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“UP has moved from BIMARU state to path of a developed state”: CM Yogi Adityanath

He said that the state would not be the sixth-largest economy, but the second-largest economy of the country very soon and that the next five years will be important. 

Rising crimes amid an influx of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and Rohingyas: Lenin Colony in West Bengal’s Siliguri is now called ‘Chhota Pakistan’

The gruesome case of sexual assault and murder by accused Mohammad Abbas threw the spotlight on the increasing crime rate in Lenin Colony better known as ‘Chhota Pakistan’ in Siliguri, West Bengal

Gujarat: WhatsApp group created to target Muslim girls hanging out with Hindu boys and blackmail families, Vadodara police nabs Imtiaz, Syed, and Sahil

Police confirmed that these accused persons operated a WhatsApp group in which they used to monitor Muslim girls. They used to harass Muslim girls and videotape them with the boy and would later use the same tape to blackmail the girls' respective families.

Woman power: Geetika Srivastava to become first woman chargé d’affaires at Indian high commission in Pakistan, Kaziranga National Park to get first woman director

Srivastava hails from the 2005 batch of the Indian Foreign Service. She served in the Indian embassy in China during 2007-09. Dr Sonali Ghosh is the first woman to become field director in KNP's 118 year old history

Days before G20 summit, China releases imaginary map, claims the whole of Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Ladakh as its own

China releases map showing Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Ladakh as its own days before G20 summit.

Bengaluru: Man beats 24-year-old live-in partner to death with a pressure cooker, NCW seeks comprehensive investigation from police

"The Commission vehemently condemns this heinous crime against a woman. We assert that a comprehensive, impartial, and expeditious investigation is an absolute imperative", said the statement by the NCW.

Ahmedabad: Muslim mob assaults a burqa-clad woman and a Hindu man travelling with her, video goes viral

A video of a Muslim mob assaulting a burqa-clad woman and a non-Muslim man, allegedly from Ahmedabad, has gone viral on the internet.

Chandrayaan-3 update: Pragyan rover encounters a crater during moonwalk, ISRO reroutes its path

Chandrayaan-3 rover was rerouted by ISRO after it encountered a massive crater spanning around 4 meters in diameter on lunar surface.

Indonesia: School teacher partially shaves heads of 14 girls for ‘incorrectly’ wearing hijabs

A school teacher in Indonesia partially shaved the heads of 14 girls for "inappropriately" wearing the Islamic headscarf, hijabs.

After Rakesh Roshan, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee now sends former PM Indira Gandhi to the moon: Read what she said

In yet another gaffe, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that former PM Indira Gandhi had been to the moon.

Gujarat: Amin, Rafiq and Sameer attack a Hindu labourer’s family in Rajkot, vandalise Ganpati idols, arrested

Victim of the incident in Rajkot said, "We are hard-working men, not carrying weapons or anything. We have never got into a fight with anyone."

Remove your burqa: Jakir harasses Muslim woman for travelling with Hindu man in Bengaluru, arrested after video goes viral

Jakir Ahamad, a medicine student in Russia, was booked under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and sent to judicial custody.

Sub-Inspector Hakmuddin dies of a heart attack in Nuh while on duty for VHP’s Shobha Yatra

The deceased officer Hakmuddin was stationed at Badkali chowk in Nuh when he suffered a cardiac arrest, leading to his death.

Massive network failure strikes UK airspace, national air traffic controller restricts air traffic flow

NATS has clarified on its website that the airspace of the UK is not closed. Instead, they have had to apply air traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety.

“Congress responsible for Nuh violence, evidence found against MLA Mamman Khan”: Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij

"Until now, the number of people arrested is around 500. The investigation has revealed that this is all the doing of Congress," Vij stated.

Tamil Nadu: School teacher boasts about cutting Kalawas from the wrists of Hindu students on social media, deletes it after outrage

The Tamil Nadu school teacher reportedly bragged about having cut the Kalawa of Hindu students in her class.

Netherlands agrees to return looted Sri Lankan treasures, including the 275-year-old cannon, gold and silver swords

During a ceremony at the cultural ministry in Colombo, Gunay Uslu, the deputy minister of culture, education, and science for the Netherlands, signed documents transferring ownership of the antiques to Sri Lanka.

Canadian Hindu temples extend support for petition before House of Commons to recognise Hinduphobia

A number of Hindu temples in Canada extended support to a petition that called for House of Commons to recognise Hinduphobia.

Congress blames VHP for wanting to do Jal Abhishek on the last Monday of Shravan, peddles Muslim victimhood even though it was Islamists who...

Rashid Alvi accused VHP of commencing Yatra intentionally on the last Monday of Saavan, conveniently ignoring that Islamists had attacked Hindus in Nuh on 31st July

Niger cuts off electricity and water supply to the French embassy after asking the French ambassador to leave the country

As per the orders by Niger's junta, anyone helping the French with goods and services will be considered "enemies of the sovereign people”.

‘Hindutva card won’t work, didn’t work for Digvijaya in 2019′: Mani Shankar Aiyar rejects Congress’ tactics to pitch soft Hindutva before every poll

Congress, as soon as any important polls are approaching, deftly reverses course from its Muslim appeasement stance and begins promoting its "soft-Hindutva" image

‘Hinduism is not a religion but a hoax’: Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya rants again

After launching a tirade against Ramcharitmanas, the SP leader has now branded Hinduism as a hoax, one that is ‘trapping’ tribals, Dalits, and backward communities.

Nitin Gadkari to unveil the world’s first 100% ethanol-fueled car on August 29

Nitin Gadkari said, "India needs to take more sustainable measures as pollution is a big problem in the country."

Arfa Khanum Sherwani of ‘The Wire’ meets two other anti-Hindu, Islamists from USA: Who they are, their rants against Hindus and more

Arfa Khanum Sherwani has attempted to malign Hindus, by disseminating fake news, invoking guilt among Hindus over atrocities committed by Islamists, engaging in whaboutism, drawing false equivalences and defaming chants of 'Jai Shri Ram'.

Kota: 2 more students commit suicide, Administration bars coaching centers from conducting tests for the next two months

Kota Collector OP Bunkar noted the rising number of suicide cases in the district and stated that the students committed suicide as they did not score good marks in the test conducted on Sunday. He pressed on the need for the students to be stress-free and said that no tests would be organized by the coaching centers for the next two months.

Uttar Pradesh: Ex-councilor Haji Khalil Ahmed builds a madrasa, mosque, & shops on public land, bulldozer action to follow soon

BSP leader and former councilor Haji Khalil Ahmed grabbed municipal corporation land valued at around Rs 30 crore.

UP Police books Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair for revealing details of the minor in Muzaffarnagar school case: Details

Alt News' Mohammed Zubair has been booked for allegedly revealing details of a minor in Muzaffarnagar school case.

Nuh: Seers from Ayodhya conduct sit-in protest after being stopped from participating in Jalabhishek Yatra

The Nuh administration and the police have refused to give permission for the Yatra. The Yatra, which was supposed to happen on 31st July 2023, could not be completed after Islamists attacked the devotees in Nuh and at Nalhar Shiv Mandir.

‘If Braj Mandal Yatra is carried out, we will respond with a tractor rally’: Rakesh Tikait threatens against organising a Hindu rally in Nuh

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait warned against organising Braj Mandal Yatra, stating that if permitted they will carry out a tractor Yatra

Maharashtra: MLA Bachchu Kadu to send legal notice to Sachin Tendulkar for promoting online gaming

MLA Bachchu Kadu said, "We will send a notice to Sachin Tendulkar on the 30th of August 2023."

I finally watched Adipurush, on Netflix, and survived to tell the tale

One big relief was that Adipurush stayed true to the story of the original Ramayana but that is the only relief in this otherwise comical adaptation of Ramayana.

20-second darshan of Ram Lalla, an hour in Ram Mandir complex: Ram Mandir Construction Committee Chairman shares plan for the devotees

Mishra said the invite for the pran pratishtha has already been sent by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust to PM Modi.

Manipur: State proposes extra autonomy to hill councils for peace; Kuki communities still skeptical, security forces recover weapons

A source close to Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said, "Separate administration, in whatever form the Kukis are demanding is not acceptable to the government or the rest of the population in the state."

‘Registration not enough, MHA clearance mandatory to receive foreign funds: Karnataka HC rejects plea of NGO seeking release of funds from ‘Dan Church Aid’

Karnataka High Court ruled that NGOs receiving foreign funding will always be a subject of approval by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs

3 US Marines killed, 20 more injured after Marine Corps Osprey aircraft crashes during training drill in Australia

The Osprey aircraft crashed during Exercise Predators Run, a training exercise involving troops from US, Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, and East Timor.

Heartwarming gesture: ‘Can’t sign there,’ says Neeraj Chopra as Hungarian fan asks for his autograph on Tricolor, signs on her shirt sleeve instead

Neeraj Chopra had a fan moment when a Hungarian woman asked for his autograph after his win. But the athlete refused to sign on the Indian National Flag.

Fewer people, saints, local Hindu leaders: As Nuh police deploys 1900 police personnel, admin refuses ‘permission’, how VHP decided to complete the Yatra

Fewer people, local Hindu leaders and saints to commence Brijmandal Shobhayatra in Nuh, devotees to perform Jalabhishek at 11 AM simultaneously at all locations

France bans Islamic attire Abaya in schools: French education minister Gabriel Attal implements stricter dress code from the upcoming school session

"You enter a classroom, you must not be able to identify the religion of the students by looking at them", the French Education Minister said while advocating for a strict dress code in schools.

School, where Muslim boy was punished for not doing homework, shut because it did not meet ‘standards’, father, others had said there was no...

Notices had been sent to the Uttar Pradesh Education Board to de-recognise the Neha Public school, which was registered in 2019.

Neeraj Chopra becomes first Indian to win Gold at World Athletics Championships, Indian Army congratulates

The Indian Army took to the social media platform 'X' and said, "Neeraj Chopra makes us proud again!! IndianArmy congratulates Subedar Neeraj Chopra on bagging Gold Medal in Men's Javelin at the World Athletics Championship 2023 in Budapest with a throw of 88.17 meters."

‘Declare moon a Hindu Rashtra with Shiv Shakti Point as capital before Jihadis claim it’: demands Swami Chakrapani Maharaj

Hindu Mahasabha President Swami Chakrapani Maharaj demanded that the Moon should be declared a "Hindu Rashtra" before other ideologies, religions, or countries lay their claim on it

Ladli Behna Yojana: MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan announces instant Rs 250 for rakhi, cheaper electricity & gas, and 35% job reservation for women

In a slew of announcements, CM Chouhan added that the state government will now give 35 percent reservation for women in government jobs.

Major jolt to I.N.D.I.A. bloc: After Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP to contest Bihar assembly polls

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday (26 August) announced that it would be contesting the next Assembly elections in Bihar

Wagner Chief Evgeny Prigozhin’s death in plane crash confirmed by DNA testing: Moscow

Russia’s Investigative Committee confirmed that one of the men who died in a plane crash earlier this week was Wagner Chief Evgeny Prigozhin

‘You vote for Modi by taking ration’: Amethi Youth Congress president and his associates assault Dalit couple, FIR registered

Amethi police registered a case against Amethi Youth Congress chief after he assaulted and threatened a Dalit couple.

Rajasthan: Students at Mewar University attacked by Kashmiri peers with sharp weapons for celebrating Chandrayaan-3 success, 2 critically injured

Kashmiri students assaulted their peers with swords and sticks for celebrating the success of Chandrayaan 3.

PM Modi to distribute over 51,000 appointment letters to newly inducted CAPF recruits in 8th Rozgar Mela on Monday

PM Narendra Modi will distribute more than 51,000 appointment letters to the newly inducted recruits in 8th Rozgar Mela on Monday

Ravish Kumar rants about contractors being unpaid, demands accountability but carefully avoids mention of the Delhi govt’s role

Ravish Kumar succeeded in giving the impression that the Centre had not paid the contractors and was also causing inconvenience for the poor in Delhi.

Hindu temple named “Sabka Mandir” opened by the Indian community in Taiwan

A Hindu temple named "Sabka Mandir" has been opened in Taiwan reflecting the growth of deep cultural ties between India and the Island nation