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Actor Gufi Paintal, who played the role of ‘Shakuni Mama’ in BR Chopra’s Mahabharat passes away

Veteran actor Gufi Paintal, best known for appearing as Shakuni Mama in BR Chopra's TV serial 'Mahabharat', passed away

Author Shantanu Gupta launches his new graphic novel ‘Ajay to Yogi Adityanath’ on UP CM’s 51st birthday, creates Asia Book of Records

Author Shantanu Gupta has launched his new novel 'Ajay to Yogi Adityanath' on Uttar Pradesh's CM's 51st birthday

Ghaziabad: Muslim man lures Hindu, Jain boys to convert to Islam in online game ‘Fortnite’ after making fake Hindu IDs, one Maulvi arrested too....

One Muslim man and one Imam of a mosque have been arrested for converting 3 Hindu boys and 1 Jain boy through Fortnite game

‘Let the law take its own course’: HM Amit Shah tells protesting wrestlers who met him to seek action against Brij Bhushan

A delegation of protesting wrestlers met HM Amit Shah at his official residence in Delhi, where he reportedly assured the wrestlers that the law would take its own course

Rahul Gandhi in the USA talks about Gandhi vs Godse ideology as he chants ‘Jai Bhim’: Here is how he interpreted history all wrong

Rahul Gandhi claimed that India is in an ideological fight between Mahatma Gandhi (Congress) and Nathuram Godse (representing BJP and RSS' thoughts and ideology).

Nepal Census reveals how Islam and Christianity are on the rise in Nepal with Hindu population declining: Full details

Government of Nepal released caste, ethnicity and language stats based on Census 2021 where it showed how Islam was on the rise in Nepal

All Prominent freedom fighters were NRIs: Rahul Gandhi in USA names Subhash Chandra Bose, Nehru, Gandhi, Patel, Ambedkar in bizarre statement

Rahul Gandhi in USA has made a bizarre comment where he said architects of modern India were all NRIs

Balasore triple train accident: Railway Minister says ‘responsibility not over yet, need to make sure missing persons’ family members can find them’

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that their goal is to make missing persons' family members can find them as soon as possible after the horrific triple train accident that took place in Odisha's Balasore

Gujarat Congress leader spreads fake news on Bihar bridge collapse, blames PM Modi for the state govt project

Congress leader hitendra Pithadiya called PM Modi a merchant of death over the bridge collapse in bihar.

Under construction for over 8 years, Nitish Kumar’s dream project Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge over Ganga collapses again, a guard goes missing

The under-construction Aguwani- Sultanganj bridge on the Ganga River collapsed near Sultanganj in Bihar

Teaser of the film ’72 Hoorain’ released, the movie exposes the dark face of Islamic terrorism from 9/11 to 26/11

The film '72 Hoorain' depicts how Islamic terror masters promise 72 virgin hoors to brainwash Muslim youths to become terrorists and join jihad.

Meerut: College Professor Shamim Ahmed celebrates the birthday of his pet dog, gifts a refrigerator to a guest winning a lucky draw

Dr Shamim Ahmed is known as a local animal lover. Despite taking care of his pet dog, he also works for stray animals.

OpIndia Exclusive: RSS activists started relief work in less than an hour of the Odisha train accident, helped at hospitals

RSS reached the accident spot in less than an hour and started rescue operation in Odisha

Railway Board has recommended CBI probe into Odisha triple train accident, says minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that the Railway Board had recommended a CBI probe of the tragic Odisha train accident

As Railways confirms that Odisha train accident was caused by passenger train smashing into goods train, here is what ‘electronic interlocking’, ‘point machines’ are...

It is by now confirmed that the accident took place after the Coromandel Express entered the wrong track due to a wrongly set interlocking system, causing it to smash into a goods train.

Complimenting a female colleague’s figure amounts to sexual harassment: Sessions court in Mumbai

The court noted that telling a female coworker repeatedly that she has a beautiful figure and has maintained herself well amounts to outraging her modesty.

Had to bow my head to Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge’s words: DK Shivakumar on being denied the Karnataka CM post

DK Shivakumar said he gave up CM post on the advice of Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge.

Odisha train accident a black spot, however, data shows a great reduction in such accidents post 2014

As per data available, in Financial Year 2006-07, there were a total of 195 train accidents in India. In FY 2007-08, there were 194 accidents followed by 177 in FY 2008-09, 165 in 2009-10, 139 in 2010-11, 131 in 2011-12, 120 in 2012-13, 117 in 2013-14, and 131 in 2014-15.

Kerala: Men’s rights group felicitates man accused of masturbating on a bus after his release on bail, here is what they said

All Kerala Men's Association felicitated Savad Sha, accused of flashing, masturbating in front of women in a bus, after he was released from jail on bail.

BTS star Jeon Jungkook set to release his solo album in July

BTS’ management agency BIGHIT, however, has issued a statement and said that an announcement regarding the schedule of the release of Jungkook’s debut album will be made once it is confirmed. 

Maharashtra: FIR registered three for allegedly spreading ‘false and malicious’ content in the Savitribai Phule controversy

The Mumbai Police on Wednesday night registered an FIR against websites Indic Tales, Hindu Post and a Twitter account, TrueIndology.

Gujarat: Illegal dargah built inside government-run Sajuba Girls High School demolished by local administration

The local authority of Jamnagar carried out the operation to demolish the construction amid long-standing objections on the intervening night of Friday (2 June) and Saturday (3 June).

Somalia: 54 Ugandan soldiers killed by Islamist terrorist organisation Al-Shabaab

54 Ugandan soldiers have died in an al-Shabaab attack on a base housing African Union peacekeepers in Somalia.

‘Won’t do politics abroad, watch me when I get back’: Here is what EAM Jaishankar said taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi over his...

Minister Jaishankar further stressed that there are certain collective responsibilities and national interests that are paramount when a political leader steps outside the country.

Senior Congress leader Md Ali Shabbir says Muslims are backing Congress in Telangana: The ‘Grand Old Party’ and its competition with AIMIM

Md Ali Shabbir, a senior Congress leader said on Saturday that the Muslims of Telangana were firmly backing the party and AIMIM would fail to make a dent in that votebank.

Madhya Pradesh: One Arif Shah and his family boycotted by the local Muslim community after he applied tilak to a Hindu man in Damoh

Muslim man and his family are boycotted by their community in Damoh after putting tilak on a Hindu man.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says the root cause of the Balasore train accident has been identified, track to be restored soon

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who reviewed the restoration work at the Balasore triple train collision site on Sunday, said the root cause of the accident has been identified and the track will likely be restored by today. 

Karnataka gives in to anti-Hindu demands of Amnesty? Karnataka minister says “If buffalos can be slaughtered why not cows”

Congress' K Venkatesh, the animal husbandry and veterinary sciences minister hinted at legalising cow slaughter in Karnataka

Former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede says he and his family are receiving threats in the name of Dawood Ibramin

Former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede says he is getting threats in Dawood name

Hundreds of Hindu activists helped in Balasore rescue ops, RSS, ABVP among first to reach spot, Bajrang Dal help survivors, donate blood too: Details

RSS, ABVP and Bajrang Dal activists helped in rescue operation after train accident at Balasore, Odisha, donate blood in hundreds

Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis says many love jihad cases unearthed during the probe into missing person complaints

Maharashtra Deputy CM and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that investigations into missing person complaints have led to the unearthing of a large number of Love Jihad cases in the state. 

Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani elected fifth President of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board

Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani was elected the fifth President of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) during an executive meeting held on June 3 and 4 in the town of Mhow in Indore, the officials said. 

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot throws a microphone at the Barmer district collector during an event

As part of his two-day visit to Barmer, Ashok Gehlot engaged in an event where women interacted with the state CM. He lost his temper during this event over microphone malfunction.

There was pressure on me to postpone the judgment in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case: Former Allahabad HC judge

Justice (retired) Sudhir Agarwal, former Allahabad HC judge, said he was under pressure not to deliver Ram Mandir case verdict

Maharashtra: Hindu girl kidnapped by Javed Sheikh in 2019 rescued by family after four years, went through forced conversion, assault, rape

A 16-year-old Hindu girl who went missing from Pune was recovered from Manchar. Javed Sheikh has been arrested in the case.

USA: Utah school district’s review committee finds King James Bible ‘vulgar and violent’, removed from school libraries

There have been previous instances where Bible was temporarily removed from shelves in school districts in Texas and Missouri last year.

Odisha train tragedy: Despite repeated reminders that the rescue effort is over, Mamata Banerjee insists there are still three coaches with trapped passengers

WB CM Mamata Banerjee insists that three coaches of the damaged trains are yet to be examined despite being informed that the rescue operation is over

Uttar Pradesh Government to beautify and develop various temples in Prayagraj ahead of Mahakumbh 2025

Ahead of Mahakumbh 2025 which will be held in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh Government has proposed to beautify and develop various temples.

‘Those found guilty will be punished stringently’, says PM Modi after visiting the train accident site in Balasore in Odisha

PM Modi said, "For the government, this is a very serious incident. Instructions are given for every type of inquiry. Those who will be found guilty will be given a severe punishment."

As Railways confirms that Kavach system is not installed on the route in Odisha where the accident took place, could it have prevented it?...

Kavach system could have possibly prevented the Odisha train accident, as it was caused by a passenger train hitting a goods train, which the system can stop

‘It’s a great tragedy, sabotage cannot be ruled out’, says former railway minister Dinesh Trivedi on the Odisha train accident

Dinesh Trivedi said on the Odisha train crash: "Don't rule out anything. When I say anything, I mean anything."

‘I trust the Indian government’: Mother of baby Ariha Shah says govt’s efforts have given a hope that her daughter will return to India...

Mother of baby Ariha Shah has said that the Indian government's efforts have given them hope that their child will soon return to India

Allahabad HC asks Lucknow University to find out if an alleged rape victim is ‘Mangalik’ by studying her ‘Kundli’, Supreme Court stays the order

Supreme Court stays Allahabad HC’s order to assess ‘Mangalik’ status of a woman alleging rape on the promise of marriage

‘Hope sex will eventually be acknowledged as a sport’: Group in Sweden to hold a sex championship, each ‘match’ to last for 45-60 mins

Sweden has recognised sex as a sport and is set to hold the European Sex Championship from June 8

Hindu girl’s family alleges Muslim partner’s family forced daughter to convert to Islam: Delhi HC provides protection to an interfaith lesbian couple

An interfaith same-sex couple is given protection by the Delhi High Court against threats from their families

Twitter officials censor ‘What is a Woman’ documentary over ‘transphobia’ & ‘misgendering’ charges, resign after Elon Musk overturns censorship and promotes it

Elon Musk intervened and said that the 'hateful conduct labelling' on the tweet of 'The Daily Wire' was a mistake on the part of the Twitter team.

Bareilly: Abid posed as Bablu to trap and marry a Hindu woman, converted her to Islam, then forced her to perform Halala with his...

A Hindu woman in Bareilly has alleged that a person named Abid posing as Bablu lured her into marrying him and also converted her to Islam

‘No difference between woman and meat’, Hindu refugees rendered homeless by Rajasthan Govt recount the atrocities which forced them to flee Pakistan

Tired of the atrocities, several Hindu refugees have, over the years, come to India after escaping the terror and repression of the government in Pakistan

Pakistan: Christian youth sentenced to death over alleged blasphemy charge, along with Rs 20,000 fine

A court of Bahawalpur, Pakistan handed down death penalty to a Christian youth on blasphemy charge.