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UK general elections: Labour Party set to win landslide majority, Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party suffers big loss after 14 years of rule

The exit poll, conducted by Ipsos for BBC, ITV, and Sky, predicted Labour would capture 410 seats, relegating the Conservatives to a mere 131 seats. This landslide marks a clear rebuke of the ruling party by British voters, an anticipated outcome amidst mounting discontent.

After accusing govt of not paying anything to families of deceased Agniveers, Congress now asks why Ajay Kumar’s family was paid ‘₹67 lakh more’

Congress leader Col. Rohit Chaudhary questions why Ajay Kumar’s family was paid ₹67 lakh more, says not a single rupee extra can be paid

Sea of fans at Marine Drive in Mumbai to welcome Team India after T20 World Cup triumph

Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) Secretary Ajinkya Naik has said that there will be free entry for public for the victory parade celebrating India team's win. 

After misleading claims in video shared by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, martyred Agniveer Ajay Kumar’s father clarifies they received Rs 98 lakh

Martyred Agniveer Ajay Kumar’s father said, “The central government had already given Rs 50 lakh, now Rs 48 lakh has also come in both the bank [accounts]."

Telangana: Complaint filed against Calvary Church Pastor for ‘cruelty’ on minor girl suffering from kidney damage in the name of ‘miracle healing’

Legal Rights Protection Forum (LRPF) filed a complaint against Calvary Ministries in Telangana's Bellampally for cruelty and medical negligence in the name of miracle healing towards a little girl suffering from kidney failure

Hathras stampede occurred as everyone started exiting the venue together: Says UP Police constable who was injured while helping people

Constable Sheela Maurya, who was on security duty at the Hathras religious event, said the stampede occurred as a large number of people rushed to exit the venue together.

Throw out Bangladeshi intruders: Jharkhand HC orders after petition discloses how ST girls are converted in the name of marriage, madrassas are opened

The Jharkhand High Court ordered the chief secretary to also intervene in the matter and coordinate with the DCs.

That luxury Dior or LV bag you think is a status symbol? Illegal Chinese workers have been making them for just a few dollars...

Over the past few months, Milan prosecutors have been investigating Dior, an LVMH company, regarding its use of third-party suppliers.

Assam: Mufti Mukhibur Rahman Azhari threatens Islamic cleric Mustafa Kamal for opposing cow slaughter, calls for violent protest, arrested

Law authorities acted swiftly as the incendiary video gained popularity on social media and arrested Mufti Mukibur Rahman Azhari on 2nd July.

Owner of Kingdon Capital allegedly used Kotak to short sell Adani, his wife was probed in US for harbouring Chinese spies: Hindenburg fiasco was...

After SEBI revealed that Kotak Mahindra and Kingdon Capital partnered to orchestrate a strategic move to benefit from short-selling Adani stocks, a China link has emerged.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Maulana Arshad Madani says 2024 mandate was revenge of Muslims against BJP: How he had met RSS chief in 2021, claiming...

Madani pointed out that there is a declining trend of Muslim representation in parliament and legislative assemblies.

Tamil Nadu govt under Stalin gives ‘methanol percentage’ excuse to Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy where 65 died, claims cannot be compared to earlier incidents

The govt claimed the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy can't be compared with earlier incidents because methanol compositions are different

Bihar: 2 more bridges in Saran collapse making it 9 such collapses in last 15 days, plea in Supreme Court filed to demand structural...

The collapse of both bridges has reportedly hampered the connection between multiple villages in Bihar, harming local businesses and access to critical services such as schools and hospitals.

Whitewashing Islamic terrorism, to warning of 1990s like violence: Srinagar MP Ruhullah Mehdi’s interview with The Wire displays a dangerous mindset

While hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits were killed by Islamic terrorists during the 1990s, Ruhullah Mehdi has the audacity to dub their killings as mere “Haadsa”. Mehdi kept emphasising as to how concerned he is for the Kashmiri Pandits, however, not once did he talk about Pakistan’s role in the terrorism in Kashmir especially during the 1990s.

Delhi: Driver of water tanker runs over Saddam after he attacks vehicle with stones, Bablu killed by stone pelters for trying to intervene

A water tanker driver while trying to escape crushed a youth who was pelting stones on his tanker in the Sangam Vihar area of the national capital. This triggered further violence and an auto driver was stabbed by the stone pelters

Fatehpur, UP: Porn-addict ‘Hafiz’ Dilnawaz and Maulvi Rakimuddin brutally rape a 9-year-old boy to death, discard body inside well, arrested by police

Media reports suggest that on the day of the incident, hafiz Dilnawaz was watching porn on his mobile phone.

‘Biden not stepping down’: White House clarifies after Trump debate fiasco triggers concerns about US President’s health and age

Jean-Pierre on Wednesday (local time) highlighted President Biden's recent engagements with supporters, acknowledging that while he has had challenging moments, his overall record and accomplishments should not be overshadowed.

Pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh, lodged in jail for radical Khalistani activities under stringent NSA, gets 4 days parole to take oath as MP

Amritpal Singh had contested the Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate from the jail in Assam and won the Khadoor Sahib parliamentary seat in Punjab.

Family of Agniveer Ajay Kumar already paid Rs 98.39 lakh, other benefits of about 67 lakhs to be paid shortly, says Army after Rahul...

The Indian Army busted the lies spread by Rahul Gandhi about the issue of compensation to families of martyred Agniveers by confirming that the family of the deceased Agniveer Ajay Kumar has been already paid Rs 98.39 lakhs

Bengal sees 11 incidents of mob violence in 1 month: From beaten by TMC goons for supporting BJP to lynched for ‘theft’ and Taliban-style...

West Bengal has earned a bad name over the years for violence orchestrated by Trinamool Congress (TMC) goons against rival political workers

Madhya Pradesh: Islamist mob gheraoed Police station in Ratlam over an alleged objectionable post on Instagram, police from 4 stations mobilised to control the...

Tensions recently erupted in the Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh after an Islamist mob gheraoed a Police station in the late hours of Sunday over an Instagram post

Gujarat: Man sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping his 7-year-old cousin in Vadodara in 2022

A seven-year-old girl living in a village close to Vadodara, Gujarat was raped by her cousin. Now, he has received 20 years of rigorous imprisonment

Absolute excess action on part of police: Calcutta HC orders release of a man arrested for alleged derogatory comments during Mamata Banerjee’s live stream

While ordering the release of a man arrested for criticising the Mamata Banerjee govt in the comment section of a Facebook live video, the Calcutta High Court on 27th June said that the arrest was an absolute excess action on the part of the police

UP: Tanzeem and Faizan assault a shopkeeper, employees in Bulandshahr; Islamists and leftists peddle ‘mob-lynching’ agenda after they were caught

Some Islamists and leftists on X began crying 'mob-lynching' after people caught hold of Tanzeem and Faizan who were assaulting a shopkeeper.

‘Kiara Advani uses black magic to threaten him’: Sidharth Malhotra fan accuses actor’s fanpage admins Aliza and Husna Parveen of duping her of Rs...

A Sidharth Malhotra fan said she was defrauded of Rs 50 lakhs by actor's fanpage admins who told her actor's wife Kiara Advani was threatening his life.

West Bengal: TMC leader fatally assaults an elderly woman with shoes for calling him a ‘donkey’, sixth incident of public brutality leading to death...

In Bardhaman district of West Bengal, TMC leader Vishwajit Acharya assaulted a woman for calling him donkey, leading to her death

Chopra flogging incident: Prime accused Tajmul Haque’s aide Amirul Islam arrested after police identified him in the shocking video

One more person identified as Amirul Islam arrested in the case of public flogging on a woman in Chopra in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal

200 babies from 1 sperm donor in Australia? Queensland orders frozen sperm samples to be destroyed after audit finds major lapses in identification and...

The lack of regulation at a fertility centres in Queensland triggered fears of incest and a couple receiving the wrong sperm.

Kerala Police arrest Muhammed Ajmal for swindling gold jewellery from teenage girls using Instagram friendships

Muhammed Ajmal befriended young teenage girls through Instagram and then trick them into giving him gold ornaments promising them he would bring new jewellery for them

Stunned silence on crimes against women, the sham of ‘protecting’ the constitution: PM Modi tears into Congress in Rajya Sabha

PM Modi highlighted the hypocrisy of the opposition on incidences of crimes against women, highlighting the lack of outrage on the Sandeskhali incident and the Talibani-style flogging of woman in Bengal.

CISF refutes reports that Kulwinder Kaur who slapped Kangana Ranaut has been reinstated, she remains suspended but transferred to reserve battalion in Bengaluru

CISF has clarified that reports claiming that Kulwinder Kaur has been reinstated it is fake news, she remains suspended and under probe for slapping Kangaga Ranaut

Gujarat: Congress workers attack BJP members with sticks, stones, acid bottles for protesting over Rahul Gandhi’s anti-Hindu remark, cops also injured

Several policemen including a senior officer and Home Guard personnel were injured in the stone pelting by Congress workers.

Over 11,000 FIRs, 500 arrests, govt efforts for amicable solution and more: Here is what PM Modi assured Rajya Sabha on Manipur

PM Modi emphasised that there has been a history of conflicts and ethnic tensions in Manipur that forced previous governments to impose Presidential rule, ten times.

UP: Rifa and Mehak Khanum embrace Hinduism in Bareilly, marry their Hindu lovers with Vedic rituals after becoming Riya Sagar and Sonam Saxena

In the Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh, two Muslim girls embraced Hinduism and married their Hindu boyfriends on 1st July.

Karnataka minister writes to centre seeking 15% NRI quota in govt medical colleges for ‘self-sustainability of colleges’

Karnataka Medical Education and Skill Development Minister Sharan Prakash Patil wrote a letter to the centre on Tuesday seeking NRI quotas in the government medical colleges

Uttar Pradesh: Rizwan, Rehman and two others kill Aman Rajput for demanding borrowed money back, arrested after an encounter with police

Aman Rajput was killed by Rizwan, Abrar, Javed, and others for demanding his borrowed money back.

Power tussle deepens in Karnataka Congress: Demands for change in CM grows as seers weigh in on Siddharamaiah vs Shivakumar debate

Seers of Karnataka weighed in on Siddaramaiah vs Shivakumar debate as power tussle among Congress faction deepens.

Dr Ahabbar Hussain posed as Aman Dikshit to marry a Hindu woman, forced her to convert to Islam and got her raped by his...

On Monday, the victim filed a complaint with the police and said that she is already married and the mother of a seven-year-old girl. She met Ahabbar Hussain, a Deoband resident who pretended to be a Hindu man named Aman Dixit.

Over 120 people dead at ‘Bhole Baba’ Satsang in Hathras: Deadliest stampedes in recent history, what causes them and how to prevent them

One of the most significant reasons for stampede is overcrowding. In many cases, the number of attendees of an event exceeds the capacity of the venue of the area where the event is happening. It can lead to dangerous situations. Furthermore, poor planning and crowd management add up to the problem.

Indian stock market makes history: BSE Sensex breaches 80000 mark for the first time, Nifty hits lifetime high

Benchmark indices, Nifty and Sensex scaled fresh record highs on Wednesday, with Sensex surpassing 80,000 for the first time on the strength of banking and FMCG stocks.

Islamists and ‘Muslim journalists’ spread fake news about Muslim man being lynched, police say he met with an accident: Details

In an X post, Meer Faisal peddled the narrative that Shahabuddin was lynched by a mob and police took no action even though in his own report it was stated that the the police has clarified the Maulana was not lynched but succumbed to injuries sustained in the accident.

UP: Narayan Sakar Hari alias ‘Bhole Baba’ not found, police guarding his Mainpuri campus after Hathras stampede kills 116

"A total of 116 people have died so far...32 bodies were brought here and 19 of them have been identified. We are identifying the rest of them..." said Hathras Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Manjeet Singh.

Congress leader and LoP Rahul Gandhi booked in Bihar over his anti-Hindu remarks in LS, had said ‘those who call themselves Hindus only talk...

The complaint came following Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's contentious remarks in the Lok Sabha on Monday, July 1, where he asserted that those who called themselves Hindus only talked about violence, hatred, and untruth.

Another Taliban-style case in Bengal: Woman commits suicide after public flogging over alleged extramarital affair, husband accuses panchayat head and TMC leader

This case comes a day after a woman’s Taliban-style public flogging in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district by a TMC leader’s close aide.

Hathras: Who is Surajpal alias ‘Bhole Baba’ with bhakts including Akhilesh Yadav, the ‘Godman’ at whose Satsang stampede led to over 100 deaths

The stampede took place during a Satsang which was being led by a self-styled Godman who goes by various aliases ‘Bhole Baba’ aka Narayan Sakar Hari or Sakaar Vishwa Hari.

BJP MP Santosh Pandey slams Rahul Gandhi over anti-Hindu comment, tells him to recall culprits of Kanhaiya Lal, Praveen Nettaru and more

"You are calling Hindus violent? I want to ask who killed Praveen Nettaru in Karnataka. Who beheaded Kanhaiya Lal in Rajasthan? Who attacked Amarnath pilgrims in Kashmir?" Pandey asked.

‘Balak Buddhi’, scathing attack on ‘ecosystem’, Hinduphobia, Congress’ poor performance in polls and more: Key highlights of PM Modi’s address in Lok Sabha

PM Modi also slammed the I.N.D.I. alliance leaders for their controversial remarks on Sanatan Dharma, Shakti as ascribed in Hindu Dharma and Rahul Gandhi's remarks describing Hindus as violent. He asked Hindus to ponder whether this is 'Sanyog or proyog'.

From KC Venugopal defaming Geeta to Owaisi calling 24 crore BJP voters indoctrinated: How Hinduphobia is normalised in parliament, led by Rahul Gandhi

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday called everyone who voted for the BJP indoctrinated and anti-Muslim, reflecting a broader trend among legislators to normalise Hinduphobia.