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Pakistan’s Islamia University Bahawalpur staff held for possessing drugs, obscene videos of women, kidnapping girls and more: Here’s what happened

Baghdadul Jadid Police in Bahawalpur City of Punjab, Pakistan arrested officials of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) for possessing drugs, objectionable videos and images of IUB female students and women staff members.

Seema Haider 2.0: Married Indian woman travels to Pakistan to be with her ‘lover’ Nasrullah. Here is what we know so far

A working woman in India, Anju said she was visiting Pakistan for sightseeing and not marriage, the family members of Nasrullah claimed, according to Aaj News.

Bareilly: Alt News co-founder Zubair does it again, shares cropped video of Kanwariyas to hide stone pelting by Islamists. Here is what happened

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, who has a notorious history of shielding Islamists, came to the rescue of the stone pelters.

Scientific survey of the disputed structure called Gyanvapi “mosque” underway, Muslim side seeks urgent listing in Supreme Court: Details

The ASI team began the survey with Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) which uses radar pulses to scan the upper surface.

CISF in talks with MHA to increase the number of security personnel posted at Manipur’s Imphal airport: Details

CISF which is responsible for securing public installations across the country, is in talks with MHA to increase security personnel at Manipur's Imphal airport

Communists use photo of BJP leader and his son to falsely claim that RSS was behind the Manipur viral video incident, case registered

Communists spread fake news that Manipur BJP vice president and his teenage son are behind the viral video incident, case filed

‘Bheek Maango Andolan’: Nashik man starts a campaign to send money to Ajay Devgn urging him to stop promoting online casino games

A man Nashik said that he is collecting alms which he will send to the Ajay Devgn and he will urge him not to promote online casino games.

Poster War: BJP portrays West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee as ‘Didi Amin’ after TMC mocked PM Modi as ‘Modenheimer’

BJP attacked the West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and called her 'Didi Amin' in a recent poster.

Bihar: Two Chinese nationals held for trying to enter India illegally, immigration officials suspect angle of espionage

The arrested Chinese nationals have been identified as Zhao Jing (39 years old) and FU Cong (28 years).

Gujarat: Torrential rains trigger severe floods in Junagadh, state government and local authorities carry out massive rescue and relief operations

Heavy rains on the Girnar Mountain in Junagadh resulted in water seeping into the city and inundating several areas of the city.

Maharashtra ATS takes over probe on Al Sufa terror plot after the arrest of two suspected terrorists in Pune

Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has taken over the probe after police arrested to man linked with Al-Sufa in Pune

Uttar Pradesh: Dalit man Ram Akbal brutally murdered by Paru, Mehendi and Iqbal in Sitapur, body doused in acid and dumped into a canal

Ram Akbal, a Dalit was murdered by Paru, Mehendi and Iqbal in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh.

‘RDX-laden tanker with 2 Pakistanis reaching Goa’, Mumbai Police receive threat call days after a caller threatened to “destroy India” if Seema Haider doesn’t...

Mumbai police receive a call claiming that that a tanker filled with RDX and two Pakistanis onboard was going from Mumbai to Goa

Pakistan: Punjab province halts screening of ‘Barbie’ movie over LGBTQ content, later releases after cuts

LGBTQ+ content in Barbie movie led to temporary ban in Punjab province of Pakistan

Woman urinates on the floor of Spirit Airlines plane saying staff didn’t let her use the bathroom for two hours

A woman on board a Spirit Airlines flight urinated on the floor because she was denied access to the lavatory.

Madras HC denies request to install portrait of Dr. BR Ambedkar, rules that only Gandhi and Thiruvalluvar portraits/statues allowed in courts in Tamil Nadu

Madras High Court again rejected various representations that requested to install the portrait of Dr. BR Ambedkar on the court premises

Can make Chief Minister, force one to step down: Infighting breaks out in the Congress party, ‘sidelined’ leader Hariprasad issues veiled threat to Karnataka...

BK Hariprasad, who is believed to be close to Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, also lamented how his community (Ediga) as well as Billava and Deevara were being sidelined from the State's electoral politics.

Muslim side approaches Supreme Court after Varanasi court nods ASI survey of the Gyanvapi complex with carbon dating

Gyanvapi Masjid Committee has approached the Supreme Court urgently requesting the listing of their case

MP: Man sleeping at railway station assumed dead, wakes up when his “dead body” was being kept inside an ambulance

Subsequently, RPF officials along with Deputy Station Superintendent arrived at the waiting room and checked the sleeping man, who showed no movement.

Problems mount for Pakistan International Airlines, losses touch PKR 600 Billion, unable to operate a single day without funds from the national kitty

Pakistan International Airlines was unable to pay USD 50 million in navigation charges to Saudi Arabia, leading to potential disruptions in its operations after June 30, 2023.

West Bengal: BJP worker stabbed to death in Uttar Dinajpur, BJP alleges TMC-backed goons killed him for refusing to pay cut money

A trader named Aseem Saha, who was associated with the BJP, was stabbed to death by some miscreants at his shop in West Bengal

Remembering ‘Operation West End’ and how Tehelka magazine framed an Army Major General in false corruption case

"The alleged use of women, liquor, and money by the reporters to lure the unsuspecting in this whole episode have worked against Tehelka in the long term," wrote Media Ethics Magazine in its case study.

Delhi: Family including women arrested for assaulting another family in Sant Nagar over a parking dispute, video of the incident went viral

4 members of a family including two women and an elderly SIkh man were arrested for assaulting three persons over a parking dispute in Delhi.

Bengaluru: Woman alleges Rapido driver masturbated during ride, sent ‘love you’ messages to her, accused arrested

Rapido driver in Bengaluru arrested as he allegedly mastrubated during ride, sent 'love you' messages to female customer

Cracks appear in the opposition’s I.N.D.I.A. alliance, Bengal Congress President Adhir Ranjan says TMC entering alliance only because it needs Congress

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury added, "Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra united the entire country. Rahul Gandhi's leadership is a clear sign of change in India as a whole. The TMC realised that if they did not join with the politics of Rahul Gandhi, then the party would split."

Meiteis living in Mizoram start to leave the state after ex-militant outfit warns them to leave ‘for their own safety’

PAMRA had said that brutality on the two Kuki women had hurt the Mizo people, and therefore Meiteis in Mizoram should leave the state

Oppenheimer’s Bhagavad Gita scene sparks row, Save India Save Culture Foundation urges Union I&B Minister to take action

The statement concludes with SCSIF urging Union Minister Anurag Thakur to do everything to uphold the dignity of Shrimad Bhagvad Gita and make necessary alterations in the processes involving content moderation so that such things are not repeated again. 

‘X.com is coming’ – Elon Musk to ‘bid adieu’ to Twitter brand and logo

Elon Musk said he would say goodbye to Twitter brand soon. Rebranding it as X has been on table for long.

Raigad Landslide: Death toll reaches 27, 78 still missing, authorities fear that death toll may go up to 100

Authorities are grappling with the grim reality that chances of finding survivors in Irshalwadi diminish with each passing day. Decomposing bodies are posing further challenges for rescue teams, making identification increasingly difficult.

Andhra Pradesh: 8 patients die in a hospital in Nellore, kin blame the authorities for the shortage of oxygen

The hospital administration responded to the charges and stated that nobody died from a lack of oxygen. They said that the patients died from their underlying medical conditions.

Iranian government official calls for boycott of all products from Sweden and Denmark over Quran burnings

Following multiple Quran burning incidents in Europe, Iranian official called for boycott of products from Sweden and Denmark

Andhra Pradesh: Woman in Nandigama cuts husband’s genitals for watching ex-wife’s video on Instagram, says it unintentional

In a fit of rage, Varamma attacked Anand Babu's genitals using a blade, resulting in severe bleeding and injuries. He was immediately rushed to the Government Hospital in Nandigama for immediate medical attention.

Second wife cannot accuse husband of cruelty under Section 498A of IPC: says Karnataka High Court, quashes conviction of a man

The Court argued that the complaint against the man was filed by his 'second wife', which rendered their marriage ‘null and void’.

Odisha triple train accident: 41 bodies kept at AIIMS Bhubaneswar yet to be identified and claimed

As many as 41 bodies of victims of the Balasore train accident kept at AIIMS Bhubaneswar are yet to be identified

‘They are among top 10 in the world, not arbitrary to classify them as elites’: Delhi HC rejects plea challenging exemptions to Bajrang Punia...

The Delhi HC dismissed the plea challenging the exemption granted to wresters Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat that allowed their direct entry into Asian Games 2023.

Karnataka: Three persons arrested over ‘unstable prime ministerial contender’ posters against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar in Bengaluru

Karnataka police have arrested three people in connection with erecting posters against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Chattisgarh: ED arrests IAS officer Ranu Sahu in connection with coal levy scam

Advocate Pandey added that IAS Ranu Sahu has been remanded in three-day ED custody. ED has provisionally attached Sahu’s property worth Rs 5.52 crores.

Andhra Pradesh ex-minister killing: CBI presents YS Sharmila as ‘secret witness’ in YS Vivekananda Reddy’s murder case

Sharmila added that there was a cold war-like situation between the two families of Vivekananda and Avinash Reddy.

Four Tihar jail officials suspended for security lapse after terrorist Yasin Malik’s physical appearance at the Supreme Court

Four officials from Tihar Jail have been suspended for physically presenting Yasim Malik in Supreme Court

Congress leader says Punjab Congress won’t ally with AAP days after Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal came together as a part of I.N.D.I.A

Punjab LoP and Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa said there is no question of Punjab Congress forming an alliance with AAP.

ISIS is an American phenomenon, have documents to show that the USA trained them: Taliban

Taliban appointed Governor of Kabul, Mohammad Qassim Khalid has said that the US is behind Daesh (ISIS) and that the group is an American phenomenon

Pakistan: Power tariff sees a massive increase of up to PKR 7.50 as the bankrupt country scrambles to meet IMF demands

Sources privy to the development told ARY News that the Pakistan government has increased the basic power tariff by Rs 3 for some customers and by Rs 7.5 per unit for some other consumers.

As video of Halal certified tea bags served in a train goes viral, here is why even vegetarian products are forced to get Halal...

A video of a heated exchange between an official of the Indian railways and a passenger angry after being served halal-certified tea has gone viral

BJP is planning to pull off another Pulwama-like ‘staged incident’: Mamata Banerjee peddles conspiracy theory, accuses BJP of defaming Bengal

"They are planning to create fake, staged videos like in movies. They will stage dramas, capture videos and will defame Bengal. This is their conspiracy," Mamata Banerjee brazened it out.

After Sweden, now Quran burnt in front of the Iraqi embassy in Denmark’s Copenhagen, protests erupt at Swedish and Danish embassies in Baghdad

The Danske Patrioter group said it burnt Quran in Denmark’s Copenhagen in protest against the attack on the Swedish embassy in Baghdad.

Karnataka: Three girl students suspended for placing a mobile camera in the bathroom of a nursing home in Udupi

The three girl students in Udupi were suspended for placing mobile camera in a nursing home's bathroom.

Bihar: Beef found inside Hanuman temple; police forces deployed to curb communal tensions

On July 22, some local residents discovered pieces of beef inside Hanuman Temple located in Balabigha’s Haspura area.

Is Rekha in a live-in relationship with her secretary Farzana? The actor’s biography makes shocking claims

A new biography on the life of actor Rekha claimed that she is in a live-in relationship with her secretary Farzana.