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Gyanvapi survey: 4 feet tall fragmented idol, Trishul and other Hindu symbols reportedly found in the basement

ASI team reportedly found artifacts including a 2 feet Trishul, 5 Kalash, and 4 feet long fragmented idol at the basement of Gyanvapi

Haryana: Building from where stones were pelted demolished as bulldozer action continues for third day in Nuh

During the demolition drive, the state administration also demolished the three-story house which was used by the Islamist mob for stone pelting on Hindus.

Rajdeep Sardesai rants against middle class and scientists, says they are communal, and the Left became weak because of them

In a blistering attack against the middle class, Rajdeep Sardesai said they are the most selfish and communal sections of the society.

Haryana: Bulldozer action against rioters continues in Nuh on the third day, 15 more structures demolished

On Saturday, 5th August 2023, the demolition drive in the violence-hit Nuh district of Haryana entered its third day

Afghanistan: Taliban now bans girl students from attending school beyond third grade

The Taliban regime has banned girls over 10 years of age from attending primary school classes in some provinces of Afghanistan

3 Hindus were shot during protest in Sohna against Nuh violence, a mob led by Hakam and Akram shouting ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’ attacked protestors

When some people of the Hindu community were protesting against the Nuh violence in Sohna, adjacent to Gurugram, they were fired upon

Only State that currently has woman CM: Rajdeep Sardesai evades discussion on atrocities against women in West Bengal panchayat polls

After realising that he would be forced to condemn the violence in West Bengal, Rajdeep Sardesai came up with the troupe of 'woman Chief Minister.'

Tamil Nadu: Part of Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple wall collapses in Srirangam; no injuries reported

A portion of the east entry tower wall of the Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple collapsed on 5 August.

Haryana police deny report by YouTube channel which claimed that torn clothes of women were strewn in hills surrounding Nalhar Temple

ADGP Mamata Singh denied the report by YouTube channel which claimed that several women were missing from Nuh

“My arrest was expected”: Pre-recorded video of Imran Khan appears on his Twitter account after his arrest, asks supporters to not sit silent

In the video message, Imran Khan said that when his video message would reach everyone, he would be arrested and he will be in jail.

Kanpur: Land given by Hindus to place Tazia during floods now occupied by Muslims, wall erected

In Kanpur's Bashirganj, Muslims have reportedly occupied a piece of land and have erected a wall. The plot belongs to Swami Shri Shiv Narayan Ji Sant Samaj Gurdwara Seva Samiti.

“Catch him, hit him, don’t let him run away”, shouted Muslim mob during Nuh Violence: Bank Manager Ravi Gupta shares his horrifying experience

Ravi Gupta (40), who is a bank manager, recollected his horrifying experience of narrowly escaping the attack by the Islamist mobs during Nuh violence

Union Home Minister Amit Shah praises Naveen Patnaik govt in Odisha for helping Centre in fight against Naxalism

The Union Minister and Odisha Chief Minster participated in the inauguration and foundation stone laying ceremony of various development projects in Bhubaneswar.

Hijab row reaches Tripura, Muslim student vandalises headmaster’s office in ‘protest’ against school uniform, gets thrashed

The Sepahijala police have dismissed claims of communal attack on the Muslim student and warned against rumour-mongering on social media.

Rajasthan: 4 arrested in Bhilwara minor girl rape case, charred remains of the victim were found burning in a coal furnace

The girl had gone missing after she had gone to graze goats in the nearby field. The next morning, her charred remains were found.

‘Lock up the warden in the room and beat him up’, Karnataka Congress MLA provoke students to hit hostel warden over complaints of bad...

KC Veerendra Puppy, the Karnataka Congress MLA from Chitradurga Constituency, is in the centre of a controversy after viral video showed him instigating student to rough up their hostel warden

Himachal Pradesh: Shopkeeper beats 15-year-old boy, puts chilli powder in his eyes, parades him naked in a market in Shimla

A minor boy was assaulted by a shopkeeper in Shimla for stealing a packet of Kurkure.

War of words continues between “alliance partners” AAP and Congress: Delhi Cong leader says he could have shown “real truth” of AAP governance to...

Cracks have started to appear in the alliance of opposition parties, I.N.D.I.A, after Karnataka health minister slammed mohalla clinics in Delhi.

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval arrives in Jeddah to participate in Ukraine peace talks hosted by Saudi Arabia

Ajit Doval has arrived in Jeddah to participate in a summit of national security advisers and other officials being hosted by Saudi Arabia

Imran Khan sentenced to 3 years in prison in Toshakhana case, fined and disqualified from contesting elections: Here is what happened

The Inspector General (IG) of Islamabad police has been directed to immediately arrest Imran Khan.

Delhi anti-Hindu riots, Jahangirpuri or Nuh- Aam Aadmi Party and its connection to the riots

When AAP first entered politics in 2012, they positioned themselves as champions of peace and brotherhood and crusaders against corruption, but over time, the party leaders have done exactly the reverse

“Could not compromise on self-respect”: Bombay High Court judge, who acquitted GN Saibaba over his Maoist links, suddenly announces resignation in his courtroom

While announcing his resignation, Justice Rohit B Deo apologised to everyone present in the courtroom on Friday saying that he is sorry if he has hurt anyone. 

ASI survey of Gyanvapi resumes for second day after recording trishul, swastika etc, Muslim side refuses to open basement saying survey is illegal, to...

A team of 37 members from the ASI was joined by additional experts from IIT, forming a combined team of 41 individuals to survey Gyanvapi

Umesh Pal murder case: Atiq Ahmed’s lawyer shared the victim’s location before he was murdered, would FaceTime to plan the crime, arrested

Atiq Ahmed's lawyer used to FaceTime with him and his brother Ashraf to conspire in the Umesh Pal murder.

Goa: Catholic priest booked over comment on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, had apologised earlier

A Catholic priest in Goa was booked over a statement on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj that he made during a sermon.

‘100 guests, maximum 10 dishes and not more than Rs 2500 for gift’: Congress MP’s bill seeks to restrict ‘wasteful’ expenses in Indian weddings

The proposed Bill sets limits on wedding guests from both the bride and groom's families, capping the number at 100. It also restricts the number of dishes served to 10 and imposes a maximum value of Rs 2,500 for gifts.

Rockefeller Foundation lambasts Washington Post over its misleading claims on solar power systems in India. Here is what happened

The Rockefeller Foundation informed that it has been working on mini solar grids in India since 2009.

Jammu & Kashmir: 3 army jawans succumb to injuries after encounter with terrorists in Kulgam

Three army jawans, who were injured during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Friday, succumbed to their injuries, officials said.

‘102 FIRs, over 200 arrested’: Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij say Nuh violence was the result of ‘big planning’

The state home minister further informed that 102 FIRs have been registered and 202 people have been arrested in connection with the communal violence.

‘Lappu sa Sachin hai, jhingur sa ladka’: How the neighborhood woman’s comments became a viral meme spin-off in Seema Haidar’s love story

Music producer Yashraj Mukhate, who immortalized 'Rasode main koun tha', has gone a step ahead and has created a song out of it. Yes. Lappu sa Sachin, jhingur sa ladka' is now a catchy song.

West Bengal: NIA arrests TMC worker Islam Chowdhury – the key conspirator in the 2022 Bengal Explosives Seizure Case in Birbhum

Islam Chowdhury was arrested after the NIA conducted a raid in West Bengal's Birbhum district. The raid was based on information obtained from another arrested TMC leader, Manoj Ghosh.

AAP leader who instigated the Islamist mob to kill Pradeep Kumar during Nuh violence has links with Nikita Tomar murder accused and Congress: Read...

Javed Ahmed, the AAP leader who is accused in the murder of Pradeep Kumar during Nuh violence also has links with Tauseef, the prime accused in the Nikita Tomar murder case

Maharashtra police register abetment of suicide case against 5 persons over death of art director Nitin Desai

Raigad police officials have registered a case against 5 people in suicide case of art director Nitin Desai

BJP issues whip to MPs to attend parliament till 11th August, no-confidence motion to come up next week

BJP issues whip to MPs, no-confidence motion to come up in LS next week

Nuh violence: How The Quint’s Fatima Khan remembered Imam but turned non-Muslim victims into nameless, unknown ‘locals’

Earlier this week, Islamists in Nuh ambushed Hindu devotees of Jalabhishek Yatra, triggering widespread violence and riots.

Karnataka: BJP delegation meets governor urging SIT probe into the Udupi college washroom video case

A delegation of BJP MLAs met Karnataka Governor and requested him to order the state government to conduct an SIT probe into the Udupi washroom video case

‘Kill him, I’ll handle everything’: FIR reveals how AAP leader Javed Ahmed instigated the Muslim mob to kill Pradeep Kumar during Nuh violence

Bajrang Dal activist named Pradeep Kumar was the third Hindu who fell prey to Islamist violence that convulsed Haryana on July 31 following an attack on a Hindu precession in the Nuh district

‘Delhi’s Mohalla clinics are overhyped’: Karnataka health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao after his visit was hyped by Arvind Kejriwal

After visiting Delhi's mohalla clinic, Dinesh Gundu Rao said that the clinics in Karnataka have more facilities.

Muslim mob barged into a hospital and thrashed victims of Nuh violence, doctors after identifying them as Hindus, assaulted a pregnant woman: Report

A Jagran report said a Muslim mob thrashed doctors and victims of Nuh violence in a hospital after identifying them as Hindus.

Pakistan National Assembly to be dissolved on August 9: PM Shehbaz Sharif

As the five-year term of the government comes to an end, fresh elections will be held in Pakistan within 90 days. 

Rahuri Love jihad case: Hindus who offered to help victim girls granted bail amid allegations that they were booked in a ‘false’ case –...

13 Hindu persons from Rahuri who were arrested by police and released on bail on August 1 were in no way involved in damaging the Masjid

“What is frivolous to you is faith to the other side”, CJI says as Muslim side’s lawyer calls Gyanvapi Shivling a ‘fountain’: Read what...

Supreme Court dismissed Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee's argument that allowing ASI survey of Gyanvapi site means going back in history by 500 years

“If Monu Manesar comes to Mewat, he will be crushed like onions”: Who is Mamman Khan who had threatened dire consequences in the Haryana...

Mamman Khan hit the headlines earlier this year for threatening Monu Manesar with dire consequences during Haryana assembly.

Gujarat: Ilyas becomes ‘Yash’ to groom and rape a minor Hindu girl, arrested after mother’s complaint

One Sagira Ilyas has been arrested for grooming and raping a 16-year-old Hindu girl.

Delhi court grants anticipatory bail to 1984 anti-Sikh riot accused Jagdish Tytler

Jagdish Tytler was granted anticipatory bail on ₹1 lakh bail bond in the Pul Bangash killings of November 1, 1984.

SC dismisses Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee’s plea challenging ASI survey at Gyanvapi complex: Here is what SC said while passing order

The supreme court said in its order, "We order and direct that the entire ASI survey shall be completed by the non-invasive methodology adopted by the ASI."

‘Aurangzeb can never be a hero’, says Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis in state legislative council

Devendra Fadnavis said, "Aurangzeb was nothing but an attacker. Only Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj can be the hero of this land."

Mumbai: Chabad House security increased after its image and GPS coordinates recovered from Al-Sufa terrorists

Officials discovered two Google images and GPS coordinates of the Chabad House with the two Al-Sufa Jihadis during the investigation.

Bareilly case: FIR clearly mentions attack on Kanwariyas was started by Muslims. Zubair had shared cropped video to defend the Islamists

On July 23, Islamists had pelted stones at a group of Kanwariyas near Shahnoori mosque in the Bareilly city of Uttar Pradesh. Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair had tried to shield the Islamists by sharing a crop video

NIA files supplementary chargesheet against 4 PFI members in a special court in Patna for anti-national activities

NIA filed a supplementary chargesheet against four persons against 4 PFI members for anti-national activities.