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BBC’s latest report on Leicester: A grudging acceptance of the truth while attempting to save Islamists all over again

Hindu community in the UK, particularly in Leicester and Birmingham, was under attack by the Islamists - and BBC blamed Hindus

Dr Manmohan Singh’s birthday: Sagarika Ghose shares a picture depicting accurate representation of his treatment under Sonia’s UPA, deletes it later 

Sagarika Ghose shared a picture of herself shaking hands with Barack Obama even as Dr Manmohan Singh stood behind unattended.

Karnataka: 12 including Nadeem, Iqbal, Rafiq and Shabbir booked for force-feeding beef, and converting Dalit man to Islam

12 persons, including a Muslim preacher, have been booked for forcefully converting a Dalit man to Islam.

Sachin Pilot vs Ashok Gehlot: Here is the chronology of the infighting amid the race for party president

As race to Congress President heats up another battle is being fought in Rajasthan Congress on who will succeed Gehlot should he become the party chief.

MEA S Jaishankar questions merits of US-Pakistan deal on F-16, says the relationship has not served either of the countries

The Pakistani government has received a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) from the US State Department for the first time since 2018 in the amount of USD 450 million to maintain the F-16 aircraft and its individual parts.

Delhi: Minor boy gang raped by friends and cousins, rod inserted in private part in Seelampur, 2 arrested

A case was lodged under Sections 34 and 377 (unnatural sex) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and relevant provisions of the Prevention of Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Taliban cheated us, butchered our hair in prison: Sikhs thank Modi govt for rescuing them from Afghanistan

Reportedly, the Taliban refused permission to the Sikhs to bring the last remaining copies of Guru Granth Sahib with them.

Uttar Pradesh: Unauthorised sale of masjid in Aligarh triggers probe, read details

The mosque in question was constructed four years ago by Aslam on his land using donation money.

‘Mankading’: Playing the game by the rules is the ‘spirit of the game’, trying to steal extra yards as a non-striker is not

Hue and cry against mankading invariably comes from England cricketers, maybe because their batters have been caught out most frequently with this mode of dismissal.

Delhi: Woman alleges Da Code club bouncers tore off her clothes and misbehaved with her, CCTV footage shows the woman creating a ruckus

CCTV footage from the incident has now surfaced, showing the woman causing a ruckus outside Da Code club.

Uttar Pradesh: Two Nuns arrested for forcing Hindu woman to convert to Christianity, spitting on pictures of Hindu deities and burning them

Both the arrested accused work as nuns at CDM High School, a local Christian missionary school.

Haryana: Woman Congress leader booked for firing in the air with illegal weapon, FIR registered after police spot Instagram reel

Woman Congress leader Chanchal Gautam alias Nisha Gautam has been booked for firing in air using an illegal weapon.

RJD leader Shivanand Tiwari shields PFI, says Pakistan Zindabad slogans are part of routine protests

RJD leader shielded PFI over 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans, said it is routine

Punjab: Farmers threaten to dump stubble outside agriculture minister’s office for taking action against stubble burning ahead of smog season

Angry over govt action against stubble burning, Punjab farmers threaten to dump paddy residue outside minister's office

Bangladesh: Islamists target cricketer Liton Das for posting Mahalaya greetings, mock Hinduism and ask him to convert

Bangladeshi cricketer Liton Das was targeted by Islamists for posting Mahalaya greetings on Facebook

20 Bangladeshi immigrants arrested for living in Goa with bogus documents to be deported, informs Goa CM Pramod Sawant

There have previously been reports of illegal businesses operated by Bangladeshi immigrants in Goa.

UK: Out of jail Islamist extremist Anjem Choudary calls for Muslim patrols, instigates Muslims to attack Hindus, asks Hindus to embrace Islam

Amid anti-Hindu attacks in the UK, radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary has come back to spread his hate-filled messages

Pakistani journalist’s son bludgeons his Canadian national wife to death with a dumbbell, Pakistanis seek #JusticeForSara: Details

As per reports, the accused was identified as Shahnawaz Amir. He is the son of renowned Pakistani journalist Ayaz Amir and his wife Sameena Shah.

London: Police increase security of Hindu temples after Islamists plan demonstration outside Sanatan Hindu Mandir, MP Barry Gardiner asks protestors to stay away

Following the Leicester incident, Islamists have called for a mass turnout outside the Shree Sanatan Hindu Mandir in London on Sunday

Bihar: School student Aditya Tiwari stabbed to death over an affair with a girl, killer Taif Khan posted ‘khela hoi’ on social media before...

Class 10 student Aditya Tiwari was attacked by Taif Khan and others when he reached school to appear for examinations

Ankita Bhandari murder: Concerns raised over the demolition of resort as it may have destroyed evidence

As per the claims by the locals, the demolition of the resort in the Ankita Bhandari Murder case was to tamper evidence.

Tamil Nadu: Petrol bomb hurled at RSS leader’s house in Madurai, 4th such incident in 48 hours, probe ordered

BJP state president, K Annamalai wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah informing him about the targeted petrol bomb attacks on RSS leaders.

UK: Wembley Hindu temple’s Chairman gives a message of peace while surrounded by two Muslim men, hours after threats of violence by Islamists

As he gave a message of peace, one Muslim man standing next to him donning a skullcap and sporting a long beard nodded in agreement.

Journalist Niloofar Hamedi, who broke Mahsa Amini’s story, arrested by Iranian authorities, Twitter account suspended

Days before Hamedi's arrest, an Iranian photojournalist named Yalda Moaiery was arrested by the Iranian authorities during the anti-state protests while she was covering the agitated crowd on Hejab street in downtown Tehran.

Kerala: Madarsa teachers Nasimuddin and Muslyar arrested for sexual assault on students in 2 separate cases, including one in Wayanad

One madarsa teacher tried to molest a minor boy while other tried to molest a minor girl.

Chandigarh University Video Leak: Fourth accused, an army man, held for blackmailing the accused student

Singh, who is the fourth accused in the case, is suspected of blackmailing the female student who allegedly recorded several objectionable videos of female students in the common washroom and sent them to his friend Sunny Bhatia in Shimla.

Chhello Show: India’s official entry to the Oscars lands in controversy as multiple concerns are raised over its selection

The biggest bone of contention regarding the selection of Chhello Show by the jury is that it is not even an Indian film so how can it be sent as India's official entry to the Oscars.

Congress leader sends obscene and vulgar messages to woman on social media, deactivates Twitter account after admitting to it

Retd Lt CDR Gokul, a Congress leader, took to Twitter to admit that he had sent vulgar messages to girl on social media.

UK: Islamists call for mass mobilisation outside Hindu temple in London falsely accusing it of sending busloads of RSS workers to Leicester

After Leicester violence, Islamist target Hindu temple in London calling it the 'hornet's nest of Nazi Hindutva' in the UK

People reminiscing about Pakistan should take their religion and go there: Raj Thackeray speaks amidst ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans row in Pune

Thackeray said that if slogans such as ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ ‘ Allahu Akbar’ are going to be proclaimed in our Pune city, then our country’s Hindus are not going to keep quiet.

Hawala, Love Jihad, and human trafficking rampant in Muslim-dominated areas along the Indo-Nepal border: Ground report

Many villages along the Nepal border are Muslim-dominated and have become a hub of criminal activities.

Tamil Nadu: Petrol bomb hurled at RSS leader’s house, 3rd such incident in 24 hours, probe ordered

A petrol bomb was thrown at RSS leader Seetharaman's residence in Chitlapakkam, Tambaram, near Chennai.

Punjab: Government hospital asks patients to click photos of X-ray on mobile phones citing shortage of physical films

A government hospital in Punjab issued a notice asking patients to snap X-rays due to shortage of physical films.

As rumours of a military coup in China turns out to be false, here is how the claims of house arrest of Xi Jinping...

Rumours had appeared claiming that Chinese premier XI Jinping was removed from the control of military and was put under house arrest by PLA

Climate activist sets himself on fire at the Laver Cup: Here are 5 occasions when climate protestors disrupted major sporting events in 2022

The disruptive protests by unruly climate activists are now increasingly drawing the ire of common people, including those who might have been sympathetic to the cause.

More than 4,800 Shias killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan over past 8 years: Report

Besides religious minorities such as Hindus and Christians, Shia Muslims also face persecution in Sunni-dominant Pakistan.

Actor John Cusack hails Rahul Gandhi over container yatra: As allegations of paid tweet emerge, here’s his anti-India, anti-Modi and anti-Semitic antecedents

John Cusack hailed Rahul Gandhi who had recently embarked on a ‘Bharat Jodo’ yatra in a fleet of luxury containers.

Rajasthan: Police issues notice to Hinglaj Mata temple in Barmer, restricts dharmic activities in the temple ahead of Navratri

Rajasthan Police issued a notice to the Hinglaj Mata temple in Barmer restricting it from carrying out any dharmic activities ahead of Navratri.

Rana Ayyub defends PFI’s plan to turn India into an Islamic nation: How Islamists are now shedding all pretence of being “moderate”

Amid the ongoing crackdown against the radical Islamist outfit, there are several Muslim "intellectuals" who have come out in support of PFI

UP government approves legislation prohibiting anticipatory bail to accused in crime against women and children

The Bill approved by UP government abolishes anticipatory bail in cases of heinous crimes against women and children.

Ankita Bhandari murder case: BJP expels Vinod Arya and Ankit Arya, father and brother of main accused Pulkit Arya; locals torch resort in anger

The BJP has expelled Vinod Arya and Ankit Arya, the father and brother of primary accused Pulkit Arya in the Ankita Bhandari murder case.

The Poona Pact—The one thing that Gandhi did not get wrong: All you need to know

MK Gandhi may have presided over innumerable blunders. But fortunately, he did not get erred with Poona Pact.

Gujarat: AAP leader Bhagu Vala booked over casting couch allegations

Bhagu Vala, an AAP leader lured the victim under the pretext of casting her as a model and raped the girl in his flat.

Ankita Bhandari murder: Locals say another girl had gone missing from the same resort 8 years ago and was never found; police assure probe

8 years ago a female staff named Priyanka working at the same resort where Ankita Bhandari worked had gone missing and never found

Temple of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust’s President also falls prey to ‘land jihad’, Muslims along Nepal border using Palestinian land grab model: Ground report

What follows here is the twentieth episode of the series of OpIndia reports documenting the rapid demographic change and law and order situation of the India-Nepal border areas

As ED says PFI got concealed funds from abroad, here is their connection to countries from UAE to Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar: Report

The ED along with NIA and different state police forces has been conducting a nationwide crackdown on the Popular Front of India (PFI)

Pune: ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan raised by PFI while protesting against NIA raids on its offices, 40 detained and over 60 booked

PFI workers raised Pakistan Zindabad slogans outside District Collector's office in Pune while protesting against NIA crackdown

Haryana: Farmers suffer as Arhtiyas hold an indefinite strike against transparency in procurement of paddy. Read details

A Haryana State Agriculture Marketing Board official said that procurement through e-NAM portal would impose a levy of 6.5% on arhtiyas.