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Haryana: Mohammed Zubair and others take Muslim man hostage in Nuh, assault him brutally for listening to DJ

As soon as Hafiz was struck on the head, he fell to the ground and lost consciousness.

‘Rahul Gandhi, why won’t you go to Cooch Behar’: Arnab Goswami slams Opposition for ignoring plight of woman stripped and assaulted in West Bengal

While slamming the politics of convenience of the Congress party, Arnab Goswami said, "The same thing that happened in Manipur has happened in Bengal. But they are completely quiet (now)."

NTA announces new dates for UGC NET, CSIR-UGC NET and NCET, to be held in Computer Based Test mode

The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced new dates for UGC-NET June 2024 exams, Joint CSIR UGC NET exams and NCET (National Common Entrance Test) 2024 Exams.

UP: E-rickshaw driver Salman entraps a Hindu woman under false pretences, his father and brother rape her after marriage, pressurise her to convert

The accused started to do obscene actions with her 12-year-old daughter after which she approached the authorities.

NEET-UG paper leak: CBI arrests Oasis School principal Dr Ehsanul Haq and vice principal Imtiaz Alam from Jharkhand

Dr Ehsanul Haq, the principal of the Oasis School in Hazaribag, and vice principal Imtiaz Alam were arrested by CBI in NEET-UG paper leak case.

Uttar Pradesh: Woman drowns her 3 children in a river, fourth one fakes death to escape

The accused woman's husband, Avneesh, died from an electric shock about one and a half years ago. After that, she lived with her brother-in-law, Ashish. However, according to family members, her relationship with Ashish was strained.

“Deeply biased, selective usage of facts”: India rejects USCIRF report on religious freedom

Criticising the report during a media interaction today, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the report is deeply driven by vote bank considerations.

‘Those who questioned Lord Ram’s existence, now proving his existence from north to south’: BJP’s Sudhanshu Trivedi takes a dig at INDI bloc

BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi took a swipe at the opposition bragging about their victory in Ayodhya, taunting that those who questioned Lord Ram's existence were falling over themselves to prove his existence.

‘Sabarimala season is coming, expect tit for tat’: Kerala Minister Ganesh Kumar warns Tamil Nadu govt against seizure of its buses amid tax dispute

The Kerala Minister alleged that Tamil Nadu transport department took a unilateral decision to impose Rs 4,000 extra per seat.

Love Jihad in Assam: 20-year-old man from Baksa district poses as Rana Saha to trap a Hindu girl; arrested on several charges, including POCSO

Members of the Bajrang Dal nabbed the accused and handed him over to the authorities at Barpeta Road police station.

FATF recognises India’s efforts to combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, country achieves outstanding outcome in mutual evaluation

India has achieved an outstanding outcome in the Mutual Evaluation conducted during 2023-24 by Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

Muzaffarnagar: Arbaaz arrested for beheading his 21-year-old wife and cutting her body in 4 parts, caught while disposing the body

Police nabbed one individual identified as Arbaaz in Muzaffarnagar after he murdered his wife Chahat over minor domestic arguments.

Sandeshkhali like situation in Bengal again? Muslim woman stripped, beaten by Shafiqul and others for supporting BJP

According to the police complaint, the local TMC cadre has prevented the woman from stepping out of her house since the Lok Sabha elections were announced on 4th June 2024.

Madhuri Dixit slammed after a ‘poster’ of her US event by Pakistani event manager with terror links appeared, but the poster seems to be...

While the poster claimed that Rehan Siddiqui is organising a concert of Madhuri Dixit in Houston, there is no other evidence of this event

Canada: Former Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan ordered troops to rescue Afghan Sikhs during 2021 Taliban takeover of Kabul

The report suggested that the advocacy by Harjit Sajjan might have influenced the allocation of resources and efforts, potentially diverting attention from other at-risk groups also in need of evacuation to Afghan Sikhs.

You’re becoming a nuisance: Rajya Sabha Chairman slams TMC MPs Sagarika Ghose, Saket Gokhale, and Derek O’Brien for creating a ruckus over NEET

Dhankar slammed TMC MP saying that had she come to the house to create chaos. He also slammed MP Saket Gokhale calling him a nuisance.

Jharkhand High Court grants bail to former chief minister Hemant Soren in land scam case

Hemant Soren is probably going to get out of jail because there aren't any more cases pending against him.

Love Jihad in Ghaziabad: Sameer becomes Naresh to befriend Hindu girl and rapes her, pretends to marry her in temple, assaults and forces her...

Sameer threatened to kill the victim of his love jihad if she didn't convert to Islam after his real identity was exposed.

Congress politicises tragedy at Delhi airport, lies about PM Modi inaugurating the terminal area where the roof collapsed: Know the truth

Back in February 2009, the then Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit inaugurated the terminal in question at the Indira Gandhi International Airport while Praful Patel was the Civil Aviation Minister.

Maldives: State Minister arrested and suspended for performing ‘black magic’ on President Muizzu, sorcery considered offence under Islamic law

Sorcery is not a criminal violation under the Maldives' penal code, but it is punishable by a six-month jail sentence under Islamic law.

US Presidential debate: Trump says he would have ended the Russia-Ukraine war before taking office, questions Billions given away to Zelenskyy

"He (Putin) would have never invaded Ukraine, never, just like Israel would never have been invaded by Hamas, because Iran was broke with me. I would not let anybody do business with Iran...that's why you had no terror at all during my administration, the whole world is blowing under him (Biden)," Trump further added.

‘Incorrectly implied’: ABC News accepts that its ‘journalist’ Avani Dias lied about Indian Constitution in documentary targeting PM Modi

ABC News ‘journalist’ Avani Dias forgot one key piece of information – The word secular was not part of the Indian Constitution when it came into force in 1950.

Delhi airport: Terminal 1 area roof collapses amid heavy rains, 4 injured

Several cars were hit by parts of the roof that collapsed on them at the Terminal-1 of Delhi airport, as per a fire official on Friday.

NASA selects Elon Musk’s SpaceX to develop U.S. Deorbit Vehicle to pull down the International Space Station after the end of its operational life...

NASA announced that SpaceX has been selected to develop and deliver the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle that will provide the capability to deorbit the International Space Station and ensure avoidance of risk to populated areas.

Uttar Pradesh: 14 years after marrying Pratibha Tiwari, professor finds out that she converted, became Mehnaz Hasan and married a Muslim man 4 years...

An assistant professor of Allahabad University named Amarendra Tripathi was cheated by his wife Pratibha Tiwari who had converted to Islam before marrying him, took a Muslim name and married a Muslim man

Three applicants granted Indian citizenship under CAA in Madhya Pradesh, 2 from Pakistan and 1 from Bangladesh given certificates

Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday granted Indian citizenship certificates to the first three applicants under Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) 2019 in the state.

NSUI president and others spread fake news by ABP News claiming CUET UG 2024 answer sheets were kept unlocked in open, NTA clarifies boxes...

NTA refuted a claim by ABP News that CUET UG 2024 answer sheets were kept unlocked in open, saying that boxes shown in the report are empty

“Ready for legal battle”: Archana Makwana asks SGPC to withdraw FIR over performing Yoga in Golden Temple, says the FIR is baseless and police...

Archana Makwana has appealed to the SGPC to withdraw the FIR filed against her for Yoga inside Golden Temple, adding that she is ready for a legal battle.

New Parliament building, now Sengol: How Opposition politicians have been focusing on needless controversies instead of doing their jobs

The Samajwadi Party MP claimed that 'Sengol' is a symbol of monarchy and hence it should be removed from the parliament.

Google Translate adds 110 new languages including Awadhi, Chhattisgarhi, Marwadi and Pakistani Punjabi using PaLM 2 AI language model

Google is adding support for 110 new languages to Google Translate, the company announced on Thursday

Congress’ KC Venugopal writes to Speaker Om Birla on ‘Emergency’ reference in Lok Sabha, calls it ‘deeply shocking’, ‘unprecedented’

"Making of such a political reference from the Chair is unprecedented in the annals of history of Parliament," Venugopal wrote in his letter.

UP: Dalit woman gang-raped and assaulted by seven men in Lucknow, Anwar arrested while the rest are on the run

On June 25th, a Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped by seven persons in Lucknow, main accused Anwar has been arrested while the other six are absconding

Bull Run: BSE Sensex hits historic high crossing 79,000, NSE Nifty breaks the 24,000 barrier

Today marked a historic day for India's stock markets as the BSE Sensex surged past the 79,000 mark and the NSE Nifty breached 24,000 for the first time

USCIRF publishes another report claiming increase in hate speech in India during Modi govt, Secretary of State Antony Blinken uses it to target India

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has again raised 'concerns' over religious freedoms in India, citing the alleged rise in 'hate speech', demolitions and anti-conversion laws.

Nepal: 4% Muslim population renames village as Islam Nagar, assaults local Hindus, converts Brahma Sthan into Madrasa Chowk

The Hindu activists have accused the Prime Minister and the left parties of Nepal of exerting pressure on the police.

UP: Madarsa children vandalise Hanuman idol installed in Ramayana Park in Rampur

The Hanuman idol was allegedly damaged by madrasa children while playing in the park. The leg of the Hanuman has been broken. Some Hindu youth spotted the madrasa students doing this and chased them out of the park.

Bolivia: Coup attempt by Army commander fails, President Luis Arce thanks people for support

Armed soldiers gathered around Murillo Plaza, a main square in La Paz where the national executive and legislative offices are located, CNN reported.

MP: Ramzan, Altaf and others attack Hindu shop worker over Instagram story in Burhanpur, 8 arrested

In Sirpur village, Khaknar police station, Burhanpur district, a social media post sparked a conflict. The incident began when a local youth posted an Instagram story about the results of a local buffalo fight game (Pada).

‘Bulldoze unauthorised pubs, bars, and all drug-related illegal constructions in Thane, Mira-Bhainder area’: Maharashtra CM Shinde

It was recently noticed that some youths were consuming drugs in Pune. Taking serious notice of this, CM Shinde ordered the Pune Police Commissioner and Municipal Commissioner to use bulldozers to destroy the unauthorized constructions related to drugs.

Following Delhi LG’s order, Directorate of Education re-instates all 594 vocational trainers who were fired by Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government  

On Wednesday (26th June), the Directorate of Education in Delhi repealed its earlier order firing 594 vocational trainers and re-instated them

DoT concludes Spectrum Auction for 2023-24, earns ₹11,340 crores from sale of 141.4 MHz spectrum in multiple frequency bands

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), has successfully concluded the Spectrum Auction 2023-24

Uttar Pradesh: Maulvi Azizul Rehman rapes a minor student inside a madrassa in Rampur, arrested

After committing the heinous act inside Madrassa, he threatened the victim that he would kill him if he told anyone about his acts.

Rajasthan: MBBS student undergoes dialysis 4 times after suffering kidney damage in ragging, 7 senior students booked for forcing 1st year students to do...

A first year MBBS student's kidney failed after senior students made first year students do over 300 sit ups in sweltering heat on a hill

Sam Pitroda, who resigned over his racist remarks about Indians during Lok Sabha elections, re-appointed as chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress

The All India Congress Committee shared a notification on June 26, 2024, announcing that the Congress President has reappointed Sam Pitroda as the chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress.

Chhattisgarh: NSUI president Surykant Verma nabbed in relation to Balodabazar violence, stolen phone recovered; religious symbol of Satnami community was desecrated

The protest on 10th June in Balodabazar, Chhattisgarh resulted in numerous automobiles being damaged and arson instances.

Inhumane, disgusting: Italian PM Giorgia Meloni pays homage to Indian worker who died after being dumped by employers after his hand was chopped by...

"These are inhumane acts that do not belong to the Italian people, and I hope that this barbarity will be punished harshly," the Italian PM said.

‘Aspiring to build a career beyond Tamil Nadu, learn conversational Hindi’: Cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin slams Dravidian anti-Hindi campaign ‘Hindi Theriyadu Poda’

Ace Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin recently slammed DMK’s anti-Hindi campaign slogan, ‘Hindi Theriyadu Poda’ (Translation – I Don’t Know Hindi, Get Lost!)”,  and advocated for learning the Hindi language.

Delhi Court remands CM Arvind Kejriwal to CBI custody for three days in liquor policy scam

Kejriwal was apprehended by the CBI at Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court and, within an hour, withdrew a Supreme Court petition challenging the stay on his bail grant after his March arrest by the ED in the same case.

UP: Azim Ali forces Hindu girl to convert to Islam, perform Nikah, family assaults her for not following Islamic customs, FIR registered

In a case of grooming Jihad in Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun district, a Muslim youth named Azim Ali allegedly forced a Hindu girl to convert to Islam and perform Nikah with him

PMO official during UPA govt and others spread fake news that NTA is a private society not under RTI: Here is the truth

Former PMO media advisor Pankaj Pachauri falsely claimed that NTA is a private body because it is registered under Societies Registration Act