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Canada: Amidst online Hinduphobic attacks on the new 55-feet Lord Hanuman statue in Brampton, temple decides to enhance security

A section of Canadian netizens have unleashed a bigoted attack on the Hindu community over a new statue of Lord Hanuman in Brampton

Bihar: Doctors seen consuming alcohol during Paediatrics conference at Darbhanga in the dry state, probe ordered after video went viral

Photos and visuals of doctors allegedly consuming alcohol at a party in the dry state of Bihar are doing rounds on social media

I’m sorry for making reels at railway platforms: Instagram content creator apologises after viral dance at Andheri station draws police attention

Seema Kanojiya was made to issue a public apology by the police after her viral dance video at Andheri station violated railway norms.

Arvind Kejriwal says AAP wants to contest all 13 seats in Punjab, leaving 0 for I.N.D.I. Alliance partner Congress

This is not the first time Congress and AAP have come face-to-face over seat sharing in Punjab. On 12th December, Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring said that his party would contest all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab.

Party wanted to deny him ticket, those who helped him are dead or in BJP: Rajdeep Sardesai tries to defend Congress over scam accused...

At a time when the grand-old-party is under scanner over allegations of corruption, Rajdeep Sardesai was seen making a last-ditch effort to give a clean chit to the Congress' high command.

Karnataka: BJP MP Pratap Simha slams Congress MLA’s proposal to rename Mysuru Airport after Tipu Sultan, says the name “Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar Airport” was...

BJP leader Pratap Simha stated that he wouldn't allow Congress to rename the Mysuru airport after Tipu Sultan.

Parliament Security Breach: Lalit Jha shared the video of the intrusion with a friend from Bengal urging him to circulate it

Main conspirator of Parliament security breach, Lalit Jha, sent the video of the incident to his friend in Bengal for circulation

Porn scandal rocks US Capitol: Democrat Senator Ben Cardin’s legal aide fired after filming gay sex tape in Senate Hearing room

Aidan Maese-Czeropski associated with Senator Ben Cardin’s office filmed himself while copulating with a man in Senate Hearing room

King of Bhutan thanks PM Modi and India for support in rail network during his National Day address

The railway project is aimed to improve diplomatic and economic relations between India and Bhutan.

PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate 2nd Kashi Tamil Sangamam in Varanasi, to launch and inaugurate various projects along with a Vande Bharat train

PM Narendra Modi will dedicate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects costing around Rs 19150 crore.

‘I am a servant of Mahakal’: Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav on breaking 211-year-old myth of Ujjain

By spending a night at Ujjain, MP CM Mohan Yadav broke the myth that only one king can stay there, and Lord Mahakal is considered the king of the city

Fact Check: Did a Hindu man masturbate in front of women in UK? No, the perpetrator is Sheraz Riaz

Sheraz Riaz was arrested from the Normanton area of Derby and charged with an act of outraging public decency.

Uttarakhand: Woman files for divorce 2 years after marriage, gets husband’s job after he died

Uttarakhand High Court has granted compassionate appointment to woman who sought divorce from her husband.

‘Modi ki guarantee, India will be among the top three economies in my third term: PM Modi at inauguration of world’s largest office complex...

The PM said, "I have given this guarantee to the nation that India will be among the top three economies in the world in my third term. Govt has fixed the target for the coming 25 years…".

Eyes gouged out, genitals mutilated, tongue chopped off: Shiv Temple Pujari, who was missing in Bihar for 5 days, found dead

After the victim's mutilated body was found, the infuriated villagers staged a protest accusing the police of inaction in the matter. The protestors even blocked National Highway 27.

20-year-old Dalit woman gang-raped by two drivers in a moving bus on its way to Rajasthan from Uttar Pradesh; Arif arrested, Lalit at large

A 20-year-old Dalit woman was gang-raped by two drivers in a moving bus going to Jaipur from Kanpur.

Gujarat: Farooq Pathan of Kheda tries to behead a Hindu woman for refusing his proposal, case filed against the absconding accused

Farooq Pathan threatened to kidnap the victim's son on his way to school and kill him, as well as the entire family.

Anti-India outfit ‘The People’s Forum’, associated with NewsClick linked CCP stooge, saw 803% rise in funding

Asccording to thw Washington Examiner, 'The People's Forum' received a whopping $4.4 million in 2022 while it could rake in only $4,86,900 a year earlier.

Don’t underestimate the seriousness of the Indian Parliament security breach: PM Narendra Modi

PM Narendra Modi said, "The seriousness of the incident that happened in Parliament should not be underestimated at all."

UK: Islamists protest against Indian-origin MP Virendra Sharma for not standing with Palestine, the MP had earlier invited Rahul Gandhi to British House of...

Pro-Palestinian protesters raised slogans against UK MP Virendra Sharma for not supporting ceasefire in Gaza

Sajjan Jindal of the JSW group booked in a rape case filed by an actress, FIR registered in Mumbai after court order

According to the victim woman's statement, she initially encountered Sajjan Jindal in October 2021 in Dubai, where they were both present in the VIP box of a stadium, enjoying an IPL match.

Parliament security breach: Police recovers burnt mobile phones of the accused from Rajasthan

According to the police, mastermind of Parliament security breach, Lalit Jha, had destroyed five mobile phones before arriving in Delhi and was misleading the investigators during the questioning.

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, former adviser to Pope Francis, sentenced to five-and-a-half years in jail for fraud

A Vatican tribunal convicted Cardinal Angelo Becciu of embezzlement and sentenced him to 5½ years in prison. The Cardinal left his poisition with the Vatican in 2020 after being accused of financial fraud.

Maharashtra: ‘Priya Singh was intoxicated, hit Ashwajit’ – Senior bureaucrat’s family alleges the Instagram influencer is lying

The family further added that Priya Singh was intoxicated. She allegedly hit and abused Ashwajit Gaikwad and his friends as he was not "responding to her calls and texts at midnight"

Kerala: Firdous Ali arrested in Ernakulam for raping an elderly woman

Accused Firdous Ali was recently released on bail in a case registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

‘Bhagwant Mann is the jail minister…Drug tablets are being sold inside the jails’: Navjot Singh Siddhu lashes out at Punjab CM over failure to...

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently sought a status report from the Punjab and Haryana governments on the steps taken after the BSF gave a list of 75 individuals suspected of involvement in drug trafficking to the Punjab Police.

Odisha: Shri Mandir Parikrama Project in Puri complete, inauguration to be held in January 2024

The Shri Mandir Parikrama Project in Puri cost Rs 943 crore. The foundation stone of the project was laid in November 2021 and it will be inaugurated in January 2024.

PM Modi to inaugurate Surat Diamond Bourse, which overtook the US Pentagon to become world’s largest office complex

Surat Diamond Bourse will be the world's largest and most modern centre for international diamond and jewellery businesses.

‘Dharavi tender was finalised transparently when MVA govt was in power’: Adani group responds to Uddhav Thackeray’s allegations against the redevelopment project

Adani Group said that the Dharavi project was awarded to it during MVA govt through a fair, open, and internationally competitive bidding

India proposes to recreate a maritime voyage to Oman, stitched ship to sail from Mandvi to Muscat

The tentative plan outlines a journey that would see the ship setting sail from the port of Mandvi in Gujarat to Muscat, with the anticipated timeline set for sometime in 2025-26.

Largest ever outreach initiative: Modi govt’s Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra reaches over 2.50 Crore citizens across 68,000 Gram Panchayats in just a month

In a short span of just one month, Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra has reached more than 2.50 Crore citizens across 68,000 Gram Panchayats in the country

I don’t feel safe here, can’t even go to a park without being harassed: Pakistani actress Ayesha Omar exposes the ugly truth of her...

Ayesha Omar says she is considering leaving Pakistan due to the current economic situation and the safety of women in the country.

Odisha: Kashmiri fraudster posing as PMO official from Jaipur arrested by STF

Sayed Ishaan Bukhari, the Kashmiri fraudster, was impersonating a Neuro Specialist Doctor, an Army Doctor, an officer in PMO, as per Odisha STF.

UP: Armyman’s sister abducted by Izmamul, Alamgir, Meraj Ansari, and Naushad Ansari in Kushinagar, father alleges forced religious conversion

The victim's brother told OpIndia that there had previously been incidents of Hindu-Muslim hostilities in their village.

Parliament security breach: Police say perpetrators wanted to create anarchy in the country, sixth accused arrested and sent to 7-day police custody

The Patiala House Court granted seven-day police custody of Mahesh Kumawat, the sixth accused in the Parliament security breach

As politicians in Bihar bat for caste census, here is how caste politics took Bihar’s economy to the bottom

The recent resurgence of caste politics in Bihar raises concerns about Bihar's economic trajectory. Odisha's per capita GDP is thrice that of Bihar.

India and Oman exploring Rupee trade between the two countries, utilising UPI stack in Oman’s digital economy: Foreign Secretary

Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatrasaid that discussions are underway between India and Oman on utilising UPI stack, and Rupee trade between the 2 countries

‘PM Modi taught rioters such a lesson in 2002, no one dares to cause riots in Gujarat’: Amit Shah lists PM Modi’s achievements at...

Shah argued that improving the quality of life of 60 crore poor people in the country has been the biggest achievement of the Narendra Modi government.

Central Consumer Protection Authority to publicly ‘name and shame’ companies and establishments running misleading advertisements

The orders and notices issued against establishments running misleading ad campaigns, like coaching institutes, and service providers, will soon be displayed on the official websites of the CCPA and its nodal Ministry.

Committee to be formed on the issue of converted tribals receiving dual benefits in the state: Maharashtra Government

Maharashtra government to establish a panel to look into tribals receiving dual benefits after conversion to other religions

Actor Allu Arjun turns down multi-crore liquor and tobacco advertisement deal for upcoming Pushpa sequel

Actor Allu Arjun has rejected a popular liquor and pan masala brand's lucrative advertisement deal.

Friends fame Matthew Perry died of ‘acute effects of Ketamine’, reveals autopsy

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office said Matthew Perry died from the “acute effects” of ketamine, an anaesthetic with psychedelic properties.

Congress announces crowdfunding campaign after cash haul of Rs 351 crores seized from Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu in I-T raids

The Congress party floated a crowdfunding campaign, days after IT dept seized over Rs 351 crores from premises linked to Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu.

PM Modi’s degree case: Gujarat court junks Kejriwal’s plea against nod to prosecute him in defamation complaint filed by Gujarat University

A metropolitan court in Gujarat rejected Arvind Kejriwal's plea opposing criminal prosecution in the defamation complaint filed by Gujarat University.

Indian Navy thwarts a hijacking bid in the Arabian Sea; comes to the aid of Malta vessel with 18 crew members onboard

The Navy's maritime patrol aircraft engaged in surveillance in the region, following the receipt of a distress call from the Malta vessel.

Ram Mandir inauguration: Railways to run over 1,000 special trains to Ayodhya from different parts of the country

Indian Railways has planned to start more than 1,000 trains to Ayodhya for the Ram Mandir inauguration from 19th January.

‘No foreign educational institutes can offer degrees in India without prior approval’: UGC to take action against EdTechs offering foreign degrees

The action comes in the wake of Delhi HC asking UGC to act against universities and colleges offering unspecified degrees.

Mumbai police arrest one Dildar Hussain Ali from Assam for sextortion of a woman, around 2,500 people had gathered to protect him

Dildar Hussain Ali from Assam, who was extorting a Andheri woman using her nude video call recordings, was arrested by Mumbai Police in Assam

‘Judge Sahab, please have mercy…’: Mafia Mukhtar Ansari pleads before court for threatening witness in coal trader murder case

Mukhtar Ansari, who was visibly upset after hearing the ruling, began pleading with the judge for mercy.

Uttar Pradesh: Rs 25,000 each reward announced to nab Aligarh Muslim University students Abdul and Faizan for ISIS module link

Uttar Pradesh ATS has announced a reward of Rs 25,000 each on two students of Aligarh Muslim University for ISIS links