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India Today’s Consulting Editor is also liaison officer with West Bengal govt: A brief profile of Mamata loyalist

India Today Consulting Editor Jayanta Ghosal and his close connections with Mamata Banerjee and her government which makes him far from neutral

Worked on party orders, top leaders involved: Ex-TMC Partha Chatterjee spills the beans about the huge cache of cash found

Another official of the central agency informed that Partha Chatterjee has confessed to the involvement of other Departments in providing jobs via fraudulent means to ineligible candidates.

ED conducts searches at the residence of Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut after he skips 2 summons: Here is what happened

Sanjay Raut was interrogated for 10 hours by the central agency on July 1 this year.

West Bengal: 3 Congress MLAs from Jharkhand nabbed in Howrah with huge amounts of cash

The police officials said that the cash recovered from the vehicle is so huge that they will deploy cash counting machine to calculate the amount.

Yes Bank-DHFL scam: CBI seizes AugustaWestland helicopter from Pune premises of builder Avinash Bhosale

Avinash Bhosale, a prominent builder in Maharashtra, is arrested and an accused in the Yes Bank-DHFL scam.

‘We can’t be mute spectators to communal tensions in the country’: NSA Ajit Doval at interfaith peace meeting with Sufi clerics

Ajit Doval asserted that mere condemning radical forces is not enough and that society needs to actually work against these radical forces.

UP: Aligarh family writes to CM Yogi Adityanath seeking permission for euthanasia after being constantly harassed by miscreants

Rajkumari Sharma of Aligarh has written to CM Yogi Adityanath, seeking permission for euthanasia for the whole family.

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra, Rajasthan lead in outstanding dues to power companies, PM Modi urges states to clear dues without delay

States have dues of over Rs 2.40 lakh crore to power generation and distribution companies, PM Modi urged them to pay the amounts

Aslam Shaikh, Congress MLA who had signed mercy petition for Yakub Memon, under ED scanner for unauthorised construction of film studios: All you need...

Reportedly, Aslam Shaikh gave permission for the unauthorised construction of more than 2 dozen film studios in Madh Island.

Punjab: IMA seeks resignation of Health Minister after he forces the top surgeon to lie down on dirty hospital mattress

The IMA has demanded an 'immediate unconditional apology and the resignation of the Health Minister of Punjab for his misbehavior'.

D’Gama family in Goa tells excise dept they are exclusive owners of Silly Souls Goa Cafe and Bar, not Smriti Irani’s daughter as alleged...

Merlyn Anthony D’Gama and her son Dean D’Gama has told Goa Excise dept that they own Silly Souls Goa Cafe and Bar, not Smriti Irani's daughter

Gujarat: Ahmedabad court rejects bail plea of Teesta Setalvad and RB Sreekumar, arrested for fabrication of evidence of Gujarat riots

A sessions court in Ahmedabad denied bail to Teesta Setalvad and RB Sreekumar, arrested for fabricating evidence in Gujarat riots cases

UP: Villagers led by head Shakina block roads for Kanwariyas, throw contaminated water and pelt stones; 6 arrested

Villagers of Paragwa village harassed Kanwariyas, attacking them with stones, throwing contaminated water on them.

Experts find loopholes in the theory as an unnamed member of SIT tells media that Nishank’s death was a suicide, ‘guesses’ the motive

Nishank Rathore, a third-year college student, was found dead on the railway tracks near Obaidullaganj town in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh on 24th July 2022.

NSA Ajit Doval to attend interfaith conference with Sufi clerics amid rising religious tensions; Blasphemy, hate slogans by Islamists on agenda

NSA Ajit Doval to attend interfaith conference on communal harmony organised by All Indi Sufi Sajjadanashin Council

Punjab: Resignations follow after ’12th pass’ AAP Minister humiliates VC of university. Here is what happened

The Indian Orthopaedic Association emphasised, "This is surely a black day for medical services in the State of Punjab."

AAP Govt in Punjab claims to have taken back 9,053 acres of encroached land, party had boasted about stopping similar anti-encroachment drives in Delhi

Punjab CM and AAP leader Bhagwant Mann claimed that since May 1, 2022, his government in the state has taken possession of 9,053 acres of land which was illegally encroached

‘Mumbai won’t be financial capital without Gujaratis and Rajasthanis’: Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari stokes controversy with his remarks, issues clarification later

In an explanation issued on Twitter in this regard, Bhagat Singh Koshyari said that the appreciation of one community is never an insult to another.

Germany: Muslim man who stabbed train passengers wanted to get rid of ‘non-Muslims’; media had billed him as ‘mentally ill’

A Muslim man who stabbed train passengers in November 2021 had wanted to get rid of "non-Muslims" in Germany.

Kerala: Congress leader prevents hoisting of Indian Union Muslim League flag at UDF event, asks League leader to hoist it in Pakistan

Congress leader Sanalkumar prevented Indian Union Muslim League leader Nazeer to hoist the IUML flag at a UDF event in Kerala

Kerala: Professor TJ Joseph, whose right hand was chopped off by Islamists, wins Kerala Sahitya Akademi award for his autobiography

TJ Joseph wrote the book with his left hand after his writing hand was separated from his body by the radical Islamists

Delhi Court finds enough evidence prima facie to prove Satyendar Jain and his aides used hawala funds to buy agricultural lands: Details

Special Court in Delhi stated that there is prima facie evidence against Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in the charge sheet submitted by ED

Delhi govt to go back to old excise policy amidst allegations of corruption, undue benefit given to liquor mafia by Manish Sisodia: Reports

Earlier, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena had recommended an investigation into the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 based on a report by the Delhi Chief Secretary.

After Adhir Chowdhury creates a storm insulting the President, he proceeds to shift blame, target Smriti Irani for insulting Droupadi Murmu

Adhir Chowdhury in the letter alleged that Minister Smriti Irani had yelled the name of President Droupadi Murmu without using any prefix like Madame or Smt during her address in the House.

After initial flip-flop, Bihar Govt seeks report on state-run schools in Muslim-dominated areas observing Friday off as BJP insists on uniformity

Bihar education minister and JD (U) leader Vijay Kumar Choudhary has asked district education officers to submit a detailed list of schools which are observing Friday as weekly offs

UP: Sameer Siddiqui threatens to bury RSS worker alive on Instagram for supporting Nupur Sharma, arrested

Kashganj police in Uttar Pradesh has arrested a youth identified as Sameer Siddiqui for issuing death threats to an RSS worker for supporting Nupur Sharma

Delhi Police denies permission for Islamist PFI’s ‘Save The Republic’ rally in the National Capital, VHP had written a letter against it: Details

On July 29, VHP wrote a letter to the Delhi Police Commissioner and sought action against the Popular Front of India.

Another theory emerges in the Praveen Nettaru murder: Did Jihadis kill him because he asked people to buy meat from Hindus? Read details

Praveen Nettaru, a BJYM member, was hacked to death on July 26 - now, 3 theories have emerged about the possible motive

“Absolute rubbish”: Ola and Uber deny Indian media reports speculating merger between the two

Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal denied media reports claiming that his company is in talks with Uber for merger

Arvind Kejriwal and his U-turns on his cancelled Singapore trip: While he blamed central govt, evidence shows otherwise

Arvind Kejriwal tried to portray that they have been victimised by the Centre's high-handedness but it was in vain.

‘If anything happens to me, Nana Patekar and Bollywood mafia is responsible’: Tanushree Dutta on Instagram

Tanushree Dutta had filed a case against Nana Patekar accusing him of sexual harassment.

Kerala: Pastor and three others arrested for trafficking 12 minor girls under the guise of running an orphanage

The Kerala police busted a human trafficking racket and arrested a Kochi-based pastor for trafficking minor girls

As centenary year of the late Padma Vibhushan Babasaheb Purandare completes, know how he went on to be known as the Shiv-Shahir

Shiv-Shahir Babasaheb Purandare was known as one of the foremost authorities about the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Kerala HC says transgender athletes can participate in sports events in their chosen gender category if there is no separate category

Kerala High Court orders that a transgender woman must be allowed to play in women's category in a Judo tournament

Bangladesh: Hindu schoolgirl abducted and killed, killer used her Facebook account to post her kidnapped picture and announce her death

The victim Hindu girl was lured by the accused to come to the school from where she was abducted and later killed.

Conspiracy to attack PM’s rally: NIA raids 10 locations in Bihar, files 2 FIRs against PFI terrorists arrested by Bihar police

The NIA on Thursday conducted searches in multiple locations in Bihar in connection with the terror module with links to PFI

Burnt documents supporting ban on Jamaat-e-Islami but released those supporting RSS ban: Reveals Kerala journalist O Abdurrahman

O Abdurrahman, journalist at Jamaat-e-Islami founded media house, reveals he had burnt documents against Jamaat sent in diplomatic bags to Qatar

Afghanistan: Suicide blast rocks Kabul International cricket stadium during a T20 match

A suicide bomb blast took place at Kabul international ground during a match of Shpageeza Cricket League T20.

Mallikarjun Kharge urges Rajya Sabha Chairman to expunge remarks by union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal about Sonia Gandhi

Mallikarjun Kharge wrote, "Mentioning and making remarks in regard to a member of the Lower House in the Upper House is a gross violation of the time-honored conventions."

Autopsy reveals death due to tuberculosis, media claims minor Muslim boy beaten to death: Truth about the death of 15-year-old student in Kannauj

A 15-year-old boy from UP's Kannauj, identified as Dilshan, died during treatment at Murari Lal Chest Hospital in Kanpur late on Monday (July 25) night

Shamshera flop show: Critic Taran Adarsh blames pandemic for movie failure, says audiences now want content rooted in Indian culture

Critic Taran Adarsh had called Ranbir Kapoor's Shamshera 'unbearable' and an 'epic disappointment' in his review.

West Bengal SSC Scam: Drama outside Kolkata hospital as Arpita Mukherjee breaks down in tears, refuses to come out of vehicle for health check-up

Arpita Mukherjee first resisted getting out of the vehicle. She was eventually dragged in, still weeping, on a wheelchair

Karnataka government to hand over Praveen Nettaru murder case to NIA

Karnataka CM Bommai Friday said the Praveen Nettaru murder case has been transferred to NIA.

Karnataka: NDTV’s video report on Md Fazil’s murder case ignores suspected Shia-Sunni love affair angle, shows saffron-clad men raising slogans

The NDTV video shared images of saffron-clad men raising slogans, indirectly trying to link the murder to Hindu groups.

Telangana: Municipal Commissioner issues memo to govt hospital employees for not attending minister KT Rama Rao’s birthday celebrations

Municipal Commissioner of Mancherial District issued a memo to four workers for failing to attend Municipal Minister KTR Rao's birthday celebrations.

UPA-era coal scam: Former Union Coal Secretary HC Gupta, who worked under Manmohan Singh, joint secretary KS Kropha and 1 other convicted

The CBI court of special judge Arun Bharadwaj found HC Gupta, KS Kropha and Mukesh Gupta guilty under various provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

‘Rashtrapatni’ row: BJP MP Rama Devi slams Sonia Gandhi, says instead of reproaching Adhir Chowdhury, she acted outrageously in Parliament

Rama Devi while talking to the media on July 28 said that Gandhi's fault was that she had selected Chowdhury as the Congress leader in the Lok Sabha.

From Praveen Netturu to hand chopping of Kerala professor: Read about PFI’s Taliban-esque Darul Khada, giving orders to kill Hindus

A regressive 'Taliban-model' Islamic court functioning in India, especially in the southern part of the country is PFI's Darul Khada