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Noida: Techie suffers cardiac arrest while playing cricket, dies after collapsing on pitch

An engineer in Noida suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on pitch while playing cricket. He was promptly taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead.

Martyred Karsevak Sanjay Kumar Singh’s daughter invited for Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony, says ‘father’s dream fulfilled’

Daughter of martyr Kar Sevak Sanjay Kumar Singh from Muzzafarpur in Bihar has been invited to the Ram Mandir Pran Pratistha ceremony

Rajiv Gandhi had his palm bleeding due to handshake with thousands of poor Indians with rough skin, Sam Pitroda reveals

Rajiv Gandhi had bloodied hands after handshake with thousands of poor Indians in Amethi, says Sam Pitroda.

Welcome to India my brother: PM Modi welcomes UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as chief guest of Vibrant Gujarat Summit

"Welcome to India my brother, HH @MohamedBinZayed. It’s an honour to have you visit us," PM Modi wrote on X as he shared some pictures of him welcoming the UAE President.

Suchana Seth tried to slit her wrist after killing her son, doctors say she may have smothered the 4-year-old with a pillow

After allegedly murdering her four-year-old son in a service apartment, Suchana Seth attempted suicide by slitting her left wrist, IndiaToday reported. According to police, Suchana Seth changed her mind and left for Bengaluru with her son's body stuffed in a bag in a tourist cab.

Press freedom goes for a toss in Trudeau’s Canada, journalist arrested for asking tough questions to Deputy PM

Menzies is the Mission Specialist at Rebel News, a Canada-based independent news outfit that has been hounded several times by the Justin Trudeau-led-Liberal Party government.

Hindu man Borun Ghosh hacked to death in Bangladesh post-poll violence, Islamists suspected in targeted attack

Borun Ghosh was ambushed, dragged out of his home and attacked with sharp weapons leading to his death due to excessive bleeding. One of his legs was amputated in this attack.

Terrorist Pannun assassination plot: New York court directs US govt to provide documentary evidence on ‘murder for hire’ charges against Nikhil Gupta

US Court ordered government to provide Nikhil Gupta's counsels documentary evidence of charges of assassiantion plot of Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

London: Hindu temple of Sri Lankan Tamils desecrated, witness suspects India’s support to Israel in war against Hamas may have motivated attacker

The man broke out in anger and threw one of the murtis (idols) out of he sancum sanctorum and smashed a diya (oil lamp) which was lit in the sanctum sanctorum.

Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation passes proposal for name change: Read what are the three names under consideration

Speaking on the development, Ghaziabad Mayor Sunita Dayal said a lot of people have been demanding a name change for the district.

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu urges China to send more tourists amid self-created diplomatic tensions with India

Interestingly, a post by Mr Sinha following PM Modi’s trip to Lakshadweep triggered a sequence of events leaving Maldivian President under dock and urging China to send more tourists to the archipelago as Indians cancel their Maldives trip en-masse.  

Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts invites controversial ‘mythologist’ Devdutt Pattanaik, cancels invite after netizens highlight his deranged views

The invitation to controversial mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik led to a massive outrage. Netizens started sharing screenshots of his vile, abusive, and sexually derogatory tweets against women. 

‘Trial court has rightly convicted the appellants’: Gujarat HC upholds conviction, life term of ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in custodial death case

The Gujarat HC upheld conviction, life term of ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a case related to custodial death.

‘Don’t know those who came to invite’: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav rejects Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha invitation

While thousands of dignitaries and people from all sections of society are gearing up to attend the auspicious Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Bhavya Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, the Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has reportedly turned down the invitation

West Bengal: Mother of BJP worker raped at knifepoint in Baruipur, accused TMC leader on the run

Gora reportedly shoved the victim into a nearby bush and raped her at knifepoint. He then thrashed the woman, tied her hands with a cloth and dumped her into a nearby pond.

‘Seeking your assistance for fostering positive relations’: Maldives Travel Association writes to Ease My Trip CEO asking him to resume flight bookings

The Maldives Association for Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) has written to Ease My Trip CEO asking him to resume travel bookings to Maldives.

Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha: Yogi Adityanath declares a holiday for all educational institutions in the state on January 22, declares it a dry day

Amid the elaborate arrangements, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has declared a holiday on January 22 for all schools and colleges in the state

Bittu Bajrangi’s brother dies after battling for his life for a month, leftists and Islamists like Zubair had claimed that he faked his assault

While Mahesh Panchal, Bittu Bajrangi's brother, was battling for his life with 60 per cent burns on his body, the leftist media houses and the usual set of Islamists and liberals had gone to peddle blatant lies regarding the attack on the Hindu activist's brother

Fake news targeting ‘Mr Sinha’, who triggered entire Maldives with one tweet, goes viral

In a tweet, Raushan Sinha (aka Mr SInha) informed that he was on his way to the police station to register a complaint against the fake news peddler.

No more dog meat in South Korea: Historic decision to end consumption of dogs in the country

The bill outlaws the raising, butchering, distributing, and selling of dog meat in South Korea.

‘If Muslims die it is lynching, if Hindus die then there is silence’: Hundreds of people stage protests, shops closed in Faridabad following death...

During the protest, the crowd demanding strict action called out the administration's indifference raising slogan, ‘Muslim mare to lynching, Hindu mare to mon hai, ye Prashashan kon hai’.

I requested for the song: South African cricketer Keshav Maharaj reveals why ‘Ram Siya Ram’ is played everytime he comes to bat

Keshav Maharaj, who belongs to the Hindu faith, also has an ‘Om’ sticker on his bat.

‘Chanted Maruti Stotra, a monkey came and the wall collapsed’: Meet 96-year-old Karsewak Shalini ji who had narrowly escaped police bullet in Ayodhya

Dilip Godambe also participated in the Karsewa with Shalini Dabir. He says that those who talk about building a hospital there do not know the value of that soil.

‘Why are you allowing a mushrikeen in our sanctuary?’ Islamists suffer a meltdown after Smriti Irani visits the periphery of Prophet’s mosque in Madinah

Smriti Irani raised the hackles of Islamists online after she posted her pictures from the periphery of Prophet's mosque in Madinah.

Madhya Pradesh: Hindus attacked in Shajapur by Islamist mob while distributing Akshat for consecration of Ram Mandir

Hindus attacked in Shajapur in Madhya Pradesh by Islamist mob while distributing Akshat for consecration of Ram Mandir

Uttar Pradesh: Man murders wife and daughter over love affair in Lalitpur, makes up a ‘robbery story’ to project himself as victim

Neeraj also ransacked his own house to give the appearance of a robbery. He then hid the cricket bat, used in the murder of his wife, inside the cupboard.

Avinash Maheshwari sacrificed his life at the age of 19 while doing Kar Seva at Ayodhya: Another story of sacrifice and devotion of a...

Avinash Maheshwari was 19 years old when he sacrificed his own life while trying to save several other Karsevaks during the Ram Janmabhoomi Movement.

‘Initiate No Confidence motion’: Maldives opposition demands President Muizzu’s removal after several ruling leaders mocked India and PM Modi

MDP leader and ex-Defence Minister Mariya Ahmed Didi also launched a scathing attack on the ruling party in Maldives.

What is ‘Akshat Nimantran’: How VHP is reaching out to crores of people to celebrate Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha as a pan-India festival

VHP and other Hindu organisations have embarked on another unique campaign. Since all devotees cannot be accommodated in Ayodhya, the Temple Trust is sending symbolic 'Nimantran' or invitations to all Ram Bhakts, with the auspicious traditional 'Akshat', a pamphlet and a photo of the Ram Mandir.

No promotion in Mulayam’s govt, daughter tortured by a ‘particular community’: How Judge who opened the lock of Ram Janmbhoomi site was ‘punished’

On 1st February 1986, Justice Krishna Mohan Pandey allowed Hindus to worship at the Ram Janmabhoomi site.

‘The guarantees have become a huge financial burden’: Karnataka CM’s economic advisor admits ‘freebies’ are weighing down the govt treasury

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's economic advisor Basavaraj Rayareddy admitted to guarantees becoming a burden for the state govt.

Bullet in head, saying Ram-Ram even while unconscious: Karsevak Ram Bahadur Verma’s son shares how Mulayam Singh Yadav made him orphan

Ram Bahadur Verma was shot on October 30, 1990, while engaged in Kar Seva, and died 2 months later. OpIndia visited Ram Bahadur Verma's home and obtained information about their life since Ram Bahadur's martyrdom.

Illegally constructed mazar on Delhi’s Azadpur flyover, against which residents have been protesting for over two years, removed

Several Netizens ttok to X to share a video which showed how the illegally constructed mazar on Delhi's Azadpur flyover has finally been removed

While Congress berates Gautam Adani, his conglomerate to invest ₹42700 crore in Tamil Nadu run by I.N.D.I. Alliance partner DMK

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, State Industries Minister T.R.B. Rajaa and the Managing Director of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Karan Adani were present at the signing of the MoUs, along with Cabinet Ministers and Secretaries of various government departments.

Sitaram Yechury refuses to acknowledge atrocities on Uyghur Muslims, defends lack of free speech in China, had earlier praised dictators Xi Jinping and Nicolae...

According to veteran journalist Kanchan Gupta, Sitaram Yechury wrote a 'glowing piece' hailing Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu before the latter's execution in 1989.

39-year-old Suchana Seth from Bengaluru, among top ‘100 brilliant women in AI’, arrested by Goa Police for killing her 4-year-old son in hotel room

CEO of Mindful AI Lab, Suchana Seth, arrested by police for allegedly killing four-year-old son in a serviced apartment in Goa and trying to flee.

Maldives’s tourism industry condemns derogatory comments towards PM Modi and Indians, calls India a close ally who has always helped

Maldives' tourism industry condemned derogatory remarks by deputy ministers targetting PM Modi and people of India

‘People are pointing fingers at my character, but I believe in Shri Ram’: says Shabnam Shaikh, the Muslim girl who is walking from Mumbai...

Shabnam Shaikh, the Muslim girl who started her padyatra from Mumbai to seek darshan in Ram Mandir, expresses anguish and says “People are pointing fingers at my character.”

Sex tapes of Monica Lewinsky-fame Bill Clinton, King Charles’ brother Prince Andrew, and Virgin Group’s Richard Branson: Latest allegations in Epstein scandal

Controversy erupted over alleged sex tapes featuring Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton, and Sir Richard Branson in Esptein scandal

Jharkhand: Temple vandalised, statues of Lord Ram and Hanuman broken in Ranchi, BJP alleges conspiracy to disturb atmosphere before Ram Mandir inauguration

After reaching the spot, the police had initially described the incident as theft. The temple priest said that if it was an incident of theft then why would the idols be broken?

Brother of Hindu activist Bittu Bajrangi, Mahesh, passes away in AIIMS, Delhi, after battling for his life for over a month, was burnt alive...

The attackers led by Armaan first confirmed the identity of Bittu Bajrangi's brother Mahesh Panchal. Then they set him on fire.

‘Team of scholars visiting city’: RSS rejects claims of Chinese envoy’s delegation visiting its headquarters in Nagpur

The RSS rubbished claims of delegation of Chinese envoy visiting the Sangh headquarters in Nagpur.

“9 missiles aimed at Pakistan…Imran Khan was spooked”: New book reveals spectre of Indian retaliation led to Wg Cdr Abhinandan’s rescue

An upcoming book by former Indian diplomat Ajay Bisaria details how wg commander Abhinandan Varthaman's release from Pakistan stemmed from "genuine fear" of a possible Indian military retaliation.

Sringeri Math calls out false-propaganda: Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji has expressed no displeasure over Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya

The official release stressed that it was false propaganda by the ill-wishers of Sanatan Dharma and urged all Astikas (devotees) to only rely on information released through Math’s official platforms.

‘Vested groups distort speech to disrupt communal harmony’: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma busts misleading ‘Brut’ video, vows legal action

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday busted a ‘Brut’ video that sought to distort his speech on Congress’ duplicity over Stalin’s remarks against Sanatana Dharma.

Bihar: Man complains about wife’s obsession with creating Instagram reels; wife, along with her family, murders him

The victim was murdered by his in-laws in their home. The accused tied a rope around the victim's neck and killed him.

Indian-origin worker in Canada forced to quit job after unwarranted search by Police and deportation threats, lawsuit filed

Harjot Singh, a cashier at a convenience store, said that Winnipeg police officer Jeffrey Norman's actions left him so shaken that he resigned from his job there.

Who is Mr Sinha, the Indian X user, who triggered entire Maldives with his simple tweet that eventually led to suspension of 3 Maldivian...

While Indian netizens in clear words objected to the derogatory words used against their country and Prime Minister by the Maldivian leaders, Mr Sinha raised in a significant point in a follow-up post

ONGC starts oil production from deep sea in Krishna Godavari basin offshore project: PM Modi calls it remarkable step in India’s energy journey

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri added that production is expected to be 45,000 barrels per day of oil and over 10 million standard cubic metres per day of gas.

“Mangi Ke Khaibon, Maseet Me Soibo”: Jagatguru Rambhadracharya Maharaj’s testimony in Ram Mandir case and how it played a vital role in judgement

The excerpts from Jagatguru Rambhadracharya Maharaj's testimony were included in both HC and SC judgment in the Ram Janmbhoomi case.