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‘Anupamaa’ fame Rupali Ganguly joins BJP, says she wants to be a part of ‘Mahayagya’ of development

Ganguly, celebrated for her iconic roles as Manisha "Monisha" Singh Sarabhai in the beloved sitcom Sarabhai vs Sarabhai and as Anupamaa in the popular drama Anupamaa, took the step in New Delhi, accompanied by BJP leaders Vinod Tawde and Anil Baluni.

USA: NY Police enter Columbia University to clamp down on pro-Hamas protesters, dozens of students arrested

The protesters had stormed and occupied a building on Columbia University's main campus overnight, flying a Palestinian flag from Hamilton Hall.

‘Links with LeT terrorists, gave funds to Sharjeel Imam and Naxals, spread lies about Covaxin’: Here is what the Delhi Police chargesheet says about...

According to the Delhi police, the NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha was at the helm of a disinformation campaign under the pretext of protesting against the NRC and CAA.

Congress’ Manish Tewari confirms party’s plan of wealth redistribution, asserts that party will take away money from the rich and give it to poor

In the post, admitting to plans of wealth redistribution, he said, "Absolutely we will not allow chaebols and oligarchies to flourish. We will not allow 1% of Indians to hold 77% of India’s wealth. Jab Paisa bate Ek Samman Tabhi Hoga Bharat Mahan."

‘False and baseless’: Ram Janmbhoomi Trust condemns Rahul Gandhi’s repeated lies that President Murmu was not invited to Pran Pratishtha ceremony

He said Rahul's baseless charge about the event that took place three months ago could create divisions in the society. "These parts of the speech are seriously objectionable for us," Champat Rai added.

USA: Violent pro-Palestine ‘students’ occupy Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall shouting “Intifada”: All we know so far

After the rioting students unraveled the banners at Columbia University, demonstrators raised chants of “Free Palestine".

‘Enough of dilly-dallying’: Tired of waiting, Amethi Congress holds a sit-in protest against the ongoing suspense over the 2024 Lok Sabha polls

As Congress remains in limbo over fielding Gandhis from VIP seats, the Amethi Congress launched a sit-in protests over continuing suspense.

OpenAI signs deal with Financial Times to train its AI models on their content: How the paper repeatedly spread anti-India propaganda

The Financial Times has been notorious for peddling lies, anti-India propaganda, fanning unsubstantiated allegations, baseless rhetorics of Muslim victimhood, conspiracy theories to discredit India’s success story, and making unwarranted trespasses in India’s Internal affairs. 

London: Sword-wielding man attacks police officers and civilians in Hainault, arrested

The sword-wielding accused man smashed a vehicle into a house in Thurlow Gardens, London, before stabbing several people.

As priests are arrested over donations in Tamil Nadu, read how a law brought by the British has taken over Hindu temples with mafia-like...

The Tamil Nadu government now gets to decide whether the Hindu pujari can take home the donation (dakshina) left by devotees on the puja thali. Such is the state of high-handedness of the government in a State that boasts of maximum number of Hindu temples.

UP: Samajwadi Party candidate from Sambhal, Zia Ur Rehman, seeks votes in the name of gangsters Atiq Ahmed, Shahabuddin and Mukhtar Ansari; FIR registered

The police stated that Zia Ur Rehman characterised "heinous criminals who belong to a particular religion as heroes" in his address, thereby inciting a breakdown of public order.

Congress tosses Reetam Singh under the bus: Party confirms he was a ‘war room coordinator’, but claims the fake video was shared ‘in a...

Reetam Singh was arrested by Assam Police in connection with the circulation of doctored video of Amit Shah besides other charges.

Is Congress planning Shiva vs Ram? Kharge promotes Chhattisgarh candidate Shivakumar Dahariya saying ‘Shiva can give a tough fight to Ram’

Campaigning for Congress candidate Shivakumar Dahariya, Kharge said since he is a 'Shiva' he can give a good competition to Ram.

Telangana: How Congress fooled the public, once again, in the name of 6 guarantees they gave during assembly elections

It is now very clear that Revanth Reddy wanted to get away with implementing any 6 out of these 13 Guarantees within 100 days and claim that he kept his promise.

Amit Shah doctored video row: Jignesh Mevani’s PA and AAP worker arrested; complaint filed against 16 including INC, NCP (Sharad Pawar) workers

A maliciously doctored video of Union Minister Amit Shah, presumably by opposition supporters, has been doing the rounds on social media.

‘I will do everything in my power to oppose his candidature’: AAP leader Waqar Choudhary accuses party’s East Delhi candidate Kuldeep Kumar of serving...

In a video statement, AAP leader Mohammed Waqar Choudhary accused AAP MLA and Lok Sabha Candidate Kuldeep Kumar of offering him pork. He said if AAP did not replace him, he would revolt against Kumar and do everything in his power to oppose him.

Kerala: Rules flouted, terrorists, murderers, and religious extremists kept together in same block in Thiruvananthapuram Jail during Ramzan – Report

During these gatherings in the month of Ramzan, the terrorists reportedly took Religious extremism classes.

Assaulted, forced to clean toilets: 93 minors being trafficked from Bihar to madarsas in Saharanpur rescued in Ayodhya, 5 Maulvis arrested

The minors said that they were brutally assaulted in the madarsas. They were made to clean toilets and were threatened with dire consequences if they told anyone about it.

Congress leader Salman Khurshid’s niece asks Muslims to practice ‘Vote Jihad’ during elections, BJP slams the attempt to misguide Muslims

"We must practice vote jihad very silently and smartly. We need not be emotional about this," Maria Alam Khan said.

As an Indian Ex-Muslim petitions SC to be excluded from Sharia law, this is what Islam says about Ex-Muslims

As per the Islamic law, when a Muslim-born individual becomes a disbeliever of the religion, it is referred to as apostasy in Islam. Any individual who is found showing disbelief in Islam is to be executed.

Persecution of minorities continues in Bangladesh, Hindu man charged with ‘blasphemy’ for sharing song about Lalon ‘Fakir’

Sanjoy Rakhit was arrested from his residence under Section 54 of The Code of Criminal Procedure in Bangladesh, which allows for arrest without a warrant.

Egypt: Angered over approval for a new church, Islamists set fire to houses of Coptic Christians, hundreds of villagers attacked

The incident unfolded in the Minya Province village of Al-Fawakher, which is home to some 3,000 Christian families who follow the Coptic Orthodox Church.

The Hindu’s deputy editor claims ‘while corporate loans are written off, properties of middle-class defaulters are being auctioned’: Here is what she won’t tell...

In a post on X, Vijaita Singh wrote, "While  corporate loans are written off, homes and land of middle-class people who default on loans are attached and auctioned by banks. List of properties to be auctioned by Canara Bank in Bihar."

Uttarakhand govt files criminal complaint against Baba Ramdev and Balkrishna, halts production of 14 ‘medicines’: Know what are the restricted products

Moreover, the affidavit stated that on the 16th of April, the drug inspector/district ayurvedic and unani officer in Haridwar filed a criminal complaint with the Chief Judicial Magistrate against Baba Ramdev, Acharya Balkrishna, Divya Pharmacy, and Patanjali Ayurved Limited under sections 3, 4, and 7 of the DMR Act.

Congress aide who agitated to deny development in Chhattisgarh gets Goldman Environmental Prize, which was earlier given to Medha Patkar who denied water to...

The Goldman Environmental Prize bestowed upon Alok Shukla has underscored the looming threat posed by international influences on India's energy security and economic progress.

Punjab Police files FIR against the YouTube channel that compared Raghav Chadha with Vijay Mallya and claimed AAP sold election tickets

The complaint claims that by comparing Raghav Chadha with fugitive Vijay Mallya, the YouTube channel has 'defamed' the AAP leader.

‘Clip is of mock polls’: ECI rubbishes viral video of a person casting five consecutive votes to BJP in Assam as false and misleading

Over the video of a person casting 5 consecutive votes to BJP in Assam, the EC clarified that it is a clip of mock polls.

Congress worker Reetam Singh arrested for peddling fake video of Amit Shah; had previously threatened, abused, and tried to doxx OpIndia Editor Nupur Sharma:...

In one of the post, Congress party functionary Reetam Singh threatens OpIndia Editor-in-Chief Nupur J Sharma that he will find her just like the CIA found Bin Laden, alluding to the CIA manhunt and killing of dreaded terrorist Osama Bin Laden, a direct threat to kill her.

Scotland first Minister Humza Yousaf resigns two days after ‘vowing’ to face no-confidence motion

Interestingly, Humza Yousaf resigned just days after he ‘vowed’ to face the two confidence motions and expressed ‘confidence’ over winning the same.

Navi Mumbai: Hindu woman killed, chopped into pieces and stuffed in a suitcase by lover Nizam after she finds he was already married, had...

A Hindu woman, who was entrapped in a love affair, was brutally murdered by one Nizam Khan, after she found he was already married and had a child.

Read what advocate Vishnu Jain put forward as reasons to remove “Socialist” and “Secular” from Preamble of Constitution, which Supreme Court didn’t have time...

In previous hearing, Vishnu Jain had argued that the Preamble of Constitution of India comes with a specific date, therefore it cannot be amended without discussion.

Assam Congress war room coordinator Reetam Singh arrested for posting fake video of Union Minister Amit Shah

Notably, Reetam Singh’s arrest came after he had posted a doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and claimed that the BJP if voted to power will end reservations for SC, ST and OBCs in India.

Jharkhand MGNREGA scam: SC rejects bail plea of suspended IAS officer Pooja Singhal, ED had found Rs 36 crores in cash from premises linked...

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta declined the bail plea saying it's an "extraordinary case".

Delhi Police summons Congress CM from Telangana, Revanth Reddy, in Amit Shah fake video case

This comes after the Delhi Police registered a case on Sunday following a complaint by the Ministry of Home Affairs in connection with the doctored videos of Union Home Minister Amit Shah being circulated on social media platforms.

Should ex-Muslims continue to be governed by Sharia law? CJI Chandrachud to hear petition by ex-Muslim Kerala woman: Here is what the case is...

After elaborate arguments, the bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra issued notices on the petition, terming it an "important issue."

MP: Hindu girl found hanging in a hotel room in Pithampur, Junaid Khan who had checked in with her arrested

Some graphic videos of the incident have surfaced on social media in which some hotel staffers could be heard saying that the boy hanged the girl after killing her.

Hindu woman beaten, raped, forced to convert to Islam after she refused ‘proposal’, Mohsin Sheikh arrested, family booked: Horrific details from Mira Road, Mumbai

On Friday (26th April), a case of a religiously motivated hate crime against a Hindu woman was reported from Nayanagar Police station in the Mira Road area

Muslim youths assault, brandish pistol at a Hindu professor in Shibhi college claiming ‘Bhagwa love trap’ over a maliciously shot video which was made...

The incident unfolded on 24th April after the farewell party in the Sociology Department of Shibli College. Four to five persons thrashed Ashutosh Maheshwari over a maliciously shot video.

‘How can a govt protect individual interest?’: SC pulls up Bengal government for their plea challenging CBI probe in Sandeshkhali case

The West Bengal government has filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) against the Calcutta High Court's judgment that directed the CBI to investigate the allegations of land-grabbing and sexual assault in Sandeshkhali.

US: 54-year-old man rapes a 14-year-old girl multiple times, sentenced to 50 years in jail and physical castration

The police launched an investigation into the case in July 2022, after the victim informed the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office that Sullivan had abused her many times when she was 14. The accused had impregnated her and a DNA test determined that Sullivan was the child's father.

After Surat, Congress candidate from Indore withdraws nomination, joins the BJP

Akshay Kanti Bam, Congress candidate from Indore, withdrew his nomination on Monday. Accompanied by BJP MLA Ramesh Mendola, he visited the Collector's office to formalise the withdrawal.

Canada: Ruling and Opposition leaders all ‘bend down’ to Khalistan supporters, pro-Khalistan slogans raised as Trudeau smiles

Additionally, Canada's main Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre was also seen 'bending down' to the attendees, after hailing the Sikh community and cheering them, while pro-Khalistan slogans continued to be raised.

Prajwal Revanna flees to Frankfurt after rape, sexual exploitation scandal explodes with 2976 obscene videos surfacing, Karnataka forms SIT: All you need to know

Karnataka appointed an SIT to look into the allegations of rape, sexual exploitation against Prajwal Revanna and the 2976 obscene videos that have now surfaced

As Delhi Police files FIR against doctored video of Amit Shah, amplified by Congress, handle that created video and boasted about it deactivates account:...

Delhi Police’s Special Cell filed an FIR in connection to the doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s speech regarding reservation issues

Meghalaya: NCPCR chief says Rohingya infiltrators kidnap girls and commit sexual violence, 9th accused arrested in Chenga Benga gang rape case

NCPCR chairperson in an X post said that the Rohingya infiltrators are sexually assaulting girls in Meghalaya. The police have arrested 9 accused so far in the Chenga Benga gang rape case.

Ankit Saxena murder: Read how Shehnaz Begum, mother of his girlfriend, invoked Allah right before her father Akbar Ali slit Ankit’s throat

On 7th March 2024, three convicts in the Ankit Saxena murder case were sentenced to life imprisonment

Big scam of Ecosystem to not bring out ‘Evils’ of Congress Manifesto: PM Modi says he was forced to bring out the truth as...

PM Modi emphasised that he waited for 10 days for the media to point out the “evils” of the Congress manifesto. He added that the media should have analysed it in an unbiased manner rather than repeating what Congress presented before them. 

Uttar Pradesh: Islamist mob attacks wedding procession when asked to stop filming Hindu women, several injured in Siddharthnagar

The ten accused, part of the Islamist mob, are accused of taking photographs and recording videos of Hindu women attending the wedding.

Attempt to tarnish image, poison mind of voters: Deve Gowda’s Grandson Prajwal Revanna calls obscene videos “morphed” and files police complaint

Prajwal Revanna filed the FIR a day after Siddaramaiah called for a special investigation team to probe the scandal.