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Assam: Hindu Yuva Chhatra Parishad and Assam National Council file complaint against AIUDF leader Badruddin Ajmal for his comments on Hindu girls

FIRs have been filed against Badruddin Ajmal for comments asking Hindus of getting their girls married at the age of 18-20.

Blast at the residence of TMC leader leaves three dead, BJP says it is bomb-making gone wrong

Meanwhile, the TMC has accused the BJP of orchestrating the attack and trying to disrupt the public meeting of Abhishek Banerjee.

Another FIR against Azam Khan as he makes aggressive remarks against the election commission

In a speech on December 1, Azam Khan had targeted the police and administration as well as the Election Commission.

341 women Agniveers inducted into the Indian Navy under same criteria as their male counterparts:: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar

Addressing a press conference ahead of Navy Day, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar said that around 3,000 Agniveers have arrived in the Navy out of which 341 are women

Supreme Court to hear bail pleas of Godhra train burning case convicts on December 15, Gujarat govt opposes the applications

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear bail application of 15 convicts in the 2002 Godhra train burning incident.

Malaysian Airlines misplaces Deepak Chahar’s luggage, doesn’t serve food to the Indian cricketer even in business class

Deepak Chaharwill be a part of the Indian team during the three-match One-Day International series against Bangladesh.

Rajasthan: Gangster Raju Theth shot dead in Sikar, Lawrence Bishnoi gang member claims responsibility

Lawrence Bishnoi gang kills Gangster Raju Theth in Rajasthan in broad daylight

University of Hyderabad professor arrested for molesting foreign student from Thailand

A professor teaching at University of Hyderabad was arrested for allegedly molesting and trying to sexually assault a student from Thailand

‘India is a part of me, and I carry it wherever I go”: Google CEO Sundar Pichai after being awarded Padma Bhushan

Pichai accepted Padma Bhushan from India's Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, in San Francisco.

Instagram agrees with a user that ‘Genocide against Hindus isn’t a crime against humanity’, refuses to take action

Instagram refuses to take action against comment saying 'genocide against Hindus isn't a crime against humanity because they aren’t humans'

Karnataka Congress leader VS Ugrappa equates PM Modi with Bhasmasura after Congress president attacked him with a Raavan jibe

After Raavan jibe, former MP and Karnataka Congress leader VS Ugrappa compared PM Modi with demon Bhasmasura.

Uttar Pradesh: 70-year-old Sadhu brutally stoned to death in his sleep, case registered

70-year-old Sadhu has been brutally stoned to death by unknown people in the Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh

Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha seeks permission to recite Hanuman Chalisa in Shahi Idgah Masjid on Babri demolition anniversary; Section 144 imposed

The Hindu Mahasabha has sought permission for recital of Hanuman Chalisa in Shahi Idgah Masjid on December 6.

Journalist Sunil Namdeo hailed for questioning Saumya Chaurasia, ‘super CM’ of Chhattisgarh, as ED takes her into custody: How he was hounded in the...

Sunil Namdeo of News Today Network, a resident of Raipur, Chhattisgarh, could be seen exquisitely questioning the arrested Saumya Chaurasia while she was being taken away by the ED officials.

Judiciary cannot become legislative, doing so may destabilise the system of governance: What VP Jagdeep Dhankar said taking on the Judiciary

Vice President Dhankar hit back at courts overturning parliamentary amendments to the Constitution.

Twitter communication reveals how ‘Hunter Biden story’ was censored using dubious justification, with Vijaya Gadde at the helm: What happened

Vijaya Gadde, was at the helm of the censorship exercise of the Hunter Biden story under the garb of vague and arbitrary rules

Madras HC rejects ‘backward quota’ claim of man who converted to Islam, had missed merit list after being treated as ‘general category’: Details

The High Court also stated that whether a person who has converted to another religion is eligible for community reservation is a matter before the Supreme Court. As a result, it will not be appropriate for the High Court to decide on the matter.

Sunni leader slams pledge, taken during Kerala govt’s ‘gender campaign’, to give equal property rights to women, calls it violation of Muslim rights, Quran

Cleric of Kerala's influential Muslim body 'Samastha' voiced his opinion against a vow which was administered to Kudumbashree volunteers stating that Muslim women shall have equal legal rights to their father's estate

Bacteria in the holy river Ganga effective in treating human diseases, could be substitute for antibiotics that have lost efficacy, finds research: Details

An AIIMS study discovered that a certain bacteria thriving in Ganga is effective in treating serious human diseases.

Uttar Pradesh: Maulana brainwashes students and instils hate, when questioned by villagers, instigates students to attack them, arrested

In Uttar Pradesh’s Basti, a case has emerged where a Maulana has been arrested for brainwashing Madarsa students.

Bengaluru: Hindu man files complaint against his wife, Sunitha Gracy, for forcing him and his parents to convert to Christianity, giving death threats

In his complaint, Deepak alleged that his wife and her family members were harassing him and also started giving death threats for refusing to convert.

Rahul Gandhi gives gyan on Jai Sri Ram vs Jai Siya Ram to target BJP. Here is how he exposed his own lack of...

Rahul Gandhi said BJP-RSS don't use 'Jai Siya Ram', 'Jai Sita Ram' slogans because there are no women in their organisations.

Madras High Court instructs Tamilnadu government to ban mobile phones inside temples to maintain purity and sanctity

Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has instructed the Tamil Nadu state govt to prohibit the use of mobile phones inside temples

Mumbai: Cops lodge FIR against one Parvez for cutting optical fibre cables of Reliance Jio, disrupting internet connections

Parvez also threatened to continue disrupting the services of Jio until his transfer order to Borivili is cancelled.

RJ Sayema claims Islam says every good person will go to heaven; Netizens cite Islamic scriptures and Muslim ‘scholars’ to prove her wrong

Netizens quoted Islamic scriptures to counter RJ Sayema, who had tweeted that every good person will go to heaven as per Islam.

Indonesia to ban sex outside marriage under new criminal code with penalty of one year in prison, insulting the president will also be a...

The Indonesian Parliament is expected to enact a Draft Criminal Code that will penalize sex outside with up to a year in prison

AIIMS servers were targeted by Chinese hackers: Report

Over 1,600 searches for stolen AIIMS data were discovered on the dark web after cyber attack on the servers.

Badruddin Ajmal advises Hindus to marry early and produce many children like Muslims to increase population, BJP MLA gives a befitting reply

Badruddin Ajmal said, "Get your girls married at an age of 18 or 20. Then you see how many kids are born at your home."

‘Blank Page Revolution’: Here is how blank A4 paper has become the iconic symbol of protest against brutal lockdown in China

Other than Blank Page Revolution, people are calling it White Paper Revolution and A4 Revolution, referring to the size of the blank paper.

Gujarat: AAP to form a government only on social media? Even ‘hopeful’ seats are expected to slip away

All the important seats of the Aam Aadmi Party were in Saurashtra and South Gujarat, on which voting was held on December 1.

Korean YouTuber shares pictures with her saviours, Aditya and Atharva, was harassed on Mumbai street earlier this week

The Korean vlogger shared her pictures with Aditya and Atharva— men who saved her from harassment on a Mumbai street.

V-Dem Institute releases another bizarre ranking, places Pakistan and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan above India in Academic Freedom Index

The V-Dem Institute has rated India behind Pakistan and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, in a report on academic freedom in countries.

Mumbai: Delivery boy Shahzade Shaikh molests a girl, arrested after victim shares her ordeal on Instagram

The delivery boy, Shahzade Shaikh, attempted to videotape the victim before shoving her and trying to storm inside her house.

AAP workers share doctored video to claim people chanted the name of Arvind Kejriwal during PM Modi’s rally: Here is the truth

In the original video, it could be clearly heard that the spectators were chanting the name of PM Modi in unison and not that of Arvind Kejriwal.

Ahmednagar: Father James of De Paul English school booked for threatening a minor Sikh boy to quit his turban, kada, and convert to Christianity

Father James of De Paul school asked a 14-year-old Sikh boy to quit his turban, Kada, and embrace Christianity.

Minor Hindu girl abducted by one Aman Sheikh in Maharashtra: BJP says police delaying action as victim will turn 18 in a few days

A minor Dalit girl was abducted by Aman Sheikh who posed himself as Amrut Khairnar to entrap the Hindu girl in a love affair.

‘Ready to hand over security of Vizhinjam Port to centre’: Kerala govt tells HC after Adani Group said police protecting protestors, not the construction...

Kerala government told Kerala High Court Friday that they are ready to hand over the security of the Vizhinjam Port site to the central forces

America’s NBC News platforms Alt News’ propagandists to malign India, cites their fictitious Nobel nomination without basic fact check

NBC peddled fake news that Zubair and Pratik Sinha of Alt News were on unofficial list of Nobel prize nominations.

Ahead of MCD polls, anti-Sikh riots accused Jagdish Tytler campaigns for the Congress party

Despite public calls to cut relations with Jagdish Tytler, Congress has frequently accommodated him on public platforms.

Supreme Court cancels anticipatory bail granted to accused ex-cops in Nambi Narayanan fake espionage case, directs Kerala HC to re-hear bail pleas

Supreme Court cancelled the anticipatory bail granted to five ex-officials accused in the 1994 fake ISRO espionage case

Former Congress leader Jaiveer Shergill joins BJP, appointed as national spokesperson

Former congress leader Jaiveer Shergill joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday, and was made the national spokesperson

As Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind moves Supreme Court for SC status to converted Muslims, here is why BJP should be careful about their Pasmanda outreach

With Pasmanda Muslims forming 70-80% of the Muslims, the BJP furthering this trope becomes particularly dangerous. They are essentially insinuating then, that most Muslims today converted to Islam because of the discrimination they faced when they were Hindus and that they are still in bad economic and social conditions because of their identity when they were Hindus.

Madhya Pradesh: Six professors in Indore law college taken off duty for allegedly promoting love jihad and religious fundamentalism

The ABVP has said that the professors have created different messaging groups of students which are used to spread hate messages.

Mangaluru Auto Blast: Arrested Shariq became terrorist to meet 72 hoors in Jannat, had banned family from talking to Hindus, watching movies and TV

Mangaluru Blast accused Shariq had said that Jannat is his real world where he will meet 72 hoors

‘Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s close aide and Sidhu Moosewala murder mastermind Goldy Brar arrested in California’, claims Punjab CM

Goldy Brar who had taken responsibility for the sensational Sidhu Moosewala murder in Punjab has been detained in California, USA.

14-year-old Hindu girl abducted by tuition teacher Mohammad Aamir in Bihar’s Begusarai recovered from Tamil Nadu: All we know so far

Begusarai police in Bihar recovered the 14-year-old Hindu girl, who was kidnapped by her tuition teacher Mohammad Aamir.

Supreme Court lawyer Vineet Jindal files police complaint over hateful anti-Brahmin, anti-Baniya slogans on JNU walls by leftists

Lawyer Vineet Jindal files complaint with police against hateful and violent slogans on JNU walls

Kota, Rajasthan: 32-year-old Farman Khan uses Apollo Pharmacy customer details to harass 18-year-old girl, arrested

Sales boy Farman Khan has been arrested by Kota Police in Rajasthan for harassing an 18-year-old NEET Aspirant

5 inmates coerced to give services to Satyendar Jain, were threatened with torture: How Inquiry Committee exposes Satyendar Jain, Manish Sisodia

Satyendar Jain also met his wife Poonam Jain and other family members in Jail at restricted places, which are not meant for such visits.

‘You coward piece of sh*t’: Ex-girlfriend Somi Ali accuses Salman Khan of sodomy and physical abuse, deletes post later

Somy Ali posted an old photo of herself with Salman Khan and wrote about how he "physically abused" her