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Cricketing world mourns, express their condolences as ex-Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds tragically dies in car crash

The 46-year-old all-rounder Symonds died in a single-car crash outside of Townsville after his car rolled off the road.

Mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, leaves 10 dead, here is what we know so far

Buffalo mass shooting was a racial hate crime, suspect Payton Gendron live streamed the shooting on Twitch, pleaded not guilty

Islamic scholar tells Muslims to not pray for deceased Al-Jazeera journalist as she was ‘Christian’, others call her ‘kafir’

One Islamist wondered whether Shireen Abu Akleh was indeed a 'Kafirah'. The term is widely used by Islamists across the globe to profile, discriminate and persecute non-Muslims.

Katra bus fire was an act of ‘war’ against ‘Hindutva regime’ and ‘demography change’, Islamic terror outfit takes responsibility

A letter issued by an unknown Islamic terror outfit 'Jammu and Kashmir Freedom Fighters' began doing rounds on social media platforms.

Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds dies in a car crash

The former Australian all-rounder is survived by his wife Laura and two young children, Chloe and Billy.

Could the survey at the Gyanvapi compound lead to its exemption from the Places of Worship Act? Read what the law says

The Places of Worship Act, 1991, exempts any ancient monument or site covered by the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.

CBI arrests three people for alleged Pakistan-linked match-fixing and betting in IPL, says results in 2019 were influenced

CBI has filed FIR in an match-fixing and betting case in IPL in 2019, based on inputs received from Pakistan

‘What was found is much more than we had imagined’: Says Gyanvapi petitioner after coming out of survey at the disputed structure

After the survey at the Gyanvapi disputed structure, Hindu side said they saw many things that are beyond imagination

Bihar: Miffed over husband’s second marriage, Gulshan Khatun immolates herself, husband, and two other family members

Gulshan Khatun alias Praveen Bibi poured petrol and immolated herself, her husband and three other family members in the wee hours of Saturday

Kerala: Former school teacher & CPI(M) councillor Sasi Kumar arrested under POCSO for molesting students for 30 years

Alumni of the school had alleged that there are numerous instances of abuse by the accused teacher KV Sasikumar.

Understanding the baby formula crisis in USA: How Joe Biden administration ignored a problem brewing since January

Baby formula supply was roughly 20% lower in January at major stores in the US than it was before the epidemic began

Rajya Sabha MP Manik Saha elected as new chief minister of Tripura after the resignation of Biplab Kumar Deb

BJP legislative party of Tripura elects Manik Saha as new CM after Biplab Kumar Deb resigned from the post

Mumbai: Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale booked and arrested for sharing a “derogatory Facebook post” against Sharad Pawar

Ketaki Chitale had shared a poem on her Facebook page considered as "derogatory" against Sharad Pawar

Rahul Bhat murder: Wife says his colleagues must have shared his details with the Islamic terrorists

Wife of slain Kashmiri Hindu Rahul Bhat has said that the terrorists must have got the information about his whereabouts from his workplace.

‘Good luck and goodbye’: Ex-PPCC chief Sunil Jakhar quits Congress, warns Rahul Gandhi to stay away from sycophants

Ex Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar announced his resignation from the party Saturday in a Facebook Live post

Nashik: Youth arrested after MVA minister Jitendra Awhad asks police to act on his social media post against Sharad Pawar

The Dindori police in Nashik tracked down the 21-year-old youth Nikhil Bhamre, a pharmacy student with no prior criminal record.

Survey of disputed Gyanvapi Mosque structure: As petition against survey gets listed before Justice DY Chandrachud, here is how it is likely to go

SC directed listing of petition filed against the survey in Gyanvapi Mosque before a bench presided by Justice DY Chandrachud.

No trace of Malayalam actor Vijay Babu, Kochi police had issued Blue Corner notice to Dubai police to track down the rape accused: All...

The Dubai police have been unable to track down Malayalam actor Vijay Babu, who has been accused of sexual abuse and assault

Russia suspends electricity supply to Finland amid growing NATO tensions

The relationship between Russia and Finland has deteriorated rapidly ever since Russia decided to invade Ukraine as part of its 'Special Military Operation'.

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb resigns, BJP legislative meeting today to elect new CM

One year before assembly elections, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb resigned from his post

Netflix tells its ‘woke’ staff to tolerate diverse views or quit if they find content on the streaming platform ‘provocative’

Netflix says no to content censorship, tells its woke staff to tolerate or leave the company if they disagree with titiles streamed

Assam govt distributes 22,958 appointment letters in mega recruitment ceremony, to deliver poll promise of 1 lakh jobs soon

22,958 appointment letters were issued to candidates recruited in 11 departments of Assam government

Delhi Police arrest Farhan Khan for defrauding over 100 women of nearly Rs 1 crore by creating fake profiles on matrimonial sites

Farhan Khan, accused of duping over 100 women, was arrested by the Delhi Police from a hotel in Paharganj

Who is Dot: The new actor in the Netflix movie ‘The Archies’

Starring Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan and Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson Agastya Nanda, Archies will release in 2023.

Tamil Nadu govt assures Madras HC it won’t appropriate temple funds to build senior citizen homes: Details

The TN state government had earlier ordered to use the temple funds to build the old age homes at three places.

China relinquishes hosting rights for 2023 Asian Cup amid rising Covid cases

The showpiece event of Asian Football was scheduled to be held from 16 June to 16 July 2023 across 10 cities in China

Mulayam Singh Yadav had barred Hindus from offering puja at the Gyanvapi Shringar Gauri temple, claims BJP’s Prem Shukla

Prem Shukla said Mulayam Singh stopped puja at Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri temple complex in 2004.

Kerala: Actor Sahana found dead hanging from a window at her Kozhikode flat; husband Sajjad taken into police custody

Actor Sahana was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her flat in Kozhikode on May 12.

Media spreads canards as India bans wheat exports: Here are the reasons and how China hoards wheat to manipulate global prices

One of the reasons of banning wheat export is to prevent China from buying and hoarding Indian wheat to manipulate the price

Pedophile-defending professor hired by Johns Hopkins center for the prevention of child sexual abuse

Walker will start work as a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins on May 24, at the center aimed at preventing child sexual abuse.

ED files ‘prosection case’ against 2 PFI extremists for laundering Rs 22 cr, had floated firm in Munnar to fund ‘radical activities’: Details

The ED has filed a prosecution case against two PFI leaders for suspected money laundering of Rs 22 crore.

‘Breasts main focus, less emphasis on bra’: Adidas’ ‘inclusive’ sports bra ad featuring bare breasts gets banned in UK for concerns over ‘explicit nudity’

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the United Kingdom, has banned a series of Adidas sports bra ads due to its 'explicit nudity

First of its kind “University Hindu Chaplaincy” Fellowship Program introduced in the USA, may start at Stanford and UC Berkeley first

Tuition funds will be granted to suitable university faculty members, administrators, and others enrolling to become Hindu Chaplains at universities

Treatment at private hospital: How Judiciary gave different judgements for Anil Deshmukh and Nawab Malik, with special favour granted to Varavara Rao

A court dismissed plea of Anil Deshmukh to be allowed to get transferred to a private hospital for treatment.

‘She is seeking attention’: War of words erupts between Divya Spandana and aides of Congress leader DK Shivakumar including ex-MP Mohammad Nalapad

The actress has hit back at Mohammad Haris, saying that the Youth Congress leader President, who is on bail, is now questioning the integrity.

Is The New York Times committing fraud and keeping subscriber numbers high artificially? What a Fox News investigation, aired by Tucker Carlson, found

The New York Times Company recently reported that it was close to hitting its target subscriber base by reaching 9.1 million subscribers.

Madhya Pradesh High Court admits petition seeking stay on Namaz, allowed by ASI, in Bhojshala Temple complex: Read full details

Madhya Pradesh High Court admitted a petition seeking a stay on the offering of Namaz by Muslims in the complex of the Bhojshala monument

Petition filed in Mathura court seeking appointment of officer to survey disputed structure Shahi Idgah Masjid on Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura: Details

Manish Yadav had also filed a petition in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court for early disposal of the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi and Shahi Idgah Masjid cases.

Delhi: 26 dead after massive fire breaks out in a building in Mundka, more feared trapped

The fire broke out in Mundka, on Delhi's border with Bahadurgarh, Haryana, in the late afternoon on Friday.

Demand to administration to run bulldozers on illegal Mazars and dargahs: Hindu organizations in Aligarh make list, appeal to make law

In Aligarh of Uttar Pradesh, Hindus have appealed to the administration to remove illegal mazars and dargahs

Germany: Five wounded in a suspected Islamic terror attack on a train, passengers overpowered Iraq-born attacker

The police officer who happened to be among the passengers overpowered the 31-year-old suspect with the help of two other passengers in the train.

Indian govt announces one-day state mourning on Saturday as a mark of respect on the passing away of UAE president

Home ministry announced that there will one day’s State Mourning tomorrow throughout India after the death of UAE president

Australia: Liberal Party joins hands with Turbans 4 Australia’s Amar Singh, who had said demanding Khalistan is a “democratic right”

Amar Singh had said that Sikhs have a right to demand for a separate nation-state Khalistan

Conversion racket foiled in Gujarat’s Naswadi, authorities cancel program by Christian missionaries after Hindu groups object

VHP and Bajrang Dal thwarted attempts of conversion of gullible tribal by Christian missionaries in Naswadi in south Gujarat.

PFI, SDPI extremist outfits indulging in serious acts of violence but not banned, observes Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court observed that PFI and SDPI are extremist organisations, which have not yet been banned

As AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan is declared a ‘BC’ by police, Delhi Court grants him bail after he created a ruckus during the anti-encroachment...

Controversial AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan was granted bail by the Saket court after he was arrested by the Delhi Police and sent to judicial custody for protesting and instigating locals

Security forces neutralize the three Pak-backed Islamic terrorists involved in the killing of Kashmiri Hindu Rahul Bhat

The security forces neutralised the three Islamic terrorists involved in the ghastly murder of the Kashmiri Pandit Govt employee Rahul Bhat

Pakistan, Khalistani Babar Khalsa and a Canadian Sikh mastermind: Punjab Police arrests 6 in the Mohali bomb blase case, reveal ISI involvement

Punjab Police has arrested six people in connection with the blast that occurred on the third floor of Punjab Police's intelligence office in Mohali

‘Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj dreamt of a grand Hindavi Swarajya, Marathi kingdom was not on his agenda’: Says Kalicharan Maharaj

Kalicharan Maharaj said that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj dreamt of a grand Hindavi Swarajya, not a Marathi kingdom

Calling a man ‘bald’ is sexual harassment: UK employment tribunal

The judge ruled that since hair loss is more prevalent among men, commenting on a man's baldness at the workplace is similar to commenting on a woman's breasts