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Rahul Gandhi insinuates his family is above law, says ED summons for him and his mother is an attack on democracy

Rahul Gandhi, who is being probed in the National Herald money laundering case, claimed in a presser that ED notices to his family are attack on democracy.

‘Those changing their profile pics to Palestine and Ukraine raising questions over Tricolour display pics’: Cricketer Amit Mishra hits out at Tiranga detractors

Amit Mishra said those who changed their display pics to Palestine and Ukraine are protesting against Tiranga profile pics.

China imposes sanction on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her Taiwan visit

Days after US House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, Chinese govt imposed sanctions on her and her family

Liberal darling ‘Amnesty International’ says Ukraine is putting civilians in harm’s way, faces ire from the Leftists

Amnesty International outlined survivor testimonials to conclude that Ukrainian military had been exposing civilians to retaliatory strikes from the Russian forces

Delhi: Congress protests against inflation and unemployment; Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and other leaders detained

As Congress leaders gathered at Vijay Chowk violating section 144, police detained them, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi

‘Congress is fighting against the entire infrastructure of India’: Rahul Gandhi after ED action in National Herald money laundering case

Rahul Gandhi convened a press conference on Friday, days after ED raided premises of National Herald.

Germany to bring ‘Self-Determination Act’ that will permit citizens to change gender and name once a year, every year

Germany to bring law that will allow people to change their gender without any surgery or therapy

Kunda MLA’s father Raja Uday Pratap Singh protests against mosque-shaped Muharram gate, says Hindus forced to follow Islamic ritual

Raja Uday Pratap Singh said that Hindus are forced to walk under the mosque shaped Muharram gate, and demanded to remove it

Calcutta HC allows petition of 4 Rohingya convicts with 13 kids, asks Centre not to deport them to Myanmar under ‘current circumstances’ till further...

The court has asked the government not to deport the Rohingyas till their plea is heard on the 10th of August.

As #BoycottLalSinghChaddha trends, old video where Aamir Khan said ‘dont like it dont watch it’ goes viral: Watch

From telling his audience to not bother watching his film to lamenting over boycott calls, life has come to a full circle for Aamir Khan

The India connection to Elon Musk vs Twitter: Read how it’s not just the bots, but ‘battle in India’ that Musk has pointed out...

There was a portion in his filing where Elon Musk took umbrage to Twitter picking a battle with the Indian government.

Uttar Pradesh: Woman tortured, given triple talaq because she supported CM Yogi and BJP, husband Nadeem arrested after complaint

Reports mention that the accused husband had already divorced his wife by giving her triple talaq and asked her to leave his house after the verbal divorce. Later he sent her a legal notice of divorce, punishing her for supporting CM Yogi Adityanath.

UP: Dozens of cows dead after consuming suspected ‘poison fodder’ in Amroha that was supplied by one Tahir, CM says guilty won’t be spared

As per reports, the cows started falling sick one by one on Thursday after consuming fodder that was purchased from one Tahir the previous day.

From extorting money for terrorism to ties with JeM, Al Qaeda etc: NIA arrests Salim Fruit, brother-in-law of D-Company’s Chota Shakeel: Details

Funds extorted by Salim Fruit were later used to fund terrorism and further the criminal activities of the D-company.

Madhya Pradesh govt launches probe against National Herald for selling plot allotted at concessional rate on lease in Bhopal

Associated Journals Limited which publishes National Herald sold the plot allotted to it in Bhopal to private businesses

Delhi: Fissures in AAP government? Letter from Manish Sisodia’s education ministry highlights the poor work being done under Satyendar Jain in PWD

Education Department of the Delhi Government wrote to the Public Works Department complaining about the quality of construction work done at schools in Delhi.

Fact-check: Has Gujarat Govt introduced GST on playing Garba this Navaratri as being claimed by Congress and AAP? Here’s the truth

Congress and AAP have been peddling false information that the Gujarat state government has introduced 'fresh' GST on Garba entry passes

Kerala: 8000 gelatin sticks in 40 boxes seized near a quarry in Palakkad

Locals claimed that they had previously seen such explosive items like gelatin in open spaces and close to residential areas.

Rajasthan govt issues order instructing Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mitra volunteers to open fake accounts on Twitter and Facebook: Full details

Rajasthan govt suspended an official after he instructed Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mitra volunteers to open fake accounts on social media

China launches 11 ballistic missiles into Taiwanese waters a day after Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, 5 missiles landed in Japan’s EEZ

China launched 11 Dongfeng ballistic missiles into Taiwanese waters as a retaliatory action to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.

USA: Egyptian Yaser Abdel Said faces trial after 12 years on the run, had killed his 2 daughters for dating non-Muslim boys

Accused Yaser Abdel Said is an Egyptian who lived in Texas. He killed his teenage daughters because both the daughters had non-Muslim boyfriends.

Anti Narcotics Cell of Mumbai Police seizes drugs worth 1400 crore from Nalasopara

A total of 703 kilograms of the MD drugs worth Rs 1400 crores were seized.

Assam becoming hotbed of jihadi activities with modules operated from Madrasas, aim to indoctrinate youth towards Sharia: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam police have busted 5 jihadi modules of Ansarullah Bangla Team in the last 6 months, Assam CM said

After 28 years, a child born out of rape helps his mother get justice: UP police nabs Naqi and Razi Hasan who had raped a...

After a long wait of 28-years, a rape survivor in Uttar Pradesh finally got justice, primarily due to the efforts of her son, who was born out of the rape.

Viral video of Gwalior Judge getting upset over a Muslim girl’s conversion to Hinduism for marriage highlights double standards of judiciary for inter-faith marriages

Back in 2018, the Indian Supreme Court had upheld the marriage of Hadiya to Shafin Jahan after her religious conversion, a marriage that was earlier annulled in 2017 by the Kerala High Court.

Spain bans ACs in commercial establishments from dropping below 27 degrees, up to 6 lakh euros fine

Spain is not the only European country to put such restrictions. During the ongoing energy crisis, other European countries like France, Germany and Lithuania have also imposed various restrictions.

The Hindu wilfully misrepresents what Kishan Reddy said about #HarGharTiranga program to insert China, KTR furthers the propaganda

On August 1st, 2022, The Hindu published a report with a headline – “Kishan Reddy defends flag import”.

As custody gets extended, Sanjay Raut complains of windowless room, ED says ‘because there is AC’

The judge then asked ED why they had kept Raut in a windowless room. As per reports, the ED replied that the room is 'windowless' because it has air conditioning.

What the court said while rejecting Siddique Kappan’s bail: Prima Facie offence committed, use of tainted money, connection to PFI and more

Allahabad High Court said Kappan had no work in Hathras and intended to cause law and order situation while rejecting his bail

Haryana: Suspended Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi, whose cross-voting cost Ajay Maken a Rajya Sabha seat, joins BJP

Congress did not appoint Kuldeep Bishnoi as the Haryana state president. He was angry with the party since then and cross-voted in the recent Rajya Sabha elections.

Allahabad High Court dismisses bail plea of PFI’s Siddique Kappan on merit

Allahabad High Court rejected bail plea of journalist Siddique Kappan who has links with PFI

Love in the time of war: Russian-Ukrainian couple marries as per Hindu rituals in Himachal Pradesh

Sergei Novikov, a Russian settled in Ukraine, married Ukrainian girlfriend Elona Bramoka in Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh.

Agra: Tourists from Thailand in traditional dresses denied entry to the Taj Mahal for wearing masks and metal crowns

Tak Mahal administration denied entry to a group from Thailand because they were wearing traditional dresses with metal crowns

#BoycottAliaBhatt trends as netizens slam Netflix movie ‘Darlings’, say it is making a mockery of a serious crime like domestic violence

In the reel, Alia is also seen brutally slamming a frying pan on her on-screen husband's skull while she says 'ab batting shuru (the batting starts now)'. Meanwhile, the character played by actor Vijay is shown crying and screaming in pain.

Bibek Debroy quits The Week as their columnist after it uses offensive Maa Kali image as his article image: Details of the letter

Bibek Debroy, a columnist with The Week took to Twitter on August 4 to announce that he is disassociating himself with the magazine

Mamata Banerjee tries to distance herself from SSC scam as accused minister goes missing from swear-in list: Here is how the token step might...

Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee dumped the second disgraced minister after Partha Chatterjee.

Uganda: Islamist mob attacks Christian evangelists with weapons after 8 Muslims agree to leave Islam in conversion camp, 1 person dead, Bibles burned

The deceased man named Robert Bwenje accompanied Assistant Pastor Ambrose Mugisha to an event in a village where 8 Muslims agreed to become Christians. Pastor Mugisha has survived the attack.

IB flags security threat from Jihadis ahead of I-Day, recommends monitoring areas with Rohingyas, cites Kanhaiya Lal murder too: Reports

IB has warned the Delhi Police of a possible terror attack by LeT, JeM and other radical Islamist groups ahead of India's 75th Independence Day on August 15th

Sandy Hook defamation case: Alex Jones’ lawyers sending all his texts to the opposing lawyer, the ‘insurrection committee’ and perjury

Alex Jones is being sued by Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, the parents of 6-year-old victim Jesse Lewis who had lost his life in the massacre, along with 19 other students and 6 teachers.

ED seals Young India office, says Mallikarjun Kharge came and left without cooperating with the raid, Congress now plans ‘protest’: Details

After ED sealed Young India's office at Herald House in Delhi, Congress leaders to hold a meeting to decide next course of action

Faith a tool for politics: How “Brahmin” Rahul Gandhi gave up his “Janeu” to join the Lingayat sect for the sake of politics

'Janeu Dhari Hindu' Rahul Gandhi have to let go his identity after getting initiated into Lingayat, here is why

Rahul Dholakia, who attacked ‘The Kashmir Files’, pontificates against boycott calls faced by Bollywood movies: Here’s why he is wrong

Rahul Dholakia fails to grasp the fact that Indian constitution grants freedom of choice to audience to boycott movies they don't want to watch.

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence detects Rs 2,217 crore customs duty evasion by Vivo Mobile India, had earlier found tax evasion by Oppo

During raids at manufacturing plants of Vivo Mobile India, DRI detected tax evasion of Rs 2,217 crore

Umesh Kolhe Murder: NIA arrests two more culprits accused of raising funds for the murder and providing asylum to the killers

NIA arrests two more accused in the Umesh Kolhe murder, the total number of arrests have reached nine

Enforcement Directorate seals National Herald office, instructs premises not to be opened without prior permission

Enforcement Directorate has temporarily sealed the National Herald office and instructed that the premises not be opened without prior permission.

Delhi: Police forces deployed outside the residences of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi

The ED has questioned Sonia Gandhi in July 2022 and Rahul Gandhi in June 2022 in connection with the National Herald money laundering case.

Yes Bank-DHFL scam case: ED attaches properties worth Rs 415 crores owned by Avinash Bhosale and Sanjay Chhabria

Avinash Bhosale and Sanjay Chhabria are among the accused in the Yes Bank-DHFL scam case.

2G case accused DMK MP A Raja demands probe in 5G spectrum auction after it fetched less than CAG assessed ‘loss’ in 2G auction

A Raja said that there is huge scam in 5G spectrum auction which has fetched Rs 1.5 lakh crore for the govt

Ex-Minister and Imran Khan aide insinuates that had the former PM been in power in Pakistan, al-Zawahiri might have still been alive

Ex-Pakistan minister Shireen Mazari insinuated that al-Zawahiri would have been alive if Imran Khan were in power.