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‘Nothing illegal in BBC presenter paying teen for his sexually explicit images’: Young person’s lawyer 

Lawyer of the young person who recieved payments from BBC presenter in exchange of sexually explicit images claimed there was nothing illegal.

Tamil Nadu: Police arrest stunt master Kanal Kannan over social media post of a Christian priest dancing with a girl

Kanal published a video of a preist dancing with a young woman with the caption 'This is the culture of the foreign religions'

Delhi: Raj Kumar brutally stabbed to death by Muslim girlfriend’s family, Ashfaq and Meraj arrested

In Delhi, another Hindu man fell prey to religious bigotry and intolerance by the kin of his Muslim love interest

Ghaziabad: 6 killed as school bus coming from the wrong side crashes into SUV on Delhi-Meerut Expressway

A school bus and a TUV met with an accident on the Delhi Meerut Expressway at 6.00 am today. The bus driver was coming from the wrong direction after filling CNG from Delhi near Ghazipur.

Manipur: 11 Myanmar nationals with bullet and explosive injuries held in the violence-hit Churachandpur

Myanman nationals entered India without valid documents. Police are investigation reasons behind their bullet and explosive injuries

Ban on meat and liquor shops along the route, security through CCTVs and drones, Gangajal at Police stations: UP gears up to welcome Kanwariyas

From Uttarakhand to Delhi, Uttar Pradesh to Jharkhand, special arrangements have been made for the devotees of Lord Shiva during this year's Kanwar Yatra.

Anti-Hindu Delhi riots: Police arrest Mohd Khalid, brother of Mohd Ayaz, one of the main conspirators of Head Constable Ratan Lal’s brutal murder

Mohammad Khalid has been arrested near the Myanmar-India border over his involvement in the murder of Head Constable Ratan Lal during the anti-Hindu Delhi Riots of 2020

BJP constitutes 4-member fact-finding team to visit the violence-affected areas, WB governor to submit report on Panchayat poll violence to Amit Shah

As many as 15 people have been killed in separate violent incidents that took place on Saturday during the panchayat elections in West Bengal

Kota: 17-year-old JEE aspirant commits suicide, his coaching centre named in the FIR for abetment

A case has been filed under Indian Penal Code’s Section 306 (abetment to suicide) against the coaching centre. The Police are further investigating the matter. 

Indore: Private school students slapped, threatened to be removed from school premises for sporting Tilak on their forehead

The Principal Omprakash Singh happened to justify the teacher's actions and said that no student was allowed to sport tilak on the school premises.

Peru declares national emergency amid rising cases of Guillain Barre Syndrome, fears immunoglobulin shortage

GBS is often preceded by a virus infection. In Peru, there have been 4,512,091 cases of covid-19 from January 2020 to 5th July 2023. Notably, one of the post covid problems has been neurological or related to nerves.

Mohammad Tariq was taking training in ‘love jihad’ by ISKP terrorist Sumera, was spreading ISIS ideology through online games: UP ATS reveals

Mohammad Tariq was arrested on July 6 by UP ATS for spreading the ideology of ISIS on multiple social media platforms while ISKP terrorist Sumera was arrested by Gujarat ATS last month

Chandigarh: Video of cook spitting on rotis goes viral, dhaba owner claims conspiracy, says video six month old

Dhaba owner Mohammed Arif claimed the video was 6-month-old and made viral as part of conspiracy against him

Court proceedings should not be used to escalate violence or create further problems: Supreme Court tells counsel while hearing plea on Manipur violence

The Court also asked the petitioner not to make allegations against any ethnic group. It also stressed that the court proceedings should not be used as a platform to escalate the violence in Manipur.

Adhik Maas: Know why the Shravan month is 59-days long this year, and has 8 Mondays

The month of Sawan this year is said to have begun on July 4 with its first Monday falling on July 10. Accorning to the Purnimanta Hindu calendar calculations, this Sawan month has 59 days and 8 Mondays.

Cannot be trade partner and home for fugitives at the same time: PM Modi told the UK govt about extradition of Vijay Mallya, Nirav...

Time and again, the delegations from the UK that have come to India have faced Indian pressure to extradite Mallya and Nirav Modi, the sources revealed.

WB SSC scam: Setback for Abhishek Banerjee as SC refuses to intervene in the case, allows ED to issue summons to the TMC leader

The SC noted that the single judge bench of Calcutta High Court held that there is no reason to prevent the investigation being carried out by the ED against Abhishek Banerjee considering the ramifications of the matter.

Arvind Kejriwal surrenders before weather, says Delhi’s systems can’t handle this much rain

Arvind Kejriwal said that potholes on roads would be filled with stones and inquiry has been initiated into three different road cave-in incidents.

China: Three children among six people killed in kindergarten stabbing attack in Guangdong province

Beijing has prohibited its state media from publishing full details of this kindergarten stabbing as it fears a copycat attack can take place in that scenario.

Suspended BBC presenter, accused of paying money to a teen for sexually explicit images, made “panic calls” to the victim asking – What have...

The Sun has said that the BBC presenter called the young man in panic twice after the allegations were published.

Taslim Ahmed Rehmani, who mocked Hindu beliefs, seeks time from US politician to discuss ‘religious freedom’

Taslim Ahmed Rehmani has sought time to meet US politician who is in India to discuss religious freedom and democracy. Rehmani and his comments on Lord Shiva were the reason Nupur Sharma got agitated during the news debate.

Calcutta HC denies urgent hearing of petition, which sought action against State Election Commission for improper security measures during panchayat polls

While refusing to grant urgent hearing, Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam said, "No urgency. Let it come in regular course. We will hear."

Rajya Sabha polls: TMC nominates 6 leaders for the Upper House, including serial fake news peddler Saket Gokhale who was also accused of misusing...

The six persons nominated for the Rajya Sabha seats prominently include RTI 'activist', Congress loyalist-turned-TMC member Saket Gokhale who had come under public scrutiny for misappropriation of funds that he collected from Modi haters.

This day in history: The violent saga of Vellore Mutiny, when hundreds of Indian soldiers rebelled against the East India Company

Vellore Mutiny unfolded 51 years before 'The First War of Independence 1857'. Around 200 British soldiers were killed in this brief but fierce battle.

Fact-check: No, Army jawans didn’t push a train to ‘start’ it. News24 and others spread misinformation regarding an incident where forces helped with a...

A video went viral on social media showing the Army jawans police team, railway staff, locals, and commuters onboard pushing a train to 'start' it

No need for CBI probe: Karnataka Home Minister says after brutal murder of Jain monk, BJP accuses Congress of appeasement politics

“Prima facie it appears that the monk was murdered for money related matter," a police official had said.

Miss Universe Netherlands 2023 is a biological male who identifies as ‘transwoman’, Rikkie Valerie Kolle says ‘she’ made LGBTQ community proud

"It's unreal. But I can call myself Miss Netherlands 2023. It was an educational and wonderful process. My year can't go wrong anymore. I am so proud and happy. I can't even describe it. I made my community proud and showed it can be done," Rikkie Valerie Kolle said on his win.

Meta controlling who you follow on Threads? Netizens flag censorship of non-Left voices

A Twitter user DogeDesigner @cb_doge has called out Meta for "trying to control whom you follow". The user shared an image of Threads showing how when he wanted to follow user donaldjtrumpjr, he was asked, "Are you sure you want to follow donaldjtrumpjr?".

Khalistanis stomp the Indian flag with shoes, assault an Indian trying to save the flag. Here is what happened

Khalistanis desecrate Indian flags during anti-India rallies in Canada, the US, the UK etc.

Twitter shows Gilgit Baltistan as a part of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, blocks Pakistan govt handle complying with Indian law

When users tried to access the account, a message was displayed stating the "account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand".

Syria: Islamic State terrorist Osama al-Mujaher killed in a drone strike, says US

US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief Michael Kurilla said, "We have made it clear that we remained committed to the defeat of ISIS through the region."

Uttar Pradesh: Mohammad Arif escapes with family after toilet blast that was heard up to 15 kilometres near Nepal border

In the region of Balrampur district, specifically in the Harraia Satgharwa area, a sudden blast was heard during the night by the inhabitants of Majre Nai Bazar, which is situated in Gugauli Kala.

West Bengal Panchayat Polls: Re-polling to be held at over 600 booths on 10th July after reports of violence and tampering with Ballot boxes

The SEC further announced that a fresh poll will be held on Monday, that is, 10th of July 10 from 7 am to 5 pm. According to the announcement, re-polling will be held in 604 booths for the Panchayat elections.

SP leader poses as a vegetable vendor who hired bouncers to protect pricey tomatoes, PTI presents it as a real incident

Press Trust of India presents SP leader as a real vegetable vendor who appointed bouncers to protect pricey tomatoes

Diplomatic and VIP areas in Chanakyapuri get flooded after Delhi receives the highest rain in 41 years, NDMC advises officials to evacuate

NDMC has advised senior bureaucrats residing on the ground floors of houses in Chanakyapuri to relocate to safer places as a precautionary measure

United States: TikTok’s ‘boat jumping’ challenge claims 4 lives in Alabama, officials urge people to stay away from it

Fatal deaths caused by TikTok challenge called the 'boat jumping challenge' occurred in Alabama in USA

North India faces heavy rainfall – 14 die amid water logging, submerged societies, roaring rivers across states

At least 14 people died due to heavy rainfall across North India including Delhi NCR region

US-based Christian pastor claims over 1 lakh Hindus converted just in a week, says RSS and PM Modi made conversions tough in north India

American Pastor Chris Hodges labelled India as a prime target for religious conversions by the missionaries.

Another NCP MLA Kiran Lahamate leaves Sharad Pawar’s faction to join Ajit Pawar, more including MLA Ashutosh Kale expected to follow suit

Kiran Lahamate first joined Ajit Pawar. Then he went back to the Sharad Pawar faction of the NCP. Now, he has resorted to Ajit Pawar's group.

Netherlands: As the longest-serving Dutch PM Mark Rutte resigns, read how the coalition govt collapsed over the burning refugee issue

Netherlands PM Mark resigned after saying that the differing views of his alliance partners on migration policy were “irreconcilable”.

Bengal panchayat polls: Abandoned ballot boxes found in a drain in Murshidabad

"The situation is not good after the elections, the general public is also not coming out due to fear. The general public is in panic. If anyone comes out, TMC threatens," a local resident said.

Bihar: Miffed at not getting free berries as commission, policeman throws woman vendor’s entire basket of berries on the ground

However, the tribal woman refused to give the berries as a commission. As the woman was adamant about not giving the ‘commission’, an agitated constable threw the basket full of berries on the road and then trampled them.

West Bengal: TMC’s change ‘Ballot Box’ operation caught in Malda, says BJP spokesperson Amit Malviya

He further said that TMC workers were caught red-handed, changing ballot boxes in several places, with the help of contractors and local administration, before they could reach the strong rooms.

Karnataka: Grocery shop owner Tausif Hussain kills his labourer Gajnana by setting him on fire, arrested from Mulihithlu

A grocery shop owner named Tausif Hussain has been arrested on charges of murdering his labourer by setting him on fire.

US: Hispanic man on a scooter goes on a shooting spree in New York City, arrested after killing one and injuring three others

It was revealed that the shooter possessed a .9-mm firearm equipped with an extended clip, capable of inflicting further harm.

Delhi: Wall of newly built govt school building in Education Minister Atishi Marlena’s constituency collapses

After the incident, BJP leaders hit out at the AAP's Delhi education model and accused the Delhi government of indulging in corruption during the construction of the newly built government school.

Chhattisgarh liquor scam: Rs 776 crore of 2,161 crore scam money went to political executives, says ED

ED found that between 2019 and 2022, unaccounted illicit liquor worth 30-40% of the overall liquor sales in the state was sold at the behest of the syndicate as part of the scam.

West Bengal Panchayat poll violence: State election commission didn’t provide the list of sensitive booths, BSF reveals

BSF DIG S S Guleria accused the State Election Commission of withholding crucial information from the central security forces for deployment during the elections.