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Amazon manager shot dead in Delhi’s Bhajanpura: After Bilal and Mohammad Sameer, two more, Sohail and Jubair arrested

Two more persons have been arrested in connection with the murder of a senior manager with e-commerce giant Amazon and injuring his kin in northeast Delhi's Bhajanpura area, the Delhi Police said. 

‘Have zero investment in Adani Group’: Mauritius-based fund 360 One denies allegations in OCCRP report

360 ONE has denied Financial Times report based on OCCRP linking it with the alleged price manipulation of Adani shares

Union Government calls special 5-day session of Parliament from September 18, Rahul Gandhi says ‘it shows panic because of Adani report’

After Modi govt called a special session of Parliament, Rahul Gandhi said that maybe it is an indicator of a 'little panic'.

Punjab Police arrests six associates of Pakistan-based terrorist Harwinder Singh Rinda for planning attacks in the state

Punjab Police arrested six associates of Pakistan-based terrorist Harwinder Singh Rinda, who is backed by ISI

UP: Hindu girl converts to Islam to marry Muslim man, asked to become wife of father-in-law too, tortured and thrown out for refusing

A Hindu woman in Bareilly has said that her Muslim husband's family tortured her for refusing to become wife of her father-in-law as well

‘Not Gyanvapi’: Shivling fountains installed in Delhi before G20 Summit stirs outrage, Netizens draw comparison with Gyanvapi Shivling

Several Hindu Netizens have expressed their vexation over the Shivling-shaped fountains installed at Dhaula Khan road in the national capital as part of the ongoing beautification of Delhi ahead of the G20 Summit

Rahul Gandhi resumes attack on PM Modi using report on Adani by group funded by George Soros and Ford Foundation, repeats already debunked lies

Rahul Gandhi resumed attack on PM Modi after Financial Times and Guardian claimed that Adani secretly invested in own shares

Omar Abdullah had claimed estranged wife Payal was cruel to him, refused to pay for monthly expenses: Read background as court orders Rs 1.5...

The issue between Omar and Payal has been ongoing for several years now as the former claimed that their marriage had broken irretrievably and that the latter committed cruelty upon him.

Amazon manager murder: Who is main accused Mohammad Sameer, Bollywood-inspired gangster who was wanted for 4 murders before turning 18

While the search for three other individuals continues, gang leader Mohammad Sameer was caught today along with one of his associates, 18-year-old Bilal Gani alias Mallu.

India assuming a pivotal role in the world economic system under PM Modi’s leadership: All you need to know about India’s G20 Presidency

The New Delhi G20 Summit, which will bring an end to a series of meetings over the course of the year, is going to be held in New Delhi on 9-10 September this year

Bengal Congress leader Kamru Choudhury says Raksha Bandhan was introduced by Rabindranath Tagore to promote Hindu-Muslim brotherhood

Bengal Congress leader Raksha Bandhan was introduced by Rabindranath Tagore opposing NCPCR asking schools not to punish for wearing Rakhi

Pakistan’s economy hits rock bottom, but President Alvi focuses on increasing his salary, complains that Chief Justice is getting more

Pakistan's President is seeking a salary rise when the country is seeing its economy hit a historic low.

USA: Donald Trump praises Vivek Ramaswamy, says he would be a very good Vice Presidential candidate

During a recent television interview, Trump was asked if has thought of having Vivek Ramaswamy as vice president, to this, Trump lauded Ramaswamy as a talented person who has distinguished himself.

Iran: Weightlifter Mostafa Rajaei banned for life by country’s weightlifting organisation for shaking hands with Israeli competitor

The body declared, "The weightlifting federation bans athlete Mostafa Rajaei for life from entering all sports facilities in the country and dismisses the head of the delegation for the competition, Hamid Salehinia."

X to roll out audio, video calls feature, announces Elon Musk

Elon Musk has however not given any date for the launch of the features. In July, the company's designer Andrew Conway hinted at the feature.

Lawyers group wants to cancel an event because SC lawyer Sai Deepak is a panellist, read about the group that supports Islamists and Maoists

All India Lawyers Association for Justice (AILAJ) has written to the Karnataka Bar Council seeking the cancellation of a talk by Supreme Court lawyer J Sai Deepak on the Uniform Civil Code.

Lucknow: Properties worth 3 crore of Mukhtar Ansari’s aides attached by the Mau police under the Gangster Act

Properties of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s two aides, Umesh Singh and his brother Rajan Kumar Singh, in Lucknow were attached by the Mau police.

GE F-414 engines for fighter jets to be made in India soon as US Congress approves landmark defence deal

US Congress has given clearance to the deal for manufacturing GE F-414 jet engines in India for HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Mark 2

Congress buckles under pressure: Releases new poster of I.N.D.I.A. bloc’s leaders, deletes Rahul Gandhi, adds Arvind Kejriwal

The Congress party stirred up a hornet's nest after it released a poster of I.N.D.I.A bloc’s leaders putting Rahul Gandhi at the forefront and skipping AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal

OpIndia Exclusive: Kishan attacked and abused for giving a lift to his neighbor Muslim girl in Ahmedabad, Akbar, Faizan, and Hussain arrested after video...

Victim Kishan said, "Someone from the crowd also snatched my mobile phone and stole it during the scuffle with me. They even threatened to kill me."

Delhi Police arrests banned terrorist organisation SFJ’s member for painting pro-Khalistan graffiti on metro stations

Delhi Police special cell arrested a member of the banned terrorist outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), who has been identified as Preetpal.

‘Hinduism shall not be preached here’: Holy Family Convent School in Bareilly cuts Rakhis tied on wrists of Hindu students, apologises later

Holy Family Convent School in Bareilly prevented students from celebrating Raksha Bandhan and the Rakhis were cut from the wrists of Hindu students

US: Sexual abuse case against Roman Catholic cardinal for assaulting a 16-year-old boy dismissed due to his ‘dementia’

The cardinal was accused of sexual abuse of a 16-year-old boy in 1974.when the cardinal was in his 40s.

Delhi High Court directs former J&K CM Omar Abdullah to pay Rs 1.5 lakh monthly maintenance to estranged wife Payal Abdullah

In 2016, a trial court dismissed Omar Abdullah's divorce petition, ruling that he had been unable to prove an "irretrievable breakdown of the marriage" and his claims of "cruelty or desertion."

Amazon manager shot dead in Delhi: 18-year-old Bilal Gani and one Mohammad Sameer arrested

According to the police, the other four assailants have been identified as 18-year-old Mohammad Sameer alias Maya, 23-year-old Sohail alias Bawarchi, 23-year-old Mohammad Junaid alias Biryani and 19-year-old Adnan alias Don.

Mumbai: Police team pelted with stones by mob as it reached Irani Basti to nab history-sheeter Firoz Khan

The Police team was attacked as it reached the Irani Basti in the Ambivali area to nab Firoz Khan, who has 35 criminal cases registered against him.

“Corruption rampant in judiciary, many judgments are written by lawyers beforehand,” says Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

The Rajasthan CM said, "So much corruption is happening in the judiciary today. Corruption is happening at such a large scale that I have heard that many lawyers write the judgment and take it along, and that is the judgment given."

Nuh violence case: Congress MLA Mamman Khan to be questioned by SIT over his role in anti-Hindu attacks

As reported earlier, on August 28th, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij stated in the Assembly that evidence has been found against Congress MLA Mamman Khan in the anti-Hindu violence case in Nuh.

‘Hindu, Jain girls shall not be forced to wear hijab’: MP High Court says in its verdict on the Ganga Jamuna School hijab row...

While granting bail to the accused in the Damoh hijab controversy case, the court said, "They shall not compel the students of other religion to read/study any material or language which has not been prescribed by the Board."

Mumbai: Shafiq Shaikh murders ‘brother-in-law’ Ishwar, chops his dead body into 5 pieces and hides it in the kitchen

The police said that Shafiq killed him at his flat in Mumbai's Chembur area, chopped his body into several pieces, and hid them in the kitchen.

Delhi: Woman’s head gets crushed by another vehicle while leaning out of bus window to vomit

"A legal action is being taken in the matter. The CCTV footage is also being checked to identify the offending vehicle and its driver," said the police.

No undue favour to Adani Group, tender process for Dharavi redevelopment was transparent: Maharashtra government to High Court

Maharashtra govt rejects allegations by Dubai based firm that Adani group was given undue favour by awarding the Dharavi project

NCPCR asks schools to refrain from punishing students for wearing Rakhis, Tilak and Mehendi during festivals

NCPCR has directed the relevant officials to issue appropriate directives and guarantee that schools refrain from punishing children who wear Rakhis, Tilak, or Mehendi during Raksha Bandhan.

Ghaziabad school principal arrested in sexual harassment case after girls write letter in blood demanding justice from Yogi Adityanath

A school principal in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad has been arrested for sexually harassing girls.

Project 17A Frigates: India’s new stealth warship Mahendragiri to be launched in Mumbai on September 1

Mahendragiri is the seventh and last ship under Project 17A Frigates, which will be launched from Mazagon Dock in Mumbai

Chandra: Read about NASA’s advanced X-Ray Observatory and the brilliant Indian scientist it is named after

Chandra X-ray Observatory is a Flagship-class space telescope and named after the Nobel Prize-winning Indian-American astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.

‘Mere Saheb, Uddhav Saheb’: Shiv Sena UBT’s Priyanka Chaturvedi bats for Uddhav Thackeray as PM candidate for I.N.D.I.A. alliance

Priyanka Chaturvedi's recent endorsement for Uddhav Thackeray to be the PM candidate of I.N.D.I.A. alliance illustrates what is ailing the coalition.

Madhya Pradesh: FIR filed against Congress leader Digvijay Singh for spreading fake news about Bajrang Dal activist desecrating Jain temple. Read details

Digvijay Singh's post did not go well with the Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad as they submitted a memorandum to the police following which an FIR was registered against Digvijay Singh under the relevant sections of the IPC.

Bittu Bajrangi gets bail after 14 days of judicial custody, was arrested in connection with the Nuh violence

CIA Tawadu police apprehended Bittu Bajrangi at his residence in Faridabad on charges of delivering inflammatory speeches during the Nuh Jalabhishek Yatra.

ISRO shares pictures of Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram Lander taken by Pragyan rover: Details

In one of the images, ISRO has displayed two key payloads that are currently conducting in-situ experimentation on the moon’s south pole.

I.N.D.I.A. alliance falling apart? Arvind Kejriwal missing from poster released by Congress, Shiv Sena (UT) angry for showing Rahul Gandhi at forefront

Arvind Kejriwal missing from I.N.D.I.A. alliance poster released by Congress which shows Rahul Gandhi on the centre stage

Child abuse has Hindu-Muslim filters too, for Ravish Kumar: How the ‘secular’ journalist spread propaganda over Muzaffarnagar and Kathua incidents

In the Kathua incident, Ravish Kumar blamed the victim for displaying his religious identity with the 'Jai Shri Ram' slogan for having earned the ire of his teacher and the principal.

Bihar: Security forces foil major Maoist attack, recover huge cache of weapons from Gaya district, discover a tunnel

Security forces have foiled a major Maoist attack after they found arms and ammunition from Bihar’s Gaya.

Another coup in West Africa as Gabon military leaders grab power, claim that general elections ‘lacked credibility’

Gabon became the third African nation after Burkina Faso and Niger to see a change of guard through a military coup in 2023.

Ex-Trinamool leader Riazul Haque’s wife seen posing with AK-47 ‘gifted’ by husband on Facebook

Former TMC leader's wife seen holding a 'gifted' AK 47 in social media photo, Riazul Haque deletes post later.

Rajasthan: 93-year-old Hindu priest murdered in Shiva temple in Tonk, attacked with sharp weapon

On Tuesday, August 29, a 93-year-old Hindu priest was murdered in a Shiva temple in the Tonk district of Rajasthan

Yaariyan 2 faces stern warning from SGPC over actor sporting ‘Kirpan’, Sukhbir Singh Badal warns makers to remove the ‘objectionable’ scene

SGPC has taken strong objection to the use of Kirpan in a song in the upcoming Bollywood movie Yaariyan-2.

Islamists harass man for travelling with a Muslim woman in Hyderabad, police apprehend three minors after video goes viral

In the video, the three accused were heard asking the bike-riding young man about the girl sitting as a pillion rider on the bike. They asked him where he was taking her. When he questioned what was their problem, they started abusing him.

Online scammers include ‘hundreds of thousands’ of victims, trafficked and tortured by criminal gangs to run fraud rackets, says UN report

A new UN report has been estimated that over 120,000 people in Myanmar, and at least 100,000 in Cambodia, have been trafficked and forced to run online scam rackets.

Bihar govt reduces school holidays for rest of the year from 23 to 11 by cutting Durga Puja, Diwali, Chhath holidays, BJP calls it...

Bihar government's education department reduced number of holidays from 23 to 11 from September to December.