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Bihar: Youths raise ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans after winning badminton match in Bhojpur, five arrested

Bhojpur SP Sanjay Kumar Singh said informed that an FIR will be registered after identifying all those who raised pro-Pakistan slogans.

Suicide attack in Pakistan: Bomb attack in Islamabad kills a policeman, injures six others

The blast took place in the I-10 sector of Islamabad where the attacker blew himself up while being checked by the police over a suspicion.

Two Pakistanis with links to Dawat-e-Islami charge-sheeted in Kanhaiya Lal murder case, read about the Islamic org and how they radicalise Muslims in India

The operations of the Islamic outfit Dawat-e-Islami are not new, and reports about its role in radicalising and brainwashing Indian Muslims have long been discussed

Terror sympathiser, hypocrite, ‘Two Nation theory’ advocate: Pakistani actor Hamza Ali Abbasi whose film, Maula Jatt, is slated for India release

A Pakistani film titled, 'The Legend of Maula Jatt' is slated to be released in India on December 30 this year featuring Fawad Khan and Hamza Ali

Fact Check: The Telegraph misquotes the Centre as saying there is no conclusive evidence of Ram Setu

The Telegraph misquoted Dr Jitendra Singh to claim that the Centre has denied the existence of Ram Setu.

Rajdeep Sardesai attacks UP admin taking the name of Iqbal, but here’s what he hides about the poet who supported the creation of Pakistan

Rajdeep Sardesai glorified Muhammad Iqbal, an Islamic bigot who mobilised support for the creation of Pakistan.

UP Police say arrested pastor David Asthana’s NGO violated FCRA norms: All we know so far about the Sitapur mass conversion racket

After Meerut and Fatehpur, a mass conversion racket has been busted in the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh

Imran Khan’s ex-wife Reham Khan marries again, ties the knot with former model Mirza Bilal Baig in Seattle

Former journalist and Imran Khan's ex-wife Reham Khan tied the knot with former model Mirza Bilal in a simple ceremony in Seattle, US.

‘I am proud to be a Christian, Sanghis will burn after learning this’, says ‘atheist’ DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin at a Christmas event

Udhayanidhi Stalin said that he is proud to call himself a Christian and that after knowing this, Sanghis will be burning. 

Industrialists from Punjab meet UP CM Yogi Adityanath to seek investment opportunities in the state

The business tycoons have taken this step because they are experiencing an unsafe situation in Punjab.

Pakistan defies Russia, supplies arms to Ukraine, provides air bridge to supply Western weapons to Kyiv

This report came at a time when Pakistan-Russia relations are the upswing. On one hand, Russia has agreed to provide at least 100,000 barrels per day of crude oil to Pakistan at discounted rates while on other hand, Islamabad is supplying arms and ammunition to Ukraine, reported Geo-Politik.

Banda: Jahila Begum sets honey traps for men to extort Rs 40-50 lakhs, had forced one businessman Shailesh to commit suicide, arrested

Jahila Begum, a middle-aged woman who honey-trapped people, was caught and detained by Banda police.

Shlokas from Bhagavad Gita and knowledge from Vedas to be included in NCERT textbooks: Centre informs Lok Sabha

Minister Devi stated that NCERT has begun the development of National Curriculum Frameworks (NCF) where inputs from various ministries, departments, states, and union territories are invited from grass root levels. 

‘Do Namaz after marriage’: Faizan detained for entrapping Hindu minor in Indore, was caught while indulging in obscenity with the girl in Ganesh Temple

The girl filed a police complaint, following which Faizan was booked for molestation, threatening and provisions of the MPFRA.

South Korea: Daegu residents roast a whole pig to protest the construction of a mosque, tension escalates after local assaulted by Pakistani student

Photographs from the barbeque party shared on social media showed a pig's head displayed on a small table, and the pig being roasted by enthusiastic residents who were seen enjoying many pork dishes at the open-air party.

How two Pakistanis, named in the chargesheet, were involved in the beheading of Kanhaiya Lal to ‘avenge the insult to Prophet’

Riyaz Attari along with his accomplice Ghous Mohammed had beheaded Kanhaiya Lal to avenge insult to Prophet

TikTok employees were spying on US journalists, illegally obtaining data of US TikTokers, internal investigation finds

ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, said on Thursday that an internal investigation found that employees had inappropriately obtained the data of US TikTok users

Kota: Rajasthan Technical University Professor demands sexual favours from a student, fails her when refused, arrested and suspended

University professor who was seeking sexual favours from female students in exchange of passing them in exams arrested after a girl lodges complaint

ED attaches properties of Saravana Stores worth around Rs 67 crore in case of defrauding Axis Bank

ED has attached properties of Saravana Stores (Gold Palace) Chennai amounting to Rs 66.93 crore in relation to a money laundering case

85,000 crores approved by Defence Ministry for Zorawar light tanks, mounted howitzers, and guided bombs for the Indian Armed Forces

According to Defence officials, the proposals include six for the Indian Army, six for the Indian Air Force, 10 for the Indian Navy and two for the Indian Coast Guard for a total value of Rs 84,328 crore.

Maharashtra govt announces SIT probe into Disha Salian death case after BJP MLA demanded narco test of Aaditya Thackeray in the case

Last month CBI had refuted media reports claiming that it concluded that death of Disha Salian was accidental, saying they didn't probe the case

Kidneys slit into half, entire skin peeled off: Doctors performing autopsy express horror at the brutality with which Dildar Ansari chopped his wife Rubika

The Dumka doctors who conducted autopsy of Rubika Pahadan's body parts, who was butchered by her husband Dildar Ansari, stated that they had never performed such an autopsy in their entire medical career

Madhya Pradesh: Session Court sends Kaleem, Hafiz, Umar, Razak, and 36 others to 7 years in prison in an 8-year-old riots case in Khandwa

There were a total of 47 accused in the case, including four minors who were released while one of the accused died. Out of the remaining 42, two got acquitted, and 40 were convicted.

AAP’s free power scheme in Punjab hits govt pockets, state govt’s power subsidy bills to be nearly Rs 23,000 crore this fiscal

Punjab govt is expected to pay a whopping amount of Rs 22,962 crore in electricity subsidies to various categories

As letter by ex-employee emerges claiming non-payment for months, rumours of India Ahead closing down emerge: What channel sources say

While reports said India Ahead channel has been shut down, the channel is still broadcasting and is available on DTH platforms

The Citizen glorifies Mukul Sinha in a profile of his wife Nirjhari Sinha, but forgets to mention his role in spreading misinformation about Godhra...

'Scientist' turned 'activist' Mukul Sinha was at the forefront of spreading misinformation regarding the Godhra carnage that has now been propagated widely as facts despite evidence showing otherwise.

Uorfi Javed denies being detained in Dubai for wearing revealing clothes: Here is what happened

Uorfi has clarified that although the police officers did arrive at the shooting location, she was neither detained nor the police had any objection to her skimpy outfit. 

Central govt to install 22 new mobile towers along the LAC in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh

The government has taken the initiative to improve mobile connectivity along the bordering areas, aiming at good mobile connectivity to security forces and civilians.

Modi govt launches incentive scheme under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, digital health solution providers to get incentives up to ₹4 crore

Hospitals, labs and digital health solution providers will get incentives up to Rs 4 crore under Digital Health Incentive Scheme

Viral image shows Joe Biden grabbing Zelenskyy by his posterior: Is the image real? Here’s a fact check

Viral image showed President Joe Biden placing hand on President Zelenskyy’s posterior, here is the truth

Islamic clerics have labeled “Merry Christmas” as ‘unIslamic’ and ‘haram’ for years: Here is what the scriptures and scholars say

Islamic Scholars believe that Muslims wishing 'Merry Christmas' to other is a sin. However, wishing 'Happy New Year' is okay, they say.

Mainstream media spins report to claim Dalit man thrashed by ‘upper caste’ youths for ‘accidentally touching food’ in UP: Here is the truth

Mainstream media spins a fight over food, triggered by an old dispute in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda dicsrict into a case of 'casteism and untouchability'

Tribal women losing lives and land over ‘love’ – A deep dive into land grabbing menace through ‘love jihad’ in Jharkhand

One of the main reasons behind luring tribal women for marriage is the law (Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act or CNT Act and Santhal Parganas Tenancy (SPT) Act in the case of Jharkhand, that prohibits the sale and purchase of tribal land to anyone who does not belong to the tribal communities.

Congress leader Jitendra Singh Alwar threatens journalist Aman Chopra with legal action over video of Rahul Gandhi patting his back

In the 20-second clip, Rahul Gandhi was seen tapping Jitendra Singh Alwar and pointing to the ground, after which the latter bent down to tie his shoelaces.

As global media reports ring alarm over rising Covid cases in China, Global Times, the CCP mouthpiece says ‘all is well’

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on December 22 expressed concerns over the unprecedented wave of Covid cases in China and asked it to accelerate vaccination of the most vulnerable.

Maharashtra: Woman named Urvi Vaishnav brutally murdered, dumped in a river by her live-in partner Riyaz Khan for asking him to marry her

According to police, the deceased woman and the accused were in a live in relationship. The accused Riyaz Khan is already married and some reports say he has 3 wives.

‘Naatu Naatu’ from ‘RRR’ shortlisted for Oscars in ‘Best Original Song’ category, Gujarati film ‘Chhello Show’ shortlisted too

'RRR' was nominated in two categories, 'Best Picture - Non-English Language' and 'Original Song - Motion Picture'. 

India offers 280 million dollars to war-torn Syria for building a power plant and steel plant

Ruchira Kamboj also said that India has been extending humanitarian, technical and developmental assistance to Syria through bilateral and multilateral channels. Consignments of food and medicines have been supplied to Syria from time to time, including during the pandemic.

No vandalism at ‘make-shift’ prayer room for Christians in Burari, Delhi Police says

The police informed that no tenant has been dispossessed and neither was any incident of vandalism, theft, medicolegal intervention or trespassing reported. 

Kirti Azad shares photoshopped image to insult PM Modi, Himanta Biswa Sarma slams him for insulting culture of Meghalaya

Kirti Azad also included a derogatory caption to the photoshopped image in his tweet.

Sanjay Raut compares Maharashtra-Karnataka border with Indo-China border, says ‘will enter Karnataka just like China entered India’

Sanjay Raut said, "They said that we will not give an inch to China but China entered. Just like China entered, we will also enter Karnataka. We don't need anyone's permission to enter.

4 cases of BF.7 variant, driving China’s Covid-19 surge, found in India

The BF.7 variant of the coronavirus has reportedly powered the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in China.

MP: Moin Khan poses as ‘Monu Verma’ to entrap a Hindu girl, caught and handed over to the police by Bajrang Dal

The Bajrang Dal activists caught Moin Khan indulging in obscene acts with a Hindu girl at Treasure Island Mall in Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Congress refuses to implement Covid protocol in Bharat Jodo Yatra as advised by govt, alleges BJP is alarmed and wants to detail the yatra

Congress cries foul after health minister advised them to exercise caution in Bharat Jodo Yatra amid surge in Covid cases in China

Congress leader shares Rahul Gandhi’s shoe pic to prove another Congress leader did not bow down to tie his shoelace

Supriya Shrinate of Congress shared Rahul Gandhi's shoe pic on Twitter to 'fact-check' Amit Malviya

Saudi Arabia bans abaya in the exam halls, asks female students to conform to prescribed uniforms

Abaya is an Arabic term for a long, loose outer garment. The government has banned women from wearing it in the exam halls.

From creating Islamic Terrorism to toppling governments to inventing fake Saffron Terror: the white man’s sophisticated suited-booted terror

The white man’s terror: The white dominated USA and Europe are behind the unrest, war and terrorism all over the world

‘COVID retreated because of Jesus, Christianity responsible for India’s development’: Telangana Health Director G Srinivas Rao

Telangana Health Director G Srinivas Rao said it was because of the grace of Jesus Christ that India was spared from COVID-19.

Aussie sociologist Dr Salvatore Babones shames Newslaundry for editing his interview, video suddenly vanishes from YouTube

Dr Salvatore Babones called out Newslaundry for sharing aggressively edited clips of his interview.