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Gyanvapi verdict: Varanasi District Court rejects Anjuman Committee’s petition, says Hindu worshippers’ plea maintainable

The Varanasi District court has ordered that the plea filed by the Hindu side seeking right to worship at Shringar Gauri Sthal inside the disputed structure is maintainable.

West Bengal: Bombs hurled, stones pelted at BJP rally against TMC government, cops remain mute spectators. Here is what we know so far

Instead of taking action against the attackers, the police stopped the BJP workers from protesting against the TMC government.

Gyanvapi case: Hindu side to seek ASI survey, carbon dating of Shivling if court verdict comes in their favour

The Hindu side will seek an ASI survey, carbon dating of Shivling if Varanasi court delivers verdict in their favour.

‘145 days to go’: Congress’ message on Rahul Gandhi’s ‘container yatra’ shows that their ‘Idea of India’ does not include you

Congress shared image of burning pants with caption how they want to 'free country from shackles of hate' and how step by step they will 'reach the goal' - within 145 days.

DMK wants to keep poor ‘upper castes’ away from EWS reservation benefits, wants quota meant for economically weaker sections only for ‘lower castes’

DMK submitted in SC that including upper castes in the scope of the 10% reservation for EWS would make a mockery of reservation.

“Ae Bhai, Zara Dekh Ke Chalo”, Delhi Police uses the hilarious dropped catch by Pakistan fielders to spread awareness about road safety

Whenever the opposition's batsman hit the ball high in the air against Pakistan, inevitably there were two Pakistan fielders going for the same catch crashing into each other.

Why does KCR need Owaisi’s permission to celebrate 17th September as Telangana Liberation Day, the day the murderous Razakars were ousted

KCR was very vocal about wanting to commemorate 17th September as an official event of the state government. He wanted the government to call it “Telangana Independence Day”.

Rahul Gandhi skips inauguration of Freedom Fighters memorial in Kerala, Congress leaders express regret over his absence

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi skipped the inauguration of a memorial for freedom fighters in Thiruvananthapuram.

‘No govt school has seen such spectacular results’: Arvind Kejriwal on students passing CBSE ‘compartmental’ exams after flunking the main

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal praised govt schools after students of class 10 and 12 passed 'compartmental' exams.

Assam: Terror module busted, suspects Musadik Hussain and Ikramul Islam arrested from Morigaon

Assam state government has been cracking down on sleeper terror network in the state and madarsas with suspected terror links are under scrutiny.

Gujarat: Ahmedabad Police busts AAP’s claim of a raid on their office, says no such raid happened

Ahmedabad Police refuted AAP claims that it raided their party office in the city.

Pakistan loses to Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final, triggers meme fest on social media

Afghan cricket fans, who had earlier thrashed Pakistanis during the match between the two countries, also took the opportunity to celebrate Sri Lanka's victory.

KRK does flip flop, disowns his own tweet about seeking ‘vengeance’, claims media making up stories

KRK disowned his own tweet about vengeance and said that the media was "cooking" up stories.

‘Frustrated’ Ramiz Raja tries to snatch phone of Indian journalist over question about Pakistan’s loss in Asia Cup, watch video

Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup after defeating Pakistan on Sunday, 11 September 2022.

Haryana: Madarsa student’s murder case solved, here is why the 13-year-old killed 11-year-old fellow ‘religious school’ student

11 year old madarsa 'student' in Nuh was found murdered on the premises earlier in September.

Sidhu Moosewala Murder: Punjab DGP reveals that Lawrence Bishnoi gang conducted a recce of Salman Khan to target him

At the behest of Lawrence Bishnoi, Deepak and another accused had conducted a recce of Salman Khan

After Russia described Wikipedia as “weapon of informational war”, activist group is accused of doxing pro-Ukraine editors and harassing them

Russia has accused Wikipedia of running anti-Russia over the Ukraine war, and have taken steps to reign in the leftist website

Noida: Teacher arrested after she slaps a security guard over ‘delay’ in opening the gate of housing society 

Teacher Sutapa Das was arrested by Noida police after a video showing her slapping a security guard went viral

Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati passes away at the age of 99 at Shridham Joteshwar Ashram in Narsinghpur in Madhya Pradesh

Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati was born in the Madhya Pradesh village of Dighori in the Seoni district.

Tamil Nadu Waqf Board claims ownership of a Hindu-majority village, registrar asks villagers to obtain NOC from the board to sell their own land

Thiruchenthurai village near Trichy, Tamil Nadu has been designated as a waqf property by the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board

Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul Gandhi to abandon his luxury container for the night and sleep in a school after left-wing students protest against ‘container...

Rahul Gandhi and team will spend the night in a school instead of containers after left students protested against the container camp at their college

Pakistan: Hindu temple opens its gates to help the flood-affected people in Balochistan

At least 200-300 people, predominantly Muslims, and their cattle were provided refuge in the Hindu temple and cared for by Hindu families.

Delhi govt has stopped supplying sanitary napkins to 30,000 girls under Udaan scheme for last 2.5 years: Report

Having failed at keeping the sanitary napkin scheme operational, Delhi government has now decided to re-launch the scheme in a new avatar.

Maharashtra: Clash between rival Shiv Sena factions in Mumbai, 5 members of Uddhav Thackeray faction arrested

Mumbai police arrested 5 workers from the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena and booked 30 others for rioting.

Haryana: Khap Mahapanchayat held in Hisar over the murder of Sonali Phogat, demands CBI probe

Khap Mahapanchayat held in Hisar in Haryana demanded CBI probe in Sonali Phogat murder case

Jharkhand: Muslim youths brandishing weapons threaten girls to befriend them or else face the consequences: Report

Angry locals have filed a formal complaint at Ormanjhi police station in Jharkhand against all of the accused, Firdous Ansari, Suhail Ansari, Muzammil Ansari, Taufik Ansari, and Jameel Ansari.

Tamil Nadu: Conversion racket exposed in a Christian school, warden forces hostel girls to convert, assaults them for refusing

Conversion racket busted in a hostel of Tamil Nadu missionary school, warden allegedly made girls hostage for refusing to convert

Uttarakhand Waqf Board to demolish unauthorised constructions on its properties in the state

Uttarakhand Waqf Board president Shadab Shams announced plans to destroy unauthorized constructions on its lands

Hong Kong court sends five speech therapists to prison for ‘seditious’ children’s books about sheep fighting with wolves

Hong Kong court sent five speech therapists to prison for 19 months for publishing alleged seditious ebooks for children

Export of broken rice banned by India: As media and politicians spread propaganda, here is how the move is necessary for India

Centre said that due to higher prices, poultry and animal husbandry industries are affected, and that's why export of broken rice is banned

ED stops TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s sister-in-law from flying abroad, summons issued

ED had already questioned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew and TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira.

Scammers posing as Adar Poonawalla dupe Serum Institute of over Rs 1 Crore: Report

According to the authorities, he allegedly identified himself as the company's CEO, Adar Poonawalla, and sent a WhatsApp message to a director

Delhi LG approves proposal to initiate CBI probe into the procurement of low-floor buses by AAP government. Here is what we know so far

On August 12, the Chief Secretary submitted his report, pointing out irregularities in the tender for the procurement of low floor buses.

Kerala: Churches in Kochi join protests against the Adani port project in the state

Protests against the Adani Group's Vizhinjam International port in Kerala have been ongoing for quite some time.

Uttar Pradesh: 19-year-old Sarfaraz rapes and impregnates 12-year-old on the pretext of marriage in Sonbhadra, booked under POCSO Act

Based on the complaint, an FIR against Sarfaraz was filed under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of POCSO act.

Actor Shreyas Talpade advises Alia Bhatt to stop asking people not to watch her films, says “actor exists only till audiences like them”

Shreyas Talpade advised Alia Bhatt that asking people not to watch her films if they don't like her will alienate her from the audiences.

Back for my vengeance: Released on bail, film critic Kamaal R Khan says he is back for revenge

Following his release from jail, film critic KRK made a cryptic tweet, saying that he is back for vengeance.

‘Weak PM and Khichdi govt’, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s wishlist for India

Owaisi claimed that a weak PM would work for the benefit of the weaker sections of society unlike a powerful PM.

Kolkata: ED recovers Rs 18 crore from businessman Aamir Khan involved in E-Nuggets gaming app fraud

ED raided six places related to gaming app E-Nuggets and collected Rs 18 crore collected by cheating the users

Delhi: Mob led by Shahrukh and Saif stab Armaan to death in Mangolpuri, family says killed for ‘celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi’, police says case of...

Salim, Armaan's father, told the media that the accused suddenly attacked Fardeen (Armaan's cousin) after seeing gulaal (coloured powder) on his face.

UP: Hindu family in Barabanki forced to migrate after facing harassment from Muslims over children’s fight

The police said that this a Hindu majority village and no incident of Hindu exodus because of harassment by minority is reported so far.

Only work and no pay: ‘Delhi model’ wreaks havoc on DU teachers under AAP govt

A professor told India Today, "We are being told to pay income tax on salaries we didn’t get. How insensitive can they get?”

Aligarh: Hindu families looking to leave the area after Muslim youth harass Dalit girls, a victim’s father beaten up with chains: Report

Many residences in this area of Aligarh have 'Ghar Bikau Hai' (This House is for sale) posters outside their homes.

‘Dancing wearing hijabs defeats its very purpose’: AIMPLB slams hijab-clad school girls over viral video of their Onam celebrations

Criticising Onam celebrations by hijab-clad girls, the AIMPLB said hijab is a symbol of ‘modesty and chastity’.

Gujarat: Congress workers descend to hooliganism to make its ‘symbolic bandh’ a success, scuffle with shopkeepers to forcibly shut shops in Patan

The Congress workers forced the shopkeepers in Patan in Gujarat to shutdown their shops during its 4-hour bandh

When Queen Elizabeth II ruled over Pakistan for 4 years

Queen Elizabeth II's position as ruler of Pakistan remained small and uninteresting, as she deliberately avoided participating in the nation and its political activities, while her governor-general served best a cosmetic function.

India’s AOC Mahua Moitra attacks BJP a day after being rebuked by Mamata Banerjee, takes BJP’s jibes against Rahul Gandhi’s t-shirt personally

Mahua Moitra attacked BJP after it took a swipe at Congress over Rahul Gandhi’s Burberry tshirt.

European Union lifts sanction on Russian fertiliser for itself but ban on export to other countries continues, Putin calls it unacceptable discrimination

Vladimir Putin informed that EU has unblocked sale of Russian fertiliser to member states, but export to other countries still not allowed

Calcutta HC asks six family members of Mamata Banerjee to submit affidavits after PIL alleges exponential rise in their properties and assets

Calcutta HC asked six family members of Mamata Banerjee to submit affidavits regarding their properties and other assets by November 11

Chhattisgarh: Younger son, a convert, deceptively buries his Hindu father as per Christian rituals in exchange for money, elder son files complaint

In Chhattisgarh, a son of a Hindu man deceitfully buried his father's deceased body according to Christian customs rather than cremating it as per the Hindu rituals