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Punjab: Sangrur MP goes on a strange separatist rant, says if Khalistan is made, South Asia will never have nuclear war

MP of Sangrur, Simranjit Singh Mann of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), went on a strange separatist rant on 14th July about Khalistan

Gauhar Chishti, who had raised ‘sar tan se juda’ slogans outside Ajmer dargah, arrested in Hyderabad

An FIR was lodged against Gauhar Chishti on June 25 for his provocative speech. He had been absconding since then and had moved out of Rajasthan on June 29.

Jharkhand High Court rejects Rahul Gandhi’s plea to dismiss defamation suit over targeting Modi community by calling them thieves

Rahul Gandhi in 2019 had attacked the Modi community saying that everyone with Modi surname are thieves

Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders spread lies that Modi govt has ‘banned’ certain words, here is the truth of booklet of Unparliamentary Words

Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla clarified that unparliamentary words are not banned, and the booklet only contains words that been expunged earlier

Former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi announces he is dating former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen, posts images of the couple on Instagram

Rumours of Lalit Modi and Sushmita Sen's affair used to float as far back as 2010 when Modi was running things as the IPL Czar.

Adani Ports and Israel’s Gadot win the bid to privatize the Haifa port: Israel’s Finance Ministry

The Adani and Gadot group will buy the Mediterranean port Haifa for a sum of 4.1 billion shekels ($1.18 billion).

Haryana: Murad Ali poses as Sameer to marry Hindu woman in a temple, forces to convert to Islam and withdraw FIR by sending goons...

A horrifying case of Grooming Jihad has come to the fore from Faridabad in Haryana, where a man named Murad Ali masqueraded as Sameer develop a relationship with a Hindu woman.

Singer Daler Mehndi sent to two years of imprisonment by Patiala Court in a human trafficking case

Between 1998 and 1999, Daler Mehndi illegally took at least 10 people to San Francisco and New Jersey and left them there.

Supreme Court returns a 60-year-old land dispute case to Allahabad High Court after keeping it for 16 years

Supreme Court sends 1964 land dispute case back to Allahabad High Court after keeping it pending for 16 years

Threats of beheadings, threatening India with a shake-up, abusing Hindu Gods, and links to Kanhaiya Lal beheading: Ajmer Dargah’s reaction to Nupur Sharma controversy

From issuing threats of beheading to supporting the murderers of Kanhaiya Lal, the Khadims of Ajmer Dargah have been at the forefront of the hate campaign.

Anonymous donations, FCRA violations, and deliberate tweets against Hindu Gods: Court to pronounce order on bail plea by Mohammad Zubair on July 15

Patiala House Court reserves verdict on bail plea of Alt News Cofounder Mohammad Zubair for July 15

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair moves to Supreme Court seeking quashing of all FIRs registered by UP Police against him

The plea filed by Zubair challenges the FIRs recorded in Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad, and two in Hathras. The petition also challenges the formation of the SIT by the Uttar Pradesh Police.

Exclusive breakdown of PFI “India Vision 2047”: Establishment of Islamic govt, murder of ‘coward Hindus’, arms training, infiltration of Judiciary and more

The Bihar police made shocking revelations today about an 8-page PFI document that talks about teaching a lesson to the "coward Hindus" of India.

Delhi court adjourns the decision on the bail plea by Sharjeel Imam, next hearing on July 20

A Delhi court on Thursday adjourned the bail decision on a plea by Sharjeel Imam in the sedition case against him. The next hearing of the case will be on July 20.

Bihar terror module: PM Modi’s Patna visit was on target, terrorists also wanted to take revenge of Nupur Sharma’s remarks

FIR has been lodged in the Bihar terror module case against a total of 26 people of which 3 have been arrested

Statue of the lion with claws: A dystopian world where Rahul Gandhi is the Prime Minister

Just when the liberals thought they can take a short break from outraging over his doing puja and relax over a cup of the first flush from the Janpath estates, he has forced them to rush to action

46 cases in 7 months, minor Hindu girls targeted: Increasing cases of Grooming Jihad in Bareilly where men use false identities

In many cases, minor Hindu girls were targeted and later forced to convert to Islam by doing a Nikah.

Maharashtra: Shinde-Fadnavis govt reduces petrol prices by Rs 5 and diesel prices by Rs 3

Revised petrol price in Mumbai - the capital city of Maharashtra will be Rs 106.35 while that of diesel will be Rs. 94.28.

‘Will launch probe into how it became part of syllabus’: Head of Punjabi University bends to SGPC, removes mention of Bhindranwale as terrorist

SGPC has written to Punjab University taking strong objection to one of its book mentioning Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale as a terrorist

Illegal Chinese nationals: Special Task Force arrests Ravi Natwarlal’s partner Johnson with three accomplices, UP police arrest 14 other Chinese nationals

Special Task Force of Uttar Pradesh police arrested 4 Chinese nationals in greater Noida guest house case

Jharkhand: State-run school’s headmaster Abul Kalam thrashes class 4 student for writing ‘Jai Shri Ram’ on blackboard

On July 9, a minor student of a state-run school in Giridih, Jharkhand was brutally assaulted for writing 'Jai Shri Ram' on the classroom's blackboard

Alt News cofounder Md Zubair sent to 14-day judicial custody by Hathras court in two cases against him

Hathras Court sends Md Zubair of Alt News to 14-day judicial custody in two FIRs filed against him

Haryana: BJP and Congress MLAs receive threatening calls from a Dubai number, probe underway

Haryana MLAs from BJP and Congress received threatening calls from a Dubai number. The calls are reportedly linked to extortion.

AG refuses permission for contempt proceedings against retired justice SN Dhingra and others for criticism of SC judges’ statements against Nupur Sharma

The AG in his letter has stated that their statements are in the realm of “fair criticism” on a hearing conducted by the Supreme Court of India.

7th FIR against Alt News’ co-founder Mohammed Zubair surfaces in UP, was filed for spreading disharmony through fake news: Read details

The UP govt has formed an SIT to investigate cases against Mohammed Zubair lodged in Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Ghaziabad, Hathras, and Muzaffarnagar.

Uttar Pradesh Love Jihad: Aslam Khan becomes Sanjay to lure and marry a Hindu woman, victim discovers after two years

Simran Patel alleged that Aslam Khanhad duped and married her pretending to be Sanjay and sexually exploited her for 2 years

‘False allegations to shield Naxals’: SC dismisses 2009 case that accused security forces of killing tribals in Chhattisgarh, imposes Rs 5 lakh fine on...

On July 14, the Supreme Court of India dismissed a writ petition filed by activist Himanshu Kumar seeking a CBI probe against Central Security Forces and Chhattisgarh Police for allegedly killing 17 tribals in Dantewada in 2009.

Punjab police book 40-50 locals for protesting against erratic power supply and contaminated drinking water outside AAP MLA’s house

Punjab police Monday registered an FIR against 40 to 50 residents of ward 31 for staging a protest outside the residence of AAP MLA Rajinder Pal Kaur Chhina in Satjot Nagar on Sunday

Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar now ‘cancelled’ by Left ‘Liberals’ after he receives honorary doctorate from RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

This is, however, not the first time Gavaskar has been 'cancelled'. In early 2020, when anti-CAA protests were gathering storm across the country, Gavaskar had stated at an event that the youth of the country should focus on building a new India as a team and should not waste their careers.

UP: Rae Bareli Police book BJP leader Ali Haider Naqvi for post supporting Nupur Sharma, ‘asked to delete the post by police’, he tells...

Rae Bareli BJP IT Cell's Ali Haider Naqvi booked for publishing post in support of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma

India slams US for directly ‘suggesting’ a ban on Russian ships to Mumbai port, says ‘country has sovereign right to deal with global partners’:...

The US consulate in Mumbai directly wrote to the Mumbai port seeking ban on Russian vessels and stated that the conversation was private.

Bihar: PFI trained local Muslims in arms with a goal to subjugate ‘coward Hindus’ by 2047, ex-police officer Md Jallauddin and ex-SIMI member involved

The police have also unearthed an 8-page document which underlines the PFI goal for the years ahead. In the document named 'India Vision 2047', the PFI has circulated internally among its cadre that they aim to completely dominate the 'coward Hindus' and subjugate them and this goal will be achievable even with 10% of Muslims rallying behind PFI.

AAP govt takes back order to remove pics of Khalistani terrorist Bhindranwale and Hawara from state-run buses because it ‘hurt religious sentiments’

PEPSU Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) took back the orders that it had passed on July 6 to remove the pictures of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and Jagtar Singh Hawara from state-run buses

‘Khalistan’: MK Gandhi statue defaced at a ‘peace park’ in a Canadian Hindu temple, India condemns, police treats it as ‘hate crime’

A large statue of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (MK Gandhi) was vandalised and defaced in Richmond Hill, Canada on Wednesday.

Chishtis of Ajmer Dargah continue hate speeches against Hinduism, Aadil Chishti insults Hindus over ‘animal Gods’ and ‘333 crore Gods’

Aadil Chishti mocked Hinduism by saying, "333 crore gods, a wholesale of gods, how can that be believable?"

Nirjhari Sinha, Pratik Sinha and Mohammed Zubair: How Alt News “fact-checkers” have been spreading fake news for years

Nirjhari Sinha, Pratik Sinha, and Md Zubair of Alt News have been at the forefront in spreading fake news.

Hamid Ansari throws UPA govt under the bus in Pakistani journalist espionage row, says foreign invitees selected by MEA

Hamid Ansari denied claims that he had invited a Pakistani journalist to a conference in 2010, saying MEA decided the invitees

Ukraine: Campaign to replace statue of Empress Catherine II with monument to gay porn star Billy Herrington underway, Zelenskyy may give order

The statue of Empress Catherine II may soon be replaced with porn star Billy Herrington statue in Ukraine.

Udaipur murder: Dawat-e-Islami had formed team of 40 people in Rajasthan to behead Nupur Sharma supporters in Taliban style

Dawat-e-Islami members were given the task of “teaching a lesson” to the supporters of Nupur Sharma

Karnataka: 7 illegal Bangladeshi nationals working at a garment factory arrested in Ramanagara district, fake Indian IDs found

These illegal Bangladeshi immigrants moved in India through Assam and traveled to Bengaluru to get a job with a fake Aadhar card.

Lakshadweep: CBI registers case against MP Mohammad Faizal in tuna fish scam, he had earlier declared beef-eating a ‘constitutional right’

LCMF procured a huge amount of tuna fish from local fishermen under the influence of Faizal, the local MP and failed to pay them the assured price.

Malaysia: Muslim woman accused of ‘insulting Islam’ during comedy skit arrested, faces a prison sentence

The woman was charged with insulting Islam by 'acting indecently' while performing at a comedy club in Malaysia.

‘Hinduphobia is on the rise on social media and other messaging platforms’: Rutgers report finds evidence of increase in anti-Hindu disinformation

The Rutgers report sheds light on evolving patterns of hate speech directed toward the Hindus across social media.

Navjot Singh Sidhu quarrels with fellow prisoners in jail over use of his canteen card, others change cell to avoid further clashes

After arguments between Navjot Singh Sidhu and fellow inmates in jail over canteen card, others shifted to difference barrack

Agra: Gangster escapes police custody after his accomplices attack police with bricks in district court

As the police arrived in the Agra court to produce the gangster before the magistrate, the criminals ambushed and snatched him away.

Bulldozer action on rioters to continue as Supreme Court refuses to pass interim orders, next hearing on August 10

The court said in its oral observation that it cannot direct some Municipal administration to take a bulldozer action against illegal constructions.

Madhya Pradesh: Congress MP Nakul Nath wipes off Tilak from his forehead before entering Muslim majority area, video goes viral

Congress MP Nakul Nath triggers controversy by wiping off the tilak before entering a Muslim majority area

Karnataka hijab row: Supreme Court agrees to hear petition against HC verdict that upheld the rights of schools to mandate uniform dress codes

The Karnataka HC had in March stated that the petitioners failed to prove that hijab is an essential religious practice in Islam and educational institutions in the state can mandate dress codes.

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence searches premises of Oppo India, a Chinese subsidiary, finds tax evasion amounting to the tune of Rs 4,389 crore

DRI conducted searches at the premises of mobile company Oppo India and found evidence of the firm evading customs taxes

Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton admits to planning attempted foreign coups

During an appearance on CNN, John Bolton admitted to helping planning coups in foreign countries.