Monday, May 6, 2024

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Pakistan to help Taliban reorganise its Army in Afghanistan, to send in ISI chief to assist the effort: Report

Pakistan is concerned about the possibility of TTP carrying out terror attacks by crossing over from Afghanistan.

Pakistan: Imran Khan’s ‘Murghi Paal’ scheme fails, hens did not lay eggs, citizens cooked and ate them instead

The 'Murghi Paal' scheme launched by Pakistan PM Imran Khan has failed to make any impact, according to an internal report.

Who is Rajeev Sethi? The art historian who asked Neeraj Chopra about his sex life

'Art historian' Rajeev Sethi made Neeraj Chopra extremely uncomfortable during an Indian Express event by asking about his sex life.

‘I have not fled anywhere’: Afghanistan’s caretaker President Amrullah Saleh says after rumours of Panjshir falling to Taliban

Amrullah Saleh rejected claims that he has already fled to Tajikistan. He said that he was still in Panjshir valley.

Joe Biden admin under the scanner over human trafficking concerns after US imports ‘child brides’ from Afghanistan, married to much older men

There are grave concerns about human trafficking after the US Govt under Joe Biden imported 'child brides' from Afghanistan.

Watch: ‘Art Historian’ asks ‘sundar’ Neeraj Chopra about ‘sex life’ and training balance, makes Gold medalist very uncomfortable

Art historian Rajeev Sethi asked Neeraj Chopra about his sex life at an event hosted by Indian Express, making him uncomfortable.

Chhattisgarh: Teacher thrashes students for fasting on Janmashtami, suspended after complaint by villagers

Teacher Markam in a Chhattisgarh school asked students if they fasted on Janmasthami, and thrashed those who raised their hands

Cambridge prof Priyamvada Gopal compares Jallianwala Bagh Memorial to ‘whale penis’: Her history of Hinduphobic comments

Indian born academic Priyamvada Gopal has acquired widespread notoriety over comments she has made on social media.

Jharkhand Congress MLA Irfan Ansari praises Taliban for chasing away Americans, claims foreign troops committed atrocities and Afghans happy now

Irfan Ansari said USA is responsible for injustice and violation of human rights in Afghanistan while defending the Taliban.

Defence study recommends including Arthashastra, Gita in Army curriculum, Congress opposes saying Muslims also fought Kargil war

College of Defence Management (CDM) proposed to include Arthashastra and Bhagavat Gita into the current military training curriculum

Poet Munawwar Rana ‘falls ill’ after High Court refuses to stay his arrest for defending Taliban by comparing it to Maharishi Valmiki

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court refused to grant Munawwar Rana an interim protection from arrest over his remarks.

Congress MP Karti Chidambaram offers ‘Friday prayers’ at Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, which contains ‘hair’ of Prophet Muhammad

Karti P Chidambaram shared a picture on social media that showed him offering prayers at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar

Watch: Jarvo 69 is back, makes pitch invasion for the 3rd time during the India-England Test series at Oval

British prankster Daniel Jarvis aka 'Jarvo 69' invades the India-England Test series again, this time at Oval during the fourth test

“Those caught stealing will have their hands chopped off as per Sharia Law of Islam”: The Taliban announces through a Kabul mosque

By announcing that hands of thieves will be chopped as per Sharia law, Taliban indicates it remains a hardliner fundamentalist Islamic group

As India vaccinates over 67 crore people, Prashant Bhushan continues peddling anti-vaccine propaganda, lies about Sweden

Sweden doesn't have "zero covid", as claimed by Bhushan. It has over 27,000 active cases as on September 3 and has administered over 12 million doses of vaccines.

The Wire, International Press Institute and IMS: How Indian leftist website received prize from group that funds western regime change propaganda

The Wire received a prize from the International Press Institute (IPI) in collaboration with International Media Support (IMS).

Jharkhand men accuse police of forcing them into gay sex and insulting Islam after being questioned in criminal case, police rubbishes charges

On being contacted East Singhbhum SP Subhash Chandra Jat termed the allegation baseless, misleading and malicious. “Nothing has come out in the inquiry. There is no shred of truth in this,” said SP.

Twitter withholds sexist tweet of ‘comedian’ Munawar Faruqui targeting national award-winning actress Kangana Ranaut

In his tweet, Munawar Faruqui attempted to take sly on Kangana Ranaut, however, but he ended up making vulgar comments

“Pilot’s imagination isn’t blocked by roads, railway lines,” and other gems of Rahul Gandhi in this bizarre monologue where he blames his uncle for...

"It is easy to kill yourself," Rahul Gandhi says about how his uncle Sanjay Gandhi died because he had similar flying hours as Rahul Gandhi does now

Australia imposes draconian measures to curb Covid-19, passes surveillance bill giving unprecedented power to cops

The Australia Government has adopted drastic measures in the name of Covid-19 that are a direct threat to democracy and freedom

Supreme Court rejects bail plea of anti-Sikh riots convict Sajjan Kumar, says he can’t be treated as a VIP

The order came after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a response saying Kumar’s medical condition was stable and that he had been showing signs of improvement.

Heartbreaking visuals from actor Siddharth Shukla’s last rites: Friend Shehnaz Gill, others arrive at Mumbai crematorium

Apart from Shehnaaz, Shukla’s ex-colleague and co-contestant Rashmi Desai, Asim Riaz and Vishal Singh were also spotted arriving to attend his last rites.

Congress MP Manish Tewari hails alleged sexual predator Tarun Tejpal, claims he was ‘politically persecuted’, ‘honourably exonerated’

Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari took the first step on Friday to rehabilitate sexual harassment accused Tarun Tejpal.

Tamil Nadu: Pastor arrested for fanning communal tension, had made objectionable remarks against Vinayak Chaturthi

The pastor has been remanded to 14 days of judicial custody and is currently lodged in the Central jail.

Uttar Pradesh: AC mechanic Abdul Samad arrested for posing as a woman on Instagram and luring minor girls to send obscene photos and videos

Abdul Samad, who posed as women to lure minor girls, was arrested by the UP police by tracing him through electronic surveillance

Pakistan NSA Moeed Yusuf claims India is a threat to world peace, compares Hindutva Govt to Nazi Germany

Moeed Yusuf compared the Government of India to Nazi Germany and demanded that the world take cognizance of it.

Delhi HC grants bail to 5 people accused of murdering head constable Ratan Lal during anti-Hindu riots

Head constable Ratan Lal was murdered on February 24 when he was shot at by rioters while patrolling along with his seniors

Made in Pakistan: Scissor fails to cut ribbon, so minister uses his teeth, and people can’t stop imagining what next

Pak Minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan said that he was inaugurating a shop in his constituency and the blunt scissor would not work. So he displayed his skills on ribbon cutting.

Malayalam movie ‘Vaariyamkunnan’ glorifying the Jihadis behind Moplah Hindu genocide in Kerala shelved after outrage

Vaariyamkunnan is based on lives of Variamkunnath Kunhamed Haji and Ali Musaliar, Jihadis behind genocide of Hindus in Kerala in early 1920s

Supreme Court stays the 4th FIR against OpIndia by the vindictive Bengal Government: Details

Nupur J Sharma, the editor-in-chief of OpIndia and Rahul Roushan, the CEO were summoned for interrogation by the CID on a Friday earlier this month.

No stone pelting, no violent clashes: Swift actions by administration prevent unrest in Kashmir after Geelani’s death

Following the death of separatist patriarch Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Jammu and Kashmir administration imposed restrictions to prevent violence

‘You are too pretty for this to have happened to you’: Biden had once said to the young widow of a martyr. Details

The family of the US marines killed in an ISKP suicide attack in Kabul have slammed Joe Biden for insensitive behaviour.

Auckland: ISIS-inspired man stabs six in a mall, PM Jacinda Arden calls it ‘terrorist attack’

The attack in New Zealand was carried out by a Sri Lankan national who had arrived in New Zealand in October 2011

JDU MLA says he was moving around in underwears inside train because he had upset stomach

Gopal Mandal's friend Kunal Singh came to the rescue of JDU MLA, saying that Mandal is a diabetes patient and was travelling to Delhi for some "urgent business".

Punjab police lathi-charge, use water cannons on protesting farmers in Moga as clashes turned violent

The severe action against farmers comes days after Punjab CM Amarinder Singh had called the Haryana Police's actions on farmers as 'brazen brutality'.

From ‘arararara’ to ‘Mera Yeshu Yeshu’ to exorcism in slow motion: Funny Christian conversion videos which are no joke

The Christian preachers have left no opportunity to trap innocent Hindus by organising mass evangelical camps, healing events etc.

Delhi: Mysterious tunnel connecting Legislative Assembly to Red Fort discovered, what we know

The Delhi Assembly building was constructed in 1912 during British rule and Red Fort was commissioned by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1638.

The problem of non-linearity: What Chetan Bhagat and other liberals keep getting wrong on India’s vaccination rates

Congratulations, Chetan. You now have Sadanand Dhume defending your intellectual contribution. And doing it more eloquently than you ever could.

We have the right to speak for Muslims in Kashmir or anywhere else in the world: Taliban Spokesperson Suhail Shaheen

Suhail Shaheen said that being Muslims, the Taliban has the right to raise their voice for Muslims in India, and any other country.

Worship Mamata Banerjee as ‘Goddess Durga’ this Pujo? 3 committees collaborate for her idol

Recently, Calcutta High Court ordered a court monitored CBI probe into the human rights violations in the large scale post poll violence that took place in the state after TMC’s Mamata Banerjee returned to power on May 2.

Three Palestinians die after Egyptian Army pumped toxic gas into smuggling tunnel between Egypt and Gaza Strip

Smuggling Tunnel between Sinai Peninsula in Egypt and Gaza Strip targeted by Egypt using toxic gas, three Palestinians die

‘Cow protection is a fundamental right of Hindus’: Allahabad High Court says cow should be declared as the national animal

Only beef eaters don't have the fundamental rights, those who worship cows also have the rights, the Allahabad High Court said

Taliban displays its plundered weaponry, suicide bombers in a victory parade broadcast on national TV

In a parade, the Taliban displayed one of its showpiece weaponry - suicide bombers to the elders of the radical Islamic outfit

Congress party forms ‘agitation committee’ led by Digvijay Singh with Priyanka Gandhi, Udit Raj and others as members

Congress president Sonia Gandhi forms a committee under the leadership of Digvijay Singh to plan sustain agitations on the national level

‘Liberals’ can live only as slaves of Islamists, or they will be ‘cancelled’: Naseeruddin Shah is an example

In the case of Indian 'liberals', all their intellect, their thought process, and talks of progressive ideologies lie firmly at the feet of Islamist radicals.

Karnataka ramps up testing, vaccination in areas bordering Kerala where coronavirus pandemic is unhinged

The Karnataka government headed by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has taken a decision for a massive vaccination drive on priority basis within a 20-km radius on the borders with Kerala.

When a journalist asked tough questions to Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani it led to threats and intimidation. Watch

In 2011, journalist Aditya Raj Kaul had exposed the links of separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani with terror handlers in Pakistan

‘I still fear for what Aamir Khan did to me, he wanted my signatory rights,’ says Faisal Khan

Faisal Khan has directed a film Factory whose trailer was recently released. The film is expected to hit theatres on September 3.

Biden administration deletes data of Afghan weapons from Federal websites while Taliban parade captured US military equipment

Biden govt has justified its move to delete data of Afghan weapons from websites by saying that ‘it is a move to protect Afghan allies.’

Byju’s and more: The unrealistic goals, the mad rush and the ed-tech boom in India. Do we need to be worried?

Byju's promises a better future for the children. But its sales tactics and methods are rising concerns among many.