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ISIS module in IIT Guwahati? After arrest of student Tauseef Ali Farooqui, another student Sohail Ur Rahman questioned over suspected terror links

IIT Guwahati student Sohail Ur Rahman from Jammu being questioned after Tauseef Ali Farooqui was arrested for claiming support to ISIS

AAP supporters share picture of Jagannath Puri’s Rath Yatra to claim massive public support for Arvind Kejriwal following his arrest

The image of the large religious gathering has been circulating in the media and social media for more than a year before Kejriwal's arrest.

West Bengal: BJP workers attacked in Canning, Suvendu Adhikari demands arrest of TMC goons and accused Hossain Sheikh

According to BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, the condition of BJP workers Bivas Mondal and Subrata Das remains critical.

Delhi: Massive protest erupts after 34-year-old Arman rapes a 4-year-old girl in Pandav Nagar, accused arrested

In the Pandav Nagar neighbourhood of East Delhi, a 4-year-old girl was raped on 23rd March by a 34-year-old Muslim man named Appu.

Father of Badaun double murder victims attempts self-immolation and sets bike on fire, alleges police hiding something

Speaking with India Today TV, Munni Devi said that the family feels the police are hiding something about the Badaun double murder case which has made her son "very angry".

Mosques in sensitive areas of Aligarh covered with tarpaulin ahead of Holi

Four mosques in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh have been covered with tarpaulin to ensure they are not smeared with colours during Holi celebrations.

‘Aapko hum chut*ya kahenge’: Video of comedian Kunal Kamra abusing Salman Khan goes viral

In the video, Kamra said there was time when comedians used to be scared of Salman Khan but not any more.

‘Why did you take Ram’s name’: Alfaz, Atiq assault Hindu student for chanting “Jai Shri Ram” in Gujarat, issue death threat to his father

The student in Gujarat was threatened not to say "Jai Shri Ram" because the institution allegedly belonged to Muslims.

Punjab Hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 21, mastermind hatched conspiracy inside Sangrur jail, opposition slams AAP government

The AAP government’s cabinet minister and Sunam MLA Aman Arora courted controversy while trying to absolve the state govt of any responsibility over the Sangrur incident.

Tripura: Cops arrest 7 illegal Bangladeshis who were heading for Chennai, two of the infiltrators had dressed up as ‘women’

According to reports, two of the arrested individuals dressed as women. Initially, the officials assumed them to be transgenders but they later admitted that they disguised themselves as women while leaving the state.

Students cheer Dhruv Goyal’s humility and commitment as he responds to students complain at Thakur College even as opposition uses edited clip to target...

Shiv Sena (UBT) decided to target the son of Piyush Goyal, Dhruv Goyal, with a 'manipulated video' from Thakur College

Tamil Nadu Minister Anitha Radhakrishnan calls PM Modi M***f***r and launches a derogatory attack on him, BJP calls it ‘a nauseating act’

The BJP accused the congress party for not objecting to the abuse hurled at PM Modi by the minister of its coalition partner.

Hindu Jagaran Manch activists caught Tauseef Ali Farooqui, the IIT Guwahati student who supports ISIS, was raising slogans and had black Islamic flag

After Tauseef Ali Farooqui's LinkedIn post where he pleaded allegiance to ISIS went viral, Hindu Jagran Manch's activists caught him in Hajo.

West Bengal: Another BJP worker killed before Lok Sabha elections, party says police not registering FIR, victim’s father accuses TMC

The victim's father Chittaranjan said, "He (Shantanu Ghorai) had to give his life for being involved with the BJP."

Uttar Pradesh: Qasim burns Rajbali’s house after a little boy’s ball hit his foot while playing, three cows sustain wounds while victim family escapes...

A Hindu family's residence in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district was burned by a Muslim man named Qasim after a child hit him with a ball while playing

Every penny due for Karnataka given on time, no special grant recommended by Finance Commission: Nirmala Sitharaman denies Congress claim of fiscal bias

Rejecting Congress bias in fund allocations, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that every penny due to Karnataka is accounted for and was released on time.

Former Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria joins BJP, likely to contest Lok Sabha elections from Western Uttar Pradesh

With his induction in BJP, Air Chief Marshal (Retd.) RKS Bhadauria is making his foray into politics nearly two-and-a-half years after retiring from his post in the armed forces.

Assam: Police detain Tauseef Ali Farooqui, an IIT-Guwahati student from Delhi, for pledging allegiance to ISIS in a LinkedIn post, details

IIT-Guwahati student Tauseef Ali Farooqui shared an open letter on social media declaring intent to join ISIS, after which he was arrested

Hyderabad: Hindu students refuse Halal chocolate offered by Muslim classmate, claims man on Facebook

Ajmal Mohiuddin alleged that the Hindu classmates refused to eat 'Halal chocolate' because a Muslim student offered it to them.

Lies and Deceit in the Badaun Murder Case: Locals hail Javed and Sajid as noble, ‘respectful’ men, grandmother lies to shield the murderers. Exclusive

The accused of the Badaun murder case were defended by their relatives and neighbours who portrayed them as wonderful people.

Bangladesh: Islamists lay foundation of mosque on the land of historic Kantajew temple, had previously tried to encroach upon Chrandranath Mandir

According to temple committee officials, the local Muslims have prepared fake documents from the office of the District Commissioner to stake a claim on the Hindu land.

“AAP setting an example of unethical politics”: Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam lambasts Arvind Kejriwal for clinging to power, demands immediate resignation

Nirupam took a dig at “Kattar Imaandar” claim often repeated by Arvind Kejriwal stating that the one who talked about honesty and integrity is not displaying ethical character.  

While Nepal demands Hindu Rashtra, Republican Congressman alleges Biden admin granted $500,000 to promote atheism in the erstwhile Hindu monarchy, US govt denies

Republican Congressman Brian Mast claimed has claimed that Biden Administration spent half a million US dollars to promote atheism in Nepal

CJI complains about ‘doctored’ video saying trolls attacked him; Bar and Bench slyly blames X handles instead of calling out Law Today

The Bar and Bench reported on CJI Chandrachud's comments on his video being doctored, but it didn't cite India Today that had reproduced the snippet.

No relief for Arvind Kejriwal: Delhi HC denies urgent hearing challenging arrest and ED custody, plea to be listed on Wednesday

The Delhi HC denied an urgent listing of the plea by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest and custody in the Delhi Excise policy case.

Javed’s location to Sajid observing Roza: Claims being made by kins of Badaun double murder accused are contradictory and do not align with the...

When the OpIndia team visited the accused's village and spoke with their family members and relatives of Badaun double murder accused Sajid and Javed, we realised that the statements they were making were blatantly inconsistent and brimming with contradictions.

Arvind Kejriwal approaches Delhi High Court challenging his arrest and remand order in liquor police case

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief, Arvind Kejriwal, has moved to the Delhi High Court, challenging his arrest and the order of remand passed by the trial court on March 22

“India in no mood to overlook terrorism”: EAM S Jaishankar slams Pakistan and China from Singapore

EAM Jaishankar emphasised that in India now the mood is not to overlook terrorists.

Arvind Kejriwal was directly involved in formulating excise policy, taking bribes and using the money, money sent to Goa via Hawala: Here is what...

In the application seeking 10-day custody of Arvind Kejriwal, ED said that he was directly involved in formulating the liquor policy, taking bribes and using the money

As CID files chargesheet against 3 Muslim girls in Udupi bathroom case, read how Zubair and left-liberals downplayed the heinous crime

Their entire propaganda fell like a house of cards when after widespread outrage, the Karnataka police grudgingly filed an FIR against the 3 Muslim women and the university administration

Drama on steroids: AAP leader screams “shoot me shoot me” while lying on the road, Atishi yells at a cop looking amused by the whole thing

The arrest of AAP boss and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal by the ED in the Excise Policy scam has provided his loyalists with a golden opportunity to re-indulge in theatrics

West Bengal: ED searches residence of TMC minister Chandranath Sinha, earlier summoned in Coal and Cattle smuggling cases, in SSC scam

The ED raid lasted for more than nine hours at the house of TMC minister who was at his ancestral home at the time.

Further cracks in I.N.D.I. Alliance: Congress leaders unhappy with RJD over seat sharing in Bihar, RJD upset over inclusion of Pappu Yadav in Congress

At least three senior Congressmen have expressed dissatisfaction with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) for unilaterally selecting candidates in Bihar

Income Tax Dept issues 5 new notices to propaganda outlet Newslaundry, CEO Abhinandan Sekhri claims total count reached 55

Abhinandan Sekhri alleged that the IT Department sends notices to Newslaundry like sweets distributed on the occasion of Holi (Holi ki mithai).

“Blatant Interference”: India lodges strong protest with Germany over remark on Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest, summons its Deputy Head of Mission

Following the German Foreign Ministry’s remark on the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, India summoned its senior envoy to register a protest against ‘blatant interference’ in India’s internal affairs.

Gangster Prasad Pujari extradited from China, brought to Mumbai by Crime Branch officials

Pujari is reportedly the first-ever fugitive to be extradited from China.

‘Met newcomers and ended up with mediocre sh*t’: Anurag Kashyap says he is going to start charging people for meetings, Rs 5 lakhs for...

Expressing his frustration, Kashyap said from now on, he will charge Rs 1 lac for a 10-15 minutes meeting, Rs 1 lac for half an hour meeting, and Rs 5 lacs for a full one hour meeting.

Airtel tells Sagarika Ghose that her device has malware, she alleges ‘hacking’ of phone of opposition MP

Sagarika Ghose had received an email from Airtel on Tuesday (19th March), stating that her system (mobile phone in this case) had been infected with malware.

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin extends support to TM Krishna, accused of glorifying Periyar and vilifying the Carnatic music community

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin extended support to controversial vocalist TM Krishna amid raging row over Sanghitha Kalanidhi award bestowed conferred upon him.

EB data confirms OpIndia report: Hyderabad’s Yashoda Hospital donated Rs 94 cr to BRS, Zubair lied about it; quietly deleted his post after caught

OpIndia wrote a detailed report on March 15 exposing the sinister attempt by the “fact-checker” Mohammed Zubair and his ilk to blow out of proportion the EB data to falsely implicate the Modi government.

Rumours of ISIS claiming responsibility for Moscow terror attack are unfounded, says Russian state media; PM Modi condemns the assault

Russian state controlled international media house RT said that the reports of ISIS claiming responsibility for Moscow terror attack are fake

‘Welcome to Tihar Jail’: Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar takes a dig at Arvind Kejriwal, threatens to expose him

The Enforcement Directorate arrested Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday evening after he ignored 9 summons by the central agency.

Bengaluru Rameshwaram Cafe blast: Limited edition baseball cap provided major clue to police to identify Musavir Hussain Shazib as perpetrator

Police sources indicated that the man is believed to be Musavir Hussain Shazib, a suspected terrorist from the Islamic State's Shivamogga module.

Udupi washroom case: CID files chargesheet against 3 Muslim girls, probe reveals they deleted video to destroy evidence

the investigation conducted by the CID proved that Shabanaz, Alfiya and Alimath Ul Safa placed mobile phone in the washroom to videotape their classmate.

Cash for Query scam: Premises linked to expelled TMC MP Mahua Moitra raided by CBI

CBI initiated an inquiry against expelled TMC MP Mahua Moitra on 25th November. The CBI is probing allegations that she was taking bribes to raise questions in Parliament. 

Russia: ISIS carries out deadly terror attack in Moscow, kills more than 40 people

The United States collected intelligence in March that Islamic State-Khorasan, known as ISIS-K, the branch of the group based in Afghanistan, had been planning an attack on Moscow, according to officials.

Maldives: President Mohamed Muizzu, who earlier led ‘India Out’ campaign, now pleads Modi govt for debt relief

President Muizzu stated that India will continue to remain the Maldives' "closest ally" and emphasized that there was no question about it.

26/11-style terrorist attack in Moscow’s Crocus Concert Hall: Over 130 killed, hundreds injured

Reuters has reported that at least 130 people have been killed and over 100 injured after five armed men fired on the crowd, in one of the worst attacks on Russia in years.