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Siddhesh Kamble questioned in Salman Khan threat case, Lawrence Bishnoi gang’s connection being investigated

Police are investigating if members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang sent the threatening letter to writer Salim Khan and his son and actor Salman Khan

Kerala: Congress holds ‘Biryani’ protests demanding CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s resignation over gold smuggling case, police use water cannons on protestors

After new allegations against Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan in gold smuggling case, Congress holds 'Biryani' protests demanding his resignation

‘Nupur Sharma’s head will be found somewhere and torso somewhere else, will behead those opposing azaan and hijab’: Threatens radical Islamist at Jammu mosque

Muslim cleric at Jamia Masjid in Bhaderwah in Doda district in Jammu issues beheading threat to Nupur Sharma and her supporters

“Another act of systemic persecution of religious minorities”: MEA condemns vandalization of Hindu temple in Pakistan

A temple in the Korangi area in Karachi city of Pakistan was desecrated and the priest of the temple was also attacked.

Alleged involvement of cops Nawab Ahmad, Akmal Khan and Naeem Akhtar, foreign funding, minors used as shields: New angles emerge in Kanpur violence case

From Beckonganj SHO's alleged role to Hayat Zafar Hashmi receiving foreign aid to participation of minors, the police are probing many new angles in the Kanpur violence case

Pakistani politician and meme star Aamir Liaquat Hussain, whose 3rd wife had called him ‘worse than Devil’, found dead in his house

Apart from being a politician and a television host, Aamir Liaquat Hussain was also a comedian and subject of several memes on social media

Mobocracy makes democracy bend to its will, the State bends down to accommodate the most violent, most vocal group

The police arrested Kamlesh Tiwari's murderers and the law is taking its own course in this case as well. But what course did the law take about the 'Sar Tan Se Juda' mob? Did it take any action against it? No. It did not. This again underlines that the mob is more powerful than the State.

Naveen Jindal gets death threats for ‘controversial’ tweet, demands security from govt, suspects hand of ‘toolkit’ gang in turning his tweet into a global...

On the 9th of June 2022, former BJP leader Naveen Jindal got a summons from the Maharashtra police over his remarks about Islam.

Did you know: 306 years ago, Mughals had stuffed Sikh warrior Baba Banda Singh Bahadur’s mouth with his son’s liver and heart before cutting...

Sikh warrior Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was tortured to death by Mughals in 1716 for fighting against the empire

Prophet remarks row: Maharashtra Police summons Naveen Kumar Jindal over FIR in Bhiwandi, asks to appear on June 15

Naveen Jindal is asked by the police to appear at the Bhiwandi Police Station in Maharashtra on 15 June.

The harsh realities of facing Islamic threats and radicalism: Why India cannot be France, China, or Israel

Some truths are hurtful. It is human nature to ignore them and pretend they do not exist. In India's case, despite being a progressive nation that is rapidly becoming an economic superpower, there are geopolitical, demographical, social and historical realities that keep holding us back

Hyderabad gang-rape: Police to appeal Juvenile Justice Board to allow minor accused to be tried as adults to ensure maximum punishment

The Hyderabad police will be filing an appeal with the Juvenile Justice Board to allow the minor accused in the Jublilee Hill rape case to be tried as adults, as per reports.

The Lady of Heaven: How a movie on Fathima has exposed Islam’s Shia-Sunni conflict again as theatres in UK surrender before threats

The Lady of Heaven, a movie based on the life of prophet Mohammed daughter Fathima, is being opposed by Sunni Muslims

Gujarat girl Kshama Bindu marries herself: Watch visuals of India’s first ‘sologamy wedding’

In response to wide criticism on social media, Kshama Bindu decided to have the sologamy marriage ceremony sooner than planned.

Islamic scholars and communist panellists on TV debate refuse to condemn beheading calls by Muslim fundamentalists over alleged ‘blasphemy’

During debate on Times Now, Islamic  scholars and communists refused to condemn beheading calls by Muslim fundamentalists

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi named in the FIR filed by Delhi police for spreading hate on social media, Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati’s name also appears

Delhi police have named Asaduddin Owaisi and Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati in FIR over allegations of promoting false information with an intention to create unrest in cyberspace

The slippery slope of blasphemy laws

But if a stringent blasphemy law is needed, so be it, as long as it comes in after judicial reforms. Law that acts arbitrarily is no law.

Pakistan: Islamists desecrate another Hindu temple, Hanuman idol destroyed and priest attacked in Karachi

Shri Mari Mata Mandir was desecrated and the priest of the temple was also attacked in the Korangi area in Karachi, Pakistan

Bhima Koregaon probe panel summons 6 political party chiefs in Maharashtra including CM Uddhav Thackeray, affidavits to be filed before June 30

State Chiefs of BJP, Congress, Shiv Sena, MNS, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, Republic Party of India summoned by Bhima Koregaon probe panel

Islamist fear wins: Indian news channels start removing content that can offend Muslims, show on ‘ex Muslims’ goes missing

Nupur Sharma's comment and the subsequent outrage by the Islamic community, which led to calls for beheading and gang rape, has opened Pandora's box.

Karnataka: Uppinangady college suspends 24 girls for wearing hijab and burqa in violation of high court order on uniform dress code

The girls were suspended after staging a demonstration in which they demanded permission to wear hijab inside the college premises.

Ravindra Jadeja gets hate from Congress supporters for opening Sukanya Samriddhi accounts for underprivileged girls

While many praised Jadeja for the charity work, some trolls called it a ploy to venture into politics after retirement.

‘I will make her do mujra, she deserves to be hanged’: Bhim Sena chief Satpal Tanwar calls for Nupur Sharma’s murder, boasts about his...

Bhim Sena chief Nawab Satpal Tanwar had earlier said he would make Nupur Sharma do mujra in front of him.

Delhi: FIR against Nupur Sharma, Saba Naqvi, Maulana Nadeem and others for ‘hateful message’ on social media, read details

The FIR has been filed against Nupur Sharma and others over allegations of promoting false information with intention to create unrest in cyberspace.

Jammu and Kashmir: BJP youth leader retracts his statement, says no FIR filed against him in Kishtwar for supporting Nupur Sharma

While BJP Youth leader Ashish Sharma retweeted tweets supporting him in the alleged FIR against him for supporting Nupur Sharma, he later tweeted that there is no FIR against him.

MF Husain and his reasons for painting Hindu Gods and Goddesses naked: A perverse Islamist under the veneer of ‘maverick’ artist

MF Husain was a quintessential 'secular, liberal' Islamist, for whom secularism began and ended only at the Hindu religion.

Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma announces cabinet expansion, BJP MLAs Jayanta Malla Baruah and Nandita Gorlosa to take oath tomorrow

14-member Himanta Biswa Sarma cabinet in Assam to be expanded with swearing ceremony of 2 new ministers

Blasphemy row: Posters demanding arrest of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma pasted on a bridge in Surat in Gujarat

Posters were pasted on the surface of Jilani bridge in Surat calling for the arrest of Nupur Sharma

Karnataka hijab row: Instagram post calls for beheading of BJP leader Yashpal Suvarna and Sri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik

Yashpal Suvarna, the BJP national secretary of the OBC Morcha said he is receiving death threats for opposing Hijab.

The ‘liberals’ mocking Vashudev over his boycott call for Qatar Airways exposes how those ‘fighting for equality’ are deeply classist

"I request you to boycott the goods from Qatar, including Qatar Airways," Twitter user Vashudev had appealed in a video

Hunter Biden’s prostitute was given $20,000 ‘Covid relief’ by the US govt under Joe Biden’s administration: Reports

US President Biden's son Hunter Biden's 'favorite prostitute' received federal support of $20k and another woman living on same address received $5k, a report by Daily Wire has stated.

Can England’s Joe Root break the record of Sachin Tendulkar?

Joe Root's sublime performance in test cricket has inevitably led to his comparison with Sachin Tendulkar

Fugitive Gupta Brothers from South Africa arrested in UAE, were accused of benefitting financially through ex-president Jacob Zuma

The Gupta brothers, Ajay, 56, Atul, 53, and Rajesh, 51, are Indian-born and belong to Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh.

How the unwarranted hounding of Nupur Sharma would shrink the space for dissent in India 

Islamists are hounding and threatening Nupur Sharma for quoting Islamic Hadiths on Prophet Muhammad.

Medieval Odisha: A Hindu state that resisted Islamic onslaught for centuries

Herman Kulke while referring to Suryavamsi Emperor Gajapati Kapilendra Deva who ruled in the 15th century said, "Kapilendra deva became the greatest Hindu ruler of his day."

Kerala gold smuggling case: Day after explosive revelations by main accused Swapna Suresh, co-accused allegedly abducted

Kerala gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh alleges that co-accused PS Sarith was abducted on Wednesday

Ummah over India: From AltNews’ Zubair to WaPo columnist Rana Ayyub to Al Qaeda, how things escalated from defaming India to terror attack threats

As terror attack threat by Islamist terror group Al Qaeda looms over our head, here is how the trigger can be traced to AltNews cofounder Mohammed Zubair and Washington Post columnist Rana Ayyub amongst other Islamists.

In dire need of wheat, Egypt seeks $500 million from World Bank for its food program, to buy 5 lakh tonnes from India

Egypt, the largest importer of Wheat globally, imports over 62% of its total annual wheat needs.

Snip, snip, snip: AltNews cofounder Zubair shares selective portions of a debate, had earlier dog-whistled against Nupur Sharma

Journalist Pradeep Bhandari accuses Alt News cofounder Md Zubair of sharing edited clip of his show on India News

Kashi Vishwanath Temple gets a golden makeover: Gold plating of temple shikhara and door frames completed, restoration of outer artistic walls underway

An anonymous donor had donated 60 kgs of gold to the Kashi Vishwanath temple months before the inauguration of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in December 2021.

‘US could have benefited in Afghanistan if Gilgit-Baltistan was in India and Balochisatan was independent’: Republican politician Bob Lancia

Bob Lancia said that if Gilgit-Baltistan was in India, Balochisatan was independent, US could have use those regions to supply US troops in Afghanistan

American woman who led all-women battalion for ISIS, planned bomb attacks with ‘maximum possible violence’, pleads guilty to terrorism

Allison Fluke-Ekren provided more than 100 women and girls including the ones aged as young as 10-years-old with military training on behalf of the ISIS. Her main job was teaching women and children to use AK-47s, grenades, and suicide vests.

Sri Lankan photographer who clicked image of ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi being assaulted by a sailor in Colombo passes away

Sena Vidanagama worked as an official photographer for many global news agencies, including the AFP French News Service.

Karnataka: Mysore archaeological survey report from 1935 says Anjaneya temple was razed to build Jamia Masjid in Srirangapatna

The then ruler of Mysore and Srirangapatna, Tipu Sultan had demolished several temples to build mosques in the area. "Jumma Masjid was constructed by Tipu Sultan on top of the Anjaneya temple after filling up latter's ground floor," the old archaeological report had stated.

Jahangirpuri: Hindus expose lies of The Wire, say they would have been killed if Police were not there

Hindus of Jahangirpuri exposed lies of The Wire, saying the violence was one sided, so action against criminals looks 'one sided' too. They say that Hindus are living in fear from the local Muslims who operate illegal junkyard businesses on encroached land.

New York artist gets two ceramic bowls stuck and entire Twitter has come forward to help her, 4 days and counting since netizens got...

A small ceramic bowl gets stuck inside a big ceramic bowl and refuses to get unstuck - Twitter users come together to help the New York based artist out.

‘Hindus worship idols, they are dirty’: Muslim boy exposes teachings of Madarsas in Bangladesh

Muslim children in Bangladesh Madarsas are being taught to hate Hindus.

Gyanvapi survey: Judge who ordered sealing of spot where Shivling was found inside disputed structure gets threats, read details

Last month, a Shivling was found submerged in the wuzukhana, the place where people who offer namaz, the Islamic prayer, clean their dirty hands and feet and gargle water as a cleansing ritual, inside the complex where the disputed structure called 'Gyanvapi mosque' is.

Al Qaeda threatens suicide attacks in India days after AltNews’ Zubair dog-whistled Islamists against Nupur Sharma

Al Qaeda said, “We shall kill those who affront our Prophet and we shall bind explosives with our bodies and the bodies of our children to blow away the those who dishonor our Prophet."

Hyderabad gang-rape: AIMIM MLA’s son named as accused, arrested

The 17-year-old minor girl was gang-raped in a car reportedly owned by a TRS leader in Telangana's capital, Hyderabad.