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English media and the missing outrage: How Ankita’s murder by Shahrukh Hussain and his smile after killing her hardly appalled the Left

Ankita Kumari in Jharkhand was brutally set on fire by Shahrukh Hussain after she turned down her advances.

Lalu Yadav’s family got my husband killed: MP Rama Devi says murder is what Tejashwi Yadav meant by ‘Thanda Kar Denge’

On June 13, 1998, Rama Dev's husband was assassinated in the parking lot of All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Patna.

From Javed Miandad to Imran Khan, how Pakistani cricketers have always spewed venom against India

It has to be noted that despite their hate towards India, there are some Indian media houses that often invite Pakistani cricketers for their shows.

Gyanvapi like videography to be done at Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura, Allahabad HC issues order

The Kashi Vishwanath mandir, just like the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya, was destroyed by Islamic invaders and a mosque was constructed on the ruins of Hindu temples. Mathura, too, is one such place where a temple was destroyed for mosque.

Supreme Court pulls up Karnataka hijab petitioners for seeking adjournment, says will not permit ‘forum shopping’

The Supreme Court also issued a notice to the Karnataka government on petitions challenging a High Court ruling refusing to lift the ban on hijab in state educational institutions

Shahid Afridi mocks Gautam Gambhir: Netizens question Harbhajan Singh and Vikrant Gupta for not calling him out

Netizens are criticizing Harbhajan Singh and Vikrant Gupta for not calling out Shahid Afridi when he was mocking Gautam Gambhir.

“He should die the way I am dying today”, heart-rending last statement of Dumka girl Ankita who was set on fire by Shahrukh Hussain

Dumka girl Ankita Kumari also shared that Shahrukh's brother had warned action against those who dare to complain against Shahrukh.

“You bathe in cow urine”, “Nasty Sh*t”: Hindu-American man faces vile abusive attack in a California Taco Bell, Police yet to arrest abuser

Apart from abusive language towards Hindus, the abuser also started abusing former Indian PM Indira Gandhi during his vile rant.

Civil society outfit PUCL objects to Ram Katha at Raj Bhavan in Rajasthan. Here is what we know about the controversial organisation

PUCL (Rajasthan) chief Kavita Srivastav claimed that the Governor's House could only be used for cultural programmes.

Jharkhand: Protests erupt after the murder of Ankita by stalker Shahrukh, section 144 imposed in Dumka, SDPO Noor Mustafa accused of negligence

Protests erupted in Dumka district in Jharkhand after Ankita Kumari, who was set ablaze by Shahrukh Hussain, died from her injuries.

Communist governments want to take over temples because of the revenue: Retd. Justice Indu Malhotra on Padmanabhaswamy temple verdict

In July 2020, the Supreme Court had ruled against the Kerala government’s attempt to bring the world's richest Hindu temple under its control.

Following demolition of Twin Towers in Noida, a look back at collapse of World Trade Centre towers on 9/11 and the long-term health impact...

Thousands of survivors and first responders of 9/11 attack on the twin towers continue to suffer from lung diseases and other ailments.

Punjab: Pro-Khalistan slogans raised in Jalandhar ahead of chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s visit

Posters welcoming Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to Jalandhar were vandalised with pro-Khalistan slogans

‘I am a nationalist, live with it’ – Anupam Kher opens up about The Kashmir Files, Boycott culture and re-inventing himself as an actor

Anupam Kher said though he feels bad he is not getting roles from Karan Johar and likes, it has helped him in re-inventing himself as an actor

West Bengal: TMC issues notice to Minister Shrikant Mahato after he criticizes fellow party leaders for corrupt practices

Shrikant Mahato said that TMC leaders like Uma Sareen, Sandhya Roy, Moon Moon Sen, June Mallya, Sayani, Sayantika, Mimi Chakraborty, Nusrat Jahan, Nepal Singh, Sandeep Singh, and Uttara Singh are looting people and party is considering them as assets.

As PM Modi inaugurates earthquake memorial ‘Smriti Van’ in Bhuj, locals recall how he helped Kutch resurrect while working as Gujarat CM

Many people have shared their memories about Narendra Modi's contribution in the rehabilitation of Kutch after the 2001 earthquake

California Shooting: 3 people injured in a shooting incident outside Gurudwara in Stockton, unconfirmed links to SFJ emerge

There have been unconfirmed reports that the shooting incident outside Gurudwara happened between two groups linked to Dharamvir and Pavittar Singh.

Jharkhand: Hindu girl Ankita dies after being set ablaze by neighbour Shahrukh Hussain for refusing his advances

Ankita being treated at a hospital in Jharkhand after Shahrukh Hussain poured petrol on her and set her ablaze.

As India is set to face off against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022, here is a look back at the history of the encounters...

India has won eight out of the thirteen Asia Cup encounters versus Pakistan and haven't lost to them in the T20 version of the tournament.

‘What do you mean by Gandhi family gave so much? Is this a registered party or some Mughal sultanate?’: Maharashtra Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan

Prithviraj Chavan said, "There is no election for the Congress working committee in the last 24 years."

Congress Party President Elections are finally set to take place on October 17 this year

Currently, Congress Leader Sonia Gandhi is serving as the interim President since 2019, a position she also held on a full-time basis from 1998 to 2017.

As Noida’s Twin Towers get demolished, here is a look at the world’s 5 biggest controlled demolitions in human history

As the Twin Towers are brought down, here is a list of the 5 biggest controlled demolitions in human history.

Watch: A look at the immediate impact of the demolition as the Twin Towers finally come down in Noida

The demolition of Twin Towers was executed using 3700 KGs of explosives, and it was carried out by two companies named Edifice Engineering and Jet Demolitions

Pakistan: Emergency declared as deadly floods claim more than 1000 lives

Pakistan's Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman claimed that the current state of Pakistan is worse than the floods of 2010.

Watch: Supertech Twin towers in Noida reduced to dust in a controlled demolition, debris to be cleared in 3 months

Ending months of preparation, Supertech Twin Towers demolished to the precision by Edifice Engineering and Jet Demolitions

Gujarat: Hindu youth Rohit Singh dies by suicide after his Muslim wife and brother-in-law forcefully feed him beef

Rohit Singh committed suicide after his wife Sonam and her brother Mukhtar fed him beef, and then they didn't inform his family about the death

Twitter finds meme opportunity even in Supertech Twin Tower demolition, and some of those are, umm, dark

Supertech Twin Tower demolition by authorities trigger meme and joke fest on social media and things turn dark quickly.

Allahabad HC upholds conviction of Kanpur man Ishrat who had mutilated private parts of a 4-year-old girl 34 years ago

Irshat was arrested in December 1988 and charged under Indian Penal Code Sections 324 and 354 for sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl

Adolf Hitler joins Trinamool Congress in Meghalaya, gives the party a big boost

Adolf Hitler is not the only oddly named politician in Meghalaya politics. Back in 2013, Hitler fought assembly elections against two similarly strange names in Franken

Indian women who faced racist attack by Texas woman say they want ‘nothing to do with Hindutva types’, sided with anti-India org CAIR

Last week, a Mexican American woman had verbally abused four women of Indian origin in Plano, Texas and asked them to go to India after a long racist rant.

Indian High Comission in Colombo slams China for false insinuation about bullying, interfering in Sri Lankan affairs. Read details

Qi Zhenhong alleged that the decision by the island nation to allow Yuan Wang 5 to berth at the Hambantota port was its sovereign decision.

“Temples many times cause law and order problems” Madras HC observes while ordering closure of temple in Erode till ‘fit person’ is appointed in...

A temple in Erode is in legal tangles over worshipping the deity. The court said how it was a paradox that temple which is supposed to bring peace is causing such ego clashes.

Virat Kohli says he enjoyed watching Pakistan’s Babar Azam play, had earlier said ‘don’t live in India if you love batsmen from other countries’

Virat Kohli heaped praises on Babar Azam ahead of the much-anticipated India-Pakistan clash at Asia Cup 2022.

Telangana: Home Ministry orders NIA probe into PFI module in Nizamabad where weapons training was provided in the name of karate classes

25 PFI members were involved in running a weapons training module in Nizamabad in Telangana in the name of Karate classes

Sonali Phogat death case: PA Sudhir Sangwan forcibly made the deceased BJP leader drink from a bottle, new CCTV video appears

Sudhir Sangwan has appeared in three leaked videos with deceased BJP leader Sonali Phogat since her death

All preparations completed to bring down Supertech Twin Towers: All you need to know about the Supreme Court ordered demolition

Apex and Ceyane, the twin towers built by Supertech, will be demolished on August 28 as per Supreme Court's order

Farooq Abdullah runs away from Times Now interview with Navika Kumar when asked about genocide of Kashmiri Hindus, accuses her of bias

Farooq Abdullah said that all those Kashmiri Hindus killed were like their brothers. He also accused Navika Kumar of being biased in her profession.

Gujarat: Communal tension in Kutch ahead of PM Modi’s visit as 20-year-old Hindu youth Paresh Rabari stabbed to death by Suleiman Sana in Bhuj

The accused Suleiman called Paresh Rabari and stabbed him with a knife multiple times. Injured Paresh Rabari was admitted to hospital where he died.

Islamists triggered after Grammy winner Ricky Kej shares video tour of Ram Mandir site in Ayodhya, says he can’t wait for the temple to...

Islamists had a meltdown after musician Ricky Kej shared the video tour of Ram Mandir site in Ayodhya.

Argentina expresses interest in buying Tejas fighter aircraft during EAM Jaishankar’s visit, bilateral trade in own currencies proposed

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar confirmed that Argentina has shown interest in Tejas fighter aircraft for Argentine Air Force

Delhi tops the list of fake universities in the UGC list, one of the fake universities even boasts of Arvind Kejriwal’s photo and signature...

UGC has released a list of 21 fake universities across the country, which include universities in Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Puducherry, and Andhra Pradesh apart from Delhi.

How Dainik Bhaskar reached out to a Pakistani man who issued beheading threats to Gyanvapi case Hindu petitioner, only to whitewash him

Dainik Bhaskar provided its platform to the Pakistani man and downplayed his threat to the Gyanvapi petitioner.

Make in India: Luggage maker Samsonite to expand its Nashik plant to make India its largest manufacturing base

Samsonite India is expanding its Nashik plant by adding new machines and assembly lines which will make it the largest plant of the company

Meghalaya: Bangladeshi nationals, Misba Uddin and Badrul Alom, arrested along the Indo-Bangladesh border for aiding illegal infiltration

Two Bangladeshi nationals were arrested along the Indo-Bangladesh border in the East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya.

‘Puri Shankaracharya didn’t allow Dalit MP to touch his feet’: Dalit lawmaker busts viral claim, demands strict action against fake news peddlers

The viral claim says Puri Shankaracharya practised untouchability against Dalit MP Ramshankar Katheria.

Jharkhand: As Hemant Soren waits for his disqualification order, the CM and UPA MLAs leave Ranchi in buses, claim they are going for a...

After three rounds of marathon meeting at CM's house, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren and ruling coalition MLAs left Ranchi with luggage

Mallikarjun Kharge says they would force Rahul Gandhi to become Congress chief again, a day after Ghulam Nabi Azad blamed him for party’s downfall

Congress senior leader and the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has said that the party would force Rahul Gandhi to return as Congress President

Chennai: Drunk man makes hoax bomb threat, Indigo’s Dubai-bound flight carrying 180 passengers delayed, arrested

Following the threat call, the security agencies at the airport were alerted who conducted a severe check in and around the flight to ascertain if any explosive items were planted in the flight. However, no such explosive items were found on the aircraft

What is wrong with being a ‘chaprasi’: As Congress leader Manish Tewari uses the term derogatorily, can Rahul Gandhi explain why Congress leaders keep...

This disdain towards 'chaprasis' or peons just betrays the Congress' and Manish Tewari attitude towards the people who make this country run.

Congress leader Siddaramiah invited to Chinese event to oppose ‘US imperialism’, claims he had ‘refused to attend’ after outrage

Siddaramiah claimed that he had denied the invite after outrage swept social media over invitation to Chinese event.