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Uttar Pradesh: Homes of 7 accused jailed for assaulting a woman in Hamirpur forest park bulldozed

On Friday, the Hamirpur administration and Police in the state of Uttar Pradesh bulldozed residential properties of seven accused who have been arrested for assaulting a girl in the city forest park.

String of freebies and imprudent financial decisions, can Punjab face Sri Lanka-style economic crisis?

Recent media reports reveal that Punjab government even failed to provide salaries for the month of August to state employees in time

Neither ‘Dara Hua’ nor ‘Jai Bheem’: As Muslim side declares Ambedkar’s views on Hijab ‘offensive’ in SC, it’s time for a reality check

Supreme Court is hearing petitions challenging Karnataka HC order banning Hijab in educational institutes

Tehran: 22-year-old woman dies after she was beaten into a coma by ‘Morality Police’ for ‘improper hijab’

Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman, was whisked away by Morality Police in Tehran for not completely covering her hair with hijab

Uttar Pradesh: 7-year-old Dalit girl in a critical condition after rape by one Talib, accused arrested

Talib was arrested by Uttar Pradesh police for raping a 7-year-old Dalit girl in Aligarh on Wednesday.

Tamil Nadu Waqf Board now claims ownership of 7 Hindu-majority villages and a 1500-year-old temple; villagers show documents to counter claims

Tamil Nadu Waqf board has claimed ownership of 7 Hindu villages and the 1500-year-old Sundareswarar Temple in the state

Kerala: 2 Indigo employees Sajid Rehman and Mohammad Samil arrested for aiding smuggling of gold worth Rs 2.5 crores at Calicut airport

According to department officials, gold combined with other metals worth over Rs 2.5 crore was smuggled in with the help of two Indigo Airlines officials.

Youtuber who had questioned release of Maridhas, went on a tirade against Nupur Sharma, sentenced to jail for 6 months in contempt of court...

Madras HC sentenced Youtuber Savakku Shankar to 6 months in prison in a contempt of court case pertaining to release of Maridhas

Hijab hearing in SC: Muslim parties cancel Dr Ambedkar’s statement quoted in HC judgement, call it ‘deeply offensive’ and ‘biased’

“Ambedkar’s statement, although he was a pillar, is a deeply offensive statement. It is not a statement that should be repeated in India, great though he may have been. (It was a) totally biased statement,” senior advocate Gonsalves, representing some of the Muslim girls, said to SC.

Kerala: Congress workers attack shop of vegetable vendor Anas demanding donation money for Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kollam

A mob of Congress workers reportedly stormed a store in Kollam demanding Rs 2000 donation for the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kerala.

Organiser journalist receives ’Sar Tan Se Juda’ threats for supporting Hindutva and criticising Islamists, FIR filed

As per the FIR, the intimidator referred to Kanhaiyalal and Umesh Kolhe, he warned Nishant to stop writing in support of Hindu organisations if he doesn't want to end up getting killed in the same way.

Son of Hindu tailor Kanhaiya Lal, beheaded by Islamists, says he will remain barefoot until murderers Riyaz and Ghaus are hanged

Yash had stopped wearing slippers since the day after the beheading of his father on June 28, 2022.

Indian Diplomats angry after Bhagwant Mann lied about BMW setting up a plant in Punjab, say he hurt India’s credibility: Details

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has ended up hurting the credibility of India after he lied about BMW setting up a plant in Punjab

Eight militant groups of Assam sign tripartite peace agreement in Delhi, government announces special development package

Five Adivasi militant groups and 3 splinter groups in Assam signed peace pact with Assam govt and Central govt

Maharashtra: 62-year-old Muslim cleric arrested in Raigad for molesting 3 minor girls aged between 5 to 12 years

The cleric has been sent to police custody till Friday after a case was registered against him under the relevant sections of the POCSO Act.

‘There will be bloodshed in the country if Gyanvapi verdict is against Muslims’: Babri petitioner Haji Mehboob

Haji Mehboob said that Muslims wont accept a verdict against them in Gyanvapi case like they did in the Babri case

Tennis: Roger Federer announces his retirement after next week’s Laver Cup in London

The Laver Cup, an event Federer founded, scheduled for next week will be the last time we will get to see Federer playing professionally.

Uttar Pradesh: 6 people arrested from hookah bar posing as family restaurant in Budaun, allegedly used to blackmail Hindu women in attempted love jihad

Allegedly the Hookah Bar owner Arbaz Khan used to collect names and phone numbers of Hindu girls visiting the bar and shared the details with his friends

Yogi Government suspends Joint Director (Health) Tabassum Khan for arbitrarily ordering govt hospitals to feature signboards and nameplates in Urdu

The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has suspended Dr Tabassum Khan, Joint Director (Health), over a September 1 directive mandating all govt hospitals to feature signboards and nameplates in Urdu

China ruins Dussehra festival in Nepal, goods worth billions stuck due to closure of border points after anti-China protests in Nepal

As China blocked Nepal border trade points following anti-China protests in Nepal, the Dussehra festival will be ruined

Journalist who writes for Wire and Caravan wonders why ‘Dalit identity’ of Lakhimpur victims is not highlighted: Concern turns to mirth when her hypocrisy...

Immediately after the incident was reported, "concerned" journalists started wondering why the Dalit identity of the victims is not being highlighted while reporting the crime

Mathura: Maulana of Shadullah Masjid absconds after raping a woman, other clerics from committee accused of helping him escape

Ajay Kishore, the inspector in charge of the police station, stated that a team has been dispatched to Moradabad to arrest the accused Maulana.

Teacher Mohammed Kasif in UP intermediate college thrashes students for visiting Shiv temple, asks priest to shut temple, VHP protests: Reports

VHP reached Bapu Uparaudh Intermediate College in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh to demand the reopening of Shiv temple inside the college premises

Circumcision of Hindu children, love jihad, increased POCSO cases and more: Ground report from UP’s Balrampur district along Indo-Nepal border

What follows here is the eleventh episode of the series of OpIndia reports documenting the Islamisation of the UP-Nepal border

Mathura: Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha treasurer files plea seeking removal of Meena Masjid from Krishna Janmabhoomi complex

Dinesh Sharma had earlier filed a petition seeking the removal of the Shahi Masjid Idgah, adjacent to the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi.

Doordarshan turns 63: A history of India’s public broadcaster and a tale of controversies under the Congress government

Public boradcaster Doordarshan completed 63 years of service - Here is a look back at its history and some the controversies that it faced

Delhi liquor scam: Sting video of accused number 9 Amit Arora goes viral, reveals the rampant corruption under AAP government

In the video, Amit Arora can be heard sharing how bribes and corruption have been organized under the Delhi excise policy.

‘Not shot the way it is being shown’: Actor Ranveer Singh tells Mumbai police that controversial nude photo for Paper magazine was ‘morphed’

Amidst the nude pictures of Ranveer Singh that went viral, the actor claims that the photo showing his private parts has been 'morphed'

‘I would have shot them in head’: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee says police showed unnecessary restraint in stopping BJP’s Nabanna Chalo rally

Abhishek Banerjee accused BJP workers of creating ruckus in the state during the Nabanna Chalo rally

India dodges global economic slowdown, exports grew by 19.7% in April-August over the same period last year

Indian exports of merchandise grew by 17.7% April-August this year against same period last year, and overall exports grew by 19.7%

From SSB base camp to deserted fields, Madarsas and Mazars cropping up everywhere between UP’s Balrampur and Jarwa border in Nepal: Ground Report

What follows here is the tenth episode of the series of OpIndia reports documenting the Islamisation of the UP-Nepal border

‘God told me it is ok to join BJP’: Former Congress leader and ex-CM of Goa Digambar Kamat

On September 14, eight out of eleven MLAs of Congress in Goa, including former Chief Minister of Goa Digambar Kamat and leader of opposition Michael Lobo joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

IPAC passed common plan of Parliamentary Action against China, to address the violation of human rights and to develop alternate supply chains

IPAC passed action plan to address violations of human rights by Chinese government. Aims to develop alternates of PRC to reduce dependence for supply chains.

Lakhimpur Kheri: Two minor Dalit girls dragged, raped, strangulated and hanged, Junaid, Sohail, Arif amongst six accused arrested

Three men lured the two minor Dalit girls and against their wishes got into physical relationship with them. When they insisted on marriage, they murdered them.

Jungle Raj back in Bihar? After the mass shooting in Begusarai, Bhagalpur businessman shot dead by unknown criminals, police clueless

The deceased has been identified as Afzal Ansari, a 35-year-old silk trader from Bhagalpur.

Death of ASI Yunus Khan, his multiple wives, several children and “propaganda”: How these Muslims are the real ‘Islamophobics’

ASI Yunus Khan, posted at Delhi Crime Branch, was found dead in his residence - and soon, it devolved into a conversation about Islamophobia

Canada: Swaminarayan Temple in Toronto vandalised, defaced with pro-Khalistan and anti-India slogans

The Indian High Commission in Ottawa condemned the anti-India slogans at the BAPs Swaminarayan Temple and urged the Canadian authorities to take necessary action. 

Dumka murder: Victim’s family returns appointment letter by Jharkhand Govt for the job of a peon in a private company for victim’s sister

The family of Dumka murder case victim returned appointment letter after they found out it was not a government job but a 11-month contract job of a peon by a private agency, as per reports.

Assam: Tribal youth killed for refusing to convert to Christianity to marry girlfriend, cadres from 4 churches allegedly involved in lynching

The tribal youth was hacked to death by a Christian mob after his refusal to embrace Christianity.

Meet EPR: The rapper ‘winning hearts’ of Hindus over ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ rap who has a history of left ideology

As rap song by EPR on Kanhaiya Lal is making rounds on social media, it is essential to remember his left-leaning raps from the past

UP: Najakat Ali arrested 7 years after absconding from police custody, had disguised himself as a Hindu Sadhu to evade arrest

Najakat Ali stayed off the radar of UP police officials by disguising himself as a Hindu priest.

Netizens accuse AAP MLA and Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan of meeting Khalistani leaders in Canada: Here’s what we know

The pictures of AAP’s Kultar Singh Sandhwan allegedly with pro-Khalistan Harjit Singh Bajwa have gone viral on social media.

BMW denies Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s claim that it has decided to set up a new manufacturing plant in Punjab

BMW Group said that it has no plans for setting up additional manufacturing operations in Punjab

Kanpur: Mazaar obstructing widening of highway demolished in heavy police presence

Mazaar located between Chaubepur and Shivrajpur was demolished as it was blocking the widening of Kanpur-Aligarh highway

The Punjab link to drugs seizure off the Gujarat Coast: Contraband worth Rs 200 crores ordered from Amritsar Jail

The officials reportedly found that drugs seized off the Gujarat coast were ordered from inside a jail in Punjab.

Lebanon: Woman carrying gun ‘robs’ bank to withdraw her own trapped money, flies to Istanbul for her sister’s cancer treatment

Sali Hafiz stormed into a BLOM bank branch in Beirut in Lebanon carrying a gun and 'robbed' $13,000 from her own account

The Fauxy sends legal notice to Boom Live and its journalist for ‘fact-checking’ a satire article and calling them ‘fake news’

Satire website The Fauxy sent legal notice to Boom Live for labeling them as 'fake news'

Madrasa survey in UP: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind now says Govt should have asked the Muslim community first, Maulana instigates assault against survey teams

Maulana Madani, the president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind also questioned why was the state government only surveying unrecognized madrasas and not other unrecognized educational institutions.