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This is the best system, earlier, it was in control of Arhtiyas: How Direct Benefit Transfer is changing the lives of farmers in Punjab...
As of now, payments are being made to farmers through DBT on the basis of the Aadhar cards and the quantity of crops brought by them to the Mandis.
Violence continues during polls in West Bengal: BJP polling agent assaulted allegedly by TMC goons in North 24 Parganas
Like the first four phases, fifth phase polls for West Bengal Assembly election has also been marred with violence
Kerala MLA PC George reiterates his stand on Grooming Jihad, says 47 girls in his constituency, including 12 Hindus and 35 Christians, were victims
Poonjar MLA PC George said that love jihad exists and that 47 girls—12 Hindus and 35 Christians—have been the victims of the phenomenon
Christian pastor dupes Jalandhar family of Rs 80,000, converts them to Christianity on the pretext of healing cancer
Jalandhar Pastor Balwinder Singh duped a family of Rs 80,000 promising to cure a cancer patient, and converted them to Christianity
Coronavirus vaccination: Gujarat administers over 1 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses
The health bulletin released by the Gujarat government last evening revealed that so far over 87 lakh people have been vaccinated with the first dose and over 13 lakhs with both the doses
Actor Deep Sidhu, accused in the Republic Day violence case, gets bail: What the court said while granting bail
Actor Deep Sidhu was arrested by the special cell of Delhi Police in February 2021 for his role in instigating violence and riots in New Delhi in the wake of tractor rally
Watch: Muslim mob gathers at Dargah Bazar Ajmer after Friday prayers, demand arrest of Yati Narsinghanand, law against insult to Islam
Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati has been in the line of fire ever since he made some remarks on Prophet Muhammad
‘Terrorists would have fired into your heart’: Cop in Kashmir arrested under UAPA for glorifying terrorism, resisting search and turning violent
Jammu and Kashmir police arrested a Special Police Officer (SPO) under the stringent anti-terror law in Frisal village in Kulgam of South Kashmir.
Scores of people, mostly migrant workers, caught on camera running out of Buxar railway station in Bihar to avoid COVID-19 test
Passengers, mostly migrant workers, including women and young children, were trying to escape the mandatory COVID-19 test in Bihar
Indianapolis mass shooting that killed 8, including 4 Sikhs: Attacker was a former employee at FedEx, was previously arrested twice
The gunman who killed at least eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis mass shooting, was a former employee of the company.
An hour into the 5th phase of 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections and reports of violence begin to pour in: Crude bombs hurled
The ruling TMC and the BJP are contesting on all the 45 assembly seats across five districts in phase five of the West Bengal assembly elections today
We respect PM Modi’s call: PM Modi urges for snan at Kumbh to be kept symbolic due to COVID-19, Swami Avdheshanand responds
PM Modi spoke to Juna Akhara Mahamandleshwar, Swami Avdheshanand and requested for 'Shahi Snan' at Kumbh Mela to be kept symbolic.
Kangana Ranaut slams Karan Johar after Dharma Productions fires Kartik Aryan, tells them not to ‘force him to hang himself’ like SSR
Kangana Ranaut has hit out at Karan Johar and Dharma Productions after Kartik Aryan was fired from Dostana 2.
TMC’s Derek O’Brien opposes EC’s Covid campaign restrictions, says new rules very suitable to ‘Lutyens bungalow’ residents
TMC leader Derek O'Brien criticized the Election Commission's new Covid restrictions in a press conference today.
Two days after daughter of Ajay Tandon took over father’s campaigning for by-elections as he had COVID-19, the Congress leader seen on the street
Daughter of Congress leader Ajay Tandon had confirmed that her father had tested positive for COVID-19
Facebook censors media reports of multi-million dollar real estate purchases by BLM co-founder, her group calls criticism ‘White Supremacy’
Facebook users said that shared links to stories from NY Post and the Daily Mail about BLM co-founder were met with an error message.
EC extends election campaign ban before polls in West Bengal to 72 hours, no campaigning allowed after 7 PM
In view of the worsening Covid-19 crisis in the country, the Election Commission has extended restrictions on campaigning for polls
BLM co-founder attempts to defend herself from criticism over buying property worth over million dollars, netizens point out Marxist hypocrisy
BLM co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors has been heavily criticised recently for buying a series of properties worth millions
Iran increases its uranium enrichment programme to 60%, its highest level ever, following attack on Natanz nuclear facility
After Iran's Natanz nuclear plant suffered a major sabotage, Tehran had vowed to increase its uranium enrichment to 60% levels
Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint accuses the centre of issuing diktats to states on COVID-19, which is far from the truth
ThePrint ignores that apart from the initial nationwide lockdown, centre has given every flexibility to states on the ward against COVID-19
Justice Chandrachud apologises to a lawyer, asks him to go rest since he was fasting for Ramzan
Justice Chandrachud of the Supreme Court apologised to a Muslim lawyer for not knowing that he had been fasting during the month of Ramzan.
Rally of dead bodies, threats against CRPF, lying and scaring with ‘detention camps’ so people don’t vote: What viral audio of Mamata Banerjee means
Mamata Banerjee was heard telling TMC worker Partha Pratim Roy to organise a political rally with the dead bodies to stir public sympathy
US intelligence backtracks on Russian bounty claims, here is how media ran unfounded stories to damage Trump’s re-election bid
A June 2020 article in NYT had claimed that Russia is offering money to Taliban-linked terrorists to kill US soldiers, a claim that has now been discredited.
British Home Minister approves the extradition of fugitive Indian businessman Nirav Modi: CBI
Billionaire diamantaire Nirav Modi is wanted for fraud and money laundering in the Rs 14,000-crore Punjab National Bank scam
While ‘liberals’ discuss usurpring Ram Mandir funds, they debate whether they should help ‘Sanghis’ amidst rising COVID-19 cases
Liberals online are busy debating whether they should help 'Sanghis' combat Covid-19 in these trying times.
Taiwan man marries the same woman four times, divorces thrice to get extra paid leaves, employer fined for refusing to pay
The bank clerk in Taiwan pulled off this bizarre stunt up until he managed to get his 8 days paid leave extended up to 32 days
Noida: Family of Muslim girl accuses Hindu boy of kidnapping, girl tells police she converted to Hinduism and married willingly
Noida Police confirmed that the Muslim girl and the Hindu youth had been living together in Prayagraj for very long
France passes legislation outlawing sex with minor under the age of 15, but with a rider called ‘Romeo and Juliet’ clause: Details
The new legislation adopted by the French parliament characterises sex with a minor as rape, punishable up to 20 years in prison
California: Gay ex-mayor, who advocated for BLM riots, ‘defund police’ campaign arrested for child sexual abuse
Jacob is a progressive Democrat who supports the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and ironically advocates for defunding the police.
Karan Johar’s Dharma Production fires Kartik Aryan, not to work with him again: Here is what happened
Dharma Productions said it was pushed to the wall by “unprofessional behaviour” of Kartik Aryan during shooting of Dostana 2
The Logical Indian spreads fake news claiming BJP leader attended Kumbh despite testing Covid positive, issues apology
The Logical Indian (TLI) has apologised for spreading fake news about Uttar Pradesh Minister Sunil Bharala.
SII CEO Adar Poonawalla asks US President Joe Biden to lift embargo on raw materials needed for Covid-19 vaccine production
Adar Poonawalla appealed to Joe Biden to lift the embargo on the export of raw materials so that manufacturing of vaccines can be ramped up
Shekhar Gupta’s The Print declares Instagram Reels casteist, claims dancing Savarnas marginalise Dalits through ‘modern casteism’
The Print article makes it abundantly clear that Instagram Reels are the next great enemy that must be overcome.
Amidst shortage, black marketing of Remdesivir injections continues unabated: Here are the 5 cases reported in the last few days
Across the country, several cases of black marketing of Remdesivir have been reported as the stocks run short and Covid cases surge
At least eight people dead, many injured in a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis in the USA
8 people were killed during a mass shooting at the FedEx Ground Plainfield Operations Center in Indianapolis on late Thursday
Andhra Pradesh man hacks family of six including two children to avenge the rape of his daughter: Details
Andhra Pradesh police confirmed that the incident was a fall out of a old feud between the accused and the victim family
FIR registered in Kanpur, police on the look-out for those from AIMIM who put up posters calling for beheading of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati
On April 16, the Kanpur Police took to Twitter to respond to reports on AIMIM's calling for beheading of Yati Narsinghanand
Pakistan shuts down social media platforms from 11 AM to 3 PM due to expected protests by radical Islamists after Friday prayers
This decision has been reportedly taken in order to combat the deteriorating law and order situation in Pakistan.
Derek O’Brien’s Clubhouse interaction exposes how TMC fears the prospect of loss in West Bengal: Three statements made and what they mean
Perhaps to fire-fight what Prashant Kishor said, Derek O'Brien appeared on Clubhouse for a short interaction with select 'liberals'.
Kumbh to be wrapped up by April 17: What this Niranjani Akhada Sadhu says is another reason Kumbh was nothing like Tablighi Jamaat
Ravindra Puri Maharaj of the Niranjani Akhada has stated that they have asked all Sadhus from other states to go back, keeping in view the pandemic concerns.
Supreme Court directs CBI to probe the fake 1994 espionage case against ex-ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan
In 1994, Kerala police officers had levelled false charges of espionage against former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan and arrested him
While Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘Corona App’ shows ample beds available for Covid-19 patients, hospitals deny
A number of tweets by users and a check by OpIndia has found that the 'real-time' data in the Delhi government's Corona App is far from reality.
Current and prospective students at Rutgers slam varsity for defending anti-Hindu historian Audrey Truschke. Here are 5 testimonials
Rutgers University had defended Audrey Truschke's vile anti-Hindu bigotry as 'academic freedom'.
Bihar: Mohammad Babul’s wife had an affair with her brother-in-law, planned husband’s murder
"During the interrogation, Ristana confessed to having planned the killing of her husband with Mohammad Chand. It was her adulterous relation, which led to Mohammad Babul’s murder,” said Purnia SP Daya Shankar.
James O’Keefe to sue as Twitter suspends accounts days after Project Veritas exposed CNN Technical Director making shocking claims on video
Twitter has suspended the accounts of Project Veritas and their founder James O'Keefe after they exposed CNN and their propaganda campaign
Canada: Liberal MP apologizes for getting caught naked during Zoom call, opposition MP says ‘in great shape, but control camera’
Lawmaker from Canada, left red-faced after showcasing himself naked on a Canadian Parliament Zoom conference call, has now apologized
Exclusive: How Maharashtra wasted thousands of tonnes of pulses, in the middle of the pandemic, sent under PM Garib Kalyan Yojana
While the central govt gave their approval to the other states to utilise the left-over pulses, Maharashtra was left behind - Here is why
Aaj Tak to air public apology on 23rd April for sharing fake news on Sushant Singh Rajput, pay Rs 1 lac fine: Details
Aaj Tak has been asked by the NBSA (News Broadcasting Standard Authority) to air a public apology for fake news on Sushant Singh Rajput
India gets ready to fight with the second wave of COVID-19, several states impose tougher restrictions
India is going through second wave of COVID-19, with Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka being worst effected
Blast from the past – Now The Print journalist’s complicated relationship with math gets exposed, video goes viral
In April 2020, during an interview, The Print journalist Jyoti Malhotra got confused about the difference between one million and 85,000
