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Revisiting 26/11: When son of Mahesh Bhatt was told by American terrorist David Headley to not go to South Mumbai

Headley told the Chicago court that he intended to recruit Bhatt as an ISI agent and take him to Pakistan's tribal areas.

Uttarakhand: Occultist Ali Hassan kills his two daughters claiming they were infected by paranormal elements, parents, brothers and sister arrested

Black magic practitioner Ali Hassan killed his two daughters in Uttarakhand. Police arrested six people in the case.

Bus conductor Harikesh Vishwakarma – whom Lareb Hashmi tried to behead for ‘blasphemy’ – hails from a poor family, colleagues paying hospital bills, Hashmi...

Ram Shiromani Vishwakarma said that he did not know what was the reason for such brutality shown by Lareb Hashmi against his son.

‘We are expecting to sign peace accord’: Manipur CM N Biren Singh says government in advance talks with Imphal Valley-based insurgent group

While the Chief Minister refrained from naming the underground organisation, sources had earlier indicated that the state government was in talks with one faction of the banned United National Liberation Front (UNLF).

Men and women not equal, women need men: Bollywood actress Neena Gupta calls feminist movement ‘faltu’  

Neena Gupta said, “I want to say that it’s not necessary to believe in ‘faltu feminism’ or the idea that 'women are equal to men'.

Canada: Former Royal Canadian Mounted Police intelligence head found guilty of leaking state secrets that benefitted Hezbollah

Canada's Former RCMP head found guilty of leaking information to money launderers linked to terror outfits

Washington Post and BBC falsely claim the Dublin attacker was not an immigrant – here is the truth

BBC and Washington Post falsely claimed the Dublin stabbing attacker was not an Algerian immigrant.

Odisha: 21-yr-old girl murdered, cut into 31 pieces and buried in a forest, suspected to be killed by a man and his wife over...

The Odisha police on Saturday exhumed the chopped off body of a 21-year-old girl from a forest near Murumadihi in Nabarangpur district.

An innocent child was ‘lost’: Indian-origin Irish PM downplays kidnapping of Jewish kid by Hamas from Israel, refuses to call out terror outfit

Emily Hand was abducted by Hamas terrorists from Israel during the terrorist attack on 7th October.

Four students dead and 64 injured in stampede at tech festival at Cochin University of Science and Technology: Here’s what happened

The stampede at open-air tech festival 'Dhishna' in Cochin's CUSAT took place when a large number of students started to push into the gates

Uttarakhand: Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami saves a tourist who met with car accident in Nainital, shares video on Instagram

Mohammed Shami was touring Nainital with his friends when he saw this accident and helped the distressed person.

How often you fixed news for your agenda: Former Pakistani cricketer Danish Kaneria slams Rajdeep Sardesai, reminds him of Mukesh Ambani’s interview

Kaneria's comments came in response to Rajdeep Sardesai calling him a 'spot/match fixer' and claiming that the former Pakistani right-arm leg spinner has joined the "Mysore Pak IT Cell".

Meet Devika Rotawan: Witness in the 26/11 terror attack who testified against Ajmal Kasab at the age of 11

"My wounds haven't healed in these 15 years. They are as fresh as ever. I am still struggling," lamented Devika Rotawan.

Election Commission sends notice to KT Rama Rao ahead of Telangana polls: What happened

ECI has also sought an explanation from the BRS leader by 3 PM on November 26, 2023, regarding his announcement of job recruitment at T-Works

Delhi: Bike Taxi Association writes to LG complaining against Delhi government’s new electric vehicle scheme, claims 50,000 jobs at risk

Delhi's Bike Taxi Association demand parity with delivery service providers in rules for transition to EVs, write to LG VK Saxena

BTech student Lareb Hashmi, who attacked bus conductor for ‘insulting the Prophet’, suspended by his college

A BTech student of United College of Engineering and Research in Prayagraj was suspended for attacking a bus conductor.

Rahul Gandhi is Pappu, does not know history, he should apologise for Nehru forcibly merging Telangana and Andhra Pradesh: BRS leader KTR Rao

Telangana Minister and BRS leader KTR Rao on Saturday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his visit to poll-bound Telangana's Nizamabad district and called him 'Pappu' who does not know the history of Telangana.

It was a big thing when PM Modi came to the dressing room to motivate us after defeat in the ODI World Cup final:...

Suryakumar Yadav recalled Prime Minister Narendra Modi's heart-warming gesture after World Cup final loss.

CBI begins inquiry against TMC MP Mahua Moitra in connection with cash-for-query case

The CBI has launched a preliminary investigation against Mahua Moitra in connection with the cash for query case.

Gujarat: Azad Riyazuddin Ansari sentenced to three years in prison for derogatory post about Lord Ganesha on Facebook 

A Gujarat sentenced a Muslim man to 3 years in prison for making a derogatory post about Lord Ganesha on Facebook

‘Muslim reservations anti-constitutional’, says Yogi Adityanath in an election rally in Telangana, accuses KCR of Muslim appeasement

Yogi Adityanath said, "Vote for BJP. The BJP will abolish Muslim reservations, benefiting the OBC, SC, and ST categories."

Jharkhand: Mob comprising of Farhan, Rehan, and Javed barge into a school and molest Hindu girls, forces them to chant ‘Islam Zindabad’

A group of mob belonging to 'Samuday Vishesh' barged into a school in Jharkhand's Ramgarh and molested Hindu girls, forced them to chant 'Islam Zindabad'.

Rajasthan elections: Stone pelting in Fatehpur Shekhawati after supporters of Congress and independent candidates clash

A video of the incident went viral on social media, and it turned out that the stone pelting lasted for around thirty minutes. Following that, a heavy police force was deployed to keep the situation under control, and those involved in the clashes were apprehended.

Jobless since 2014: Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao slams Rahul Gandhi ahead of Vidhan Sabha polls

"Did Rahul Gandhi or the Telangana Congress President ever write an entrance exam? Did they do any job (either in the private sector or any other field) for one day?" asked KT Rama Rao.

‘I respect Modi Sahab, will vote for him’: Artist Piyush Mishra says, and mentions that all communists eventually become dictators

The 'Gangs of Wasseypur' actor, however, underscored that the communists-leftists are wicked people and that they "drank" his blood. "Badmash hain ye log..bahot badmash hain…arey khoon pi gaye mera..khoon pi gaye mera saale," Piyush Mishra said.

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Delhi court sentences life imprisonment to four convicts

A Delhi court on Saturday sentenced four convicts in the Soumya Vishwanathan murder case to life imprisonment.

99.2% of all mobiles sold in India are ‘Made In India’ now: Minister Ashwini Vaishnav reviews meteoric growth of phone manufacturing in India

99.2% of all mobile phones sold in India are ‘Made In India’ now, up from 78% imports in 2014

World Hindu Congress in Bangkok adopts a declaration embracing ‘Hindutva’ as Sanatan Dharma’s English name, renounces ‘Hinduism’

According to the declaration, many academicians and intellectuals have been portraying Hindutva as the antithesis of Hindu Dharma because of their hatred and biases against the Hindu community or for political agendas.

I did mention Hitler but had no intention to hurt Israel: Sanjay Raut after Israel wrote to India objecting to his antisemitic comment

Sanjay Raut said, "I did make a reference to Hitler in my post but had no intention to hurt Israel."

Leftist NGO ‘Media Matters’, which has been hounding X and Elon Musk, has a George Soros connection

'Media Matters' promised to use the donation of $1 million from George Soros to continue its smear campaign against Fox News.

DGCA flags ‘Spoofing’ and ‘jamming’ threats following reports of planes losing GPS signal over the Middle East, issues advisory to airlines

It is believed that the occurrence of jamming and spoofing might be linked to the deployment of military electronic warfare systems in regions experiencing heightened regional tensions.

‘Whenever opposition has abused PM Modi, the public has responded by voting for BJP’: Amit Shah on Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Panauti’ remark

Amit Shah said that people have always given a befitting reply whenever personal comments are made against PM Modi.

After Rashmika Mandanna, deep fake video of actress Alia Bhatt goes viral on social media

In the viral video, Alia Bhatt's face has been edited on the video of another woman making obscene gestures.

‘Convicted’ without investigation being concluded: Indian High Commissioner to Canada dismisses claims of India’s involvement in terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing

"...We always said if there is anything specific and relevant and communicated to us, we will look into it," Sanjay Kumar Verma concluded.

‘Congress killed our children’ posters appear in Telangana before Rahul Gandhi’s visit for assembly election campaign

posters saying "You are responsible for the sacrifices. You are the one who killed our children, you have to apologise" appear in Telangana ahead of polls

Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: Vertical drilling team ready and on standby mode as horizontal drilling through debris continues to hit hurdles

A team from Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) is now on standby mode to initiate vertical drilling from top of the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel to rescue the trapped 41 labourers

Pakistan: Hinglaj Mata Mandir in Sindh and UNESCO-recognised site Sharda Peeth Temple demolished

Hindus and Hinduism continue to face unabated attacks in Pakistan, with the demolition of Hinglaj Mata Mandir in Sindh and UNESCO-recognised Sharda Peeth a powerful indicator of Hinduphobia that pervades the Islamic nation.

PM Narendra Modi takes a sortie in Indigenous fighter aircraft Tejas in Bengaluru

Following his sortie in Tejas fighter aircraft, PM Modi congratulated the Indian Air Force, DRDO and HAL.

Pune shocker: Woman punches husband to death for not taking her to Dubai for her birthday and not getting satisfactory gifts on anniversary

A man died after his wife punched him on the nose after he refused to take her to Dubai for her birthday celebration.

Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue Operation resumes on the 14th day after drilling was halted on Friday over technical snags in Auger machine

During the drilling on Friday evening, a mesh of rods came in front of the machine, due to which the blades of the Auger machine got stuck in the mesh of the rods.

West Bengal: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari files complaint against CM Mamata Banerjee over threats to counter-arrest BJP leaders

Suvendu Adhikari filed a complaint against Mamata Banerjee over her alleged threat to launch counter-arrests of BJP leaders as she said ‘If they arrest our four, we will arrest eight of their leaders’.

Uttar Pradesh: ‘Maulvi’ Sarfaraz arrested for forcing a Hindu woman to convert to Islam, had claimed to rid ‘ghosts’ and ‘evil powers’

According to the complainant, his mother removed idols and portraits of Hindu gods and goddesses from her home at the 36-year-old maulvi's command and even pressured her children and other family members to convert to Islam.

Pakistani Islamists target actress Madiha Imam online for marrying Indian Moji Basar

An Instagram user named Ayat Pathan was rather shocked and upset over Madiha marrying a Hindu Indian man and said that she is unfollowing the Pakistani actress.

West Bengal: TMC leader promises to help Bangladeshi immigrants register for voting, video goes viral

"If those who have come here from Bangladesh face issues in getting their names on the voter list, they should contact Zakir bhai.," Ratna Biswas had said.

USA: Derek Chauvin, convicted for George Floyd murder, stabbed in prison

Derek Chauvin has been serving his 22.5-year prison sentence at this prison - Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson in Arizona - since he was found guilty by a state court in April 2021 of killing George Floyd. 

Chennai: Stray dog who bit 29 people tests positive for rabies

Doses of anti-rabies vaccines have been administered to the injured victims in Chennai.

We are ready to die for Prophet: Lareb Hashmi attacks Hindu bus conductor with cleaver over ‘blasphemy’, justifies action in viral video

The Islamist chanted 'Allah hu Akbar, and 'La ilaha illallah muhammadur rasulullah” as he went about justifying the brutal attack on the Hindu bus conductor.

Probe into deepfake video of actor Rashmika Mandanna hits dead end as social media platforms can’t identify the origin

The probe into the deepfake case of actor Rashmika Mandana has hit a dead end as social media platforms have shown their inability to give any information about individual(s) who have allegedly made the deep fake profiles.