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Telford sexual exploitation case: Inquiry finds over 1,000 children were groomed by Muslim gangs and authorities looked away due to ‘racial unease’

Over 1,000 girls were sexually exploited in Telford but authorities looked away for decades fearing they would be painted as racist

Donald Trump claims Elon Musk begged for subsidies, Tesla CEO hits back with “old man yells at cloud” meme 

A war of words have erupted between Donald Trump and Elon Musk after the former accused the latter of lying about voting for him.

Uttar Pradesh: Gangster act imposed against brother and nephew of SP MLA Dharmraj Yadav, their house in Barabanki to be attached

SP MLA Dharmraj alias Suresh Yadav's brother and nephew booked under Gangster Act by UP Police in Barabanki

Udaipur beheading: NIA takes half-a-dozen suspects into custody including chief and secretary of Anjuman Talimul Islam

The NIA searched Mujeeb Siddiqui's residence near Mukherjee Chowk in Udaipur last night before capturing him.

UP govt forms SIT to investigate allegations against Mohammed Zubair: Details of the 6 cases filed against Alt News co-founder

Six cases are filed against Mohammed Zubair in UP's Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Ghaziabad, Hathras, and Muzaffarnagar.

Sri Lanka: PM and acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe declares nationwide emergency after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Maldives

Days after protestors stormed into residence of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka, he fled to Maldives today

Punjab: After Sidhu Moosewala’s track SYL, YouTube bans Kanwar Grewal’s ‘Rihai’ song, Akali Dal to protest against ban on July 15

The ban on Kanwar Grewal's song named Rihai was imposed after the YouTube received complaints against the song. The song demands that the Sikh prisoners be freed.

Iranian women protest against the compulsory hijab mandated by Islamic rulers, share pictures and videos removing veils on social media

Men are also showing solidarity as Iranian women remove their headscarves to protest ultra-conservative laws.

Sri Lanka crisis: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to the Maldives, India denies facilitating escape

Protestors had stormed into Gotabaya Rajapaksa's palace on July 9. It was reported in media that he had escaped with his family to an undisclosed location before that.

1984 anti-sikh riots: Four more arrested, including one 3 time Congress corporator, for killing 13 in Kanpur during the violence

Pandey, Dammulal, and Tiwari have been arrested for brutally murdering six people in three cases while Pal who was Congress corporator for three terms then has been arrested for the Dabauli killings.

‘Pelt stones and hurdle bombs for Rs 5,000, legal aid will be given’: How Islamists organised the Kanpur violence

The rioters were promised Rs 1 crore by Mukhtar Baba and Haji Vasi if they managed to take control of Chandreshwar Hata area.

Rajasthan: After threatening to ‘shake India’ and calling for an economic boycott of Hindus, Ajmer Dargah’s Sarwar Chishti attends ‘peace rally’

Ajmer Dargah's Khadim Sarwar Chishti who threatened to 'shake India' if Muslims are made upset attended peace rally in the city.

The Judicial Brief: The need for accountability and transparency in the judicial system and imperfections that must be addressed urgently

When judiciary is at the receiving end of mockery, it is a cause of concern. It is an indication that people’s trust in the institution is wavering.

Gujarat Riots Case: Crime Branch arrest jailed former IPS Sanjiv Bhatt for embezzling funds and forging documents, shifted to Ahmedabad

Crime Branch of Gujarat Police arrested former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt who was lodged in Palanpur jail in the Gujarat Riots Case

SP leaders, local Muslims, conspired to takeover a Krishna Temple land in Mathura 15 years ago, turned it into graveyard during COVID: Details

Muslims of Shahpur village manipulated land records to take over Bihari Ji temple, FIR registered against SP leaders, locals of Muslim community

India-funded school under ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ inaguagurated in Nepal even as communist party leaders court Chinese officials

Nepal has been freely engaging with Chinese authorities while also accepting favours from India without hesitation

Kerala High Court acquits 13 RSS workers in a 2008 murder case of a CPM worker, slams prosecution’s attempts to tutor witnesses and form...

The 13 RSS workers were convicted by the Thiruvananthapuram Additional District and Sessions Court, following which, they appealed in Kerala High Court in 2016.

From threats to police apathy: Soldier’s wife shares her ordeal for raising voice against Maulvi who thrashed their 11-year-old child for playing in Madarsa’s...

On July 6, an armyman's 11-year-old son was brutally thrashed with an iron rod, by a Madarsa cleric for playing football in the garden on a Madarsa campus in Ranchi

Congress leader Alka Lamba draws inspiration from Mani Shankar Aiyar to insult PM Modi with derogatory language

Alka Lamba took to Twitter to refer to PM Modi 'nalayak' as she mocked him with a so-called 'progress card' showing India failing on global index.

Model who spent $600K and 12 years to look like Kim Kardashian undergoes detransition after realising she wants to be herself

The model, who emulated Kim Kardashian, is working on a documentary that seeks to expose dangers of cosmetic surgeries.

TOI may initiate action against Maria Khan for misrepresenting employment with publication, had blamed mother of girl attacked by Danish Khan in Jhansi

A 12th-class girl on Monday was attacked with a blade by Danish Khan while the girl was on her way to her tuition classes.

The victim narrative: How July 13 became ‘Martyrs Day’ in Kashmir, to celebrate Islamists, after horrific acts of cruelty were executed against Hindus

One persistent myth that has been debunked by the Modi government is the recognition of "Martyr's Day" on July 13.

Another betting racket busted: UP-based cons ran a fake T20 cricket tournament live-streamed on YouTube, 2 persons arrested

The UP Police have busted a betting racket in Hapur district where the accused persons ran a fake T20 tournament named "Big Boss T20 Punjab League".

Uttar Pradesh Government constitutes SIT to investigate cases related to AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair

The SIT formed to investigate cases against Mohammed Zubair has been headed by IG Preetinder Singh.

Lawrence Bishnoi confesses to plotting to kill Salman Khan; says he had bought a Rs 4 lakh rifle to murder him

Lawrence Bishnoi said he wanted to kill Salman Khan over killing of Chinkara, which he claimed are sacred to his community.

Amid the Goa Congress crisis, Rahul Gandhi vanishes again for a secret foreign trip: Each time the party faces trouble, the prince goes on...

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday left the country for a foreign visit and will be back on July 17, informed party sources.

Udhav Thackeray loses his cool after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh greets him with “Assalamu Alaikum”: Reports

Rajnath Singh had called Uddhav Thackeray over presidential elections and greeted him with "Assalamu Alaikum".

Uttar Pradesh: After 27 persons in auto, 7 people caught riding a bike for eating ice cream, video viral

When asked by the Police, the man said that he wanted to take the children for an ice cream treat and that he had no other vehicle to incorporate all of them at a time.

The RSS has faced a ban from the Indian govt on multiple occasions, and has emerged stronger each time: Read details

It was on July 12, 1949, that the first ban on RSS was lifted after a span of 16 months following assassination of MK Gandhi.

National Emblem on new parliament building: Dear ‘Liberals’, lions do have long, sharp teeth, whether you want to see them or not

Liberals angry because the new statue of the National Emblem has lions that 'roar'.

Sri Lanka crisis: Liberals scream about ‘majoritarianism’ to avoid talking about dynastic loot, cronyism, rent-seeking

It is weird that so many of you ‘fearless and independent’ folks that call yourself economists, journalists and academicians are blaming the exact same thing – majoritarianism - for Sri Lanka crisis

Intruder Hafizul, who barged into the house of Mamata Banerjee, has Bangladeshi links: Here is what the SIT found

The accused had visited Bangladesh illegally during last year's Durga Puja. He had boarded a boat, which took him to the other side of the Ichhamati river.

Subramanian Swamy, Congress leader Udit Raj spread canard that India has slipped to 164th rank from position of 3rd-largest economy, PIB debunks the fake...

PIB fact-checked the claim that India has slipped to 164th rank from being 3rd-largest economy during UPA rule, called it fake

The Uber Files: How Uber tried to blame local officials in India after the rape in an Uber cab in Delhi in 2014, stonewalled...

Uber Files were leaked to the British newspaper The Guardian and also shared with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, and several other media organisations.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shares first deepest images of early cosmos formed after Big Bang: Details

The James Webb Space Telescope by NASA is the world's leading observatory for space science.

Uddhav Thackeray likely to dump ‘United Opposition’ Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha days after MVA govt collapses in Maharashtra

Shiv Sena might vote for Droupadi Murmu for Presidential elections and not the opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha

SC extends interim bail of Mohammed Zubair in Sitapur case; to remain in jail in connection with other cases

The Supreme Court Tuesday (July 12) extended the interim bail granted to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until further orders in the case filed in the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh

“We are not tacos”, Hispanic journalists hit back at US first lady Jill Biden for comparing the Latino community in the USA to breakfast...

Speaking at the 2022 UnidosUS Annual Conference held in Texas, Jill Biden said that the Latino community is “as unique as the breakfast tacos here in San Antonio”.

Indonesia: Islamic college shuts down a student magazine after it exposes sexual assault on campus. Here is what we know so far

Student magazine Lintas was ordered shut down after it exposed incidents of sexual assault in an Islamic college in Indonesia.

Jhansi, UP: After stalking and harassing, Danish Khan attacks a minor girl with blade, slashes multiple times on face and neck

Danish Khan severely wounded the girl with a blade while she was on her way to tuition classes in Jhansi.

Government schools in Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s home district Dumka modified to Urdu schools, Friday declared holiday: Report

The schools in Dumka where these modifications are observed are government run institutions and not madrasas.

Kerala: Bomb hurled at RSS office in Kannur

The incident took place very near to a police station.

Propaganda outfit NewsLaundry starts campaign to doxx, do hitjobs against activists exposing Islamist, Hinduphobic networks: Here is what happened

After arrest of Zubair, one such propaganda portal that has actively been trying to doxx, endanger, discredit activists is Newslaundry.

ED chargesheet reveals Amnesty may have taken foreign funds without permission under guise of FDI through dubious front, report reveals

Hours after ED filed a prosecution complaint against Amnesty International India, the NGO in a series of tweets targeted the national agency and accused it of having violated the principles of natural justice.

Hinduphobia: Usual suspects hide behind ‘constitutional process’ and other jargon after being triggered by the sight of Puja by PM Modi at new parliament...

Since it was PM Modi, the Central Vista Project, a proud symbol of India, and a traditional Puja by Hindu priests for the inauguration all combined together, the meltdown by the usual whining suspects was quite expected. They proved to be exactly as predictable as always.

‘United Opposition’ Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha casts aspersions on central agencies ahead of Presidential elections

The elections for the 15th President of India are scheduled to take place on July 18 this year. From the complex maths behind the crucial election, it becomes evident that Yashwant Sinha has marginal to negligible chances of winning.

From allegations of ‘blackmail’ to ‘Khali slapping a toll worker’: Watch viral video of Khali and toll workers arguing

Toll Plaza workers in Punjab had clash with wrestler The Great Khali, video went viral

Lakhimpur Kheri: Man who got an FIR filed against Mohammed Zubair receives death threats, demands police protection

Ashish Katiyar is receiving death threats after an FIR was filed against Mohammed Zubair based on his complaint.

16 Shiv Sena MPs urge Uddhav Thackeray to support NDA’s Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu

16 Shiv Sena MPs have urged Uddhav Thackeray to support the NDA presidential candidate, Draupadi Murmu, instead of the Opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha