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Who was Saksham Gautam Tate, the Dalit Buddhist youth killed by OBC girl’s family and what led to the tragic crime: Here is what...

The case involves allegations of police involvement, a symbolic marriage performed by Aanchal after the killing, and a wave of misleading caste narratives online that ignored her own clarification about their relationship and her family’s actual community background.

Fresh FIR against Gandhi family in National Herald case: Read how Sardar Patel repeatedly warned Nehru about the newspaper’s financial impropriety decades ago

Sardar Patel had in 1950 shot off multiple letters to Nehru, warning him of National Herald's financial impropriety, which India's first PM chose to brush aside.

Kashi-Tamil Sangamam reborn: How the Modi government is revitalising ancient civilisational ties to strengthen national unity

The fourth edition of Kashi-Tamil Sangamam is set to commence on 2nd December 2025, in Varanasi at the Namo Ghat and BHU. The event will run for around two weeks and conclude on 15th December.

RSF targets OpIndia: Their dubious Press Freedom Index and the global regime change orgs – How Western-funded fiction factories are targeting nationalist voices in...

When taken as a whole, this demonstrates a model. Western governments finance media outlets via middlemen like RSF and CFI, then sponsor content and "capacity building" for journalists whose work supports a specific interpretation of the conflict, typically one in which the targeted government is an inhumane authoritarian and Western-backed opposition forces are democrats.

Smartphone makers directed to pre-install Sanchar Saathi: Here’s why the government wants it to be a must-have app on every phone

Through Sanchar Saathi app, the Centre aims to help mobile users protect themselves against fraud, phone theft, fake SIMs and unauthorised mobile-connections.

From JeM posters in Kashmir to 2900 kg of explosives and a massive blast: The timeline of a conspiracy and terror module of doctors

The poster incident in mid-October turned out to be the thread that guided investigators through weapons caches, massive explosive stockpiles, foreign handlers, financial trails and ideological radicalisation.

Delhi pro-Naxal protests: Who is ‘independent journalist’ Saurav Das who backed Urban Naxals who raised pro-Maoist slogans during anti-pollution protests

Saurav Das, a regular purveyor of hitjobs in hard-left portals like The Caravan, Article 14, The Wire, and Frontline, has made a career out of attacking judges who refuse to bow to the Left’s ideological line and a Centre that prioritises development over activism.

Hailing Naxalities to defending anti-Hindu Delhi riots accused: A brief history of Urban Naxal CASR’s devious actions

CASR supports the accused in the Delhi riots and the violent Maoist movement, among others in the name of rights.

India’s new seismic map puts entire Himalayan region in high-risk zone: Read what it means and how it is more about building design and...

The tectonic realities of the Indian subcontinent have been the same for millions of years. The news is that we are now changing how we classify our landmass as per seismic activity, using the latest scientific data and ensuring the best possible preparedness.

Bhopal man Shubham Goswami’s Muslim girlfriend’s family forced him to covert, renamed him Aman Khan, and fed him beef, case filed after 3 years...

Court documents show sustained pressure, jamaat confinement and threats used to keep Shubham under control, even as the original rape and POCSO case filed against him continues despite his conversion and compliance with the accused family’s demands.

Aapada mein avsar: Read how India is finding new export markets in Europe and Asia to counter the effects of US tariffs

Several Indian sectors that earlier depended heavily on the American market are now quickly redirecting their products to other regions. Items like shrimps, gems and jewellery, auto components, and electrical machinery have found many buyers in Asian and European countries.

Maulana Mahmood Madani threatens Hindus with ‘jihad against oppression’ remark, attacks judiciary: Read about the radical Islamic scholar who heads Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind

He also offered an assessment of the public mood, claiming that “10% of people are supportive of Muslims, 30% are against them, and 60% are silent.”

Modi govt denies visa to Christian evangelist Franklin Graham: Read about his father’s conversion mission and connection to Nehru- Gandhi family

Nagaland groups expressed strong disappointment after Franklin Graham’s visa denial, highlighting his past remarks on Hinduism, his organisation’s aggressive outreach among tribal communities, and the wider pattern of evangelist networks operating under humanitarian claims across India.

After 120+ deaths in Sri Lanka, ‘Ditwaha’ moves towards India, red alert issued: Indian government launches ‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’ to help Sri Lanka: Read...

The cyclone caused massive devastation in Sri Lanka is tragic. More than 120 lives were lost and thousands were displaced.

PM Modi unveils 77-ft Lord Rama statue at Partagali Math in Goa: How the 550-year-old institution protected Hindus for centuries and now powers India’s...

The Partagali Math embodies the civilizational resilience that PM Modi often highlights. For centuries it protected Hindu faith in Goa during adversity, kept traditions alive through colonial suppression, and provided refuge, unity, and leadership.

High inflation, low investments, rise in poverty and more: How Bangladesh is suffering from a never-before-seen economic crisis under Muhammad Yunus

Globally, Bangladesh is now among the worst performers in banking health, surpassed only by a few troubled economies such as Equatorial Guinea, San Marino, Ukraine, and Chad.

Reserve Bank replaces over 9,000 circulars with 244 master guidelines for 11 sectors: Read how this mega reform will make banking easier and safer

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced the issuance of 244 Consolidated Master Directions, scrapping 9,345 outdated and redundant circulars that had accumulated over seven decades.

Animal Welfare Board of India falls in line with Supreme Court order on removal of stray dogs from institutions, issues SOP for States, UTs;...

The AWBI SOP on removal of stray dogs orders States to identify every institution, prevent dog ingress, ensure daily waste control and shift all dogs found inside campuses to shelters, marking a decisive shift towards citizen and child safety.

Ram Mandir opposition, terror apologist and pro-Naxal activism: Inside Fraternity Movement, the student wing of Welfare Party of Umar Khalid’s father that joined so...

Just as it is the case with most leftist outfits, Fraternity Movement also packages itself as a defender of democratic principles, secularism, the constitution, social justice and whatnot; however, beyond the shiny packaging lies the dark and disturbing pro-Islamist and divisive activism.

Pakistan govt hypes walkover at Oxford Union debate as some kind of victory over India: SC lawyer Sai Deepak reveals how the union headed...

The Indian side didn't go to Oxford to attend the debate because the Oxford Union told them that the Pakistani side has not arrived.

India’s silent surge: Modi, the Lowy Asia Power Index, and the rise of a global force

It is evident that India has viewed this geography as a strategic advantage rather than a passive inheritance under the Modi administration. Defense modernization has been associated with "Atmanirbhar Bharat" (self-reliance) in defence manufacturing, and maritime domain awareness and naval infrastructure have drawn renewed attention.

Is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Medical Institute funded by the ‘Muslim-majority’ govt of Jammu and Kashmir? Know the truth behind the propaganda peddled by...

The Wire article provides no documentary evidence which suggests any diversion of the Union Territory’s ‘Muslim-majority’ government-provided grants towards the SMVDIME.

Interim govt in troubled Nepal shows hostility towards India, releases new banknote with revised map of the country including Indian territories

Nepal, in the past, has called for diplomatic discussions with India to resolve what it perceives as a territorial dispute between the two countries.

What is a Third World country? As Trump threatens a permanent ban on immigration from them, read how hundreds of thousands of Somali immigrants...

Throughout his messaging and declaration, Trump has made it clear that he wants to allow immigration from ‘compatible’ cultures and bring in people who ‘bring value’ to the USA, while halting mass immigration from hostile, low-education, low-potential groups that are a drain on the US resources, a very MAGA stand. 

Global recognition for Durga Puja, medical visas and more: While Modi govt helped boost tourism in West Bengal, CM Mamata Banerjee is busy hogging...

It is due to the efforts of the Modi government that, in December 2021, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) recognised Kolkata's Durga Puja as part of the "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity." It was recognised as the "finest example of the fusion of religion and art."

UNHCR rapporteurs cry ‘human rights violations’ over India’s counter-terror operations after Pahalgam attack: How the UN agency echoed The Caravan to whitewash Islamic terrorism

Instead of holding Pakistan to account for backing Islamic terrorists, the UNHRC cried human rights violations after India launched counter-terror operation to avenge Pahalgam terror attack.

Bhopal Lawyer dies by suicide on threats to implicate him Pahalgam terror attack: Read how cyber criminals are using Islamic terrorism to defraud people

Recent cases show a similar pattern of cyber criminals scaring their victims by lying to them that their names have been linked with the Pahalgam terror attack.

Tewary Commission Report on 1983 Assam violence: Read why the commission said Nellie Massacre was not communal, and how it was one of many...

The comprehensive report captures not only the immediate failures that led to one of independent India’s worst episodes of mass violence, but the deeper factors that had been simmering for decades in the state.

Sanitising Jihad and soft-pedalling terror: How ‘The Hindu’ whitewashed JeM terrorists after the Delhi Red Fort attack

The Hindu Group has a sinister inclination to understate Islamic terrorism and jihad, particularly when it pertains to India.

PM Modi announces plans to open nuclear sector to private investors: Why the push for privatisation matters and what it means for India

When PM Modi spoke of opening the nuclear sector, he was not talking only about infrastructure or investment. He was speaking about insulating India’s energy future from external pressure.

Cabinet launches landmark Rare Earth Magnet scheme: Read how it will cut dependency on China and power India’s journey to ‘Atmanirbhar’ and ‘Viksit Bharat’

Under the scheme, the government plans to set up 6,000 metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) of integrated REPM manufacturing capacity in India.

From Ram Mandir opposition to terror apologism: Inside the radical playbook of COLLECTIVE India as Urban Naxals use ‘pollution’ as a ruse to stage...

COLLECTIVE is not a mere student organisation but a Marxist platform using on-campus activism and social media propaganda to stir unrest in India and undermine the country security and communal harmony. In the name of dismantling capitalism, patriarchy, caste structures, electoral politics and whatnot, this group of urban naxals is essentially targeting Hindus and the Indian state.

Hindu activist and Gau Rakshak Daksh Chaudhary arrested for calls to shut liquor shops in holy Vrindavan: Bageshwar Dham Sarkar’s call to action, Exclusive...

Police booked Daksh Chaudhary after shopkeepers accused him of intimidation and forced closure of liquor outlets. As videos surfaced and supporters rallied, the case expanded into a larger debate on Vrindavan’s sanctity, religious appeals and policing.

Hammer weapons system, indigenous jet engine, Rafale fuselage and more: Modi govt’s “Make in India” receives huge boost in defence production

A collaborative effort to manufacture a 120 KN engine with Indian intellectual property rights could be approved by India.

Kerala ISIS radicalisation: Minor groomed for jihad in madarsa by mother, stepfather and terror convict Siddhikul Aslam, SDPI link emerges

The police then questioned the boy, who directly accused his parents of attempting to push him to join ISIS by showing him propaganda videos, including the beheading videos. The boy told the police that his stepfather assaulted him brutally for not accepting ISIS’s ideology.

What is CASR? Inside the radical collective that ties Delhi’s ‘anti-pollution’ protestors to Harsh Mander, Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and Imran Masood – The...

Beyond Delhi’s protest, CASR’s member groups have backed controversial causes, defended accused extremists, disrupted campuses and collaborated with radical activists, exposing an organised network that has long influenced narratives under the guise of student or rights-based activism.

Ram Mandir Dhwajarohan: How Pakistan, Islamists and India’s woke brigade united in hatred against Hindu civilisational revival

Pakistan released a preposterous statement denouncing the Ram Mandir's Dhwajarohan ceremony in the name of minority rights.

PM Modi’s letter to citizens on Constitution Day: Calls everyone to fulfil the dream of Viksit Bharat, put nation first

It is the power of our Constitution that enabled a person like me, coming from a humble and economically disadvantaged family, to serve as the Head of the Government continuously for over 24 years.

As Trump moves to designate Muslim Brotherhood as terror group, here’s what you must know about it and its Al Jazeera links

The executive order states that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shall submit a joint report to the President concerning the designation of any Muslim Brotherhood chapters or other subdivisions, including those in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt, as FTO and SDGTs.

‘Till Brahmins don’t give up their daughters, reservations will continue’: Read about hateful and casteist IAS officer Santosh Verma, previously jailed for fraud

Several reports claim that he has had multiple affairs, even while being married, and complaints related to inappropriate relationships filed against him.

South Africa coach Shukri Conrad says ‘we wanted India to grovel’: Read why his remarks has sparked massive outrage

South Africa coach Shukri Conrad stirred a hornet's nest after he remarked they wanted India to "grovel" while explaining his team's delayed declaration strategy.

Who is Mohammad Salim? Man behind the illegal Sanjauli mosque and the conspiracy to alter the area’s demography: Hindu victims share their ordeal with...

The Sanjauli Mosque was illegal since its construction. Walking through the streets, one sees almost only Hindus going about their daily work, and rarely a Muslim. Yet, a mosque was built in this small area. It serves a specific purpose. Rohingyas and Bangladeshis have also reached here.

Non-locals visiting, harassment of Hindu women, illegal building and more: OpIndia’s Ground Report reveals why locals are protesting over Himachal’s Sanjauli Mosque

The Hindus stated that the Sanjauli mosque is frequented by many Kashmiris and outsiders who come to pray there,

Delhi ‘anti-pollution’ protest: Scientists For Society distances itself from Hidma slogans, but its own pro-Naxal, pro-Palestine and anti-Hindu stance stands exposed – Read details

Despite distancing itself from pro-Hidma sloganeering, Scientists For Society’s digital footprint shows consistent pro-Naxal sympathy, Palestine activism and Hindu-targeting posts, contradicting its attempt to appear neutral after violence.

Behind Delhi’s so called anti pollution protest, the same bsCEM that glorified Hidma also suppressed a sexual assault victim – Read details

She said that within a week of her expulsion by Nazariya, bsCEM had supported the decision and even assisted in spreading false claims about her.

‘Ram is not just a deity but a value system’: PM Modi hails Ram Mandir as a symbol of India’s civilisational revival. Read 7...

PM Modi said the Ram Temple is not merely a structure of worship but the closure of a historical chapter marked by struggle, patience, and faith.

Volcano erupts in Ethiopia for the first time in recorded history, ash plumes may disrupt flights in India: Read what happened

The DGCA has also issued a caution to airlines and airports in light of the volcanic eruption in Ethiopia.

Trump signs executive order to establish federal Artificial Intelligence program ‘Genesis Mission’: All you need to know

With the Genesis Mission, the Trump administration aims to coordinate the fragmented federal assets with academia and private companies to reduce reliance on foreign nations, especially China for semiconductors, critical minerals and AI technology.

PM Modi to hoist saffron flag at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya: How he broke the ‘secular taboo’ and normalised civilisational pride in public life

PM Modi didn’t just challenge India’s post-Independence taboo of cultural embarrassment; he shattered it, restoring civilisational self-respect to the highest office of the land.