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Wearing Hindu religious symbols like kumkum and sacred thread could get kids expelled in Kerala school

A school in Tamil Nadu also ordered girls not to wear flowers and bindi.

Three policemen abducted by ‘Pathalgadi’ supporters post police raids over activists’ gang rape, released

The state police top officers were reportedly oblivious to the abduction of the fourth cop

SIT hits a roadblock in Gauri Lankesh murder case

On Wednesday, Parashuram Waghmare, the man who allegedly open fired at Gauri Lankesh refused to 'confess' to the crime before the Magistrate. 

Uttar Pradesh: police arrested a man with 3 quintals cow meat from Pukhrayan town

Illegal cow slaughtering and cattle mafia have become an epidemic and a major flash-point for ethnic and religious conflicts

Jews in Gujarat to receive minority status soon

The community members reportedly gathered in the Magen Abraham Synagogue to celebrate

Four weeks after BJP worker’s body was found, police registers murder case in Purulia, West Bengal

BJP pinned the blame on TMC goons, whom it accused of executing the order of Mamata’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee

Rahul Gandhi has not asked for permission for Mansarovar Yatra, MEA exposes Congress’ lies

Though the deadline for registration for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra is over, Congress had claimed that Rahul Gandhi had sent a 'special request'

Rupee hits all-time low against the US dollar: why is it falling and what may it lead to

The nosedive came while maintaining a 19-month low, today is the fourth consecutive day for the fall of rupee

17 Robert Vadra linked firms under the scanner: Republic TV

Recently, a firm he is linked with was asked to cough up over Rs. 25 crores by the Income Tax Department.

Indira Awaas Yojana to be shut down in the government files, claims report

Earlier Modi Government had knocked off names of former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi from the annual Hindi Diwas awards.

Hindu refugees’ camp has no power, while Bangladeshi Basti has AC installed, Kapil Mishra releases video

Is Arvind Kejriwal targeting Hindu refugees colony in Adarsh Nagar Delhi?

Yogi slams bigotry of Muslim invaders, says Aurangzeb forced Kashmiri Pandits to change their religion

There has been a concentrated efforts to whitewash the crimes committed by Aurangzeb

The Road To New India : The Background

The expedition was by car and the excitement had just begun…..The Road to New India lay ahead.

10 BSF Jawans on the way to Jammu on an Army special train go missing

An FIR was lodged by their commander at the Government Railway Police (GRP) in Mughalsarai

Joke is on Siddaramaiah: He and his loyalists are now BJP’s B-Team

Lutyens Media may bury their heads in the sand, unmindful that it leaves their butts in the air.

Watch: Yogi Adityanath refuses to wear the Muslim skullcap at Sant Kabir’s Mazaar

Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to visit the Mazaar later in the day.

Watch: Government releases video of surgical strike

The footage contains a time-stamp that leaves no doubt that the Surgical Strike, denied by Pakistan and the opposition actually took place.

Pakistan promises to curb terror funding: Will the country, well known for double-crossing for once live up to its words?

Pakistan has violated the ceasefire along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir more than 720 times this year

Thomson Reuters survey concluding India most dangerous for women is inaccurate, WCD ministry denounces the poll

a figure as small as 380 experts was surveyed to determine the fate of these 19 megacities of the world.

Nigeria overtakes India in extreme poverty as 44 Indians pull themselves out of poverty every minute: Study

It is estimated that India will completely eradicate extreme poverty by 2030.

Cattle smuggling menace becoming a threat to life and livelihood of small farmers across India

There has been a constant increase of cattle smuggling incidents across the country.

Amended Maternity Bill could create 1.2 crore job loss for women in FY 2018-19

We had in an earlier report highlighted the shortcomings of the Bill.

Col Rajyavardhan Rathore in an exclusive interview : ‘How can Congress find faults with such a genuine and noble cause’

He spoke about initiatives by the Sports Ministry, his views on I&B Ministry and more

‘Undeclared Emergency’ is a joke: Clowns who talk of it should be called out

The clowns who talk about 'undeclared Emergency' do not live under an Emergency. If they did, they would be in jail.

Muslim man sexually exploits girl while pretending to be Hindu, later asks her to convert and eat beef for marriage

He was adorning a tilak on his forehead and wearing a sacred thread when he met her.

SEBI orders open offer for Prannoy Roy’s NDTV, says loan from VPCL violated takeover norms

SEBI observes that the loan to Prannoy and Radhika Roy violated norms.

My name is Shefali Vaidya and I am a troll

‪If speaking the truth without fear makes me a troll‬, Yes, I am a troll.

BJP corporator hacked to death near Pune

An offence has been registered against unknown assailants

Painting mainstream Right Wingers as ‘trolls’, proves the left’s contempt for any form of dissent

The recent Sushma Swaraj episode has again brought this to the forefront

Vijay Mallya makes his letter written to PM Modi public, saying he has become ‘poster boy’ of loan default

The 62-year-old is wanted in India for defaulting on loans worth almost 9000 crores and also in a money-laundering case

Emergency apologists must read the letter written by George Fernandes’ mother to the President

Gandhi family loyalists have strived hard to play down the nature of emergency regime

Sadiya Anas alias Tanvi Seth of ‘interfaith’ couple gave wrong details in passport application, claim reports

Reports claim that her passport may now be confiscated or rejected for providing wrong details

Saifuddin Soz now has Sardar Patel on his target, and the Congress is silent

Soz’ brazenness shows the support he is getting from his own ranks.

NSUI president accused of seeking sexual favours for political posts

Congress has said it will probe the allegations.

Caging the mind: Congress, Freedom of expression and the mindset of Emergency

The next time Rahul Gandhi comes talking about Freedom of speech, do try to educate him about his history because media won't

“Empty rhetoric” will not change the reality of Jammu & Kashmir being an integral part of India – India’s reply in UNGA debate

This happened after Pakistan’s envoy made a reference to the Kashmir at a U.N General Assembly debate.

Don’t touch Nidhi’s Air Conditioner : Cut down on your Diwali crackers instead

Throw these people in jail. Don't you dare touch Nidhi's air conditioner.

India and Israel to finalise deal for 4500 Spike missiles worth USD 500 million, say reports

India hopes to arm all its infantry battalions with the latest 3rd generation ATGMs

BJP calls the 1975 Emergency a ‘black period’, will figure in textbooks says the HRD minister

Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, too, asked for inclusion of chapter on Emergency