedly asked RVS Mani to change the facts and narrative of the Ishrat Jahan encounter case to fix Narendra Modi

People question why this French publication has peddled two misleading reports on Rafale till now

Former colleagues of the owner of the publication describe him as a 'tyrant' and a 'bully'.

Raghav Bahl claims his companies are clean, but how ‘clean’ are they really?

Bahl has asserted that he was and has been fully 'tax compliant',

ED attaches Karti Chidambaram’s assets worth crores, he calls it ‘bizarre and outlandish’

Assets located in Delhi, Ooty, Kodaikanal in India and also two properties in the UK and Spain respectively are reportedly attached by the ED.

381 Projects of Slum Rehabilitation Authority approved under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

The SRA projects after being approved under the PMAY are set to benefit lakhs of people in Mumbai.