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Swati Maliwal warns AAP for calling her a ‘BJP agent’, says she will take Kejriwal and Co. to court for every lie spread against...

"According to them, I was 'Lady Singham' until I filed a complaint against Bibhav Kumar and today I have become a BJP agent? "I will take you to court for every lie you spread!" Maliwal said in a post on Monday.

‘I owe a lot to one organisation’: Retiring Calcutta HC judge thanks RSS for shaping his personality, instilling patriotism

The former Calcutta High Court judge informed that he had to distance himself from RSS after being appointed as a judge.

After Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar, AAP’s Chief Media Coordinator Vikas Kumar under the scanner: Times Now crew files complaint that he assaulted them

Following the attack, the Times Now reporter dialed 100 and informed the Police about the incident at the hands of AAP functionary.

Rohingya Muslims continue persecution of Hindus and Buddhists in Myanmar: Over 5,000 houses torched amid escalating communal tensions

Nearly 5,000 houses belonging to Buddhists and Hindus were set on fire by Rohingyas in Myanmar's Buthidaung as communal tensions escalate.

Why deceased Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was known as ‘The Butcher of Tehran’: An insight into the brutal past of a dictator

The Islamic Revolution in 1979 marked the beginning of the Islamist hardliner Ebrahim Raisi's career.

‘Confused’ Gauhar Khan alleges deprivation of voting rights, vents anger at authorities, only to find her name on the voter list at old address

Several users took a dig at Gauhar Khan's argument that an Aadhaar card alone should be enough to cast a vote even on wrong/any polling booth.

Jaipur Police arrests serial rape accuser Bhavna Sharma who filed 14 rape cases since 2016: Details

Bhavna Sharma filed 14 false cases to allegedly extort money including rape cases since 2016. She was arrested after one of her victims filed a counter FIR against her on 8th May.

From stones pelting not being dangerous to pepper spray being one: How some of the judiciary’s confounding decisions have left the public befuddled 

In April this year, the Karnataka HC refused to dismiss a criminal case against the director of a private company and his wife, who was accused of using pepper spray on a man in self-defence.

AAP received Rs 7.08 crore foreign funds from 2014-2022, violated FCRA and RPA norms: ED to Home Ministry

The investigations so far revealed that amounts were collected through fund-raising campaigns in the US and Canada and identities of actual donors had been concealed in the books of accounts maintained by the AAP

AAP’s streak of misbehaving with women remains unbroken: Delhi Police reaches AAP office after Times Now journalists dial 100 over mistreatment by party workers

Times Now journalist Aakanksha Khajuria and video journalist Radha Krishna were reportedly pushed around and slapped by AAP workers.

Bhopal: Faizal alias Badhshah takes Hindu girl to Kerala’s Kozhikode, forces to convert, Islamic documents recovered from victim

According to reports, the police have also recovered some documents from the victim girl that pertain to the Islamic faith and how to recite Kalma.

‘I respect Hinduism and support BJP, so I was assaulted’: Kutch resident Alimamad tells OpIndia why he was assaulted by miscreants of the Muslim...

Alimamad, told OpIndia "I have been beaten to such an extent that I cannot even urinate properly after the attack. I have been beaten so severely on my buttocks, back, and legs that my entire skin has turned black. "

‘Miscreants with firearms and daggers assaulted us’: Ramakrishna Mission in Jalpaiguri files police complaint after Mamata targets Hindu advocacy group

It must be mentioned that Mamata Banerjee stirred the hornet’s nest on Saturday (18th May) by attacking Hindu organisations, working in West Bengal.

Gujarat: ISIS terrorists Mohammad Nusrat, Mohammad Nufran, Mohammad Faris and Mohammad Razdin arrested from Ahmedabad Airport

The ATS is currently interrogating the Islamic State terrorists to determine their purpose for arriving in Ahmedabad.

Drones, explosives, and hate literature: How a village just 50 km away from Mumbai turned into India’s ISIS nerve centre

A report by journalist Pankaj Prasoon on the transformation of a village close to Mumbai into an ISIS hub underscores the dangers of Islamic radicalism prevalent in India.

Fact-Check: YouTuber Ravish Kumar fear-mongers, shares disinformation claiming BJP wants to change basis of reservation

Sharing disinformation, Ravish Kumar in a post in Hindi, wrote, "Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has given an interview to Amar Ujala. Rajnath Ji is saying that the basis of reservation should be poverty. What they are talking about changing the basis of reservation?"

Saga of violence continues in West Bengal as assault and intimidation mar polling: BJP candidate Arjun Singh says TMC workers threatened to shoot him

According to ABP Ananda, 471 complaints were registered with the Election Commission of India in the first two hours of polling during the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Bengal.

Iran chopper crash: Bodies of President Raisi, foreign minister and others recovered, transported Tabriz city

The head of the Islamic Republic Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Pir Hossein Kolivand, said in televised statement today that the large-scale search and rescue operation for Raisi and other officials concluded as their bodies were sent to a place in Iran's East Azarbaijan province where they will be buried.

Petition filed in a very casual and cavalier manner: Supreme Court junks PIL questioning the validity of new criminal laws

The PIL, which was filed in January 2024, sought setting up an expert panel under the chairmanship of a former judge of the Supreme Court to examine, assess and identify the viability of the three new criminal laws.

Chhattisgarh: First Imran abducted and raped a 13-year-old Hindu child, now, his relatives say the victim and her sisters are all ‘characterless’ – Details

Organiser journalist Subhi Vishwakarma went to the village where the family of the accused and the victim stayed. She talked exclusively to relatives of accused Imran who tried to blame the victim, calling her 'characterless'.

Nobody should have kids, India has too many people, they don’t have food to eat’: Philosopher Martha Nussbaum, who was in a relationship with...

Martha Nussbaum said India has 1.6 billion people, a number according to her, was "too many". She claimed that people in India do not have enough to eat and there is "widespread famine in lots of parts of India."

Pune builder’s son granted bail within 15 hours of killing 2 people with his overspeeding Porsche, bail condition says, ‘write a 300-word essay’

The teenager's car speeding luxury car reportedly crashed into multiple vehicles before hitting a pavement. Locals rushed to the spot and assisted the injured persons.

Bihar: Govt teacher arrested for violating MCC by telling students nobody should vote for PM Modi, arrest after parents of students file complaint

A govt teacher from Bihar was arrested for violating MCC after he told students that nobody should vote for PM Modi

Iran President Ebrahim Raisi feared dead, ‘no sign of life’ says Iranian Official after helicopter crash

Iran President Ebrahim Raisi is feared dead after state TV on Monday morning reported that was "no sign of life" at the site of the crash of the helicopter. 

Left, Islamists two sides of the same coin: 2 CPI (M) members who died 9 years ago while making bombs get ‘martyr’ status, memorial...

9 years ago, two CPI (M) workers called Shibu and Shyju died while making crude bombs to target the BJP and its leaders and workers. Now, the ruling party of Kerala is about to give them the 'martyr' status

Semi-naked dead body of a girl found inside Mosque premises near Taj Mahal in Agra, face crushed with stone, Police suspect rape and murder

Semi-naked dead body of a young woman was found inside a mosque complex near the Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh's Agra on Sunday (19th May)

As the entire Aam Aadmi Party takes Bibhav Kumar’s side against its own MP, DCW member Vandana Singh emerges as the lone AAP voice...

DCW member and AAP student wing leader Vandana Singh opens front against her own party in support of Swati Maliwal

Helicopter carrying Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister and others makes ‘hard landing’ near Azerbaijan border, rescue hindered by bad weather

A helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi made a “hard landing” near Iran’s western border on Sunday, Iranian state TV reported

No CCTV camera in drawing room, there are cameras at bedroom and dining hall of CM’s residence: Claims AAP’s Saurabh Bharadwaj accusing Delhi police...

Responding to police claim that no CCTV footage was found related to assault on Swati Maliwal, Saurabh Bharadwaj said there is no camera in Kejriwal's drawing room

Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav forced to leave INDI Alliance rally in Prayagraj without giving speeches after crowd breaches barricades creating stampede-like situation

Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav were forced to cut short the public meeting in Prayagraj's Phulpur as the crowd broke the barricades and reached the dais, creating a stampede-like situation.

How Fintech is streamlining transactions in Real Money games

Digital payment has been a key contributor to the success of real-money games.

Telangana Police arrest Adilabad resident Abdul Ateeq for giving triple talaq to wife Jasmine via WhatsApp

The Adilabad police have arrested a man for declaring the banned instant 'triple talaq' to his wife via WhatsApp message.

India’s 200% import duty on Pakistani products: A just response to hostility, leaving Pakistan’s economy in tatters

In February 2019, then-Finance Minister Late Arun Jaitley announced imposition of 200% import duty on Pakistani products and wrote on X (then-Twitter), "India has withdrawn MFN status to Pakistan after the Pulwama incident. Upon withdrawal, basic customs duty on all goods exported from Pakistan to India has been raised to 200% with immediate effect."

‘Door was shut, didn’t see how the fire started’: Survivors narrate their ordeal after bus with pilgrims returning from Mathura, Vrindavan engulfed in flames...

Recalling the incident, one of the survivors said, “We started running towards the door but the door was locked from outside then all decided to jump out of the window to save themselves.

Ahmedabad: Police arrest Farhan and Faisal for attacking and threatening a school principal who went to inspect a Madrasa on NCPCR’s direction

Gujarat Police arrested Farhan and Faisal for attacking and threatening a school principal who had been deputed to survey a Madrasa

Running parallel government in Jungle, slipping poison into food of Jawans: Know what was ‘Permili Dalam’, the Naxalite terrorist outfit that took 39 years...

Permili Dalam also plotted to posion the food and water of the security forces and also instigated the locals against the govt.

‘TMC has crossed all limits’: PM Modi slams Mamata Banerjee for targeting Ramakrishna Mission and ISKCON over vote bank politics

Mamata Banerjee stirred the hornet's nest on Saturday (18th May) by attacking Hindu organisations, working in West Bengal.

Karnataka: Tension in Viajayapur after Muslims oppose construction of Dalit community hall near a mosque

The police reached the location and placated the two communities after the situation became volatile in Karnataka.

Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar arrested as per law brought by AAP: Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit

Maliwal, in her complaint, alleged that Bibhav "slapped" her "at least seven to eight times" while she "continued screaming" and "brutally dragged" her while "kicking" her in her "chest, stomach and pelvis area."

Delhi: Adil Ansari, Faisal and two minors stab Iqwal to death in Seelampur over a minor scuffle, all 4 arrested

Four people, including two minors, have been arrested for stabbing a 20-year-old boy to death in the Seelampur area of Delhi.

Swati Maliwal assault case: Formatted phone, missing CCTV footage and more – What Delhi police told court while seeking Bibhav Kumar’s custody

In Swati Maliwal assault case, police told court that they asked for the CCTV footage and were provided with a pen drive but when they checked it, the video was blank.

Jharkhand: Dalit returning from BJP rally beaten with iron pipe in Muslim-dominated area in Hazaribagh: Zeeshan, Naseeb, Monty Khan along with 30-40 unnamed booked...

The victim's bike was forcibly stopped when they were crossing through a Muslim-dominated locality called Badam in Hazaribagh.

Telangana: Dalit youth assaulted by goons on instructions of MIM and BRS leaders for affair with a Muslim girl in Karimnagar, case filed

A Dalit youth was attacked and assaulted by Islamist miscreants over a love affair with a Muslim girl in Karimnagar, Telangana

Interference in India’s internal affairs, lies about CAA, fearmongering about Ram Mandir: Meet Asif Mahmood, Pakistani-origin ‘activist’ appointed as USCIRF Commissioner

The appointment of Asif Mahmood to the USCIRF is not without reason. He has been at the forefront of peddling anti-India propaganda under the guise of 'human rights' activism.

Swati Maliwal assault: Delhi Police may add destruction of evidence charge against Bibhav Kumar for deleting CCTV footage and formatting phone

Delhi Police sources said it was considering adding destruction of evidence charges against Bibhav Kumar in Swati Maliwal assault case

Pakistanis disillusioned with Ummah: After attack on Pakistani students in Kyrgyzstan and support for it from Turks, Pakistanis wonder about the point of Ummah

Pakistanis vented their disappointment at their nation's failure to save its citizens during times of crisis in Kyrgyzstan

Delhi Police detain AAP workers marching towards BJP headquarters, Section 144 imposed on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg

Delhi Police on Sunday detained several workers of the ruling party as they marched towards the BJP headquarters in Delhi as part of a planned 'Jail Bharo' protest.

Swati Maliwal assault case: The attack on Rajya Sabha MP could have been fatal, says Delhi Police in remand application of Bibhav Kumar

Notably, as per the Police, CCTV footage from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence during the period of assault on May 13 has turned out to be blank.

Gujarat: Muslim youth abducted, assaulted by Akbarsha, Hakimsha and two others for inducting his friends into BJP

The victim released a video and stated that the accused are responsible if anything untoward happens to him.

You are 30% but we are 70% in Murshidabad: Election Commission condemns TMC MLA Humayun Kabir, who wanted to throw Hindus in Bhagirath river

Kabir had responded to a show-cause notice that was issued by the ECI on 10th May this year. He alleged that his comments were taken in isolation and presented as a threat.