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Nashville Shooting: Biological woman who identified as a man entered his former school with 3 guns and killed 6, including three 9-year-olds

The mass shooting in Nashville yesterday is the 129th mass shooting in the US so far this year. 6 people including 3 children were killed during the attack.

Hong Kong: Housewife gets 4-month jail term for bribing a primary school principal with HK $20,000 for her son’s admission

Principal Magistrate Ivy Chui Yee-mei acknowledged that the court understands the desire of the mother to ensure her son's admission to a good school. Still, the bribery was a dishonest act and it tried to tarnish the morals of society.

20 Umrah pilgrims on their way to Mecca killed after bus crashes and catches fire, video viral

The victims were on their way to Mecca to conduct Umrah. Umrah is the religious pilgrimage Muslims undertake to the Islamic holy city of Mecca.

Death penalty sought for gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed by Umesh Pal’s family, hearing in Prayagraj court to be held today, details

The five time MLA Atiq Ahmed was brought to Prayagraj jail from Gujarat's Sabarmati jail on Monday to be produced in Prayagraj Court today

Twitter account of BBC News Punjabi withheld in India

On visiting said Twitter profile, it returns the following message - @bbcnewspunjabi's account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand.

Police find photos revealing the face of Shaista Parveen, Atiq Ahmed’s Burqa-clad wife accused in Umesh Pal murder case

Shaista is accused of masterminding the Umesh Pal murder case. Soon after the murder of Umesh Pal, Atiq's wife Shaista came in front of the media and was claiming the innocence of her sons and husband.

Angry with Mamata govt over delay in probe of a minor girl’s rape and murder, irate locals block roads and vandalise police vehicles in...

The minor girl had reportedly gone missing on Sunday morning and locals accused the Kolkata police of delaying the probe into the matter.

Ro Khanna, doesn’t matter what your nanaji told your mom ‘personally’, he officially supported Emergency

Abhijit Iyer Mitra furnished Lok Sabha records that show Ro Khanna's grandfather indeed voted for Emergency.

Sasha, the female cheetah who was suffering from a deadly kidney ailment when she came to India, passes away at MP’s Kuno National Park

Sasha, a female cheetah, was already suffering from an ailment even before her arrival in India.

Kolkata: Man kills a neighbour’s child in human sacrifice to prevent his wife from suffering another miscarriage

The man killed his neighbour's daughter in Kolkata in human sacrifice to prevent his wife from suffering another miscarriage.

Sanatan Sanstha not a terrorist outfit but a spiritual organisation imparting education on dharma and religion: Bombay HC

Bombay HC observed that the Hindu outfit Sanatan Sanstha is not a banned terrorist organisation or a frontal organization of any banned terrorist group

Dear NYT, Chicken Manchurian is as much Pakistani as Gobhi Manchurian is Chinese

Chicken Manchurian was first invented in the 1700s by Indian-Chinese chef Nelson Wang, who was born in Calcutta.

Khalistanis mirror Islamists, use brainwashed kids to further their anti-India propaganda

As per the information added by SHHAN, the protest took place in Melbourne. Furthermore, a Twitter hand WPDAustralia, which has been withheld in India, also shared the video of Khalistanis

Disqualified MP Rahul Gandhi asked to vacate his government bungalow in Delhi by the Lok Sabha Housing Committee

The Lok Sabha Housing committee has reportedly issued a notice to Rahul Gandhi asking him to vacate his government-allotted bungalow in Lutyens' Delhi

IPL: Nitish Rana to be the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders in the absence of Shreyas Iyer

Batter Nitish Rana will be the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders (IPL) in the absence of regular skipper Shreyas Iyer, who is currently recovering from a back injury, the franchise announced on Monday.

BJP worker Senthil Kumar bombed and hacked to death in Puducherry, seven assailants later surrender in court

Seven assailants bombed and then hacked Senthil Kumar, a BJP functionary in Puducherry to death on Sunday night

Israel: President Herzog asks Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to halt judicial reforms after violent protests hit the country

Meanwhile, widespread strikes were announced in Israel to protest judicial reform. The country's Ben-Gurion Airport has banned flights leaving the airport until further notice and Workers' Union too have announced a strike, reported Jerusalem Post.

‘Islamic flag will be hoisted in Delhi, every madarsa will become armed camp’: Bangladeshi Maulana’s video goes viral, ‘Allahu Akbar’ echoes after declaration of...

An undated video of a maulana from Bangladesh has gone viral on social media where he could be heard spewing hatred on India.

Gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed reaches Prayagraj alive, escorted by UP police, from Sabarmati jail in Ahmedabad

Gangster Atiq Ahmed's convoy has safely reached Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.

Sanskrit and Lithuanian words adorn the school wall in Delhi, read details

The Ambassador of Lithuania to India Diana Mickeviciene, said "Lithuanian has been officially recognised as the closest living sister language of Sanskrit and we are very keen to research this particular connection at the academic level"

Amritpal Singh’s ‘fan’ offers a Rs 1 crore reward for the whereabouts of the pro-Khalistan leader

In the video, Sarabjeet said, "I will personally give Rs 1 crore to anyone who is working in Punjab Government, Punjab Administration, Punjab Police, Indian administration or someone else, who gives me information about the whereabouts of Bhai Amritpal Singh with proof."

Tamil actor Suriya, who opposed Hindi and NEP, shifts to Mumbai for children’s education, netizens call out hypocrisy

In September 2020, Suriya Sivakumar compared the NEET to ‘Manu Dharma' tests.’ and mobilised the public against the pan-India exam.

‘Lifelong fan’ sends Netflix legal notice, wants episode of Big Bang Theory removed where Madhuri Dixit was ‘insulted’: What was said in the episode

Author and political analyst Mithun Vijay Kumar sent a legal notice to the OTT platform Netflix, demanding that an episode of the famous Big Bang Theory be removed.

Alt News’ Zubair, Scroll and other Islamists and leftists lie that UP police stopped Muslims from offering Namaz during Ramzan in Moradabad, get fact-checked

The Moradabad police, however, took to Twitter to fact-check the lies propagated by the assorted bunch of Islamists and the leftist liberals, by confirming that the group of Muslims was indeed allowed to carry out the prayers on Saturday, that too in the presence of police.

Frustrated Congressis target Smriti Irani again with sexual innuendos, the Amethi loss of now disqualified MP Rahul Gandhi still hurts

The frustration is from the fact that Smriti Irani won Amethi. Not just win it, but won it after defeating Rahul Gandhi, something Congressis are still salty about.

AAP Gujarat chief says the party is ready to challenge BJP for the 2024 LS elections, had earlier lost deposits on 128 seats in...

Isudan Gadhvi, who lost assembly polls last year, claims AAP would fight on all Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat in 2024.

As Atiq Ahmed is transferred from Gujarat to Uttar Pradesh, national media covering the ‘event’ shows live pictures of him urinating on the way:...

Though the particular segment has been removed from the reports on Aaj Tak’s YouTube channel, the Atiq Ahmed urination clips are already viral.

Uddhav Thackeray asks Rahul Gandhi to refrain from insulting Veer Savarkar as their priority is to ‘save democracy’

Uddhav Thackeray said Rahul Gandhi should not get 'provoked' and insult Veer Savarkar as they have to 'save democracy'.

IAMC, with links to terror orgs including Jamaat-e-Islami, comes out in support of Rahul Gandhi, executive director says proof of India being ‘fascist’

Islamic terror organisations, including Jamaat-e-Islami linked Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) issued a statement condemning the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

“Getting an ass to run a horse’s race..”, Hardeep Singh Puri pulls no punches commenting on Rahul Gandhi

"You are getting an ass to run a horse's race...They really deserve to do some serious introspection...People of India would judge them for what they are...Fight Court's action in the Court, you are invoking Mahabharat and Savarkar," Hardeep Puri said. 

Left-wing terrorists kill Assistant Platoon Commander of Chhattisgarh Armed Forces in an IED blast

Earlier, an encounter broke out between a joint party of Indo-Tibetan Border Police and District Reserve Guard and Naxals in the forest area of Chote Burgum in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Sunday, officials said.

United States funding organisations involved in anti-Netanyahu protests against judicial overhaul: Report

According to a report, the US govt is funding one of the chief organisations leading anti-Netanyahu protests in Israel.

Khalistani calls Hindu god Hanuman ‘first international terrorist’

Pro-Khalistan separatist voices have often resorted to insulting Hindu gods and goddesses, which is often the modus operandi of Islamist terrorists.

China skips G20 meeting in Arunachal Pradesh even as 100 delegates representing G20 counties attend: Reports

India has vowed to hold G20 meetings in all 28 and 8 Union territories, including Jammu and Kashmir.

Police car carrying Atiq Ahmed almost overturns as it hits a cow en route to Prayagraj from Sabarmati Jail in Ahmedabad, cow killed

Incidentally, only moments before the incident, when the convoy had stopped for a loo break, Atiq Ahmed had confidently stated that he was not scared when questioned about his Vikas Dubey-style 'encounter' jokes and memes circulating on the internet.

Gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed’s road trip from Ahmedabad jail to Prayagraj escorted by Uttar Pradesh Police triggers meme fest

Given that gangster Vikas Dubey was killed in a police encounter after he tried to escape police custody, social media users claimed that the deceased has been waiting in anticipation of Atiq Ahmed in heaven.

Rahul Gandhi has not yet appealed against conviction because despite battery of legal eagles, they have not managed to translate order from Gujarati

Gujarat Congress leaders Shaktisinh Gohil and Amee Yajnik, are lawyers and quite certainly understand Gujarati enough to translate the Surat court order to English. Despite that Congress has taken days to file an appeal against Rahul Gandhi's conviction.

Indian women boxers recreate history, bring home four golds at World Boxing Championship: Details

Indian women boxers recreated history and brought home four gold medals at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championship.

Congress leader, who had run away from police, calls PM Modi a ‘coward’, compares court verdict against Rahul Gandhi to MK Gandhi’s assassination

Srinivas BV while calling PM Modi coward forgot he ran away from Police during a protest in Delhi last year

Khalistani plan to attack Indian Embassy in Washington thwarted by US secret service: Read details

Pro-Khalistani elements tried to attack Indian Embassy in DC and were stopped by Secret Service and Police

Ro Khanna backtracks after falsely claiming his grandfather had resigned opposing Indira Gandhi’s emergency while pontificating on democracy

After he was fact checked, Ro Khanna admitted that his grandfather Amarnath Vidyalankar didn't resign in protest of emergency by Indira Gandhi

Hindu bike rally attacked in Jaipur district in Rajasthan, video shows youths in skullcaps pelting stones in presence of police

A Muslim mob attacked a rally by Hindus on the occasion of Hindu New year at Jamvaramgarh in Jaipur in Rajasthan, and pelted stones

Odour from other people’s sweat can treat social anxiety: Research

Social anxiety is a common mental health condition where people worry excessively about participating in social situations.

Karnataka: Amit Shah says no provision in Constitution to provide reservation on religious basis, calls out Congress for promoting polarisation

Following the removal of 4 percent OBC reservation for Muslims in Karnataka, Amit Shah said that there is no provision in the Constitution to provide reservation on the basis of religion.

‘Liberals’ attack Mumbai Press club for supporting journalist humiliated by Rahul Gandhi

The Mumbai Press Club also sought an apology from Rahul Gandhi and asked him to uphold freedom of speech and expression.

VHP leader in Indore gets ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ threats, receives the threatening note in a green envelope

Santosh Sharma, a VHP leader living in Gokul Residency, reported to the police about receiving death threats from an unidentified accused on March 24.

USA: Transgender ‘woman’ posts sobbing selfies alleging that JFK airport’s female security agent ‘hit her testicles’, wants entire TSA to be abolished

USA: Transgender 'woman' alleges that a female security agent at JFK airport agent hit her testicles, leaving her in severe pain

Maharashtra: Urdu posters at Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction) rally in Malegaon stoke controversy, here is what happened

Urdu posters and banners used in Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) rally in Malegaon town in the Nashik District

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu cuts a 59 kg cake to celebrate his 59th birthday

Speaking at the occasion CM Sukhu said, "I am celebrating my birthday for the first time after becoming the Chief Minister. I am thankful to the employees of the secretariat who have organized this walk to preserve and promote green energy in the state."

Madhya Pradesh: Missionary school sealed in Morena after discovery of liquor and condoms in principal’s room during inspection

Missionary school is sealed in MP after liquor and condoms are found in principal's room during surprise inspection.