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Four Jammu and Kashmir Govt officers, including jailed terrorist Bitta Karate’s wife Assabah Khan, sacked for ‘anti-national’ activities

Jammu and Kashmir administration fired four government workers, including Assabah Arjumand Khan, the wife of Bitta Karate

Pakistani man claiming to be PMLN politician announces 20 Million USD bounty on Dutch MP Geert Wilders, says he is next after Salman Rushdie

Twitter has suspended the account of a Pakistani man who announced a bounty of 20 million USD for anybody who beheads Dutch Lawmaker Geert Wilders

Uttar Pradesh: Kushinagar youth named Salman unfurls Pakistani flag on his house amid ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, arrested

Amid the Har Ghar Titanga campaign launched by the central government ahead of the 75th Independence Day, a Muslim youth unfurled Pakistan's national flag in Kushinagar

‘You made our mentors Owaisi, Maulana Madani cry’: Man threatens to blow up Yogi Adityanath, Hindu leader who filed PIL against illegal slaughterhouses

Uttar Pradesh police have sprung into action after one Salman Siddiqui sent a threat letter to a Hindu leader, threatening to bomb him and Yogi Adityanath

Pakistan: 62-year-old Ahmadi Muslim stabbed to death for refusing to chant ‘Labbaik ya Rasool Allah’, supporter of Tehrik-e-Labbaik arrested

Ahmadi Muslim man named Naseer Ahmad was stabbed to death for refusing to chant the Islamist slogans in the eastern town of Rabwah, Pakistan.

Delhi-based lawyer files complaint against Aamir Khan for disrespecting Indian Army in Laal Singh Chaddha, hurting sentiments of Hindus: Details

A complaint has been lodged against Aamir Khan alleging that his portrayal of Laal Singh Chaddha has insulted Indian Army.

Salman Rushdie may lose one eye, stabbed in the neck and liver, one Hadi Matar arrested for the attack: What we know so far

Hours after Salman Rushdie was brutally stabbed at Chautauqua Institution in the United States, the novelist's agent Andrew Wylie informed that he is still in a critical state.

Laal Singh Chaddha, Raksha Bandhan set to do worse than opening day as they see massive drop on Day 2: Details of estimated collection

Aamir Khan starrer Laal Singh Chaddha tanked at box office with its opening day collection being abysmal - and day 2 is just worse

Salman Rushdie attack: ‘The Satanic Verses’ author punched, stabbed in the neck at New York event

Salman Rushdie was attacked when he was about to give lecture at Chautauqua Institution in New York

Uttar Pradesh: ATS busts JeM and TTP plot to kill Nupur Sharma, arrests one Muhammad Nadeem who was given the task by the terror...

Muhammad Nadeem was asked by Jaish and TTP to kill Nupur Sharma, and he was also planning a suicide attack

Nude photoshoot row: Mumbai police visits residence of Ranveer Singh, issues summon to appear for questioning on August 22

Mumbai police has issued summon to actor Ranveer Singh to appear for questioning on August 22

‘Was coerced to make the recommendation’: Doctor who prescribed TMC’s Anubrata Mondal 14-day bedrest a day before his arrest tells CBI

A WB Govt doctor who examined Anubrata Mondal said he was forced to recommend 14-day bedrest to the TMC leader.

‘Indian women are blessed, scriptures like Manusmriti give a very respectable position to women’: Justice Pratibha Singh

Justice Pratibha Singh said women are blessed to have scriptures like Manusmriti that grant them a respectable position.

Karnataka: More than 25 arrested in connection with Koppal violence over a Hindu boy meeting his Muslim girlfriend at Muharram program

After two people dies and 6 injured in communal clash in Koppal in Karnataka, over 25 persons have been detained

Chhattisgarh: Video of miscreants beating a cow, tying its legs before throwing it into a river goes viral; two arrested

In the viral video from Chhattisgarh, some miscreants beat a cow, tie its legs before throwing it in the river.

After Jaunpur, Islamists in Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh chant ‘sar tan se juda’ slogans during Muharram procession, case registered

Fanatic Muslims taking part in a Muharram procession can be heard chanting ‘gustakh-e-Rasool ki ek hi saza, sar tan se juda sar tan se juda’ in Madhya Pradesh

Joan of Arc, the female cultural icon of Europe to now go woke and non-binary, Shakespeare’s Globe to portray her with ‘they/them’ pronouns

The play 'I, Joan' is meant to reinterpret the character of the saint from a non-binary perspective, a view strongly defended by its writer Charline Josephine.

Kanpur: Jeetu Khan, Akhil Khan and others attack RSS member Anshu Trivedi at his home for organising a shakha in the locality

RSS member Anshu Trivedi, his brother and another person were attacked by Muslim youths in Kanpur for organising an RSS Shakha in the area

The reasons given by the average intellectual to oppose “Har Ghar Tiranga” and just how asinine they really are

The Prime Minister expressed his wish and suggested that on 15th August 2022 when we are celebrating our 75th Independence Day, ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ every Indian should endeavour to have a flag on top of his home. Fair enough, one would say.

Karnataka: Missionary school teachers remove Rakhis from the wrists of students and throw them in the dustbin, school apologises after parents protest

School teachers of a missionary school in Karnataka reportedly forced students to remove the Rakhis tied to their wrists and threw them in the dustbin.

PIB busts fake claims made by NDTV and Saket Gokhale, confirms no GST on rent of properties rented for personal use

Saket Gokhale tweeted, "Modi government will now be charging GST to tenants on their house rent."

Accused in Jahangirpuri violence, Gulam Rasool, gets interim bail on ‘humanitarian grounds’ because his wife is pregnant

Court granted interim bail to one of the accused in the Jahangirpuri violence case on humanitarian grounds.

Kerala: KT Jaleel stirs controversy by calling PoK ‘Azad Kashmir’ in a Facebook post, BJP slams the CPI(M) leader over his comments

Kerala CPI(M) leader KT Jaleel sparked a controversy after he referred to PoK as ‘Azad Kashmir’ in a Facebook post.

Odisha, Chhattishgarh, and Bengal have irregularities implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Centre to conduct state-wise review

According to ministry figures, 1.83 million houses have been approved under PMAY (Rural) in Odisha, with 1.69 million completed so far. The ministry has now instructed the state to complete 1.26 lakh houses over the next 12 months.

Tejashwi Yadav pushes all responsibility for job creation on Nitish Kumar, uses anti-Brahmin statement to attack Giriraj Singh

While Tejashwi Yadav was quick to join hands with Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU), he appears reluctant in taking the responsibilities that come with power.

Hayat Zafar, Mukhtar Baba, and Haji Wasi among 47 charge sheeted in June 3 Islamist violence in Kanpur

On June 3, Islamists in Kanpur went on a rampant, indulging in violence over alleged ’blasphemy’ against Prophet Muhammad.

Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha is a horribly made, boring parody of Forrest Gump, it is not surprising that nobody wants to watch it

If Aamir Khan makes a movie on the 1971 war, we would have 93000 Pakistani businessmen in India instead of 93000 prisoners of war.

Delhi: Ammunition smuggling syndicate busted days before independence day celebrations, 2000 live cartridges recovered

East Delhi Police arrested six smugglers with two bags of ammunition from the Anand Vihar area

Laal Singh Chaddha: Exhibitors reduce 1300 shows because of empty theatres and cancelled shows on first day of the Aamir Khan movie

There is very less footfall in the talkies for 'Laal Singh Chaddha' than expected. Theater owners have therefore decided to reduce the number of shows.

Divya Kakran vs AAP: Saurabh Bharadwaj says Delhi govt can’t reward athletes from other states; had earlier rewarded Haryana’s Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya

Divya Kakran had earlier alleged that she received no support from AAP government in Delhi despite assurances.

Fan page of AAP leader claims UK PM Candidate Rishi Sunak is emulating ‘Delhi model’, Arvind Kejriwal shares it as mainstream news

AAP leader fan page turned news website site claimed that UK PM Candidate Rishi Sunak is emulating ‘Delhi model’

People continue to die in Bihar after drinking spurious liquor due to prohibition of Nitish Kumar, 5 die in Chhapra hooch tragedy

Chhapra Hooch tragedy: 5 die, 2 fall severely ill in last 24 hours due to consumption of poisonous liquor in Bihar

Is Elon Musk coming up with a new social media platform to rival Twitter? Read what the Tesla CEO hinted at

Responding to one of his followers' questions, Elon Musk said he might launch a new social media website called X.com.

‘Pakistan Zindabad’, ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ slogans raised in Jaunpur during Muharram, Mohammad Shakeel, Mohammad Jeeshaan and 2 others arrested

Jaunpur police in Uttar Pradesh arrested four people after a video went viral where a Muslim mob was heard raising 'sar tan se juda' slogans during a Muharram procession

Meerut: Headless body of a young woman found in Lisari Gate area, identity yet to be known

The body seems to belong to a woman in her twenties. It has been sent for postmortem.

Farmani Naaz takes down ‘Har Har Shambhu’ after its original writer Jitu Sharma takes legal action: All you need to know about the controversy

'Har Har Shambhu', the popular song sung by Farmani Naaz that sensationalized the internet within no time, has been removed from YouTube due to copyright issues.

‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ to release in Pakistan? Media group approaches for NOC, Ministry says no Indian film will release in the country: Pak media

Amid the abysmal opening of the Amir Khan starrer Laal Singh Chaddha at the box office, the Bollywood movie may release in Pakistan, according to local media.

Movie ‘Raksha Bandhan’ tanks miserably on opening day, calls for boycott were made after Hinduphobic remarks of writer Kanika Dhillon had surfaced

Akshay Kumar starrer 'Raksha Bandhan' failed to make a mark at the box office on its opening day with a single digit collection

Jammu and Kashmir: Bihari migrant worker shot dead by terrorists in Bandipora

Md Amrez hailed from Bihar's Madhepura and was working in Soadnara. He was taken to the hospital immediately but succumbed to his injuries.

Laal Singh Chaddha is so bad that people are liking the review of ‘Deshdrohi’ actor KRK

"KRK single handedly knocked Bollywood out of the park...Kudos," wrote one user.

Laal Singh Chaddha becomes Aamir Khan’s lowest opener in 13 years, first-day collection half of RRR, doesn’t even come close to KGF 2

Aamir Khan starrer Laal Singh Chaddha has tanked at the box office with its opening day collection being abysmal.

Punjab: Truck driver thrashed for allegedly not giving side to the convoy of AAP leader Kultar Singh Sandhwan

Speaker of the Punjab legislative assembly Kultar Singh Sandhwan also tweeted about the incident and said that such negligent driving should be investigated.

Murtis broken after Taziya procession, JCB used to cut branches of holy Peepal tree: In Bareilly, Moin, Sakir, Raees and others arrested: Full details

7 Muslims arrested in Bareilly after vandalised a Hindu temple and knocked down a holly PIpal tree using a JCB

Former England cricketer Monty Panesar joins the calls to boycott Laal Singh Chaddha, gets trolled by Islamists online

Monty Panesar further shared the number of honours won by Sikhs who have served in the Indian Army, and called Aamir Khan's portrayal as disgraceful and disrespectful.

Afghanistan: Taliban cleric Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani killed in suicide attack, killer had concealed the bomb in an artificial leg

Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani, a prominent Taliban cleric, was killed in a suicide attack at his Islamic seminary in Kabul

Did you know that Balochistan celebrates Independence Day on 11 August? Read how Pakistan had occupied it within months of independence and continues atrocities

August 11 marks the Independence Day of Balochistan as they had gained independence from British in 1947 on that day

CWG medallist Divya Kakran once again hits out at Delhi government for lack of support, highlights support provided by UP government

Divya Kakran, who won a Bronze medal in the recent Commonwealth Games, shared how she came from a humble background and needed money for survival.

Praveen Nettaru murder case: 3 more accused arrested, police suspect PFI links

The three accused in the Pravin Nettaru murder case were arrested near Talapady check post.

Madras High Court fines lawyer for plea against mask mandate, dismisses petition saying that people can’t inhale oxygen due to masks

The Madras High Court dismissed the lawyer's plea and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him. The petition was filed against the order of the Tamilnadu government making masks compulsory in Chennai.