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Budget 2024: New housing scheme to be introduced for middle class living in rented houses, slums, chawls or unauthorised colonies

The budget projects savings of up to Rs 15,000 to 18,000 annually for households from free solar electricity and selling the surplus to distribution companies.

Lakhpati Didi: Target for scheme aimed at empowering rural women extended to 3 Crore women in Budget 2024

Ms Sitharaman lauded the role of Self Help Groups (SHGs) who are positively impacting the lives of crores of women in the rural areas making 'Lakhpati Didi' scheme a success.

Budget 2024: FM Nirmala Sitharaman highlights the steps taken by government in 10 years to transform Indian economy

"Indian economy witnessed profound positive transformation in the last 10 years," said Sitharaman, while presenting Budget 2024 in the Parliament

Indian Economy under PM Modi has witnessed profound transformation: FM Nirmala Sitharaman gives govt’s report card

The Indian economy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has witnessed a profound transformation in the last 10 years when the government took several pro-people reforms that were structural, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday, as she rose to present the interim Budget for 2024-25. 

‘Will not let any other mosque get martyred’: Hindu Sena chief gets threat letter with three live bullets asking him to withdraw Krishna Janmabhoomi...

Hindu Sena chief recieved live bullets and threatening letter warning him to withdraw name from Krishna Janmbhoomi case

“Next time you want to take holiday, go to Sri Lanka”: Sri Lankan leaders thank EAM S Jaishankar for promoting Sri Lankan tourism

Multiple credit lines and currency support from India under its "Neighbourhood First" policy began to help Sri Lanka gather stability in is path to economic recovery.

No concept of ‘minority’ in 1920, Muslims said they were a nation: Lawyer drops historical bombshell in SC arguing AMU minority status case, CJI...

Senior advocate challeged AMU's minority status with historical facts in Supreme Court, talking about AMU and its founder's role in partition

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to present Budget 2024, the last during PM Modi’s second term

The interim budget will take care of the financial needs of the intervening period until a government is formed after the Lok Sabha polls. A full budget will be presented by the new government.

Iraq based Islamic Resistance group claims it attacked Haifa Port in Israel using drones

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) group has come out with a statement that they attacked the Israeli port city of Haifa with a one way attack drones.

Haryana: Three Rohingya men sentenced to ten years in jail for trafficking and raping two Rohingya women in a Nuh refugee camp. Read full...

3 Rohingya men were sentenced to ten years of rigorous imprisonment for trafficking two Rohingya women from Bangladesh to Nuh, Haryana in 2021, and raping them

Solely responsible for inciting unrest: NIT-Calicut suspends student who protested against Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha, had held ‘India is not Ram Rajya’ poster

National Institute of Technology-Calicut (NIT-Calicut) has suspended a student for an year followings protest against Ram mandir Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya.

Gyanvapi case: Allowing Hindus to offer Puja inside Vyas Ka Tekhana is a violation of Places of Worship Act, claims AIMIM chief Owaisi

He further said that the Intezamia Masjid Committee will appeal in the Allahabad High Court against this decision.

AAP leader Swati Maliwal asked to take oath as Rajya Sabha MP twice after she read the wrong oath and then chanted ‘Inquilab Zindabad’

Swati Maliwal was asked by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar to take the oath as Rajya Sabha MP twice, as she read the wrong oath and then chanted ‘Inquilab Zindabad’.

Delhi HC rejects plea seeking pre-censorship of content against Rohingya Muslims on Facebook, says it is a ‘treatment worse than the disease’

Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking pre-censorship of material against Rohingya Muslims on Facebook.

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren resigns amid reports of arrest by ED, JMM elects Champai Soren as new CM

Hemant Soren reportedly resigned from Jharkhand CM post amid reports of his arrest by ED in cases related to benami properties.

Lucknow: Syed Abdul Alim Jafri identified himself as Nihal, drugged and sexually assaulted a married Hindu woman, forced her to convert to Islam and...

Abdul Alim was apprehended after he raped and sexually abused a married Hindu woman and tried to change her religion.

Excise policy case: ED issues summons to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for the fifth time, asks to appear on 2nd February

ED has issued a fifth summons to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering probe related to irregularities in the Delhi excise policy case

Bhiti royal family fought with Babur to save Ram Janmabhoomi: Aurangzeb attacked in rage after 150 years to vandalise the Jharkhandi Mandir

Mehtab Singh, the reigning king of Bhiti in 1527 fought Babur to save Ram Janmabhoomi. 150 years later, Aurangzeb attacked Bhiti.

Tamil Nadu: Devotees allegedly assaulted and harassed by staff at Palani Dandayuthapani Murugan Temple, Hindu group slams DMK govt

On 3rd January, devotees of the Palani Dandayuthapani Murugan Temple in Tamil Nadu were allegedly assaulted and harassed by temple staff

‘We will come with swords in our hands to slaughter you collectively’: What ISIS magazine says on Hindus, Ayodhya, NIT Srinagar issues and more

In its latest edition, ISIS mouthpiece Voice of Khurasan threatened to commit slaughter against India and Hindus over issues ranging from Ayodhya to NIT Srinagar controversy.

RBI bars Paytm Payments Bank from onboarding new consumers with immediate effect, banking transactions to be stopped from 29 February

RBI has said that Paytm Payments Bank will not be allowed to do any deposits or credit transactions or top ups after 29th February

Mass marriage of hundreds of women without grooms: FIR against govt officials after major scam unearthed in UP Group Marriage Scheme

Around 568 girls were married without grooms too loot govt money given under CM Group Marriage Scheme n UP

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren lodges FIR against ED officials under SC/ST Act for searches at his Delhi house, accuses them of “tarnishing his image”

Hemant Soren filed the case under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, accusing the ED officials of “tarnishing his image”.

From fertilizer import scam under UPA to fertilizer self-sufficiency under Modi govt: Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya’s book captures how India has transformed itself

Mandaviya said that the country is on the path to becoming self-sufficient in urea much to the credit of the closed urea factories restarted under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership

First respect your party workers then think about the country, he is a thief: Furious Congress workers in Katihar slam Rahul Gandhi for ignoring...

Congress workers denounced Rahul Gandhi for not meeting them during his Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra in Bihar's Katihar.

Big victory to Hindus as court allows puja in Vyas Ji Ka Tehkhana at Gyanvapi complex, orders arrangements within 7 days: Read court order...

Vyas Ji Ka Tehkhana is below the so-called mosque inside the Gyanvapi structure. Now regular worship rituals will take place here.

Ayodhya: How a critically injured Devi Deen Pandey single-handedly killed 700 soldiers of Mir Baqi’s Mughal army to save Ram Janmabhoomi

Devideen Pandey killed 700 Mughal soldiers before sacrificing his life for the cause of Ram Janmbhoomi in Ayodhya.

Muslim devotees must not be allowed to enter Ram Mandir, Ayodhya: All religions are not equal and neither are all ‘devotees’

Only days after the Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha, 350 Muslims embarked on a 6-day padayatra to reach the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

More divide in INDI Alliance: UP Congress in-charge says SP not following alliance dharma, announcing candidates is unacceptable

After the SP)announced the names of 16 candidates for Lok Sabha elections, UP Congress in-charge Avinash Pandey said the one-sided alliance policy is not at all acceptable

Mumbai: Hinduphobic comedian Munawar Faruqui’s fan, Arbaaz Yusuf Khan booked for operating drone camera sans permit during his Big Boss victory celebration

Munawar Faruqui sparked several controversies in the past mostly at the cost of the Hindu faith and deities during his stand-up comedy gigs

Chhattisgarh: 130-metre long tunnel discovered by the CRPF after Naxal attack in Dantewada

Naxals have dug this tunnel in such a way that more than 50 Naxals can hide in it.

‘MPs habitual of creating disturbances must introspect’, PM Modi slams opposition ahead of the Budget session

Ahead of the Budget session of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the Opposition MPs, who were suspended in the last session for their unruly behaviour, to introspect.

Maharashtra: Muslim students in Akola Homoeopathic College force students to apologise for performing drama depicting Shivaji Maharaj killing Afzal Khan

Muslim students in the college claimed that this performance hurt their religious sentiments because of depicting Afzal Khan's killing and demanded an apology.

Uttar Pradesh: Chand arrested for the sexual assault and forcible conversion of a Hindu girl to Islam; POCSO charges applied

A case has been registered under both the POCSO Act and the Religious Conversion Act. Rape charges have also been filed against Chand and his accomplices.

President Draupadi Murmu welcomed with a Sengol procession ahead of her first address to both Houses in the new Parliament building: Watch video

In a unique and powerful new ritual, President Murmu was given a grand welcome in the new Parliament building by Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, and Vice President Dhankhar with the Sengol, a cultural symbol of the government of India.

Pakistan: Ex PM Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi get 14 years jail in Toshakhana case

As per a report published by The Express Tribune, Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi retained 112 valuables that were gifted to the PM’s Office between August 2018 and December 2021

‘Apologise or shift to another colony’: Mani Shankar Aiyar’s daughter gets notice from RWA over rant against Ram Mandir

RAW sends notice to Mani Shankar Aiyer's daughter over her rant against Ram Mandir

Maldives: Prosecutor General appointed by previous govt brutally attacked in broad daylight, admitted in hospital

"Prosecutor Hussain Shamim has been attacked on the streets of the city. He is being treated at ADK. The attack was not carried out with a sharp object," police said in a statement.

7 Haveri gangrape accused showing ‘no signs of remorse’, justify committing crime for Islam, several moral policing gangs formed by Muslim youths

A senior police officer said, "These group members and their network are always on the lookout for inter-faith couples and attacked them. The Akkialur and Byadagi moral policing incidents are similar, but it will be proved after investigation."

Cricket: Indian opener and Karnataka skipper Mayank Agarwal taken to hospital after falling sick mid-flight

The incident took place on Tuesday evening when Agarwal was onboard a flight from Agartala to Surat via New Delhi

Madhya Pradesh: Man arrested for vandalising Shivling and tearing the poster of Lord Shiva in Indore

A man was arrested for vandalising a Shivling and tearing a poster of Lord Shiva placed in a temple in Madhya Pradesh's Indore.

‘Non-Hindus will not be allowed entry in all temples’: Madras HC directs TN HRCE to install boards indicating restrictions on entry of non-Hindus in...

The Madras HC directed the TN HRCE Department to install boards stating that non-Hindus are not allowed inside the temple beyond the flagpole.

Land-for-job scam: CBI to file a supplementary charge sheet by February end in scam involving Lalu Yadav and his family

This case is at the stage of scrutiny of documents filed along with a charge sheet against Lalu Prasad Yadav, his family members, and other accused.

Madhya Pradesh: Daughter files false rape case against father, man acquitted after spending 12 years in prison

A two-judge bench comprising Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Vivek Jain said in the judgment that the daughter herself admitted to submitting a false rape case after her father caught her with her boyfriend and scolded her.

BBC’s misleading reportage about Haji Malang Dargah row copied by Pakistani media to cast aspersions on Ram Mandir

The sinister report attempts to paint a picture as if to influence the electoral landscape by making insinuations including that the Malanggad hill area is deprived of amenities because it is a Muslim area.

Latur: Altaf Qureshi booked under sections of the SC/ST and POCSO Act for sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl; a manhunt launched to capture him

Altaf has been booked under sections 376AB, 376(2)n, 377, 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, sections 3(1)(w)(i), 3(2), 3(v) of the SC-ST Act, and sections 4 and 6 of POCSO Act.

Tamil Nadu police say state govt not anti-Hindu, but court docs reveal how only 4 out of 288 permissions were given for 22nd Jan...

On the 29th of January 2023, the Tamil Nadu Director General of Police filed a counter affidavit in the Madras High Court, responding to a petition which claimed that the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu had issued an oral order against granting permission to events surrounding Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha.

‘Apologise to PM Modi, and the people of India’: Maldives Opposition leader tells President Muizzu

“Regarding any country, especially a neighbouring one, we shouldn't speak in a way that affects the relationship. We have an obligation to our state that must be considered. President Solih did consider this obligation and issued a Presidential Decree banning the "India Out" campaign", Ibrahim stated.

Hindus move Supreme Court seeking ASI survey of Shivling in wuzukhana of disputed Gyanvapi masjid complex

The Hindu side highlighted that the Shivling in the wuzukhana is surrounded by artificial walls and has no religious significance for the Muslims.