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China exerting pressure on a reluctant Nepal to join the Belt and Road Initiative: Report

A Kathmandu-based magazine said China is exerting pressure on Nepal to join the BRI even as the latter is wary of Chinese debt trap.

‘He was brought to the emergency in an unconscious state’: Fortis Hospital releases statement after Sharad Yadav’s death

Fortis Hospital said Sharad Yadav was brought in an unconscious state and had no pulse or recordable blood pressure.

Former Union Minister and ex-JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav dies at 75

Veteran RJD leader Sharad Yadav passed away at the age of 75, informed his daughter on Thursday.

Skipped para in speech, ‘ondirya arasu’: Know the details of the Tamil Nadu government Vs Governor RN Ravi controversy

The clash between the Tamil Nadu state government and Governor RN Ravi has reached to a flash point

Four people have died till now during Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, here are the details

Four people have died during Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra so far, 2 in Maharashtra, 2 in Madhya Pradesh

Official in Pakistan embassy in Delhi seeks sexual favour from Indian woman for visa, asks her to write anti-India, anti-Modi comments

Indian woman alleges that an officer in the Pakistan high commission in Delhi asked her for sexual favors in exchange of visa to Pakistan

Bihar: Union Minister Ashwini Choubey denies that his convoy was attacked by protestors at power plant site in Buxar, says stones pelted against Nitish...

Farmers protesting at Chausa thermal power plant site reportedly threw stones at the convoy of Union Minister Ashwini Choubey, but he has denied it

Anushka Sharma moves High Court over sales taxes “erroneously” imposed by Maharashtra government, court seeks govt’s reply

Anishka Sharma moves high court after Maharashtra govt imposed sales tax on her endorsement fee saying she owned copyright over the works

Sindhi community in Indore submits Shri Guru Granth Sahib from temples to a Gurudwara as demanded by Nihang Sikhs – All you need to...

Members of Sindhi community submitted Shri Guru Granth Sahib from their temple to Imli Sahib Gurudwara following altercation with Nihang Sikhs

BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Melbourne vandalised by Khalistanis, walls defaced with anti-India, pro-Khalistan slogans

BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Melbourne vandalised by Khalistani attackers with anti-India graffiti

Bihar: Temple in Darbhanga vandalised, idols destroyed and thrown into pond, accused Mohammed Chand arrested

One Mohammad Chand vandalises Brahma Sthan temple located in Azam Nagar locality in Darbhanga, arrested

‘Bas karo mujh par ye zulm’: Rakhi Sawant cries inconsolably as Adil Khan Durrani calls their Nikah ‘fake’, says she accepted Islam and changed...

Rakhi Sawant said that she changed her name, accepted Islam, loved and married Adil Khan Durrani, and did ‘halal’ instead of ‘haram’.

Many Hindus forcefully circumcised in Maharashtra, Muslim youths get rewards for marrying and converting Hindu girl, report says

It is notable that Kamel Qureshi alias Haji Saheb is currently under arrest. He is considered to be the mastermind of these forceful conversions taking place in Daund of Maharashtra.

Alibaba sells over half of its stake in Paytm after selling shares in BigBasket and Zomato, rumoured to be exiting India

Alibaba sold about 3.1% in Paytm of its total equity of about 6% in a block deal, seems to be making an exit from India

Complaint filed against Bihar education minister Chandrashekhar for hurting Hindu sentiments with his remarks on Ramcharitmanas

Advocate Vineet Jindal files complaint against Bihar education minister Chandrashekhar for his comments on Ramcharitmanas

BJP, a party made with the struggle of countless unsung activists: Here are 7 grassroots anecdotes by an unsung activist himself

These anecdotes originally penned in 2013 during the Mission272+ campaign been published on the then India272.com volunteer campaign portal. The anecdotes are reproduced below as written by him originally.

Bangladeshi leader Tarique Rahman refers to Hindu scriptures as ‘porn text’, claims they offer no moral teaching

The Bangladesh opposition party's campaign to topple the Bangladeshi government has been led by Nurul Haque Nur. General elections are to be held in Bangladesh in 2024.

Delhi: Mubin Khan, Navin Khan, Rehan kill a woman and burry her in a graveyard for demanding money back, arrested

Woman murdered and buried in a graveyard for demanding money back in Delhi, three killers and graveyard caretaker arrested

‘Slight increase’ in Chinese troops at LAC, but keeping close watch, says Army Chief

Speaking on Army Day, which is marked on January 15, every year, General Pande said they are fully aligned with the future national vision and have "decided to undertake transformation". 

Joe Biden’s legal team finds more classified documents in private office space

It is not yet clear when the documents were found and what was the level of classification.

Even as news emerges of Rakhi Sawant becoming Rakhi Sawant ‘Fatima’, beau Adil Khan says the couple never got married, to begin with

As per the Nikahnama, the two got married on May 29 last year and Rakhi Sawant changed her name to Rakhi Sawant Fatima.

Former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma gets arms license to carry gun as threats to her life from Islamists continue

Nupur Sharma gets arms license after she had applied for a licence as she has been receiving death threats

Pakistan food crisis deepens, PoK on verge of riots as unprecedented flour shortage increases

While last year's floods in Pakistan left a massive trail of destruction and had a severe impact on agricultural produce, it's no secret that PoK has always been accorded a stepmotherly treatment by leaders in Islamabad. 

Muslim-majority Hamtramck City Council in Michigan approves religious animal sacrifice at homes

All the members of the Hamtramck City council are Muslims, and the approval for religious animal sacrifice at homes was given with 3-2 votes

For the Left, RSS is ‘fascist’ but here are 21 incidents when they were murdered and bombed by Communists and Islamists, but never retaliated

Let us see just some of the cases of killings and attacks on Hindu activists and RSS workers, for which never was any retaliation.

The Wire’s Arfa fawns over the luxurious containers Rahul Gandhi is using for Bharat Jodo Yatra, calls them ‘frugal’

The containers of 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', have more luxury and facilities than homes of over 80 percent Indians.

Looking at the Ukraine-Russia war, India must realise it won’t be that difficult to wipe out Sanatan Dharma: Here is how

The Ukraine war has given a rude shock to many defence experts and ordinary folks - and tremors can be felt in India too

Severe cold expected in North India next week, minimum temperature likely to drop to minus 4 in some regions

Punjab, Haryana, New Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Norther Madhya Pradesh will be in the grip of a severe cold wave over the week, with the minimum temperature hovering between 0 and 4 degrees Celsius. 

Arvind Kejriwal asked to pay back to govt the money Aam Aadmi Party spent on political advertisement

As per reports, if AAP fails to pay the money, legal action will be taken per LG's orders. The properties owned by the party can be attached for recovery as part of the legal action as per the law.

12 January 2006 Hajj Stampede in Mecca: When 363 pilgrims died while ‘stoning the Devil’

A small hospital, located near the site of the accident, by the name of Mina General Hospital was overwhelmed with patients.

China faces a massive financial crisis as thousands of apartment projects remain incomplete and homebuyers refuse to repay mortgages

Chinese govt faces crisis involving thousands of unfinished apartments amid rising bad debts

Ramcharitmanas should be burnt because it spreads hatred against lower castes: Bihar education minister Chandrashekhar

Bihar education minister Chandrashekhar said that Ramcharitmanas should be burnt like Manusmriti

‘Congress played a big role, but it is not right to undermine others’ contribution to country’s freedom struggle’: HM Amit Shah

The remarks were made by Amit Shah at the launch event of Sanjeev Sanyal's new book.

Leicester violence: Five suspects identify themselves after police releases pictures of 10 accused, efforts underway to identify others

The police released photographs of suspects reportedly involved in the anti-Hindu violence that swept Leicester last year.

Delhi court frames charges against ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain in money laundering case for funding Delhi riots using illegal money

Tahir Hussain was previously charged in three separate cases in link with the February 2020 violence in Delhi, including the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).

ED attaches 3.64 crore house of prime accused Archana Nag in Odisha sextortion case

Enforcement Directorate has attached a house worth Rs 3.64 crore of Archana Nag, prime accused in an alleged sextortion case of Odisha

Opposition targets Mohan Bhagwat for his remark ‘Muslims must abandon the boisterous rhetoric of supremacy’: Here’s what the RSS chief said

In his latest interview, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said Muslims must abandon the rhetorics of supremacy.

NRIs will be able to use UPI with their international phone numbers linked to NRE/NRO accounts, NPCI issues directions

NPCI has announced that NRE and NRO account holders with international mobile numbers will be able to use UPI

‘This separatist attitude is highly unhealthy’: Adnan Sami slams Andhra CM on ‘Telugu flag’ remark on RRR’s Golden Globes win

Adnan Sami's riposte came in response to Andhra CM YS Reddy's 'Telugu flag' remark on RRR's win.

Mangaluru blast: Enforcement Directorate raids underway in Shivamogga at the houses of terror suspects

The Enforcement Directorate are carrying out searches at various locations in Shivamogga district of Karnataka in connection with the Mangaluru blast case.

Rakhi Sawant secretly ties the knot with beau Adil Khan Durrani, photos of court wedding surface online

Pictures of Rakhi Sawant and beau Adil Khan Durrani holding what appears like a wedding certificate have gone viral.

Karnataka: Terrorists Mazin Abdul Rahman and Nadeem Ahmed arrested by NIA in ISIS module case

The case was initially registered on September 19 last year at Shivamogga Rural Police Station in Karnataka's Shivamogga district and was re-registered by the NIA on November 4 last year.

Famous Chef Namboothiri serving quality food for 16 years at school fests attacked for his Brahmin identity, read the bizarre tale from Kerala

Famous chef in Kerala, Namboothiri , announced he would no longer participate in tendering process to serve food at school fests after he got attacked for being Brahmin

Dadra and Nagar Haveli: Minor killed in human sacrifice for black magic rituals; 3 arrested

A 9-year-old boy was killed in Dadra and Nagar Haveli for black magic rituals to gain economic prosperity and power.

Every worshipper of Lord Ayyappa is duty-bound to follow practices and traditions of the Sabarimala temple: Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court bans entry of worshippers carrying larger posters and photographers inside Sabarimala temple

Prince Harry’s memoir ‘Spare’ displayed on shelves next to ‘How to Kill Your Family’, Pic viral

In a bookshop called Bert's Books in Swindon in England, memoir of Prince Harry was displayed next to a book called 'How to Kill Your Family' by an author named Bella Mackie.

SC agrees to give an urgent hearing to petition challenging Nitish govt’s Caste Census in Bihar

According to plea, in the state of Bihar, there are 113 castes which are known as OBC and EBC, eight castes are included in the category of Upper Caste, there are about 22 sub-castes which are included in Scheduled Caste category and there are 29 about Sub Castes which are included in the scheduled category.

Pakistan celebrates ‘food festival’ in Karachi amid extreme food shortage, chaos and mismanagement as people gatecrash the event

A food festival was organized in Karachi at a time when several other cities of Pakistan are facing food shortages and flour is being rationed and guarded by armed guards. 

Dammam bound passenger Jauhar Ali Khan urinates on departure gate at IGI Delhi Airport, arrested and released on bail

As per reports Jauhar Ali Khan seemed to be in inebriated state and also abused fellow passengers.