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Andhra Pradesh pledges to build 3000 new temples, says state showing interest in ‘protecting and spreading Hindu faith’

The state administration had already stated that it would start building 1,330 temples. This list now includes 1,465 more temples.

Adani-Hindenburg row: Supreme Court asks SEBI to conclude investigation in 2 months, constitutes committee to review the regulatory framework

SC has asked SEBI to investigate whether the Adani Group of companies have violated Section 19 of SEBI rules and whether there was any manipulation of stock prices

US senate passes bill to declassify all intelligence on Covid origins, a day after FBI said pandemic leaked from Wuhan lab

USA: FBI, Dept of Energy say the Wuhan lab, where US-based EcoHealth Alliance was carrying out Coronavirus 'gain of function' research with the Chinese government, is the most likely origin of Covid.

CM Yogi Adityanath registers new record, serves longest unbroken term in the state completing 5 years, 347 days in office

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath registered a new record in his name of serving the longest unbroken term in the state after Independence.

‘Who did you vote for?’ Comedian asked people pleading for help amid Covid wave. Watch his genocidal views on those who voted for PM...

Comedian Daniel Fernandes published a video, 'Alive and Vaccinated', on YouTube channel, which was a recording of live show

‘Abbu used to beat me for visiting Hindu temples’: Nargis becomes Nikki and marries her Hindu lover in Mainpuri

Nikki's father filed a complaint against Alok. Following this, Alok was apprehended by the police, and Nikki was handed over to her father, but eventually the couple got together and got married.

Pakistan shows no interest in rescuing ‘Lady Al Qaeda’, Aafia Siddiqui

Siddiqui is serving an 86-year prison sentence for shooting at US service members. She had been arrested in connection with an alleged Al Qaeda plot before she grabbed a soldier's M4 and opened fire on her interrogators. She missed.

Pakistani actress Ushna Shah deactivates her Instagram account after outrage over her ‘Indian-style’ wedding lehenga

While Ushna Shah had a nikah, a Muslim wedding ceremony, she was still brutally attacked by Muslim Twitter users in Pakistan for wearing something that 'looked' Indian, to imply she looked like a Hindu bride and sent abuses her way.

Watch: DMK worker gifts CM MK Stalin a camel on his 70th birthday

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, who celebrated his 70th birthday on Wednesday, was gifted a camel by DMK workers.

Maharashtra: Malegaon Court orders a convict to offer Namaz 5 times a day and plant trees near a mosque instead of imprisonment in a...

A court in Malegaon ordered a convict to offer namaz five times a day and plant trees in a road accident case that attracts upto 1 year in jail

‘Give up drugs and alcohol to get married easily, don’t use music and fireworks in weddings’, clerics at Tehrik-e-Bedari in Ranchi

Maulana Qutubuddin Rizvi said, "There is no place in the community for those who involve in drugs, gambling, persecution of laborers, etc."

UK to appoint Tech Envoy for Indo-Pacific region in India, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly announces scheme for exchange of professionals

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly announces the appointment of Tech Envoy for Indo-Pacific region in India

Surat: Yusuf “Chacha” rapes and murders a 2-year-old girl; bite marks found on the victim’s stomach and private parts

Yusuf alias Ismail was a close friend of the victim's father and would often take the girl child out to buy her something.

Lawyers give new twist to Urban Naxal Gautam Navlakha case, despite connections to ISI, argue that he went there as a “journalist”

Gautam Navlakha's lawyer argued in the court that just because he had interviewed Maoist leaders, he has links with them

Bihar: Indian Army jawan assaulted and arrested by police after one Naseem Akhtar lodged an FIR against him

One Naseem Akhtar had filed an FIR against Indian Army jawan alleging that he had injured his uncle in an accident.

Bihar Police misbehaves with and arrests father of a soldier who died in Galwan Valley clash, Deputy CM Tejaswhi Yadav gives clean chit to...

Tejashwi Yadav claimed that although the martyr's family wanted to erect a memorial, they were unwilling to give their own property

Naseeruddin Shah highlights ‘misinformation’ about Akbar in history books, says Akbar never used ‘Din-e-Elahi’ term, never wanted to start new religion

Naseeruddin Shah showered praises for the Mughal king and said that he was soft-hearted, vulnerable man and he was also very passionate, sexually driven, ferocious, merciless warrior. "He must have been a great lover. I played him, to find the human being within this grandeur,” he said.

NIA’s conviction rate touches 93.69 per cent with verdicts in ISIS Kanpur and ISIS Rajkot cases

The NIA reached the conviction rate of 93.69 per cent with the pronouncement of sentences in ISIS Rajkot, Kanpur cases.

Prayagraj: Bulldozers roll on properties of mafia Atiq Ahmed’s aides involved in Umesh Pal murder case

Reports mention that the list of suspects in the case was sent to Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) which gathered details of the unauthorised and illegally constructed buildings and residential properties belonging to the accused.

Lucknow: NIA court awards death sentence to 7 ISIS terrorists convicted in Kanpur terror conspiracy case, one terrorist sentenced to life

NIA court in Lucknow awards death sentences to 7 and ISIS terrorists convicted in the Kanpur conspiracy case, one terrorist given life sentence

‘I will pursue the case to its logical end’: Victim after SC orders probe into his assault at NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad’s home in...

Anant Karmuse was reportedly assaulted by Jitendra Awhad and his aides in April 2020 for a social media post mocking the NCP leader.

One by one, Kejriwal’s confidantes who wanted to ‘fight corruption’ ended up leaving him or becoming accused of it

Top leaders of AAP are scattered, left the party or in jail while Arvind Kejriwal is enjoying the limelight without dirtying his hands

‘Saat pheray nahi liye’: Pakistanis have a meltdown because actress Ushna Shah looked ‘too Indian’ at her wedding

Ushna Shah shared her wedding pictures on her Instagram account and captioned it “I think it's getting serious, @hamza.amin87 !”

Gujarat: Mohammad Abdul of Godhra rapes and impregnates a girl, shares video of the act with victim’s fiancé to ruin her wedding

The victim's father has alleged that Mohammad Abdul's sister's son was also involved in raping his daughter.

Ahmednagar: Sahil Shaikh molests 18-year-old Hindu girl, threatens to throw acid on her and kill her family for rejecting his advances, arrested

Sahil Shaikh threatened that if the girl’s marriage is not cancelled, he will kill the family members and throw acid on her face

This Eid, forget bakra as Salman Khan brings you #BilliBilli

Salman Khan and Pooja Hegde starrer Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan is slated to be released on April 21, 2023 around the time Ramzan Eid falls.

Kerala temple gets a life-sized mechanical elephant donated by PETA, to be used for festivals instead of real elephant

PETA stated that elephants are highly social beings and that they need to live in forests with their families for their well being. It also encouraged the local temples to use mechanical elephants and send real elephants to the forests.

Jammu: Madarsa teacher and his accomplice arrested for keeping 16-year-old girl hostage for 5 months

Madrasa teacher Maulvi Bilal and his accomplice Riyaz Ahmed arrested for keeping teenage girl hostage for 5 months, who used to study Arabic at the Madrasa

Atishi Marlena, Saurabh Bhardwaj likely to be elevated as ministers after Sisodia’s arrest

Sisodia was arrested on Sunday in an ongoing investigation of a case related to alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of the new excise policy of the Delhi government. 

Australia: Tamil Nadu man Mohamed Rahmathullah Syed Ahmed shot dead by Sydney police after he stabs cleaner, threatens police with a knife

A 32-year-old Indian national Mohamed Rahmathullah Syed Ahmed was on Tuesday shot dead by Australian Police after he allegedly stabbed a cleaner and threatened police officers with a knife

Gurugram man who stole flower pots arranged on Expressway for G20 event arrested by police

A Gurugram resident named Manmohan has been arrested for stealing flowerpots kept for a G20 event.

FCRA licence of Centre for Policy Research suspended amidst income tax probe: reports

Notably, the FCRA licence of Oxfam India was revoked in January last year as the trust did not apply for renewal of the licence, as said by the Ministry of Home Affairs back then.

‘Will steal girls’ hearts instead’: YouTuber Elvish Yadav rubbishes claims his car was used to steal flower pots in Gurugram in #GamlaChor controversy

Earlier this week, a video had gone viral where a man in swamy SUV could be seen stealing flower pots put up by city administration in Gurugram and driving away.

Pakistan: Abhinandan Vartaman’s photo displayed during PSL match, may affect broadcast in India

PSL tried to mock India using photograph of IAF pilot Abhinandan sipping tea.

Ehsan Jafri fired his gun and provoked the mob that killed him, court said. Read about uncomfortable truths about Godhra carnage and subsequent riots

Riots were unfortunate as was the Godhra carnage. Nothing justifies violence. However, when you condemn one and do not even acknowledge the other, you are being dishonest. If Ehsan Jafri's death is mourned, so should be the death of those 59 karsevaks, who have been forgotten for being Hindus.

Bihar love quadrangle: A tale of two Ruby Devis and their bizarre love stories

On February 6, 2022, Ruby Devi, wife of Neeraj Singh fled with Mukesh along with her two sons and one daughter and tied the knot with Mukesh.

ISIS women force boys as young as 13 to impregnate them to increase Islamic population, gave them Viagra-like substance

Ahmet and Hamid disclosed to the personnel of the recently established Orkesh rehab facility that they had been the victims of sexual exploitation by several ISIS women.

Nagpur police alerts Mumbai police after anonymous caller threatens to blow up houses of Mukesh Ambani, Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra

An anonymous caller claimed that he had planted bombs near houses of Mukesh Ambani and Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra

Wikipedia removes page of Hindu braveheart Gopal Patha who avenged the great Calcutta killings. Here is the Pakistani connection

The Wikipedia page of Gopal Chandra Mukherjee aka 'Gopal Patha', who played a crucial role in avenging the 1946 Great Calcutta Killings orchestrated by the Muslim League

The rise of Amritpal Singh, his ascension to the head of Waris Punjab De, and becoming the face of ‘Khalistan’ in 6 months

Amritpal Singh regularly posted radical posts on social media before officially taking up Waris Punjab De

Jailed Delhi ministers Manish Sisodia and Satyendra Jain both resign from their posts in state cabinet

CM Arvind Kejriwal has reportedly accepted the resignation of his jailed ministers Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain.

Ghar Wapsi in Assam: 11 Christian families of Tiwa tribe revert to Hinduism, hundreds of tribals coming back to the Hindu fold in several...

Dozens of members of the Tiwa community, who had earlier converted to Christianity, did 'Ghar Wapsi' and returned to the folds of Hinduism in Assam.

Chhattisgarh: 6 detained for deceptively converting villagers to Christianity under the guise of medical treatment

The villagers caught the organizers red-handed while they were attempting to convert the attendees to Christianity.

Manish Sisodia’s bail plea rejected by SC in Delhi liquor scam case, asked to approach HC

On February 27, a Delhi court remanded Manish Sisodia to 5 days in CBI custody in connection to the liquor policy scam case.

AAP leaders used liquor policy to exploit money to fight elections with Khalistani help, says Gautam Gambhir

"If there was no discrepancy in liquor policy, it shouldn't have been taken back. This is not the time to give emotional statements. If he (Sisodia) has opened schools, colleges and hospitals, show it to us. He can move to SC, but for me, Delhi CM and AAP has been exposed," he said.

Thirteen shooters, plan hatched in Muslim Hostel of Allahabad University, ties with Samajwadi Party: New revelations in Umesh Pal murder case

Umesh Pal, a key witness in the 2005 murder case of BSP leader Raju Pal, was killed on Friday, February 24.

Gurgaon VIP resident in swanky SUV caught on camera stealing flower pots kept for G20 event: Watch

A video has gone viral wherein two men are seen stealing flower pots and storing them in the boot of their high-end vehicle with a VIP licence plate

Exit Polls predict BJP win in Tripura and Nagaland, NPP likely to retain power in Meghalaya

Exit polls following the recent elections in Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland indicate that the BJP is expected to retain Tripura and retake control of Nagaland with coalition partner National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP).

Rise of Amritpal Singh and rants on ‘Clubhouse’: From getting women involved, to farmers’ protest and setting up ‘lone wolf’ cells working for Khalistan

Deep Sidhu and Amritpal Singh used social media to mobilize support and Clubhouse was one of the platforms they used

AAP’s Gopal Italia flaunts ‘simplicity’ of washing clothes by hand while a washing machine stands right there, gets mocked

One Sachin wrote, "Are all the Aam Aadmi Party leaders, dumb? The washing machine is visible in the photo and the man is showing washing clothes by hand to impress people."