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Rajasthan: Rehman gives triple talaq to wife over phone from Kuwait, marries a Pakistani woman and brings her to India, arrested from Jaipur Airport

Rehman landed at the Jaipur airport from Kuwait on 12th August and was detained there by a police team from Hanumangarh.

Mamata Banerjee announces ‘protest’, gives deadline to CBI to hang the culprit in RG Kar case: New drama to play blame game or diverting...

While Mamata Banerjee wants the CBI to hang the culprit by Sunday, her government is accused of protecting those involved in the case. After the semi-nude body of a PG trainee doctor was discovered inside the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College on the 9th of August, the hospital management informed her family that she had committed suicide.

TMC removes Shantanu Sen as party spokesperson, had exposed corruption and racket at RG Kar hospital where junior doctor was raped and murdered

Shantanu Sen had openly lambasted Sandip Ghosh, the ex-Principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital who is believed to be close to the ruling TMC government.

“I am with you; we will fight out,” says West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose to protesting Doctors on visiting RG Kar medical college

Assuring fast action in the case, Governor Bose said "We will work together, I will devote myself to your service, This Bengal society, should be made a society where a woman could live happily."

23 years ago, a death in RG Kar Medical College was termed suicide, but Court ordered a murder probe for exposing porn ring, including...

It was alleged that a fourth-year medical student at RG Kar Medical College was killed in 2001 after he discovered a gang making porn videos using prostitutes in the college and hostels

‘Crores of people are dying’: Despite SC orders against fearmongering, Baba Ramdev compares modern medicine to British rule and Islamic invasion

Baba Ramdev declared that he will keep working to have the country solely rely on Ayurvedic medications.

Laws that divide country based on religion should have no place in society: PM Modi bats for Uniform Civil Code in Independence Day speech

PM Modi announced that laws which are discriminatory and divide the country along religious lines should be abolished.

“Bengal government directly responsible for public order collapse,” says Indian Medical Association on vandalism by unidentified mob

The IMA lashed out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government saying that the state government is directly responsible for this collapse of public order.

Union Government amends electricity export guidelines, allows power to be rerouted to domestic grid in case of non-payment by foreign customer

Ministry of Power, Government of India, announced notable amendments to the Guidelines for Import/Export (Cross Border) of Electricity, 2018

Cow slaughter a hate crime: Gujarat court sends Asif to 10 years in prison. Read what the court said in landmark judgement

The court stated that the accused slaughtered the cow despite knowing it was considered sacred in Hinduism and that under IPC 295, insulting any religion with malice is criminal.

Gujarat: Congress leaders booked for asking students to remove Saffron T-shirts with images of Veer Savarkar and Netaji Subhash Bose

Following the incident, MoS Home affairs in Gujarat government, Harsh Sanghvi informed that the Congress leaders who were part of today’s incident have been booked for insulting freedom fighters.

Pakistan: 28-year-old Belgian woman raped for 5 days, thrown on streets of Islamabad, one accused Tamizuddin arrested

Silvie Stina (28) was taken to the hospital for a medical evaluation after asserting that she had been sexually assaulted for more than five days by a few unidentified people.

PM Modi’s speech on Independence Day 2024: Emphasis on space sector, modernisation, connectivity, and more. Says new India is bolder, stronger

"The space sector is an important aspect. We have done many reforms in this sector. Today, many startups are entering this sector. The space sector which is becoming vibrant is an essential element towards making India a powerful nation. We are focusing and giving strength to this sector with a long-term idea," he said.

Doctors attacked, emergency ward vandalised, vehicles destroyed: Mob unleashes havoc at R G Kar hospital in Kolkata, police blame social media

Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal has accused online media outlets and social media accounts of instigating the unprovoked attack by the mob.

As the country erupts in a protest demanding justice for deceased trainee doctor, TMC protests for a 1990 rape-murder case where life sentence already...

Facing massive backlash, the ruling party in the state, TMC on Wednesday (14th August), staged a protest demanding Justice in a 34 year old case.

After rehabilitating RG Kar Medical College Principal who denied rape, Mamata Banerjee shamelessly announces protests demanding justice from CBI by Sunday

Mamata Banerjee has announced protests demanding punishment for the culprit in the trainee doctor's rape and murder case

As court raps Rajdeep Sardesai and orders him to delete unauthorised video of Shazia Ilmi, read how Newslaundry had justified the breach of privacy

Manisha Pande of Newslaundry stated that it wasn't as if the cameraman was following Shazia Ilmi to her bathroom or bedroom.

ABC passes off anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh as ‘politically motivated’, accuses Indian media of ‘inflaming anxieties’ by reporting Islamist attacks on Hindus

ABC and several other media outlets are shrewdly trying to establish an apocryphal narrative that Hindus in Bangladesh are being persecuted not for their religious identity but for the alleged support for Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League.

All India Bar Association seeks 360-degree probe into ‘international conspiracy’ behind Hindenburg report targeting Adani group and SEBI

AIBA Chairman and Senior Advocate Dr Adish C. Aggarwala urged the Indian government to initiate a 360-degree investigation into the alleged international conspiracy behind the latest Hindenburg report.

Protecting Wetlands: India adds three more wetlands to the list of Ramsar Sites, 59 sites added after 2014 compared to 26 added from 1982...

The govt of India has added three more sites to India’s list of Ramsar sites, increasing its tally of Ramsar sites to 85 from existing 82

Hizb ut-Tahrir clamours for Caliphate in Bangladesh: Jihad against Jews and Hindus, ISIS links, terror activities in several other countries and more

Hizb ut-Tahrir has been expanding its presence in India. Recently, OpIndia reported that the National Investigating Agency conducted multiple searches at several locations in connection to the terror outfit. Two of its members, Abdul Rehman and Mujibur Rehman were arrested by NIA for indoctrinating youths.

White House declines to comment on atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh, denies Sheikh Hasina’s claim of US involvement in her ouster

While responding to a query on atrocities against Hindu Americans and Hindus in Bangladesh, the official White House Spokesperson said that they are continuing to monitor the situation but they don’t have anything else to add.

Leftists irked over call for ‘blow the conch’ during “Reclaim the Night” protests against Kolkata doctor’s rape and murder case

A call for 'blow the conch' during 'Reclaim The Night' event on 14th August Night has irked the left-liberals and the organisers of the event had to clarify that they did not make the call.

‘Muslims will turn your house into Bangladesh’: Hindu woman threatened by municipal chairman Syed Abid Ali for complaining against Muslim hawkers

Hindu woman belonging to the SC community was threatened by the local municipal chairman Syed Abid Ali in Bareilly

Such theft not possible, probably lights were not installed: Ayodhya Admin denies contractor’s allegation that over 3800 lights were stolen, assures action for false...

Ayodhya Divisional Commissioner Gaurav Dayal said that possibility is emerging that the lights were never installed and added that the Development Authority is probing it

Assam: 30-year-old Injamamul Haque awarded 15 years in prison for kidnapping and raping minor girl in 2022

Injamamul Haque, who abducted and raped a little child, was given 15 years in prison and hard labour for raping minor in 2022

Maulana Sajid Rashidi outrages against ‘Muslim’ students chanting ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’, says teachers have ‘sanghi mindset’: Watch viral video

Video of Maulana Sajid Rashidi of All India Imam Association, went viral on social media in which he objected to slogans of the "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" slogan in schools.

‘Radicals are targeting Hindu minorities’: Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy condemns anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh

While the denouncement of the ongoing violence against Hindus in Bangladesh is appreciated, Vivek Ramaswamy missed some crucial points in his post. The 2024 anti-quota protests led by students were never anti-government protests since it was the Sheikh Hasina-led government which scrapped the quota for government jobs.

Gujarat: Class 8 Unit test for Hindi with questions related to Khuda, Ramzan, Eid and Namaz stirs outrage on social media, officials say questions...

A picture of a Hindi subject question paper for Class 8th students is doing rounds on social media as four out of five visible questions asked in the Unit test relate to Islam.

Madras HC allows BJP’s ‘Tiranga Rally’ in Tamil Nadu after DMK govt refused permission: Read what happened as court slammed draconian order

On 14th August, Madras High Court granted permission to the BJP to organise the "Tiranga Rally" after the police refused to grant approval

Bangladesh faces severe financial crisis as annual inflation jumps to 11.66% in July amid widespread anti-Hindu violence, protests

The prices of essential commodities in Bangladesh are expected to rise even more due to the supply chain disruptions.

Lucknow: Aqeel poses as Akhil Yadav to trap a married Hindu woman, rapes her, force-feeds beef, makes her observe Roza

The victim also told the police that Aqeel used to rape the victim daily. He used to force the victim to eat beef [cow meat] and also keep Roza.

Mob attacks police team and free arrested drug smuggler Javed in UP’s Saharanpur, women in burqas too threw stones, tore police uniforms

On Tuesday, 13th August, a Muslim crowd attacked police in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur and freed drug dealer Javed who was arrested by the police team

CBI takes over Kolkata rape case: BJP cries foul over hospital trying to tamper evidence by destroying crime scene in the name of renovation

The Calcutta High Court found severe flaws in the hospital administration's response when the doctor was discovered dead in its seminar hall on Friday morning, with her clothes in disarray and injuries all over her body. The court stated that the victim's parents wanted an independent investigation to guarantee that evidence was not tampered with.

3800 bamboo and 36 projector lights worth over Rs 50 lakh installed on Ayodhya’s Bhakti Path and Ram Path stolen

As many as 6,400 bamboo lights were installed on Ram Path and 96 gobo projector lights on Bhakti Path when Ayodhya underwent extensive renovations under a major project ahead of the Ram temple consecration ceremony on January 22

Bareilly, UP: 45-day-old child succumbs to excessive bleeding after botched circumcision performed by barber Kabir

The barber Kabir, who performed the circumcision procedure, has been booked for causing death due to negligence

TMC MP Mahua Moitra blocks popular YouTuber Ajit Anjum for daring to question her on RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case

Ajit Anjum was blocked by Mahua Moitra after he tagged her and other TMC leaders including CM Mamata Banerjee in a post on X questioning over the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case.

UP: Parents of madrasa student stabbed to death by classmate in Balrampur say teachers were sexually abusing their child

The deceased victim’s parents stated that their son was killed for complaining about the sexual abuse by the madarsa teachers.

‘Fire was accidental, spread from neighbouring Awami League building’: Jamaat-e-Islami supported Pinaki Bhattacharya whitewashes burning of Bangladeshi Hindu musician Rahul Ananda’s house

Following the incident on 5th August, sources linked with family of Rahul Anand family and the founding member of the band had mentioned that a mob attacked and “torched” the musician’s house.

Kushinagar, UP: Madarsa cleric lures minor Dalit girl to Bangladesh border where he converts her to Islam, rapes and impregnates her; arrested

Maulana Muhammad Owais took the teenage Dalit victim to his village located on the border of Bangladesh and converted her religion

Criminal charges framed against TMC MP Saket Gokhale by PMLA court in money laundering case: ED

Saket Gokhale was nabbed by the ED in January of last year after a case was regiseterd against him by the Gujarat Police.

Paisa Double Scam: Kerala Congress leader CS Srinivasan arrested in investment fraud case worth Rs 17 crore

The Kerala Congress leader is the Managing Director of the financial firm which is embroiled in an investment fraud case.

In trying to whitewash crimes against Hindus in Bangladesh, Mohammad Zubair reveals the extent of barbarity by illegal Bangladeshis in India

Mohammed Zubair and Alt News recently published a 'fact-check' to dismiss religious persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh, but in doing so, they underscored the extent of brutalities perpetrated by illegal Bangladeshi migrants in India.

Madhya Pradesh: Danish rapes teenage Hindu girl, keeps her captive inside house belonging to victim’s friend Kiran and her husband Tausif

Danish raped the teenager inside a house in Madhya Pradesh that belong to the victim’s friend Kiran and Kiran's husband, Tausif.

Kolkata Doctor rape case: NHRC takes suo moto cognizance of the case, issues notices to DGP and Chief Secretary of West Bengal

The NHRC notification noted that the report should include the status of the Kolkata police investigation, actions taken against the guilty, compensation details, and initiatives taken to prevent similar instances in the future.

Congress ecosystem up in flames as alleged journalist Swati Chaturvedi calls Rajya Sabha member Sagarika Ghose pathetic and thief, Jairam Ramesh also gets attacked

Swati Chaturvedi accused Sagarika Ghose of stealing her content. Ironically, she herself did not credit Sansad TV for the video clips.

Bulandshahr: Gajendra Singh rapes 6-year-old girl and a goat, arrested

According to reports, the individual responsible has been identified as Gajendra Singh, a government employee working as an ADO. He is believed to have been arrested. 

‘He said Salam Alaikum, I replied with Jai Shri Ram’: Hindu man narrates harrowing tale of attack by Muslim mob in West Bengal, BJP...

The victim's wife said that she pleaded with the Muslim men to spare her but they did not budge.

Rahul Gandhi spreads negativity, fearmongers about Indian stock market over Hindenburg report after making massive profits from his stocks in just 5 months

On the 11th of August, Rahul Gandhi shared a video message on X wherein he was seen blatantly fearmongering about the stock market and hyped the Hindenburg Research report to attack businessman Gautam Adani and the Modi government.

‘Chamundeshwari Devi is the presiding deity of our family, temple is our property’: Mysuru Royal family says Karnataka govt should stop trying to take...

"Chamundeshwari Devi is the presiding deity of the royal family, and the Sri Chamundeshwari temple on Chamundi Hill and other temples are private properties of the family. However, the government enacted the Chamundeshwari Land Development Authority Act 2024 to take over the ownership", Pramoda Devi Wodeyar stated.