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Shahbad Dairy murder: ‘Sakshi knew Sahil as a Hindu’, reveals her friend; Police to investigate the Love Jihad angle

Delhi Police arrested the accused Sahil from Bulandshahr in UP and Sahil had a Kalava (Hindu religious thread) tied on his hand. Police now has said that the matter will also be investigated from the angle of 'Love Jihad'.

Chhattisgarh: Hasan Khan captured on CCTV raping a cow in the middle of the night, arrested after members of Hindu outfits protest

In a repulsive act of beastliness, a cow has been reportedly raped by Hasan Khan in the Durg district of Chhattisgarh

Delhi, Shahbad Dairy murder: Sahil had purchased knife used to murder Sakshi 15 days ago, police also probing if the murder was premeditated

A day after a 16-year-old girl was stabbed and bludgeoned to death in the Shahbad Dairy area of the national capital, sources in Delhi Police said that the murder could have be premeditated

Maharashtra: Irfan, Riyaz, Nadeem, and 150 others attack 6 Hindus with swords and rods in Jorve over a minor issue, charged for attempt to...

Around 100 to 150 people from the specific community attacked 6 people and they could be heard saying, "These are the same people who have filed police complaint. We'll not spare them. They won't go home alive." The mob attacked with sharp weapons including knifes, iron rods, bamboo sticks and swords.

Muslim mob assault Hindu man for giving a lift to Muslim classmate only a day after 3 cases of Hindu women being brutalised, brainwashed...

Another disconcerting case of moral policing by rabid Islamists has been reported from the Bhadravathi area in Shivamogga, Karnataka

South Africa grants diplomatic immunity to Russia President Vladamir Putin, other officials for BRICS-related event, snubs International Criminal Court diktat

South African government has granted diplomatic immunity to all international participants, including Russia President Vladamir Putin and other Russian officials, at BRICS-related events to be held in the country, local media reported. 

Delhi HC dismisses AAP’s Manish Sisodia’s bail plea in corruption case, says he might try influencing witnesses if let out: What happened in court

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of Manish Sisodia, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, in a CBI case related to alleged corruption in the implementation of the previous liquor policy in the national capital. 

FIR against Children’s Home by MP police: Hindu kids forced to chant Christian prayers on Hindu festivals despite objection, were denied medicines, reveals NCPCR

NGO's Children Home accused of forcing SC/ST children to offer Christian prayers, NCPCR took action. FIR registered.

Jharkhand: ED conducts raids at the premises of Congress MLA Pradeep Yadav and his associates in a Money Laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted raids at the premises of Congress MLA Pradeep Yadav and his associates in connection with a money laundering case across Jharkhand. 

Bihar: Nishant Raza poses as Brahmin, possesses fake IDs and character certificates, blackmails two Hindu women, arrested

The Police filed an FIR based on the complaint of one of the women who confirmed that he had posed as a Brahmin and had said that he was a media person. The police also recovered two identity cards from him, one in the name of Nishant Raj and other one as Nishant Raza.

Media, Rana Ayyub spread propaganda against Hindus: How Imran hitting Hindu LPG delivery man with chappal was turned into a case of ‘Islamophobia’

Rana Ayyud, HindutvaWatch and others indulge in anti-Hindu propaganda to whitewash Imran's assault on Hindu devotee Gurrala Lingam ‘Swami’ with chappal

Libya: 23 Jihadis sentenced to death, 14 to life imprisonment for their participation in an ISIS attack

A Libyan court has sentenced 23 people to death and 14 others to life imprisonment for their participation in a fatal ISIL (ISIS) campaign that included killing a group of Egyptians and capturing the city of Sirte in 2015, Al Jazeera reported. 

CM Siddaramaiah thanks 40 writers for taking a stand against BJP, promises to protect ‘secular heritage’ by ensuring ‘education is not adulterated’ by NEP

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday promised the writers that the act of polluting children's minds through texts and lessons cannot be condoned

Brutal murder in Shahbad Dairy area of Delhi: Sahil had switched off his phone after murdering Sakshi. How Delhi police tracked him down

The accused Sahil involved in the horrific murder of a minor girl in New Delhi's Shahbad Dairy area was arrested after he made a phone call to his father, police said on Monday. 

WTC final: Ricky Ponting wants India to play Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav against Australia

Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting wants Team India to play X-factor players like Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav in the final of the ICC World Test Championship against Australia

Inspired by Bageshwar Dham Sarkar’s sermons, Rukhsana converts to Hinduism and marries her boyfriend Roshan Kunwar as per Hindu rituals

A Muslim woman named Naushin Parveen aka Rukhsana willingly converted her religion from Islam to Hinduism in Bihar's Vaishali district

Pune: NCP worker Sujeet Kate abuses Bengaluru-based couple on Aundh road, arrested for sexual harassment, video viral

The accused has been booked under sections 354(A)(4) (making sexually colored remarks, which constitutes the offence of sexual harassment), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.

Today it was my daughter, tomorrow it will be someone else: After Sakshi was stabbed till her intestines bulged, this is what her parents...

In the gruesome murder that took place in the Shahbad dairy area of Delhi, Sakshi was stabbed over 20 times and then her head was crushed using a boulder by Sahil

CBI files corruption case against Rolls Royce and unknown Indian public servants for shady defence deals between 2003 to 2012

Rolls Royce, middlemen and unknown Indian Public Servants booked by CBI under corruption charges

Junagadh: 2000 Muslims come to protest against demolition of illegal structures, including dargahs and mazars, approach court after drive continues

According to reports, as many as 176 illegal mazars and 18 other religious sites have been demolished so far. The Junagadh District Collector and Inspector General along with other high ranking officials were also present during the demolition.

Who is Sahil, arrested for killing Sakshi and was captured wearing what seems to be a Kalava on his wrist

In the picture of his arrest shared by ANI, Sahil, who stabbed Sakshi over 20 times and murdered her, is seen wearing a Kalava (a sacred Hindu thread) on his wrist

Wrestlers violated law despite all requests: Delhi Police

FIR has been filed under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 147, 149, 186, 188, 332, 353, Section 3 of the PDPP Act, said Delhi Police.

‘Perhaps USA was right’: As Delhi HC issues notice to JKLF on NIA’s demand to give Yasin Malik death penalty: What was said in...

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the banned organisation Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) led by leader Yasin Malik on National Investigation Agency's (NIA) appeal seeking the death penalty

Sahil, who stabbed Sakshi over 20 times and brutally murdered her in Delhi’s Shahbad Diary area, arrested

Shahbad Diary murder of Delhi - Sahil, the man who brutally stabbed and murdered Sakshi has been arrested by the police

What happens to the old parliament building now that a new one has been constructed: What we know so far

On May 28, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Parliament House in New Delhi - but now, what happens to the old one

Delhi: Minor girl stabbed over 20 times, head crushed with concrete block as onlookers watched helplessly

The victim was on her way to attend a birthday party of her friend's son when Sahil stopped her and started attacking her with a knife.

Love Jihad in Uttar Pradesh: Naved traps Dalit girl by posing as Hindu and rapes her, poisons her to death for refusing to convert...

In Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh a Dalit woman, identified as Seema Gautam, was trapped in a love affair, raped, forcefully converted to Islam and later poisoned to death by partner Naved and his aides

‘The Kerala Story’ producer gets note threatening to bomb a theatre screening movie in Mauritius, increases security: Details

Vipul Amrutal recently increased the security after he received a threatening note claiming to bomb a theatre screening of 'The Kerala Story' in Mauritius.

Love Jihad in Odisha: Protest in Bhubaneswar after attempts were made to brainwash and convert a 27-year-old Hindu girl

he girl recently lodged a complaint with the Khordha Model Police station saying that a youth brainwashed her into converting to Islam with the false promise of marriage.

The ‘Ruler vs the Ruled’ Culture and Babudom: It is time the Modi govt drained the swamp. Here is why

A babu drained an entire reservoir to find his lost mobile phone. It is time Modi Sarkar drains the swamp known as babudom and IAS. The officer allegedly said the water is “stale and unfit for any use”. Well, you can exactly say that of Indian bureaucracy.

Plan to take over the Mutt, counselling Nehru, insulting Adheenams who gave Nehru the Sengol: What DMK founder Annadurai had said insulting Hindu tradition

The Sengol, a representation of the transfer of power, was handed over to Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, just before the country gained its independence.

Meat thrown on temple paths, Love Jihad and eve-teasing: While Rajasthan police say no exodus took place, Hindu victims say this to OpIndia

Purohit Mohalla in Jaipur, Rajasthan has been in the news after posters blaming Congress councillor Farid Quresh for an alleged exodus of local Hindu families surfaced last week

Madhya Pradesh: Seven arrested for attacking a Hindu man for having dinner with a Muslim woman

Bhavesh Sunhare was attacked by Islamists while returning from a dinner with a Muslim woman identified as Nasreen Sultana, a college friend of Bhavesh.

Karnataka cabinet portfolios allotted: CM Siddaramaiah keeps Finance for himself, gives DK Shivakumar Irrigation and Bengaluru City Development

Two days after the Karnataka cabinet reached its full strength of 34, the portfolios were allocated with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah keeping Finance and his deputy DK Shivakumar getting Major and Medium Irrigation, and Bengaluru City Development ministries. 

Tamil Nadu: 10 including 2 DMK Councillors arrested for preventing IT officials from raiding Minister Senthil Balaji’s premises, over workers vandalized IT van

Tamil Nadu Police arrested nine persons including two DMK Councillors for stopping the government officials from performing their duty.

Bandra-Versova sea link named after Veer Savarkar by CM Shinde: Read how NCP had chosen to name Bandra-Worli sea link after Rajiv Gandhi instead...

In 2009, BJP-Shiv Sena proposed to name Bandra-Worli Sea Link after Veer Savarkar, Congress-NCP govt named it after Rajiv Gandhi

Rajasthan HC allows woman to change gender to ‘male’ on record after re-assignment surgery, says choosing sex or gender identity is integral to personality

The petitioner got sex reassignment surgery and required certificate was issued by the doctor. Changes were done in Aadhaar but not in service record.

Two Chinese govt agents arrested in the US for a plot by Beijing against exiled anti-Communist Falun Gong spiritual movement: Full details

US authorities have arrested two suspected Chinese government agents in connection with an alleged plot by Beijing against the exiled anti-communist Falun Gong spiritual movement, Al Jazeera reported. 

As Ram Charan announces maiden production on Veer Savarkar’s birth anniversary, read the forgotten history of India House in London and its association with...

The film 'The India House' starring actor Nikhil Siddhartha and veteran actor Anupam Kher is inspired by the life of Veer Savarkar and his stay at India House in London during the freedom struggle.

PM Modi has always stood proudly with the Tamil culture, Tamil people and Tamil Nadu: Madurai Adheenam head priest

Madurai Adheenam head priest hailed Narendra Modi for inviting Tamil Adheenams for the inauguration of the new Parliament building.

Manipur: Security forces kill 33 Kuki terrorists in heavy gunfire, were responsible for torching of civilian houses

33 Kuki militants were killed in heavy gunfire during clashes with security forces in Manipur amid fresh violence in the state

New Parliament House: Iconic images and moments from the day that underlined the cultural contours of Bharat and reinforced the civilisational roots

Another aspect of the new Parliament House that became the topic of the day is the Samudra Manthan sculpture installed along one of the walls of the building.

India is a culture, a tradition: PM Narendra Modi dedicates new Parliament House to the nation

Calling India a culture, a tradition, PM Modi said that the people of India have given themselves a gift for the ‘Amrit Mahotsav’.

‘Democracy is our Sanskaar. India has left behind colonial mindset that took away our pride from us’: PM Modi in new parliament

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the new parliament building should be a shining example of the country's vision and resolve of New India.

“Insult to Adheenams”, BJP slams Swami Prasad Maurya’s ‘fundamentalist Brahmin gurus’ remark

Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya had accused the BJP-led Centre of inviting only "Brahmin gurus" for the inauguration of the new parliament building while ignoring other religious leaders. 

UP: Teacher instructs college girls how to perform namaz in classroom, old video goes viral, police says girls in the video were rehearsing for...

A teacher is seen sitting on a chair in this 33-second video, while some schoolgirls in uniform rehearse performing congregational namaz. Someone made this video secretly from behind.

JDU leaders sit on a day-long hunger strike in Patna to protest against inauguration of the new Parliament by PM Modi

JDU leaders sat on a day-long hunger strike in Patna to protest against the inauguration of the new Parliament building by PM Narendra Modi