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Tamil Nadu police to probe suicide of student based on her dying declaration alleging ‘forced to convert’ by missionary school

Tamil Nadu police have now registered the dying declaration of the cass-12 student in Thanjavur and are basing the probe on it

Ground Report: Irfan Siddiqui, who had gone to jail for raping a Dalit woman, comes out and kills her brother Hiralal Gujrati

Irfan Siddiqui was like a son for Hiralal Gujrati’s mother, Irfan first raped her daughter and then killed Hiralal after coming out of jail

‘Used teachings from Bhagwat Gita to revolt against Christian missionaries’: Legend of Birsa Munda book dispels ‘woke liberal’ claims about the tribal leader’s life

Author Tuhin A. Sinha has written to PM Modi requesting for the Bharat Ratna to be conferred upon tribal revolutionary icon Birsa Munda.

Destruction of Somnath temple and its reconstruction by Sardar Patel carry big messages for us: PM Modi while inaugurating circuit house in Somnath

PM Modi said that as we wish to learn from our past, places of culture and faith like Somnath are in the centre of that

Uttar Pradesh police crackdown on illegal arms as the state prepares for Assembly polls: What they found

Barely a month ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections, the Muzaffarnagar police have unearthed illegal arms manufacturing and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition

Rocket Boys trailer out: Sony Liv series shows the story of Indian scientists Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai

A heartwarming clip in the trailer also shows Vikram Sarabhai being introduced to a bright young scientist from "far away in South India", a smiling young man named APJ Abdul Kalam.

Lahore: Bomb blast leaves 3 dead, police harass Pashtun and Baloch students under the garb of investigation

On Thursday (January 20), a massive explosion took place at the Anarkali market in Lahore city in Punjab province of Pakistan.

‘Do you even see any other face’: Did Priyanka Gandhi just declare herself as UP CM candidate from Congress? Watch

"Can you see any other face? I am the one who is visible everywhere, then why is that question even coming", Priyanka said when a journalist asked her about the CM face in UP.

Shiva Vishwakarma marries Mohd Yasin and becomes his second wife ‘Zara’, gets murdered by him 6 years later

Lucknow man Mohammad Yasin kills his second wife Zara Khan who was Hindu before marriage and later converted to Islam

Kerala: Bus conductor Afzal lures minor schoolgirl inside the vehicle, rapes her with driver’s help

Kerala police have arrested the bus driver and accused conductor. The bus has also been seized.

Plans of Khalistani uprising and Hindu genocide, abuse to Hindu Gods, arrest of a Hindu for ‘blasphemy’ when he retaliated: Ugly underbelly of Clubhouse

A man named Anil Arora was arrested in Punjab for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the Sikh community on Clubhouse

‘A symbol of India’s indebtedness to him’: Granite statue of Netaji to be installed at India Gate, announces PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi has said that a granite statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose will be installed at India Gate in his remembrance

The Double Engine of Modi and Yogi governments have turned Uttar Pradesh into Expressway Pradesh: Here is how

Of all the things Yogi Adityanath had taken on priority since becoming the CM of Uttar Pradesh roadways top the chart.

Telangana institute headed by CM KCR invites Wire’s Siddharth Varadarajan, who had sought US sanctions against India, to ‘train’ officers

An institute headed by the Telangana CM has invited Siddharth Varadarajan, who wanted the US to out sanctions on India, as one of its guest lecturers for training govt officers.

PM Modi tops the list of world leaders, bags highest approval rating of 71%: Read full details

Approval rating chart by Morning Consult conducted this survey for 11 world leaders, including PM Narendra Modi, President Joe Biden and others.

Evangelist and founder of Global Peace Initiative KA Paul approaches Supreme Court against Centre cancelling FCRA registrations of NGOs

Paul is the founder of the Global Peace Initiative and Gospel to the Unreached Millions, both based in the US.

Rahul Gandhi claims the Modi government will extinguish the flame at ‘Amar Jawan Jyoti’: Here is why he is wrong

Rahul Gandhi peddled misinformation about the eternal fire of 'Amar Jawan Jyoti' that has been burning for over 50 years at the India Gate.

Chennai Police summons actor Siddharth for his crass sexual comments on Saina Nehwal

On January 12, the Hyderabad cyber police had registered a case against Siddharth under section 67 of the IT Act and IPC section 509.

Dadra-Nagar Haveli and Daman-Diu declares cow slaughter non-bailable offence, punishable with life imprisonment, fine up to ₹5 lakh

Strict provisions against Cow slaughter are also applicable in the states of Goa, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh.

SC grants interim protection from arrest to Mamata Banerjee’s polling agent Sheikh Sufiyan in BJP worker Debarata Maity murder case: Details

SC granted interim protection from arrest to Mamata Banerjee‘s election agent, Sheikh Sufiyan, in murder of a BJP worker Debarata Maity

India calls for recognition of hatred against Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs at the United Nations: Details of ambassador Tirumurti’s statement

In his statement, TS Tirumurti pointed out how phobias against three Abrahamic religions, namely, Islam, Christianity and Judaism was recognised by the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy but the emergence of religiophobia against Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs is not being fully recognised.

Congress ally Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, after threatening Hindus, now threatens journalist during an interview: Watch

In an interview with News18 India TV anchor Aman Chopra, Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan threatened to cause bodily harm simply because he was unable to answer the questions posed to him.

As Arvind Kejriwal tries to play politics using Manohar Parrikar’s name, watch what the late BJP leader had to say about the AAP chief’s...

Arvind Kejriwal led AAP and Shiv Sena are trying to use the legacy of Manohar Parrikar to attack the BJP in Goa elections

Amar Jawan Jyoti flame to be merged with National War Memorial flame on Friday

Amar Jawan Jyoti flame at India Gate will be extinguished and merged with the flame at National War Memorial on Friday in a ceremony

TOI gives a ‘secular’ spin to tragedy where student ends life after missionary school in TN pressurised her to convert to Christianity

In order to give the tragedy a 'secular' spin, TOI has completely overlooked the religious conversion angle in both the headline and its report

Data show FDI inflow into India has not come down, govt says a record number of investment deals signed in the year

Sources in the union govt say that FDI inflow has not come down, and a record number of deals were signed in the current financial year

Daughter-in-law of Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan questions Congress, says he could not fight for his own family and only BJP stands for women’s right

Nida Khan, daughter-in-law of Maulana Tauqeer Khan has slammed her former husband's uncle Tauqeer Raza Khan for his hypocrisy on the issue of women's rights

Of fear and favour: Why Hindu women seldom speak out on the atrocities unleashed upon them in grooming jihad

How lopsided narratives on religious persecution built by popular media and 'liberal' voices don't let more Hindus speak up on the atrocities unleashed upon them.

India’s jet engine dilemma: A call for action

One of India’s enduring challenges in military and civil aviation has been the inability of Indian industry and research agencies to design and produce an indigenous jet engine

IIT Delhi slammed for inviting habitual fake news peddler Ashok Swain to speak on politics, postpones event citing Covid

The IIT Delhi event was heavily criticised on social media for inviting habitual fake news peddlers and Left propagandists to speak at their event.

Qatar based Eid Charity, accused by US of assisting Al Qaeda, sent almost ₹60 crore to India for Muslims, finds study by think tank

Qatar-based Sheikh Eid Bin Mohammad Al Thani Charitable Association, also referred to as Eid Charity, has been funding millions of dollars to organisations associated with the Wahhabi school of thought since 2008-2009.

Kerala DYFI member who preaches women empowerment on YouTube booked for raping a woman ‘fan’ twice

Kerala Youtuber and DYFI member Sreekanth Vettiyar booked on rape charges after woman files complaint against him

‘Congress has ruined our lives’: Rajasthan farmers protest against auction of land despite Rahul Gandhi’s tall promises

The Gehlot government had recently faced heavy criticism after a deceased farmer's land got auctioned by the bank for failure to repay loan.

Former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede’s father files contempt plea against NCP leader Nawab Malik in Bombay High Court

Sameer Wankhede's father Dnyandev Wankhede files contempt plea against Nawab Malik for not keeping the assurance given to the court

Delhi Riots 2020: Dinesh Yadav is the first person to be convicted, gets 5 years in jail

A special Delhi court has sentenced 25-year old Dinesh Yadav to 5 years in jail. Yadav was convicted of rioting and and setting an old woman's house on fire.

Marital rape debate: Case right now, arguments for criminalisation, and 5 arguments that need to be considered before legislating

A High Court bench is hearing a batch of petitions that argues against the 'marital rape' exception in the Indian Penal Code.

Tamil Nadu: 12th standard girl ends life after missionary school allegedly pressurised her to convert to Christianity to continue her study

17-year-old Lavanya killed herself by consuming pesticide after Sacred Heart school was pressuring her to convert to Christianity

Actor Naseeruddin Shah’s brother Zameer Uddin Shah attacked by Islamists for suggesting dialogue between Hindus and Muslims for peace

Ex-army man Zameer Uddin Shah has come under attack of Islamists for suggesting a dialogue between Hindus and Muslims

‘Feel safe only under BJP govt’: Hindu exodus victims in Kairana say they will leave again if SP comes back to power in UP

Hindus in Kairana, who had left the place during SP govt and returned under Yogi govt, say they will leave again if SP wins UP polls

Sikhs For Justice instigates Islamic terrorists from Kashmir to ‘leave valley’ and reach Delhi to sabotage Republic Day

A burqa-clad woman joined SFJ's Pannu in the video to urge Kashmiri separatists to reach Delhi and stop PM Modi and Tiranga on Republic Day.

Pakistan: 26-year-old woman sentenced to death for sharing ‘blasphemous’ WhatsApp status

The 26-year-old Pakistani woman has been sentenced to death under section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code for an alleged 'blasphemous' Whatsapp status.

BJP MP says China’s PLA has abducted Indian teen from Arunachal Pradesh

According to the BJP MP Tapir Gao, the incident came to light when Taron’s friend Johny Yaiying who was also abducted by PLA, managed to escape

Mumbai: Irfan, Ahmad, Imran arrested for operating gay sex racket through Grindr, assaulting and looting client

The accused were running a gay prostitution racket through the mobile app Grindr.

Abusive phone call controversy: BharatPe founder Ashneer Grover to be on leave for ‘best interests of the company’

An audio allegedly of Ashneer and his wife abusing a Kotak Mahindra Bank employee had gone viral on January 5.

‘Aapka paigam London pahucha diya hai, achha kaam ho raha hai’: Fraud, funding, forced religious conversion, tales from Gujarat

OpIndia's Nirwa Mehta travels to the hinterlands of Gujarat to speak to the tribals who were lured to convert to Islam and how they were brainwashed to hate Hinduism and inspired to take up Jihad.

The face of Congress party’s ‘ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon’ campaign Priyanka Maurya set to join BJP

Priyanka Maurya, face of Congress party's 'ladki hoon, lad sakti Hoon' campaign in UP, is expected to join BJP soon

Pakistan-backed law firm in the UK requests London police to ‘arrest’ India’s army chief and home minister for killing Islamic terrorist in Kashmir

Pakistan-backed law firm in the UK Stoke White has requested the UK police to arrest Indian Army Chief and Home Minister

Madhya Pradesh: Hindus in Ratlam put up ‘on sale’ signs outside their houses fearing persecution from Muslims, Govt takes cognisance

Hindus in Surana village of Ratlam have threatened to leave their houses alleging threat from the Muslim community

Tamil MPs of Sri Lanka write to PM Modi for seeking intervention in implementing the 13th amendment of Sri Lankan constitution

Tamil MPs of Sri Lanka have appealed to PM Modi to urge Sri Lankan govt to fully implement the 13th Amendment of the Constitution