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‘Dude, I have news’: Shraddha’s message to her friend on the day she was murdered

"Dude, I’ve got news. I got super busy with something," sent Shraddha to one of her friends. But she didn't reveal the news.

Mask no more mandatory on domestic and international flights, but preferable: Civil Aviation Ministry

Civil Aviation ministry announces that face mask no longer mandatory on domestic and international flights

As Left outrages on discussions over Aftab’s religious identity in Shraddha murder case, here’s how it cherry-picked and spread misinformation over ‘hate crimes’

The discussions on social media have centred on the religious identity of Aftab, a Muslim man who killed Shraddha.

‘Withdrew nomination because people called my party anti-national’, says Gujarat AAP leader Kanchan Jariwala, alleges AAP and Congress workers trying to kill him

Kanchan Jariwala said that he was repeatedly told by the voters that he is anti-national and anti-Gujarat, for his association with AAP

‘I don’t have any moral authority left’: Congress general Secretary Ajay Maken resigns from the post of Rajasthan in-charge

Ajay Maken sent a letter to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge expressing his displeasure to continue his job.

Kerala: NHRC issues notice to Kerala Govt over reports of 9 girls missing from shelter homes in Kottayam, questions efficiency of NGO

The Commission noted that the inmates appear to be not satisfied or happy with their residence at the shelter home, and there is a prima facie probability of inhuman and undignified treatment being meted out to these girls at the shelter home compelling them to leave.

Garuda, Vishnu, and Lotus: G20 Summit has these icons, and they were not chosen by India

The G20 summit is taking place at the Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK), a sprawling Indonesian cultural centre in Bali.

Manish Sisodia brazens out AAP’s ticket selling, gives a bizarre excuse

Manish Sisodia claims that AAP didn't sell MCD election ticket and that's why money taken was being returned

UP: Just before municipality elections, ex-chairperson Haji Islam distributes chickens among voters

Haji Islam was the chairman of the Kandhla municipality for ten years.

“Our agenda will be inclusive, ambitious, decisive and action-oriented,” says PM Modi as India handed over G20 presidency for 2023

India has been formally handed over the leadership for next year's G20 summit at the conclusion of the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia.

Shraddha murder: Here is how Delhi Police busted Aftab Amin Poonawala’s lies forcing him to confess

Upon tracing, the location of the May 26 bank transaction turned out to be the Mehrauli police station area, which made police question Aftab that if Shraddha took her phone while leaving, and how can its location be traced to his flat? To this Aftab had no answer and confessed to his crime. 

Afsar and Rizwan became Hitesh and Arun to smuggle gold, had fake voter IDs, terror angle being probed

Gold smugglers Afsar and Rizwan used Hindu names to smuggle gold from Ahmedabad to Patna

Maharashtra: Minor girl jumps out of moving auto after driver Syed Akbar Hameed tries to molest her, gets badly injured

Minor girl jumped out of speeding auto after driver Syed Akbar Hameed tried to molest her. The incident was captured in CCTV cameras.

From ‘Rain Bow’ plane to pride colours on logo, Western teams show support to LGBT groups ahead of FIFA World Cup in Qatar

The US men's team extended their support to the LGBTQ community in Qatar by displaying a rainbow-themed logo at their training facility in the World Cup host nation on Monday.

Pakistanis slam Salman Taseer’s daughter for refusing to declare that Ahmadiyya are not Muslims

Salman Taseer's daughter Sara Taseer refused to sign a declaration for passport renewal saying that Ahmadiyya are not Muslims

Kejriwal’s ‘kidnapped by BJP’ candidate reaches election officer to withdraw candidature, read about the hilarious turn of events

Political landscape in Gujarat takes a dramatic turn as the AAP candidate who was 'kidnapped', turns up at Election Office to withdraw his nomination ahead of polls.

Shraddha murder: Aftab had made up his mind to kill her a week before the murder, but held back as she got emotional

A week before killing Shraddha on 18 May, Aftab Amin Poonawalla had thought of killing her after a quarrel

Anti-Corruption Bureau arrests AAP MLA’s kin in ‘cash for ticket’ row, was taking ₹90 lakh for MCD ticket

AAP MLA Akhilesh Pati Tripathi's brother-in-law and others arrested for selling MCD election ticket for ₹90 lakh

Social media users, especially from Pakistan, mock Shraddha Walkar’s gruesome murder by 28-yr-old Aftab Amin Poonawalla

Shraddha Walkar was killed in May 2022 by her live-in partner Aftab Amin Poonawalla who later chopped her body in 35 pieces and disposed it across various forests in Delhi.

SC terms forced religious conversion a ‘very serious’ issue, warns difficult situation may emerge if practice not stopped

"It is a very serious issue that affects the security of the nation and freedom of religion and conscience. Therefore, it is better that Union of India may make their stand clear and file counter on what further steps can be taken to curb such forced conversion," the bench led by Justices MR Shah and Hima Kohli said on November 14.

Lucknow: 19-year-old Nidhi pushed to death by Mohd Sufiyan, family says he was forcing her to get converted to Islam

In the FIR lodged by the girl’s family, her mother has reportedly accused Sufiyan, who lives in the same locality, of harassing and torturing Nidhi. 

Tamil Nadu: ISIS module busted in Chennai, close on heels of Coimbatore suicide bombing, 18 detained and interrogated

Over Rs 15 lakh in cash, foreign currency, multiple mobile phones, debit and credit cards were recovered from the suspects.

Former US President Donald Trump to run for President in 2024 elections, files candidacy papers

"In order to make America great and glorious again, I am announcing my candidacy for President of the United States tonight," Donald Trump said, minutes before filing his official 2024 paperwork with the US election authority.

Ukraine war: Missile kills 2 inside Poland, NATO article 4 under consideration, Biden says it is ‘unlikely’ that weapon was fired by Russia

A missile fell into Poland close to Ukraine border and killed two. The origin of the missile is yet unconfirmed. Poland is a NATO country so the missile strike has triggered speculations about retaliatory action.

Users verified earlier by Twitter for being ‘celeb’ will lose their blue ticks if they don’t pay $8 per month, Elon Musk makes it...

Twitter Blue subscription service was earlier paused after many users assumed identities of existing celebrities by getting a blue tick or verified mark by paying $8 per month. Many such users were later suspended by Twitter.

Turkey: Syrian woman who carried out deadly blast in Istanbul had entered country without documentation few months back

The explosion occurred on a busy shopping street near Taksim Square on Sunday at about 16:20 local time (13:20 GMT) in Istanbul, Turkey. At least six people have been killed and 81 wounded in the explosion.

‘It should become an example, one cannot promote fake stories defaming the country’: Devang Dave says The Wire may face defamation suit in Tek...

Devang Dave, accused by The Wire of being the brains behind the imaginary app Tek Fog, had asked the rag for an apology.

UP: Headless body of an unidentified woman recovered from a well by Azamgarh Police, probe launched

Azamgarh police in Uttar Pradesh have recovered a mutilated body of a woman in Pashchim ka Pura area of Ahraula in Azamgarh district on Tuesday

SC waives the requirement of a solvency certificate for Bhima Koregaon violence accused Gautam Navlakha to avail benefit of house arrest

The SC had earlier this month ordered house arrest for Gautam Navlakha citing his deteriorating medical condition.

Shraddha murder case: ‘Muslim men trapping Hindu women has become culture’, says retired Jharkhand DGP

"Many similar cases are emerging these days.Their community has started accepting and making their people believe that woman has no feelings, and no value in society," Retd Jharkhand DGP Nirmal Kaur said.

Maharashtra: Supporters of Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray factions of Shiv Sena clash in Thane, FIR lodged

Following the brawl, followers from both Shinde and Thackeray side rushed to Thane's Shri Nagar police station to file complaints against each other.

Chennai: 17-year-old budding footballer dies after losing a leg in botched surgery, two doctors suspended for negligence

The teenage footballer Priya R died following a botched leg surgery in the state-run Periyar Hospital in Chennai

Punjab: Dead body found in an abandoned suitcase at the railway station in Jalandhar. What we know so far

Dead body found stuffed in suitcase at Jalandhar Railway Station, probe underway

Shraddha murder case: Locals blame ‘live-in’ culture, demand death for Aftab as Police take him to forest to recreate crime scene

After murdering Shraddha, Aftab made all the efforts to make people around him believe that she was still alive.

Aftab used to see Shraddha’s face kept in the fridge; faked online conversations with her to make others believe she was alive: Report

Aftab chopped Shraddha's body parts and kept them in the fridge, disposing them of in night across different parts of Delhi.

Global population crosses 8 billion mark, India to become most populated country surpassing China in 2023

World's population surpassed the 8 billion mark on November 15, 2022, just 12 years after crossing the 7 billion mark.

Virtue signalling before Hindu festivals, the pretence of being a ‘women’s right activist’ and LGBTQ ally: Life and times of murderer Aftab Amin Poonawalla

As ironic as it may sound, Aftab Amin Poonawalla was also a 'women's rights activist.' In 2014, he shared a post that read, "Women are not born with labels."

‘Aftab beats me, he will kill me’: Friends of Shraddha Walker say she was in an abusive relationship, wanted to leave but couldn’t

The neighbours and friends of Shraddha Walkar reported that Aftab and Shraddha used to fight frequently, and Walkar was afraid for her life

BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala initiates legal action against AAP’s Naresh Balyan for associating his name with Shraddha’s murderer Aftab

Shehzad informed further that he will also initiate similar proceedings against any person amplifying this lie and trying to associate his name with the murderer.

RSS-affiliate magazine accuses Amazon of funding a conversion module that converted ‘25,000 to Christianity’ in NE India, e-commerce giant denies

RSS magazine has accused Amazon of funding an organisation involved in Christian evangelical work in north east India.

Tihar Jail superintendent suspended for giving ‘special treatment’ to jailed AAP minister Satyendar Jain

The ED said Satyendar Jain was given foot massage, served freshly-cut fruits and green salad in his cell in Tihar.

Aftab Amin minced the intestine of Shraddha after killing her and continued talking to her acquaintances on Instagram to avoid suspicion

Aftab Amin Poonawalla minced the intestine of Shraddha into finely diced shreds and threw it away.

Shraddha Murder case: Aftab read about human anatomy, his previous job as hotel chef helped him in dismembering Shraddha

The Delhi Police said Aftab’s past profession as a chef helped him in clinically chopping up the dead body of Shraddha.

Shraddha’s father suspects ‘Love Jihad’ angle in the case, demands the death penalty for Aftab Amin

The Delhi Police began searching for Shraddha based on the complaint by her father. Aftab had killed her in May.

Shraddha murder case: Aftab Amin had sex with multiple women in his house while his victim’s dismembered body was lying in the fridge

Aftab Amin Poonawalla, continued bringing other women home and had sex with them while the dismembered body of Shraddha Walkar remained in his fridge, revealed Delhi police

Shraddha broke relations with her parents when they objected to her ‘interfaith’ relationship with Aftab: Read what her father told police

Shraddha had told her parents about abusive nature of Aftab, her father had requested her to come back.

Aftab Amin has no remorse for killing Shraddha, say Delhi Police: Watch first visuals of him in lock-up

Aftab Amin eloped with Shraddha from Mumbai, and chopped her into 35 pieces in a rented residence in Chhatarpur

‘I want to be with my family’: Aamir Khan announces break from acting in films after Laal Singh Chaddha flops

Aamir Khan said at a Delhi event that he was slated to shoot Champions but has opted to take a break from acting in films.

No, Aftab Amin Poonawalla is not a Parsi but a Muslim: Here is the truth about the murderer of Shraddha Walkar

That Aftab Amin Poonawalla is not a Parsi but a Muslim becomes clear from the complaint, filed by victim's father

Shraddha murder case in Delhi: Aftab installed a dating app while Shraddha’s body parts remained in fridge, brought another woman home

Aftab Poonawala reportedly dated another woman after killing Shraddha, brought her at his apartment while chopped body of Shraddha was still in fridge.