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Sanskrit verse in IIM Ahmedabad logo could go missing, faculty oppose the suspected move, term it ‘assault on identity’

IIMA is planning to replace its existing logo of 'Tree of life' inspired from the Sidi Saiyyed Mosque jaali in Ahmedabad and the Sanskrit verse 'Vidya Viniyogat Vikasa' (development through distribution of knowledge) with two new logos.

Former US President Donald Trump says Putin should reveal why the Biden family was paid 3.5 million USD by the Moscow mayor’s wife

Former POTUS Donald Trump alleged that the Russian oligarch Yelena Baturina, the wife of the Moscow mayor, gave $3.5 million a decade ago to a company set up by Hunter Biden to favour Joe Biden.

Salman Khan’s ex-girlfriend Somy Ali threatens to expose ‘Harvey Weinstein of Bollywood’ in an Instagram post, deletes it later: Details

Somy Ali shared a snap from Salman Khan's 'Maine Pyar Kiya' and threatened to expose 'Harvey Weinstein of Bollywood"

Oscars slapgate: Who are the biggest gainers and losers of the Chris Rock-Will Smith spectacle

The Chris Rock-Will Smith incident at the Oscars had made us reckon who stands to gain and who loses from such controversial events

Delhi: Kashmiri Pandits stage a peaceful protest outside the residence of CM Arvind Kejriwal against his insulting remarks on ‘The Kashmir Files’

A protest was held outside Kejriwal's residence by India 4 Kashmir as well as other Kashmiri Pandits and civil society people.

Madhya Pradesh govt bulldozes illegally constructed house of 65-year old rape accused in Gwalior

Gwalior district administration has demolished the illegal property of a 65-year-old shopkeeper who is accused of raping a minor girl by luring her with chocolates

Rajasthan: Deceased Dr Sharma’s husband reveals how local politicians and journalists pushed his wife towards suicide

Dr Archana Sharma hanged herself after an FIR was filed against her following the death of 22-year-old pregnant woman.

Five Jammu and Kashmir Government employees suspended after terror links exposed, two of them arrested

Many of the sacked officials were appointed in the administration with the help of separatists or due to links with the people of earlier dispensations.

Mamata Banerjee blames PM Modi for starting the Ukraine-Russia war, Suvendu Adhikari slams West Bengal CM

Reacting to Mamata Banerjee's wild claims, Suvendu Adhikari said that the comments made by her were 'unimaginable'.

Khalsa Aid’s South Australia coordinator threatens a Hindu-Sikh couple for organising ‘Vaisakhi Mela’

Sikh-Hindu couple was threatened by Khalsa Aid's Australian coordinator over usage of word "Vaisakhi".

Smriti Irani slams NCP MP Fauzia Khan over her remark ‘girls are married because they have nothing else to do’

Smriti Irani in the RS said that the government is taking all the steps to make sure that the girls under the marriageable age are secure and are being provided proper education.

Gautam Gambhir takes a dig at Arvind Kejriwal after AAP cries ‘CM in danger’ over protests by BJP youth wing

BJP youth wing workers had carried out a protest outside Kejriwal's residence against his insulting remarks on 'The Kashmir Files'

Alt News cofounder tweets factually incorrect information on historical King Nala, does not take it down despite being fact-checked

Mohammed Zubair referred to King Nala as a Janeu-dhari-Brahmin to insinuate that biryani was not indigenous to India

Jain passengers allege Air India staffers gave them non-veg meals despite meal preference, accuse airline of negligence

The passenger in the viral video said that the cabin crew members didn't check the meal before serving it. He had pre-ordered a veg meal and the staffers served him a non-veg meal.

Pakistan Minister admits terrorist Ajmal Kasab was their citizen, blames Nawaz Sharif for giving his details to India

Pakistan minister admits Kasab was Pakistani, blames Nawaz Sharif for giving his details to India.

Rajasthan: Distressed gynaecologist who was charged with murder after patient’s death commits suicide, hospitals go on strike

The doctor in her suicide note has stated that PPH is a known medical condition and blaming her for the patient's death is unfair.

Karnataka: Upset with High Court’s hijab order, 40 Muslim students refuse to appear for exams in Udupi

At least 24 girl students from Kundapur, 14 from Byndoor and two from Udupi Government Girls Pre-University college have missed the exams in because they did not want to follow uniform dress code.

Threatening voters with violence: Election Commission bans TMC MLA from campaigning for 1 week ahead of the Asansol by-election in Bengal

A video of TMC MLA Narendranath Chakraborty's speech, threatening BJP supporters had gone viral on social media.

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Investigation initiated after a viral video shows alleged war crimes committed by Ukrainian soldiers

A video that has gone viral suggests Ukrainian soldiers may have committed war crimes against Russian POWs.

Disney president wants more Disney characters to be LGBTQ+ or racial minorities, says her own children are ‘pansexual’ and ‘transgender’

Disney themed parks in the USA now refer their visitors as ''Dreamers of all ages" instead of "ladies and gentleman, boys and girls."

What if Centre had let the states manage oxygen on their own during the COVID pandemic? New book tells how Modi govt managed coronavirus...

The book 'A Nation To Protect' by Priyam Gandhi-Mody talks about the many challenges thrown at PM Modi during the covid crisis and how he overcame them.

Govt of India castigates Twitter for suspending accounts in arbitrary manner, files affidavit in court saying platforms have to be accountable

In an ongoing case in Delhi High Court, the government has filed an affidavit where they have reiterated that social media platforms have to give a fair chance to users, and they cannot be suspending their accounts on flimsy grounds.

Fact Check: Is the man asking to boycott Reliance, Patanjali products in a viral video the owner of Himalaya?

Reality behind the viral video claiming Himalaya drug company's owner urging people to boycott Reliance and Patanjali

Walt Disney goes full woke, jumps in to oppose Ron DeSantis’ Florida bill that aims to prevent small children taught sexual orientation at school

Disney makes its position clear about the 'Don't Say Gay' Bill, condemns it officially after LGBTQ employees protest on its campuses against the Florida bill.

Family of Satish Kumar Tickoo, the first victim of terrorist Bitta Karate, moves court for retrial of the murder case 

Bitta Karate, who led the genocide against Kashmiri Hindus in 1990, had confessed on a live TV program that his first victim was Satish Kumar Tickoo.

NIA files charge sheet in LTTE terror funding case, plans were underway to trigger unrest in TN through ‘Tamil nationalism’

The NIA has filed a charge sheet against six people In connection with the LTTE terror funding investigation.

Zee Media terminates Zee Punjab editor’s services for favouring a certain political party during Punjab Elections

Zee Media terminated the services of their editor of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal for allegedly favouring political party during Punjab elections

Pakistan: Imran Khan govt loses support of alliance partner MQM ahead of no-trust vote, likely to resign today

PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari tweeted early Wednesday morning that the united opposition and MQM have reached an agreement. 

Pakistan: Madarsa teachers kill their colleague ‘because Prophet told them in a dream that she is committing blasphemy and ordered her murder’

Three women have killed a Madarsa teacher in Dera Ismail Khan because a fourth girl had seen in a dream that the victim was 'committing blasphemy' and was ordered by the prophet to kill her.

Journalist-turned-terrorist among two killed by security forces in Srinagar encounter

According to the Jammu and Kashmir police, one of the terrorists killed in the counter-terror operation is identified as Rayees Ahmad Bhat, who was a journalist.

Burqa-clad terrorist hurls bomb at CRPF camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla

A video has gone viral on the internet in which it was seen that a burqa-clad terrorist was seen throwing a bomb at a CRPF post.

Washington Post columnist Rana Ayyub, accused of misusing Covid funds for personal gains, stopped from leaving India

Rana Ayyub is accused of cheating donors of covid relief in a pre-planned manner

AAP goes from damage control to lies after humiliating Kashmiri Pandits, makes false claims over teachers’ jobs: Here is what happened

Despite Kashmiri Pandit Teachers' Association fact-checking Delhi CM, AAP continued to spread the myth that their govt regularised the services of Kashmiri migrant teachers

Ukrainian foreign minister asks all countries to criminalize the symbol ‘Z’ to boycott Russia

Critics have dubbed the 'Z' symbol as Putin's version of the Nazi symbol 'hooked cross' (Hakenkreuz).

Indore: Landlord Yakoob Mansoori threatens tenant Mohammed Yusuf Khan asking him to remove PM Modi’s photo from the walls of his house

It is notable to mention that besides PM Modi's photo, Mohammed Yusuf Khan's house also has photos of MK Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Fact check: Viral message claims arms cache seized from a madrassa in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor

Bijnor Police quoted its statement issued in November 2020, refuting the viral message as fake and misleading.

Assam and Meghalaya sign interstate boundary settlement ending a 50-year long border dispute: All you need to know

The states of Assam and Meghalaya have signed an agreement concerning border dispute between the states

Sri Lanka is teetering on the edge of a financial collapse: Understanding the island nation’s worst economic crisis in its history

Experts believe that the ongoing crisis is the result of policy errors made by the Rajapaksa regime between 2005 and 2015.

Punjab: Several injured in Police lathicharge on farmers in Lambi village in Muktsar

A group of more than 100 farmers were protesting outside the Lambi sub-tehsil on Monday under the banner of Bharatiya Kisan Union

Punjab: Man beaten up in Nagiana Gurudwara Sahib for attempting to steal motorcycle

A man in Punjab was beaten up in Gurudwara Nangiana Sahib premises for attempting to steal a motorcycle

Babar Ali murder case in Kushinagar, UP: Azimullah, Salma, Tahid and Arif arrested

Two absconding suspects in the Kushinagar murder case were apprehended by UP police on Monday.

Arvind Kejriwal continues spreading misinformation to cover up AAP’s failure to distribute free rations to the poor in Delhi: Here is what happened

The subsidised food grains under NFSA are not permissible to be used for the state government schemes. Yet, Kejriwal blames centre for blocking him from distribution free rations.

Guj Congress leader Bharatsinh Solanki seeks protection to visit home, estranged wife refuses to grant divorce amid allegations of domestic violence

Solanki has accused Reshma Patel of house-trespass in his absence and sought police protection to go home to collect important documents like passport and other valuable items.

Naveen Patnaik denies receiving any letter from Mamata, says his priority is Odisha state

CM Naveen Patnaik said for his party state is the priority.

Congress’ Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury mocks Mamata Banerjee’s letter for a united opposition, says her statements change day and night

Reacting to Mamata Banerjee's letter to the opposition leaders, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury launched a sharp attack on the CM calling her an untrustworthy person.

34 people from outside Jammu & Kashmir have bought property in the state after abrogation of Article 370, confirms MHA

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, informed Lok Sabha that 34 persons from outside Jammu and Kashmir have bought properties in the UT

‘If the Assam govt brings NRC again, we will challenge it in Supreme Court’: AIUDF

The NRC list was published in August 2019. 19.06 lakh people out of 3.3 crore applicants were left out of the list.

Russia-Ukraine war: Anti-imperialist Left’s sudden love for Uncle Sam

If you have noticed the Stalinist left “intellectual” and left controlled media coverage of the ongoing Ukraine crisis, you would have noticed one strange thing.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says Hindus are the minority in several districts, wants NRC reviewed and done again

Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "The Muslim community is the majority and is the largest community in Assam. We want the NRC to be done again in the state."

Punjab speaker tenders apology to Akal Takht Sahib after his video of performing gau puja goes viral

Punjab's Speaker Kultarr Singh Sandhwan submitted written apology at Akal Takht over viral video where he was seen taking blessing from a cow