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Aamir Khan to delay son Junaid Khan’s debut after Laal Singh Chaddha’s box-office failure: Report

Aamir Khan is reportedly putting a gap between his son's debut and box-office failure of Laal Singh Chaddha.

Karnataka: Decomposed body of a young woman found in a chemical-filled drum at Yesvantpur railway station

The decomposed body of a young woman was found at the Yesvantpur railway station in Bengaluru in Karnataka.

AAP promotes foul-mouthed Gopal Italia to national-level role, month after dismal performance in Gujarat assembly election

Interestingly, while Gopal Italia embarks on the journey of national politics, AAP’s chief ministerial face Isudan Gadhvi in the recent state assembly elections has been appointed as the party’s state President. This comes after AAP could only win five seats while it contended on 180 of 182 seats. 

Centre to deploy 18 additional CRPF companies in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of terror attacks on civilians

The 18 CRPF companies—approximately 1,800 personnel—will be deployed in Poonch and Rajouri districts.

Patna: BSSC job aspirants lathi-charged by police for protesting against exam paper leak

Due to accusations of question paper leaks on social media channels, the first sitting of the BSSC third graduate level joint preliminary test was cancelled, triggering student protests.

CISF denies claims of Musician Krishani Gadhvi that she was humiliated during security check at Bengaluru Airport, contemplates legal action

CISF said that Krishani Gadhvi was asked to remove her denim jacket, not her shirt, and she was searched behind curtains

Jharkhand: Khaleel Miya arrested for force-feeding beef to tribals in Hazaribagh

In Dulmaha, Jharkhand, one Khaleel Miya threatened locals to consume beef and attempted to convert them to Islam.

Passenger who urinated on an elderly woman inside an Air India flight gets banned for 30 days by airline, DGCA action awaited

the Air India spokesperson said adding that they have reported the matter to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for further action.

Experts put Mamaearth valuation at 1,666 times its annual profits, Twitter debates whether it’s overvalued

Mamaearth, through its parent company, filed Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with SEBI to raise money through IPO.

‘Main Pradhan Mantri Hun’: Viral video shows Gurugram woman misbehaving with cops, here is what we know

Aanchal Sukhija Sharma claimed that she is the Prime Minister. She also abused the woman police officer on duty.

Supreme Court refuses to hear Azam Khan’s plea to transfer the cases against him out of Uttar Pradesh

Supreme Court rejected to hear a plea by Azam Khan in which he had requested to transfer the cases against him out of Uttar Pradesh

17 locations raided in West Bengal by NIA for anti-Hindu violence in October 2022

The raids are being conducted in connection with the Ekbalpore-Mominpur clashes that occurred in the state on October 9 last year

Ex-Uttarakhand CM and Congress leader Harish Rawat sits on ‘hour long fast’ to support Haldwani encroachers

In Haldwani, a large number of people are protesting on the streets after the order of the High Court to remove the encroachment from the railway land.

Punjab truck operators continue indefinite strike demanding restoration of truck unions, block Shambhu border

Truck operators in Punjab are on an indefinite strike against the state government’s decision of disbanding truck unions in 2017

Haldwani protests by Muslim encroachers get support from Amnesty India, accused of receiving illegal foreign funding

Amnesty India comes in support of Muslim encroachers from Railway land Haldwani

Supreme Court grants bail to Vikas Dubey’s relative Khushi Dubey despite UP govt’s objection, cites her as ‘juvenile’

On July 2, 2020 a police raid team was attacked by Vikas Dubey and his aides in Bikru village of Kanpur. Eight policemen were killed by the gangster and his aides in the attack.

Bangladesh: Hindu activist Rakesh Roy sentenced to 7 years in jail over ‘blasphemy’ case, Roy says he was framed

A former leader of a Hindu group was sentenced to seven years in jail in Bangladesh over an alleged ‘blasphemous’ Facebook post

Australia: Posters of PM Indira Gandhi’s killers spotted outside Plumpton Gurudwara, had earlier propagated Khalistani agenda

Posters of so-called Khalistan referendum with Indira Gandhi's killers' photographs emerged in Australia

National Commission for Minorities to hold hearing on January 17 to resolve Shri Sammed Shikharji shrine issue

NCM has also summoned Union environment secretary and Jharkhand chief secretary.

Haldwani ‘protests’ by encroachers a social media drama, markets working as usual, Owaisi-Zubair types want to make it Shaheen Bagh 2

Haldwani ground report, where things are business as usual contrary to what is portrayed in the social media.

Drunk man Shankar Mishra on Air India’s New York-Delhi flight urinates on old woman inside business class, walks away free

As per the report, the incident happened on November 26 on board Air India's flight AI-102, which departed New York's JFK Airport.

US govt asked Twitter to suspend accounts linking Covid to Wuhan lab and bioweapons research, over 250,000 handles were axed

"US govt agency demanded suspension of 250k accounts, including journalists & Canadian officials!" tweeted Musk. The new release of internal Twitter correspondence details the relationship between the social media company and government agencies.

Muslim goons backed by CPIM allegedly set ablaze former CM Biplab Deb’s ancestral home, Hindu pujaris also attacked: Details

The incident took place during the rituals performed to mark the death anniversary of Biplab Deb's father.

Kanjhawala death case: Deceased girl’s friend accuses her of being drunk, says men knew the girl was stuck, still kept driving

In a shocking revelation, Nidhi said that Anjali was in an inebriated state but still insisted on driving the two-wheeler. 

Gujarat: Zubin Pathan rapes former office colleague after luring her into a hotel in Rajkot, blackmails her with objectionable photos and videos

Zubin Pathan, who worked with the victim in her former organisation, took her to a hotel in Rajkot and raped her.

Ghar Wapsi in Uttar Pradesh: 10 Christian families revert to Hinduism after 27 years, accuse missionaries of inducing them into conversion

35 members of 10 Christian families returned to Hinduism at an elaborate Ghar Wapsi programme organised in UP's Etah.

Zero rhinoceros poaching incidents in Assam in 2022, PM Modi lauds the people for their efforts toward Rhino conservation

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced that there was no poaching of rhinoceros in 2022 in the state

Pakistan: Wedding halls to close by 10 PM, production of electric fans to be stopped as the country attempts to save electricity amidst energy...

The power division in Pakistan has said that the circular debt which stood at Pkr2.253 trillion by end of September last year had now reached Pkr2.437 trillion, the Dawn report said citing media reports.

Bangladesh: Bodybuilder Jahid kicks his prize after getting 2nd place, gets lifetime ban from Federation

"This was a kick at corruption. Any kind of corruption in any place in our country," Jahid Hasan Shuvo emphasised.

‘China has unilaterally tried to change the Line of Actual Control’: S Jaishankar on India-China standoff

EAM S Jaishankar lambasted China for its expansionist manoeuvres along the Line of Actual Control it shares with India.

Jharkhand: Pieces of meat thrown inside temple compound, pamphlets with name and number of deputy Panchayat head Khilala recovered

This is not the first time that such an incident has been reported from Jharkhand. Miscreants have historically used meat as a weapon to attack Hindu temples

Congress again insults Gujarat and homegrown brand Amul, says ‘don’t need Amul technology’ in Karnataka

On Sunday, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai defended Shah and said that Nandini Dairy will always maintain its separate identity in the coming years. Bommai told reporters here that the merger of Nandini into AMUL is a wrong imagination.

Former RAW chief AS Dulat joins Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra: Here is how he has been peddling Congress propaganda all along

AS Dulat has always been known for all wrong reasons in the country, especially his soft outlook towards terrorists which helped dreaded terrorists and Hizbul Mujahideen Chief Syed Salahuddin’s son get a medical seat in Srinagar.

Uorfi Javed now claims Chitra Wagh’s police complaint is making her ‘suicidal’

A day after Uorfi Javed lashed out at BJP leader Chitra Wagh for filing a police complaint against her, she claimed that she is getting 'suicidal

Zelensky signs authoritarian law expanding government power to control media: Report

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky passed a law that critics described as authoritarian move to regulate media.

No injury suggestive of sexual assault, post mortem reveals in Kanjhawala death case, statement of victim’s friend being recorded: Details

Nidhi, the friend who was accompanying Anjali Singh on the scooty, had fled the spot. Her statement, as witness to incident, is being recorded.

German influencer who had abused Indian street vendors had his marriage cancelled with a Pakistani actress. Here is the backstory

After being bombarded by his Pakistani audience to post pro-Palestinian propaganda, Christian Betzmann lost his mind and rebuked the same people that he had pandered to for clout.

Haldwani protest could be Shaheen Bagh 2.0: Not just the roadblock but there are other parallels too. Here is what the drama is about

Since the 28th of December 2022, the residents of Haldwani, Uttarakhand, mostly Muslims, have been protesting against the authorities

Pakistan: Amid growing security threats, Chinese engineers suspend work on hydropower projects under CPEC

A meeting, under the chairmanship of Energy and Power Secretary Nisar Ahmad Khan, took place on Monday wherein the security agencies were directed that an integrated strategy would be adopted for the timely completion of hydropower projects worth billions of rupees, reported The Nation.

Watch: Senegalese MPs attack and kick a pregnant legislator in parliament over her remarks on an influential Muslim leader, jailed

Senegalese legislator Amy Ndiaye, who was reportedly pregnant, was kicked for her remarks on a Muslim leader.

While Sony TV claims their now-deleted episode was not based on Shraddha murder case, the resemblance is uncanny

Though Sony TV has stepped out in defence and denied any resemblance to any recent incident, one cannot ignore the fact that the snippets of the show revealed uncanny similarities between the non-deleted episode and the murder of Shraddha Walker

‘What is this behaviour’ fame Pooja Misra accuses Shatrughan Sinha and Sonakshi Sinha of hacking her phone for being unable to book a cab

Pooja Misra came to the limelight, following her participation in the Season 5 of the reality show 'Big Boss' in 2011.

Aurangzeb was not a Hindu hater, claims NCP’s Jitendra Awhad

In a bid to defend Maharashtra Leader of Opposition, Ajit Pawar's Friday remarks on Chhattrapati Sambhaji, Awhad brought up the Mughal ruler during his interaction with the media on Monday.

Muslim cleric maintains that reciting Islamic prayers for non-Muslims is ‘haram’ but claims he didn’t say it in referance to PM Modi’s mother

The president of the All India Muslim Jamaat, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi, stated that any Muslim reciting prayers for a departed non-Muslim's soul is against Shariat.

Jain monk dies after fasting unto death over Jharkhand govt’s decision to turn Shri Sammed Shikharji into a tourism hub

A Jain monk who was on a fast unto death over Jharkhand govt's decision on Shri Sammed Shikharji died on Tuesday.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says Muslims are stakeholders in fight against radical Islam: Here is what he said

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has asserted that the Bengali-speaking Muslims in the state are stakeholders in the govt's fight against radical Islamists and Jihadis

Another Russian national, working as a chief engineer in a ship at Paradip port found dead in Odisha, probe underway

"We have come to know that he was one of the members of the cargo ship. The cause of his death would be known only after post-mortem. As per our preliminary investigation, he suddenly collapsed onboard the ship. He might have died of heart attack," SP, Jagatsinghpur, Akhileshwar Singh was quoted saying.

Epicentre of terrorism is a very ‘diplomatic’ phrase for Pakistan, I could have been harsher: MEA Jaishankar to Austrian anchor

S Jaishankar recounted how Pakistani terrorists engineered the Indian Parliament attack in 2001, and the Mumbai terror attack of 2008.

Dear Mr Bachchan, if you can ignore atrocities in Bengal and talk about ‘civil liberty, freedom of expression’, others can boycott a movie without...

Where was your “civil liberty and freedom of expression” at that time when Bollywood kept quiet on The Kashmir Files Mr Bachchan?