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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."

Wankhede stadium to install a life-size statue of Sachin Tendulkar, first-ever player to get this honour

Sachin Tendulkar reminisced about his memories of the Wankhede and said that it holds a special place in his heart.

Aqib Mushtaq Bhat, the terrorist responsible for targeted killing of Kashmiri Hindu Sanjay Sharma, neutralized in Awantipora: ADGP Kashmir

Kashmir zone police quoted ADGP Kumar as saying that the neutralized terrorist who killed Sanjay Sharma has been identified as Aqib Mushtaq Bhat of Pulwama

Dear Mahua Moitra, stop obsessing about ‘saffron chaddis’, this fixation with male undergarments of a particular colour is weird

Mahua Moitra, known for her noisy, foul mouthed rants in Delhi, has a rather weird obsession with male underwear of a particular colour.

Pakistani Maulana Dr Muhammad Suleman calls Sikhs ‘dirty’, says ‘plan ready, will secretly convert them to Islam’, undated video viral

The video which is at present going viral over the social media is undated and is seemingly being shared amid the on-going turmoil in Punjab surrounding the recent activities of radical pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh and his supporters.

OpIndia Exclusive: RTI reveals Punjab biggest beneficiary in central govt’s procurement of wheat and paddy, MSP increased every year since 2014

Data revealed Punjab has been the top beneficiary state in procurement and Uttar Pradesh in distribution of wheat and Tamil Nadu in terms of Rice for most of the years

Hyderabad: AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi’s close relative shoots himself, family dispute suspected

A case of domestic violence was registered against Mazharuddian Ali Khan, who was reportedly in a property dispute with his family members during his lifetime.

Poverty stricken Pakistan to face tougher Ramzan over skyrocketing prices, chicken consumption becomes weekly affair for many

Amid severe economic crisis, prices of food times have increased by at least 50% in Pakistan and because of loan conditions, government is not even in position to subsidise them for the middle class and poor.

SC dismisses petition seeking renaming of historical places named after barbaric Islamic invaders

Ashwini Upadhyay filed a PIL in SC seeking the renaming of historical places named after barbaric Islamic invaders.

The liquor scam for which Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia has been arrested by CBI: Explained in 10 simple points

While the objective of Delhi's new liquor policy was to end black marketing and mafia raj, the AAP government was soon shrouded in corruption allegations.

ICHR removes image of Bharat Mata, stops chanting of national anthem over ‘verbal objections’: Reports

The Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR) is an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Education.

Punjab: Woman shoots dead Congress leader Major Singh Dhaliwal over ‘personal reasons’ in Tarn Taran

Congress leader Major Singh Dhaliwal was shot dead by a woman in Punjab's Tarn Taran district

West Bengal: Two BSF jawans grievously injured after Bangladeshis attacked them for stopping them from sneaking into India for cattle grazing

The incident happened when the BSF jawans stopped the Bangladeshi farmers from bringing their cattle to India

Hundreds of schoolgirls poisoned in Iran to stop them from getting education: Report

Reportedly, Iranians were resorting to 'deliberately' poisoning school girls in order to stop them from pursuing education.

As Kashmiri Pandits keep getting killed by Islamic terrorists, the media, year after year, peddles the ‘Muslim neighbourhood in grief’ narrative

The media has standardised 'Muslim neighbourhood in grief' every time a Kashmiri Pandit falls victim to Islamic terrorism.

Tripura elections: Assam congress chief shares badly edited fake opinion poll on polling day

In his tweet, Bhupen Kumar Borah, the chief of the Assam State Congress Committee, clubbed a Tripura Elections opinion poll graphic with a BBC news logo

Men’s chaddi crisis strikes again: ET draws inspiration from Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint to cry economic slowdown

Alan Greenspan has been tracking underwear sales since over four decades now and linking them to economic crisis around the world.

2 AAP ministers, now in jail, head 19 ministries combined in the Delhi government while CM Arvind Kejriwal has none: Details

With Satyendra Jain and now Manish Sisodia getting arrested, the caretakers of the 19 departments of the Delhi government are behind the bars.

Shooter Arbaaz, accused in Umesh Pal murder case, killed in police encounter

It is reported Arbaaz, accused in Umesh Pal murder case, opened fire at police and in retaliatory firing by police, he was shot at.

What interference by George Soros means and the changing nature of imperialism that we must acknowledge to safeguard our freedoms

American billionaire George Soros has been in news for his outlandish views on the Indian government and especially PM Modi.

59 Hindus were burnt alive in the S6 coach of the Sabarmati Express 21 years ago, know about two families who lost everything in...

These are stories of just two families who lost everything by the hands of the Islamist mob. There are many more who have not yet recovered.

Chandra Shekhar Azad death anniversary: When his nephew Sujit said that it was Nehru who got the revolutionary killed by the British: Details

Sujit Azad alleged that Nehru informed the British about the presence of Chandra Shekhar Azad at Alfred Park because other than Nehru and his fellow HRA members, nobody else knew that he was coming there

‘As long as my head is satisfactorily attached to my torso’ – Prof Ranganathan slams Taslim Ahmed Rehmani at ARTH Cultural Fest; video viral

Anand Ranganathan slammed Taslim Ahmed Rehmani for roaming freely while Nupur Sharma has to live in the shadow of threats to her life.

Jairam Ramesh apologises to Muslims after outrage over omission of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad from Congress ad

Jairam Ramesh said in his tweet, "Maulana Abul Kalam Azad will always remain an iconic & inspiring figure for us."

‘CBI officers were against Manish’s arrest’: Arvind Kejriwal claims they had ‘huge respect’ for him and had ‘no evidence’

The CBI on Sunday released a statement on Sisodia's arrests, claiming he was giving evasive replies and wasn't cooperating in the ongoing investigation in the liquor scam case. 

After Imtiaz Alam from Hizbul, former commander of terrorist group Al Badr shot dead in Pakistan: Read about the terror group and their jihad...

For almost 8 years in the 1990s, Syed Khalid Raza was the commander of the Pakistan backed terrorist organisation Al-Badr in Jammu and Kashmir

‘Atiq Ahmed a product of Samajwadi Party’: Mayawati says his wife will be expelled from the BSP if found guilty in Umesh Pal murder...

Mayawati said that former SP leader Atiq Ahmed, whose wife is in BSP, will be expelled if found guilty in Umesh Pal murder.

NIA issues alert to Mumbai Police regarding movement of suspicious person Sarfaraz Memon who is ‘dangerous’ to India

According to Mumbai Police sources, the NIA has informed that Sarfaraz Memon, a resident of Madhya Pradesh has taken training in China, Hong Kong and Pakistan.

As AAP protests against arrest of Manish Sisodia in Delhi liquor scam, here are the times when Kejriwal himself wanted strong action against the...

"Corruption is betrayal to the country. We will handle everything but not betrayal to India," Arvind Kejriwal had said in May 2022.

Punjab police start learning gatka, the Sikh martial arts skills from nihangs after violence from Amritpal Singh’s followers

Gatka is a traditional martial art discipline associated with the Sikh gurus. It instills sword and stick fighting abilities as well as self-control. Gatka is thought to have started when the 6th Sikh Guru Hargobind used 'Kirpan' for self-defense during the Mughal rule.

Junior anesthesiologist Dr Preethi, who attempted suicide after being harassed by Dr Saif, passes away

Dr Preethi was undergoing treatment at Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in Hyderabad city of Telangana.