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Russian President Vladimir Putin to undergo surgery for cancer, will hand over power to Secretary of the country’s Security Council: Report

Putin, according to Telegram channel General SVR, has both abdominal cancer and Parkinson's disease.

Congress in turmoil and Rahul Gandhi partying abroad, what more proof is needed that the Congress prince is not interested in politics

Humiliating loss in 5 states forced even the staunchest Congress supporters to pause and reflect, but apparently, it didn't affect Rahul Gandhi in the slightest.

Significance of Akshaya Tritiya for Jains: The day when current cycle’s first Jain Tirthankara, Lord Rishabhdev, broke his 400 days of fasting

On the day of Akshaya Tritiya, the first Jain Tirthankara Lord Rishabhdev broke his year-long penance with Ikshu juice

Gujarat: Banners of Lord Parshuram torn in Ahmedabad ahead of Maha Aarti, four including minor arrested

Vandals in Ahmedabad damage the signboard of 'Bhagwan Shri Parshuram Chowk' in Ahmedabad, tear up posters in Vasna.

‘A dilapidated wall or a platform cannot be considered a mosque,’ Supreme Court rejects Rajasthan Waqf Board’s appeal against a mining contract

The Waqf board of Rajasthan, undertook a survey in 1963 and declared the dilapidated structure as 'Qalandari Masjid of Tiranga'

Lock Upp: Sexual exploitation is the dark truth of film and fashion industries, leaves people permanently scarred, says Kangana

Kangana Ranaut said that people in the film industry assume that 'it is okay to exploit those who wear short clothes or show off their skin to the public'.

Jodhpur: Islamist mob vandalises vehicles, clashes with police after Eid prayers, hours after violence happened over replacing Bhagwa flag with an Islamic flag

Communal tension erupted in Jodhpur after a Muslim mob replaced Bhagwa flag with Islamic flag and pasted tape on the face of statue of Freedom Fighter Balmukund Bissa at Jalori Gate intersection.

Video of Rahul Gandhi partying presumably in Nepal goes viral on a day Smriti Irani visits Wayanad, here is what we know

Netizens took potshots at Rahul Gandhi for partying abroad while leaving Congress in a state of crisis.

Elon Musk slams NBC for calling Republicans ‘neo Nazis’, censoring Hunter Biden story after Mehdi Hasan calls him a ‘not-so-bright’ billionaire

"We may look at this past week as a pivotal moment when a petulant & not-so-bright billionaire casually bought one of the most influential messaging machines & just handed it to the far-right,” Mehdi Hasan said over Musk buying Twitter.

Rahul Gandhi spotted partying in Kathmandu in a bar, here is the story behind viral video

Rahul Gandhi is reportedly in Nepal to attend wedding function of his friend Sumnima Udas, a former CNN correspondent.

Ghaziabad: Habitual thieves Arif, Monis and Sameer steal mobile phones to ‘celebrate Eid’, arrested

During interrogation Aarif, Monis and Sameer told Police they did not have money for Eid so they decided to snatch mobile phones.

Jai Bhawani, Jai Shivaji: Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed gets schooled as she tried to dogwhistle about PM Modi’s Germany visit

At a time when the foreign funded forces are trying to create an atmosphere of "Muslims under attack in Hindu Rashtra' on international platforms, it appeared Dr Mohamed was trying to dogwhistle to the usual propagandists.

A year on, Suvendu Adhikari shares how West Bengal plunged into violence when Mamata Banerjee returned to power

Use of strategic violence was one of the key strategies employed by the TMC, to intimidate the opposition ground-level party workers into silence

As ISMC pledges to invest $3 billion in chip-making unit in Karnataka, here is how ThePrint peddled propaganda to discredit Hindu concerns

ThePrint published an article claiming that IT companies are deviating from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu due to rising “communal tensions”.

Muslims hold a political veto in Bengal, they decide who will rule and who will not: Swapan Dasgupta

OpIndia had a long conversation with Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta regarding Bengal politics and the Bengali society today.

Imran Khan and his wife face shame for retaining, selling expensive gifts that belonged in Toshakhana: PM Modi had been auctioning his gifts for...

During an event in April 2018, PM Modi revealed that he auctioned all valuables, received during his tenure as Guj CM, to fund girl child education.

Before you spread hatred, Mr Kejriwal, learn how Gujarat has had a history of Marathi leaders who contributed immensely to the state

Arvind Kejriwal attempted to stoke regional chauvinism as he made outsider's jibe against Gujarat BJP president

Osmania University triggers controversy as it denies permission for Rahul Gandhi’s event, cites Court judgment as the reason

Osmania University denied permission to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to hold an event at University premises

‘Do not perform Maha Aarti on Akshaya Tritiya, let Muslims celebrate Eid’: Raj Thackeray to MNS workers

"Tomorrow is Eid. As said by me in my speech yesterday, I feel Muslims should get to celebrate Eid happily. We do not want to hinder the celebrations of anyone," Raj Thackeray said in a latest tweet

Andhra Pradesh: Three arrested including a juvenile for gang-raping a pregnant woman at Repalle railway station

The family arrived in Repalle at 11 PM on Saturday and took sanctuary in the station owing to lack of transport.

SFJ issues threats to Punjab CM and DGP, warns against taking action against Khalistani supporters from Patiala violence

Sikhs For Justice issued threat against CM Bhagwant Mann and DGP Punjab Police against taking action on Khalistani supporters in connection to Patiala Violence.

Anti-CAA riots accused Sadaf Jafar spreads misinformation about SC order, outrages over UP govt’s notice

Sadaf Jafar alleged the notice she recieved was against Supreme Court judgement but in reality the notice was issued as per the apex court's directives

Hardik removes Congress details from Twitter bio, goes missing from Jignesh Mevani rally poster as the rift widens ahead of Gujarat elections

Earlier, Hardik had taken a dig on Congress and said that Congress had done 'nasbandi' (vasectomy) on him by inducting him into the party.

‘Prophet said even if a woman is to deliver a child and her husband wants to have sex, she should fulfil his wishes’: Muslim...

Maulana Jarjis Ansari Hafizullah in the viral video explains how it is incumbent upon a woman, even a pregnant one, to fulfil her husband’s bodily needs

As US states push for balkanization of India by supporting Khalistan, western intellectuals wonder why India is not supporting US in Ukraine

Western commentators, some of them useful idiots of Indian origin hired by the US, were saying was that India should sacrifice its own interests to promote the current US administration's interests

Jahangirpuri violence: Politicians rush to help the Muslims, Hindu victims abandoned, no relief has been offered, no one visited them

Hindu victims of Jahangirpuri violence have not received any help or support from political groups or the government.

How former Congress IT cell head’s ‘fan page’ ended up being Islamist propaganda page which is regularly promoted by the terror apologists

The OpIndia investigation has revealed that the Maktoob media's Facebook page may have been created by the supporters of the Congress party in 2017.

Shaheen Bagh drugs case: NCB arrests Shamim Ahmad from Delhi, drugs worth Rs 1300 crores recovered from Muzaffarnagar

On April 27, 2022, the NCB confiscated a huge cache of drugs from a residential premise in Jamia Nagar, Shaheen Bagh.

Maharashtra: Solapur Police serve food at Iftar party; Mumbai CP had earlier attended Iftar hosted by Azad Maidan riots accused Raza Academy

In the video that has evoked sharp reaction, Solapur Police personnel are seen serving food at an Iftar party

If loudspeakers breach prescribed decibel level, they should be removed: Shiv Sena leader Kishori Pednekar says after Raj Thackeray’s ultimatum

Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar has said that loudspeakers will be removed from mosques as well as from the temples if they breach prescribed decibel levels

BBMP dismisses rumours of ‘meat ban’ in Bengaluru on Eid: Details

The BBMP had earlier banned the sale of meat during Sri Ram Navami celebrations on April 10 this year.

Delhi government fails to ensure water supply in the national capital, residents suffer from acute scarcity amidst sultry hot weather

Delhi government has failed to assure water supply in several parts of the city resulting in a serious water crisis in summer months.

Watch: PM Modi lavishes praises on an Indian-origin boy for singing a patriotic song on his arrival in Berlin 

The Indian diaspora in Berlin gave a warm welcome to Modi as he arrived in Berlin for his three-day visit to Europe.

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor hints at floating his own political outfit after rejecting Congress’ offer

Celebrity poll strategist Prashant Kishor said he was starting a new chapter of his political career from Bihar.

Punjab and Haryana High Court stays arrest of Kumar Vishwas over statements pointing at Arvind Kejriwal’s Khalistan hopes

Kumar Vishwas was seeking relief from an FIR registered against him on April 12 for his statements against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.

Gujarat: Ex-AAP leader files defamation suit against other five AAP leaders including state pres Gopal Italia

Keyur Joshi, former Porbandar district head of Aam Aadmi Party has filed a defamation case after he was expelled from party in September 2021.

‘You duped Balasaheb Thackeray because he was gullible, I am shrewd’: Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray warns BJP

Uddhav Thackeray launched a stinging attack on the BJP, claiming that the party duped his father because he was "gullible."

Wokes vs Elon Musk: Why nothing is likely to change and how Twitter may remain a Leftist bastion, despite the right noises by Elon...

Many articles have been published about the catastrophic implications of Elon Musk taking over Twitter and RW schadenfreude over pseudo liberals’

USA: India condemns move after Connecticut General Assembly recognises Sikh separatist declaration, calls it an illegal act

Khalistani supporters were seen holding placards that read, ''Sikh Homeland Punjab (Occupied by India)", "Sikhs for World Peace" and raising slogans of 'Jo Bole So Nihaal'.

This day in 2011: When a Pakistani Twitter user live-tweeted the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden without knowing what he was doing

On May 2, 2011, when Osama Bin Laden was killed, a Pakistani Twitter user had live-tweeted the raid 'unknowingly'.

IPL: MS Dhoni makes a triumphant return as captain as CSK keep their faint playoffs hope alive with a win over Sunrisers Hyderabad

The result doesn't change the teams' position as Hyderabad remains in the 4th spot and CSK in the 9th spot.

‘Is it an Azaan concert here? Pull these loudspeakers down’: Raj Thackeray addresses mega rally, reiterates May 3 deadline to remove loudspeakers from mosques

Raj Thackeray said that he will wait till Eid on May 3, after that he will play Hanuman Chalisa in front of mosques

Gorakhnath temple attacker: Was ‘mental illness’ a well-planned alibi for a committed Jihadi

Ahmed Murtaza Abbasi, on the 3rd of April 2022, screamed Allahu Akbar and tried to enter the Gorakhnath Temple.

Maharashtra: An angry Raj Thackeray slams Sharad Pawar during his Aurangabad rally for caste politics in the state

Raj Thackeray said, "It seems that Sharad Pawar has an allergy to the word Hindu."

‘Inaccurate, conspiracy theories’ – Wikipedia continues to attack the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri called out Wikipedia for continuous attack on The Kashmir Files

IPL: Delhi’s playoffs hopes shrink further as Mohsin Khan blows them away to hand another win to Lucknow

Youngster Mohsin Khan's excellent spell turned out to be the difference as Lucknow moved to 2nd in the table condemning Delhi Capitals to their 5th loss in the tournament.

How Barjinder Singh Parwana instigated Sikhs for Patiala violence against the ‘Khalistan Murdabad March’: Details

Barjinder Singh Parwana had instigated armed Sikhs to gather in Patiala to oppose Khalistan Murdabad March

Bangladesh Nationalist Party serves beef to Hindu invitees at Iftar event in Sylhet, organiser claims ‘gaffe in haste’

Bangladesh Nationalist Party invites Hindus to a Iftar party, serves them beef forcing them to abstain from taking food at the event

Arvind Kejriwal promises freebies to Gujaratis as he is ‘imandar’, here is what happened in Punjab recently

Arvind Kejriwal said, "The leader who gives for free is honest. And the one who does not give free electricity is dishonest."

Ex-Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan defends his wife Bushra Bibi’s friend who is accused of escaping Pakistan with a $90,000 purse

Farah khan is a close friend of Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi. She reportedly fled Pakistan on 3rd April this year.