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Kolhapur: Curious case of a Madarsa built on Pavangad fort’s govt land, Hindu groups raise voice against ‘illegal encroachment’, crucial discoveries from ground

Local Hindu community in the Panhalgad town have complained that a Madarsa has been 'illegally' built on the fort of Pavangad

Muslim mob beat street hawker Ram Vilas to death over petty fight in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, the latest hub of illegal Muslim immigrants from Bangladesh: Details

While the scars of the Islamist violence that took place on the day of Hanuman Jayanti in Jahangirpuri, Delhi last year have not yet faded away, yet another similar incident has been reported from the area

BJP candidate groped, sexually assaulted by TMC workers on the day of West Bengal panchayat election result: Amit Malviya

The victim accused two TMC workers, namely Arun Thakur and Shuvankar Malik of sexually assaulting her.

Adipurush movie controversy: Supreme Court declines PIL seeking revocation CBFC certificate

The top court was hearing a PIL filed by lawyer Mamta Rani seeking direction to revoke the certificate of the film ‘Adipurush’.

Delhi HC sets aside lower court order directing FIR against VHP leader Alok Kumar in 2019 hate speech case filed by Harsh Mandar

Delhi HC sets aside the trial court's order directing Delhi Police to fike FIR against VHP leader Alok Kumar on a complaint of Harsh Mander

Love Jihad in Gujarat: Firoz lures a minor Hindu girl under false pretences; gives her a Muslim name after taking her to Bihar

Firoz, the accused, reportedly lured a minor Hindu girl by feigning as a Hindu, and married her before taking her to Bihar.

Uniform Civil Code, the 21st Law Commission and the loopholes: Here is what the strategy of opposition might be while they rally against UCC

Given the resistance by the Opposition and the previous committee towards the term 'uniformity', it is imperative that the Centre in its UCC draft publishes a specified definition of the term in the context of equality not only within but also amongst personal laws.

West Bengal is a part of India: Locket Chatterjee breaks down while talking about Manipur-like naked parade of BJP candidate by TMC workers in...

On July 20, a BJP gram sabha candidate in West Bengal informed that she was physically assaulted, stripped and paraded naked by workers of the ruling TMC during the panchayat elections.

Varanasi court pronounces verdict in favour of the Hindu side, allows the scientific survey of Gyanvapi premises

Varanasi court announced its verdict over a petition seeking a scientific survey of the Gynvapi structure in Varanasi by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)

Aditya Sachdeva murder case: Patna HC overturns conviction of former JD(U) MLC’s son Rocky Yadav and two others, accused walk free for ‘lack of...

As the case progressed, several of Sachdeva's friends turned hostile during court appearances, which changed the course of the case.

UP: Riyaz beheads his sister, walks with her severed head, because she had eloped with a man he disapproved of

As per police, Riyaz's sister had earlier eloped with a man from their village who is also from the same community. Riyaz was angry over his sister's affair.

Manipur viral video: House of main accused who paraded Kuki women naked set on fire by a group of Meitei women, family boycotted from...

House of the main accused who paraded women naked in the viral video from Manipur was set on fire by Meitei women

Pakistan-based terror outfits, including JeM and LeT, planning to stoke communal tensions in Manipur: Report

An exclusive report by Amar Ujala said Pakistan based terror outfits are hatching a conspiracy to stoke communal tensions in Manipur.

It is not a public street, keep silence: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar tells AAP MP Sanjay Singh, who was earlier suspended for unparliamentary behaviour

"Can you keep quiet for a moment? It has become your habit to rise and raise a point. I give time, every time," Jagdeep Dhankhar told Sanjay Singh.

WB: Police arrest Noor Alam for trying to enter residence of CM Mamata Banerjee with firearms, was travelling in a car with a Police...

West Bengal police have arrested a man named Noor Alam with arms in a car for trying to enter CM Mamata Banerjee’s Kolkata residence

Delhi High Court reserves order in the petition against direct entry of wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat into the Asian Games

Delhi HC reserved its order on the petitions against exemption given to wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat for direct entry into the Asian Games

Made to strip at gunpoint, forced to dance, paraded naked: Victim seen in Manipur viral video, wife of a Kargil war veteran, narrates her...

One of the victims seen in the recently viral video from Manipur is the wife of a Kargil war veteran, talks about her ordeal to Times of India

Email account of US Ambassador to China ‘attacked by Chinese hackers’ days after cyber-espionage campaign unearthed

The breach is said to be limited to unclassified emails but the inboxes of Burns and Kritenbrink reportedly could have exposed details of US administration's planned trips to China and details of its policy towards China.

Tore saree, removed underwear, paraded naked: West Bengal BJP candidate alleges Manipur-like ordeal in FIR, police say no evidence of such incident

BJP has slammed Mamata Banerjee for selectively speaking about the Manipur incident but conveniently ignoring a similar case from West Bengal.

Rahul Gandhi disqualification case: Supreme Court to hear plea again on August 4

The court said that it will have to hear the other side of the case as well. It has given a time of 10 days to the complainant to file a written response to Rahul Gandhi's petition.

US Federal Reserve Board fines Deutsche Bank $186 million over insufficient progress in curbing money-laundering

In addition, the Board announced a written agreement to address other general governance, risk management, and control issues at Deutsche Bank.

Manipur situation: Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon following protests by opposition MPs

Opposition MPs have been demanding a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament on the situation in Manipur followed by a full-day discussion.

CJI Chandrachud miffed over Allahabad HC’s letter to Railways, reminds ‘His Lordship’ that judges don’t have disciplinary jurisdiction over Railway personnel

The CJI then pointed out that there was no occasion for an officer from the Allahabad High Court to demand an explanation from railways for ‘His Lordship’s’ perusal. 

Prayagraj: ‘ISIS inspired’ Mohammad Arif chops mother and sister into pieces giving cries of ‘Allah Hu Akbar’, sets fire to his house, attacks cops...

The police had to release tear gas in order to bring Arif into their control. It was only after 2.5 hours of struggle that the police could catch hold of the radical.

Seven NCP MLAs from Nagaland declare their support to Ajit Pawar, another major setback for Sharad Pawar

A statement issued by Brijmohan Srivastava of the Nagaland unit of NCP read, "Nationalist Congress Party Nagaland has decided that all MLAs and office bearers here will support the party's national president Ajit Pawar."

UP: Aligarh Muslim University student Faizan Ansari arrested by NIA for ISIS links

The searches at the house of the accused in Lohardaga district of Jharkhand and a rented room in Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh were conducted on July 16 and 17 and several electronic devices and incriminating materials and documents were seized, said the anti-terror agency.

Manipur police arrest four after viral video shows women paraded naked and gang raped

Meanwhile, Manipur Police are conducting raids and making all-out efforts to arrest the other culprits at the earliest, State Police tweeted.

Pakistan: Lahore court acquits prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, his son and wife in money laundering case

An accountability court in Lahore on Thursday acquitted PM Shehbaz Sharif, his son Hamza Shehbaz and wife Nusrat Shehbaz in money laundering case

US Army soldier facing disciplinary action dashes into North Korea from South Korea, Pyongyang unresponsive to communication

US Army soldier Private Travis King crossed into North Korea instead of returning to US from South Korea

Argentina signs letter of intent with HAL to acquire indigenous light combat helicopters for its armed forces

The LoI was signed by the Defence Minister of Argentina Jorge Taiana and HAL Chairman and Managing Director C B Ananthakrishnan in Bengaluru

Crores pulled out of poverty in Uttar Pradesh in last 6 years, says CM Yogi Adityanath, distributes appointment letters to 700 officers recruited under...

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said 5.5 crore people in Uttar Pradesh were lifted out of poverty in six years.

Pakistan: Youth kills his 3 minor sisters by slitting their throats in Muzaffargarh, says he did it under the influence of PUBG game

In a horrific incident in Pakistan’s Muzaffargarh, a youth killed his three minor sisters by slitting their throats

AAP govt failed to implement E-Vidhan Application even after 4 & half years, Delhi assembly is the only non-digitised house: Delhi LG VK Saxena

Delhi LG VK Saxena slams the AAP govt for failing to digitise the assembly on its own 4 and half years after opting out of centre's program for the same

Telangana Police manhandles G Kishan Reddy and stops him from visiting PMAY housing site, Union Minister complains to President, LS Speaker

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy was manhandled and detained by the police while he was on his way to the housing construction site at Batasingaram village in Telangana

Pakistan: 18-year-old cricketer Ayesha Naseem announces retirement from the sport to live her life according to Islam

Pakistani all-rounder Ayesha Naseem announced her retirement from international cricket saying she want to live her life as per Islam

Rajasthan: Man brutally assaulted and dragged behind scooter by his younger brother in Nagaur, police take action after video goes viral

Younger brother Hansraj beat elder brother Manohar and tied him to the scooter with a rope and dragged him along the village street.

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh gets bail, Delhi HC asks IOA why Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia were given direct entry to Asian Games without...

Delhi’s Rouse Avenue High Court granted bail to outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

5 Pakistan-authorised passports, 1 unused passport with incomplete details and other items recovered from Seema Haider by UP ATS

Seema Haider along with her Indian "husband" Sachin Meena and his father were taken to an undisclosed location for questioning by the UP ATS

Goa Crime Branch foils potential disaster: 150 kg explosives, 1200 gelatin sticks, 300 detonators seized, two arrested

The explosives seized in South Goa were concealed in six boxes, weighing a total of 150 kg, while the 300 detonators were bundled separately.

Manipur horror: First arrest from viral video, man seen grabbing one of the women nabbed by police

As per reports, a man named Huirem Herodas Meitei, aged 32 years, has been arrested. He was seen in the video wearing a green t-shirt and grabbing one of the women victims when they were paraded naked. Meitei is from Pechi Awang Leikai.

Over 2,300 people arrested for the riots in France, Muhammad emerges as the most common first name among them followed by the Arabic name Yanis

Mohammed appeared to be the most common first name among those arrested during the recent French riots.

‘Even I am not safe here’: Congress MLA slams law and order in her own party-ruled state when questioned about the mass murder in...

Speaking to the media outside the Assembly, the Rajasthan Congress MLA Divya Maderna said that she herself feels unsafe in her own party-ruled state

Supreme Court expresses concern over death of cheetahs in Kuno National Park

The Centre apprised the top court that 50 percent deaths on translocation is normal.

ED Crackdown: Close aide of Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut arrested in BMC Covid scam

The ED arrested Sujit Patkar, a close aide of Sanjay Raut, along with Dr Kishor Bisure, the academic dean who was in charge of the Dahisar Covid field hospital.

‘Starve yourself to meet Jesus’ to ‘We will ride on a comet to escape apocalypse’: How doomsday cults have claimed thousands of gullible victims...

These doomsday cults thrive on the belief that people are living in the end times, that is the world will end soon and only those who follow their prescribed rituals and traditions will be able to meet God.

Iraqis storm Swedish embassy in Baghdad, set it on fire in protest against another planned burning of Quran in Sweden

Several protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad and set it ablaze in a violent response to another planned burning of Quran

Amritpal Singh’s wife Kirandeep Kaur stopped from boarding a flight to the UK for the third time since April, wanted to attend Avtar Singh...

Kirandeep Kaur, wife of Amritpal Singh, was barred from boarding a flight to the UK by officials at Delhi airport.

Jharkhand: Missionary school teacher thrashes student for refusing to remove his Kalawa, pressurises him to chop it off, Hindu outfits protest

A case of religious discrimination against a Hindu student has been reported from a government-aided Missionary school called Carmel High School in Bokaro Thermal, Jharkhand

Netflix starts a crackdown on password sharing in India, Indonesia, Croatia, and Kenya. Here’s how it will impact users

Netflix has initiated the distribution of emails to customers in India sharing passwords outside their households

Bihar: RJD leader Azad Gandhi sentenced to 5.5 years in jail for obstruction of government work and assault

The court compared the act of Azad Gandhi to that of a dreaded criminal.