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‘In Maa, I have always felt that Trimurti’: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother, Heeraben, passes away

Heeraben, the mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has passed away at the age of 99 years.

TMC’s Saket Gokhale arrested by Gujarat police third time in a month, for a case involving siphoning off money in the name of activism:...

Trouble seems to mount for TMC leader Saket Gokhale as he has been arrested for the third time in a month by the Gujarat Police.

‘State dutybound to maintain cows and calves in gaushalas’: Telangana High Court

Telangana High Court said in its order, "It is primarily the executive function of the State to look after and maintain gaushalas, therefore, the State should provide adequate funds to the gaushalas through the board."

Kerala CPM leader insults Lord Ayyappa by saying he was born out of unnatural relationship, apologises after outrage

Kerala CPM leader K Mukundan apologises after saying that worshippers of Lord Ayyappa are frauds

Bhavya Sharma changes religion twice for marriages, gets killed by her third husband after he sees her with her second husband

Bhavya Sharma had changed her religion three times for marriage. She first married Yogendra Kumar in 2004. Then in 2017, she married Anees. In 2019, she married Vinod

Iram, Shehnaaz, and now Amrina: Muslim woman from Bareilly marries Pappu, says fear of triple talaq is over

After converting to Hinduism, Amrina named herself Radhika. She said, "I am married to Pappu"

Suspected Chinese spy detained in Bodh Gaya, was an alleged threat to Dalai Lama

The security agencies released the sketch of the suspected woman and started searching for the Chinese woman in Gaya, suspected of spying on Dalai Lama.

ECI develops Remote EVM to enable remote voting for domestic migrants, read how the proposed system will work

The ECI has invited all registered political parties for a demonstration of how the proposed Remote Electronic Voting Machine (RVM) will work

Is the new SRK-Deepika song ‘Jhoome Jo Pathaan’ copied by composers Vishal-Shekhar? Here is the truth

Music composers Vishal-Shekhar accused of stealing composition from decade old song Karam Ki Talwar.

Uttar Pradesh: Intezaar Khan pretends to be Sonu while giving a job to a girl in his gym, then rapes her on the pretext...

The accused, Intezaar Khan and his family, are running an ASR gym in the Shahberi area of the local police station, in which the victim was given a job as a manager in June.

Serbia govt releases special stamp to honour 75 years of India’s independence

Indian Embassy in Serbia noted that the presence of Ivica Dacic underlined the "close relationship" between the two nations.

‘New Year parties are Haram’: Raza Academy President urges Muslims to avoid new year celebrations

In another tweet, Raza Academy appealed to Muslims to organise prayers and religious events instead of indulging in obscene acts in the name of new year celebrations. 

Maharashtra: Shabnam restrains a woman allowing Imran, Shahnu, Akbar and Bashir to gang-rape her, case registered against the five

Maharashtra Police books 5 persons including a woman for gang-raping a 27-year-old woman and in Bhingaar in Ahmednagar district

Ambani-Merchant wedding: Anant Ambani to wed Radhika Merchant, date to be announced soon

Anant Ambani graduated from Brown University and currently leads the energy business at Reliance Industries Limited

PM Modi’s mother Heeraben recovering well at Super-Speciality Cardiac hospital, to be discharged soon

Heeraben Modi was hospitalised on Tuesday at UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology & Research Centre, after her health deteriorated.

Congress’ Jairam Ramesh spreads misinformation about Indian syrups over deaths of children in Gambia and Uzbekistan to target Modi govt

Congress leader spread misinformation about the Indian cough syrup, incorrectly linking them to deaths of children in Gambia and Uzbekistan.

Tunisha Sharma suicide: Uorfi Javed comes out in support of Sheezan Khan, says can’t blame him for her death

On Tuesday, Waliv Police said that Khan repeatedly keeps changing his statements and has not yet given any clear reason why he broke up with his 'Ali Baba Dastaan-E-Kabul' co-star.

‘Medicine was given without prescription’: Uzbekistan Health Ministry on ‘Indian cough syrup’ controversy and deaths of children

Uzbekistan Health Ministry said the medicine given to the victim children surpassed the allowed dosage levels and was given without a prescription.

Kerala: 3 PFI leaders go ‘missing’ in Pathanamthitta ahead of NIA raids on 56 locations in the state linked to the banned outfit

Residence of Muhammad Rashid, the PFI state secretary, is being searched in Pathanamthitta. The residence of Nizar, a member of the state committee, is also being raided.

‘Sar tan se juda’: Hindu woman raped and beheaded in Pakistan’s Sindh province, head defleshed and breasts chopped off

Hindu woman Diya Bheel was gang-raped, beheaded, and her breasts chopped off by unidentified persons in Sindh in Pakistan

Chinese spy in Bodh Gaya, sketch of Chinese woman suspected to be spying on Dalai Lama released, security agencies alert

Followers of Buddhism from all over the world have come to Bodh Gaya. Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama is also on a month-long stay at the holy site for the Kaal Chakra puja

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s ‘The Kashmir Files’ awarded the ‘Best Feature Film on Human Rights’ by LIFFT India

"Happy to inform that The KashmirFiles has been awarded as ‘Best Film on Human Rights’ by LIIFT 2022," tweeted Vivek Agnihotri

CRPF denies Congress’ claim of security breach in Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, points out 113 violations of protocols committed by the Congress leader

The CRPF denied allegations of security breach by Congress and instead, stated how Rahul Gandhi himself has, on several occasions in the past, disregarded protocols

Karnataka: FIR registered against BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Thakur in Shivamogga for saying Hindus should sharpen their knives to defend themselves

On the basis of a complaint made by HS Sundaresh, the president of the Shivamogga District Congress Committee, the FIR was filed in accordance with sections 153A, 153B, 268, 295A, 298, 504, and 508 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

‘Sare Jahan Se Achcha’ fame and ‘liberal’ hero Iqbal seeded two-nation theory in the presidential address on December 29, 1930: Read details

Muhammed Iqbal, one of the most significant proponents of the two-nation theory and the creation of Pakistan in the first half of the 20th century.

Besharam Rang: Censor Board advises Pathaan filmmakers to make certain changes in film, including songs

The film's track 'Besharam Rang' dropped online on December 12, and soon it became the talk of the town. While several liked the peppy track, there were also some who found the song objectionable over the use of saffron and green costumes.

‘Viscera wasn’t preserved’: CID probe ordered in the death case of millionaire Russian tycoon and his friend in Odisha

The visceral samples of Vladimir Bydanov, Antov's friend who had died of a 'heart attack' on December 22, were preserved. However, the officials have revealed that the cops did not ask to preserve the visceral samples of Antov, who apparently committed suicide 2 days later.

Jharkhand actress and YouTuber Riya Kumari shot dead in Bengal during a robbery attempt, police suspect foul play

Riya Kumari, an actress and YouTuber from Jharkhand popular by her stage name Isha Alya, was on her way to Kolkata from Ranchi along with her husband Prakash Kumar, and her three-year-old daughter.

Twitter logs out users worldwide, outage remains for over an hour

Some Twitter users were not able to log in for a few hours earlier in the day. Many users have been also facing the log in issues for two-factor authorisation.

56 locations related to PFI raided in Kerala, details

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out searches at 56 locations in Kerala in the Popular Front of India (PFI) conspiracy case.

Iranian Chess player competes at tournament without hijab

Iranian Chess player Sara Khadem, also known as Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, recently took part in a tournament without wearing a hijab

Greta Thunberg mocks Andrew Tate with a ‘small d**k energy’ jibe after the kickboxer tweets about emissions from his cars

Greta Thunberg made it to the news after she protested outside the Swedish parliament in 2018 when she was 15.

Media, AAP and others mock UP cop for ‘not knowing how to load a gun’, police clarify it was the correct procedure for the...

UP Police condemns claims that one cop failed to load a gun properly, saying plastic pellets in anti-riot rifle needed to be loaded from the muzzle

‘India ready to bid for hosting Olympic games in 2036’: Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur

Thakur stated that the government will offer a roadmap to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) members during the IOC session in Mumbai in September 2023.

Elon Musk takes a dig at leftist media outlets for glossing over Twitter Files

The development comes days after Jimmy Fallon mocked Elon Musk on his show for banning doxxers on Twitter.

Telangana: Shahbaz throws newborn daughter in thorn bushes after his live-in partner Divya dies, arrested

Newborn girl child was thrown in thorn bushes in Telangana by her father Mohammad Shahbaz after her mother Divya died of seizure

Chhattisgarh: 22-year-old social media influencer Leena Nagwanshi found hanging, police seize mobile phone

The death of Leena Nagwanshi comes close on the heels of actor Tunisha Sharma’s suicide, who ended her life last week.

‘Sushant was punched in his eye’: Autopsy staffer says he didn’t trust Uddhav govt, ready to record his statement with probe agencies

The Cooper hospital staffer said he did not make the claims in 2020 because of he did not trust the Uddhav Thackeray govt.

Leopard attacks at least 16 people including forest officers in Assam’s Jorhat, tranquillized and captured after a day of terror

A leopard who caused attacked at least 16 in Jorhat in Assam was tranquilized and captured by the forest department on December 27

Udaipur: Hindu businessman receives ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ threat from ‘Mohammad Gadi’, probe initiated

A businessman in Udaipur received ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ threat, six months after the brutal beheading of Kanhaiya Kumar.

Jharkhand: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey rescues 10,000 cows from being smuggled to Bangladesh, accuses Hemant Soren govt of supporting cattle smuggling

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey claimed that he rescued around 10,000 cows which were being smuggled to Bangladesh, and handed over two men to police

PM Modi visits his mother Heeraba at hospital in Ahmedabad, she was hospitalised on Tuesday after her health deteriorated

Heeraben Modi was hospitalised at the UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre on Tuesday night.

China’s ingress in Arunachal Pradesh has to do with control of Tibet, Tibetan Buddhism: Report

Tawang, in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, is home to the oldest and second-largest monastery of Tibetan Buddhism outside of China's control, according to a report in Voices Against Autocracy. 

Tunisha Sharma Death case: Sheezan Khan’s secret girlfriend identified, police investigating Khan’s Whatsapp chats with Sharma

The police are probing the Whatsapp chats of Sheezan Khan with Tunisha Sharma and his secret girlfriend.

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.