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Bangladesh: Fisherman discovers Shivling in a river, local Hindus fear they will lose its custody

Jagadish and his wife Anjana Biswas handed over the Shivling to the police after finding it in a river

Telangana: Police detain over 50 people including BJYM workers ahead of alleged comedian Munawar Faruqui’s show in Hyderabad

Police detained over 50 people peotesting against the show of alleged comedian Munawar Faruqui in Hyderabad.

Aligarh: Muslim youths molest girls at Dahi Handi program, drag boys to a mosque and assault them when confronted, 5 arrested

Aligarh: Muslim youths arrested after they molested girls during Dahi Handi event and assaulted boys who confronted them

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain cannot be declared of ‘unsound mind’, Delhi HC dismisses petition filed by Congress worker

After being arrested by Enforcement Directorate in hawala scam, Jain had said he is suffering memory loss after getting infected by COVID-19.

Assam: Two Imams arrested for direct links with terrorist groups Al Qaeda and Ansarullah Bangla Team, incriminating material recovered

Two Imams Jalaluddin Sheikh, Abdus Subhan arrested in Assam for ties with Al Qaeda and Ansarullah Bangla Team

Pakistan: 40-year-old Imran abducts 13-year-old Christian girl, marries her after converting her to Islam

The court in Pakistan ignored all principles of natural justice and upheld the 'consent' of a 13-year-old girl, despite the fact that minors cannot give consent in such matters

Somalia: 30-hour long hotel siege by al-Shabaab terrorists ends, 40 dead, over 70 injured

Terrorist organization al-Shabaab’s spokesman Abu Musab had said in a statement on Friday that over 20 people, including officials, were killed in the attack.

Senior Bihar journalist confesses to kidnapping two people himself few years back, normalises ‘jungle raj’

Senior journalist Kanhaiya Bhelari confessed to kidnapping two men who owed him money a few years back.

Taapsee vs KRK: ‘Dobaaraa’ entertainer gloats the movie is too ‘intelligent’ for some people as film critic mocks low collection

Anurag Kashyap's Dobaaraa starring Taapsee Pannu has bombed at the box office and the actor is now claiming the movie was 'too intelligent' for some people

Lookout circular against Manish Sisodia likely to be issued soon, Delhi Dy CM and Education Minister spreads fake narrative about same

Look out circulars are now used routinely by the CBI to prevent high-profile accused from leaving the country and evade investigation.

Punjab: Ludhiana BJP leader Bharat Bhushan Sharma beaten to death outside his home by drug addicts

The specially-abled son of the BJP leader was also injured by a sharp-edged weapon by the assailants.

An 8-year-old child sexually abused in Virender Sehwag’s school, case registered under juvenile justice act and POCSO

A case has been registered under the JJ Act and the POCSO Act, and police have started investigations into the matter.

‘Mahakal se mangaa liya..’, new Zomato ad linking Mahakaleshwar temple to food delivery ignites controversy, priest condemns the ad for hurting Hindu sentiments

The Hindu priests of the Mahakaleshwar temple have condemned the Zomato advertisement in which the actor says, "Thaali khane ka man tha, Mahakaal se mangaa liya"

Who is Vijay Nair: The AAP ‘ad-hoc worker’ under the spotlight in the Excise Scam

When Caravan reached out to Atishi Marlena in 2019, she refused having any knowledge of #MeToo allegations against Vijay Nair.

OpIndia introduces “Reality Bytes”, a podcast featuring conversations that the Left and the MSM don’t want to talk about: Here’s the promo

OpIndia introduced “Reality Bytes”, a weekly new podcast series hosted by Editor-in-chief Nupur J Sharma.

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan fails to appear before FIA in prohibited funding case, may get arrested: Reports

In a big blow for Imran Khan, Pakistan's Election Commission announced earlier this month that his party had received donations illegally from 34 foreign citizens, including an Indian-origin businesswoman.

UK museum signs agreement with the Indian government to repatriate seven artefacts including six stolen from Indian temples and shrines

In the first, a museum based in the Scottish city of Glasglow in the United Kingdom signed an agreement with the Indian government to repatriate seven artefacts

Vijay Deverakonda, Ananya Panday starrer Liger faces boycott calls for its association with Karan Johar

Actor Vijay Deverakonda has been relentlessly promoting his upcoming movie Liger in various cities.

Liquor Scam: AAP leader Manoj Nagpal resigns, says ‘AAP once opposed corruption but now itself is practicing corruption’

In the handwritten resignation letter, Manoj Nagpal said that the party which used to fight against corruption was now itself practicing corruption. He added that the excise scam had played a major role in ruining the party's character.

India’s second Sologamy wedding: After Kshama Bindu, ‘Diya Aur Baati Hum’ star Kanishka Soni marries herself

Interestingly, this is the second such recent marriage in the country where a woman has chosen to marry herself

Khalistani organisations under the scanner, Home Ministry directs security agencies to take action: Report

Report suggests MHA has ordered the NIA to file a complaint against the Khalistani factions and their affiliated organisations..

Mumbai Police receives threat message warning of a ’26/11′ like terror attack in the city, sounds alert and launches probe

The Mumbai Police received a threat call from a Pakistani number, warning them about a possible 26/11-style terror attack in the city.

Pilot and co-pilot fall asleep at 37,000 feet, miss the landing for the flight

After the flight landed at the airport, the aircraft was kept on the ground for two and a half hours as authorities checked the plane.

Somalia: Al-Shabab terrorists attack a hotel in Mogadishu; 10 deaths reported

Al-Shabab terrorists attacked the Hayat hotel on Friday, resulting in the death of at least 10 so far.

Kareena Kapoor Khan displays blind hubris even as Laal Singh Chaddha tanks, says her character ‘Geet’ in Jab We Met increased Indian Railways’ revenue

Jab We Met, written and directed by Imtiaz Ali, is a romantic comedy film starring Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor.

DIPR dismisses media reports claiming J&k likely to get around 25 lakh additional non-local voters, says ‘vested interest’ trying to misrepresent facts

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday refuted media claims that the UT will be getting around 25 lakh additional voters including outsiders or non-locals

Death of ‘Dalit’ 9-year-old in Jalore: State Child Rights Commission panel report busts ‘caste angle’. Read what they say happened

Days after a 9-year-old Dalit boy succumbed to his injuries in the Jalore district of Rajasthan, the State Child Rights Commission ruled out the caste angle from the case

Anurag Kashyap throws tantrum after Dobaaraa flops, says he will not make sequel of Gangs of Wasseypur unless Viacom stops calling it a loss-making

The latest film of Anurag Kashyap, Dobaara featuring Taapsee Pannu, is on the brink of becoming a massive flop.

Kerala police may oust Congress worker Farzeen Majeed from home district for a year, had protested against Kerala CM on board an Indigo flight:...

The Kerala police has recommended to the Kannur-range DIG to invoke the KAAPA provision prohibiting entry into the district against Youth Congress block president Farzin Majeed, citing that he was involved in over ten cases

Bihar back to being a family business: Lalu Prasad Yadav’s damaad attends official meeting held by his son, Tej Pratap Yadav

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's son-in-law Shailesh Kumar was seen attending two official meetings that were held by Minister Tej Pratap Yadav.

Anurag Kashyap-directed ‘Dobaaraa’ featuring Taapsee Pannu tanks miserably at the box office, audience obliges after duo asked them to boycott the movie

It turns out that Dobaaraa, which has been made on a budget of ₹50 crores, will fail to make more than ₹2 crores.

16% of Muslim students from Mangalore University seek TC, among others, university following HC order banning hijab in classrooms one of the reasons

More than 16% of Muslim girl students have taken their transfer certificate (TC) in the second, third, fourth and fifth semesters of government and aided colleges affiliated with Mangalore University in Karnataka

CBI names 15 including Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia in excise scam FIR, says he was instrumental in extending undue favours to licensees

The CBI named 15 persons including Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, excise officials and private persons in excise scam FIR

Kerala Muslim body head slams state govt’s ‘gender-neutral’ policy, says it is ‘dangerous’ to allow boys and girls to sit together in classrooms

Kerala Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) general secretary in charge, PMA Salam has claimed that it is dangerous to allow boys and girls to sit together in school classes

Police cancel Munawar Faruqui’s Bangalore show on complaint of Hindu group, the comedian claims it was cancelled due to his health issues

So-called comedian Munawar Faruqui cites health issues after his Bangalore show was cancelled by police on complaint of Hindu organisation

Bangladesh: Hindu man stabbed for protesting against daughter’s harassment; Miraj, Farhad among 3 arrested

A Hindu man in Bangladesh was stabbed by assailants for protesting against his daughter’s harassment.

Russia’s Gazprom trolls Siemens Energy over ‘lonely’ turbine that has been the centre of conflict over Nordstream 1 supplies to Europe

A curious reality of the Russia-Ukraine conflict is that while Western powers provide billions in aid and weapons to Ukraine, they also keep paying billions to Russia for energy, thus funding both sides of a conflict.

4 Congress workers, including staff of Rahul Gandhi arrested for vandalising Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait at his Wayanad office

According to reports, the four Congress workers were arrested after a month-long investigation following the incident.

Punjab: Teenage basketball player pushed off stadium roof after she resisted rape attempt, suffers multiple fractures

18-year-old girl pushed off the roof of a stadium in Punjab after she resisted rape attempt by her 'good friend' and 2 others

Lakhimpur Kheri, UP: Woman cuts off private part of live-in partner as he tries to rape her 14-year-old daughter

As per SHO Lakhimpur Chandrashekhar Singh, the man has been charged with rape under Section 376 of the IPC.

Popular Instagram influencer gets media coverage and wishes from Ravish Kumar as they take his sarcastic post in all seriousness 

Ravish Kumar fell for Instagram influencer Madhur Singh’s sarcastic post on the alleged purchase of a new car.

Goa becomes the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ certified state, PM says 10 crore rural households provided piped water

The Centre on Thursday released the list of Har Ghar Jal certified states to declare that the state of Goa had topped the list with every household there having access to clean water through taps

‘Woman beater, sadistic sick *#uk’: Ex-girlfriend Somy Ali asks people to stop worshiping Salman Khan

Somy Ali Friday posted a cryptic post on her Instagram account taking a jibe at her ex-boyfriend Salman Khan

‘Anyone with minimal intelligence will understand this’: Power Ministry slams Business Standard Deputy Editor for misleading allegations on coal import

Rejecting the allegations of change in coal import policy by Shreya Jai, power ministry said that India always imports coal based on requirement

‘Keep a close watch on the changing demographics in the border areas’: Amit Shah tells cops at DGP Conference

Amit Shah asked cops to keep an eye borders while at the closing ceremony of the two-day National Security Strategies Conference

Did you know: Hundreds of Bollywood artists used to get ‘pensions’ from the Akhilesh government till Yogi Adityanath put a stop to it

Yogi Adityanath discontinued the scheme of granting a monthly pension to the beneficiaries after he became CM.

‘Neither MHA nor FRRO proposed to shift Rohingyas to EWS flats’: Home ministry denies AAP claims, says it was proposed by Delhi govt

Union Home Ministry denies claims of AAP that the FRRO under MHA had proposed to shift illegal Rohingyas to EWS flats in Delhi

MK Gandhi statue outside New York’s Tulsi Mandir vandalised for the second time in two weeks: Details

Earlier this month, the same Gandhi statute outside Tulsi Mandir in New York faced a similar vandalistic attack.

Ousted AIFF President and NCP leader Praful Patel had written to FIFA instigating the international body to boot India out of FIFA: Read details...

It has now been revealed that Praful Patel, the former AIFF president and NCP leader, wrote a letter to FIFA instigating the sport's world body to boot India out of FIFA