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Uganda: Islamist mob attacks Christian evangelists with weapons after 8 Muslims agree to leave Islam in conversion camp, 1 person dead, Bibles burned

The deceased man named Robert Bwenje accompanied Assistant Pastor Ambrose Mugisha to an event in a village where 8 Muslims agreed to become Christians. Pastor Mugisha has survived the attack.

IB flags security threat from Jihadis ahead of I-Day, recommends monitoring areas with Rohingyas, cites Kanhaiya Lal murder too: Reports

IB has warned the Delhi Police of a possible terror attack by LeT, JeM and other radical Islamist groups ahead of India's 75th Independence Day on August 15th

Sandy Hook defamation case: Alex Jones’ lawyers sending all his texts to the opposing lawyer, the ‘insurrection committee’ and perjury

Alex Jones is being sued by Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, the parents of 6-year-old victim Jesse Lewis who had lost his life in the massacre, along with 19 other students and 6 teachers.

ED seals Young India office, says Mallikarjun Kharge came and left without cooperating with the raid, Congress now plans ‘protest’: Details

After ED sealed Young India's office at Herald House in Delhi, Congress leaders to hold a meeting to decide next course of action

Faith a tool for politics: How “Brahmin” Rahul Gandhi gave up his “Janeu” to join the Lingayat sect for the sake of politics

'Janeu Dhari Hindu' Rahul Gandhi have to let go his identity after getting initiated into Lingayat, here is why

Rahul Dholakia, who attacked ‘The Kashmir Files’, pontificates against boycott calls faced by Bollywood movies: Here’s why he is wrong

Rahul Dholakia fails to grasp the fact that Indian constitution grants freedom of choice to audience to boycott movies they don't want to watch.

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence detects Rs 2,217 crore customs duty evasion by Vivo Mobile India, had earlier found tax evasion by Oppo

During raids at manufacturing plants of Vivo Mobile India, DRI detected tax evasion of Rs 2,217 crore

Umesh Kolhe Murder: NIA arrests two more culprits accused of raising funds for the murder and providing asylum to the killers

NIA arrests two more accused in the Umesh Kolhe murder, the total number of arrests have reached nine

Enforcement Directorate seals National Herald office, instructs premises not to be opened without prior permission

Enforcement Directorate has temporarily sealed the National Herald office and instructed that the premises not be opened without prior permission.

Delhi: Police forces deployed outside the residences of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi

The ED has questioned Sonia Gandhi in July 2022 and Rahul Gandhi in June 2022 in connection with the National Herald money laundering case.

Yes Bank-DHFL scam case: ED attaches properties worth Rs 415 crores owned by Avinash Bhosale and Sanjay Chhabria

Avinash Bhosale and Sanjay Chhabria are among the accused in the Yes Bank-DHFL scam case.

2G case accused DMK MP A Raja demands probe in 5G spectrum auction after it fetched less than CAG assessed ‘loss’ in 2G auction

A Raja said that there is huge scam in 5G spectrum auction which has fetched Rs 1.5 lakh crore for the govt

Ex-Minister and Imran Khan aide insinuates that had the former PM been in power in Pakistan, al-Zawahiri might have still been alive

Ex-Pakistan minister Shireen Mazari insinuated that al-Zawahiri would have been alive if Imran Khan were in power.

116 Villages along Nepal border are now ‘Muslim majority’, madrasas and mosques mushrooming everywhere: Report

Assam and UP have recommended to increase BSF's jurisdiction from 50 KM to 100 KM in border areas.

Laal Singh Chaddha: Why is Mr Perfectionist rattled? Isn’t he confident in his craft?

As boycott calls for Laal Singh Chaddha trend, Aamir Khan has decided to come and and claim he loves India, what is Mr Perfectionist afraid of

Rahul Gandhi wants Murugha Math to send him a private tutor because he has read about seer Basavanna ‘a little’

Rahul Gandhi requested Murugha Math in Karnataka to send a private tutor to him to teach Ishtalinga and Shivayoga

‘Love Jihad’ in Greece? 30-year-old Pakistani man on the run after brutally killing 17-year-old girlfriend in Athens

The body of the dead girl was sent for medical examination which confirmed that the victim was suffocated to death. The perpetrator might have pressed his hand on the girl's face disallowing her to breathe for life.

Eighth anniversary of Yazidi genocide: A grim list of some of the most brutal atrocities ISIS committed against Yazidi women

August 3, 2014, is etched in the memory of Yazidis as a grim reminder of the day ISIS carried out its most brutal genocide in modern history.

Assam: Private board headed by Badruddin Ajmal runs 1000 madrasas, CM Himanta Biswa assures strict actions against jihadi elements

Assam state government's strict action against these madarasas comes as a preventive measure against the terrorist networks.

Punjab CM announces cash prize for Hindu athlete after netizens point out he only gave ‘good wishes’ while Sikh athlete got prize money for...

CM Bhagwant Mann announced cash prize for Hindu athlete from Punjab for CWG silver medal allegedly after backlash

Maulana Salman Nadwi, who attended inter-faith meeting with NSA Doval, backtracks on proposal to ban PFI, had earlier sworn allegiance to ISIS

Salman Nadwi opposed the ban on PFI after attending the inter-faith meeting that called for a ban on it.

‘Screaming Butterflies’, an award-winning film on love jihad by Assamese actor-director Aimee Baruah, to be screened at South Asian Short Film Festival

Aimee Baruah's Screaming Butterflies, which narrates testimonies of 26 victims of love jihad, to be screened at short film festival in Kolkata

Baloch freedom fighters claim responsibility for Pakistan Army helicopter crash, say military is lying by calling it ‘accident due to bad weather’

Baloch Raaji Aajoi Sangar (BRAS) an umbrella organization of Baloch armed groups claimed responsibility for shooting down the low-flying Pakistan military helicopter on Monday.

Jahangirpuri violence: Accused Sanwar Malik, who collected glass bottles and stones to attack the Hanuman Jayanti procession, arrested

Sanwar Malik is accused of instigating public and pelting stones at police officials during Jahangirpuri violence.

Pune Police arrests Shiv Sena leader Sanjay More for leading attack at Shinde faction MLA Uday Samant’s car, 4 more detained

Eknath Shinde faction MLA Uday Samant's car was attacked by 4-5 people led by Shiv Sena leader Sanjay More in Pune

‘You walked out, check Sansad TV for answers’: FM Nirmala Sitharaman busts TMC’s Derek O’ Brien’s ‘issues evaded’ claim

Refuting the TMC claims, FM Sitharaman called out Derek O'Brien for leaving the house during debate on price rise, GST etc.

Gujarat: Vadodara school plans mosque trip for kindergarten students on Jumma, cancels after uproar

It is not clear whether the mosque allowed entry of women since some of the children were girl children and some mosques do not allow women.

Arpita Mukherjee purchased 18 properties from the Bengal SSC scam money, Partha Chatterjee co-owns too: Reports

Arpita has claimed innocence before ED, saying that the cash seized from her houses did not belong to her and Partha had used her residences as 'banks'.

Thane: Shiv Sena leader Kedar Dighe booked for backing rape accused friend Rohit Kapoor and threatening the victim

The complaint against Dighe has been filed under section 506 of the Indian Penal Code which deals with criminal intimidation whereas the complaint against Kapoor has been filed under section 376 of IPC (rape).

US-China tensions: As Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, NSC says the US does not support Taiwan’s independence

Top US govt official has stated that they do not support Taiwan's independence.

India creates history by securing gold in Lawn Bowls in the Women’s Fours category in 2022 CWG, 4th Gold medal for India in Birmingham

India has made history by winning the gold medal in the women's four Lawn Bowls final at the CWG 2022 being held in Birmingham

‘Hindu on Campus’ group subjected to online attack, faces smear campaign by Hindu Students Association of American University

HSA accused the 'Hindu on Campus' group of supporting caste discrimination against Dalits and furthering Islamophobia.

Chandigarh man makes hoax call about bomb to blow up Sabarmati Express, detained

Sandeep called the Panchkula police control room and informed them that the couple traveling on the Sabarmati Express from Jaipur to Chandigarh had threatened to blow the train up

‘Criticise people for opinion but don’t drag their families’: Delhi HC on the HT Media vs Gaurav Taneja case

Delhi Court said a person or social media influencer can be criticized but their families should not be dragged.

Love Jihad in Assam: Abdul Sahjahan becomes ‘Mintu Roy’ to entrap a Hindu girl, tortures and force feed her beef

Abdul Sahjahan, tortured the Hindu girl he married under false aliases, and forced fed her beef.

Monkeypox vaccine: SII CEO Adar Poonawalla meets Union Health Minister, says vaccine research is underway

SII CEO Adar Poonawalla said research is underway for monkeypox vaccine.

Arvind Kejriwal had promised 7 new hospitals with 6800 beds, not a single one has been built: RTI reveals

RTI reply revealed that no new hospital was constructed by Delhi government between July 1, 2021 and July 1, 2022

“Those who play with fire will perish by it”, China threatens USA ahead of Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit

According to reports, Nancy Pelosi is finally going to Taiwan, despite warnings from the Biden administration, who are worried about the rising escalation with China

PML-Q leader asks for expulsion of Ahmadis from Khushab in Pakistan: Here is how the area has been notorious for Ahmadi persecution

On July 30, PML-Q leader Malik Ilyas Awan wrote to the deputy commissioner of Khushab, a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan, urging him to evict the people of the minority Islamic sect of Ahmadis from the district

Kin of CWG gold medalist Achinta Sheuli lashes out at Mamata Banerjee government over lack of support to ace weightlifter

"...all other states do what’s required in order to ensure their weightlifters benefit. But it’s not the case here," Achinta Sheuli had said in 2020.

Bengal cash scam: Woman hurls ‘chappal’ at Partha Chatterjee, objects to luxury services provided to him even after being exposed

Partha Chatterjee is embroiled in the SSC scam, after over Rs 50 crores cash were recovered from his aide’s flats.

Watch: Go First airlines car drives under IndiGo plane at Delhi airport, accident avoided by inches

Go First car went under IndiGo plane's nose at Delhi Airport, accident avoided by inches; DGCA to probe the incident

Uttar Pradesh: Two Hindu students of Faiz-e-Aam Muslim College expelled for reading Hanuman Chalisa instead of Quran

The Muslim student objected to Sourav Yadav reading Rahim's couplets and asked him to read Quran, Yadav read Hanuman Chalisa instead.

Pro-Khalistani org Dal Khalsa opposes ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’, urges Sikhs to hoist Nishan Sahib, ‘gherao’ govt, officials: Details

Pro-Khalistani org Dal Khalsa opposed Har Ghar Tiranga movement, urged Sikhs to hoist Nishan Sahib instead of Tiranga.

Karnataka: 6 including Suhas, Mohan and Sreenivas arrested in Mohammed Fizal murder case, cops rule out Shia-Sunni angle

Mohammed Fazil was killed by a group of assailants on Thursday, July 28, in Mangaluru, Karnataka.

MK Gandhi’s great grandson Tushar Gandhi snubbed as Sabarmati Ashram trusts side with state govt over redevelopment plan

The Gujarat state government cleared in High Court on Monday (August 1), that MK Gandhi’s descendant could definitely be made an invitee to the committee overseeing the re-development work of the Sabarmati Ashram but could not dictate terms.

Silly Souls: Dear Priyanka Chaturvedi, here is why you need to learn logical reasoning over and above maths

After displaying her turbulent relationship with maths, Priyanka Chaturvedi now shows how logic is also not her friend.

Enforcement Directorate raids multiples locations in Delhi in the National Herald money laundering case

The ED on Tuesday raided 12 locations linked to National Herald in a money laundering case.

Pakistani drug peddlers scared of Gujarat Police, Rahul Gandhi said Guj govt was favouring ‘drug mafia’ just hours before audio went viral

Audio clip of Pakistani drug peddlers recovered by the Gujarat police, mainly the Anti-terrorist Squad, revealed that the international mafia was scared to smuggle drugs into the country