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Lashkar-e-Taiba deputy chief Abdul Rehman Makki listed as a global terrorist: A timeline of India’s efforts at the UN

Each of these five names was initially placed on technical hold by one member state while all other 14 members of the Council agreed to their listing.

Delhi Police uncover terror conspiracy to carry out targeted killings of politicians ahead of Republic Day: Details

Delhi Police has launched a search for four people suspected to be part of terror conspiracy to execute targeted killings.

‘Who is LG, where has he come from? He is sitting on our heads’, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal once again attacks Lieutenant Governor of...

Arvind Kejriwal further said that sending Delhi teachers to Finland is essential to provide good education to the children of the poor people of India.

Communist leader Subhashini Ali throws ‘Sanskari’ jibe after rape of a Dalit woman in UP, perpetrator turns out to be a Maulvi

CPI (Marxist) leader Subhashini Ali tried to use the news of a rape of a Dalit woman in Mau, Uttar Pradesh, to push her anti-Hindu agenda.

‘Hashim Amla converted many to Islam’: Old video of ex-Pakistani cricketer Saeed Anwar goes viral

In a meeting, he said all non-Muslims were going to be incinerated in hellfire, and it was the duty of Muslims to save them by converting them to Islam.

Vadodara Namaz row: MSU’s Science Faculty prohibits students and professors from participating in all religious events on campus

Maharaja Sayajirao University remained amid a religious maelstrom after a third incident of a student offering namaz on campus surfaced on January 16. Following the event, both former and current student leaders, as well as religious groups, sought action from university officials on Monday.

JP Nadda to remain BJP’s National President till June 2024

JP Nadda assumed the presidency of the party in June 2019.

Indore: SGPC team meets Sindhi community leaders after Sindhis hand over Swaroops of Guru Granth Sahib to Gurudwaras

SGPC team met Sindhi community in Indore to resolve matter of submitting Bir of Guru Granth Sahib to Gurudwaras.

Australia: Historic Shiva Vishnu Temple in Melbourne attacked by Khalistani supporters, second such attack on Hindu temples in a week

The historic Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple was attacked on January 16, with its walls painted with anti-Hindu graffiti.

Jehangirpuri terror plot: Naushad and Jagjit were promised money to target Right Wing leaders, 4 suspects of same module can still be in India

Delhi police is hunting for four terror suspects in link to possible terror attacks around Republic Day

Italy’s most wanted mafia boss arrested after spending 30 years on the run

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni tweeted: "A great victory for the state, which demonstrates that it does not give up in the face of the Mafia."

‘Why would I stop anyone from selling a house when I want to go myself’: Advocate Pradeep Sharma calls ‘The Wire’ report on Brahmapuri...

Advocate Pradeep Sharma told us why he would stop others from selling the house when he was preparing to sell his own house. Referring to the condition of his area, he said that Hindus are constantly selling houses from this street. During the conversation, we were also informed about Muslims buying a Hindu Brahmin's house and building a mosque there.

BJP’s Anup Gupta wins Chandigarh mayor election by defeating AAP candidate by 1 vote

Both BJP and AAP have 14 councillors each in the House, while Chandigarh MP also has a vote being an ex-officio member of the municipal corporation House.

Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan’s OTT release date revealed during court proceedings

The court was hearing a petition filed by a group of lawyers, law students, and visually impaired individuals seeking directions from the court to YRF to make arrangements so that disabled individuals could also enjoy Pathaan

Lalit Modi apologises to advocate Mukul Rohatgi for threatening him through an Instagram post

Lalit Modi had earlier posted a threatening post against former attorney general Mukul Rohatgi on Instagram.

Pune: 14 booked for forcing Hindus to convert to Christianity, earlier 3 were charged for offering red grape juice as the ‘blood of Jesus...

A local filed a complaint against evangelists alleging that they were forcing his family to embrace Christianity.

We have learnt our lesson, want to live in peace with India, says Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif

In an interview with Dubai-based Arabic news channel, Pakistan Prime Minister said, "We have had three wars with India, and they have only brought more misery, poverty, and unemployment to the people." 

Absconding terrorist Dawood Ibrahim got married again in Karachi: Sister Haseena Parkar’s son tells NIA

The revelation were made to the NIA by Alishah Ibrahim Parkar, the son of Haseena Parker. the late sister of fugitive terrorist Dawood Ibrahim

Former female Afghan MP Mursal Nabizada shot dead in Kabul, had refused to leave Afghanistan after Taliban takeover

Mursal Nabizada and her guard were shot dead in the same room at 3 a.m. on Saturday. A second security guy and her brother have been injured in the attack.

Bottom 50% of Indians pay 64% of GST: Oxfam India’s claims about ‘disproportionate’ taxing of poor is ‘mathematically impossible’. Here is why

Taking the bottom 50% of the population as 70 crores, Diva Jain calculated the monthly income of the cohort using the data provided by Oxfam India.

Bangladesh: Muslim mob attacks and destroys houses of Hindus over blasphemy allegations, targeted person has been living in India for 7 years

The Hindu boy, now accused of blasphemy by radical Islamists, has reportedly been living in India for the past 7 years.

If New York Times published an Egg Fried Rice recipe, we imagined what it would be like

Modi government is pushing vegetarianism in a country where people even used to do gargle in the morning with leftover chicken curry. In such a scenario, making and eating egg fried rice is an act of resistance, and we resist!

Man named Mahamed Sharif runs away from Delhi’s Leela Palace Hotel without settling dues of over 23 lakhs, triggers meme fest

The management team at Delhi's Leela Palace Hotel lodged a complaint against a man named Mahamed Sharif for vanishing without settling his bills of Rs 23.46 lakh

Sushant Singh Rajput’s pet dog Fudge passes away, fans mourn, say ‘united in heaven’

Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead on 14th June 2020 under mysterious circumstances. While initial media reports suggested suicide, subsequently concerns were raised and many believe he was murdered.

Sanjay Bhandari to be extradited to India: British home secretary Suella Braverman approves order

Fugitive arms dealer and Robert Vadra's aide Sanjay Bhandari's extradition approved by UK home secretary

Even a simple egg curry recipe in NYT becomes an anti-Modi rant, columnist chef makes it about bashing ‘pro-vegetarian Hindus’

Tejal Rao, a NYT columnist, used her recipe section to bash Hindus and rant against the Modi government.

Muslim youths abuse, assault Hindu men over petty brawl, indulge in stone pelting as it turns communal in Aligarh: Details

A petty brawl turned communal and three Hindu youth were left injured in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.

As TMC leader Saket Gokhale continues to be in jail for over two weeks, Mamata Banerjee attacks Gujarat Police for not following procedure while...

"If I visit Delhi alone, then, I sometimes stay at the Banga Bhavan," Mamata Banerjee had said on CCTV row.

Despite calls for boycott, Romila Thapar delivers lecture at IIC: Some instances when Hindus were hounded, speeches cancelled, as Left called for boycott

In December 2015, JNUSU displayed their intolerance over an invitation sent to Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev to the International Congress of Vedanta.

The Wire is sold out, published reports after taking money, I and my family are getting threats now: Brahmpuri lawyer

Advocate Pradeep Sharma said, "Considering the safety of my family, I am planning to sell the house. When the riots took place in 2020, only a few houses belonged to Muslims, today there are many Muslim households here."

‘Freedom to protest is a fundamental principle but not absolute’: UK PM Rishi Sunak announces measures to clamp down disruptive protests

UK PM Rishi Sunak announced a slew of measures empowering police to clamp down on disruptive protests.

US-based political scientists conclude that large-scale violence in India significantly reduced in the last 20 years compared to the period between 1970-2000

The researchers have credited enhanced state capacity for the decline in violence in India during the 21st century.

Surat court rejects bail to ‘love jihad’ accused Muhammad Samat Ali Sheikh, who posed as a Hindu to lure a girl and forced her...

A Surat local court denied bail to a 51-year-old man called Muhammad Samat Ali Sheikh, accused of entrapping a Hindu woman by posing as a Hindu

Iran threatens French magazine Charlie Hebdo with Salman Rushdie-like fate for publishing cartoons on Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Charlie Hebdo recently published a raft of critical cartoons mocking Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Jharkhand: Armaan Ali traps a married Hindu woman into a relationship, beats her to death on her refusal to elope with him

In Ramgarh, Jharkhand, Armaan Ali killed a Hindu woman after she refused to leave her husband and marry him.

Kerala HC pulls up CPM leader for manhandling Lord Ayyappa devotees at Sabarimala temple

Arun Kumar, a trade union leader of CPM, was found pushing and shoving devotees of Lord Ayyappa at the Sabarimala temple.

Lalit Modi on the oxygen support post-Covid, hands over everything to his son

"In light of what I have gone through, it’s time to retire and move on. And groom my kids. I am handing them all," Lalit Modi tweeted.

NC leader and brother of former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah claims Central govt ‘planned’ Pulwama and Uri attacks

NC leader Sheikh Mustafa Kamal has alleged that the 2019 Pulwama attack and the 2016 Uri attacks were 'well planned' by the central govt

Babar Azam caught in a honey trap? Pakistan cricketer’s pictures, videos, and audios of alleged sexting with fellow cricketer’s girlfriend go viral

The social media posts claim Babar Azam promised a fellow cricketer's girlfriend that her boyfriend will continue to be on team so long as she continues sexting with him.

Another video of namaz inside Maharaja Sayajirao University of Vadodara appears, senate members demand strict action

A young woman was seen offering namaz in the botany section of the science department of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Vadodara.

Maharashtra: People in Washim dance holding Aurangzeb’s posters; 8 booked

People participating in the local urs of Manglurpir danced in the procession holding posters of Mughal tyrant Aurangzeb.

Press Information Bureau dismisses fake news that Ganga Vilas Cruise got stuck in Bihar’s Chhapra, shares that it reached Patna as per schedule

PIB has dismissed such reports and said that the claim which originated from reports by news agencies is false, and the cruise reached Patna as per schedule.

Grand corridor proposed on five acres of land surrounding the iconic Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan: Here is all you need to know

Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh promised that a dedicated corridor would be developed soon to guarantee the easy transit of devotees from the Yamuna riverfront to Mathura's iconic Banke Bihari Temple.

CJI-led bench takes over plea against religious conversions, earlier Justice Shah-led bench asked Centre to collect information on forced conversions

Justice Shah, who headed the former bench of Supreme Court, had said that religious conversions was a serious issue.

Kabul’s female mannequins covered with black plastic bags – A symbol of Taliban rule in Afghanistan

The women customers feel a sense of fear as they look at the hooded mannequins donned in elaborate dresses. "When I see them, I feel that these mannequins are also captured and trapped, and I get a sense of fear. I feel like I see myself behind these shop windows, an Afghan woman who has been deprived of all her rights," a woman shopping at the Lycee Maryam Street was quoted as saying.

Senior Pakistani lawyer accused of assassination case of a judge shot dead outside Peshawar High Court

Latif Afridi was acquitted in a murder case by Swat Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Judge Aftab Afridi and his three family members a few weeks ago. 

ChatGPT – The buzz around it, the inherent biases of the algorithm, its jokes on Hinduism, and more – The basics of the AI-based...

AI systems like ChatGPT can't be anti-bias, after all, it is the programmers that feed the information to the system.

‘Finland jaane do’: Kejriwal leads protest march towards Delhi LG house over sending teachers for ‘training’ on taxpayers’ money

The Lieutenant Governor's office has denied rejecting any proposal and has said he only advised the state to record a cost-benefit analysis.

44 Sikh delegates arrive from Pakistan to visit Gurudwaras in Delhi and Amritsar

Visuals captured by ANI show Sikh delegates crossing the Attari-Wagah border. They are carrying their luggage and getting their passports checked by security officials.