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Bangladesh: CCTV footage shows how Islamists orchestrated attack on Hindus in Narail

The mob was led from the front by local religious and political leaders, who who denied any complicity in the crime despite their faces being caught on the CCTV.

UP: School in Kanpur forces Non-Muslim students to recite ‘Kalma’ to promote ‘Sarva Dharma Samman’ ideology, switches to the national anthem after outrage

A private school in Kanpur named Florets International School landed in controversy for forcing non-Muslims students to recite 'Kalma' during morning assembly

TMC MP Mahua Moitra seen hiding her Louis Vuitton bag worth Rs 1.6 lakh during price rise debate in parliament: Watch

TMC MP Mahua Moitra reportedly carried a Louis Vuitton handbag worth Rs 1.6 lakhs in the parliament.

Congress propaganda busted. Smriti Irani, or her daughter, never applied or got any license for Goa restaurant, says Delhi High Court

Justice Mini Pushkarna made these observations while issuing summons to Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera, and Netta D'Souza in a civil defamation suit filed by Smriti Irani

‘This is haram in Islam, Sharia does not allow this’: Deoband cleric slams Indian Idol singer Farmani Naaz for Shambhu Mahadeva song

Islamic cleric says YouTube singer Farmani Naaz singing popular Shiva bhajan is 'haram' in Islam and she should seek forgiveness from Allah.

Uma Maheswari, the daughter of former Andhra CM NT Rama Rao, found hanging at her house, declared dead

Uma Maheswari was a former actress too. She was married to Kantamaneni Srinivas Prasad.

Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan says ‘minorities will not sit quietly when provoked’ even as country sees hate wave of Jihadi violence against Hindus

Raghuram Rajan, who initially talked about these subjects at Professional Congress Conclave, was speaking to an NDTV journalist

Wild thoughts of a deranged mind: Mona Ambegaonkar goes from being known for her acting skills to her hateful conduct on social media

Mona Ambegaonkar, who played role of Dr Anjalika Deshmukh in popular tv serial CID, has gone fully unhinged on social media, a brief glimpse into her timeline.

Uttarakhand HC upholds ban on meat sale within 500 meters of river Ganga, says it’s in line with constitution owing to sanctity of water...

Uttarakhand High Court upholds Uttarkashi Zila panchayat's decision to prohibit the sale of meat within 500-meters of the river Ganga

Patra Chawl scam: Sanjay Raut remanded to ED custody till August 4

As per LiveLaw, the special court noted that the ECIR against Sanjay Raut's associate Pravin Raut was registered in 2021 and he was arrested in January 2022. It also noted that ED began investigating the case in 2020.

Khargone violence: Madhya Pradesh police arrest main accused Shamiullah, responsible for large-scale arson attacks during Ram Navami

On April 10, a Ram Navami procession in Khargone had to be abandoned midway after Islamists pelted stones at it

Unremorseful after triggering a hate wave that claimed the lives of Hindus, Mohammed Zubair returns on Twitter to whitewash Jihadi violence

Mohammed Zubair recently tried to insinuate murders of Hindus by Islamists had nothing to do with blasphemy.

‘Multiple women kept wiping his sweat. Besides Arpita, Partha Chatterjee also had an affair with Monalisa Das. I have proof’: Ex-TMC leader Baisakhi Banerjee

Ex-TMC leader and former WBCUPA general Secretary Baisakhi Banerjee revealed that apart from Arpita Mukherjee, Partha Chatterjee was also in a relationship with Monalisa Das

Tamil Nadu: Engineering student Meer Anas Ali detained over links with ISIS, hatching conspiracy to carry out terror attack

It has come to light that the accused was using his mobile phone and social media apps such as Instagram and Telegram to communicate with ISIS.

As Rocketry becomes a major success, The Caravan replugs its old article to once again slander Nambi Narayanan

Caravan decided to replug its article from the magazine's November 2020 edition which portrays Nambi Narayanan as a spy who sold Indian space secrets to foreigners

Sanjay Raut arrest: All you need to know about Patra Chawl Land Scam Case

OpIndia Explains: The Patra Chawl land scam that has led to Enforcement Directorate arresting Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut.

Abhay Nath Yadav, the lawyer representing Masjid Committee in the Gyanvapi case, dies of a heart attack

Senior lawyer Abhay Nath Yadav, representing the Muslim side in the Gyanvapi case passed away on Sunday, July 31 after a major cardiac arrest.

Congress, assorted propagandists spread misinformation regarding cow carcasses at dumping yard in Kutch, here is what authorities say

Congress spokesperson Rohan Gupta tweeted a video and questioned where are the gau rakshaks while showing video of cow carcasses at dumping yard in Kutch.

Netizens take potshots at actor Salman Khan he received a gun licence from Mumbai Police

Salman Khan had also received threats from Lawrence Bishnoi in 2018 for his involvement in the 1998 Blackbuck poaching case.

Fact-check: Did Shah Rukh Khan ‘donate’ Rs 23 lakh for an RO plant at Vadodara railway station? Here is the truth

On Sunday evening social media was abuzz with reports that Shah Rukh Khan has 'donated' Rs 23 lakh for an RO plant at Vadodara railway station.

Did Nawab Malik ask Sanjay Raut to get extra pairs of Jockey underwear for him in Arthur Road jail? A fact-check

Having noted the username of Nawab Malik's Twitter ID, we performed a quick advanced search on the micro-blogging platform to check if he had really tweeted it.

Haryana: STF arrests six for issuing death threats to MLAs, links of the gang traced to Pakistan and the Middle East

The Mumbai Police Crime Branch, STF Bihar, and the Bihar Police provided STF Haryana with full assistance during these searches.

Why did Arvind Kejriwal government revert to the old Excise Policy in Delhi despite earning huge profits? Here is all you need to know

The Excise Policy 2021-2022 resulted in a 27% increase in government revenue amounting to ₹8900 crores.

As ED detains Sanjay Raut, here is why netizens are tagging ‘comedian’ Kunal Kamra and asking him if he’s ok

Kunal Kamra had even said that he wanted to see Sanjay Raut as the President of India.

Taiwan missing from Nancy Pelosi’s itinerary after Chinese commentator urged govt to shoot down her plane

Nancy Pelosi skips Taiwan after she was repeatedly warned to do so by the Chinese side

UK: Prince Charles accepted 1 million Pounds from Osama Bin Laden’s family in 2013

Prince Charles took the money from Bakr Bin Laden, the rich Saudi family's leader, and Bakr's brother Shafiq.

EAM S Jaishankar royally ignores Pakistan foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto even as he throws shade on terrorism in neighbouring country

EAM S Jaishankar called for zero tolerance for terrorism at SCO foreign minister's meeting in Tashkent

Mumbai: ED arrests Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in the Patra Chawl scam case, seals his flat in Dadar

ED has arrested Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut who is accused of Rs 1034 crore Patra Chawl scam

Jharkhand: Congress MLA alleges 3 party MLAs caught with cash asked him to join them in toppling Hemant Soren govt with help of Himanta...

Jharkhand Congress MLA Kumar Jaimangal Singh alleges 3 Congress MLAs caught with cash in Howrah were planning to topple the Soren govt

Gujarat police rubbish allegations of rape against BJP Minister, complainant’s wife exposes the truth

Gujarat minister Arjunsinh Chauhan is also planning to file a ₹5 crore defamation suit for causing damage to his reputation through false charges.

Army dog Axel attains martyrdom during a counter-terrorism operation in Baramulla, netizens pay respect

Army dog Axel laid down his life in the line of duty in an operation in Kashmir.

Madhya Pradesh: A lawyer in Khandwa receives death threats from Pakistan for a social media post supporting Nupur Sharma, FIR lodged

Advocate Aseem Jaiswal had shared a post on social media comparing comments by Zakir Naik and Nupur Sharma.

Nishank Rathore death: Family refuses to accept suicide theory, police say investigation on but no FIR registered yet

Family of Nishank Rathore say there was no sign of depression, and there was no reason why he would die by suicide

An innocent question by 8-year-old twins checkmates Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand at the Chess Olympiad

Vishwanathan Anand was attending a Q & A session at the ongoing Chess Olympiad in Chennai, when the twins decided to ask him a question.

Gujarat: Ahead of Independence Day, NIA raids Surat, Bharuch and Navsari, detain and question one maulana in suspected terror module

Investigation agency believes Karnataka ISIS module may be connected to the terror module unearthed in Gujarat.

Jharkhand: JMM leader Akbar Khan assaults school teacher Ramendra Dubey for allegedly denying students to go on break for Namaz

School teacher in Jharkhand allegedly by a JMM leader assaulted for not allowing Muslim students to go for Namaz

Movie critic Kamaal R Khan reveals producer-director Anubhav Sinha paid him to badmouth Priyanka Chopra’s cousin Mannara ahead of her debut release

KRK said that producer-director Anubhav Sinha had paid him to badmouth Priyanka Chopra's paternal cousin Mannara ahead of the release of her debut film, Zid, in 2014.

Punjab: AAP Municipal Councillor Akbar Bholi killed in Malerkotla

AAP Councilor from Malerkotla, Akbar Bholi, shot dead

India Today’s Consulting Editor is also liaison officer with West Bengal govt: A brief profile of Mamata loyalist

India Today Consulting Editor Jayanta Ghosal and his close connections with Mamata Banerjee and her government which makes him far from neutral

Worked on party orders, top leaders involved: Ex-TMC Partha Chatterjee spills the beans about the huge cache of cash found

Another official of the central agency informed that Partha Chatterjee has confessed to the involvement of other Departments in providing jobs via fraudulent means to ineligible candidates.

ED conducts searches at the residence of Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut after he skips 2 summons: Here is what happened

Sanjay Raut was interrogated for 10 hours by the central agency on July 1 this year.

West Bengal: 3 Congress MLAs from Jharkhand nabbed in Howrah with huge amounts of cash

The police officials said that the cash recovered from the vehicle is so huge that they will deploy cash counting machine to calculate the amount.

Yes Bank-DHFL scam: CBI seizes AugustaWestland helicopter from Pune premises of builder Avinash Bhosale

Avinash Bhosale, a prominent builder in Maharashtra, is arrested and an accused in the Yes Bank-DHFL scam.

‘We can’t be mute spectators to communal tensions in the country’: NSA Ajit Doval at interfaith peace meeting with Sufi clerics

Ajit Doval asserted that mere condemning radical forces is not enough and that society needs to actually work against these radical forces.

UP: Aligarh family writes to CM Yogi Adityanath seeking permission for euthanasia after being constantly harassed by miscreants

Rajkumari Sharma of Aligarh has written to CM Yogi Adityanath, seeking permission for euthanasia for the whole family.

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra, Rajasthan lead in outstanding dues to power companies, PM Modi urges states to clear dues without delay

States have dues of over Rs 2.40 lakh crore to power generation and distribution companies, PM Modi urged them to pay the amounts

Aslam Shaikh, Congress MLA who had signed mercy petition for Yakub Memon, under ED scanner for unauthorised construction of film studios: All you need...

Reportedly, Aslam Shaikh gave permission for the unauthorised construction of more than 2 dozen film studios in Madh Island.

Punjab: IMA seeks resignation of Health Minister after he forces the top surgeon to lie down on dirty hospital mattress

The IMA has demanded an 'immediate unconditional apology and the resignation of the Health Minister of Punjab for his misbehavior'.

D’Gama family in Goa tells excise dept they are exclusive owners of Silly Souls Goa Cafe and Bar, not Smriti Irani’s daughter as alleged...

Merlyn Anthony D’Gama and her son Dean D’Gama has told Goa Excise dept that they own Silly Souls Goa Cafe and Bar, not Smriti Irani's daughter

Gujarat: Ahmedabad court rejects bail plea of Teesta Setalvad and RB Sreekumar, arrested for fabrication of evidence of Gujarat riots

A sessions court in Ahmedabad denied bail to Teesta Setalvad and RB Sreekumar, arrested for fabricating evidence in Gujarat riots cases