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Pakistan: Sindhi Hindu boy arrested on blasphemy charges after he complained to God over abduction of Hindu girls, no relief for over a month

Sindhi Hindu boy Love Kumar Meghwad arrested by the Police for alleged blasphemy in Sindh Province in Pakistan

Afghanistan: Kabul University professor tears up diploma certificate to oppose Taliban’s ban on women education

The Taliban govt in Afghanistan had directed public and private universities to suspend access to university education for female students

PM Modi’s mother hospitalised after her health deteriorated, details

Heeraba Modi is hospitalised at UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre after her health deteriorated last night.

Al-Qaida targets India over Nupur Sharma controversy, asks Arab nations to expel Hindus, instigates Muslims to engage in anti-India activities

Al-Qaida has appealed to all Muslim countries to boycott India and Indian products, and expel all Hindus working in the Arab countries

Congress cites ‘security reasons’ for Rahul Gandhi not visiting ex-PM Narasimha Rao’s statue: Here is how he was insulted in his death

The grandson of PV Narasimha Rao lambasted Rahul Gandhi for not paying any tribute to the ex-PM during his Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Assam Police foils cattle smuggling bid along the India-Bangladesh border in Mankachar district, rescues 4 cows

The Assam Police foiled a cattle-smuggling bid and recovered four cows along the India-Bangladesh border.

Vladimir Putin signs Decree banning export of oil to countries and entities implementing the price cap on Russian oil

The decree says that the supply of Russian oil and oil products to foreign legal entities and individuals persons is prohibited if they support the price cap

Uttarakhand: 3, including a Nepalese national, arrested for issuing fake Voter IDs, Aadhaar Cards, PAN cards for foreign nationals

The Uttarakhand police recovered a total of 28 Voter IDs, 68 Aadhaar Cards and 17 PAN cards.

Salman Khurshid now says Rahul Gandhi is not Lord Ram, but BJP is following path of Ravan

Khurshid on Monday said, "Rahul Gandhi is superhuman. While we are freezing in the cold and wearing jackets, he is going out in T-Shirts (for his Bharat Jodo Yatra). He is like a yogi doing his 'tapasya' with focus." 

Stonepelting in Jaipur, Rajasthan over molestation case, houses set on fire, read details

The incident took place on Tuesday night in Krishna Colony in Rajasthan state capital Jaipur.

Salman Khan fans lathi-charged, had gathered outside his house for his birthday

In a video of the incident, it is seen that the Mumbai Police is seen managing the crowd and thrashing some fans of the actor creating a ruckus and blocking the road. This video is rapidly going viral on social media and netizens are sharing their opinions on the incident.

Rajasthan: Hindu holy scriptures burnt at mass conversion to Buddhism ceremony in Barmer, three including one Ajmal arrested

Every year, on 25th December, 'Manusmriti Dahan Divas' takes places in parts of country as Dr BR Ambedkar did so in 1927.

‘Talked to us in Hindi after being told to speak in English’: Tamil ‘actor’ Siddharth alleges harassment at Madurai airport

Siddharth was also upset that his parents had to remove coins from their purses, something that is a security norm at airports to further cry harassment.

Noida: Woman booked for assaulting househelp in Cleo County society claims her maid indulged in theft and added sleeping pills to her meals

The Noida woman booked for assaulting her maid has claimed that she has proof of her househelp's theft.

Tripura elections: Back-to-back hike in DA can prove to be a game changer for the BJP. Here is why

The DA hike is set to benefit a whopping 1,04,600 regular employees and over 80,800 pensioners in Tripura.

Andy Mukherjee’s year-end gift: The prophet of disaster yet again predicts doom for the Indian economy as China relaxes COVID restrictions

As the year draws to an end, Andy Mukherjee has come up with what he does best: predict impending failure of Indian economy.

Mumbai: Taxi driver Faizan Siddiqui rapes a transperson, assaults another transperson who came to victim’s rescue

Siddiqui was arrested under the IPC sections for unnatural sex, wrongful confinement, assault, and threatening the victim. Siddiqui has been remanded to police custody.

Fact Check: Are Pakistanis being banned from UAE over illegal begging

'24 News HD' reported that the Pakistanis, who were duped by agents, failed to get work and began begging in UAE to make ends meet.

After 102 children and 568 grandchildren, Musa Hasahya decides to stop, Orders his 12 wives to go on contraceptive pills

Musa Hasahya, a Ugandan farmer with 12 marriages, 102 sons and daughters, and 568 grandchildren, has chosen against having any more children

PM Modi’s brother, family members injured after road accident

Prahlad Modi is younger brother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Ravish Kumar’s delusion intensifies, giving hints of political aspirations, his brother is rape accused Congress leader

In his latest interview with BBC Hindi, Ravish Kumar has a sparkle in his eye when he talks about a scenario where he becomes an active politicians.

Anti-Putin Russian lawmaker who died under mysterious circumstances in Odisha was here on a ‘tribal tour’

Pavel Antonov was on vacation in the Rayagada region of Odisha where he was celebrating his 65th birthday. According to the police, he was allegedly found dead having fallen out of a third-floor hotel window. 

Out-on-bail TMC leader Saket Gokhale files complaint against Sadhvi Pragya for calling on Hindus to defend themselves

TMC leader Saket Gokhale filed a complaint against Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur for urging Hindus to defend themselves.

Twitter Files 9.0: CIA and FBI frequently interfered in content moderation of the social media platform

"The Twitter Files show executives under constant pressure to validate theories of foreign influence," Matt Taibbi emphasised.

Apple Watch 8 series’ automated crash notifications feature backfires in a ski town in the USA

iPhone 14 series' "crash detection" and "fall detection" features immediately dial 911. The emergency centre then calls the caller back, and if they do not answer, it is presumed that they have been in an accident

Kerala: Woman arrested for smuggling gold at Karipur airport; had hidden packets of precious metal worth Rs 1 crore in her undergarments

The woman arrested at Karipur airport in Kerala had reportedly hidden gold inside her undergarments.

Confucius institutes in UK universities ‘are part of China’s external propaganda schemes’ to sway opinions on Chinese policies

The Confucius Institutions, which the UK termed the "largest threat to the world's security and prosperity this century," were administered by the Hanban, an abbreviation of the Office of the Leading Small Group (LSG) for the International Promotion of the Chinese Language.

Bengali movie ‘Projapati’ not being screened at state-run film centre ‘Nandan’, BJP says TMC not showing the film as it features Mithun Chakraborty

Bengali movie 'Projapati' was released across West Bengal on December 23, except in the state-run film complex 'Nandan' in Kolkata

Bombay High Court vacation bench denies any interim relief to Chanda Kochhar and her husband in ICICI-Videocon case

The couple approached the HC challenging their arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the loan fraud case contesting the CBI's claim of non-cooperation.

Bihar: Mohammed Ijhar poses as Rakesh Singh to lure a Hindu woman into marriage, abuses her, forcibly converts her to Islam; booked

The woman said that the accused and his family members physically abused her and forcefully converted her religion to Islam. They also gave her a new name and called her 'Sufiya Khatun' after conversion

Opponent to UCC and CAA, 26/11 conspiracy theorist: Meet Maulana Mahmood Madani, who is selected as ‘person of the year’ by Jordanian Islamic Institute

Maulana Mahmood Madani, the President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (M), has been selected as the 'person of the year - 2023' by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre from Jordan

Hungry audience interrupts Pak PM’s speech, stand up and demand food

While addressing a ceremony in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, PM Shehbaz's address was interrupted by hungry crowd that demanded food.

Russian President Putin’s critic and his friend die under mysterious circumstances in a hotel in Odisha, what we know so far

Both were staying in same hotel in Rayagada and died within 24 hours of each other under mysterious circumstances.

Bihar: Samastipur residents accuse Christian group from Telangana of forcing religious conversion, police probe underway

The video of the incident went viral over the internet in which the local residents of Vaini village can be seen exposing the couple who were asking Hindus to convert their religion.

BSF jawan beaten up to death for protesting against youth who uploaded his daughter’s video online

The BSF personnel was identified as Melaji Vaghela (45). He died on the spot after he was allegedly attacked with sticks and sharp weapons reportedly by the youth's family on December 24.

Videos of couple and students offering namaz at MS University in Vadodara go viral

The Hindu organisations recited Hanuman Chalisa at the premises in retaliation. On the other hand, some Hindu activists also went to the Vice Chancellor’s office and raised slogans demanding a probe into the matter.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky calls PM Narendra Modi, seeks help in implementing ‘peace formula’ with Russia

In a telephonic conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday exchanged views about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. 

Threefold increase in drone sightings along the border with Pakistan, with 311 incidents reported in 2022

Drone sightings along the border with Pakistan has tripled in the last year, with observations in 2022 swelling to 311.

Salman Khurshid declares Rahul Gandhi a superhuman for wearing t-shirt in winters, also likens him with Lord Ram

It is yet to be seen how many Indians vote for Rahul Gandhi for wearing a t-shirt, but reactions from Congress members suggest that they think they have stumbled upon a winning formula with this t-shirt.

Pakistani fishing boat carrying arms, ammunition, narcotics, and 10 crew members caught in Indian waters

The Indian Coast Guard intercepted a Pakistani fishing boat carrying 10 men, narcotics, and arms off the Gujarat coast.

Huge cache of arms and ammunition recovered in Assam from a tea garden in Dibrugarh

Earlier in Biswanath, as many as two people were apprehended as the Assam Police seized a large quantity of Ganja in the Biswanath district

Tehreek-e-Taliban attacked defense establishments in Pakistan 148 times during the past year

The rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan has given these terror attacks by TTP a boost. But the Pakistan government seems reluctant to take action against them,

Ghar Wapsi in Bulandshahr: Over 100 revert to Hinduism in UP

Over 100 from 20 Valmiki families returned to Hinduism in an elaborate 'Ghar Wapsi' programmed organised in Khurja.

Did Sadhvi call for the genocide of Muslims? Liberal hypocrisy, fake news, and how they see Hindus defending themselves as aggression in itself

On Sunday, Sadhvi Pragya, the BJP MP from Bhopal spoke at the Hindu Jagarana Vedike’s South Region annual convention, talking about the rights of Hindus to defend themselves

ICICI loan fraud case: CBI arrests Videocon’s chairman Venugopal Dhoot over financial irregularities

Chanda Kochhar allegedly misused her position in the ICICI Bank and granted loans to Videocon group promoter Venugopal Dhoot in 2009 and 2011

Agle janam mohe ‘liberal’ hi kijo…

I want to be a 'liberal' so I can get away with fabricating documents, conjuring up imaginary 'dangerous' apps with industrial grade spying abilities straight out of science fiction novels, trigger riots, murders over 'blasphemy' and whine on international platform that government is baying for my blood.

Karnataka: Wearing masks made compulsory in restaurants, pubs, theatre halls, schools, colleges

Health Minister of Karnataka K. Sudhakar said to ANI, "There's no need to panic. But we have to take precautions from now on." 

Asaduddin Owaisi upset as court orders official survey of the disputed Shahi Idgah complex at Shri Krishna Janmasthan in Mathura

Owaisi had expressed displeasure and also seemed to have instigated his supporters when the court-ordered videography of disputed structure at Gyanvapi complex was carried out earlier this year.

MK Stalin says Rahul Gandhi’s speeches are “creating tremors”, a day after Gandhi scion said ‘dogs, cows, buffaloes, and pigs attended BJY’

MK Stalin also compared Rahul Gandhi to India’s first PM, claiming that he sometimes spoke like Nehru.

Aligarh Muslim University: Fight breaks out between groups of Kashmiri students and Ghazipur students

Two teams each from Proctor's office and Police Administration immediately reached the spot and pacified the agitating students after assuring them of a meeting with the District Magistrate to solve their grievances.