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‘I was forced to resign by Mulayam govt because I imposed POTA case on Mukhtar Ansari, my life got ruined’: Former DSP Shailendra Singh

Sailendra Singh kept fighting against the establishment to prove his innocence until the BJP government led by Yogi Adityanath came to power in the state and filed an application in the court to withdraw cases against him.

SP, Congress, others mourn death of convicted gangster Mukhtar Ansari, demand probe: Akhilesh Yadav outrages over criminals dying, calls it ‘anarchy’

On the other hand, Congress, BSP supremo Mayawati, and the family members of the dead gangster Mukhtar Ansari demanded an investigation regarding the death.

‘Baba Gorakhnath’s blessings, maybe also Allah’s justice in Ramzan’: Son of Krishnanand Rai on Mukhtar Ansari’s death, fireworks at former MLA’s house

Meanwhile, Krishnanand Rai’s nephew Anand Rai has said that “the family of Mukhtar Ansari will now feel the pain that our family went through at the time of our uncle's murder.”

Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies of cardiac arrest in UP’s Banda

Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died on Thursday, 28th March, after his health deteriorated in jail

Babbar Khalsa International terror conspiracy: NIA court sentences 4 terrorists including mastermind Kulwinderjeet Singh to life imprisonment

A specialized court handed down life sentences to four militants in a terrorism conspiracy case linked to the proscribed Babbar Khalsa International

Here is how and why I managed to predict every drama by AAP after the arrest of Kejriwal days in advance: From Bhagat Singh...

As Arvind Kejriwal represented himself in court, OpIndia's journalist's predictions came true with flying colours.

AP Photographer who accompanied Hamas terrorists during 7 October attack wins award from American journalism institute for photo of naked body of Shani Louk

Freelance photojournalist, Ali Mahmud, who accompanied the Hamas terrorists during the 7 October attack in Israel, has won the Team Picture Story of the Year awarded by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute in the US

Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt sentenced to 20 years in prison by Gujarat Court in 1996 drug planting case to frame a lawyer

Sanjiv Bhatt was adjudicated guilty of framing Sumer Singh Rajpurohit, a lawyer from Rajasthan's Pali in a drug case.

Rameshwaram Cafe blast: NIA arrests co-conspirator Muzammil Shareef who had provided logistic support for the terror attack

In a major breakthrough in the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested a key conspirator named Muzammil Shareef

‘I’m in courtroom, nothing happened like this’: Journalist punctures Aaptard’s claim that Kejriwal silenced both the Judge and ASG in the courtroom

On March 28, Delhi CM and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal transformed the courtroom into a typical Hindi daily soap opera. Kejriwal's supporters, however, rushed to X to praise the AAP chief, saying that Kejriwal's powerful argumentation silenced the judge and the ASG

Delhi L-G VK Saxena directs police chief to probe Congress leader Supriya Shrinate’s derogatory comments against Kangana Ranaut

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on directed the commissioner of Delhi Police to conduct a thorough probe in Supriya Shrinate's derogatory comments against Kangana Ranaut

‘Your women will be raped, you’ll be killed’: Hindu family threatened by Muslim mob over land issue in Maharashtra’s Sangli, 9 booked and 2...

As per the complainant, Jagdish Kudale, Rafiq wanted him and his family to leave the area so that he could house other people from his community in the locality. "The accused and his family time and again used to harass my family. Rafiq used to tease women from our house and look at them often making them feel uncomfortable," he said.

‘Completely unacceptable, mutual respect foundation of international relationships’: India strongly objects to US remark on Kejriwal’s arrest

Taking strong objections to the remark made by the US on Kejriwal's arrest, India emphasised that mutual respect and understanding are imperative for the foundation of international relations and urged the states to be respectful of the sovereignty and internal affairs of other countries.

Arvind Kejriwal turns courtroom into a saas-bahut soap, asks ASG for ‘ashirvaad’, says ED is trying to ‘crush’ AAP: Here is how the drama...

Arvind Kejriwal also claimed that there are over 1 lakh pages of evidence in his favour at ED’s office, however, they are not brought on record. The CM, however, did not mention how exactly he knows if there is any evidence in his favour.

Hyderabad: Cops nab Ali, four others for assaulting a man who was with his burqa-clad wife and their child over an alleged interfaith relationship

The accused repeatedly abused and beat the victim in Hyderabad believing that he was with a woman from a separate faith.

“To browbeat and bully others is vintage Congress culture”: PM Modi responds to letter by prominent lawyers to CJI over attempts to undermine the...

PM Modi was referring to an open letter written by over 600 prominent lawyers expressing concern over attempts by a group to undermine the integrity of judiciary

‘Hindus voted for Congress hoping their miseries would end’: BJP’s T Raja Singh under house arrest; was going to meet Hindus attacked by Muslim...

BJP's Goshamahal legislator T Raja Singh took to X to inform that the Telangana police had placed him under house arrest to prevent him from going to Chengicherla village, where Hindus had come under attack by a Muslim mob on Holi.

Israel forces kill 200 Hamas terrorists holed up inside Al Shifa hospital compound in Gaza, over 500 arrested since March 18

Since entering Al Shifa on March 18, Israel has killed over 200 terrorists and detained 800 terror suspects, of whom at least 500 have been confirmed as members of the Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror groups.

PTI tweets video claiming ANI beat reporter assaulted their reporter, sources claim ANI reporter was assaulted first, matter escalated later: What we know

PTI tweeted a video claiming that while at a press conference in Karnakata, ANI journalist physically assaulted female reporter.

Trinamool Congress leaks personal information of BJP candidate and Sandeshkhali victim Rekha Patra, BJP urges EIC to take action

TMC doxxed BJP's Lok Sabha candidate Rekha Patra who was the first woman to raise her voice against atrocities happening in Sandeshkhali.

Delhi HC dismisses PIL for Arvind Kejriwal’s removal as CM, says no scope of judicial interference and President or Governor will act if needed

Delhi HC on Thursday dismissed a PIL that sought removal of Arvind Kejriwal from the post of Delhi CM following his arrest by ED in excise policy case

Supriya Shrinate denied ticket by Congress after she made derogatory ‘mandi’ comment against Kangana Ranaut, had fought and lost to BJP in 2019

The congress has replaced Supriya Shrinate with Virendra Chaudhary as candidate in Maharajganj Lok Sabha seat in the upcoming general election.

‘What’s wrong with London’: Cricketer Kevin Pietersen and many others ask as violent street crimes spike in UK capital

England cricket captain Kevin Pietersen reshared a video of a recent knife attack in a train in London and voiced his concerns about the staggering rate at which street crimes in the city has been on the rise

“Vested interest group pressuring judiciary ahead of elections”: Over 600 prominent lawyers including Harish Salve, Manan Mishra, Adish Agarwala write to CJI

600 prominent lawyers said in the letter to CJI that vested interest group attempting to pressure the Judiciary, influence the judiciary process and defame the courts based on stale political agendas and frivolous logic.

Sewa Bharati of RSS establishes 1250 schools in Kashmir teaching Muslim students the true value of Kashmiriyat, keeping them away from stone-pelting: Report

The 1,250 Ekal Vidyalayas (an informal school education system) dispersed over ten districts in Kashmir Valley include 180 such schools in Baramulla, which has been the site of multiple terror attacks on civilians and security forces.

Kutch Copper: Adani Group’s greenfield copper unit in Mundra commences operations, to become the world’s largest single-location smelter

Adani Enterprises Limited, through its subsidiary Kutch Copper, marked a milestone with the commissioning of the first unit of its greenfield copper refinery project in Mundra.

Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra to skip ED summons and campaign in her Krishnanagar constituency, had ignored previous two summons

TMC leader Mahua Moitra has stated that she will campaign in her Krishnanagar seat on 28th March disregarding summons from Enforcement Directorate

Minor girl raped during Holi celebrations in Guwahati, accused Raju Ali and Mandal Ali nabbed while Inamul Ali on the run

A minor girl was abducted, raped and then thrown onto the streets from a car in Guwahati by Inamul Ali, Raju Ali and Mandal Ali

China says Pakistan will be its friend in ‘combating terrorism’ after KP blast: Reality is, it has been protecting Pakistani terrorists from UN sanctions

Days after the Dasu attack in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa that killed 5 Chinese citizens, China has declared that they will 'fight terrorism' together with Pakistan, in a statement that reads like a sad joke.

Importance of mutual respect, deplore expressions of hatred against any individual or group: Ashoka University reacts after students raise anti-Brahmin slogans

Ashoka University claimed that the "freedom of expression is not unlimited" per the guidelines of the institution.

Trouble mounts for Arvind Kejriwal? CBI, which was first to initiate investigation into Liquor Policy scam, to seek custody as ED custody ends: Reports

Custody of Arvind Kejriwal granted by Sessions court to ED is ending on 28th March. Reports suggest CBI may seek his custody in liquor policy scam.

Mahua Moitra effect? Naveen Patnaik drops 4-time MP Pinaki Mishra, announces Arup Patnaik as candidate for Puri Lok Sabha seat against BJP’s Sambit Patra

Pinaki Mishra's name was mentioned by Darshan Hiranandani as Mahua Moitra's close friend. The 4-time Puri MP had even fought Mahua's case in court.

Arunachal Pradesh assembly elections: CM Pema Khandu and five other BJP candidates likely to win unopposed as no other candidate files nomination

In Arunachal Pradesh, six BJP candidates, including CM Pema Khandu, are expected to be elected unopposed

‘Contesting election in South needs money, what community you belong to’: Nirmala Sitharaman says she won’t contest LS polls, but is grateful to BJP...

"But I don't have that kind of money to contest, I also have a problem because whether it is Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nadu, there is also going to be a question of various winnability criteria that they use, are you from this community or from that religion.

“Ram Lalla played Holi in Awadh for the first time in 500 years”: UP CM Yogi Adityanath hails voters for making it possible

CM Yogi says this time on Holi, only one song was being played everywhere "Jo Ram Ko Laye Hai Hum Unko Laayenge."

IPL 2024: Sunrisers Hyderabad smash records, score the highest ever team total in tournament’s history

Sunrisers Hyderabad absolutely demolished IPL record as they ended with 277 for 3 wickets in 20 overs against Mumbai Indians.

IndiGo flight grazes stationary Air India plane at Kolkata airport, DGCA off-rosters pilots

An IndiGo aircraft made contact with stationary Air India Express plane awaiting clearance to enter runway for its scheduled flight to Chennai.

Delhi High Court refuses to grant interim relief to Arvind Kejriwal, asks ED to file a reply on plea challenging his arrest and remand...

Justice Sharma noted that it would be like deciding on the main matter if ED was not given a chance to file their response on interim relief for Arvind Kejriwal. 

Pakistan: Spy camera in Judges’ bedroom, colleague’s brother-in-law kidnapped, given electric shocks; ISI’s interference in Pak Judiciary

During routine maintenance last year, one of the IHC judges found that his official residence had been bugged with spy cameras by ISI officials.

Delhi: Kabir Nat alias Shakil Khalifa and Bablu Nat arrested in connection with the 8-year-old murder case of Bandhu Rai who had given them...

Following a tip-off, the Delhi Police devised a trap and captured the two fleeing culprits from Najafgarh Anaj Mandi.

UP: Imam threatens woman who left Islam for Hinduism, says repent to Allah or Muslims will kill her

Several videos of Imam Raees that have gone viral show the Muslim cleric not only sitting beside guns and obscene books but threatening girls converted to Hinduism in the name of Allah.

Money Laundering: Case filed by ED against Veena Vijayan, daughter of Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, over allegations of ‘illegal payments’

A private mineral firm made ‘illegal payments’ to Kerala CM’s daughter Veena Vijayan and her company without it offering any service to the mining firm. 

Double jolt to AAP: Jalandhar MP Sushil Kumar Rinku and MLA Sheetal Angural join BJP

According to sources, BJP may field Sheetal Angural from Jalandhar and Sushil Rinku from Hoshiarpur.

Hyderabad Horror: Mohammad Sameer Syed kills ‘best friend’ Praneeth Teja, slits throat, pulls out intestines; suspected victim of having relationship with his sister

The accused and the victim, both 20-year-old, were childhood best-friends, and grew up on the same street in Hyderabad.

Disgraced former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt convicted after 28 years in 1996 Drug Peddling case where he tried to frame an innocent lawyer

Sanjiv Bhatt was arrested by the Gujarat CID on the accusation of falsely implicating the lawyer Sumersingh Rajpurohit by planting opium in a hotel room in Palanpur.

‘I will not work for Khichdi Chor’: Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam furious over Uddhav Sena’s Mumbai candidate, gives one-week ultimatum to Congress leadership

He gave a one-week ultimatum for the Congress leadership to rectify things. He warned the party that if they fail to do so, he had all his options open. 

Congress sympathiser Tehseen Poonawalla criticises Uddhav Sena for declaring candidates on ‘Congress seats’, takes a dig that Uddhav Sena lost party, symbol and leaders

Tehseen Poonawalla, the Congress sympathiser and brother-in-law of Robert Vadra slammed the Shiv Sena (UBT) for unilaterally deciding to field candidates on the three seats Congress was seeking.

Severe consequences for organising a protest in court: Delhi High Court cautions AAP legal cell planning protests following Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest

Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, who composed the division bench, expressed reservations on the viability of protests inside court buildings

‘Brahmin-Baniyawaad Murdabad’: Hinduphobic sloganeering by Ashoka University Students sparks online outrage, netizens demand stern action

Mr Sinha, a popular nationalist X user, demanded "belt treatment" for those raising 'Brahmin-Baniyawaad Murdabad' slogans at the Ashoka University.