Wednesday, April 1, 2026

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Pakistan finance minister says, “If Allah has created Pakistan, then Allah will take care of its development and prosperity.”

The fianance minister and senior leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) said that since Pakistan was founded in the name of Islam, Allah will take care of its development

Shah Rukh Khan not a Muslim, go and kill him, but don’t use objectionable words against Prophet Muhammad: Raza Academy cleric Khalil-Ur-Rehman

Raza Academy cleric Khalil-Ur-Rehman said that if Hindu outfits truly want to protest against Paathan, they should shoot Shah Rukh Khan dead

Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Shamim and Kafil charged with rioting, arson, court says it was done specifically because it was a ‘Hindu owned school’. Read...

Court filed charges in a case of Delhi anti-Hindu riots against 3 accused for arson and vandalisation of Hindu owned school

Aligarh Muslim University suspends student for raising “Allah hu Akbar” slogans on Republic Day, investigation team formed for further probe

Authorities at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) suspended a first-year undergraduate student for reportedly shouting "Allah hu Akbar" during the Republic Day celebration.

UK: Student nurse Mohammed Farooq arrested for planning an attack on an airforce base

Farooq is also accused of possessing an explosive substance and a replica firearm a Gediz 9mm PAK semi-automatic pistol.

Teacher, from school managed by Sikh Committee in Delhi, suspended for organizing Saraswati Puja, management says ‘no tradition of idol worship’

The school is managed by the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee which opposed Saraswati Puja by the teacher

Assam police foil child marriage attempt in Barpeta, arrests Imam Sanidul Ali, groom Sanuar Hussain and two others: Details

Barely four days after announcing a crackdown, the Assam police rescued a 16-year-old girl from child marriage

Controversial news anchor Sreenivasan Jain, who dubbed the plot to kill PM Modi as a ‘chota mota bomb blast’, resigns from NDTV

In July last year, Sreenivasan Jain furnished a surety bond of ₹50,000 to secure bail for dubious fact-checker Mohammed Zubair.

Madras HC allows Hindu outfit meet in Tamil Nadu after police denied permission as they might comment against ‘other religion’, public parade still disallowed

Court also allowed the Hindu outfit, Indu Makkal Katchi- Tamizhagam (IMKT), to hold its State conference in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu on January 29.

Ruhal and Adnan insult the national anthem, as video goes viral, sparking outrage, Meerut police arrest one

In the video, the national anthem is playing in the background. The youth can be seen mocking the national anthem in the 29-second clip.

Meeting to remember 33 years of Kashmiri Pandit genocide held at UK Parliament campus, British MP slams BBC documentary as ‘propaganda’: Details

MP Bob Blackman reaffirmed his backing for India and the Kashmiri Hindu community, and reminded them that it was Pakistan's attack on Kashmir that led to the former Maharaja acceding to India.

Jerusalem: Palestinian terrorist kills 7 Jews, injures 3 others in a deadly attack, Hamas celebrates with fireworks in the streets of Gaza

21-year-old Palestinian terrorist went on a killing spree and gunned down 7 Jews outside a synagogue in Neve Yaakov in East Jerusalem.

USAID grantee NGO in Pakistan has links with designated terrorist organizations Jamaat-e-Islami: What US lawmaker said in a letter

McCaul urged Samantha Power to conduct a personal and immediate review of the grants to HHRD and pause the grants until a full review is concluded. 

Remembering Haqiqat Rai: The first Hindu victim of the blasphemy law who was stoned to death on Basant Panchami in Mughal era

Haqiqat Rai was a 15-year-old Hindu boy in Sialkot in 18th-century India. He is known as the first noted victim of Islamic blasphemy laws. He was stoned to death in Lahore.

As the Pakistani rupee sinks to a record low, social media erupts with meme fest amid deepening economic crisis

Pakistan's economic predicament is getting worse day by day as its currency had its largest one-day drop in over 20 years.

Congress attacks Adani Group over the Hindenburg report, after the party-led governments awarded multiple contracts to the group

While Adani group secured projects in several Congress-ruled states in the past, the party is now targeting it over the Hindenburg report

‘Hindu saints are Aatanki and Jallad’: SP leader Swami Prasad Maurya; had earlier made objectionable remarks on Ramcharitmanas

SP leader Swami Prasad Maurya vilified the Hindu saints, comparing them to terrorists and executioners.

Kashmir police refute Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of security lapse at Bharat Jodo Yatra, say Gandhi discontinued the yatra without informing them

Jammu and Kashmir Police said that full security arrangements were in place for Bharat Jodo Yatra, and refutes allegations of lapses made by Congress

‘ISI propaganda movie’: Netizens slam makers of ‘Pathaan’ for portraying Pakistan’s ISI in a good light

Several social media users have slammed Shah Rukh Khan's latest release Pathaan for portraying Pakistan's ISI in good light

PFI terrorists who murdered Praveen Nettaru had hidden weapons in Mosques and Madrasas, Praveen suspected the plot to kill him

NIA has revealed that the PFI had hidden lethal weapons like machete were hidden in Mosques, Madrasas, and houses.

NIA arrests a fruit seller used by PFI to source info on RSS, BJP events, earlier ISIS admitted to recruiting PFI terrorists

Earlier this month, the NIA detained Muhammed Sadik, a fruit seller employed by PFI to gather info on RSS, BJP events.

‘Your God is weaker than Jesus, so become a Christian’: Pastor’s conversion bid foiled in Indore, 7 arrested

Tribal Hindu Man Singh's family was lured to convert to Christianity by a pastor in a church in Madhya Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh: Police lodge FIR against 31 people in one month for forced conversion to Christianity in rural areas

ADG Prashant Kumar informed that the accused had adopted illegal means such as inducement, and allurement to facilitate conversions to Christianity.

Bizarre: Kamal Haasan’s party announces merger with Congress on its website, takes the site down claiming it was hacked

Kamal Haasan-led Makkal Needhi Maiam party removes statement from its website announcing merger with the Congress party

‘Why should not religious places be left to religious people?’: Supreme Court dismisses Andhra govt’s plea to take over Ahobilam Temple administration

The top court ruled that the Andhra Pradesh government has no legal authority, jurisdiction, or entitlement to appoint an executive officer of the Sri Ahobilam Mutt Parampara Aadheena Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam (Ahobilam Mutt Temple).

53% of respondents believe Muslim men indulge in ‘love jihad’: India Today Mood of the Nation survey

The India Today’s Mood of the Nation survey indicated that 53 per cent of the over 1.40 lakh respondents believed that Muslim men indulge in love jihad.

After meeting Rahul Gandhi, Kamal Hasaan’s party ‘Makkal Needhi Maiam kills Makkal Needhi Maiam’, to merge with Congress to ‘fight Hindutva’

Kamal Haasan led Makkal Needhi Maiam party has decided to merge with Indian National Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha elections

Shah Rukh Khan’s “Pathaan” is promoting nationalist jingoistic rhetoric of fascist Modi government, Arfa Nizami of The Tyre writes

Showing a Muslim actor, named Pathaan, as an agent of India is an attack against the Muslim minorities in India.

Sindhi Hindus to adhere only to Sanatani practises and return all copies of the Guru Granth Sahib back to Sikhs: Top Udasi Seer

A top Udasi seer had stated that Sindhi Hindus would adhere only to "Sanatani" practices and return the Guru Granth Sahibs to Sikhs.

‘Many removed, notices sent to several others’: Govt responds to petition in Allahabad HC about illegal mosques, mazars built on Govt land

The Govt was responding to a PIL that sought the removal of mosques and Mazars illegally constructed on government land in UP

1262-page chargesheet filed in Morbi Bridge collapse case, Overa MD Jaysukh Patel named as accused

Chargesheet in in Morbi Bridge collapse case lodged against the ten suspects under IPC sections 304, 308, 114, 336, 337, and 338

An annoyed Ranbir Kapoor throws away a fan’s phone, video goes viral

The fan was apparently not satisfied with the quality of photos and kept asking Ranbir to pose again.

Gautam Adami drops to 7th position on world’s richest people list as shares of Adani Group companies crash by 20%

Gautam Adami dropped to 7th position on the Forbes Billionaires list as his net worth fell by over $22 billion following the Hindenburg Research report

Bangladesh: Islamists vandalise Saraswati idol, attack Hindu worshippers, Farook and 5 others nabbed

During the assault, two Hindus named Hriday Biswas and Shayan Sarkar were grievously injured.

‘Criticism is Shuddi Yagna for a harmonious democracy’: PM Modi during Pariksha Pe Charcha 2023 in Delhi

On January 27, PM Narendra Modi interacted with students, teachers and parents during the 6th edition of 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' 2023 in Delhi

‘NSUI did not seek permission, such behaviour won’t be tolerated’: DU proctor says won’t allow screening of propaganda BBC documentary

NSUI and the Bhim Army Student Federation have announced that they will screen outlawed BBC documentary.

Congress leader Rashid Alvi demands evidence of the surgical strike, earlier Digvijaya Singh had raised aspersions on the Pulwama attack

Congress leader Rashid Alvi came out in support of Digvijaya Singh as he demanded for evidence of surgical strikes.

BBC documentary row: Leftist groups screen banned propaganda series at multiple universities, ABVP responds with screening The Kashmir Files

SFI screens BBC Documentary "India: The Modi Question" at University of Hyderabad and Jadavpur University in Kolkata, plans more screening

‘Goonjega toh sirf Jai Shri Ram’: Actress Kangana Ranaut takes a dig at ‘love trumps hate’ comment over Pathaan’s box-office performance

Kangana said it is India's inclusiveness and love that a movie named Pathaan, which shows Pakistan in good light got a positive response at the box-office.

‘Mood of the Nation’: India Today-CVoter survey says 72% happy with PM Modi’s performance, govt’s approval rating soar to 67%. Details

As the Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to be held in 2024, the India Today-CVoter Mood of the Nation survey indicated on Thursday that India's citizens appear to be content with PM Modi

‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ brigade, which includes Mohammad Zubair, gets back to work, splash pictures of Hindu men accused of sloganeering against Mohammad

The controversy over the Shahrukh Khan starrer Pathaan movie has taken a dangerous turn after it was reported that Islamists in Indore had raised the murderous "sar tan se juda"

Bihar: Rabies-infected stray dog goes on a biting spree in Arrah, attacks over 80

Over 80 people visited the district hospital in Arrah with cases of dog bites. The stray dog was beaten to death following the incident.

‘A very sorry state of affairs’: Delhi HC directs AAP government to pay unpaid salaries of Maharshi Valmiki Hospital workers by February 8

Delhi HC orders Delhi government to pay salaries to employees of Maharishi Valmiki Hospital, not paid since April last year

Chhattisgarh: 1100 Christian converts welcomed back to Hinduism in ‘ghar wapsi’ event, State BJP Sec washes their feet with Gangajal

“It is a bigger and more important task to save Hindus and stop them from converting to other faiths. Whenever Hindus have been divided, the Hindu population has declined," said Chhattisgarh BJP’s state Secretary Prabal Pratap Singh Judev after the event.

Bihar: Claims of Pakistani flag hoisted on one Ashfaq’s house in Purnia stirs outrage; police say it was a religious flag

Claims of a Pakistan's flag hoisted on a house in Bihar's Purnia stirred a furore, creating a tense atmosphere on the 74th Republic Day.

After claiming that Delhi LG mocked democracy by refusing to meet all AAP MLAs, Delhi CM Kejriwal refuses to attend the meeting citing his...

After demanding meeting with the LG along with all MLAs, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has sought rescheduling the meeting due to his Punjab visit

Primary teacher Hasmuddin refuses to sing National Anthem and offer flowers to Maa Saraswati, Bharat Mata, says it’s against Islam: Video viral

Hasmuddin, a primary school teacher in Aligarh, refuses to sing the national anthem and pay floral tribute to Maa Saraswati and Bharat Mata

‘Is Pfizer working to make Covid more dangerous so it can sell more vaccines?’ US Senator sends letter to Pfizer CEO Bourla after Project...

In a letter dated Thursday (January 26), Rubio said, "An investigative report suggests that Pfizer may be conducting gain-of-function research, which it dubs “directed evolution” research to mutate the SARS-CoV-2 virus to create additional, more potent variants and vaccines to combat future variants."

India issues notice to Pakistan for modification of Indus Water Treaty, asks to come for negotiations within 90 days

India has always been a responsible partner in implementing the IWT. Pakistan's actions, however, have encroached on the provisions of IWT and their implementation and forced India to issue an appropriate notice for modification of IWT, sources said.