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Delhi liquor scam: Deputy CM Manish Sisodia’s close aide, Dinesh Arora, turns approver

Dinesh Arora, a close aide of Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia has agreed to turn witness in the Liquor scam case

‘Prostitutes’, ‘My p*bic hair’: Bangladeshi singer Mainul Ahsan Noble makes derogatory remarks against India after Bangladesh’s defeat in T20 WC

Mainul Ahsan Nobel made abusive remarks after Bangladesh lost to India at the 2022 edition of the T20 World Cup.

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari accuses Mamata Banerjee govt of creating fake data to claim employment generation in rural Bengal, demands probe

Suvendu Adhikari alleged that WB govt was creating 'fake' jobs to claim employment generation ahead of Panchayat polls.

UK Court approves extradition of Robert Vadra’s aide, Sanjay Bhandari, who is facing ED, CBI probe in PMLA case in India

A court in the UK allowed for the extradition of fugitive arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari in an ED case initiated by Income Tax Dept under Black Money Act

Bengaluru Court orders blocking Twitter handles of Congress, Bharat Jodo Yatra in copyright infringement case filed by MRT Music

Bengaluru Court ordered blocking Twitter accounts of Congress, Bharat Jodo Yatra over copyright case by MRT Music.

‘Chhatrapati a one-man army who stood up against invaders’: Author Medha Bhaskaran elaborates on Shivaji Maharaj’s life at The Ranveer Show podcast

Medha Bhaskaran spoke on the arrival of invaders to the emergence of Shivaji Maharaj as India's greatest emperor.

Kerala: Muslim women burn hijab to show solidarity with the anti-hijab movement in Iran

Muslim women burnt hijab in a seminar organised by a group to show solidarity with protesting Iranian women.

Jungle Raj in Bihar: BJP leader now shot dead in Katihar. Here is what we know so far

Sanjeev Mishra was a former district councillor and had been a member of the BJP (Katihar) Working Committee.

Acid poured into eyes, bottles inserted into vagina, victim left to die: SC acquits 3 convicts in 2012 Chhawala gang rape and murder case

Supreme Court upturns Delhi HC verdict, acquits the 3 convicts in the 2012 Chhawala rape and murder case where the victim was brutalised and tortured to death.

Israeli writer appeals to Elon Musk to remove Ayatollah Khamenei From Twitter

The description of the petition at Change.org Israeli writer Emily detailed how the Islamic regime led by Ayatollah Khamenei has caused trouble not only in Iran but in other countries as well.

Ex-IB officer RN Kulkarni was killed for objecting to a building violation by a neighbour, says family

A complaint filed by Kulkarni’s son-in-law Sanjaya Angadi stated that Kulkarni, upon learning that their neighbour Madappa was constructing a building, had urged that he leave the space as required by law.

Telangana by-polls prove that 2023 election is going to be a fight between TRS and BJP: The downfall of Congress and challenges for BJP

The results of yet another much-awaited by-poll in Telangana were declared yesterday - TRS won the by poll

Jack Dorsey highlights Twitter using trackers, apologises after netizens remind him that they were added long before Musk took over

When Jack Dorsey finally realised that he could not continue his insinuations about Elon Musk, he tweeted, "Apologies."

SC upholds validity of 10% quota for EWS, Congress leader Udit Raj slams the decision calling the apex court ‘casteist’

The Supreme Court of India upheld the Constitutional validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which grants a 10 per cent reservation to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) for unreserved categories

Sukesh Chandrasekhar writes third letter to LG, accuses Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal of being deeply involved in all cases against him

Sukesh Chandrasekhar has alleged that he has been receiving threats after he wrote letters alleging he paid 'protection money' to Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain.

Deepening Hindu-Sikhs tensions to murder of Lala Jagat Narain and more: Brief history of attacks against Hindus in Punjab before peak insurgency

Dark days of Punjab found their roots long before Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale came to the fore - with Khalistanis killing Hindus

‘Suspended for impersonating a comedian’: Elon Musk takes a brutal dig at Kathy Griffin after permanent suspension from Twitter

Kathy Griffin also claimed on Mastodon that Musk was suffering a meltdown and that Twitter users were demanding the reinstatement of her account.

Facebook parent company Meta planning to layoff thousands of employees: Report

Meta, Facebook's parent company, plans to begin layoffs this week, affecting thousands of employees

Congress leader DK Shivakumar to skip ED summons to attend birthday celebrations of party worker

DK Shivakumar to skip ED summons to attend a birthday party of a Congress worker

Clueless about ‘Kejriwalo-Savarnawalo’: Rajkot women attending Kejriwal rally attending it for these reasons

People attending Kejriwal's rallies and roadshows seem to be completely clueless about what they are doing there.

USA: New Jersy lawmaker Raj Mukherji condemns anti-Hindu resolution passed by Teaneck Democratic Municipal Committee

Teaneck Democratic Municipal Committee in New Jersey, had approved a resolution labelling US-based Hindu organisations as dangerous hate groups.

Sudhir Suri murder case: Khalistani group Sikhs For Justice offers Rs 10 lakh as legal aid to killer Sandeep Singh

SFJ offered Rs 10 lakh as legal aid to the killer of Hindu leader Sudhir Suri

Russian attack on Ukraine’s power infra: Kyiv authorities consider evacuation of the entire population as blackouts continue

"If there's no power, there will be no water and no sewage. That's why the government and city administration is taking all possible measures to protect our power supply system," Roman Tkachuk was quoted as saying.

From permanent suspension to giving a reality check to ‘journalists’: Elon Musk unveils more plans for Twitter

Elon Musk also informed that his mission is to turn the micro-blogging platform into an 'accurate source of information.'

Delhi: Jahangirpuri violence accused Ansar Sheikh, given bail two days ago, arrested again for jeopardising peace by instigating people

Ansar, who was found making 'Jhukega Nahin' gesture from the movie Pushpa when being arrested, was found instigating people on Sunday and taking out processions after coming out on bail last week.

Accenture India fires a large number of employees for taking jobs using fake experience letters

Accenture India fires a large number of people after finding out that their experience credentials were fake

BJP wins 4 out of 7 assembly seats in the byelections held in 6 states: Read detailed results

While BJP won a seat in Bihar, Haryana, Odisha, and Uttar Pradesh, RJD won in Bihar, Shiv Sena won in Maharashtra, and TRS won the byelection in Telangana.

When an Indian journalist had asked Tulsi Gabbard if she plans to ‘stay with’ Hinduism as a religion

Tulsi Gabbard had said in her answer, "This is the motivation for my life and all that I do. And it is the only way of life for me."

Hindu leaders under threat in Punjab, Ludhiana Police advise them to stay inside their homes after Sudhir Suri murder

Following threats from pro-Khalistani Gopal Singh Chawla from Pakistan, Hindu leaders were advised to stay at home in Punjab

Adipurush’s release likely to be delayed as makers to rework VFX after severe backlash: Reports

The teaser of the film Adipurush that released in October this year, netizens were aghast at some of the visuals where the Hindu epic appeared more like appropriated rather than retold.

Retired IB officer RN Kulkarni, who wrote a book exposing Jihad, murdered by unknown persons by hitting him with a car

RN Kulkarni wrote a book 'Facets of Terrorism in India'. In this book he exposed the Islamic Jihad going on in India for the last 1000 years.

Cricketer Venkatesh Prasad gets abused after he jokes how ‘Bhagwa’ helped Pakistan reach semi-finals in T20 World Cup

Netherlands, which wears an orange-coloured jersey as uniform, beat South Africa in the T20 World Cup Super 12 Group 2 match, paving way for Pakistan to reach the semis

TMC’s Saket Gokhale claims he is using Twitter Blue, but the feature has not been launched in India yet

TMC's Saket Gokhale claimed he subscribed to Twitter Blue long ago. The feature is yet to launch in India.

‘Influencers had spread false narrative’: Report by UK think tank says Hindutva or RSS extremism was not behind Leicester violence

Report by Henry Jackson Society denies any possible involvement of Hindutva or RSS extremism in Leicester violence

Bihar: Gold trader kidnapped, murdered, body recovered three days later, 3 arrested

Hariji Gupta was a resident of Arrah in Bihar and owned several shops and a market which he gave out on rent to others.

TN BJP chief K Annamalai skips family event at Chennai home of Bengal Governor La Ganesan because Mamata Banerjee was present

'Did not go because Mamata Banerjee was present': K Annamalai skips event at home of Bengal Guv La Ganesan

Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor become parents to a baby girl, the couple tied the knot in April this year

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt got married in April this year after being in a relationship for five years.

Gujarat overtakes Delhi to rank among the top 5 in school education Performance Grading Index

According to the data, Gujarat’s education Performance Grading Index has been consistently improving.

Twitter Blue starts rolling out at $8 with several features, Musk may probe charges of employees selling verification tags for $15,000

Twitter Blue starts rolling out at $8 with several features, to be available in India in a month

Madhya Pradesh: Sakir Mohammad, father of 9 children, poses as Rajkumar, rapes and forces Hindu woman to convert

Sakir Mohammad, pretending to be Rajkumar, also claimed he was a widower himself and that's how he started to get close to the woman who was a widow herself.

Youths in Iran hit and strike turbans of Islamic clerics in protest against hijab, videos viral

Visuals of youths knocking clerics' turbans off their heads in Iran have gone viral on social media.

Tamil Nadu: Video of goons harassing women outside a govt college in Madurai goes viral, 6 arrested

Visuals of a bunch of men encircling women and harassing them outside the Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women in Madurai have gone viral on social media

‘India wrongly portrayed as a fascist state’, ‘India’s intellectual class is anti-India’: Australian sociologist Dr Salvatore Babones at India Today conclave

To Rajdeep Sardesai's chagrin, Australian sociologist Dr Salvatore Babones said India's intellectual class is anti-India.

The Wire withdraws report claiming that Tek Fog was used by BJP to target Mohammed Zubair leading to his arrest

The Wire has withdrawn its July 2 report where it had claimed that Tek Fog was used to target Md Zubair with thousands of bots

Women officers sexually and mentally harassed on submarines in British Royal Navy, probe ordered: Details

The Royal Navy said it has ordered an investigation into "abhorrent" allegations of sexual harassment of women on submarines.

Kerala: T’puram mayor participates in parliament march against unemployment after perpetuating nepotism and favouritism in govt jobs

Arya Rajendran wrote a letter to district secretary of CPM and asked for the list of CPM workers seeking job in Thiruvananthapuram corporation.

‘It was preplanned’: Son of Shiv Sena (Taksali) leader Sudhir Suri alleges his father got threat call a day before he was shot dead

Sudhir Suri had received a threat call from the UK the night before his murder, and his family continued to receive such calls, his son Manik Suri has revealed