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Tata Electronics to recruit 1,000 female technicians in Assam for Semiconductor Assembly Testing and Packaging facility in Karnataka

ata group company Tata Electronics, which has big plans for the semiconductor industry, is recruiting 1000 female technicians in Assam for its semiconductor facility in Narasapur near Bengaluru.

‘Can’t an elder brother slap his younger sibling’: JD(U) MLA Gopal Mandal defends slapping a youth demanding compensation for death of family member

JD(U) MLA Gopal Mandal landed in a controversy after getting caught on camera slapping a youth in Bihar’s Bhagalpur.

I.N.D.I.A. bloc allies refuse to share seats with Congress in Punjab, Bengal, and Maharashtra, the alliance reduces to just about serving Samosas in meetings

I.N.D.I.A. partners TMC, AAP and Shiv Sena (UBT) have refused to share seats with Congress in WB, Punjab and Maharashtra respectively

Home Minister Amit Shah launches reference books on three new criminal laws, the books give comparisons of new laws with old ones

Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the reference books on the three recently enacted transformative criminal justice laws passed by Parliament on Saturday.

Rajasthan: Bhajan Lal Sharma cabinet expanded with 22 new ministers including MP-turned-MLAs Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Kirodi Lal Meena

The swearing-in ceremony of the Rajasthan state cabinet took place on Saturday at the Raj Bhavan in Jaipur

“All that is left is for BJP to declare Lord Ram their poll candidate,” says miffed Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut

This comes two days after Sanjay Raut said that Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray will not attend the Pran Praitshta ceremony on 22nd January. He had called it as a "BJP event". He even went on to allege that the BJP had kidnapped Lord Ram.

‘Only Lord Ram is God’: PM Modi says after the tenth crore beneficiary of Ujjwala Yojana refers to him as ‘God’ during his visit...

Meanwhile, Meera Majhi expressed her joy over meeting Prime Minister Modi. Speaking to PTI she said, "I was overjoyed, never did I imagine that 'God' would visit my home like this. My happiness was beyond control."

‘Nitish Kumar has become a burden’: Prashant Kishor says the JDU chief is in the last phase of his political career

Kishor further stated that he would never join hands with Nitish Kumar again. "After Nitish Kumar cheated once, there is no question of allying with him even if he comes to us twenty times," Prashant Kishor said.

Lord Ram is coming, wait of 500 years to end soon: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath ahead of consecration ceremony of Ram Mandir

Yogi Adityanath said, "The Lord is coming. Dear brothers and sisters, the wait of 500 years will end soon."

Iqbal Ansari, who was the principal plaintiff in the Ram Janmbhoomi title suit, showers flowers on PM Modi in Ayodhya, lauds govt for development...

Iqbal Ansari showered flowers on PM Modi. He also expressed his desire to be present at the inauguration of Ram Mandir.

As NIA cracks down on ISIS Maharashtra module, read how Muslim mobs rioted in 2015 over an article about ISIS funding

Muslims in Maharashtra attacked Lokmat offices in 2015 saying that writing the Islamic Kalma on a pig cartoon in an article on ISIS was an insult to Prophet Muhammad.

Jharkhand: Irritated with 2-year-old son’s crying while on call, Afsana Khatoon kills own child, family suspects murder by strangulation

The accused defended herself claiming that she did not intend to kill her child but only pushed him off the bed

Passengers on inaugural flight to Maharishi Valmiki International Airport Ayodhya Dham chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’, thank PM Modi

Passengers boarding the first flight to the newly built Maharishi Valmiki International Airport Ayodhya Dham on Saturday were heard chanting 'Jai Shri Ram'.

PM Modi launches projects worth ₹15,700 crore in Ayodhya, inaugurates Maharishi Valmiki International Airport & Ayodhya Dham Railway Station

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth Rs 15,700 crore in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya on Saturday.

Light ‘Shri Ram Jyoti’ in your houses on 22nd January: PM Modi makes special appeal to countrymen for Ram Mandir consecration ceremony

PM Modi said, "I urge all the countrymen to celebrate Deepawali on that evening. On the evening of 22nd January, the whole of India should be illuminated."

After incessantly writing about being sued by rape and murder convict Ram Rahim, propagandist Shyam Meera Singh agrees to delete tweets

Shyam Meera Singh's counsel told the Court that the video was based on a book authored by another journalist named Anurag Tripathi in 2018, and that Ram Rahim has not included him as a party in the lawsuit.

“Only PM Modi could have brought Ayodhya back to limelight”: Mauritius MP Mahend Gungapersad

Highlighting the India-Mauritius relationship, Gungapersad said that the relationship is being further strengthened.

As PM Modi flags off the first two Amrit Bharat Express Trains, read about the brand-new train service launched by Indian Railways

PM Modi inaugurated the refurbished Ayodhya railway station and waved off two of the country's first Amrit Bharat trains.

USA: Inspired by 7 October Hamas terror attack, New Jersey man tries to join terror group Al-Shabaab for missions of ‘death and destruction’, arrested

As per the US agencies, Nasr told the source, “After the Oct. 7 events, I felt that something has changed [for] the better, I mean. I felt that pride and dignity came back to the Muslims.”

Ayodhya: Vasudev Gupta sacrificed his life for the Ram Mandir movement, his wife also did karseva, and now their son serving in Ram Janmbhoomi...

Vasudev Gupta who was from Ayodhya was killed amid the Ram Mandir agitation. His spouse was a devoted follower of Lord Ram.

“500 acres of land encroached through land jihad freed,” says Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

After several complaints of encroachment on government land, CM Dhami directed the state police and forest department to identify all such illegal constructions.

​Land mafia challenge Nitish Kumar’s Jal Jeevan Hariyali Mission, ponds in Darbhanga encroached, vanish overnight from under administration’s nose

As per reports, locals said that the police had visited the site a number of times before and had also seized equipment, yet, the administration was caught unawares when they found the pond-site levelled.

ED issues 7th summons to Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in land scam case, says “last chance to record statement”

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued a fresh summons to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday for questioning in connection with an alleged land scam.

Google agrees to settle $5 billion lawsuit, which accused the tech giant of tracking user data in ‘Incognito mode’

The $5 billion lawsuit was filed in 2020 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and covered "millions" of Google consumers, claiming damages of $5,000 per user or three times actual damages, depending on what was greater.

Delhi: Love triangle gone wrong, Arman Khan stabs Mahir to death after argument over dating the same woman they met on Instagram

The police have arrested Arman and two of his friends Faisal (21) and Mohammed Sameer (19) based on the statement given by the woman and other evidence.

BJP to celebrate 200 Years of ‘Indian Origin Tamils in Sri Lanka’, releases commemorative stamp

Tamils in Sri Lanka were taken by British rulers in 1823 as workers for plantation industry and commercial agriculture.

Modi govt declares Babbar Khalsa’s Lakhbir Singh Landa, who planned rocket attack on Punjab police in 2021, as ‘terrorist’: Details

Landa and his co-terrorists have been conspiring to disrupt the peace, law and order in Punjab by carrying out targeted killings, extortions and other anti-national activities in different parts of India.

Nepal court indicts star cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane in rape case

Police had investigated Lamichhane under Section 219 of the National Penal (Code) Act, 2017 after a 17-year-old girl filed a rape complaint against him.

PM Modi in Ayodhya, to flag off new Amrit Bharat and Vande Bharat trains among several other projects

The programme at Ayodhya Dham Junction Railway Station will witness the Prime Minister flagging off a new category of superfast passenger trains in the country - the Amrit Bharat Express.

Kanpur: Danish lured minor Hindu girl using photos of luxury cars and houses, kept hostage, raped, fed beef, gave Muslim name and forced her...

Danish took a minor Hindu girl as his prisoner, sexually assaulted her and forced her to eat beef in Kanpur.

Pro-talk faction of ULFA signs tripartite Memorandum of Settlement pact with Centre and Assam govt, over ₹1.5 lakh crore package for Assam assured: Read...

The pro-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) signed a tripartite Memorandum of Settlement with the Union Government and the Assam government in Delhi on 29th December.

‘BJP is a natural choice because people don’t want a mili-juli sarkar’: PM Modi exudes confidence on BJP’s prospects in 2024 general elections

The PM Modi, in an exclusive interview with India Today, said people have already experienced deficiences of 'mili-juli sarkar'.

‘PM not highly educated, nobody in BJP govt knows economies, you and I should be in govt’: Subramanian Swamy at Kapil Sibal’s new talk...

Appearing on the first episode of talk show hosted by Kapil Sibal on Wire, Subramanian Swamy said that current govt does not know anything about economy

Karnataka: Headmistress of a govt school suspended after her romantic photoshoot with a student goes viral

A photo of a head teacher doing a romantic photo shoot with a student during a school trip has gone viral in the last two days.

Bengaluru: 9-year-old girl found dead in apartment swimming pool, cause of death suspected to be electrocution

It is speculated that the girl might have come into contact with a live wire dangling from a light pole near the swimming pool, leading to suspected electrocution.

Congress uses audio of Smriti Irani reciting Vajpayee’s poem in Bharat Nyay Yatra promo video, deletes after embarrassing fact pointed out

In a promo for Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Nyay Yatra, Congress used the audio of Smriti Irani reciting a poem by Vajpayee in 2016

Some were lured into Christianity, some left Islam saying ‘it’s a baby-making factory’: Read about the 50 cases of Ghar Wapsi that OpIndia covered...

The stories of Ghar Wapsi underscore the resilience and enduring faith of those who choose to return to Hinduism.

Ravish Kumar launches unhinged rant again, whines about Indian media’s focus on Ram Mandir instead of anti-Modi propaganda in foreign papers

Like a morose Congress, Ravish too is crying foul over Ram Mandir celebrations. He specifically named Dainik Jagran, Bhaskar, Hindustan and Amar Ujala, for their coverage of Ram Mandir

Rape and murder convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh sues propagandist YouTuber Shyam Meera Singh for defamation

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan has filed a lawsuit against YouTuber Shyam Meera Singh for defamation.

Sonia Gandhi ‘might’ attend Ram Mandir consecration ceremony, a final decision later; here’s how Congress mocked Ram Mandir in the past, claiming ‘Ram does...

The Congress is said to have justified its choice as a necessary tightrope walk ahead of the election. The Congress believed that not attending the Ram Temple event would give the BJP a lethal weapon that could be used to attack Gandhi's party and, by extension, its I.N.D.I Alliance ally before the election.

I thank PM Modi for generous help: Papua New Guinea PM thanks Indian govt for swiftly sending relief aid after volcanic eruption

India has firmly stood by Papua New Guinea during times of crisis and devastation caused by natural disasters, as it did in the wake of the earthquake that jolted the region in 2018 and the volcanic eruption in 2019.

Congress distances itself from Sam Pitroda’s comments on Ram Mandir, says decision on Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge attending consecration ceremony will be announced...

"Sam Pitroda's statement is not an official statement of Congress, he doesn't speak on behalf of the Congress party," Jairam Ramesh said

Ramotsav in Ayodhya: Week-long celebrations to mark Pran Pratishtha at Ram Janmabhoomi Temple. Read details of rituals planned

On January 22, after morning worship, the idol of Ram Lalla will be consecrated in Mrigashira Nakshatra in the afternoon.

‘Lagbhag mana kar diya’: After Mamata Banerjee, UBT Sena expresses unwillingness to compromise on seat-sharing of INDI alliance

As deadline of seat sharing for INDI alliance draws closer, coalition members have refused to cede their regional turf to the Congress party.

Mohammed Zubair and ‘fact-checking’ website Alt News partially fact-check viral rape video: Fail to highlight the Muslim identity of perpetrators

Md Zubair and his website AltNews has once again showed their unwavering allegiance to Islamists by partially 'fact-checking' a 4-year-old rape video that went viral recently on social media

Bangladesh: Islamists grab 8 acres of land belonging to Hindu family, assault and threaten them, police take no action

The victims, identified as Rathindra Nath Roy and his wife Sushila Rani, had filed a complaint with the local police but no action has been taken in this regard.

Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda says BJP will win 400 seats if EVMs are not ‘fixed’, refuses to provide proof of ‘hacking’ when...

Congress leader Sam Pitroda reaffirmed his concerns about Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), saying that BJP will win 400 seats if EVMs are not 'fixed'

Odisha: Bajrang Dal encounters violent confrontation with cattle smugglers from ‘Samuday Vishesh’, 10 members injured

10 members of the Bajrang Dal were seriously wounded after a physical spat with cattle smugglers in Balasore on 28th December.

Rajasthan: Driver Sameer Khan murders former Congress councillor Lakshmi Purohit for refusing to marry him, used to threaten her husband for firing from job

Driver Sameer Khan murdered former Congress councillor Lakshmi Purohit in Bikaner for refusing to marry him

UP: Fatehpur’s Shabia reverts to Hinduism and becomes Sita, marries a Hindu man despite opposition from her family

Shabia married Sanjay in a temple in Fatehpur region of Uttar Pradesh. She converted to Hinduism and acquired the name Sita.