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Tamil Nadu: Islamists issue death threats to Karnataka HC judges over hijab order, use children for shouting violent slogans

The TMTJ Islamist said, "We are not afraid of Modi, Yogi and Amit shah. We are only afraid of Allah. Don’t make us lose patience. If we lose patience, then, you won’t exist."

Gujarat AAP president Gopal Italia attacks minor son of Gujarat minister Harsh Sanghvi for singing rap song on Gujarati pride

Gujarat AAP President Gopal Italia has asked the minister's son whether he will study in a government school.

PM Ujjwala Yojana reduced air pollution deaths by 13 per cent, prevented over 1.5 lakh deaths in 2019: Study

The PM Ujjwala Yojana entailed providing clean cooking gas to the rural and deprived households in the country.

Hindu boy narrates real-life incident happened with him after watching ‘The Kashmir Files’, video goes viral

The video went viral after a Kashmiri Hindu boy recounted how an incident that happened with him years ago resembled the opening incident of ‘The Kashmir Files’

Pakistan: Imran Khan govt staring at crisis as rebellion strikes his coalition and opposition continue to mount attack

The Pakistan military that had once stood behind Imran Khan has now distanced itself from the govt

Arnold Schwarzenegger issues a video message for Russians about the truth of war in Ukraine, gets called out: Here is what he said

Arnold Schwarzenegger was called out by the netizens pointing out the USA had attacked many countries in the past

‘Russian oil cargoes that could not find European buyers are being bought by India’: Report

Lars Barstad, the CEO of a New York-listed tanker company has been quoted by the FT report as saying, "the discounts on the Russian Urals for India was about $25-30 per barrel. Freight rates would add only $3-4 per barrel, making the trade economic for India."

‘The Kashmir Files’ director Vivek Agnihotri to get ‘Y’ category security, action taken amidst increased threat perception

Vivek Agnihotri will get 8 CRPF soldiers and 2 commandos, in addition to police guards under the 'Y' category security.

After Karnataka HC’s verdict on hijab row, Muslim boys march to violate uniform rules, wear skull cap in Raichur schools

Days after the Karnataka High Court's verdict on the hijab row, Muslim boys have now marched up to violate the uniform rules

Screening of ‘The Kashmir Files’ stopped briefly at a theatre in Kolkata, video of ruckus goes viral: Here is what we know so far

Screening of The Kashmir Files stopped briefly in a Kolkata theatre, different versions of the incident appear on media

‘Bitta’s dialogues integral part of The Kashmir Files, muting them in theatres is wrong’: Actor who played the role of Bitta Karate

Chinmay Mandlekar, the actor who played the role of Bitta Karate in The Kashmir Files, says efforts undertaken to mute dialogues said by him are unwarranted.

Bihar: JDU leader molests woman after inviting her to his home, women thrash him on road with slippers

A case has been filed based on the victim's accusation, and the JDU leader has been arrested.

The Quint publishes report saying Ambedkar would have been in tears over hijab order: Here is why he would be smiling, demanding a stricter...

The Quint report quoted Muslim students as saying that had Dr Ambedkar been alive, he would have been crying over hijab verdict.

Christian missionaries descend upon Ukraine to ‘bring the gospel’ to people suffering due to the war

Millions fleeing the war are being targeted by American missionaries for conversion. As the refugees look to cross over to Poland for relative safety, they are being pestered by American preachers asking them to 'love Jesus'.

There was no time in history when a particular section was not ‘Dara Hua’ – Arif Mohammad Khan talks to Gulf News about India...

Arif Mohammad Khan stated that partition in 1947 occurred because a particular section was suspicious at that time.

Islamists attack BBC Hindi for using an image of a Muslim couple celebrating with colours to depict Holi: Here is what happened

Even though the BBC used the image with some 'noble' intentions to depict the colour festival of Holi, the representational image used by the media outlet triggered the usual suspects, who took to Twitter to cry 'Islamophobia'.

Maharashtra: Infamous goon Gaus Mustafa Syed arrested and paraded for assaulting a minor girl

Gaus Mustafa Syed, who is booked for 18 different crimes, was arrested on March 17 for assaulting a minor girl

Days after Congress attacks TMC in Lok Sabha over murder of their worker, P Chidambaram says Congress ready to be TMC’s junior partner in...

Congress leader P. Chidambaram has said in an interview that the party is willing to be the junior partner of TMC in Bengal.

Delhi court frames charges against Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front chief Yasin Malik under UAPA

A court in Delhi has slapped the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) on 15 people including Yasin Malik.

New Zealand to re-evaluate release of ‘The Kashmir Files’ after ‘communal groups’ pressurise the Censor Board to ban the film

Some communal groups in New Zealand have been pressuring the country’s Censor Board to ban the release of ‘The Kashmir Files’

OpIndia Exclusive: ISKCON temple desecrated by Islamist mob in Bangladesh, idols vandalised and looted. Here is what we know so far

"We are indebted to you for covering our story. If we don't get media support, then, it will be impossible for Hindus in Bangladesh to even survive," a temple official told Opindia.

LiveLaw and Bar&Bench: Supporting Hijab for girls in school, fighting for it legally, while tarnishing Sabarimala

apart from the obvious Islamist outfits, there were other players who were actively pushing the Hijab row - Bar&Bench and LiveLaw

Congress playing with fire again? While trying to appear neutral, here is how it is fanning discord after the Karnataka High Court hijab verdict

Trace of events suggest that Congress is working clandestinely to fan tensions over the hijab verdict in Karnataka.

Maharashtra: NCP decides to take away Nawab Malik’s portfolios, adds ‘but he’ll continue to be a Minister’

NCP leader Jayant Patil said, "We're not taking his resignation. Since he has been arrested, he hasn't been able to carry out his duties so his responsibilities will be temporarily given to different people."

Did you know: Farooq Abdullah and Rajiv Gandhi-led govt had released 70 dreaded Pakistan-trained terrorists, who led genocide against Kashmiri Hindus

Farooq Abdullah was the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 1987 to 1990, during which the genocide of Kashmiri Hindus took place in the valley.

‘Politics is not a part-time job, UP loss a blot on Priyanka’s career’: Shankersinh Vaghela criticises Congress leadership, says they need better advisers

"Someone should have advised Rahul Gandhi not to change horses in an ongoing race. Such a situation should not have happened in Punjab," Vaghela stated.

Kerala: Priest Pondson John arrested for sexually abusing a minor girl twice, one at Church while ‘counselling’ her, once in her own home

As per the police complaint, the Christian priest misbehaved with her two times at two different locations on March 12 and 13.

Emails to Ukrainian energy company to racist chats, sex clippings: Federal probe confirms existence of laptop belonging to Hunter Biden, USA President’s son

While the validity of Hunter Biden's controversial laptop has been verified, his Investigation for tax evasions and violating domestic laws on lobbying is to continue

Maharashtra: A mob of Islamists lynches a youth Rameshwar Kharat over a minor dispute in Ambad town

Rameshwar Kharat was beaten with iron rods and wooden sticks by a Muslim mob in Pathan Mohalla area of Amba in Maharashtra

India is dependent on oil imports and always exploring options, Russia not a major supplier: MEA on reports of India buying discounted Russian oil

MEA clarified that Russia is not a major oil supplier for India, and the country is always exploring all possibilities

Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida to arrive in India on a two-day visit on 19th March, Australian PM Scott Morrison to hold virtual summit with...

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida will arrive in India on a two-day visit, he will be in Delhi on 19th and 20th March 2022.

Nykaa’s Falguni Nayar is now five times richer than Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma with personal assets worth USD 4.9 billion

Falguni Nayar enters the Hurun Global Rich List 2022 as the richest new entrant from India with personal wealth amounting USD 4.9 Billion. India added 51 new billionaires in the list.

‘Govt takes such actions very seriously’, MEA slams OIC for inviting Hurriyat Conference to its foreign ministerial meet in Pakistan

India slammed Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for inviting Hurriyat Conference to its foreign ministerial meet in Islamabad

Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee disallows shooting of films in temple premise, says will examine the script, purpose of filming first

Chairman of the Committee, Ajendra Ajay confirmed that the committee would sanction the permission only if the script and purpose of the shooting is authentic.

Pakistan does a Congress as ‘resort politics’ and ‘horse trading’ reaches the neighbouring country: Read full details

Amidst the vote of confidence motion scheduled against the Imran Khan-led Pakistan government, the opposition parties in Pakistan have alleged that the government is using its machinery to carry out raids in an effort to poach the opposition and rebel lawmakers.

People in Dehradun had stopped shooting of The Kashmir Files hearing anti-India slogans in a scene, director Vivek Agnihotri confirms

Shooting in Dehradun was restored only after the people were assured that The Kashmir Files is not an anti-India film.

‘175 terrorists arrested in a year, stone-pelting incidents almost nil in Jammu Kashmir’: CRPF DG

CRPF chief has confirmed that since the repeal of Article 370 in 2019, stone pelting incidents in the valley have been 'almost nil'.

Pakistan: ‘Unidentified object’ with tail of smoke falls from sky in Jamshoro, speculated to be failed missile test in response to the Brahmos accident

People living in Aliabad of Jamshoro in the Sindh state of Pakistan saw an unidentified object falling from the sky

Retired IPS officer says the truth of brutalities in Kashmir is scarier than what The Kashmir Files has managed to show

Dr NC Asthana has listed out the continuing massacres on Hindus in Jammu and Kashmir which has continued even after the mass exodus of 1990.

The Kashmir Files continues to rule the Box Office on Day-6, surpasses earnings of Bollywood A-list movies

Vivek Agnihotri's 'The Kashmir Files', is steadily inching closer to becoming one of the biggest blockbusters in recent times

Robert Vadra’s brother in law says his statements were misconstrued, claims that sex with industrialist’s wife while he watched was part of ‘reality gig’

In an episode on MXPlayer reality show Lock Upp, Tehseen Poonawalla had said India's top industrialist had offered him to have sex with his wife while he watched

‘They killed my sister’s son and threw his severed head on the front yard’: Kashmiri Hindu woman recalls the brutalities her family faced

In a program aired on India TV, a woman recalled the brutalities her family and relatives had to face in the Kashmir valley.

TMC MP Nusrat Jahan comes up with bizarre argument against bullet train, claims that Indian soil is not suitable for it

Nusrat Jahan claimed in Parliament that Indian soil is not fit to set up any infrastructure required to run bullet trains

Yoga soon to be a part of the sports curriculum in Saudi Arabia schools: Saudi Yoga committee working with Edu ministry

The president of the Saudi Yoga Committee (SYC) Nouf Al-Marwaai has announced the decision on 14th March 2022.

‘Suicide bombing is Haram, but I will become one and blow up entire opposition’: Pakistan minister threatens as Imran Khan-led govt faces a vote...

In an explosive statement on Tuesday, Pakistan's Civil Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan threatened the opposition parties that he would turn into to become a suicide bomber and blow up the entire opposition.

Amitabh Bachchan’s cryptic tweet amid ‘The Kashmir Files’ release leaves netizens speculating, read details

Amitabh Bachchan's wife, actress Jaya Bachchan is a Member of Parliament from the Samajwadi Party, which made netizens speculate that he was not able to openly praise The Kashmir Files

Mosques in Uttar Pradesh change Namaz timings as Holi and Shab-e-Barat falls on the same day

At least 22 mosques in the Lucknow city have decided to change the Namaz time and hold Friday prayers after 1.30 PM

Nizamuddin Markaz to reopen for Shab-e-barat after Delhi HC orders, had become the first epicentre of Covid-19 outbreak in India

The Delhi HC has given a nod to Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi during Shab-e-Baraat for a few hours between March 18 and 19.

UP: Gaming addict married woman runs away to be with her PUBG lover

A married woman from UP's Maharajganj had runaway to Bihar, to meet her new love found online while playing PUBG.