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ASI serves notice to Karnataka govt for digging nail into the pillar of Hampi’s Virupaksha temple for CM Siddaramaiah’s visit

The Karnataka Endowments officials did not seek permission from the Arcaheological Survey of India and dug a nail into the UNESCO Heritage site without their consent.

Uttar Pradesh: Woman gang-raped and assaulted in Agra hotel, forced to consume alcohol; 5 arrested

A woman was assaulted and gang-raped in an Agra hotel after being forced to consume alcohol by her tormenters.

Popular Korean vlogger Myochi returns to India to celebrate Diwali, visits Ram Mandir in Ayodhya

The Korean vlogger said that many of the netizens had suggested she witness the Deepotsav during Diwali in Ayodhya so she had travelled from Korea to India for Diwali.

’88 diplomats from 54 countries came to witness Deepotsav in Ayodhya’: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath

A light and sound laser show based on the Ramayana was organised for about 20 minutes at Ram Ki Paidi

Is Mahua Moitra targeted for being an English-speaking MP: Rajdeep Sardesai shamelessly defends TMC MP, casts aspersions on Darshan Hiranandani instead

Rajdeep Sardesai tried to garner sympathy for Mahua Moitra by claiming that she chose to return to India and serve grassroots politics despite studying at an American University and working as an investment banker.

14 Bangladeshi nationals arrested in Tripura for illegally entering India, 3 local middlemen nabbed

As per the police, the 62-km border in the Sabroom division could not be fully fenced due to geographical problems and is being used by human traffickers.

Cracker ban fails in Delhi, but morning AQI levels are still half of what Punjab farm fires caused in NCR a week before

Stubble burning in Punjab had more effect on Delhi AQI compared to Diwali fireworks

Telangana: Congress promises to withdraw cases against its workers if it comes to power, ‘bring misdeeds of BRS without fear’, Revanth Reddy says

Telangana Congress chief Revanth Reddy on Sunday said the party will remove all the cases registered against its workers if voted power in the poll-bound state.

Uttarakhand: At least 40 people feared trapped in Uttarkashi tunnel collapse, rescue ops underway

Part of an under-construction tunnel connecting Silkyara to Dandalgaon collapsed on Satuday night

Firecrackers, puja and diyas: For the first time in 75 years, Diwali is celebrated at the Mata Sharda Devi Temple in Kupwara, Kashmir

Numbers of earthen lamps lit the Teetwal hamlet in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Sunday as Diwali was celebrated for the first time at the Mata Sharda Devi temple in the last 75 years

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot makes bizarre claim, says Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal’s killers were linked to BJP

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday alleged that the killers of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal Teli were linked to the BJP

Israel Defence Forces recover a copy of Hitler’s autobiography ‘Mein Kampf’ from a Hamas base in Gaza

IDF forces discovered a copy of Arabic translation of Hitler's "Mein Kampf" in a child's bedroom used as a Hamas terrorist base in Gaza

Karnataka: Jilted lover uses AI to deep fake his love interest and her friends’ photographs to circulate on the internet, arrested

Jilted lover used AI to create deep fake photos of love interest and her friends, arrested

‘Don’t burst firecrackers’: AAP Minister who said farm fires from Punjab don’t cause pollution requests people to not celebrate Diwali with fireworks

Last week, Minister Gopal Rai said that BS3 petrol and BS4 diesel vehicles coming from Uttar Pradesh have been contributing to the deterioration of the air quality index in the national capital. Rai’s statement came after Anand Vihar’s AQI touched 999 making it extremely hazardous.

Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore Police receives email issuing bomb threats at multiple locations including BJP offices

Coimbatore police received a threatening email in which the sender intimidated that petrol bombs would be hurled at multiple locations including BJP offices,

Canada: Justin Trudeau evades question on progress in the investigation of Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing, repeats same old lies about India

"Think about it from our perspective, we have serious reasons to believe that agents of the Government of India could have been involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil," Trudeau claimed.

Israeli series ‘Fauda’ crew member Matan Meir “Killed in Action” in Gaza

Matan Meir, a production crew member of the popular Israeli spy thriller series Fauda, was “killed in action” in Gaza

In the Congress party, there is a ‘chandal chaukdi’ that hates not just Lord Ram but also Gau, Ganga, Gita and Gayatri: Acharya Pramod

Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam accused his own party for their anti-Hindu policies

UP: Farooq who killed a Mathura businessman’s wife during robbery attempt, killed in encounter with police

Farooq, the main accused in the killing of a businessman's wife in Mathura during a robbery was shot dead by the UP police during an encounter

‘Give me a chance, I will murder Tiger Raja Singh’: Woman vows to murder BJP leader in the presence of AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi

Asaduddin Owaisi, despite being a barrister and MP, that is a protector of the law, does not condemn her violent threat

Diwali, PM Modi and soldiers – A tradition to look forward to every year

On 12th November, Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked a decade of celebrating Diwali with the armed forces

Jahanpanah didn’t go to war with such a large Battalion: Suvendu Adhikari mocks Abhishek Banerjee for his 4700 security personnel

"I wonder if the Hon'ble President of India is accorded with the honour of being protected by such exhaustive Security arrangements," Suvendu Adhikari inquired.

Indian-origin American Kurush Mistry who was pasting anti-Israel posters and abusing Jews in NY fired from commodity trading firm owned by Jews

Kurush Mistry, an Indian-origin American who was seen abusing Jewish persons and putting anti-Israel posters in Manhattan, has been fired from his job

Hamas commander who held around 1,000 Gazans as hostages at a hospital in Gaza neutralised by Israel Defense Forces

The IDF revealed that Siam was a commander in Hamas' Naser Radwan Company and had been using civilians in Gaza as human shields for terrorist purposes.

Pakistani Islamists target Indian Cricketer Mohammed Shami for posting Diwali greetings

Pakistanis accused Mohammed Shami of being a fake Muslim for posting Diwali greetings

World Health Organisation loses communication with Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Director-General says hospital is surrounded by tanks

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday said that it has lost communication with Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City

MIT didn’t suspend students unleashing hate speech against Jews as it would have led to their deportation, netizens react

Instead of suspending the protestors for posing a physical threat to the Jewish community on campus, the MIT President decided to act otherwise.

ED arrests Zeeshan, Daud, and Jawed in money laundering case against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan over irregularities in Delhi Waqf Board

This comes days after ED conducted raids and searched properties associated with AAP Delhi MLA Amanatullah Khan on 10th October as part of a money laundering inquiry against him and others.

Rajasthan: 40-year-old woman killed after attempted rape, police arrest killer using footage from 120 CCTV cameras

Updaipur Police arrested Hemal for killing 40-year-old Kali Bai after a failed rape attempt and dumping her body behind a church.

Will turn even Beirut into Gaza: Israel responds to Hezbollah’s threat

During a visit to the Israel army's base on the northern border, Minister Gallant reminded the Hezbollah terrorists that their offensive would bring suffering to the people of Beirut.

Canada: After India flagged it, local security agencies detain 10 suspects over Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun’s threat against Air India

Following Gurpatwant Singh Pannun's threat to blow up Air India's planes, Canadian security agencies detained ten suspects at Toronto Airport

Washington Post columnist Khaled Beydoun, who spread lies about Hindus and India, now caught making up fake racism against Arabs

Although Khaled Beydoun wanted to use the alleged case of 'racism' to deviate public discourse from documented anti-Semitic attacks, netizens were quick to point out that the screenshot was fake.

Canada: Rival gangs kill gangster Harpreet Singh Uppal and his 11-year-old son in Edmonton

Gangster Harpreet Singh Uppal and his minor son killed by in a gang related shooting by unknown assailants in Edmonton Canada

Deepavali 2023: Hindu festivals are clarion calls for the community to heal wounds inflicted on them every day in the fight for Dharma

For every fragment that pierced into our civilisation's soul when the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya was destroyed by Babur, the Bhakti movement was reinstating our faith that the ever-existing Shri Ram can never be separated from our souls.

Madras HC quashes detention order against YouTuber Manish Kashyap, charges under NSA dropped but to be prosecuted under IT Act

Madras High Court has set aside the detention order against YouTuber Manish Kashyap under the National Security Act (NSA)

‘Husband loses wife in gambling during Dhanteras; another Mahabharat in Amroha:’ How media uses Hindu festival to highlight crime committed by a Muslim

On November 10, when Hindus across the world celebrated Dhanteras News 24 Hindi published a post where it went on to exploit Diwali as a handy opportunity to highlight a crime that a Muslim had committed

Iceland declares ‘state of emergency’ after being hit by 4000 earthquakes within a few hours, coastal town evacuated anticipating volcanic eruption

Iceland declared a ‘state of emergency’ after nearly 4,000 small and medium intensity earthquakes jolted the southwest Reykjanes peninsula in the country.

UP: Muskaan Siddiqui embraces Hinduism after seeing brutality of Hamas terrorists, becomes Muskaan Maurya and marries Hindu lover in Sitapur

Muslim girl named Muskaan Siddiqui embraced Hindu Dharma after seeing the atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists and married her Hindu lover Shishupal Maurya

Uttarakhand govt to call special Assembly Session to implement UCC; draft includes ban on polygamy, registration of live-in relationships

The Uttarakhand govt also seeks to ban polygamy completely in the draft bill of the UCC, along with introducing a provision to register live-in relationships.

Modi ki guarantee, BJP ka bharosa: BJP president JP Nadda releases Sankalp Patra for Madhya Pradesh elections with ten major resolutions

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda released the party's Sankalp Patra (manifesto) for forthcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly polls

8 of the 12 fishermen arrested by the Maldives repatriated to India, High Commission continues efforts to release the rest 4

High Commission of India in Maldives "facilitated the repatriation" of eight individuals who who were arrested by Maldives along with 4 others

IIT-Bombay students demand termination of professor who invited pro-Hamas speaker, create ruckus over Devdutt Pattanaik’s lecture

Students at IIT Bombay have staged a protest demanding termination of the professor who invited radical leftist Sudhanva Deshpande as guest lecturer. Meanwhile they have also created a ruckus over a lecture by writer Devdutt Pattanaik at the campus

Loser Babar Azam and company: Pakistanis slam cricketer after he goes shopping before crucial match against England

"If they lose the match against England, then, they will have to return to Pakistan. Hence, Babar Azam is shopping in advance," exclaimed one Komal Ansari.

Pakistan knocked out of World Cup after Jos Buttler chose to bat, making it impossible for Babar Azam’s team to qualify 

Pakistan had a very very slim chance of remaining in World Cup ahead of their match today against England, but that chance disappeared even before the first bowl was bowled

Land-for-jobs scam: ED arrests Lalu Prasad Yadav’s close aide Amit Katyal, his ‘office’ in Delhi used as residence of Tejashwi Yadav

Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Amit Katyal, a promoter of AK Infosystems, in the land-for-railway jobs scam case

Israel-Hamas War: Missile that hit Shifa Hospital was a misfire by Palestinian terror outfit, reveals IDF

As per the IDF, when the Hamas terrorists tried to hit Israeli defense personnel near Shifa Hospital, one of their missiles misfired and hit the hospital.

Indian couple behind New York hate crime involving anti-Semitism and covering up of pictures of Israeli hostages held by Hamas: Details

An Indian couple was identified as the accused in New York hate crime case, involving the covering up posters of Israeli hostages by Hamas.

Pakistan’s move to expel Afghan refugees will increase Afghanistan’s mistrust towards Pakistan: Taliban spokesperson

Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid said that Pakistan expelling Afghan refugees will increase the mistrust of the Afghans toward Pakistan

Diara Ghat: The place where Lord Ram celebrated Diwali for the first time ever and initiated the Deepdaan tradition

Not a lot of people are aware that Lord Ram, after defeating Ravana, celebrated Diwali at the Diara Ghat first before he proceeded to Ayodhya

Israel revises death toll in October 7 Hamas terror attack from 1,400 to 1,200, mix-up with killed terrorists could be the reason

The govt of Israel on Friday announced that it has revised the death toll of the October 7 Hamas attack from around 1400 to roughly 1200 people