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‘Country got rid of another symbol of slavery’: Says PM Modi after inaugurating statue of Netaji Bose and revamped Kartavya Path

PM Modi formally dedicated Central Vista Avenue, Netaji Bose statue, Kartavya Path, and India Gate lawns to the common public.

Punjab: Terror module busted in Tarn Taran, police recover improvised explosive devices, three arrested

Arrested accused from Punjab were in touch with Canada-based gangster Lakhbir Singh Landa and Pakistan-based terrorist Harvinder Singh Rinda.

Amritsar: Nihang Sikhs hack a man to death near Golden Temple allegedly for smoking

A man named Harmanjit Singh was killed in Amritsar by Nihang Sikhs over an argument for allegedly smoking

Reversing the Trump administration’s decision, US sanctions $450 million F-16 fleet sustainment program for Pakistan

On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden approved $450 million in financial aid to Pakistan to sustain a fleet of F-16 fighter jets.

Goa’s Curlies Restaurant, where Sonali Phogat was drugged and killed, to be demolished for violation of coastal zone norms

Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority has ordered the demolition of the Curlies restaurant, where Sonali Phogat was killed

Jammu and Kashmir: 20-year-old youth Yogesh Gupta dies of a heart attack while performing Shiva Stuti dance during Ganeshotsav

Yogesh Gupta was performing Shiva Stuti dance when he suffered a heart attack, fainted, fell on the stage, and died on the spot

Perfume trader Piyush Jain gets bail after 8 months, DGGI raid at his premises had found over Rs 196 crores cash and 23 kgs...

A team of DGGI and the Income Tax Department had raided the residence of Piyush Jain on 23rd December 2022 after which he was arrested.

Lucknow: Hanuman idol vandalised, accused Taufeeq Ahmed arrested, had entered temple wearing tilak

Taufeeq Ahmed also allegedly chanted 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans while vandalising the murtis. As per police, he was 'drunk' when he desecrated the temple.

OpIndia talks to Karnataka minister Dr Ashwath Narayan: Ganesh Chaturti vs Hijab, Veer Savarkar controversy, Tipu Sultan, Praveen Nettaru, floods and more

Opindia.com, in a freewheeling conversation with Dr Ashwath Narayan, Karnataka Minister, attempts a snapshot of pre-election mood in Karnataka

EOW raids Bishop PC Singh in Jabalpur, recovers ₹1.65 crores and $ 18,000 in cash

Chairman PC Singh was charged with cheating and engaging in the misappropriation of funds in running an educational society

As film critic KRK gets bail 10 days after arrest, Netizens claim he was sent to jail to prevent him from reviewing ‘Brahmastra’

As KRK was granted bail after 9 days of his arrest, some social media users smelled a conspiracy behind his detention in a 2020 case

This 1934 story of Bania moneylender and Muslim zamindar from Karachi punches hole in ‘Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb’, read

When a Bania moneylender chose to kill the Muslim Zamindar who asked him to slaughter a cow after refusing to return the money he had borrowed.

As film critic Kamaal R Khan gets bail, his son appeals for help, says his father was tortured in jail, alleges death threats

Son of film critic Kamaal R Khan has taken over his father's Twitter handle to appeal for help alleging the latter's life is in danger.

Hijab hearing in SC: Petitioners say Hijab is innocent but saffron scarf is belligerent practice of religion, claim HC misinterpreted Quran

Advocate Nizamuddin Pasha argued that Hijab is mandatory in Islam and cited Quranic verses in the Supreme Court

Throwback to the time the Nehru-Gandhi family used national assets as private property as Congress tries to portray ‘Container Yatra’ as frugal

As the 'Container Yatra' of the Congress party is set to begin, here is a throwback in time when 'The Family' used national assets as private property.

China’s strict COVID lockdowns stop people from leaving their homes even during a deadly earthquake

The video which went viral over social media showed people struggling to get out of the apartment after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit China.

Madhya Pradesh: Monu Mansoori stalks a Hindu girl, asks her to convert to Islam and marry him, threatens her with an acid attack

According to reports, the girl is a nursing student and she hails from the same village as that of Monu Mansoori.

This Dutch city is set to become the first to enforce a ban on meat advertisements to curb meat consumption

In an attempt to curb meat consumption and reduce greenhouse gases emission, Haarlem in Netherlands is set to ban meat advertisements from public spaces.

Pakistan: Journalist reports plight of Hindu flood victims, exposes local administration for denying them food in a relief camp, gets arrested

According to the reports, the journalist had covered the heart-wrenching story of Pakistani Hindus belonging to the Bhagri community in Mirpur Mathelo of Sindh.

‘Right to undress also becomes a fundamental right then’: SC remarks after petitioner claims Hijab is ‘right to dress’ citing Article 19 of Constitution

"If the right to dress is claimed as an absolute fundamental right under Article 19 of the Constitution, then right to undress would also qualify as one", the Court remarked on Devdatt Kamat's argument.

“Once a Waqf, always a Waqf”: How Waqf Boards have become 3rd biggest land owners in India and the properties now belong to Allah

Since the ownership of the property is transferred to Allah from the waqif, and property can not be taken back from Allah, once a property becomes Waqf, it continues to stay one

Uttar Pradesh: Bilal rapes his cousin, assaults her for refusing to marry him and threatens to release rape video, arrested

Uttar Pradesh police arrested one person named Bilal in Ghaziabad for raping and abusing his cousin in the public

‘Alia and Ranbir chose not to go inside Mahakaleshwar temple’: MP Home Minister says security arrangements were solid, but they returned without Darshan

State Home Minister Narottam Mishra said Alia and Ranbir decided themselves not to go for Darshan and no one stopped them.

The exclusive story on how Ramasimhan’s movie on 1921 Malabar Genocide of Hindus is being stonewalled: Cuts by CBFC, threats by Islamists and more

CBFC has been stonewalling the upcoming Malayalam film ‘Puzha Muthal Puzha Vare’, revolving around the Malabar Genocide of Hindus, by filmmaker Ali Akbar aka Ramasimhan

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s MLA brother came to Delhi amid to purchase undergarments, he says, justifying his absence from Dumka amid sensational murders

Soren's rationale for his absence from Dumka, which has still not recovered from the trauma of two successive killings of two minor girls within a fortnight, including a tribal, exposes Jharkhand's political landscape.

LED lights removed from terrorist Yakub Memon’s grave after outrage, BJP’s Ram Kadam says Sharad Pawar and Uddhav should apologise

Ram Kadam has stated that the leaders of the MVA alliance parties, Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray and Rahul Gandhi should apologise to the people of India for allowing a convicted terrorist and traitor's grave to be glorified.

Terrorist Yakub Memon’s grave in Mumbai gets marble slabs and LED lights: BJP leader says attempts are underway to turn it into a Mazar

Images shared by BJP leader Ram Kadam show the terrorist's grave with marble slabs and LED lights at Mumbai's Bada Qabrastan.

Afghan cricket fans demand ban on Pakistani cricketer Asif Ali for threatening Afghan bowler with his bat

Afghanistan cricket fans and leaders are saying how terrorism has no place in cricket and demanded action against Pakistani cricketer Asif Ali.

Alt News’ Md Zubair ties himself in knots as he tries to defend himself after raising the ‘Khalistani’ bogey against Arshdeep

Zubair attempted to play victim card after BJP's MS Sirsa filed FIR against him for fanning the 'Khalistani' rants against Arshdeep Singh.

Chairs fly as cricket fans choose violence after Afghanistan lost to Pakistan in Asia Cup match, watch viral videos

After Pakistan defeated Afghanistan in Asia Cup match, Afghan fans lost their cool after constant taunting and racial slurs directed towards them by Pakistani fans in the Sharjah stadium.

NIA declares cash reward for information on fugitive terrorist Harpreet Singh, accused in Ludhiana Court bomb blast case

NIA has declared a bounty of Rs 10 lakh for any information on Ludhiana court bomb blast accused Harpreet Singh

As Rahul Gandhi embarks on ‘container yatra’, here’s a throwback to the time he celebrated his birthday midair on an aeroplane

In 1977, Rahul Gandhi celebrated his birthday in an aeroplane with Indira Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi.

‘Gujarat is best in terms of peace and safety’: DGP Ashish Bhatia after NCRB report showed decline in serious crime in the state

DGP Ashish Bhatia credited excellent patrolling, evidence collecting, a vast network of CCTV cameras, and the use of new sections of GUJCTOC for the excellent results of Gujarat in the NCRB data.

Bareilly: Poster threatening to bomb Shahi Jama Masjid on Friday and kill Imam found pasted on mosque wall, complaint registered

A handwritten note pasted on a wall of Shahi Jama mosque in Bareilly threatened to bomb the mosque and kill Imam Khurshid Alam

‘He made me wear sarees and put hot wax on me’: Bigg Boss fame designer Rohit Verma reveals his uncle raped him when he...

Rohit Verma revealed he was a victim of sexual abuse during his childhood, with his real uncle raping him for 3-4 years.

‘If Rahul Gandhi has regret over partition, he should work towards Akhand Bharat’: Himanta Biswa Sarma takes a dig at Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the Bharat Jodo Yatra of Congress party is a Comedy of the Century!

Jammu and Kashmir: Govt official Abdul Rashid suspended for hurting religious sentiments, had used beef jibes to mock eating habits of Hindus

Rajouri Assistant Commissioner Panchayat Abdul Rashid Kholi suspended for insulting Hindu colleague with cow jibes.

Robert Vadra indicates entry into politics as Congress starts Bharat Jodo Yatra, BJP calls it Parivar Jodo

Robert Vadra sparked a row of him joining politics as he posted images of Bharat Jodo Yatra posters with his own picture

Mumbai: Arthur Road jail authorities deny Uddhav Thackeray permission to meet Sanjay Raut

The jail administration told Uddhav Thackeray he will have to take permission from the court to visit Sanjay Raut.

Delhi: AAP govt announces blanket ban on firecrackers ahead of Diwali, but no action plan yet on the stubble burning issue

The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government has banned the production, sales and use of firecrackers ahead of Diwali.

‘Pappu’ and ‘Paltu’ of Indian politics come together, will they be able to ensure opposition unity before 2024 elections?

Rahul Gandhi is meeting all opposition leaders, but question remains if it will help in ensuring an opposition unity before 2024 polls

Uttar Pradesh: BJP’s Ruby Khan performs Visarjan of Lord Ganesha idol in the Ganga, says not scared of death threats and fatwas

Ruby Khan said that the cleric even got posters put up against her in the past. She stated that she has always been celebrating Hindu festivals and will continue to do so.

Income tax raids at think tank Centre for Policy Research, various unrecognised political parties across India

There is no official statement from income tax department on the raids yet.

Congress ropes in ‘Break India’ forces for its ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, is it trying to replicate siege of ‘farmers’ with dozens of containers?

With the general election in 2024 in mind, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will kick off the party's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' from Kanyakumari today. For 'Yatra' meant to unite the country, Congress has roped in break India activists.

Boom Live ‘fact-checks’ a satirical article mocking Raghuram Rajan over recession predictions, accuses it of spreading misinformation

Boom Live ‘fact-checked’ an article mocking Raghuram Rajan over perennially doomsday predictions on the Indian economy.

Gujarat: NIA raids offices of Krishna Hing manufacturer and its owner Asma Khan Pathan’s house in suspected terror funding case

NIA raided office of Krishna Hing maker New Bharat Heeng Suppliers in Nadiad in connection to terror funding

Rahul Gandhi draws inspiration from Imran Khan, will sleep, pee, and poop in a ‘container’ for 150 days of ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’

Rahul Gandhi will spend the next 150 days of 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', a march from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, in containers.

‘Will break Dobaaraa’s record’: Cinegoers mock Swara Bhasker’s latest film as the cringe is unleashed upon audience

Swara Bhasker's upcoming film Jahaan Chaar Yaar is super cringe and already dismissed by cine-goers

AAP govt in Punjab fails to pay August salaries to its employees as the govt runs out of money after giving freebies: Report

Punjab government is yet to pay salaries to its employees for the month of August even after a week has passed in September

West Bengal: CBI grills TMC MLA Paresh Paul for 3 hours in BJP worker Avijit Sarkar’s murder case, might summon again

CBI questioned TMC MLA Paresh Paul for second time in BJP worker Avijit Sarkar’s murder case based on fresh inputs