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Petty geopolitical interests, no sincere will to fight terrorism: India’s strong response after China blocks bid to blacklist 26/11 accused Sajid Mir at UN

India denounced China's move to block a proposal at the UN to designate Pakistan based Sajid Mir as a global terrorist.

Divisive, fallacious argument by KTR: Breaking down the 321-slide presentation debunking lies about South’s tax devolution and central govt’s infra spend

One of the narratives around the South-North divide is that the South states contribute more money to the central government and are therefore much more superior than the Northern states.

Times Now Editor-in-Chief Rahul Shivshankar resigns, social media rife with speculations

Times Now Editor-in-Chief Rahul Shivshankar quit the channel on Tuesday, Navika Kumar will handle the operations

Mumbai: ED raids close aides of Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Aditya Thackeray and Sanjay Raut in money laundering case

Businessman Sujit Patkar is being investigated in the money laundering case revolving around fraudulent civic body contracts for managing COVID-19 field hospitals during the pandemic.

How Adipurush is turning out to be a box-office disaster: Collects just 10 crores in India on Tuesday, 75% dip in earnings as the...

Om Raut's controversial film Adipurush has witnessed a massive dip at the box office after Hindus was angered by the insult to Ramayan

‘Those who build temples and believe in God are BJP supporters who don’t believe in democracy’: Sam Pitroda makes bizarre statements

'Temple construction does not create jobs, defence-deals should not happen because it is against Gandhian principle of non-violence': Sam Pitroda

Gaurakshak murdered in Nanded, activists suspect the involvement of Sheikh Rafiq Mehboob gang and PFI connect: Details of FIR, what locals said and more

Maharashtra Police filed an FIR against 12-15 miscreants for launching an attack on the gaurakshaks in the Apparaopeth village of Kinwat taluka in Maharashtra’s Nanded district.

Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, 2 US Congress lawmakers to boycott Modi’s address: Who they are and how they have been spreading Islamic terrorist...

In February this year, Omar was kicked out of the House Foreign Affairs Committee due to her frequent rants against Israel.

Sky is not the limit: Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says he was delighted to spend time with a head of state who is ‘scientifically...

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and praised his vision for India

Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun blames Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RA&W for the killing of terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, goes on a rant

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the leader of the banned Khalistani terrorist group SFJ, blamed Indian intelligence agencies for murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar

‘Hit the police, burn everything’: How an Islamist mob launched attack in Junagadh, Gujarat, amid chants of Allahu Akbar: Read details of the FIR

In the Gujarat violence, the police filed an FIR based on the complaint filed by a woman police officer at the Junagadh police station

‘Cannot apply America to Earth’: Twitter Chairman Elon Musk says Twitter has to obey local govt laws, responding to rant by Jack Dorsey against...

Elon Musk said cannot apply America to Earth, Twitter has to follow laws of local govts responding to rant by Jack Dorsey against India

Confident that Tesla will be in India as soon as humanly possible: Elon Musk to visit India soon, thanks PM Modi for his support....

Elon Musk said he is planning to visit India soon adding that he is confident Tesla will be in India, thanking PM Modi

‘I am a fan of Modi’, ‘India has more promise than any large country’ and more: Watch what Twitter and Tesla boss Elon Musk...

Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a four-day State visit to the US

Doxxing, street harassment, and assault: Islamists continue attacks on Hindu-Muslim couples in the name of ‘Bhagwa love trap’

'Bhagwa Love Trap' is a conspiracy theory which suggests that a sinister plot is somehow underway to convert Muslim women to Hinduism.

Submersible taking tourists to see the Titanic wreck goes missing in the Atlantic Ocean, rescue operations expanded into deeper waters

A search operation is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean as a tourist submersible, that is used to take people to see the Titanic wreck, has been reported missing. 

Tamil Nadu Pastor sexually harassed a minor for five years, arrested under POCSO Act

As the victim was sexually abused since she was a minor, Joshua was booked under the POCSO Act. On learning about the Police complaint, pastor Joshua tried to flee the area but was arrested by the Police.

Allahabad HC refuses relief to man who posted objectionable picture of Lord Hanuman on social media

The case was reported under Sections 505(2)/295 (A) of the Indian Penal Code and 67 of the Information Technology Act. The lower court had determined that there was a solid case against the defendant at first glance.

Case registered against man for trying to illegally occupy Sourav Ganguly’s land in West Bengal; security guard at property beaten

A complaint on behalf of Tania Bhattacharya, Sourav Ganguly's personal assistant, has been lodged with the police in which it has been informed that some people tried to occupy the land by breaking the lock.

‘Hindus for Human Rights’ proudly flaunts its anti-Modi toolkit, urges followers to rally against PM Modi during his state visit to the US

The dubious organisation 'Hindus for Human Rights' has come up with a "special toolkit" to propagate against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a State Visit to the US

We do not support Taiwan independence: US Secy of State Antony Blinken says during China visit as America maintains its strategic ambiguity policy

Biden and his administration's seemingly absolute tone on Taiwan has angered China on several occasions. This has put US diplomats in a difficult position as Biden's statements (on Taiwan) have often been viewed by experts as breaching the long-held US policy of "strategic ambiguity".

‘Moderates’, Islamists and the Left media: How Muslims are being painted as the victims of ‘Love Jihad’ because Hindus decided to say ‘thus far...

In Purola, Uttarakhand, Hindus decided that they would not stand by idly while Hindu girls were being brutalised through Love Jihad

Why did Manoj Shukla, the dialogue writer of Adipurush, choose ‘Muntashir’ as his pen name

Adipurush dialogue writer chose Muntashir as pen name as he considered Shukla surname has no Vajan (weight) to estabilish him as a Urdu poet.

Uttarakhand: Monkeys killed by feeding them poisoned mangoes, bodies kept in crates, Jaan Mohammad, Imamuddin, and 7 others arrested

During interrogation, the perpetrators admitted that their business was incurring losses after taking the orchard on lease, according to deputy superintendent of police, Vandana Sharma, and the monkeys were held responsible for this.

‘Elections not license for violence’ – Supreme Court refuses to stay deployment of central forces for West Bengal Panchayat Polls

Supreme Court remarked polls are not license to violence while rejecting WB's plea against Calcutta High Court's orders to deploy central forces for panchayat polls

‘Will take your other daughter away too’: After 1 Muslim and 4 Hindu wives, Rashid abducts a sixth Hindu woman in Shamli and threatens...

Hindu activists, including Swami Yashvir Singh and local Bajrang Dal members, protested in front of the police station after the incident came to light and called for harsh punishment for the perpetrator.

Madhya Pradesh: Dalit woman abducted by husband’s friend Amjad Khan; fed meat, forced to convert to Islam, and raped for several days

Amjad Khan took advantage of the friendship and abducted the woman from her residence on June 2 at knifepoint and held her hostage in Bhopal for several days where he sexually assaulted her. He also forcibly tried to change her religion and convert her to Islam.

PM Modi talks to Wall Street Journal: From ties with US, India’s role in the world, the need for UN reform, Ukraine-Russia war and...

On the 20th of June, PM Modi gave an interview to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) ahead of his official state visit to the United States

AICWA writes to PM Modi seeking a ban on Adipurush, demands FIR against Om Raut, Manoj Muntashir for hurting Hindu sentiments

Demanding an FIR against director Om Raut and dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir the AICWA has said that the movie has hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus and the Sanatan Dharma and that its screening should be stopped in the theatres and on the OTT platforms in the future.

Madhya Pradesh: Rajjan Khan enters Bageshwar Dham temple with desi pistol and ammunition, arrested

The man named Rajjan Khan was first spotted by devotees in the Parikrama Marg around the Bageshwar Dham Temple in Chhattarpur.

Chamba murder case: BJP’s Jai Ram Thakur criticises Congress govt, demands probe into 100 bighas of land illegally occupied by accused Sharif Mohammed

Thakur alleged that the head of the family accused of the murder has a criminal record and that he has terrorist connections.

Meta introduces ‘automatically silence unknown contacts’ feature on WhatsApp amid rising cases of scams

Amid rising number of online scams via WhatsApp calls, Meta introduced option to silence calls from unknown contacts

As CBI investigates the case, here is how Congress had criticised govt for seeking a CBI probe into the Balasore train tragedy

CBI was roped in on June 6 amidst suspicion of deliberate sabotage after the Balasore train tragedy

Assam: Two minor Hindu girls kidnapped by Muslim men in one week, families say police not helping to find victims

A minor Hindu girl was abducted by two Muslim boys in the Tamarhat area in Dhubri district of Assam.

PM Narendra Modi to meet Twitter owner Elon Musk during his historic US visit

Among the 24 prominent people PM Modi will be meeting, there will be Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Grammy award-winning Indian-American singer Falu (Falguni Shah), Paul Romer, Nicholas Nassim Taleb and others.

Meet Enayetullah Abbasi: Bangladeshi Islamist cleric, who wants to kill Ahmadiyyas, occupy lands of Hindus, invade India, now spreading radicalism in UK

After poisoning the minds of countless people in Bangladesh, Enayetullah Abbasi is now eyeing to spread radicalism in the UK.

East and west: Gujarat and Odisha celebrate the Rathayatra of Lord Jagannath with pomp and splendour

Rathyatra celebrations in these two distant states are another example of how the states of India, despite diverse linguistic and cultural norms, are bound together by strings of Hindu tradition and spirituality.

Karnataka Congress govt reverses changes that BJP bought in textbooks, drops Savarkar and nationalism, promotes ‘regional pride’ instead: 18 changes

The state government of Karnataka has ordered 18 modifications in Kananda and Social Science topics for classes 6 to 10, just days after the Karnataka Cabinet approved the revision of school textbooks to reverse the changes made during the previous BJP administration. 

PM Modi joins the league of Nelson Mandela by addressing US Congress twice: Here are the details on how this visit by PM Modi...

On June 20, Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for his five-day visit to the United States and Egypt - how this trip is different

‘Naughty’ Sanjay Raut does it again, now seeks UN support on the first anniversary of boss Uddhav Thackeray being kicked out of his own...

Shiv Sena leader and Uddhav Thackeray's right-hand man, 'naughty' Sanjay Raut has written to the United Nations.

Kejriwal’s ‘Sheeshmahal’: Vigilance dept issues notice to 7 PWD officials over renovation work at Delhi CM’s residence

The PWD officers have been given 15 days time to respond to the notice, the statement read.

Love Jihad: Zahid posed as Aryan on Instagram to trap a Hindu woman, arrested while attempting to flee with her

In another case of Love Jihad, youth named Zihad with an account by the name of Aryan, befriended a Hindu woman on Instagram.

As Goa CM announces the inclusion of Goa Revolution Day in class 11 syllabus, read about the Goa Inquisition and the Portuguese brutality against...

The Portuguese inquisition of Goa started when Vasco Da Gama returned to Portugal after he discovered the route to India via Africa’s Cape of Good Hope.

Modi in USA: Tampa City Council member praises the Prime Minister before his visit, says India has achieved remarkable milestones under him. Details

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, India achieved remarkable milestones showcasing its immense potential in various fields, Guido Maniscalco, a Tampa City Council member said

Odisha triple train accident: CPRO South Eastern Railways refutes reports of suspect JE Amir Khan absconding, no clarification from CBI yet

CBI sealed house of missing JE Amir Khan, a suspect in Odisha Triple Train Accident which left 292 people dead and many injured, however, Railways refuted allegation

Ex-Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi’s HAM party pulls support from the Nitish Kumar government

The Party’s National President and Former CM Manjhi’s son Santosh Suman stated that he has sought an appointment with the Bihar Governor, Rajendra Arlekar, to hand over the letter of withdrawal of support from the Nitish government.

Travancore Devaswom Board official arrested for stealing Gold from Sabarimala temple treasury

The accused Rejikumar, employee of Travancore Devaswom Board, was arrested for stealing a gold ornament from Sabarimala temple

Bihar: Government awards Rs 1,600-cr ambulance contract to JD(U) MP’s kin despite Court’s warnings and several red flags

Health Minsitry's agency SHSB tweaked norms to renew the contract of controversial company linked with JDU MP's kin

Bihar: Toll plaza employee beaten to death and dumped onto railway tracks by bouncers over suspicion of stealing Rs 50, video goes viral

Bouncers in Bhojpur district in Bihar beat up a toll plaza employee named Balwant Singh on the suspicion of stealing Rs 50