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Congress workers burn vehicles in Karnataka & Telangana, block railway tracks in Delhi protesting against ED interrogation of Sonia Gandhi

Two cars in Karnataka and a scooter in Telangana were burnt by Congress workers protesting against ED questioning of Sonia Gandhi

Delhi: LG Vinai Kumar Saxena tells Arvind Kejriwal the Singapore conference is for mayors, ‘not advisable’ for a CM to attend it

LG Vinai Kumar Saxena said, "It must be noted that on a prima facie basis this is a conference of Mayors of various cities. It is not advisable for a Chief Minister to be attending such a conference."

No caste-based quota in Agnipath recruitment, how Indian Express spread fake news

Indian Express claimed that reservation is applicable in ‘Agnipath’ scheme too, like other services. However, the minister's response clearly mentions that this is not the case.

Domestic airlines can’t charge extra from passengers for issuing boarding pass at airport counters: Ministry

Ministry of civil aviation has said that airlines can’t charge extra money from passengers who get their boarding passes at airport counters

Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress to abstain from voting in vice presidential polls

The TMC has protested the announcement of the united Opposition candidate Margaret Alva without informing Mamata Banerjee.

Gujarat: Congress state president reiterates Manmohan Singh’s ideology that minorities have first right on resources, promises house for Muslims

Gujarat Congress president Jagdish Thakor said that his party believes that minorities in the country have first right on resources

Some people are creating communal tension in the name of ‘fact-checking’, I&B Minister Anurag Thakur says in Parliament

Anurag Thakur also said that his ministry is not involved in taking any action in case of police complaints, and it is the responsibility of the various state governments as per law

Maharashtra: BJP MLA Nitesh Rane demands anti-conversion law in the state to protect women from being trapped and harassed

BJP MLA Nitesh Rane demands anti-conversion law in Maharashtra like UP, MP, Gujarat, Karnataka etc

Video of US President Joe Biden saying ‘I have cancer’ goes viral, White House issues clarification

Joe Biden says he has cancer while speaking on pollution. White House insists he doesn't have cancer.

Dutch MP Geert Wilders raises issue of Bangladesh violence against Hindus, Islamist threats against Nupur Sharma in Parliament

Geert Wilders tabled 14 questions to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Justice and Security on Islamic attacks on Hindus

Rajasthan: NSUI leader Md Shahid Khan pretends to be ‘Manish Sen’, traps a Hindu girl and blackmails her, arrested

Mobile company employee Shahid Khan arrested in Rajasthan for trapping and blackmailing Hindu girl pretending to be Manish Sen

Pakistan: SHO asks a male constable to wear hijab for mandatory photo of a female officer with female criminal in Gujrat, suspended

As per the Pakistan Police Act, if there is a woman among those apprehended, the presence of a lady constable is required in such images.

Pakistani journalist who came to spy on India now says he had met Manmohan Singh, never met Hamid Ansari

Nusrat Mirza claimed to have met former PM Manmohan Singh, took u-turn on his previous statement that he met former VP Hamid Ansari.

Two days after drinking polluted water from holy river Kali Bein, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann ends up in hospital with stomach pain, discharged later

On July 17, Bhagwant Mann had visited Sultanpurlodhi where he drank polluted sewage water directly from the Kali Bein rivulet.

Ahead of Jumma, Congress workers take parts of the country hostage as ED questions Sonia Gandhi: Here are some bizarre statements by party leaders

As ED is questioning Sonia Gandhi in the National Herald case, senior Congress leaders are calling it a vendetta politics by the ruling party.

Presidential election results planned to divert attention from TMC’s Martyrs’ Day Rally in Kolkata: TMC MP Sudip Bandopadhyay

TMC MP Sudip Bandopadhyay said that the results of the election for the post of the Indian President were planned on the 21st of July to divert attention from Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata.

China: Video of tanks on the streets go viral amid protests by people demanding their money blocked in a massive bank scam

While thousands of people are protesting in China demanding their deposits blocked by banks, tanks appeared on the streets

National Herald case: Sonia Gandhi finally arrives at ED office to face questions, Congress organises massive protests against Govt

The opposition parties including the CPI(M), DMK, RJD, Shiv Sena, RSP, and more also issued a joint statement claiming that the Modi government is misusing the central agencies to target the opposition.

Uttar Pradesh: Auto driver Rehmat Hasan abducts 2-year-old boy and performs circumcision, forcefully marries child’s mother and converts her to Islam

Rahmat Hasan had taken advantage of the woman's poverty and had assured her support while pretending to be a Hindu man. He had then abducted her toddler and perfromed circumcision on the child to convert him to Islam.

Fact-check: Is the government charging 18% GST on Crematorium Services?

Fact check: Is government charging GST on crematorium services?

Punjab: Two gangsters involved in the murder of Sidhu Moosewala shot dead in a police encounter at Amritsar

Two gangsters out of six who killed Sidhu Moosewala gunned down by Punjab Police's anti-gangster task force.

Madhya Pradesh: Islamists attack Bajrang Dal activist for supporting Nupur Sharma

Bajrang Dal activist Ayush sustained a deep injury on his head and got seven stitches. He is currently lodged in Ujjain Civil hospital

Haryana: Truck driver Shabbir who had killed DSP Surender Singh Bishnoi arrested in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district

Truck driver Mittar, who had killed DSP Surender Singh Bishnoi in Haryana, arrested from Ganghora village

Mohammed Zubair granted bail: What SC said on Alt News co-founder vis-à-vis SC judges’ remarks on Nupur Sharma

The SC had on Wednesday granted interim bail relief to Mohammed Zubair in all six cases filed in UP.

Karnataka: Speeding ambulance crashes at a toll plaza near Shiroor, four people including three in the vehicle killed

An ambulance lost its control as the tires lost contact with the wet road and crashed at a toll plaza in Karnataka

Love jihad in Jharkhand: Factory worker Shahzad Ansari pretends to be Ravindra to marry a Hindu woman, abandons her after she learns the truth

Accused Shahzad Ansari committed love jihad after 6 months of acquaintance with the victim Hindu woman.

‘Bollywood tends to undermine our culture and heritage’: Actor Nikhil Siddharth in exclusive interview ahead of release of Karthikeya 2

After the release of teaser of Karthikeya 2 at ISCKON temple in Vrindavan, OpIndia talked to actor Nikhil Siddharth

Sonu Sood claims his team brought a man back to life after doctors had given up on him; Netizens poke holes in his story

Sonu Sood shared a story of a man whom his team brought back to life after doctors had given up on him.

Significant decline in the number of terror attacks in J&K from 2018 to 2021: MoS Home Nityanand Rai informs in Rajya Sabha

Nityanand Rai said, "The Union Government has adopted a policy of zero tolerance against terrorism."

Bihar: NIA arrests Maulavi Asghar Ali from Jamia madrasa of Motihari in the Phulwari Sharif PFI case

24-year-old Asghar Ali is a teacher in a madrasa in Motihari where he teaches 100 girl students.

SPG commando protects PM Narendra Modi from getting hurt during Darshan at Baba Baidyanath Temple in Deoghar: Video goes viral

PM Narendra Modi also visited the Baba Baidyanath temple on 12th July 2022 when he was in Jharkhand to inaugurate the Deoghar airport.

Jharkhand: Education dept. orders probe to find out how a general primary school in Lohardaga became Urdu high school

Primary school in Lohardaga dist in Jharkhand becomes Urdu high school, state govt orders probe after outrage

Delhi: Meat thrown at Kanwar Yatris in Delhi’s Seelampur, police initiate probe after protests, video viral

The Kanwar Yatra was interrupted after the Kanwars on their way back to Alwar discovered that some unidentified person had thrown a piece of meat at the Kanwar outside the camp.

‘We cannot say he will not tweet again’: Says Supreme Court while granting bail to Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair

While granting bail to Zubair, the Supreme Court refuse to restrict him from tweeting anything provocative

Gujarat: Police constable mowed to death by a suspicious truck; similar incidents reported from Haryana and Jharkhand

Police constable Kiran Raj was mowed to death after he tried to stop a speeding truck in Gujarat's Anand.

SC grants bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in all six cases registered against him in UP

Over six cases were filed against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair at different places across Uttar Pradesh.

‘Provocative tweets by Mohammed Zubair were circulated as pamphlets after Friday prayers’: AAG for UP govt in Supreme Court

Garima Parshad, the AAG for UP govt said Zubair's provocative tweets were used as pamphlets before after Friday prayers.

Sri Lanka: Prime Minister and acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as the new president

After Gotabaya Rajapaksa left Sri Lanka and resigned from the post of president, PM Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as new president

Jharkhand: Sub-inspector Sandhya Topno killed by cattle smugglers while performing her duty, accused Nigaar Khan arrested

SSP Ranchi informed about the incident on July 20 and added that the Ranchi Police had nabbed the accused and also had seized the vehicle which crushed the officer.

Female police officer crushed to death in Ranchi by vehicle smuggling cattle, here is what the media ‘skipped’ in their reports

Media skips that Police Officer in Ranchi was crushed to death by vehicle of cattle smugglers

Financial fraud accused Rana Ayyub spreads lies about Mohammed Zubair’s arrest to paint dystopian picture of press freedom in India

Speaking on Amanpour & Company, Rana Ayyub lied that Delhi Police arrested Zubair for carrying out fact-checks.

Odisha: Cholera outbreak in Rayagada district’s Kashipur claims 7 lives, around 104 under treatment

The administration is taking several steps to curb the spread of cholera, including the establishment of two temporary medical camps in affected regions. The medical experts are also going door to door to see if anyone is experiencing any symptoms.

Netflix loses almost a million subscribers in the second quarter, had estimated to loss 2 million

Streaming giant Netflix has partnered with Microsoft to launch a low-priced ad-supported subscription plan

CM Yogi Adityanth issues warning against corrupt officials, advises ministers to not ‘blindly trust’ their staff

The government transferred PWD Minister Jitin Prasada’s Officer on Special Duty Anil Kumar Pandey and suspended 5 other officers over irregularities in transfer and corruption.

Kerala administration seizes IndiGo bus over ‘tax evasion’ days after the airline put communist leader on no fly list for unruly behaviour

Few weeks back, a scuffle broke out between Left Democratic Front (LDF) leader EP Jayarajan and Kerala Youth Congress workers in an IndiGo flight. Subsequently, they were put on 'no-fly' list by the airline.

‘I can release video clips to prove physical and verbal abuse’: Tej Pratap claims of problems suffered during marriage, slams media’s ‘biased’ reporting

Tej Pratap Yadav lashed out at media channel for reporting about his divorce case despite of court order against it.

ED arrests Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s close aide Pankaj Mishra, had earlier seized Rs 11.88 crore from 37 bank accounts belonging to him

ED has arrested Pankaj Mishra, a close aide of Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in connection with the money laundering case related to alleged illegal mining in Ranchi

NEET exam underwear removal controversy: Exam supervisor dismisses ‘fictitious’ complaint, says was filed with wrong intentions

The exam supervisor of the NEET centre in Kerala, which was embroiled in a frisking row dismissed the accusation calling it 'fictitious'