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‘Loudspeaker was removed from Hanuman temple but azaan from the mosque blares 5 time a day’: Priest in Palamu complains of discrimination by police

Locals say that there are backward and Dalit people living in the area. That is why Islamists often harass them.

‘Evidence of tax avoidance and discrepancies found, used dilatory tactics in producing documents’: Finance Ministry on I-T survey at BBC offices

The finance ministry said that during Income tax survey at BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai, several discrepancies were found

‘Ye Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’: BJP questions why Rahul Gandhi’s close aide tweeted George Soros’s statement as Congress distances itself from Soros

JP leader Shehzad Poonawalla said that the Congres party cannot distance itself from the controversial statement by Soros.

Muslims object to bhajan and aartis in Mandir while Azan blares on mosque loudspeakers: Hindus in Palamu say the violence was pre-planned – Ground...

Following the February 15th incident in Palamu in Jharkhand ,local Hindus have said that the attack against Hindus by a Muslim mob was pre-planned

MEA launches mPassport Police App, police verification process to become faster

Shah on Thursday tweeted in Hindi: "Launched the Passport Mobile Application for quick verification of passports. Having digital verification will save time as well as bring transparency to police investigations."

Jairam Ramesh rushes to distance Congress from George Soros after regime change architect admitted that Adani-Hindenburg issue was politically motivated

In a tweet, Congress chief of communications Jairam Ramesh has hastened to clarify that the Congress party, which has been most vocal against Adani, and has been doing exactly what George Soros endorsed, has nothing to do with George Soros.

BJP’s Smrti Irani slams George Soros over his Adani remarks, says ‘designated economic war criminal intends to weaken Indian democracy’: What she said

Smriti Irani stated that those that Soros considers pliable need to be aware that India has already thwarted imperialistic plans and will do so again. "In India, democracy has and will continue to triumph.  These attempts to weaken Indian democracy will be addressed with the might of India led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi," she stated. 

Tamil Nadu government is set to break the 89-year-old tradition of the Mandaikadu Bhagwathi Ammam Temple: All you need to know

In Nagercoil city of Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari district, Hindu devotees have been protesting against a ban imposed by the Tamil Nadu government on gathering at the Mandaikadu Bhagwathi Ammam Temple

‘Those who want to make India a Hindu nation want to destroy the country’, says Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar said, "Those who want to speak and write against us can do so."

Iran’s foreign minister cancels India visit, upset over inclusion of Iran anti-Hijab protest visuals in Raisina Dialogue promo

Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian cancels India visit after Raisina Dialogue organisers refused to remove visuals of anti-Hijab protests in Iran from promo video

Income Tax survey at BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai ends, officials to likely issue a public statement today

Three-day-long survey by the Income Tax department at BBC offices at Delhi and Mumbai ended on Thursday night

Elon Musk shuts 2 of 3 Twitter offices in India, asks staff from Mumbai and Delhi office to work from home

After Musk's acquisition over Twitter, there has been a mass departure of employees, many of whom were dismissed, raising questions about Twitter's ability to continue operating and control content. This week, Musk stated that it may take him till the end of the year to balance the business and ensure its financial soundness.

Kanpur Dehat: Video shows Dixit family pleading to DM for help a month before the tragedy, survivor says nobody heard their pleas

A video has surfaced wherein deceased Pramila Dikshit's husband accused Kanpur Dehat DM Neha Jain of negligence and apathy, resulting in the February 13 tragedy

Palamu violence: 13 arrested, hundreds of known and unknown people named in 2 FIRs, only 5 Hindus and 4 Muslims allowed for Mahashivaratri and...

Amid section 144 after the violence in Palamu, only 4 Muslims will be allowed for Namaaz in the mosque and 5 Hindus including the priest will be allowed at the temple for Mahashivatri

Just when Opposition in India was bracing to attack Modi over Adani issue, George Soros, the regime change Voldemort, thought declaring himself was a...

George Soros, the face of the global regime change machinery, has thought it prudent to gloat over the idea out in the open. A video of Soros saying the Adani issue will harm Modi politically is now viral and we cannot stop laughing.

Samajwadi Party suspends two women leaders who had opposed the burning of Ramcharitmanas, earlier, the duo was abused by SP leaders

"Thanks for the gift for 16 years of dedication to the party, Akhilesh Yadav," Samajwadi leader Dr Roli Tiwari Mishra said.

BCCI Chief Selector Chetan Sharma resigns after damming sting operation: Details

The development comes three days after Chetan Sharma was caught making damming revelations in a Zee News sting operation.

Islamic scholar says Swara Bhasker’s marriage to Fahad Ahmad is invalid as per Quran, slams ‘liberal Muslims’ who talk about Islam in India

Islamic scholar Mufti Yasir Nadeem Al Wajidi denounced the marriage of Swara and Fahad as ‘Islamically invalid’ since Swara Bhasker is a ‘polytheistic woman’.

Ujjain prepares for grand Mahashivratri celebration, 21 lakh Diyas to be lit on the ghats of Shipra river

"We will try to create a world record by lighting 21 lakh earthen lamps. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will also attend the event," said State Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday.

Modi will have to answer in parliament: George Soros, who pledged $1B to take on ‘nationalists’ including PM Modi’, comments on Adani row

George Soros also alleged that so-called anti-Muslim violence in India has spearheaded the 'meteoric rise' of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Hindus called rioters despite a Hindu being attacked first by Muslims, stones pelted from mosque: How Muslims are playing victim after Palamu violence

Muslim mob indulged in violence over the installation of welcome gates by Hindus ahead of Mahashivaratri in Palamu of Jharkhand.

Israel-based disinformation team interfered with more than 30 elections around the world: Report

On Wednesday, a covert group of Israeli contractors operating out of Modi'in came to light as a successful global source of disinformation operations that have interfered in elections and commercial disputes in dozens of nations. 

West Bengal: Rat crawl on a patient lying on the floor of Malda Medical College and Hospital, video goes viral

In viral video from West Bengal, a rat can be crawling on a patient lying on the floor of Malda Medical College and Hospital

12 more Cheetahs to be brought to India from South Africa, IAF’s C-17 Globemaster aircraft to land on 18 February carrying them

As per the Action Plan for Cheetah Introduction in India, yearly 10-12 cheetahs are expected to be brought from African countries for the next 5 years at least.

India agar aankhein dikha raha hai…: Shahid Afridi responds to BCCI’s refusal to send Team India to Pakistan for Asia Cup

Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi opened up on the Asia Cup issue after India refused to travel to the neighbouring country for Asia Cup 2023.

Australia: Khalistanis threaten Kali Mata Mandir in Melbourne to cancel bhajan program because invited singer Kanhiya Mittal is ‘staunch Hindu’

An unidentified man called Bhawna, female priest of Kali Mata mandir in Melbourne, and threatened violence if upcoming bhajan is not cancelled

Family blast administration for calling the death of mother-daughter duo in Kanpur as ‘suicide’, here is how things have turned

Though the Kanpur district police initially claimed that the women set themselves on fire, the case has now taken a completely different turn with the family calling it a murder.

Congressis posting their Ls: Manish Tewari tries to poke holes in historic Air India deal, here is how he is wrong

Manish Tewari made bizarre claims that new planes acquired by Air India will not generate jobs in India as the 470 planes will replace current 113 planes

Judiciary bends, yet again, in fear of the Muslim street veto should they get offended: Here is how

The Supreme Court of India on the 3rd of February muzzled free speech in their order pertaining to Jan Aakrosh Rally in Mumbai

Left-Wing ‘activist’ Swara Bhasker marries Samajwadi Party leader Fahad Ahmed

According to reports, Swara bhasker met Fahad Ahmed during a protest she had attended.

Former Pakistani Cricketer Shahid Afridi attends Tablighi Jamaat Ijtema, spotted enjoying tea at the congregation

Governor of Sindh Kamran Tessori and MQM leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui were also present at the Tablighi Jamaat event

Adani Group clarifies over appointing Grant Thornton for company audits, terms it as ‘market rumour’

On February 13, Adani Group, during a market crash following a short-seller report, declared that each of its portfolio firms' balance sheets was very healthy, that it had good corporate governance, and that its assets were secure.

Delhi liquor scam: Court rejects bail plea of 5 accused, says allegations quite serious

While rejecting the bail plea, the court noted that none of the accused deserves to be released on bail in this case at this stage of proceedings as the allegations made against them are quite serious. 

Prithvi Shaw’s friend’s car attacked after cricketer refused to take selfie with fans, FIR registered

Prithvi Shaw and his friend were at a five star hotel in Santacruz, Mumbai, for dinner when some people approached them for a selfie.

Arvind Kejriwal gloats that Delhi is not among top 10 most polluted cities in the world, here is how he is misleading and cherrypicking...

In the latest live ranking, Delhi is at the top followed by Lahore and Bishkek, and at number 4 is ranked Mumbai, other than Delhi and Mumbai, Kolkata has also made it to the top 10 ranking at number 9.

‘I am taking Tipu sultan’s name, do whatever you can’, says Asaduddin Owaisi

Reacting to Nalin Kumar Kateel's statement about Tipu Sultan, Asaduddin Owaisi said, "This is an open call for violence, murder & genocide. This is hatred."

How Islamists are furthering their agenda of turning Bangladesh into a Hindu-hating nation

Several days ago, an opposition leader in Bangladesh had termed Hindu holy scriptures as “pornographic”, whereas the government did not take any action against him

Pakistan: Country prepares for a fresh round of price rise in Ramadan 2023 as govt increases taxes

The general sales tax (GST) and federal excise duty were both raised by the government of the country on Wednesday, making customers' woes even worse.

Ahmedabad: RJ Devang ‘arrested’ by Police for illegally lending money to two rickshaw pullers? Know about the mega awareness drive

Gujarat Police has started a mega drive to create awareness about the illegal moneylenders and RJ Devang's 'arrest' video was one such video made for the purpose of creating awareness.

BJP accuses Congress of launching a proxy war using Maoists in Chhattisgarh, raises the issue of the murder of BJP leaders in parliament

After 4 BJP leaders killed in a month in Chhattisgarh, BJP raised the issue in Parliament and said Congress is using Maoists for political battle

Uttar Pradesh: Arif conceals his identity and befriends Hindu woman for money, strangulates her to death for refusing to convert to Islam

Another case of purported love jihad from Uttar Pradesh came to light wherein Mohd Arif disguised himself as Guddu Rajput to trap Chanda, then killed her for refusing to convert to Islam

Wall Street Journal suggests Americans to skip breakfast to save money, gets mocked

In a recent piece, the Wall Street Journal advised Americans to forgo breakfast to save money. The WSJ suggestion was not well received by American netizens, who slammed the media outlet for presenting such a ridiculous idea. Additionally, they blamed the Biden administration for failing to rein in the country's spiralling inflation.

Ask for public donations, seek help from other political parties: Economists advise Punjab CM as the state faces bankruptcy

The three economists have recommended in the letter that the Punjab government should establish a panel to provide recommendations for state's fiscal improvement.

Nikki Yadav was the niece of a Kargil War veteran, live-in partner Sahil strangled her with a data cable inside his car

As per the police, the family of the accused was pressuring him to get married and in December last year, his engagement and wedding were fixed with another girl.

Another woman killed by lived-in partner: Jobless youth kills nurse in Mumbai and hides body inside box bed, arrested

Jobless 27-year-old Hardik Shah kills his live-in partner 35-year-old Megha Dhansingh Torvi, a nurse, and hides the body in the bed

Mahashivratri violence in Jharkhand: Nishikant Dubey alleged Shiv Baraat route deliberately changed, moves court against imposition of sec 144 in Deoghar

This comes a day after violence erupted in Palamu district of Jharkhand after stones were pelted at the procession in Jharkhand.

Ground report from Palamu, Jharkhand: ‘Muslims opposed decorations for Mahashivratri, attacked with stones, this is trial for Ghazwa e Hind’, say locals

Kamlesh Singh, however, asserted that Hindus were being attacked with stones and petrol bombs from the mosque's rooftop. "It was neither a Friday (Jummah) nor there is a big Muslim population," Kamlesh Singh remarked, hinting that it may have been planned. 

Life Mission scam in Kerala: ‘CM Vijayan’s entire family is involved’, says Swapna Suresh after ED arrests former principal secretary Sivasankar

As per reports, the Kerala government's so-called deal with Red Crescent was done without notifying the Central government, in violation of FCRA rules.

Burning of Quran, Ramcharitmanas, vilification of Baba Bageshwar and silence on pastor Bajinder: How it’s Abrahamic supremacy at play

A Danish-born politician named Rasmus Paludan burned a copy of the Quran in front of the Turkish Embassy and all hell broke lose

As some people whine about absence of Pakistani players in Women’s IPL, here’s examining the country’s cricketers’ hateful rhetoric on India and Hindus

Stopping cross border terrorism and inflicting terror on Indian soil and staying out of Kashmir is always an option for Pakistan if it does not want its cricketers to lose out on playing tournaments organised by Indian organisations.