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‘No regret even if hanged, will get hoors in Jannat,’ says Shraddha’s killer Aftab during polygraph test, report says

According to the police officer, Aftab confessed some stunning truths during the polygraph examination. The police seek to establish these findings following the narco test.

Deputy Commissioner exposes lies by AAP and Arvind Kejriwal, says no stone was pelted during the Surat roadshow: Details

Surat police has denied the allegations levelled by Arvind Kejriwal that there were stones pelted during his rally.

NDTV promoter company transfers 99.5% equity to Adani, giving Gautam Adani owned company 29.19% stake in media house

If Adani Group has indirect control over a stake that is more than 25%, it is required by Indian law to make an open offer to buy at least 26% more from current shareholders and give them the opportunity to withdraw.

IFFI Jury Chief and Israeli filmmaker, accused of hating his own motherland, makes speech denying Hindu genocide, calls ‘Kashmir Files’ propaganda

Israeli filmmaker and International Film Festival of India (IFFI) jury chairman Nadav Lapid said called filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri’s film ‘The Kashmir Files’ “vulgar” and “propaganda”.

‘I am ashamed’, Israeli Ambassador to India apologises after Jewish filmmaker calls The Kashmir Files ‘vulgar propaganda’, read his open letter

In an open letter Ambassador Gilon shared on Twitter, he said that Lapid should be ashamed of himself.

Journalist Shiv Aroor faces online attack by leftist trolls for featuring bikini pictures of Richa Chadha in India Today show over her Galwan jibe

Shiv Aroor is facing a barrage of abuses on Twitter over his India Today show that featured Richa Chadha's bikini pictures.

Taiwan welcomes Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy that expresses concerns over China’s rise as a disruptive global power: Details

Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy criticised China for trying to exploit the rule-based international order aftery benefitting immensely from it..

MIT Manipal initiates inquiry, suspends lecturer after controversy erupts over his alleged comment against a student

On Monday, the Manipal Institute of Technology in Karnataka's Udupi district issued a statement in response to the controversy sparked by a video that went viral on social media

For us to progress, our National character has to be changed: Here is why it may take 7 generations

What is the biggest hurdle for a nation to progress? I feel it is the national attitude. Let me compare this with an industrial unit or even a disciplined army unit.

Hackers demand Rs 200 crores in cryptocurrency as AIIMS Delhi server remains dysfunctional for 6th day

Delhi AIIMS server remains dysfunctional for the 6th consecutive day as hackers demand a ransom of Rs 200 crores.

Gujarat: Allahu Akbar reverberates in campaign for AAP as ‘Muslim Fighters Club’ says AAP-Muslim ‘ilu-ilu’ in Ahmedabad

2002 rape survivor Bilkis Bano was also present in the meeting where she said that Kejriwal is an educated leader and has done good work in education sector. Hence, Muslims should vote for AAP, she said.

Wannabe Bhindranwale Amritpal Singh says ‘India didn’t exist before 1947’, time to recall how Rahul Gandhi promoted this ‘India is not a nation’ trope

Amritpal, who is currently on a 'Khalsa vaheer' march across Punjab right now to spread his message, is not the first one to say that India didn't exist before 1947.

Mother-son spiked father’s drink, slit his throat before chopping his body into pieces: Chilling details emerge in Delhi’s Pandav Nagar murder case

Delhi police arrested a mother-son duo for killing father, chopping his body in 10 pieces, and storing them in the fridge.

Espionage, electoral interference, and disinformation campaign against Conservatives: Here is how China is undermining Canada’s sovereignty

“The Chinese Communist Party...is using all elements of state power to carry out activities that are a direct threat to our national security and sovereignty," CSIS told Global News.

Central government stops scholarship for madarsa students from Classes 1 to 8 across the country: Details

The central government stopped the grant of scholarship to madarsa students in Classes 1 to 8.

FIFA World Cup in Qatar: Multilingual preachers at mosques, QR codes, and many other methods to propagate Islam among visiting football fans

India had earlier raised concerns over the presence of radical Islamic preacher Zakir Naik at the events hosted by the Qatari govts.

Fan assaults goalkeeper with a corner flag as the passion boils over during a football match in Turkey

The second division match in Turkey between Anatolian rivals Göztepe and Altay was called off 25 minutes into the first half after a Göztepe fan attacked the Altay goalkeeper with a corner stick.

MP: Shamim Khan arrested for sexual assault and forced conversion of a minor Hindu girl, had posted his porn clip with the girl’s mother...

Shamim Khan, arrested for sexual assault and forced conversion of a minor Hindu girl, was in an affair with the girl's mother.

Kanpur: Harassment accused Md Faiz threatens minor girl to ‘chop her into pieces’ when she files police complaint, arrested

When the police team finally located Faiz and arrived to arrest him, the female members of his family reportedly tried to create a ruckus, with the intention to prevent his arrest. The women and some neighbours even clashed with the police, due to which additional forces were called to control the situation.

Cambridge University dean backs claims suggesting Jesus Christ was transgender, leaves worshippers in tears

The Dean claimed that representations of Jesus Christ in male and female bodies have made it easier to discuss trans concerns.

Shraddha murder redux: Delhi police arrests mother-son duo for killing father; had chopped his body parts into pieces and stored them in the fridge

A woman, along with her son, killed her husband and chopped her into pieces before disposing his body parts in Delhi.

IANS whitewashes ‘Love Jihad’ by calling Hindu outfits ‘hotheads’, citing ‘analyst’ to blame Hindus for their own persecution

IANS published a report headlined, "Hindu hotheads raise the 'love jihad' temperature". This report was picked up by several media outlets

IIT engineer who sent threatening mail to PMO says he did it to implicate another man who was close to girl he liked

The accused had sent the email to PMO threatening PM Modi's life during his scheduled rally in Jamnagar, Gujarat on Monday

BBC journalist thrashed, detained for covering protests in China, cops cite ‘protection against Covid’ as reason: Details

Prior to his arrest, the BBC journalist had informed through a tweet about his presence at the protest site in Shanghai.

Moroccan fans riot on the streets of Belgium and the Netherlands as Morocco defeats Belgium in their World Cup encounter

Morocco's win over Belgium in FIFA World Cup match ended up triggering riots by Moroccan fans in Brussels and neighbouring Netherlands.

Luxury brand ‘Balenciaga’ under fire over disturbing photoshoot of children with BDSM theme, here is what happened

The children were shown posing with teddy bears, which were dressed in fishnet tops, leather harnesses and collars with locks.

Mob led by Latin Catholic Church halts construction at Vizhinjam port, attacks police station with sticks and stones, 15 priests booked

A group of protesters led by the Latin Catholic church attacked Vizhinjam police station and injured at least 29 police personnel.

Qatar 2022: World Cup of upsets continues as Morocco stuns Belgium and defeats them 2-0

Morocco is now on top of the table in Group F, and a positive result against Canada in their last group game will be enough to push them to the next stage of the competition

Retired Colonel reveals how Lieutenant Colonel Purohit was framed in Malegaon Blast Case

Colonel Bakshi pointed out that when a narrative is created in people's minds, as in the case of Malegaon blasts, it takes time to dismantle it.

India to develop Small Modular Reactors with up to 300 MW capacity for Clean Energy Transition: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh said that the govt is taking steps to develop Small Modular Reactors (SMR) to produce clean energy

Congress says ‘नमामि देवी नर्मदे’ today but read how UPA led by Congress sat on Sardar Sarovar Dam files to keep Gujarat parched for...

On November 25, Congress shared a video of Rahul Gandhi performing Aarti at the Narmada Ghat in Omkareshwar in MP.

Can you get jailed for staring woman for 14 seconds or more? NGO posts misleading tweet

While woman can file case against men for inappropriate staring that makes them comfortable, there is no 14 second limit as claimed by NGO NCIB

Bihar: Poet Anamika Jain Amber stopped from performing at the All India Kavi Sammelan, BJP questions Nitish Kumar govt for ‘cultural policing’

Speaking about the incident Anamika Jain said, “I am disappointed at having been deprived of the opportunity to perform in the land of Ramdhari Singh Dinkar.” 

Indian presence at the FIFA World Cup – West Bengal exported 1000 KGs of mutton to Qatar ahead of the tournament

West Bengal government is supplying goat and sheep meat to Qatar which hosts the FIFA World Cup this year.

As Gujarat Congress says Allah sits in Somnath and Mahadev sits in Ajmer, here is a look back at the Hindu persecution at both...

On Sunday, Indranil Rajguru, Congress leader from Rajkot, created a stir by claiming that Allah and Mahadev are the same and Allah resides in Somnath while Mahadev resides in Ajmer dargah.

Lucknow: Brawl between two student groups leads to death of 18-year-old Ansh Tiwari, usual suspects spread fake news, read details

Youth killed after a fight between two student groups in Lucknow, three booked as per complaint by family

Kathua ‘celebrity lawyer’ and Congress leader, accused by victim’s family of milking tragedy, attacks Union Minister Smriti Irani

Rajawat was accused by the Kathua victim's family of milking the tragedy for her own personal gains and was removed as lawyer on account of her inordinate absence.

Gujarat polls: AAP worker nabbed for bribing members of Koli community to vote in party’s favours. Here is what happened

The development comes days before the state goes to polls in first phase on December 1.

Uorfi Javed calls out Chetan Bhagat, shares his #MeToo chats after Bhagat calls her a ‘distraction’ for the youth

Uorfi Javed, who is popular for her social media presence and unconventional fashion sense, called out author Chetan Bhagat for his remarks where he called Uorfi a 'distraction' for young boys

Mangaluru Blast: Suspicious satellite phone was active in the area a day before the explosion

Shariq was reportedly visiting forest areas in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and other southern states in order to establish ISIS terrorist module.

Meerut: Hijab-wearing teacher goes into depression after her students harass her by making videos saying ‘I love you’ to her, FIR filed

The teacher, a hijab-wearing woman, filed a formal complaint, saying that she is depressed as a result of students making sexually inappropriate comments and making the videos public.

Karnataka: Mosque-like domes disappear overnight from bus stop in Mysuru, after protest by BJP MP Pratap Simha and NHAI notice

The mosque-like domes built over a bus stop in Mysuru, Karnataka, disappeared overnight on Sunday after protest by Pratap Simha,

Suvendu Adhikari challenges Mamata Banerjee over CAA implementation, says ‘stop it if you have guts’

The Nandigram MLA mentioned how the Narendra Modi government has kept one of its promises by abrogating Article 370 in Kashmir, and soon CAA will also be implemented.

Protests against Covid restrictions spread in China following the Urumqi fire disaster, protestors demand Xi Jinping’s ouster

Although there has been growing popular opposition to Beijing’s zero-Covid policy, large-scale, confrontational demonstrations are uncommon in China.

Delhi: YouTuber couple booked for honey-trapping, extorting over Rs 80 lakh from businessman threatening to implicate him in false rape case

YouTuber couple Namra Qadir and Virat Beniwal extorted more than Rs 80 lakh from a businessmen threatening to implicate him false rape case

Luxury in Tihar: Unidentified men seen cleaning the prison cell of Satyendar Jain, preparing his bed, watch video

Earlier video had emerged where Jain was taking a massage from a man who is in jail on allegations of child rape.

Qatar 2022: Iran’s coach Carlos Queiroz demands Jurgen Klinsmann’s resignation following his comments on Iran’s team

Carlos Queiroz demanded the resignation of Jurgen Klinsmann from his position as a member of Qatar 2022 Technical Study Group after his unsavoury comments about Iran's culture.