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PFI had set up a training camp to target PM Modi, had other Hindu leaders on ‘hit list’: NIA and ED after arrests

ED claimed that the PFI had organised a training camp to attack PM Modi during his visit to Patna on July 12 this year.

Jharkhand Grooming Jihad: House of fugitive criminal Arzoo Mallick demolished, had pretended to be Hindu, forcibly married and raped a woman

In Jharkhand, the house of an absconding criminal Arzoo Mallick, accused of Grooming Jihad, was demolished by administration

Uttarakhand Police, SDRF recover the body of Ankita Bhandari, murdered in a resort, from Rishikesh Chilla Canal, CM orders SIT probe

Uttarakhand Police recovered dead body of Ankita Bhandari who had gone missing five days ago from a resort

Fact-check: Did Rahul Gandhi meet ‘activist’ Amulya Leona during Bharat Jodo Yatra, who raised pro-Pakistan slogan in 2020 during anti-CAA protest

Recently, Rahul Gandhi courted controversy for meeting a Christian pastor, who made derogatory remarks about Bharat Mata and the Hindu community.

Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy narrates how during the Congress era, economic activity stagnated despite having Manmohan Singh at the helm

Narayana Murthy made these remarks during an interaction with students at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad.

Uttarakhand: Resort owned by son of ex-BJP minister Pulkit Arya bulldozed on CM Dhami’s orders, was arrested for murder of receptionist Ankita Bhandari

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami ordered to raze down Vanatara Resort in Rishikesh, which is owned by Pulkit Arya who murdered Ankita Bhandari

After instigating Islamist violence against Hindus in Leicester, Mohammed Hijab plays victim, blames Hindus instead

Mohammed Hijab attributed the Leicester violence to the alleged rise in radicalised right-wing extremism among Hindus in the UK.

Islamist Ali Dawah peddles debunked conspiracy theory of ‘busloads of RSS workers went to Leicester’ to blame Hindus, bus owner refutes allegation

The attempt of Ali Dawah at setting agenda in favour of Islamists did not miss the experienced eye.

‘Customs and rituals of a particular community systematically targeted’: BJP MP Manoj Tiwari moves Supreme Court against ban on firecrackers

In the PIL, Manor Tiwari said that states are violating Supreme Court order against blanket ban on firecrackers

After relying on ISIS supporter’s version on Leicester violence, The Wire gives platform to Islamist who claims it was provoked by RSS

Islamist Amrit Wilson said to The Wire in an interview that RSS is provoked Leicester violence to create the narrative of Hinduphobia

Prayagraj: Mashook, Wasim and Jakaria molest a girl in front of her fiancé, 2 absconding, 1 arrested after the video went viral

Prayagraj Police SSP Shailesh Kumar Pandey said, "The matter has come to notice. An investigation is underway. The accused will be nabbed soon. Strict action will be taken against the accused."

Birmingham: Islamist who threatened Hindus and said ‘Muslims were ready to deal with Hindus’ arrested, interrogation underway says Coventry Police

The 37-year-old also called Hindus 'terrorists' and 'weak, pathetic individuals'. "We are ready to deal with you (Hindus)", he threatened.

Hindu community seriously concerned about safety: UK lawmaker Bob Blackman sounds alarm in Parliament over Islamist attacks in Leicester

Bob Blackman is a Conservative Party politician and a member of the UK Parliament from the Harrow East constituency.

Congress is trying to pull another stunt, like the one they pulled when Sonia Gandhi ‘sacrificed’ the PM chair in 2004

The decision that no member of the Gandhi family will be Congress president has been taken by, wait, the Gandhi family. Also, any aspirant for the post has to seek the blessings of Sonia Gandhi first.

Members were involved in terror fundraising, encouraging Muslims to join ISIS: NIA after arresting 106 PFI leaders in its nationwide raid

Seeking remand of 106 PFI activists arrested during the nationwide raid, NIA revealed how the radical Islamic outfit members are involved in radicalising and recruiting Muslim youth to join ISIS

Kerala: Petrol bomb hurled at RSS office in Mattannur during the strike protesting arrest of PFI Islamists, probe ordered

Two PFI workers were reported to have thrown petrol bombs at the RSS office in Mattanur, Kannur.

US: IAMC unleashes online attacks against comedian Rajiv Satyal for hosting Sadhavi Ritambhara’s event

The IAMC attracted online attacks against Rajiv Satyal for agreeing to host an event attended by Sadhavi Ritambhara.

‘Extraditing a criminal from Nepal as difficult as bringing one back from Pakistan’, police officer posed at Nepal border says: Ground report

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

MEA issues advisory to Indians in Canada to remain vigilant in view of rising anti-India activities and hate crimes by Khalistani terrorists

MEA said that perpetrators of anti-India hate crimes have not been brought to justice so far in Canada

Wife of cricketer Bhuvneshwar Kumar goes on a tirade against critics on Instagram after his deplorable performance: Here is what happened

The penultimate over spells of Bhuvneshwar Kumar against Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the Super 4 stage of Asia Cup cost India dearly.

Soft Hindutva of Congress: Journalist reveals how Rahul Gandhi avoided Muslim areas during his temple run in Gujarat, video viral

While Rahul Gandhi might resume his temple runs again in the hopes of winning Hindu votes, the electorates are unlikely to forget his duplicity.

Jammu and Kashmir: Petitioner accuses revenue officials of deliberately delaying case against Waqf Board claiming ownership of public land

Advocate Ankur Sharma who challenged Waqf Board in J&K claiming 500 kanals of land say officials are delaying the case

Karnataka Congress uses a photograph of Akhil Iyer without consent for its “40% Sarkara” campaign, the actor to take legal action

'I am appalled to see that my face is being used illegally and without my consent for "40% Sarkara" campaign of Congress', actor Akhil Iyer wrote

As Iranian women set their hijabs on fire, social media remembers old Persia, and their supreme god Ahura Mazda

The anti-hijab protesters in Iran have been invoking ancient Persian God Ahura Mazda during their demonstrations.

Ayodhya: Pooja turns out to be Hasina Bano after 12 years of marriage, threatens her Hindu husband to convert to Islam or be ready for...

Hasina Bano has allegedly also got her son circumcised as per Islamic rituals, without Jagbir's consent.

Kerala HC initiates suo motu contempt case against PFI after the organisation called for 1 day hartal, created violence, post arrest of Islamists

The Court has impleaded PFI State General Secretary A Abdul Sathar as an additional respondent in the case and has directed the State government to file a report. The matter will be taken up next on September 29.

MEA Dr S Jaishankar voices concern regarding security of Indian community following anti-Hindu attacks in Leicester with UK’s Foreign Secretary: Details

Following violence against Indian diaspora in UK's Leicester and Birmingham, EAM S Jaishankar met with his British counterpart James Cleverly

ASI teams discover 12,000-year-old artefacts near Chennai, recoveries include gold, beads, money, sculptures from the Pallava period

The ASI team also discovered identical pit layers of artefacts from not less than 4 civilizations separated by around a hundred years.

UP: Maulana Jarjis, who called men ‘bh*dwas’ for not putting women in Burqa, sentenced to 10 years in jail for rape and blackmail

Maulana Jarjis was charged with raping a woman and then intimidating her by making a video of her.

Reports say govt may set up panel to ‘study condition of Dalits who convert to Islam or Christianity’: Why we need to tread carefully

With several such pleas pending in the court, that demand reservation for "Dalit Christians" and "Dalit Muslims", according to media reports, the government is now mulling setting up a panel to study the condition of those Dalits who convert to Christianity or Islam.

Kerala: PFI workers take out violent protest after NIA raids, buses damaged, stone-pelting, petrol bombs reported

Stones were also hurled at vehicles in the districts of Kerala by the PFI workers.

Rana Ayyub gets slammed by Muslim users on Twitter for trying to hint that hijab is not compulsory in Islam

Given that Rana Ayyub garnered support through her endorsement of hijab in Karnataka schools, her stance in the context of women's right to choice in Iran did not sit well with Islamists.

‘You have a new owner’: Rahul Gandhi insults female NDTV journalist over Adani Group’s acquisition, accuses her of distracting attention from Bharat Jodo Yatra

'Your question is designed to distract from what we are doing', Rahul Gandhi told female NDTV journalist as she has 'a new owner'

Twitter ends up suppressing information exposing Islamists in UK, penalises journalist for sharing their videos

Wasiq shared another video of hate speech directed against Hindus where one man was saying that the unity of Islam will break vegetarian Hindus into pieces.

Alcohol is not bad, drink if you have strength: AAP’s candidate for Somnath assembly seat in Gujarat

In the viral video, Jagmal Vala, an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly election, is seen encouraging Gujaratis to consume alcohol

Telangana: Outrage in Warangal after Endowment Dept asks 3 Hindu temples to contribute ₹1 crore each for construction of govt office building

The temple authorities have objected to the misappropriation of temple funds for the construction of three floors of the Warangal endowment office.

Islamists in Indonesia force schoolgirls to wear hijab: How the symbol of oppression is first mainstreamed, then becomes a mandate

While 'liberals' in India try to argue that hijab is a choice and make efforts to mainstream the garment in schools, women in Iran are getting killed and girls in Indonesia are being traumatised for it.

President of Iran refuses to speak to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour after she refused to wear a hijab for his interview

Interestingly, this decision by the Iranian president to cancel the interview comes at a time when Iran is seeing unprecedented protests against hijab in the country.

Major crackdown on PFI: As members of the Islamic outfit threaten to intensify protests, read how their ‘Vision 2047’ laid down plans of Islamic...

The members of PFI have taken to the streets in as many as 8 states where the NIA has conducted raids on locations linked to the radical Islamic organization

Islamists unleash havoc in Leicester: Hindus left feeling rudderless, exposed to harm and increasingly vulnerable

Leicester has been burning after Islamists went on a rampage against Hindus, burning their cars, attacking their houses

Chandigarh Municipal Corporation accused of using the same vehicle to transport meat and temple flowers, BJP demands action

It has been found that same vehicle is used for carrying meat from slaughterhouses from temples for recycling in Chandigarh

Delhi court issues notice to Wikimedia Foundation over deletion of author and BJP spokesperson Tuhin A Sinha’s Wikipedia page

Delhi Court issued summons to Wikipedia over plea of author Tuhin A Sinha against deletion of his page from the platform

From Muskan in Karnataka to Aina Khan in the UK, women in hijab can ‘bravely’ stand up to ‘Hindutva’ because they know Hindus do...

India or England, Hijab-clad Muskans and Ainas can be 'brave' before Hindutva because they know Hindus do not kill

Gujarat: AAP workers misbehave with News18 Gujarati’s female anchor, interrupt a live TV show using a megaphone

During the live program ‘Sattano Sangram’, the AAP Gujarat workers were shouting from a megaphone in order to suppress the voice of the BJP spokesperson

Uttar Pradesh: 6 youths arrested for pressurising Hindu girls to study at madarsas and abusing when the girls resisted

The Unnao police in Uttar Pradesh arrested six youths for harassing and molesting three Hindu girls in the district's Lachhi Khera village

‘Plotted for death sentence to Narendra Modi’ – SIT charge sheet reveals sinister plans of Teesta Setalvad and others

SIT said in charge sheet that Teesta Setalvad plotted to ensure death sentence for then-CM Modi in Gujarat Riots case

Out on bail in money laundering case, Robert Vadra apologizes for violating court-ordered travel terms, court rejects apology

Robert Vadra is currently on bail in connection with a money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Karnataka govt argues in SC that like cow slaughter on Eid, Hijab not covered under Article 25, objects to claims of religious right

Muslim side in the hijab case in Supreme Court claimed that hijab is a religious right guaranteed under Article 25

‘Let’s clean them from Leicester as we did from Kashmir’: Hindu families leaving amid threat messages from Islamists

Islamists circulated message "Let's clean them from Leicester like we did from Kashmir" on social media platforms, reports