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Bengaluru school gets bomb threat on email, turns out to be hoax by a student of another school who did it for fun

A bomb threat mail sent to National Academy for Learning (NAFL) in Bengaluru was sent by a minor boy for fun

Telangana: Brothers Azmath and Akbar Ali repeatedly rape a minor Hindu girl for 6 months, arrested

Azmath Ali and Akbar Ali raped the minor Hindu girl, living in Mills colony in Warangal, Telangana, several times during the last six months

Kanjhawala hit and run case: Eyewitness Nidhi was arrested in 2020 in a drug smuggling case

Delhi Police said on Friday that Nidhi has been asked to join the investigation and clarified that she has not been arrested.

Air India peeing case: The airline de-rosters a pilot and 4 cabin crew members after urination incidents

Air India chief executive officer (CEO) Campbell Wilson on Friday asked the airline staff to report any instances of any improper behaviour on board to authorities at the earliest

Bhavnagar: Hindus organise a massive rally demanding Disturbed Areas Act, submit a memorandum to Collector over changing demography

Over 5,000 Hindus participated in the rally organised to demand the implementation of Disturbed Areas Act in Bhavnagar.

‘I had it the worst in terms of verbal, sexual, and physical abuse’: Somy Ali claims Salman Khan had ‘tons of flings’ while dating...

Somy Ali said that she was ‘provoked’ by Salman Khan to speak out against him as the actor approached Discovery Plus channel to ban her show ‘Fight of Flight’.

Shraddha Walkar murder: Aftab Poonawala wants his credit cards back to buy winter clothes; court extends judicial custody by 4 days

Aftab Amin Poonawala is currently lodged in Tihar jail for the brutal murder of his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar

West Bengal minister alleges that the old train was painted and given the name Vande Bharat amid stone-pelting attacks on it

Udayan Guha said, "The old train has been painted and given the name Vande Bharat. An attempt is being made to fool the common people by naming the old train Vande Bharat."

MLA poaching case: Telangana Congress wants CBI inquiry into defection of 12 party MLAs to KCR’s party

Telangana Congress demanded a CBI investigation into the alleged poaching of its MLA by the erstwhile TRS between 2014 and 2019

Former BSP minister Yakub Qureshi and his son arrested for running an unlicensed meat business

BSP Yakub Qureshi arrested with charges of running an unlicensed business of meat packaging and processing

Delhi Kanjhawala hit and drag case: Anjali and Nidhi fought over money before the accident, alleges the victim’s friend

A friend of Anjali claimed that both the deceased and Nidhi had an altercation over money while partying at a hotel.

Did you get 2 crore jobs: Mallikarjun Kharge left red-faced as the crowd responded with a resounding ‘yes’

The Congress supporters, who had gathered to listen to Mallikarjun Kharge, cheered in affirmation when asked if they got jobs under BJP government

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi registered as a voter in two different assembly constituencies: Congress

Telangana Congress alleged that AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi is registered as a voter in two separate assembly constituencies

‘He is Vijender, not a dog’: Netizens react after Congress shares Rahul Gandhi’s pictures with a dog, boxer Vijender Singh as BJY enters Haryana

Congress shared pictures of Rahul Gandhi walking along with a dog, boxer Vijender Singh, and others.

‘Dear Suniel, rotten apples have ruined the industry, and it’s not 1%’ – A Stupid Common Man

Many of your colleagues think it is a sinister plot against the film industry. As if some Asuras in the form of fanatics have risen from Narak to boycott Bollywood as part of some evil plan.

ISIS operative arrested by NIA turns out to be Karnataka Congress leader Thajuddin Sheikh’s son: Details

NIA has confirmed that one of the ISIS operatives arrested on Thursday, Reshaan Sheikh is the son of Karnataka Congress leader Thajuddin Sheikh

First phase of Bihar caste census begins, CM Nitish Kumar says it will allow government to work for the development of all

As per an estimation, nearly five lakh government employees will be required to complete the caste survey by May this year. 

Jack Ma to relinquish control of fintech giant Ant Group

Jack Ma is said to have exercised control over the company through related entities, according to Ant's initial public offering (IPO) prospectus filed with the exchanges in 2020.

‘Nafrat ki Zameen’: RJD leader says Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is being built on the land of hatred

"Ram will not remain in our hearts but inside the four walls (of the temple). This is beyond my understanding," Jagadanand Singh said.

Air India peeing case: Accused Shankar Mishra arrested from Bengaluru

This comes after accused Shankar Mishra, who was absconding since the incident came to light, issued a statement through his lawyers claiming that he had paid ‘compensation’ to the victim and the lady displayed no intention of lodging a complaint.

Twitter data leaked, leaves 23.5 crore users vulnerable to hackers: Reports

Alon Gal added that hackers will also attempt to compromise political accounts and crypto Twitter accounts using the leaked data.

‘I think I’m in trouble’: Accused Shankar Mishra told co-passenger after urinating on a female passenger on the Air India flight

Sugata Bhattacharjee, a US-based doctor of audiology and Mishra’s co-passenger on the Air India flight said that the accused had downed four glasses of single malt during lunch.

‘Leave BJP or we will kill you and your family’: Lashkar-e-Khalsa sends messages to BJP leaders, threatens to target BJP, RSS and Indian Army

Lashkar-e-Khalsa sends messages to BJP leaders threatening kill them and their families, says they will target BJP, RSS and Indian Army

‘Former Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar and her family were involved in forgery case’: BJP leader Kirit Somaiya

Kirit Somaiya said Kishori Pednekar submitted false documents to register her son's company Kish Corporate.

Research explains how climate change can trigger extreme weather conditions in the Indian Ocean

Researchers studied how climate change can cause seawater temperatures on one side of the Indian Ocean to be so much warmer or cooler than that on the other side.

‘Deeply disturbing’: US-based company Wells Fargo sacks VP Shankar Mishra for urinating on a woman on an Air India flight

Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on a woman on an Air India flight from New York to New Delhi in November 2022, has been fired from his US financial services firm Wells Fargo

DGCA recommends ‘handcuff-like devices’ to control unruly passengers on board

The DGCA has advised airlines to have restraining devices such as handcuff to control unruly passengers.

‘Non-Muslims are our enemies, our children should understand this’, says radical Canadian cleric Sheikh Younus Kathrada in a viral video

Sheikh Younus Kathrada said, "I want our children to understand this well. The non-Muslims are the enemies of Allah therefore they are your enemies."

Bhopal: Faizan Abbas poses as Shaan Pandit to trap a Dalit minor, rapes and converts her to Islam; arrested along with a doctor who...

In another case of love jihad, a man named Faizan Abbas trapped a Dalit minor by posing as a Hindu, and later raped her.

DGCA issues guidelines to handle ‘unruly passengers’ over mid-air urination incidents

The DGCA issues guidelines to airlines in the wake of back-to-back two urination incidents on Air India flights.

Pakistan: Hindu youth killed for resisting his sister’s abduction, Sindh-based activist says police protecting the accused

A 35-year-old Hindu man was killed by a group of Islamists in Sindh in Pakistan for resisting his sister's abduction

‘Population is less in countries where markets shuts down at 8 pm’: Pak Minister’s bizarre justification of ‘energy conservation plan’

Khawafa Asif made the remarks while trying to rationalise Pakistan’s 'National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plan'.

So my number is 25: Prince Harry reveals the number of Talibs he took out during his military deployment in Afghanistan

Prince Harry said that he felt no guilt for taking out 25 Talibs because he did not forget the horrors of the 9/11 attack

West Bengal: Islamists attack Hindus renovating a Shiva temple in Panskura

The Islamists attacked Hindus gathered to renovate a century-old Shiva temple in Panskura.

Air India case: Accused says he paid ‘compensation’, the victim narrates how she was coerced into a ‘settlement’ with man who urinated on her

The Air India 'urinating' incident occurred on November 26, 2022, but it only came to the fore after the media reported about it on January 4, 2023.

Non-bailable warrant issued against Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in defamation suit filed by Medha Somaiya

Mumbai court warrant issues non-bailable warrant against Sanjay Raut for not appearing in court in defamation case filed by Medha Somaiya

Sammed Shikharji row: Another Jain monk on indefinite fasting against Jharkhand govt’s decision dies in Jaipur

This is second such death after protests erupted against Jharkhand government’s decision on Shri Sammed Shikharji.

Conversion attempt using grape juice as the blood of Jesus foiled in Pune, case registered against three people

Case filed against Sudhakar Baburao Suryavanshi and others for attempting conversion by using grape juice as blood of Jesus

Afghan refugees, most of them women and children, languish in Pakistani jails after escaping from Taliban

Regarding Afghan refugees' plight, PTM's leader Manzoor Pashteen tweeted, "Afghan girls are deprived of knowledge in Afghanistan and innocent Afghan girls are imprisoned in Pakistan". In response to this tweet, a Sindh Government Minister questioned these claims.

Israeli minister visits Al Aqsa mosque, built on holy Jewish site: Here is how UN, Palestine and ‘liberals’ lost their mind

The Israeli Minister also drew the ire of the Foreign Ministry of Jordan, which condemned him for violating the 'sanctity' of the mosque.

Iraq: 17-year-old girl attacked by dozens of Muslim men in Kurdistan for coming to watch a bike race and causing ‘distraction’

Kurdistan Watch described the Hwana suburb, where the attack took place as one of the most unsafe areas in Sulaimani adding that the place is known for the widespread use of drugs.

Amit Shah inaugurates the Marjing Polo statue in Imphal: Know about the Meitei Deity associated with Sagol Kangjei

In Meitei mythology, Marjing is a primordial deity with significant mythological and theological importance.

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar announces 50% hike in salary of Muslim clerics, makes provision for a 5% hike every year

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar announced a staggering hike of 50 per cent in the salaries of Imams and Maulanas in the state.

WHO slams China for ‘underreporting’ COVID-19 cases, ‘too narrow’ definition of infected deaths

WHO has criticised China for understating the extent of COVID-19 outbreak sweeping the country and deaths related to it.

Clashes erupt between BJP and AAP members before Delhi Mayor Elections inside Civic Centre

BJP and AAP members clashed over the swearing-in ceremony of the nominated councillors to the Delhi body.

Madhya Pradesh: Training aircraft crashes into a temple in Rewa; one pilot dead

The plane crashed 3 km away from Chorhatta airstrip in Madhya Pradesh after hitting the dome of a temple.

Saudi Arabia govt agents infiltrated Wikipedia to control content, imprisoned two independent Wikipedia administrators: Report

A report by DAWN and SMEX report claim that the Saudi government in 2020 arrested two top-ranking Wikipedia administrators

Delhi Police arrests 6th accused in the Kanjhawala hit and run case, says he tried to mislead investigation by lying about driver’s identity

Delhi police have arrested the 6th accused in Kanjhawala death case and are in the lookout for the 7th accused

Bengal: Md Ansarul chops his wife Renuka into 2 pieces, drowns body parts in the Mahananda river canal

The accused identified as Mohammad Ansarul made this admission during police interrogation, ten days after his wife had gone missing. The family members of the deceased, Renuka Khatun lodged a missing complaint on December 24 last year.

US: Liberal arts professor fired for showing Muhammad paintings, President of varsity says respect for Muslim feelings should supersede academic freedom

A female Professor was reportedly fired for showing the picture of Prophet Muhammad to her students during a global art history class at Hamline University in Minnesota in the United States.