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Former CEA Dr KV Subramanian schools Rajdeep Sardesai for negative portrayal of India’s macroeconomic situation, cites inflation numbers

Rajdeep Sardesai hosted former CEA and economist Dr KV Subramanian on his show to discuss the Indian macroeconomic situation

‘Hinduism is no religion’: Says Maulana Sajid Rashidi, justifies social media mockery of Shivling in Gyanvapi case

"Calling fountain a Shivling is in itself a big joke. Why won't people make fun of it?" Maulana Sajid Rashidi said

Freudian slip of the century: Former US President George Bush says invasion of Iraq was wholly unjustified, ‘corrects’ it to Ukraine a second later

"The result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia, and the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq", the ex-President of the USA blurted out. Then, a moment later, he corrected himself adding 'I mean of Ukraine, heh".

After his father had stopped Hindus from doing puja at Gyanvapi Shringar Gauri temple, Akhilesh Yadav insinuates that it’s a make-belief temple: Watch

Akhilesh Yadav disregarded claims that a Shivling has been unearthed inside the disputed Gyanpavi premises.

As law and order deteriorates in Punjab, CM Bhagwant Mann focuses on swiftly getting rid of pet dogs from govt accommodation within a week:...

In an order dated May 13, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann has banned government employees from keeping pet dogs in govt accommodation

Chhattisgarh: Ishtiaq Alam gives Triple Talaq to wife over phone for not giving birth to a child, says ‘talaq, talaq, talaq’ and disconnects call,...

Chhattisgarh Police registered an FIR against a person named Ishtiaq Alam for giving Triple Talaq to his wife over the mobile phone.

‘Remnants of old Hindu temple clear inside Gyanvapi, Shringar Gauri, Sheshnaag, lotus structures found’: Former court-appointed survey commissioner Ajay Mishra’s report

Ajay Mishra in his report has submitted that the survey was done by him on May 6 and May 7 and the Muslim side had gathered a mob of over 100 people during the survey to hinder their work.

Maharashtra: Juvenile Justice Board releases ISIS terrorist after 3 years to be a home tutor for school students, serve at old age home, despite...

Juvenile justice board in Maharashtra released an ISIS convict and allowed him to be a tutor to school children in his locality despite conviction

‘Tolerance is the hallmark of Hinduism’: Says Madras HC in its order over chanting rituals at a Tamil Nadu temple

The Madras High Court bench led by Justice SM Subramaniam heard a petition to decide a dispute between two Hindu sects over chanting prayers at the Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple in Tamil Nadu.

Gyanvapi: Hindus should have their moment of catharsis and Muslims can find real heroes, not rapists and barbarians, but the lying ‘Left’ must stop

The Gyanvapi issue has come to the fore. There is more. These will not go away. Because we never had a chance to hear or read the truth

Madhya Pradesh: Muslim mob pelts stones, assaults people in a wedding procession of Dalit groom, 5-year-old girl critical

In Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh, a Muslim mob attacked a Dalit man's wedding procession soon after it passed through the road near their mosque.

Delhi Police interrogates AltNews co-founder and self-proclaimed ‘fact-checker’ Mohammed Zubair for doxxing and harassing a minor girl

AltNews co-founder and alleged fact-checker Mohammed Zubair was recently interrogated by the Delhi Police

Idol of Lord Narasimha and devotee Prahlada, said to be 1200 years old, identified in Qutub Minar complex: Here is what an archeologist said

Archaeologist Dharamveer Sharma identifies idol in Qutub Minar complex as that of Narasimha and Prahlad

Rajasthan: Congress MLA Ganesh Ghogra resigns from the party, says ‘was being ignored’

The resignation from Rajasthan Congress MLA came on the day Hardik Patel resigned from the party.

Mathura: Hindu Mahasabha seeks permission for consecration of Laddu Gopal in Shahi Idgah, court admits plea

The Hindu Mahasabha had previously announced Laddu Gopal's Jalabhishek at Shahi Idgah in Mathura on December 6, 2021.

Hanuman Chalisa Sacrilege: Burnt copy of Hanuman Chalisa found in Bathinda in Punjab, probe initiated

Some miscreants burnt the religious book Hanuman Chalisa and threw the remains in the garbage in Bhatinda

Uttarakhand AAP’s Chief Ministerial face Col. Ajay Kothiyal resigns from membership of the party

Citing feelings of x-servicemen, elderly, women, youth and intellectuals of Uttarakhand, Col. Ajay Kothiyal resigned from AAP

NCPCR summons Twitter India executive for not filing ‘Action Taken’ report on Kunal Kamra’s doctored clip on a minor boy

Kunal Kamra had uploaded a doctored video of a 7-year-old boy to take a swipe at the centre over rising inflation

BJP leader Kirit Somaiya’s wife Medha Somaiya files Rs 100-crore defamation suit against Sanjay Raut over his allegations of ‘Rs 100 crore Toilet Scam’

After police didn't take any action against Sanjay Raut, Medha Somaiya files Rs 100-crore defamation suit against him

Maharashtra: RTI activist murdered in Yavatmal, accused Danish Sheikh and 3 others arrested

Anil Ochawar also used to work for the Nationalist Congress Party's Yavatmal district unit.

US says its war crime of bombing civilians in Syria was ‘not a breach of policy’, gives itself clean chit after internal probe

The probe concentrated on a March 18, 2019, attack on an Islamic State stronghold in Baghouz by a special US team operating in Syria.

Tamil Nadu: Hindu woman tries to set herself on fire over harassment, forced conversion attempts

A video had gone viral recently on social media platforms in which a woman from Tamil Nadu identified as Valarmathi, a resident of Pacheri village, tried to set herself on fire alleging conversion attempts by a Christian man from her village.

AIMIM leader Danish Qureshi arrested for derogatory remarks on Shivling found inside disputed structure in Kashi

Police arrested Danish Qureshi from Shahpur after two complaints were lodged against him with Naroda and Vasna police stations

Nigeria: Muslims in Sokoto support murder of Christian woman over blasphemy, hundreds protest against the arrest of culprits

Muslims protested against arrest of accused who had stoned and beaten Deborah Samuel to death over alleged blasphemy.

Parivartan Yatra of AAP flops in Gujarat: People and vehicle brought from Punjab due to lack of local support, videos of empty rallies go...

Parivartan Yatra of AAP did not get much response in Gujarat, and the party had to bring people from Punjab

Derision over discovery of Shivling in Gyanwapi: How mocking Hindu Gods is a free hit but speaking about Prophet Muhammed results in death

'Journalist' Saba Naqvi had shared an image of Bhabha Atomic Centre to mock Shivling discovered at Gyanvapi mosque

Viral video from Bengaluru: Bishop Cotton school girls beat each other up on street with kicks, punches and a baseball bat

In the video, two groups of schoolgirls were seen in their green uniform indulging in a dirty street fight near the Vittal Mallya road on Tuesday.

Farmers protest against AAP govt in Punjab over MSP, station at Chandigarh-Mohali border with ration, beds, cooking gas cylinders

Apart from bonus on wheat and preponement of the paddy sowing schedule from from June 18 to June 10, the farmer's demand list includes guaranteed Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 23 crops including maize and green grams, uninterrupted power supply, and removal of the ban on the export of wheat.

Former ASI regional director says Qutub Minar was built as ‘Surya Stambh’, an ancient Hindu observatory to study astronomy

Former ASI regional director Dharamveer Sharma has stated that Qutub MInar was actually Surya Stambh and it was built by Emperor Vikramaditya.

Himachal Pradesh: Naseem Naaz and Armaan Malik arrested for derogatory remarks against Shivling, Muslim mob attacks police station in protest

An angry Muslim mob attacked the local police station after the arrest of Naseem and Armaan for derogatory remarks against Shivling.

Karnataka Education Minister defends decision to include Dr Hedgewar’s speech in textbooks, says govt’s focus is to drive nationalism

Karnataka Education Min said there was no question of removing Dr Hegdewar's speeches from textbooks

Jammu & Kashmir: Burqa-clad terrorists attack newly-opened wine shop in Baramulla, one killed with others injured

Two terrorists lobbed hand grenades inside a newly opened wine shop in Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir.

‘When my youths take law in hand, you will have nowhere to hide’: Maulana Tauqeer Raza issues threat, claims converts had converted temples to...

Ittehad Millat Council leader Tauqeer Raza Khan claims Muslim invaders didn't destroy temples, but converted Muslims converted them to mosques

Gyanvapi survey: Know about five women petitioners who came together to seek unrestrained right to worship Maa Shringar Gaur

The survey of the disputed Gyanvapi structure reportedly found a Shivling inside the wuzukhana of the mosque

Journalists, Hindu and Muslims, mock Hindus after Shivling is found at Gyanvapi: It is more than Hinduphobia that drives their disdain

The rot within the Hindu society itself needs to be addressed and understood if we need to successfully reclaim the Bharata that once was.

India’s Thomas Cup win: The years of hard work, the team spirit, the struggles and all that went into making the dream a reality

A team that has been struggling with form for years, finding their rhythm back, deciding to give a good fight at the Thomas Cup, the plan falling in place like clockwork and we winning against Indonesia 3-0 in the finals, India’s Thomas Cup win is stuff that dreams are made of.

Hardik Patel goes ‘underground’ after resigning ahead of Gujarat elections, had earlier said being in Congress was like ‘nasbandi’

Hardik Patel said Congress leaders are more interested in serving chicken sandwich to leaders from Delhi than focusing on issues of Gujarat.

‘State cannot be mute spectators’: Delhi High Court pulls up AAP govt for illegal Islamic religious structures on public roads

The Court was hearing a petition contesting the unlawful construction of two Mazars, one on a road adjacent to Hassanpur Depot and one on Wazirabad Road in Bhajanpura.

CBI arrests Karti Chidambaram’s CA Bhaskar Raman in bribe-for-visa case

Karti Chidambaram's CA arrested by CBI in bribe-for-visa case.

Terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Islam, threats to Kashmiri Hindus and its connections with Pakistan: Here is all you need to know

Lashkar-e-Islam was allegedly banned by the Government of Pakistan on June 30, 2008.

Watch: Twitter employee mocks Elon Musk for having Asperger’s syndrome, calls him ‘special needs’ and ‘loony tunes’

Twitter employee mocked Elon Musk for having Asperger's syndrome, calls him 'loony tune'.

AIMPLB to provide legal assistance to the Muslim side after Shivling was found inside the disputed Gyanvapi mosque structure: What they said

The AIMPLB announced that they would provide expert legal advice to the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid, which manages the affairs of the Gyanvapi mosque.

Churu, Rajasthan: Bride marries another man as groom kept drinking and dancing

The bride's family argued that since the groom and his family were careless about the wedding rituals, what would happen if this attitude would continue in future.

Did you know: Indranarayana Swamy Temple built by the Rashtrakuta King Indravallabha was converted into Deval Masjid during Tughlaq rule

Today, the idol of Lord Indranarayan Swamy (the Keshava murti) is positioned in the Shri Keshava Seva Samithi along with the idol of Bharat Mata and the idol of Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in Kundakurti village

Racism alive and well: Indian origin student suspended for getting assaulted and nearly choked to death by white schoolmate in Texas, USA

Indian-origin student Shaan was nearly choked to death by a white student at Coppell Middle School North in Texas.

Kejriwal’s Minority Appeasement: Delhi Govt asks private schools to refund tuition fees of students from minority communities

The Delhi government has asked private schools to return the tuition fees under the 'Reimbursement of Tuition Fees for Minorities categories students studying in classes I to XII'

Punjab: Farmers marching towards state capital Chandigarh to protest against AAP government stopped by Punjab Police

The farmers' unions had talks with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's office about their demands but there was no resolution