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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.

Crowds outside crematoriums, funeral homes increase in China amid Covid surge

The imagery captured by Maxar Technologies showed an uptick in activity at funeral homes across six different cities, from Beijing in the north to Nanjing in the east, to Chengdu and Kunming in the southwest. 

Ayodhya: Kashi Haridwar Peeth donates 47-gram gold and 167 kg silver to Ram Temple as donations continue to pour in

Hindu devotees from all over the country have so far donated over 500 kg of silver to the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra.

Did you know? RRR’s Naatu Naatu song was shot outside Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s Palace

Song Naatu Naatu was shot outside Mariinsky palace, the official residence of Ukraine's President in the capital Kyiv.

Women harassed, children forced to learn Urdu and Namaz: Why isn’t the media interested in covering the plight of Hindus in Haldwani?

Haldwani ground report in which Hindus describe the harassment and threats they face at the hands of the local Muslim majority.

Hyderabad: US Govt to fund conservation of tombs of Paigah family, loyalists to Nizams, believed to be descendants of second Caliph of Islam

As per the Telangana government's website, the Paigah family claimed to be descendants of the second caliph of Islam, Hazrath Omar Bin Al-Khattab.

Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli’s RRR wins Best Original Song trophy at Golden Globes 2023

'Naatu Naatu' was nominated alongside Taylor Swift's 'Carolina' from 'Where The Crawdads Sing', 'Ciao Papa' from 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio', Lady Gaga's 'Hold My Hand' from 'Top Gun: Maverick' and Rihanna's 'Lift Me Up' from 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'. 

Jr NTR gets a grand welcome at the RRR screening in Los Angeles

Jr NTR's fan clubs also shared some pictures from the location in which the fans have painted the Hollywood town red with banners, billboards and 3 LED moving trucks bearing the actor's name.

Scam alert! How fraudsters are posing as police representatives to dupe you: Here’s what’s happening

A Twitter user detailed how a fraud claiming to represent police tried to trick her into paying money.

Kerala: Portrayal of a person in an Islamic attire as a terrorist sparks row, govt orders probe

A song portraying a man wearing an Islamic attire as a terrorist sparked a row, forcing Kerala govt to order a probe.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar praises Indian diaspora living in Gulf for their role in promoting India

Moreover, during the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) in Indore, President Droupadi Murmu conferred Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards to the recipients.

‘Only Allah can judge him’: Muslim fanboys pray for an early release of Andrew Tate, arrested in a human trafficking and rape case

Despite the serious nature of allegations against Andrew Tate, his Muslim fans prayed to facilitate his early release.

Congress increases diesel prices in Himachal Pradesh, had promised not to touch fuel prices before elections

When a journalist asked about the diesel price hike in Himachal Pradesh, Ramesh got irritated and asked the journalist to question Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister.