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Surat-based businessman ready to do household work for Congress spokesperson if she shares degrees of Rahul and Sonia Gandhi, will challenge be accepted?

Raushan Sinha, a Surat-based businessman, challenged Supriya Shrinate to furnish the degrees of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

AAP leaders attend meeting with Congress president a day after Arvind Kejriwal said that Congress and BJP are partners

Arvind Kejriwal said that Congress and BJP are not two different parties. They are one and the same.

Go woke, go broke: Silicon Valley Bank donated more than $73 million to BLM-related groups, its risk assessment head was busy with LGBTQ+ campaigns

Even while Silicon Valley Bank was collapsing, it's officials were busing in organizing pride marches and other LGBTQ campaigns

Credit Suisse shares sink after Saudi National Bank rules out further assistance, the Swiss bank had rejected Adani bonds over Hindenburg row

Saudi National Bank, the largest shareholder of Credit Suisse said that it can't invest more capital, causing the shares of the Swiss Bank to fall by 24%

Pakistani national residing illegally in Pune arrested

Ansari who currently worked at a company in Pune had forged documents and managed to get an Indian passport issued which he used to travel to Dubai as well. 

Delhi HC orders son of former imam to vacate Waqf Board-owned mosque property near India Gate, says can’t convert places of worship into residence

Delhi HC rules that the occupation of a Waqf Board-owned mosque property by its former Imam's son is for residential purposes is illegal

‘You cannot disarm Sikhs forever’ – pro-Khalistan Amritpal Singh threatens Punjab govt for cancelling his aides’ arm licenses

On March 7, Punjab state government had cancelled arms licences of 7 aides of Amritpal Singh, pro Khalistan leader.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan breaks silence on the Brahmapuram fire, claims ‘no serious health issues were encountered’

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan finally addressed the Brahmapuram waste plant fire in the Assembly on Wednesday. The CM has also ordered an SIT probe.

Arunachal Pradesh an integral part of India, says the US; condemns China’s military aggression

The US senators Bill Hagerty and Jeff Merkley introduced the resolution recognising Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India.

‘Objective was to cause maximum damage to properties of Hindus’: Delhi court convicts 9 persons in the 2020 Delhi riots case

Justice Pulastya Pramachala said that the involvement of the accused in the riots is proven beyond doubt. ASJ Pramachala pronounced the accused guilty and stated: "I find that charges leveled against all the accused persons, in this case, are proven beyond doubt.

Lessons for India from SV Bank collapse: West will disregard its own advice to ‘unwashed masses’ and ‘nationalism’ is ok, as long as you...

When I read about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the one thing that comes to mind if how important it is to learn from the mistakes of others

‘Deliberate disinformation’: Govt of India denies Reuters’ report claiming new ‘security testing for smartphones’ and ‘crackdown on pre-installed apps’

Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar debunked a Reuters report suggesting that the Govt of India was planning new security testing for smartphones

Uttarakhand: 15 Congress MLAs suspended from assembly for ‘unruly behaviour’

15 congress MLAs were suspended from Uttarakhand assembly for creating ruckus in the House.

Pakistan: Violent clashes erupt between Imran Khan supporters and police over attempts to arrest him, the former PM alleges cops trying to kill him

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan said that police fired on his supporters who were trying to prevent his arrest

Jharkhand: Arbaaz Alam, Sahil Ansari among 4 arrested for killing a tribal girl trapped in a relationship for human trafficking

Arbaaz Alam along with associated reportedly lured a tribal girl into a relationship and had planned to sell her for Rs 50,000.

Meta announces 2nd round of layoffs to become ‘flatter and leaner’: 10000 jobs to be cut, 5000 openings not to be filled

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that 10,000 jobs in the company will be cut in the second round of layoffs

Land-for-job case: Lalu Yadav, Rabri Devi, Misa Bharti get bail in CBI case

The alleged scam occurred when Yadav was Railway Minister between 2004 and 2009. Apart from the RJD leader, the chargesheet also includes the name of the then Railway General Manager. 

UP: Govt school principal Anees Ahmed booked for raping a girl in Amethi

Notably, Amethi police have registered an FIR under sections 376 and 506 of the IPC against the accused Principal Anees Ahmed.

‘Hindu temples destroyed to build mosques will be reclaimed’, Karnataka BJP MLA says, had earlier opposed loudspeakers on mosques

KS Eshwarappa had recently questioned whether Allah will listen to prayers only if loudspeakers are used to call him has now said that mosques constructed after destroying Hindu temples will be demolished.

Interview of Lawrence Bishnoi, currently lodged in Bathinda jail, goes viral, Punjab Police refutes claims that it was shot inside prison

ABP News has said that the interview with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi was shot when he was lodged in Bathinda jail, but police has denied the claims.

Pakistan: 2 policemen killed, 4 more injured after census team comes under attack by militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

According to the statistics revealed by Islamabad-based think tank, Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies, January 2023 remained one of the deadliest months since July 2018, as 134 people lost their lives and 254 received injuries in at least 44 terrorist attacks across the nation.

Gurugram: Two YouTubers arrested after video of them throwing currency notes on road to recreate a scene from web series goes viral

The YouTubers and Instagram influencers were recreating scene from the web series 'Farzi' and kept referring to each other as Sunny and Feroze.

Even as probe finds no ‘caste discrimination’ angle in IIT Bombay student suicide case, media and activists are trying to whip up a frenzy:...

Darshan Solanki's death is being painted as caste discrimination citing that his 'general category' roommate had asked him about his JEE rank.

Kerala: Two BJP workers attacked with weapons, case registered

The two BJP workers namely Vishnu and Dinesh were allegedly attacked with weapons. Vishnu's mother was also attacked when she tried to stop the attackers. 

“Zero Tolerance”: Railway Minister tweets termination letter of a TTE who urinated on a woman passenger

The offender Munna Kumar's removal from the service will serve as an example and will deter potential offenders in future

Madhya Pradesh: Shadab poses as Kabir to lure Hindu girl, uses her objectionable pictures to extort Rs 55 lakhs, even forced her to sell...

Another case of purported love jihad/grooming jihad has come to the fore from Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Yogi Adityanath government to hold Ramayana, Durga Saptshati recitations in UP districts during Navratri

Ahead of Ram Navami and Navratri, the Yogi Adityanath govt in UP has decided to celebrate the festivities with pomp and splendour.

#GodsOwnTrash: Netizens voice their anger as Brahmapuram landfill in Kerala burns for 12 days, here is what happened

Netizens slammed the CPM government after Brahmapuram fire exposed outdated waste management practices in Kerala cities.

Hyderabad: SFI goons disrupt book discussion of author Rajiv Malhotra

The SFI hooligans barged into the event uninvited and created a ruckus.

‘Operation Dost’ to help Turkey and Syria shows India’s willingness to extend help to all corners of the world: CDS Anil Chauhan

India launched Operation Dost to assist in search-and-rescue operations in Turkey and Syria following deadly earthquakes that struck on February 6.

Gujarat govt honours the faith of Ambaji temple devotees, says both Mohanthal and Chikki will be offered as prasad

Gujarat administration has decided that the temple would continue to offer Mohanthal and Chikki as prasad.

North Korea launches two short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan

On Thursday, Pyongyang launched at least one short-range ballistic missile into the Yellow Sea from the western city of Nampo.

Meet Eric Garcetti – US prospective ambassador to India, who falsely cast aspersions on CAA and has ties with Chinese intel front groups

While some have suggested that 'regime change' operations are already underway in India with the help of foreign powers, Eric Garcetti's alleged close ties with Chinese intel groups have raised eyebrows.

PFI members radicalised Muslim youth, trained them for terror activities, establish India as Islamic country: NIA chargesheet reveals

The accused persons were collecting funds in the name of Zakat for the procurement of weapons and organising weapon and explosives Training Camps for PFI cadres, added the Central agency.

Drunk TTE urinates on a woman inside Amritsar-Kolkata Akal Takht Express, sent to judicial custody

The GRP acted promptly and arrested the accused Munna Kumar. Further action will be taken based on the statements of the victim and her co-passengers.

ED arrests former SDO Jairam Deshpande in Dapoli Sai Resort scam

Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Court in Mumbai sent Sadanand Kadam, a close aide of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader and former Maharashtra minister Anil Parab to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody till March 15 in connection with the alleged Dapoli Sai Resort scam. 

As ecosystem tried to allege all was normal, 4 people arrested in Tamil Nadu for assaulting migrant workers

The Left ecosystem, led by Mohammed Zubair, tried to project that there were no attacks against migrants in Tamil Nadu.

Pakistan once again says it will boycott the 2023 World Cup if the Indian team does not travel there for Asia Cup

India's decision to not send its men's cricket team to Pakistan to participate in the Asian Cup 2023 has thrown Pakistan completely off balance

Reports claim ‘Varanasi’s Kashi Vishwanath Temple to charge devotees Rs 500 to Rs 1000 for sparsh darshan’, here is the truth

Kashi Vishwanath temple administration has clarified that no such fees are announced for 'sparsh darshan'.

Surat: Sohil Harun Sayyed thrashed, arrested for harassing a Hindu woman from his gym

A Hindu female who was visiting the gym provided Sohil with her phone number for registration purposes. However, he made repeated calls and sent her obscene texts. Later, the woman happened to block his contact but the accused continued to harass her through social media platforms.

Ambaji temple prasad row: VHP leader refutes media reports where it was claimed he challenged Harsh Sanghvi to replace Mahudi Jain Temple’s traditional prasad...

The controversy surrounding the decision to replace the traditional prasad offering of Mohanthal at Ambaji temple in Gujarat with 'chikki doesn't seem to be ending anytime soon

Imran in Meerut and Nizam in Moradabad shot at in police encounter in separate cases, accused in cow slaughter, cow smuggling, read details

In Meerut incident, a live cow was also rescued from the cattle smugglers and cow slaughterers.

Remembering the miracle of Kolkata on its 22nd anniversary: The day Laxman and Dravid batted all day and created history

Laxman and Dravid batted the whole day as a bowling attack comprising 2 of the greatest bowlers ever, Warne and McGrath, and two other exceptional bowlers, Gillespie and Kasprowicz, failed to get a single wicket.

Action against encroachment: 26 illegal mazars built on reserved forest land demolished by Uttarakhand govt

The State Forest Department confirmed the development and stated that 7 Mazars have been demolished in Kalsi forest division, 6 in Ladpur and 5 in Raipur forest region, among others.