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Mira Road, Mumbai: 8 illegal Rohingya Muslims, speaking fluent Hindi and claiming to have family in J&K, arrested from coastal area of Uttan

On 29th February, Mira Bhayandar Police arrested 8 illegal Rohingya immigrants from the coastal area of Uttan near Bhayandar.

Reports indicate forensic analysis confirms Pro-Pakistan slogans in Karnataka assembly, footage not manipulated, Congress and AltNews’ Zubair had denied claims: Details

Pro Pakistan slogans were chanted by supporters of Syed Naseer Hussain in Karnataka assembly after he was elected for Rajya Sabha

Bengaluru: 4 injured in explosion at Rameshwaram Cafe in Whitefield, investigation underway

Police have begun an investigation to ascertain the exact cause of the blast.

Rahul Gandhi blabbers about networks, Iraq when asked about AI: Here is what Annamalai said on the tech, its effects & future

While Congress’ lifetime Prime Ministerial candidate launched a clueless rant when asked about artificial intelligence, a similar question was posed before BJP’s popular leader K Annamalai whose sensible and visionary response left the audience impressed.

Pinky hai paise walo ki: Rihanna charged Rs 74 crores to dance at Ambani’s wedding, after supporting Khalistani propaganda against Ambani, Adani

In February 2021, Rihanna attempted to peddle false propaganda against India by expressing support against farm laws

Congress shares clipped video of Nitin Gadkari to claim Indian villages are in trouble under Modi government: Read the truth here

Congress has shared a 19-second video from Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's interview with Lallantop. The video has been carefully clipped to spread misinformation.

Islamic convert boasted about murdering Catholic, carried Quran, yelled ‘Allah-hu-Akhbar’: Here’s what London court ruled in Irish man’s murder case

The body of James 'JJ' Donnelly, 45, was found by his elderly aunt with slash wounds to his neck and a crucifix laid on his chest on 15th July 2023.

Building a temple is another way to grab govt land: Gujarat High Court rejects petition against demolition of a temple for building road

The Gujarat High Court pointed out that the property on which the temple is located is not owned by the petitioners.

Scientist dismissed from top virology lab in Canada worked for China, Trudeau govt accused of covering up after intelligence report surfaces

Health Minister of Canada Mark Holland stated that China's impact on Canada's scientific community "was not known to the extent it is today."

Indian Overseas Congress shares pictures from 2022 to falsely claim that Rahul Gandhi was recently invited by Cambridge University, later deletes tweet

In order to substantiate its dubious claims, the Indian Overseas Congress posted images from May 2022 featuring Rahul Gandhi, Congress-friendly 'journalist' Shruti Kapila and Sam Pitroda.

Sonia Lakra used to blackmail for conversion: Shocking revelation in suicide letter of deceased Chhattisgarh BJP leader, accused arrested

Shailendra Jaiswal was an active Chhattisgarh BJP leader whose body was found suspended from an electric pole in a field.

West Bengal: Satellite images show massive land grabbing in Sandeshkhali area, locals say Sheikh Shahjahan’s men converted farmland into fishponds

People in Sandeshkhali who once cultivated their food grains, rice and other staple food in these lands are now forced to purchase grains from shops at exorbitant prices.

Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni’s murder in Palestine: How despite supporting the Palestinian cause, he was murdered for being a Kafir in 2011

In a public event, the then-Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh bestowed honorary Palestinian citizenship on Arrigoni as a gesture of gratefulness.

‘Go meet Waseem, marry him, convert to Islam’: 3 arrested in Alwar, Rajasthan for forcing Hindu girls for relationship with Muslim men

On 27th February, frustrated with Kajal and Sakina's constant haassment, the sisters filed a complaint at the Kotwali police station in Alwar.

Sandeshkhali: TMC Minister compares sexual exploitation of women by Sheikh Shahjahan with ‘eating pie’, downplays the heinous crime as ‘mischief’

"I did not know that he had a desire of eating pie (referring to sexual exploitation of women) at 12 o'clock", Udayan Guha was heard as saying.

Bengal: Sheikh Shahjahan suspended from TMC for 6 years, his close aide Aamir Ali Gazi arrested

TMC leader Derek O'Brien claimed that by the time West Bengal Police was given freedom, it took two days to arrest the culprit. However, Calcutta HC had clarified that there was never any 'stay' on his arrest

‘A small mistake was made’: DMK minister says after humiliating advertisement featuring Chinese flag on rocket for ISRO event

"A small mistake has been made in the newspaper advertisement given by us regarding the setting up of a rocket launch pad in the Kulasekarapatnam area. The image of the Chinese flag in the advertisement welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a mistake by those who designed the advertisement", said the minister.

‘Abki baar, 400 paar’: BJP CEC meeting over, first list for 2024 Lok Sabha elections to be out soon

At the BJP CEC meeting, discussions were also conducted on candidates for the Lok Sabha seats in Jammu, while deliberations for Kashmir will take place in the next meeting.

Union Home Ministry asks states and UTs to end the “discriminatory” practice of “segregating prisoners and assigning tasks based on their caste”

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently advised all the states and the Union Territories (UTs) against the practice of "segregating prisoners and assigning tasks based on their caste",

When ‘Singham’ Annamalai got a pat on the back from PM Modi: Read who the grassroots Tamil Nadu leader is and how he is...

An engineering graduate and a post-graduate in management, Annamalai went on to complete his MBA in Finance from IIM Lucknow. At one point he had aspired to be an entrepreneur but gave up that dream to pursue the bigger cause of connecting with the people.

DRDO successfully tests indigenously developed Very Short-Range Air Defence System missiles

DRDO conducted two successful flight tests of Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile on 28th & 29th Feb 2024

NBSA legitimises religious intolerance by Islamists and penalises truth by directing AajTak to remove Sudhir Chaudhary’s video on 2023 Ram Navami violence

NSBA claimed that that Sudhir Chaudhary, in his show, had targeted a particular community by generalising the acts of violence carried out by a few miscreants

Sheikh Shahjahan confessed to inciting mob that attacked Enforcement Directorate team, says West Bengal police in plea seeking his remand

Sheikh Shahjahan was arrested in Minakhan area on 29th February after he successfully evaded capture for 55 days.

6 SFI members arrested, 12 more suspended, for suicide of college student in Wayanad, victim was assaulted, paraded naked, kept hungry for dancing on...

Jayaprakash, JS Sidharth’s father, alleged that his son was beaten to death by his seniors in his college hostel in Wayanad.

Union cabinet approves establishment of International Big Cat Alliance with headquarters in India for conservation of seven big cat species

Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the establishment of International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) with headquarters in India with a one-time budgetary support of Rs.150 crore for 2023-24 to 2027-28.

Abdul Moeed, son of Haldwani violence mastermind Abdul Malik, arrested by Uttarakhand police in Delhi; was absconding after attacking police

Abdul Malik's son Abdul Moeed is one of the key accused of the Banbhulpura violence in Haldwani. Abdul Malik is the mastermind of this incident.

BJP accuses Karnataka Congress govt of ‘Land Jihad’, says animal husbandry property given to Muslims for appeasement

Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka on Thursday alleged that the Karnataka government are giving the animal husbandry property in Bengaluru to minorities

Union cabinet approves three more semiconductor plants in India, two in Gujarat and one in Assam

The Central government on Thursday (29th February), approved the proposal for setting up three semiconductor plants in India.

Is Rahul Gandhi trying to be India’s Zelenskyy? Will Congress let foreign powers control the nation so the dynasty prince gets the throne?

As another general election approaches, India needs to brace for chaos, internal and external alike, because the parasitic powers are always lurking, searching for a perfect host to infect. Multiple war fronts are now open across the world, and more conflicts are brewing.

Union Cabinet approves PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana for installing rooftop solar in 1 Crore households with an outlay of ₹75,021 crore

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved 'PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana' with a total outlay of Rs 75,021 crore for installing rooftop solar for 1 crore households

Bengal CID, which is handling the case on journalist reporting against Sheikh Shahjahan, now to ‘investigate’ case against TMC goon for attacking ED official

Sheikh Shahjahan was arrested after 55 days of absconding and was given a judicial custody of 10 days by a municipal court.

Protesting farmers intend to use cows to protect themselves from tear gas shells as they resume their march to Delhi: Reports

The leaders of SKM (Non-Political) Sidhupur faction and Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Morcha discussed the future strategy.

Jharkhand: Mosque-like minarets erected on gates of Govt School in Hazaribagh, as Hindus protest, local Muslims say govt school build on ‘private land’

The Minarets resemble typicle towers erected on mosques and as Hindus protested, local Muslims remained defiant

Illegal Mining Case: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav to skip CBI summons, party says he has no other plans except a PDA meeting

SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav has been issued the summon under Section 160 of the Code of Criminal Procedure on 28th February.

Indore: Former Congress councillor Anwar Qadri enters a journalist’s house with a gun, thrashes him, case registered

As seen in the CCTV footage of the incident, Congress leader Anwar Qadri arrived at the house of journalist Javed Khan carrying a gun in his hand along with his supporters.

Jihad just means struggle, not holy war – New York City Education Department’s training sessions try to whitewash Jihadi hate crimes

NYC's DOE sessions for educators whitewashed crimes linked to jihad and portrayed Jihad as just a struggle, instead of a holy war.

Karnataka Police detains Md Shafi for raising pro-Pakistani slogans during RS poll celebration, Altnews and Priyank Kharge had said no pro-Pak slogans were raised

After the state unit of BJP flagged the issue, dubious ‘fact-checker’ Mohammed Zubair and Congress leader Priyank Kharge refuted the allegation and accused BJP of spreading fake news since it lost

Rajasthan: TADA court in Ajmer acquits Abdul Karim Tunda, main accused of the 1993 train blasts

Abdul Karim Tunda, aged 81, and a prominent associate of Dawood Ibrahim, along with two others, Irfan alias Pappu and Hamiruddin, were accused of the blasts.

Mumbai: POCSO court sentences transgender person to death for kidnapping, raping, and killing a 3-month-old girl for not getting ‘bakshish’

A court in Mumbai sentenced a 24-year-old transgender to death for kidnapping, raping, and murdering a three-month-old girl in Cuffe Parade area of Mumbai in 2021.

“No sympathy for that person”: Calcutta HC declines to list bail plea of TMC strongman Sheikh Shahjahan urgently, says his lawyer will be busy...

Calcutta HC refused urgent listing for bail plea of Sheikh Shahjahan, and came down heavily on the politician for absconding for almost two months before his arrest.

Himachal Pradesh political turmoil: 6 Congress MLAs who cross-voted during the Rajya Sabha elections disqualified

Himachal Pradesh Assembly speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania disqualified the six rebel Congress MLAs and three independents who cross-voted during the Rajya Sabha resulting in the loss of Congress candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi and the win of BJP’s Harsh Mahajan

Is the arrest of Sheikh Shahjahan by Bengal Police hogwash to avoid central agencies getting custody? Here is what HC had said only recently

TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan, accused of sexual violence by Sandeshkhali women, was arrested on 29th February by Bengal Police 

TMC and BJP neck and neck in Bengal, likely to have difference of just 1 per cent in vote share in Lok Sabha election:...

A recent survey by Zee News and Matrize says that the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) is set to win 24 seats out of 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, while BJP is likely to win 17 seats.

Modi Vs Manmohan after 10 years in office: One gifted 123 prime properties in Delhi to Waqf Board, while other one is gifting world-class...

While the Modi government’s ‘Sabka Vikas’ entails the philosophy of welfare politics through ‘politics of saturation’, the UPA government was marred with the accusation of having a communal tilt, politics of appeasement.

Hyderabad: Four arrested for manufacturing and selling adulterated ginger garlic paste

The police said, "The adulterated Ginger Garlic paste is hazardous to human life. The spurious/Toxic material which may cause life threatening effects even in small amounts and with short exposure. May cause serious and prolonged health effects on short or long term exposure to human.”

Cristiano Ronaldo gets one-match ban for vulgar gesture towards fans chanting Messi’s name in Saudi Pro League

Cristiano Ronaldo has been banned for one match by Saudi Arabian Football Federation for a vulgar gesture towards rival fans chanting Argentinian maestro Lionel Messi's name during a club match in the Saudi Pro League.

‘Like Osama Bin Laden would’: As Sheikh Shahjahan is finally arrested, read how he was sending voice notes taunting central agencies

The West Bengal Police's role in the entire saga has exposed the corrupt state of law and order in the TMC-ruled state.

‘Cases 2-3 years old’: Bengal Police says Sheikh Shahjahan has been arrested for assault on ED, not Sandeshkhali complaints of rape and sexual assault

West Bengal police said TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan arrest was in connection with assault on ED not Sandeshkhali.