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Pakistan’s Gwadar port under attack, armed assailants open fire, blasts also reported, Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility

The Majeed Brigade of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the attack on Gwadar port.

Scientists prepare herbal Gulal for Holi from Kachnar flowers offered at Ram Mandir, Kachnar was state tree of Ayodhya in Treta Yuga

CSIR-NBRI scientists draw inspiration from CM Yogi to prepare herbal gulals offered in Ram Mandir and Gorakhnath Mandir in lavender & sandalwood fragrances

Badaun double murder: Sajid had asked for money saying his pregnant wife was in hospital, now Sajid’s wife denies being pregnant

Pertinently, Sana said that her husband had no relationship with any other woman. Both Sajid’s wife Sana and his mother Najin denied having any information about the whereabouts of Sajid and Javed.

‘CAA will affect Indian Muslims because Hindu refugees will get voting rights’: Indira Jaising’s argument in SC, after spending years advocating for Rohingyas

Jaising indicated that no citizenship should be granted under the law as that will affect the minority communities. On asking how would providing citizenship under the law affect minority communities in India, Jaising said, "Because they (Hindus arriving from nearby Islamic countries) will get voting rights..that is how it will affect them (Muslims)."

FIR registered against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje in Madurai for remarks linking Tamil Nadu with Rameshwaram cafe blast

An FIR has been filed against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje for claiming that 'the suspect involved in the March 1 blast at the Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru was from Tamil Nadu',

‘Systematic invisibilizing of the Muslims’: Rajdeep Sardesai’s veiled tirade against BJP, makes bizarre comparisons between the party and his colony

Rajdeep Sardesai repeatedly targeted BJP for ignoring Muslims and not providing them with tickets to contest Lok Sabha poll.

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev hospitalised, undergoes emergency brain surgery at Apollo Delhi

As per reports, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev was examined by Dr Vinit Suri and was advised an MRI, where massive bleeding in his brain was detected.

With the inauguration of Statue of Valour by PM Modi, Lachit Borphukan finally gets the much-deserved honour after he was cancelled by ‘historians’

Narendra Modi unveiled the Statue of Valour as a bronze monument measuring 125 ft high in memory of the distinguished Ahom military general Lachit Borphukan on 9th March

Mumbai: Inquilab Khan attacks 5 Hindus with knife during Ramzan for objecting to encroachment near Mandir, arrested and illegal construction razed

On March 14, Khan carried out a knife attack on Hindus who had complained against him and his illegal encroachments. The event aroused uproar in the community, and the victims' family members sought his arrest.

How Modi Hacks EVMs, Part 5: Focus on financial systems, along with Big Bang Reforms and simultaneous benefits to middle-class, economically weaker sections

After 10 years of misrule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ensured financial growth while taking along all sections ahead

‘Aye Khuda, aaj bacha le’: Badaun murderer Sajid after being shot at by police. Read exclusive FIR details, weapons he possessed and more

According to the FIR copy accessed by OpIndia, accused Sajid had told the mother of the deceased Hindu children, “Today, I have done my work.”

Union health ministry seeks report from Punjab govt over IVF treatment of Sidhu Moosewala’s mother for age limit violation

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has sought a report from the Punjab govt regarding the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment of Sidhu Moosewala's mother

SP highlights torching of murderer Sajid’s shop in Badaun case instead of condemning the murder of Hindu children, MP Ram Gopal Yadav blames BJP

The SP media cell blamed the BJP over the Badaun double murder case, highlighting the torching of the murderer Sajid's shop instead of condemning his horrifying deeds.

“Start-up in politics… launched again and again”: PM Modi at Startup Mahakumbh takes a dig at Rahul Gandhi’s re-launches

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while addressing the ongoing Startup Mahakumbh event in Delhi.

‘No CAA-UCC implementation, no toll on NH, LPG at Rs 500 and exams in Tamil language’: DMK manifesto promises these and more

*To make our Dravidian model all over India this election manifesto will help. I am sure we will win not only 40 seats in Tamil Nadu bit our alliance will win at the center as well" Kanimozhi added.

‘We used to go to their shop for a haircut’: Badaun victims’ father and brother refute ‘personal enmity’ angle peddled by media

The father and brother of the two Badaun victims have stated that they had cordial relations with the perpetrators and they were unaware of their motivation.

Badaun Police detains father and uncle of Sajid, who had murdered two minor Hindu boys

The father and uncle of the deceased Sajid, who was killed in a police encounter, have been detained by the Uttar Pradesh police for questioning regarding a double murder case in Budaun district.

86 Muslim traders asked to leave Dharchula town of Uttarakhand after barber was arrested for abducting two Hindu minor girls, Muslims call it ‘elopement’,...

In Dharchula town of district Pithoragarh of Uttarakhand, the local traders' association has asked 86 traders of the Muslim community to leave the town

‘I don’t believe that a Muslim killed them’; Sajid slits throats of Hindu minors in Badaun, Islamists and liberals on social media call it...

Islamists and liberals are trying to prove that there was an old dispute between Sajid-Javed and the families of the deceased children in Badaun and that police killed Sajid because he was a Muslim.

Anti-Hindu Delhi riots 2020: Sharjeel Imam terms his seditious speeches as ‘Gandhian’, Police opposes bail plea saying ‘he left no room for peaceful protest’

Delhi Police opposed the bail plea of Sharjeel Imam filed in the Delhi High Court in Delhi anti-Hindu Riots case

Badaun: After barber Sajid killed two Hindu children, enraged locals set fire to the shop of the murderer, take to the streets demanding justice

Badaun murder has enraged locals in the area leading to tensions. Situation is currently under control, as per police

After murder of Hindu children by Sajid, Taliban-loving Islamist Shadab Chouhan condemns police encounter, had incited violence in Haldwani too

If the crowd actually wanted to exact revenge, or deliver 'mob justice' they would have burnt the accused Sajid, not his shop.

‘Pelted stones, kept attacking, wanted to kill’: Union Minister Nitish Pramanik says TMC goons led by West Bengal minister Udayan Guha attacked him. Read...

The incident took place when BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Coochbehar Nisith Pramanik was returning from his campaign at Chowdhury Hat.

‘I gave him tea & Rs 5000 which he asked for his wife’s delivery’: Bereaved mother narrates how Sajid & Javed emotionally blackmailed her...

The mother's account reveals that the accused laid an emotional blackmail trap by mentioning the delivery of his child and how he had lost several kids

Zomato says that its newly launched ‘Pure Vegetarian’ fleet will continue to wear red instead of green, as previously announced: Here is their statement

Popular food delivery and restaurant aggregator company Zomato has decided that its newly introduced 'Pure Vegetarian' delivery fleet will continue to wear Zomato's trademark red instead of green as originally conceived by the delivery start-up. 

Badaun Murder: Sajid had asked for tea before brutally killing Ayush and Honey, injuring Piyush inside their home

Badaun Murder Case: Accused Sajid went to victims' house and asked their mother for tea to distract her before killing the kids.

Uttar Pradesh: Sajid kills 2 Hindu children by cutting open their throats with a razor, tries to kill another child, killed in encounter

The accused Sajid and Javed run a salon in Badaun. One of the accused Javed has been killed in an encounter with police after the murders.

Shattered Hanuman idol, put shoes on Hindu deity during 2002 riots: Know Hindu-hate history of Rafiq who attempted to burn 12 labour families in...

According to the court order, on the night of April 2, 2002, the accused Mohammad Rafiq Kasam Kumbar and Dilawar Viram Raima had offended Hindus by breaking the idol at Hanumanji temple in Anjar.

Princess Kate Middleton’s picture of Queen Elizabeth II flagged as edited: The British royal family’s PR fiasco explained

At a time when speculations were rife about her health status and whereabouts, a series of events and “doctored” digital evidence of Kate’s recent appearance have left the Royal family in ignominy. 

‘It’s a cow, we can eat its meat’: GD Goenka School in Kutch promotes consumption of cow meat among children, apologise after protests from...

The GD Goenka school in Kutch offered an apology after Hindus protested over its attempt to promote cow meat among pupils.

Absurd and baseless: India dismisses Chinese claim on Arunachal Pradesh

"Arunachal Pradesh was, is and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India" the Indian statement added

‘Promoting Brahminism and casteism’: Zomato faces attack from ‘wokes’ after it announces ‘Pure Veg’ fleet for vegetarians

Zomato was at the receiving end of online attack after it announced a new service to serve its pure veg customers.

AAP govt left red-faced as New Delhi tops the list of National Capitals with the worst air quality

IQAir pointed out that PM 2.5 levels rose by 10% in Delhi last year, with November rated as the month with the poorest air quality.

Krishna Janambhooomi case: SC disposes Muslim side’s plea over consolidation of 15 suits

Ranjana Agnihotri, a resident of Lucknow, had filed a suit in Mathura court demanding the ownership of 13.37 acres of land by Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi.

Former Indian ambassador to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu joins BJP, likely to contest from Amritsar

Taranjit Singh Sandhu had served as Ambassador to the United States from February 2020 to January 2024.

“Priyanka Gandhi told my ex-husband- speak negatively about Aditi Singh’s character and get a ticket”: Raebareli MLA Aditi Singh

Aditi Singh said- Priyanka Gandhi says to my ex-husband - you talk smack about her, on her character.

Supreme Court refuses to stay CAA, asks Centre to file response to over 200 petitions in 3 weeks

During the hearing, SG Mehta slammed Advocate Nizam Pasha for needlessly dragging NRC into CAA issue.

Zomato brings ‘Pure Veg Mode’, and ‘Pure Veg Fleet’ for vegetarians who do not like mix-ups: CEO Deepinder Goyal announces

"Our dedicated Pure Veg Fleet will only serve orders from these pure veg restaurants. This means that a non-veg meal, or even a veg meal served by a non-veg restaurant will never go inside the green delivery box meant for our Pure Veg Fleet", Goyal added.

RTI reveals that Modi govt spent ₹15.6 lakh crores on subsidies for food grains since 2018, highest during Covid

The food grains were procured through the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and 15 other State governments.

They are not ‘Pakistanis’, they are Indians who became victim of partition: Citizenship Amendment Act is India’s moral responsibility

When the same country gave citizenship to so-called 'foreigners' in 1955, 1986, 1992, 2003 and 2005, it is inhuman and unconstitutional to oppose citizenship of six minority communities displaced due to extreme religious persecution for political reasons.

Chhattisgarh: 15-year-old boy sexually assaults a three-year-old girl after locking themselves in a toilet, booked under the POCSO Act

A 15-year-old boy locked himself with a three-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her, unmoved by toddler's screams and her mother's desperate banging on the door.

“Vinash unka hota hai jo Shakti ko khatam karne ka vichar rakhte hain”: PM Modi in Tamil Nadu

Prime Minister Modi again slammed Rahul Gandhi over his 'Shakti' remark and said that the election campaign has just started, and the plans of the INDI Alliance have been revealed in their first rally itself.

‘Ram put Sita for sale in open market’: Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk makes derogatory comments on Hindu Gods to justify his climate protest

“I see it in the way that they [Central government] turned out to be such a Ram who freed Sita from Raavan but didn’t take her home rather they put her on sale in an open market. So like this, they have left Ladakh open for industrialists and mining lobbies without any protection [from the government],” Wangchuk continued.

‘Prima facie guilty of the alleged offences’: Supreme Court dismisses bail plea of AAP leader Satyendar Jain in money laundering case

Supreme Court rejected bail plea of AAP leader Satyendar Jain and stated he was prima facie involved in alleged money laundering

Congress leader and former convict Navjot Singh Sidhu returns to cricket commentary, will be part of commentary team for IPL 2024

Navjot Singh Sidhu told PTI, "The IPL will set the tone for the World Cup. There is no other cricket happening. The eyes of the world are on IPL."

Tamil Nadu: PM Modi breaks down while paying emotional tribute to ‘Auditor Ramesh’ who was hacked to death by Islamists

PM Modi noted that it is but natural to remember Auditor Ramesh, as the teary-eyed Prime Minister experienced an emotional breakdown.