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“Need proper response”: PM Modi reacts on Udhaynidhi Stalin’s remarks on Sanatan Dharma, asks ministers to respond firmly

PM Modi instructed Cabinet Ministers to properly respond to the opposition for making hateful remarks against Sanatan Dharma.

US city Louisville declares 3 September as ‘Sanatana Dharma Day’ amid ‘eradicate Sanatana’ calls by opposition parties in India

The mayor of Louisville, Kentucky in the United States, has declared September 3 as 'Sanatana Dharma Day' in the city.

Ghaziabad: Investigation into irregularities in Kanya Vivaah Yojna unearths 156 fake marriages, accused faked marriages to take money

As per the modus operandi, the middlemen asked anyone to sit in the wedding hall and pretend to be a married couple during such an event in Ghaziabad, on November 24, 2022.

Tata Group in talks with Haldiram for 51 per cent stake, the snack maker wants a $10 billion valuation

Tata Group's consumer unit is in talks to buy at least 51% of popular Indian snack food maker Haldiram.

Xi Jinping skipping G20 summit in Delhi due to turmoil in Chinese domestic politics and slump in economy, was criticised by party veterans: Report

According to a Nikkei Asia report, Xi Jinping decided to skip G20 summit in Delhi after he was criticised by party seniors

Gujarat: Architect from Surat crafts an extraordinary portrait of PM Narendra Modi using 7,200 diamonds to celebrate PM’s 73rd birthday

Vipul Jepiwala of Surat has used a total of 7200 diamonds to make a portrait of PM Narendra Modi

World’s largest Ashtadhatu Nataraja statue installed at Bharat Mandapam ahead of G20 summit: PM Modi says, ‘testament to India’s artistry and traditions’

The Prime Minister said, “The magnificent Nataraja statue at Bharat Mandapam brings to life aspects of our rich history and culture. As the world gathers for the G20 summit, it will stand as a testament to India's age-old artistry and traditions.”

Abbott India recalls batches of popular antacid Digene gel after a complaint of foul taste and odour, DCGI issues alert against usage of recalled...

Confirming the development, Abbott India stated that it is going ahead with voluntary recall, however, it added that it was an "isolated customer complaint on taste and odour".

Special session to start on September 18th, to be moved to the new parliament building on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi: Report

Special session will be shifted to the new parliament building on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi on September 19.

Elon Musk to file a lawsuit against ADL over lost ad-revenues: How the Tesla CEO plans to take on Omidyar Network-linked George Soros apologist

Musk claims that X's ad revenue is down 60 per cent because of false allegations of anti-semitism by Anti Defamation League (ADL).

India rejects comments of UN Experts on Manipur, calling them unwarranted, presumptive and misleading. Read who are the ‘experts’

India rejected press release by UN experts on alleged human rights violations in Manipur

‘Who knows when it was born?’: Karnataka HM G Parameshwara makes controversial remarks on Hinduism

Questioning the origins of Hinduism, Karnataka HM G Parameshwara said nobody knows when and how Hinduism originated.

DMK workers burn effigy of Ayodhya Seer Paramhans Acharya for announcing bounty on Udhayanidhi Stalin over his ‘eradicate Sanatan’ remark

Ayodhya-based seer Paramhans Acharya's effigy was burned by DMK cadre after the seer announced a bounty of Rs 10 crore on the head of Udhayanidhi Stalin

Mazars built inside private Hindu properties in Rishikesh: Local activists now demolishing them with consent and permission from land owners

According to Chandrabhushan Sharma, those who visit dargahs over small issues are advised by the conspirators to construct their own mazars at home. Chandrabhushan specifically mentioned one Piran Kaliyar of Roorkee in this context.

Jharkhand: Protests erupt over Udhayanidhi Stalin’s ‘Sanatana Dharma needs to be eradicated’ comment, bamboo stick inserted in DMK leader’s effigy

Udhayanidhi Stalin had compared the Sanatan Dharma with ‘malaria’ and ‘dengue' and called for its eradication.

PIB debunks CNN’s fake news claiming slum demolition in Delhi prompted by G20 Summit, says encroachment removed as per SC orders

PIB debunked a CNN report claiming slums in Delhi are removed due to G20 Summit, clarified eviction taking place a different place as per SC order

‘It is a different world, different India, different PM’: Dr Jaishankar explains how the new India made a difference in G20

“No other G-20 presidency has tried to get together developing countries who are not on the table and say-please come, sit with us, tell us what are your concerns. And we will distil those concerns and place them before the G-20. That is a unique exercise,” the EAM said.

‘4.2 million pounds of your tax money, wasted’: Russian Embassy trolls British people with image of a destroyed Challenger 2 tank in Ukraine

In January 2023, the UK provided Ukraine with 14 Challenger 2 tanks. The provision of Challenger 2 tanks constitutes a component of the UK's £28 million support package, which was announced at the beginning of the year.

Malaysia Hindu Sangam condemns Udayanidhi Stalin’s hatred against Sanatana Dharma, writes to the High Commission of India requesting Indian Government to act

Malaysia Hindu Sangam urged Government of India to act on Udayanidhi Stalin's statement against Sanatan Dharma.

As I.N.D.I.A. bloc outrages over speculative reports of ‘renaming’ India as Bharat, here is what their alliance partner Samajwadi Party promised in its manifesto

The I.N.D.I.A. bloc, which is ironically yet to decide on a common leader or even a seat-sharing formula, claimed that their supposed 'unity' has rattled the incumbent government and the government is drafting laws or making efforts solely because it is scared of their 'unity'.

‘It is the sound of a cow’: Mohua Moitra on Mamata Banerjee’s ‘Humba Humba’; blames BJP IT cell for TMC chief’s gibberish

Mahua Moitra blamed the BJP IT cell for Mamata Banerjee's gibberish, explaining that what she says is presented without context.

Pakistan: Christian priest injured in shooting at Jaranwala, where Churches were vandalised and set ablaze weeks ago

Father Sidhu stated that a few days ago when he went to drop his son off at school, a few bearded people threatened him. They reportedly said, “As our written slogans have been deleted from the wall of the church, soon you will also be deleted”.

Continuation of Senthil Balaji as Minister without portfolio does not augur well with purity of administration and constitutional ethos: Madras High Court

The court observed that his continuance as a Minister without a portfolio in the MK Stalin-led Tamil Nadu cabinet serves no purpose, PTI reported.

If they say Pakistan Murdabad, I will say Pakistan Zindabad: Meet Mohammad Akbar Lone, whom Kapil Sibal is representing in the Article 370 abrogation...

For Kapil Sibal, who has served several decades in Congress, to represent a secessionist politician such as Lone is a travesty.

Congress shares the Preamble to the Constitution to oppose replacing India with Bharat, deletes it after netizens point out glaring spelling mistakes

In a bid to oppose speculations of India being named as Bharat, Congress shared a copy of Preamble that was rife with spelling errors.

Delhi Court hands over the death penalty to Akram, Shahid and Ali in 2015 case, had raped and killed ‘sister’ with a screwdriver, murder...

Delhi's Tis Hazari Court has awarded a death sentence to three individuals named Shahid, Akram, and Rafat Ali in a 2015 case that pertained to robbery, criminal conspiracy, rape and triple murder

As Hinduphobic US professor Audrey Truschke steps up to support Udhayanidhi Stalin’s speech on eradicating Sanatan Dharma, her old anti-Hindu tweets surface

Audrey Truschke claimed the term 'Sanatan Dharma' was coined in 19th century while it has documented evidence of 1,000s of years.

Leftists and Islamists try to blame Hindus for a Muslim boy carving ‘Jai Bholenath’ on another Muslim boy as a ‘prank’ in Bareilly

In the Bareilly incident, Mohammad Shadab was identified as the accused, but still Islamists and the leftist-liberal brigade abused and vilified Hindus, accusing them of a crime that was actually carried out by a Muslim youth.

I.N.D.I. alliance members suffer a meltdown amidst speculations of the Centre renaming India to ‘Bharat’

Several politicians belonging to I.N.D.I. alliance outraged over speculative reports of GoI renaming India to Bharat.

Ghaziabad: 14-year-old boy dies of rabies 1.5 months after dog bite, India accounts for 36% of global rabies deaths

The father of the boy, Yakub is said to have consulted 4-5 doctors while struggling to save his son's life. He also took his son to several hospitals in Delhi and Bulandshahr but to no avail.

Virender Sehwag bats for Bharat: The swashbuckling Indian opener comes out in support of renaming India to Bharat

Stating that we are Bhartiyas, Virender Sehwag added that the move to bring back our original name ‘Bharat’ has been a long overdue move.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh insinuates using Bharat for India violates the Indian Constitution and its Preamble: Here is how he is wrong

India has long been identified as Bharat, a fact duly acknowledged by the Constitution as its describes the nation as 'India, that is Bharat'.

CBI arrests GAIL Executive Director KB Singh and 4 others in Rs 50 lakh bribery case

A senior CBI official informed that the arrested persons were involved in bribery of Rs 50 lakh. A complaint was received into the matter, and the trap was laid.

Viral video: Former DGP shouts at IPS officer Sweety Sehrawat, asking why she refused to meet him at her residence, social media divided on...

Former DGP Nikhil Kumar claimed police officers do not have personal space and they should meet public anytime even at residence. IPS Sweety Sehrawat was seen politely trying to explain him that she is ready to discuss grievances at her office.

262 eminent citizens write to CJI asking him to take cognisance of Udhayanidhi Stalin’s hate speech against Sanatan Dharma

Citing the Supreme Court’s order regarding hate speech, the eminent citizens requested that the apex court should register suo moto cases and the offenders should be punished in accordance with the law.

India announces 15-member squad for Cricket World Cup 2023; KL Rahul in, Samson out

India is going with four seamers Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, and Mohammed Siraj while three spinners Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav.

Brahmins run, Hindu terrorism, Indian army communal: Hateful tweets of Assam Sessions Judge Rahman go viral, was earlier not promoted for ‘doubtful integrity’

Shah Syed Ahadur Rahman is followed on Twitter by the likes of Trinamool Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Saket Gokhale.

‘Republic of Bharat’: Assam CM tweets amid media buzz over govt planning to ‘rename’ India as Bharat

Taking to X, Sarma wrote, 'Republic of Bharat', adding that he is happy and proud that our civilization is marching ahead boldly towards Amrit Kaal.

NIA convicts ISIS terrorists Atif and Faisal for the murder of retired principal Ram Shukla in 2016, had shot him after noticing his Kalawa...

ISIS terrorists Atif Muzaffar and Mohammad Faisal Khan shot the retired Hindu teacher in broad daylight in October 2016 after seeing a Kalawa on his wrist and a Tilak on his forehead

Rajasthan: Congress leader Aradhana Mishra stops workers from raising ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ slogans, asks for ‘Congress Zindabad’

Mishra was heard stopping the Congress workers from raising the slogans of 'Bharat Mata ki Jay' and suggesting them to raise slogans of 'Congress Zindabad' instead.

‘Global tech superpower’: CEO of NVIDIA Jensen Huang meets PM Modi, highlights the AI giant’s growing partnership with India

US-based technology company Nvidia was founded by Jansen Huang in 1993. Since its inception, Huang has served as its CEO, and a member of the board of directors.

‘We view that as a great possibility’: India to be invited to the next trilateral summit by Israel, Greece, and Cyprus as they look...

Netanyahu also added that India's role has been viewed as a great possibility by all three countries. "All three countries view that as a great possibility, but they also see that this could lead to a connection between India, the Arabian peninsula, Israel, Cyprus, Greece, Europe."

Salangpur Temple controversy: Swaminarayan sect removes Lord Hanuman murals after meeting with Hindu saints under VHP’s initiative

On 4th September, the saints of the Swaminarayan sect and other saints of Hinduism met at Ahmedabad and decided to remove the disputed murals before sunrise on 5th September. The meeting was organised by Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP).

Bihar Education Department withdraws notification to reduce school holidays during Hindu festivals after BJP, and teachers association warn of protest

Bihar Education Department announced that the August 29 notification has been withdrawn. The BJP and the Teachers' Association of Bihar had threatened state wide protests against the controversial order.

Aditya-L1 Mission: Here is how the European Space Agency is helping ISRO with crucial data and expertise from the SOHO Mission

The ESA also noted on its website that it is supporting Aditya-L1 in two separate ways. These include offering deep space communication services and aiding ISRO in validating critical new flight dynamics software.

PM Modi has not taken a single leave since he assumed office in 2014, reveals RTI

The response to the RTI read, "The Prime Minister is on duty all the time. No leave has been availed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi since taking office."

‘Reacted to Pakistani crowd shouting anti-India and Kashmir slogans’: Gautam Gambhir clarifies on middle-finger viral video

Gautam Gambhir clarified that the viral video was in reaction to Pakistani fans chanting anti-India slogans and comments on Kashmir.

UP: Shadab writes ‘Jai Bholenath’ on Danish’s forehead with sharp object, accused family calls it a ‘prank’ when confronted, threatens to kill

Shadab, a resident of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh forcefully inscribed 'Jai Bholenath' on Danish's forehead with a sharp object

‘Trying to instigate more clashes’: FIR filed against the Editor’s Guild of India over its lopsided report on Manipur violence

An FIR has been filed against the Editor's Guild of India for trying to foment more clashes with its lopsided report on Manipur violence.