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India’s self-reliance in manufacturing upsets Rahul Gandhi, tries to say ‘Make in India’ is just ‘Assemble in India’: Data and facts bust Congress MP’s...

Rahul Gandhi said that the smartphones being manufactured in our country are actually not 'Make in India' but Assemble in India. He claimed that we are just calling the work of assembling parts as Make in India. Rahul Gandhi claimed that the parts come from China and we assemble them.

Operation Midnight Hammer: 7 B-2 bombers dropped 14 bombs on Iranian nuclear sites, other B-2s flew over Pacific for deception while Tomahawk missiles fired...

Pentagon detailed how Operation Midnight Hammer was executed with precision and strategic deception, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing tensions between the United States and Iran.

As US bombs nuclear sites in Iran, read how once a computer virus was used to destroy Iranian nuclear program: Stuxnet- The Malware that...

No airstrikes, no bombs, just a sophisticated piece of malware that slipped silently into the heart of Iran’s enrichment facilities and blew centrifuges apart from the inside out, it was Stuxnet

Iran threatens to block Strait of Hormuz after US bombed its three nuclear sites, but that is easier said than done – Here is...

India faces a major energy crisis if the Strait is blocked, as nearly 70% of its crude and 40% of LNG imports pass through it, making Tehran’s threat a strategic concern for New Delhi.

Andhra Pradesh: Man gets crushed to death by former CM Jagan Mohan Reddy’s car during a rally, his party puts the blame on the...

Andhra Pradesh police said that vehicles exceeding the permitted number were present in Reddy's convoy.

Propaganda on Ram Mandir, support for Umar Khalid, trolling for PM Modi: Social Media posts of another professor of IIT Gandhinagar go viral

In his posts Professor Amit Arora expressed support for terrorist organisation Hamas and Umar Khalid, an accused under the UAPA in connection with anti-Hindu Delhi riots.

West Bengal: After ‘Halal prasad’ for Jagannath temple, Mamata’s police stop 629-year-old ‘Rath Mela’ in Muslim-dominated Malda

The Secretary of 'Rath Yatra' Committee, Gautam Mandal, informed, "The Rath Mela is being organised even before Babur and other Mughals set foot on this soil. It is 629 years old. This ancient chariot fair is being stopped for a special vote bank"

Did Pakistan sell out Ummah in exchange for a lunch with Trump?

As Iran reels from the US strikes, netizens allege Pakistan opened its airspace for the operation, reviving memories of past betrayals like the Abbottabad raid and Pakistan’s duplicity during the Afghan conflict.

International Atomic Energy Agency convenes emergency meeting of Board of Governors after US bombed nuclear sites in Iran

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has convened an emergency meeting in light of the developments taking place in West Asia, its Director-General Rafael Grossi said on Sunday.

Israel launches new airstrikes on military sites in western Iran after Tehran launches ballistic missiles injuring civilians in Tel Aviv, Haifa and other places

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) on Sunday launched a new wave of airstrikes targeting military sites in western Iran, shortly after Iranian missile attacks injured civilians in Israel.

Ahead of the 50th anniversary of Emergency, Karnataka Congress govt vows to introduce bill to jail people for posting ‘fake news’: Read how it...

The bill confers sweeping powers on the state government to take action against not just people residing in Karnataka but also those living outside the state.

Indore: Congress councilor from Indore, Anwar Qadri, who used to pay Muslim youths to trap Hindu girls and convert them, is a history sheeter,...

Congress councilor Anwar Qadri, also known as "Anwar Dacoit," faces serious allegations including funding "Love Jihad," attempted murder, robbery, and land grabbing.

Bollywood actor Salman Khan says his ‘Tere Naam’ movie hairstyle was inspired by former President APJ Abdul Kalam

In the first episode of 'The Great Indian Kapil Sharma Show' (Season 3), the 59-year-old actor shared that his hairstyle in Tere Naam was actually inspired by none other than the former President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

US attacks Iran, destroys 3 nuclear sites: Here is everything you need to know about the military operation

Fordow and Natanz were Iran’s two primary uranium enrichment facilities. Esfahan, on the other hand, is believed to be the site of Iran’s near-weapons-grade enriched uranium stockpile

30-member team to arrive in Thiruvananthapuram to inspect stranded F-35 jet of British Navy, UK officials refuse to move the jet to hanger or...

The F-35 fighter jet of British Navy that made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram last Saturday remains stranded after a week, a 30-member team will arrive in India to inspect it.

Raja Raghuvanshi murder case: Accused Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raj Kushwaha sent to 13-day judicial custody after police didn’t seek remand

A district and sessions court in Meghalaya's Shillong on Saturday sent Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raj Kushwaha to 13 days of judicial custody in connection with the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case.

Kishanganj: Farukh Alam wanted to sleep with widowed daughter-in-law, brother-in-law wanted to marry her- They slit her throat for refusing, also killed her 6-month-old...

On June 19, a Muslim woman and her baby were murdered in Kishanganj district of Bihar. The case is from Telibasti in Pothia police station area, where the brutal murder of Ansari Begum and her six-month-old daughter by slitting their throats was solved by the police within 24 hours.

Maharashtra: Hindu man hacked to death in Sambhajinagar by Babar Sheikh, Sarfaraz Khan and three others, all accused granted bail within 24 hours

Qureshi attacked all three men, including Nitin with a cleaver from the chicken shop used for chopping meat.

BJP spokesperson Shezad Poonawalla slams Congress govt in Karnataka after MLA’s leaked audio exposed corruption in the housing scheme, demands CBI or judicial probe

BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla launched a blistering assault on the Congress government, linking the housing scam to a broader pattern of corruption. "Congress has only given Karnataka a khatakhat jhoot and loot model. First, false guarantees, now looting with both hands MUDA scam, liquor scam, rice scam, and now selling houses meant for the poorest,"

Odisha: Muslim mob brutally attacked Hindus during festival preparations, threw stones and urinated near Hindu sacred site, hurled caste-based slurs and issued beheading threats

The attack followed a theft probe in a Muslim-dominated area. Police denied any communal angle, even though caste slurs were hurled and Hindus were threatened with beheading during their Raja festival preparations.

Act was brutal but he did not commit brutality, says Madhya Pradesh High Court while commuting death penalty of a person convicted of raping...

"...offence was committed in such a way that the private part of the victim was torn and after committing the offence, the victim was thrown in the solitary place treating her that she had died,” the judges said.

Judiciary joins jihad: Pakistani Court sets ₹1 crore bond for Hindu families to get custody of minors kidnapped and forcibly converted to Islam

A Pakistani court has ordered Hindu families to pay ₹1 crore each to reclaim their abducted minor forcibly converted to Islam on the condition they don't reconvert them to Hinduism.

Congress comes out in support of Iran to appease its ‘Muslim vote bank’, blames Modi govt for not choosing sides: Read how India has...

Had India been actively choosing sides and resorted to partisanship in global conflicts, we would have had to bear the brunt of hampered trade relations, alienation of friendly nations and unintentional entanglement in wars that we did not start.

From India-Pakistan to Rwanda-Congo, Trump claims credit for another agreement and pushes for a Nobel he never earned

As conflicts continue across regions, Trump’s claim of bringing peace appears exaggerated. India denied any foreign role in its ceasefire with Pakistan, while African leaders say peace talks predated Trump’s involvement by years.

Expressways, Airports, Metro rails and others: How Yogi government has transformed Uttar Pradesh after years of misrule under Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party

Uttar Pradesh is finally witnessing large-scale transformation under the Yogi Adityanath government after seeing decades of misery and suffering under the previous Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party regimes.

Pakistan: In yet another incident of persecution of minorities, four Hindu siblings abducted and forcibly converted in Sindh

In Shahdadpur in Sindh, Pakistan, four Hindu siblings were kidnapped and forced to covert to Islam. 22 year old Jia Bai, 20 year old Dia Bai, 16 year old Disha Bai, and 13 year old brother of these three sisters Harjeet Kumar were kidnapped and made to convert to Islam

DGCA orders Air India to remove 3 senior officials after finding repeated violations in crew scheduling and rostering, instructs internal disciplinary proceedings

In a major crackdown on Air India following the Ahmedabad crash, the DGCA has ordered the removal of three top officials for repeated violations in scheduling and rostering of staff

Yoga’s Hindu roots being erased, Christian appropriation and spiritual theft rampant: It is about time Sanatan Dharma reclaims its spiritual core

Yoga is not a modular fitness regimen to be dismembered and repackaged; it is the beating heart of Sanatana Dharma.

Modi govt launched 12 rescue missions during its 11 years of seva to evacuate Indians, stranded in conflict-torn foreign countries: Here are the details...

In its last 11 years of seva, the government launched 12 rescue missions to evacuate stranded Indian nationals from conflict-torn countries. These nations include Iraq, Ukraine, Russia, Iran, Nepal, Yemen, Syria, Sudan, Afghanistan, Libya and others.

UK Navy’s stranded F-35 jet may have to be airlifted from Thiruvananthapuram airport due to its hydraulics failure: Officials

The British Royal Navy F-35B fighter jet, which had made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport, has developed a hydraulic failure, and possibly, it would be taken back in a military transport aircraft

New ECI rule cuts CCTV footage retention to 45 days post-results amid misinformation concerns

In a decisive move aimed at curbing misinformation, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered the destruction of election-related CCTV, webcasting, and video footage within 45 days

As India rescues students from Iran under Operation Sindhu, read why most Indian students going to Iran for higher studies are Kashmiri Muslims

Considering that Iran has not achieved any major breakthrough in either medicine or engineering in the recent past, it does not seem a plausible reason for attracting Indian students to Iran.

The media that was asked to bend but started crawling: How big names in Indian media became Indira Gandhi’s propaganda tools during Emergency

Indira Gandhi's government threw 250 journalists behind bars during the Emergency as big publications became its mouthpiece.

AMCA is open for private sector, India needs more manufacturers of fighter jets and competition will be good for HAL: Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar...

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh underscored the need for at least two aircraft manufacturers in India, saying that the AMCA project will be open for private sector

Anaya Bangar’s plea to BCCI raises a question: Is this wave of ‘inclusion’ costing women their space in sports?

Anaya Bangar's bid to join women's cricket as a trans woman sparks debate: Should biological males compete in female sports, or is it time for a separate transgender category?

Pakistan begged for ceasefire in 45 mins: Deputy PM Ishaq Dar confirms India’s strikes on Nur Khan base, shatters Trump’s ‘mediation’ myth

Pakistani DY PM Ishaq Dar revealed it was Saudi Prince Faisal who called him to mediate for a ceasefire with India.

At the hospital struck by Iranian missiles, Israeli PM Netanyahu says he has also suffered personal loss during the conflict, as he had to...

Iran attack on a hospital Israel caused extensive damage. Trying to show he is also suffering, PM Netanyahu said that he has also experienced a personal loss as he had to postpone his son's wedding.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani funded by anti-India, anti-Hindu lobby of Council on American-Islamic Relations- Read details

Unsurprisingly, while Zohran Mamdani is projecting himself as a 'progressive' Muslim leader, he is taking support from anti-semitic entities like CAIR, suggests that beyond the façade of a 'progressive' and 'moderate' Muslim candidate fighting for social justice and cutting costs, Mamdani is anti-India, anti-Hindu and anti-Israel Islamist.

Alt News’ Mohammed Zubair under fire for Hinduphobia, yet again: Old tweet mocking Brahmins goes viral, sparks outrage

An old tweet by Alt News' Mohammed Zubair insulting Brahmins has gone viral, sparking demands of FIRs against him for hurting religious sentiments.

West Bengal: Sweet shops owned by Muslims enlisted to supply prasad for newly built Jagannath temple in Digha, BJP accuses TMC govt of trampling...

Malviya pointed out while the original Jagannath temple in Puri, Odisha does not allow the entry of non-Hindus, the Mamata government was violating the sanctity of the temple by distributing prasad prepared by Muslims.

‘RJD and Congress keep disrespecting Babasaheb, keep his photo on their feet, but we keep him in our hearts’: PM Modi in Siwan, Bihar

"RJD and Congress disregard and disrespect the image of Babasaheb, keep it on their feet, but Modi keeps him in his heart. These parties want to portray themselves as bigger than Babasaheb by insulting his picture, but the people of Bihar will never forget it", PM Modi said.

British Navy’s F-35 remains stranded in India after a week: What happened, why the jet’s departure may be postponed indefinitely and why it is...

Seven days after a F-35B fighter jet of UK Navy made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport on Saturday night due to ‘low fuel’, the aircraft still remains grounded at the airport

Lobbying, coverups and accidents: How US government-backed Boeing and its dishonesty claimed hundreds of lives thus far

A report by the US stock market regulator SEC says that Boeing has spent more than $200 million (₹1700 crore+) on lobbying from 2010-2022. $26 million (₹225 crore) has been spent in 2021 and 2022 alone.

Deposits of Indians in Swiss banks declined by 18% over the past decade, shows data released by Swiss National Bank

Deposits of Indian customers in Swiss banks have declined by around 18 per cent over the past decade, according to the latest figures released by the Swiss National Bank (SNB)

Muslim mob threatens BJP councillor Nooruddin after illegal madarsa sealed in Rudrapur: Read how Dhami govt has been continuing anti-encroachment drive in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand government led by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami has been conducting a statewide anti-encroachment drive to free the government land of illegal structures.

Amazon in USA tells its staff, ‘relocate or resign’: How the corporate giant’s new policy is affecting employees

Amazon has introduced a new policy that employees have to relocate to major hubs within 60 days or they will be asked to leave without any severance package.

No one allowed in storeroom where money was found, firefighters told to keep silent: Probe makes startling revelations in Justice Varma case, Kapil Sibal...

Verma's personal secretary had directed the firefighter personnel to exclude any mention of the cash in the report.

ECI implements several new provisions in assembly bye-polls, including phone deposit facility, upgraded voter turnout data sharing and 100% webcasting

The bye-polls to five Assembly Constituencies held by the Election Commission of India today witnessed successful implementation of several major new initiatives launched by the ECI in the past four months

Israel’s strategic offensive against Iran: From deterrence to destabilisation

The Israeli attack against Iran has evolved into something far more than a series of defensive airstrikes. It is a multidimensional operation aimed at systematically degrading Iran's capabilities across military, economic, and cognitive spheres.

From calling them terrorists and cutting aid to praising as a great nation and hosting army chief, how Donald Trump’s opinion on Pakistan has...

Trump’s new-found love for Pakistan also highlights his duplicity towards on the issue of terrorism.