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Job scam: Madras HC refuses to discharge DMK minister V Senthil Balaji from ED case, orders fresh inquiry

DMK Minister V Senthil Balaji served as transport minister in the AIADMK government led by the late J Jayalalithaa from 2011 to 2015.

Morbi, Gujarat: PM Modi reaches bridge mishap site, meets survivors of the tragedy

Prime Minister Modi visited the civil hospital in Morbi to meet the victims and survivors of the accident.

Chief editors cannot be prosecuted unless there’s direct allegation: SC quashes defamation case against India Today’s Aroon Purie, case against journalist to go on

The apex court ruled that if there are no specific and adequate allegations the editor-in-chief cannot be prosecuted for defamation

Morbi tragedy: 40 graves dug in one night at local Islamic cemeteries, dozens of funeral pyres at Shamshan as families mourn

The suspension bridge, which is also known as the jhoolta pool, was reopened on the occasion of Gujarati New Year Day on October 26 this year after the completion of the renovation task of the bridge.

DMK’s Saidai Sadiq booked over his derogatory remarks against BJP leader Khushbu Sundar

DMK leader Saidai Sadiq sparked a major controversy with his lewd remarks for female BJP leaders, including Khusbhu Sundar.

Full text of Sukesh Chandrashekhar’s letter to Delhi LG: Paid crores to Satyendra Jain as ‘protection money’, to AAP to buy party position

Sukesh Chandrashekhar has stated that he was forced to pay Rs 10 crore to AAP's Satyendra Jain for his safety inside Tihar jail.

Bappi Lahiri’s ‘Jimmy Jimmy’ turns into a protest anthem in China amid stringent Covid lockdown

Hindi blockbuster song "Jimmy Jimmy" has been skilfully transformed into a subdued protest song in China.

AAP leader Satyendar Jain given special treatment in Tihar jail, provided massages and home food: ED to Delhi Court

The ED said that Satyendar Jain is easily meeting co-accused Ankush Jain, Vaibhav Jain, and some others inside the cell.

We will break your legs, set you on fire: Viral video from Kerala shows SFI leader Hassan Mubarak threatening College Principal

As per reports, five SFI goons led by their Thrissur district secretary Hassan Mubarak barged into the Principal's room and threatened the acting Principal, Dr. P Dileep, with physical harm.

Bengaluru: Faiz Rasheed gets 5-year jail term for celebrating Pulwama terrorist attack on Facebook

Rasheed had reportedly created a Facebook account just to post provocative posts following the terror attack in Pulwama.

NIA suspects larger conspiracy in the Coimbatore bomb blast, to probe foreign funding links: Read details

NIA has stated that they will investigate the foreign links of the accused in the Coimbatore blast case

Has British PM Rishi Sunak converted 10 Downing street into a Wedding venue?

Several people are sharing a video claiming that Rishi Sunak has turned 10 Downing street into a wedding venue.

Leftist media outfit warns that India will be downrated on press freedom and democracy if The Wire is punished for forgery and fraud: Details

Following the raids on The Wire co-founders Siddharth Varadarajan, MK Venu, and staffer Jahnavi Sen, Delhi Police seized electronic devices

Iran anti-Hijab protests: 19-year-old celebrity chef Mehrshad Shahidi gets beaten to death in custody

The incident resulted in thousands of protesters taking to the streets on Saturday, during the funeral held for Shahidi. "Everyone who is killed will be supported by thousands more", the demonstrators chanted.

Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar reveals he paid Rs 10 crore to jailed AAP leader Satyendra Jain as “protection money”: Read details

Sukesh Chandrashekhar claimed that Satyendra Jain secretary asked him to pay Rs 2 crore every month as protection money

MHA directs 2 Gujarat districts to grant citizenship to persecuted minorities from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh: Details

MHA released a directive allowing collectors in Gujarat's Mehsana and Anand districts to provide citizenship certificates to applicants under the Citizenship Act of 1955.

‘Modi govt does not feel pressure’: Hardeep Singh Puri takes CNN journalist to cleaners after she tries to ‘guilt-trip’ India about Russian oil purchases

Hardeep Singh Puri told CNN, "We have 1.34 billion population and we have to ensure that they are supplied with energy."

As ‘liberals’ paint The Wire cofounders Siddharth Varadarajan, Venu and staff as victims, here’s why Delhi Police raided their residences

The raids against The Wire cofounders were not related to defamation but to a criminal case filed for cheating, forgery, fraud etc.

‘Anti-Modi’ Australian activist Drew Pavlou alleges harassment by London Metropolitan Police at the behest of China. Here is all you need to know

Drew Pavlou, an Australian 'human rights activist', has now accused the London Metropolitan Police of working in cahoots with the Communist Party of China

Morbi tragedy: Read about Oreva group, the company behind the bridge’s renovation, that is under scanner

The role of Oreva Group, which is in charge of Morbi bridge maintenance, appears questionable based on the early facts

Nepal: Hindu procession attacked by an Islamist mob in Mahottari, several people including police officials injured

The incident happened on October 27 when the Hindus conducted a religious procession to immerse the idol of the Hindu Goddess in the Bhangaha area of Nepal

Delhi Police raids residences of ‘The Wire’ co-founders Siddharth Varadarajan, MK Venu, staffer Jahnavi Sen

Delhi Police raided the house of The Wire founders in connection with an FIR filed by BJP leader Amit Malviya.

Subramanian Swamy claims Modi and Shah planning to do a ‘Haren Pandya’ on him, issues veiled threat against PM

Subramanian Swamy took to Twitter to repeat the same lies that the biased sections of the media and self-styled secularists have been peddling for years that Modi was behind Pandya's murder.

Mumbai: Police arrest 28-year-old food delivery executive for raping a dog in a Powai mall

The man was arrested after 61-year-old animal activist and member of MGO Bombay Animal Rights Minu Sheth filed a complaint in the matter.

Morbi tragedy: Did the bridge collapse because of overcapacity? Or were there other reasons? Here is what experts say

OpIndia reached out to experts in engineering to understand what could have gone wrong and led to the tragedy at Morbi

‘Madarsas will lose the sense of purpose’: Darul Uloom Deoband turns down the govt proposal to modernise education in madarsas

Darul Uloom Deoband said madarsas will lose their sense of purpose with revamped education and inclusion of modern subjects.

Telangana: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind organises get-together event for ‘non-Muslim’ girls, Police denies permission after VHP intervenes

VHP took cognizance of the incident and requested the Karimnagar Police to take appropriate action against the Islamist organization.

Alarms raised over ‘Chinese police stations’ on foreign land, read details

Illegal Chinese police stations are running in several countries, three were reportedly found in the UK.

Anti-Hindu Professor Chris Allen, entrusted with ‘independent inquiry’ into the Leicester attack, had called the 9/11 terror attack a ‘set up’

Islamists have been trying to mainstream the conspiracy theory that the 9/11 attack was an 'inside job', meant to defame the Muslim community.

Rajasthan: Container smuggling 31 cows chased, stopped by Bajrang Dal workers, driver arrested

The cows from Dholpur village of Rajakhera district of Rajasthan were stuffed in a container and were being taken to the slaughterhouses of Uttar Pradesh. The Police have booked the accused under relevant sections of the law.

Watch: Ex-MLA Kantilal Amrutiya jumps into the Machchhu river to save the lives of people after the Morbi bridge collapse

Kanıtla Amrutiya, the former MLA from Morbi, jumped into river to save following the bridge collapse on Sunday evening.

Morbi bridge collapse: Bajrang Dal volunteers saved lives of over 170 people amid heartbreaking scenes, read details

Amid all the tragedy, scenes of humanity have emerged where Bajrang Dal volunteers rushed to rescue those who were drowning and managed to save about 170 lives.

AltNews’ Mohammed Zubair files response to Delhi Police’s status report, claims evidence collected from his devices is all ‘inadmissible’: What he said

Mohammed Zubair of AltNews has filed affidavit in response to status report that opposed return of his devices

Morbi bridge collapse: CCTV footage reveals people shaking the bridge, moments before the tragedy

The bridge in Gujarat's Morbi town over the Machchhu river collapsed Sunday evening, plunging people into the river below.

Mumbai: Javed Shroff, chairman of Habib Esmail school booked on molestation charges, was earlier accused of not paying salary to school staff

The FIR against the chairman of Habib Esmail school in Dongri was registered in response to a complaint filed by a teacher at the school who claimed the chairman abused and molested her

Love Jihad in UP: Shahrukh befriends a cop’s daughter, threatens her with her obscene videos to convert to Islam or be ready for ‘Sar...

In another case of love jihad, a UP cop's daughter was threatened with 'Sar Tan Se Juda' for her refusal to convert to Islam.

“It has made me feel very paranoid about my privacy”, Virat Kohli reacts to the leaked video of his hotel room by a ‘fan’

Cricketer Virat Kohli's hotel room video was leaked on social media by a 'fan'. Kohli called it disgraceful and violation of his privacy

Lallantop shares fake news about Morbi bridge collapse, tweaks headline later: AAP MLA amplifies misinformation

On Sunday (October 30), a suspension bridge on the Machhu river collapsed in the Morbi district of Gujarat, leading to the loss of over 135 lives.

Uttar Pradesh: Pastor Vijay Masih of Fatehpur caught carrying out illegal conversions, arrested

The accused pastor has been targeting poor families and converting them to Christianity illegally through allurements. He was absconding in an earlier case of illegal conversion too.

Uttar Pradesh: Case registered against a man for arguing in rustic dialect that Ambedkar wasn’t a great man

Pratapgarh Police has filed a case against a man for criticising Dr BR Ambedkar in rustic language.

Morbi tragedy: FIR against the contractor that reopened bridge without fitness certificate, 135 feared dead, here is what we know so far

A cable bridge over Machhu dam in Morbi district collapsed on Sunday evening. The bridge was closed for renovation a few months back and was reopened to public just a week back.

‘All news has bias’: Why Elon Musk is proving to be a nightmare for the Left cabal, which is petrified of free speech

Recently, the $44 Billion deal reached its fruition, making Elon Musk the owner of social media giant Twitter.

The Wire tries to blame it all on their own ex-employee Devesh Kumar, complaint calls him ‘highly disturbed mentally’

The Wire claimed in its complaint against Devesh Kumar that he called and confessed to fabricating the material provided for the Meta stories. The Wire, after Amit Malviya filed civil and criminal proceedings against it, has tried to blame it all on Devesh Kumar.

Over 60 people die in Gujarat after British-era cable bridge collapsed in Morbi, state govt forms committee to probe

The Morbi cable bridge collapsed after a large number of people climbed on it after after it was reopened after renovation

China: Workers leave the largest iPhone factory in Zhengzhou to avoid Covid-19 restrictions, walk towards their homes in other cities

Workers of the Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou that makes iPhones left the facility to escape severe Covid-19 restrictions

‘Engineer’ Jamesha Mubin, cylinder blast, recovery of explosives, and NIA takeover: Here is a timeline of the Coimbatore terror plot

On October 27, Coimbatore blast case was transferred to the NIA by the Centre, following recommendation of Tamil Nadu CM

T20 World Cup: Pakistanis cheer for India against South Africa to keep Pakistan’s chances of survival in the tournament alive

Pakistani fans had to support Bangladesh in the morning, Pakistan in the afternoon and India in the evening at T20 ICC World Cup

POCSO Act overrides Personal Law, minor Muslim girl’s marriage invalid as the age for sexual activities is 18 years, rules Karnataka High Court

Karnataka High Court said that POCSO is a Special Act and it overrides Muslim Personal Law that allows marriage of minor girls

‘AAP sending black money to its Gujarat leaders through Hawala and Angadia routes’: Alleges Gujarat minister Harsh Sanghavi

Gujarat minister Harsh Sanghavi claimed thatAAP is sending black money to Gujarat via Hawala and 'Angadia' from Delhi, Punjab, and other sources