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Uttar Pradesh: Nafees abducts, sexually assaults 22-year-old Hindu girl in Fatehpur, arrested

According to the police, the case under section 366, 367 was registered against Nafees as he had forcefully assaulted the victim.

Excise Policy corruption case: CBI raids residence of Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and multiple other locations, all you need to know

Amidst the controversy, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has announced that Manish Sisodia is the "best education minister of independent India."

Virat Hindu Subramanian Swamy heaps praise on Mamata Banerjee, who declared ‘jihad’ against BJP, oversaw post-poll violence

A staunch critic of the BJP, Subramanian Swamy had ignored the anti-Hindu antecedents of Mamata Banerjee out of political convenience.

Sam Harris goes on a deranged rant yet again: Supports censoring Hunter Biden story, admits it was a warranted ‘left-wing conspiracy’. Details

Sam Harris has now admitted that the censoring of the Hunter Biden laptop story was a warranted "left-wing conspiracy"

Sanyasi Rebellion: A forgotten chapter from the fight against British Rule gets much-needed attention as the motion poster of the film 1770 releases

Ashwin Gangaraju is directing the film '1770' based on the Sanyasi Rebellion, the 18th century revolt of sadhus against the East India Company.

Dahi-handi to be recognized as a sport in Maharashtra, CM Shinde says ‘Govindas’ will now get jobs under sports quota, insurance cover

After Uddhav Thackeray govt banned Dahi Handi in Maharashtra, Eknath Shinde declares it a sport

‘Don’t believe the rumours’, Yuzvendra Chahal urges fans to put an end to the gossip around his married life as trolls abuse Dhanashree on...

Cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal urged fans not to believe in rumours about his married life following the couple's Instagram activity

Village where Nupur Sharma’s murder was being planned has 6 mosques and 15 madrasas, arrested Nadeem’s father claims he was talking to ‘relatives’ in...

Father of Nadeem, arrested for plotting to murder Nupur Sharma on instructions of JeM and TTP, denies terror links of his son

‘Modi planning to demolish Ajmer Dargah’: The kind of news YouTube allowed to be monetized, govt action raises the question if Google should take...

Banned channels were monetized that means both the creators and Google were making money from fake and misleading content.

Tiranga, our pride: The history of the tricolour and how our current flag came to be

Our national flag, though, had its own difficulties and testing journey - here is a little brief about that

Did AAP or FRRO under MHA request EWS flats for illegal Rohingyas? All your questions answered after confusion created by misleading claims

Due to outrage triggered by misleading claims by Hardeep Singh Puri, MHA had to scrap plans to relocate Rohingyas to a different detention centre

Calcutta HC summons daughter of arrested TMC ‘strongman’ Anubrata Mondal, asks her to produce her Teachers’ Eligibility Test certificate

Daughter of arrested TMC leader Anubrata Mondal, Sukanya Mondal appeared before the Calcutta HC after complaint were filed that she got a job in a primary school without giving her TET

Angelina Jolie anonymously files suit against FBI for giving clean chit to ex-husband Brad Pitt in 2016 case: All you need to know

Despite the fact that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are legally divorced, the couple is still fighting over custody of their minor children.

Maharashtra: Suspicious boat carrying weapons including AK-47 found abandoned along the Raigad coast, high alert sounded

A team of the Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad is also leaving Mumbai for Alibaug and ATS chief Vinit Agrawal is accompanying the team after the discovery of the boat near Raigad.

Madhya Pradesh: Home Minister Dr. Narottam Mishra suggests ‘flop and frustrated actor’ Arjun Kapoor should focus on his acting rather than threatening public

Dr. Narottam Mishra called Arjun Kapoor a 'flop and frustrated actor' and suggested that Arjun Kapoor should focus on his acting skills.

Bihar: Vegetable vendor’s 15-year-old daughter killed in broad daylight in Patna, video caught on CCTV

The incident happened around 7:30 am when the girl was returning from her coaching in Patna, Bihar.

West Bengal police arrest two suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists from North 24 Parganas, interrogation reveals 17 others active in the region

The STF unit of the West Bengal Police foiled a massive terror bid as it arrested two suspected terrorists having links with Al Qaeda

‘Business as it should be’: Airtel’s Sunil Bharti Mittal tells how 5G spectrum allocation was done within hours of payment, details

DoT allocates 5G spectrum to Airtel on the same day the company made payments, Bharti Mittal praises Modi govt

Delhi HC restrains ED from proceeding against Rana Ayyub in money laundering case after she approached court challenging ED attachment of funds

The Delhi High Court has barred ED from taking further steps under Section 8 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 against alleged journalist Rana Ayub in a money laundering case

Uttar Pradesh: Police arrest Muslim cleric Phakhare Alam for raping a minor on the pretext of performing an exorcism on her

Mohanlalganj Police arrested Muslim cleric Maulana Phakhre Alam for raping minor girl in Uttar Pradesh

Rajasthan: Sadhu Chetan Das found murdered outside his hut in Hanumangarh district

A Sadhu named Chetan Das was found murdered in Bhakhrawali village of Hanumangarh district, Rajasthan

Dead bodies of children found stuffed inside suitcases sold at New Zealand auction, police launch investigation

Police in New Zealand have launched a homicide investigation after human remains were discovered stashed inside suitcases in Auckland

Govt blocks 7 Indian, and 1 Pakistani YouTube channel for spreading fake, anti-India content aimed at flaring religious hatred, 102 YT channels banned so...

The ministry has informed that the blocked channels had a combined viewership of over 144 crores, and a total of 85 lakhs 73 thousand subscribers.

‘Salman Rushdie insulted Islam’: Hadi Matar, who stabbed the author, lauds Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, calls him a ‘great person’

Hadi Matar who stabbed British Author Salman Rushdie lauded Iran's former leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in a jailhouse interview

‘Convert to Islam if you want to live here’: Hindu girls in Jharkhand village assaulted after refusing to convert

Hindu organizations sat on hunger strike as Jharkhand Police failed to take action against accused in forced conversion case in Barkagaon.

From ‘Islamophobia’ to ‘don’t divide Shia, Sunni’: How New Mexico killings have a hidden pattern relevant even to India

Albuquerque, New Mexico, was reeling with the prospect of a serial killer going on a rampage, targeting Muslim men

‘Prepare for launch’: India ready for 5G rollout, Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw issues spectrum assignment letters

In his Independence Day address, PM Modi had said that the wait for 5G is over and the services shall be launched soon.

Kerala: Wife of CM Vijayan’s secretary gets professor job at Kannur University, Governor Arif Khan stays appointment citing nepotism

Using the specific provisions in the Kannur University Act, 1996, the Governor has stayed all further proceedings pursuant to the selection procedure for the appointment of the associate professor in the department of Malayalam, with immediate effect, until further notice.

Husband of petitioner, fighting for Hindus’ right to worship at Gyanvapi, gets ‘sar tan se juda’ threats from Pakistan, asked to take back case

Husband of a woman plaintiff in the Gyanvapi disputed structure case has lodged an FIR with Varanasi Police saying he received death threats from Pakistan.

‘We will only salute God’: Tamil Nadu school headmistress refuses to hoist and salute the national flag saying Christianity does not allow it

Christian headmistress in Tamil Nadu refuses to hoist and salute national flag saying her religion does not allow it

YouTube channel run by Wasim, Nazim and Zayn mocks Goddess Radha, Moradabad police take cognizance after outrage

Round2Hell channel is maintained and run by three youths namely Wasim Ahmad, Nazim Ahmed and Zayn Saifi.

Swords drawn as AAP MLA gets into a war of words with pro-AAP blog editor: Naresh Balyan asks if Rifat Jawaid was behind Rushdie’s...

Rifat Jawaid claimed that Naresh Balyan was a pick-pocketer while Naresh Balyan called Rifat Jawaid a 'Talibani'

AAP may pitch Arvind Kejriwal as PM candidate for 2024 as he announces ‘Make India No 1’ mission

Arvind Kejriwal repeatedly mentioned about 130 crore Indians and aimed to connect everyone of them with his party's campaign Make India No 1.

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap hopes film The Kashmir Files, based on Hindu genocide, should not be India’s entry to the Oscars

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap remarked that he hopes that The Kashmir Files would not be nominated for Oscars.

As the illegal Rohingya immigrants issue is raised again, here is how the UP government freed its land from illegal possession in Delhi

Illegal Rohingya immigrants settled on around 2.1 hectares of land in Delhi owned by the Irrigation Department of the Uttar Pradesh government.

AAP leaders found to have Facebook page admins from Qatar, the US, and Lithuania, removed after expose

Aam Aadmi Party and its leaders Facebook pages had admins from the US, Qatar and Lithuania

WB cattle smuggling case: Arrested TMC leader Anubrata Mondal’s daughter refuses to talk to CBI, FD worth Rs. 16.97 crore traced

CBI traced FD worth Rs 16.97 crores in the name of TMC leader Anubrata Mondal who was arrested cattle smuggling case

Rohingyas and EWS flats controversy: All you need to know about the issue and the Modi government’s position on it

As MHA clears the Rohingya controversy triggered by union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, here is all you need to know about it

Russia to award women who give birth to 10 children, Putin brings back Stalin-era ‘Mother Heroine’ title to boost population

According to the decree, the mothers who are qualifying for the award will also be provided with a one-time payment of 1 million rubles as soon as their tenth living child turns a year old.

UP: Headless body found in Meerut identified, Shahid Qureshi arrested for killing own daughter and throwing her head away

On 12 August, a headless body of a young woman was found in a drain in Meerut's Lisarigate area.

Govt penalizes Flipkart, orders to recall 598 substandard pressure cookers that don’t follow quality norms

CCPA ordered Flipkart to recall over 598 pressure cookers that did not fulfill quality norms, asks to pay customers back.

Fact Check: Is the Indian Railways charging full ticket price for children below the age of 5?

A fact check: Is the Indian Railways charging full ticket fare for children under 5?

‘Rohingyas are illegal foreigners to be deported, no EWS flats for them’: Home Ministry clarifies after Union Minister’s tweet triggers outrage

"Govt of Delhi proposed to shift the Rohingyas to a new location. Illegal foreigners are to be kept in Detention Centre till their deportation as per law", the HMO noted on August 17.

Bihar: Absconding politician Kartikeya Singh, accused in kidnapping case, takes oath as minister in newly formed Nitish cabinet

RJD MLC Kartikeya Singh who was appointed as Law Minister on August 16 was supposed to surrender at Danapur Court in a kidnapping case but he instead reached Raj Bhavan in Patna for the oath-taking ceremony, as per reports.

‘Instead of providing them housing, send them back’: VHP objects to the move to house Rohingyas in Delhi flats

VHP opposed the move to house Rohingya Muslim refugees in flats in Delhi and urged the govt to re-examine the decision.

Actress Jacqueline Fernandez, who received luxury gifts from Sukesh Chandrashekar, named as an accused in the extortion case against the conman

ED names actress Jacqueline Fernandez as an accused in Rs 200 crore extortion case against conman Sukesh Chandrashekar

Jammu and Kashmir: Hours after his appointment, Ghulam Nabi Azad quits both committees of the state Congress unit

Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned from key posts reportedly to mark his protest against the reconfiguration of J&K Congress unit.