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‘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'

Four Muslim youth arrested over namaz inside Lulu Mall: How the usual suspects in media spread fake news to malign Hindus

Arfa Khanum Sherwani, Rohini Singh, and RJ Sayema were among those who peddled fake news over Lulu Mall namaz row.

Vegetarian student allegedly served non-veg sandwich in Jamia central canteen, says staff told him ‘no pure veg food available’

A vegetarian student was allegedly served a non-vegetarian sandwich in the central canteen of Jamia university.

WATCH: Weird creature caught on CCTV camera in United States, netizens baffled with thoughts of an ‘Alien’

A whitish, lanky weird creature emerges stooped down near an apartment's rear yard in the 33-second video.

Haryana DSP murder: Iqrar arrested after getting shot in police encounter

A dumper full of stones was used to murder Haryana DSP Surendra Singh on the spot after he reached there for his surprise inspection.

AAP leader Sanjay Singh peddles fake news that caste is being asked for ‘first time in history’ for recruitment under Agnipath scheme, PIB debunks...

AAP leader Sanjay Singh was caught invoking the over-used 'caste and religion' card to attack the BJP govt over its Agnipath Scheme

UP: Aatif, Rehan among 4 arrested over namaz inside Lulu Mall; Islamists and Cong leaders had spread fake news that Hindus posed as Muslims

The arrests made by police plainly refute the myth that the Namaz at Lulu mall was offered by non-Muslims.

Amid US and EU sanctions, Russia’s Gazprom and Iran’s National Oil Company sign a $40 billion deal on the day of Putin’s visit to...

Russia's Gazprom and Iran's National Oil Company signed a $40 billion energy cooperation deal.

Principal and 4 others sent to jail, police van and school buses gutted in fire as people outrage over the death of TN student:...

A 17-year-old girl, studying in Class 12 in Kaniyamoor Sakthi matriculation school in Kallakurichi of Salem district in Tamil Nadu allegedly died by suicide on July 12. The victim's family has alleged foul play.

Pakistani national arrested in Rajasthan with 11-inch long knife meant to kill Nupur Sharma, planned to visit Ajmer Dargah before attack

During preliminary inquiry, the Pakistani national revealed that he crossed the border to assassinate Nupur Sharma.

Filmmaker Avinash Das, who has a history of peddling fake news, picked up by Gujarat Police

In October 2018, Avinash Das had shared a photoshopped image of Samit Patra and claimed that the BJP spokesperson referred to farmers as traitors.

SC grants interim relief to Nupur Sharma, orders that no coercive action shall be taken on FIRs against her

Interim relief granted to Nupur Sharma by Supreme Court, no coercive shall be taken against Sharma pursuant to the impugned FIRs.

‘In any other Islamic country, Nupur Sharma would have been killed by now: Diwan of Nizamuddin Dargah says Islam would not pardon her

The dewan of Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin dargah said Islam would never pardon Nupur Sharma for her comments.

Woke concepts creeping into science? Gender activists push to stop anthropologists from marking human remains as ‘male’ or ‘female’

Gender activists want anthropologists to stop marking human remains as male or female.

Mathura: Man heroically saves a child’s life, video of his bravery goes viral

The viral video, which seems to be CCTV footage, is apparently from the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh.

Haryana: DSP killed by mining mafia in Mewat region, read details

DSP Taoru Surendra Singh Bishnoi was working on a specific input of illegal mining taking place in Panchgaon, near Nuh in Mewat region of Haryana

UP: Sanitation worker sacked over carrying portraits of PM Modi and CM Yogi in garbage trolly reinstated after public criticism

Nagar Nigam officials reinstated Bobby, the sanitation worker, after he promised not to be so negligent in the future.

Kerala: IndiGo airlines puts LDF convener, Youth Congress workers on ‘no-fly list’. Here is what had happened

LDF convener EP Jayarajan was found guilty of a Level II offence and was banned from flying with IndiGo for a period of 3 weeks, starting July 16

Bihar: Hindu man stabbed for watching Nupur Sharma video, police claim the stabbing happened after an argument over cigarette smoke

According to the victim's family, the Nanpur police had intentionally dropped the name of Nupur Sharma to dismiss the communal angle in the case.

USA: Biden’s Asst Secretary for Health, who is a trans woman, wants to ’empower’ children to get puberty blockers, sex-change surgery

Rachel Levine, who is transgender herself, and had lived as a biological male till 2011, has made these statements while appearing on MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports."

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan claims his blood group has changed while in jail

Notably, a person's blood group never changes medically during the course of their life, with the exception of truly uncommon circumstances such as when they might have a bone marrow transplant or develop a rare form of cancer.

How Teesta, Mukul Sinha, and other ‘activists’ conspired to take the Gujarat riots case against Hindus

Teesta Setalvad and others conspired to paint Hindus in bad light and blamed them for Gujarat riots 2002

Uttar Pradesh: Prince Qureshi of Kasganj poses as Monu Gupta to target a Hindu girl, rapes her after giving a spiked drink

Prince Qureshi, disguised as Monu Gupta, targeted a Hindu girl and raped her inside a vehicle after reportedly giving a spiked drink.

India Today’s Rajdeep Sardesai gives platform to DU Prof, accused of tribal man’s murder, to demean Presidential candidate and tribal leader Droupadi Murmu

For someone who is accused of threatening tribals to not align themselves with the state and instead support Naxalites, it is indeed peachy for Sundar to pontificate what a tribal leader can or cannot do for upliftment of tribals.

UK’s largest air force base forced to halt flights as runway melts with the temperature hitting 38 degrees celsius

RAF halted flights from Brize Norton, and had to divert flights to other bases to keep its operation running amidst safety concerns due to the heat wave.

Nupur Sharma files fresh petition, says statement by SC judges has resulted in an increased number of rape and death threats

In her petition, Nupur Sharma had sought expunction of the observations made by Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala.

Islamists issue death threats to BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena for supporting Kanhaiya Lal’s family

Rajasthan man Kadir Ali, in a letter, threatened Meena with Kanhaiya Lal-like fate for anyone who insults Prophet Muhammad.

Humans of Bombay offers to refund money to donors who donated to the Harvard education of Muskaan

Humans of Bombay had claimed that it confirmed every fact of the case and reviewed her documents before promoting the fundraiser.