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From Aikido in 2019 to Chess in 2024: The sporting evolution of Rahul Gandhi continues without any political evolution

Congress has long tried to fashion Rahul Gandhi as a sports enthusiast, seemingly in an attempt to brand their middle-aged scion as a youth icon.

Kerala: Rape victim kills her newborn baby by throwing from fifth floor in Kochi, caught after police scanned barcode on plastic cover

The young mother suffocated the baby to death and threw the baby to the road from her apartment balcony in Kochi, Kerala.

Delhi excise policy scam: ED seeks 4-day remand of Vinod Chauhan, accused of transferring bribe money from South Group to AAP

Vinod Chauhan was arrested by the ED from Goa on Friday for allegedly transferring bribe money in Delhi excise scam to AAP

India very open and welcoming: S Jaishankar rejects Joe Biden’s claim that India is “xenophobic” and the country’s economy is faltering

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has rejected recent remarks by US President Joe Biden describing India as "xenophobic"

BJP’s Hindutva is gaumutradhari, our Hindutva is reformist: Uddhav Thackeray once again invokes the Hinduphobic jibe in an election rally

Uddhav Thackeray has a deplorable history of attacking the BJP by employing the Hinduphobic "gaumutra" jab.

Telangana: Nizamabad Congress candidate slaps an old woman after she says she would vote for ‘flower’ symbol, video goes viral

Jeevan Reddy reportedly slapped an old woman after she stated her intention to vote for the 'flower' symbol in the May 13 election.

WhatsApp concedes to the demand of users, introduces a new status update tray in Android beta

Some beta testers can now explore a revamped interface for the status updates tray accessible through Google Play Store.

Congress government caves to keep caste pot boiling? After closure report pointed out ‘Rohith Vemula was not Dalit’, Telangana Police says they will investigate...

In the closure report, the police asserted that Rohith Vemula, the PhD scholar at the University of Hyderabad who died by suicide, did not belong to the Scheduled Caste category. The police said Rohith Vemula died by suicide fearing that his real caste identity would be discovered.

Uttar Pradesh: Nadeem rapes minor Muslim girl in Baghpat, Islamists peddle fake news to falsely implicate Hindus

While peddling the fake news, the Islamists called dehumanising names to the Hindu community. One Haq Ali even went on to claim that Hindu gods are rapists.

First win from Raebareli before challenging for the top: Chess legend Garry Kasparov’s hilarious dig at “Chess genius” Rahul Gandhi

Garry Kasparov's comment comes in reference to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh's post where he called Rahul Gandhi "an experienced player of politics and chess" following his announcement as the party's candidate for the seat.

Canada: Kamalpreet Singh, Karanpreet Singh and Karan Brar, linked with Lawrence Bishnoi group, arrested for murder of Khalistani Hardeep Singh Nijjar

In a major breakthrough in the Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder case, Canadian police have arrested three persons who are members of an alleged hit squad linked with Lawrence Bishnoi

Kunal Ghosh caused more damage than opposition: TMC leader Partha Chatterjee after Ghosh said TMC was aware of the recruitment scam

Partha Chatterjee launched a scathing attack on TMC leader Kunal Ghosh, saying that the latter has caused more damage than the opposition

‘Unnatural sex by a man with his wife is not rape, absence of consent irrelevant’: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh HC affirmed that as long as a wife resides with her husband in a valid marriage and is not below fifteen years of age, any sexual intercourse or act by the husband with his wife does not qualify as rape.

While American university succumbs to demands of pro-Palestine protestors, Sciences Po University in Paris rejects the demands and removes the occupiers

Hundreds of students who had congregated in support of Palestinians at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, popularly known as Sciences Po, were removed by French police on 3rd May

Congress troll Arun Reddy who ran the ‘Spirit of Congress’ account on X arrested in the Amit Shah doctored video case

Before Arun Reddy, Congress war room coordinator Reetam Singh was arrested by Assam Police in connection with the doctored video of Amit Shah.

Brij Bhushan Singh, former WFI chairman, reveals Congress leader approached him to contest elections on the party ticket

Brij Bhushan Singh on Friday said that he was approached by a Congress leader to fight the elections on the party ticket.

Kazakhstan: Former minister Kuandyk Bishimbayev kicked, punched wife Saltanat Nukenova to death, CCTV footage goes viral

CCTV footage shows Kuandyk Bishimbayev repeatedly kicking and punching his wife in the family-owned restaurant in Almaty, Kazakhstan

Bhima Koregaon case: DU professor Hany Babu withdraws bail petition from Supreme Court

The Bombay HC had denied Babu's bail based on the NIA's assertion that he is affiliated with the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist).

As Pakistani journalists desperately beg the USA to act against India on ‘press freedom’, this is how media persons are killed, and rights are...

The annual report disclosed that four journalists were murdered in Pakistan between May 2023 and April 2024.

Gandhi family keeps failing their party workers again and again, yet, Congress wants people to believe that Rahul can challenge Modi

The Amethi Lok Sabha constituency is a prestigious constituency for the Congress, having stayed with the party since the first election in 1967.

‘Rohith Vemula was not Dalit’: Telangana Police close the case, find no fault of any BJP leader, the entire ecosystem had used the death...

In the 2016 Rohith Vemula death case, the Telangana Police filed a closure report saying he died by suicide fearing that his fake SC certificate will be exposesd

Congress leaders claim Rahul Gandhi running away from Amethi is a ‘masterstroke chess move’: Here are their 5 points that sound like satire

The attempt by senior Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and Supriya Shrinate to rationalise Rahul Gandhi's flight from Amethi sounded more like satire than a serious explanation.

“Few chess moves still left to play”: Jairam Ramesh claims Rahul Gandhi contesting from Raebareli is ‘part of a larger strategy’ and the decision...

Jairam Ramesh said that Rahul Gandhi contesting from Raebareli is a well-strategized move of the party and that other facets of the decision remain to be seen.

Fear mongering about CAA, lies about Nuh violence and love jihad, support for terrorists and more: USCIRF continues to interfere in India’s internal affairs

USCIRF attempted to portray Islamists as the victims of the pre-planned anti-Hindu carnage during the Jalabhishek Shobha yatra in the Nuh district in Mewat region of Haryana on 31st July 2023.

‘Arey daro maat, bhaago maat’: PM Modi mocks Rahul Gandhi for nomination from Raebareli, says Congress has declared ‘vote jihad’ against him

Narendra Modi tore into Rahul Gandhi over his candidature from Raebareli saying he bolted from Wayanad as he did in Amethi in 2019.

Rahul Gandhi’s candidature from Rae Bareli is Congress acknowledging an imminent rout in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections

Congress party on Friday announced the candidature of Rahul Gandhi and KL Sharma from Rae Bareli and Amethi constituencies respectively.

Rutgers University in NY has agreed to 8 out of 10 demands by pro-Hamas protesters that include displaying flags for ‘occupied Kashmir’ on campus

Rutgers' Hamas-supporting students set up their encampment earlier this week, as did students at 80 other institutions across the United States. "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!" they yelled.

Odisha: Election Commission transfers ‘proxy CM’ VK Pandian’s wife IAS Sujata Karthikeyan over BJP’s complaint that she was working as ‘BJD agent’

The BJP had petitioned the Election Commission to remove the official from her position and accused her of working for BJD.

No Indian Express, supporting Hamas, and glorifying terrorists is not ‘political opinion’: Somaiya school’s Parveen Shaikh gets usual cover fire from Leftist media

The IE editorial says that the silver lining in this episode is Somaiya School principal Parveen Shaikh refusing to resign and asserting her “constitutional rights and sense of professional responsibility.” It is, however, usual practice of an average terror sympathiser to invoke constitutional rights, freedom of expression and whatnot when their contentious behaviour sparks public outrage.

CBI is an independent body, not under the control of Union of India: Central govt tells SC opposing WB govt’s plea against CBI probes

The Central government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is an independent body

Love Jihad in Indore: Married Shahrukh Sheikh pretends to be Yash Jain to trap a girl, rapes her multiple times in the name of...

Mohammad Shahrukh Sheikh pretended to be Yash Jain and trapped a Jain girl working as a manager at a company in Indore

‘It is known as a biased organization with political agenda’: India firmly rejects USCIRF report on religious freedom in India

India rejected the report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that accused ruling BJP of "reinforcing discriminatory nationalist policies"

Shri Ram Janki Mandir public or private: Madhya Pradesh HC remands matter back to Jabalpur collector, details

Madhya Pradesh High Court in Jabalpur remitted a matter back to the Collector for further assessment of whether Shri Ram Janki Mandir, located in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, is a private or public trust.

ECI takes a serious view of political parties registering voters for post-election schemes under the guise of surveys, orders to cease

ECI directs all political parties to cease enrolling/ registering voters for post-election beneficiary-oriented schemes under the guise of surveys

‘BJP government must not come, stopping Modi is a must’ – Former Pakistani minister extends support to opposition amid Lok Sabha Elections

Former Pakistani Minister Fawad Chaudhry extended support to the opposition in ongoing elections 2024 and said that BJP must go out of power.

“Speculative reports”: External affairs ministry refuses to comment on reports that 2 Indian spies expelled from Australia for trying to ‘steal secrets’

MEA refused to comment on media reports that alleged that Australia expelled two Indian spies who were trying to 'steal secrets' and termed them as "speculative reports."

Will drown Hindus in the Bhagirathi River within two hours or leave politics, you are 30% and we are 70% in Murshidabad: TMC MLA...

Bangladeshi Hindu refugees live in the area who have fled from their country to save themselves from religious persecution.

NewsClick used funds received from China for weapons to incite violence in anti-CAA protests, routed money from USA to Teesta Setalvad: Report

The employees of NewsClick took money and gave it to the protestors to stir up violence and arson in the country, as per police chargesheet

Rajdeep Sardesai continues his streak of being humiliated on live TV, this time by former CEC, ECI also dismisses the misleading claims about voter...

Despite the embarrassment, Rajdeep Sardesai did not refrain from peddling the opposition’s misleading claims. Following this, the former CEC explained to him how exactly the ECI officials operate after the polling concludes.

Amit Shah deep fake video case: 5 persons, including Congress leaders and social media team members arrested in Hyderabad

Times Now journalist Sowmith Yakkati posted that 4 persons named Asma & Geetha, Naveen, Shiva and one more person have been held. 2 persons among these are Congress leaders while 3 are members of the Congress party social media team.

Congress spokesperson Radhika Khera questions Priyanka Vadra’s silence on the harassment faced by women, BJP issues invitation

Radhika Khera in a video could be heard saying that she had been insulted and that it had happened for the first time in her entire life.

‘Congress is dying, so Pakistan is crying’: PM Modi after former Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhry praises Rahul Gandhi

PM Modi stated that Pakistan wants to see Rahul Gandhi as prime minister of India because it desires a weak government that doesn't respond to their terror attacks.

Exclusive on NewsClick-China case: How Prabir Purkayastha and Neville Roy Singham spoke about ending democracy, taking lessons from Hezbollah, Muslim Brotherhood

The 8000-page chargesheet against NewsClick and founder Prabir Purkayastha reveal sinister plot to end democracy in India

Media downplays the vile pro-Hamas, pro-Zakir Naik views of Parveen Shaikh even as Somaiya Principal confirms her insidious social media activity

The Left and Islamist ecosystem has jumped to defend Parveen Shaikh, principal of Somaiya school, who supports Hamas

Uttarakhand: Afzal pretends to be Rahul to befriend minor Hindu girl and rapes her, victim held hostage for forced conversion

The family members of Afzal Ahmed imprisoned the girl in an effort to force her to convert to Islam and marry the accused.

Engineer who accused Boeing supplier of ignoring defects in 737 MAX dies, Joshua Dean is the second whistleblower to die

Whistle-blower and former quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems Joshua Dean died of a fast-spreading bacterial infection

Serial fake news peddler Prashant Bhushan, Congress handles and others spread false claims over PM Modi’s photo on Cowin certificate

The Health Ministry stated that the image of PM Modi had been removed from the COVID-19 vaccine certificates due to the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).

Jack Dorsey, the Leftist who wanted to burn the world: Twitter co-founder supports violent protestors at Columbia. Here is how he fomented trouble in...

In February 2021, OpIndia reported how Twitter under Jack Dorsey decided to defy an order by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, India to block or remove 1,178 accounts from the social media website. These accounts were on the radar of security forces as Pakistani-run accounts tried to incite people amid the ongoing Farmer's Protest.

Ayodhya: President Droupadi Murmu offers prayers at Ram Mandir after seeking blessings at Hanuman Garhi and performing evening aarti at the Sarayu Ghat

Spreading misleading claims and falsehoods, Rahul Gandhi and the Congress in various rallies and press conferences, alleged that President Murmu was not invited because she belongs to a tribal community.