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Watch: Videos of drug dealers in Faridkot openly selling narcotics to Punjab youth goes viral

A video showing drugs being easily available in Punjab's Faridkot has gone viral on the internet

60 constables of Delhi Police armed battalion suspended for failing to perform duty in sensitive areas on Eid-ul-Fitr

Delhi Police had got information that anti-social elements were planning to disrupt peace and harmony across Delhi and in a bid to thwart their nefarious plans, several companies were deployed at various locations.

‘Chicken Kuk-Doo-Koo’ song in Bajrangi Bhaijaan was less about chicken, more about beef, here is what filmmaker Kabir Khan has to say

Kabir Khan reveals how seemingly entertaining films can be political and how some propaganda can be spread through 'children's song'

The Vow of Parvati: Author Aditi Banerjee talks about why books with strong female protagonist are getting readers interested

In The Vow of Parvati, author Aditi Banerjee talks about Devi Sati/Parvati and Lord Shiva and how the Devi encompasses all aspects of female form.

Pope Francis says NATO ‘barked at Russia’s door’ paving the way for the Ukraine-Russia war

Pope Francis said that NATO "barking" at Russia's door may have led to Vladimir Putin's launching military operations in Ukraine, adding that he has offered to meet the Russian president in Moscow.

George Soros-funded groups threaten brands to reconsider ads on Twitter, Elon Musk hints at investigating firms that are trying to control information

Two such advocacy groups -  Free Press and Media Matters for America have directly received funding from the Hungarian-American George Soros's Open Society Foundation.

Tipu Sultan: The Islamic tyrant who slaughtered the Hindus of Malabar and Kodagu, killed and converted lakhs of them

Malabar in the southern India was the place of most atrocities and anti-Hindu actions of Tipu Sultan.

Woman in viral video partying with Rahul Gandhi in Nepal bar ‘friend of bride’, here is what we know

When Rahul Gandhi's video of him partying in a pub in Nepal went viral, rumours were floated that the woman next to him was Chinese envoy to Nepal Hou Yangi.

‘Play Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers if you hear mosques blaring azan’: MNS chief Raj Thackeray says in an appeal to Hindus

Raj Thackeray issued a statement on Tuesday evening, asking citizens to dial 100 and lodge complaint if they hear mosques blaring azan

“Sonakshi Sinha was made a star by selling my virginity” Actress Pooja Mishra accuses Shatrughan Sinha of carrying out a ‘Sex Scam’

"The Sinha family is greedy and demonic. They used to forcefully enter my house and even stole my sponsors," Pooja Mishra has alleged.

Odisha: Lady accountant in Engineering college embezzles Rs 97 lakhs for boyfriend, he spends 50 lakhs out of them on online gambling

The matter came to light when the audit report of the college was being prepared and the college authorities filed a police complaint at Tomando Police Station in Odisha.

Roe v Wade, US Supreme Court’s ‘leaked’ draft, abortion rights in the country: All you need to know about the 1973 case and why...

The draft overturning abortion rights has been written by Conservative appointed Justice Samuel Alito and supported by four others with three liberal defendants.

Amethi MP Smriti Irani visits Wayanad to review implementation of government schemes while Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi is busy partying

Smriti Irani also held field visits in tribal areas to review the implementation of central schemes in the region, while Wayanad MP was away partying

‘Are you Hindu or Muslim?’, ‘Naked woman’: Actor and TMC MP Nusrat Jahan faces vile abuse from Islamists for extending Eid greetings

Nusrat Jahan shared a 19-second long video message on Facebook to extend greetings on Eid al-Fitr.

Shots fired, stones pelted in UP’s Sambhal: Violent clashes between two Muslim groups after Eid prayers leave three injured

The violent skirmishes between two Muslim groups took place in Asmoli village of Sambhal after Eid prayers

Maharashtra: Raj Thackeray, Aurangabad rally organizers booked for inciting public; police on alert ahead of his deadline to take down loudspeakers from mosques

Thackeray called the loudspeakers a nuisance and said that he was firm on the May 4 deadline for the removal of loudspeakers from the mosques

AAP criticises BJP’s demolition drive against illegal encroachment in Delhi, supports the same in the State of Punjab

While the BJP-ruled MCD has been trying to rid the city of illegal encroachments, AAP has been actively hindering its efforts.

Bhagwa flag in Berlin: Dhol-Tasha celebration on Modi’s arrival in Germany faces Hinduphobic vitriol

The central figure of Dhol-Tasha is unfurling the Bhagwa Dhwaj or the Jaripatka which was the official flag of the Maratha Empire founded by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Rahul Gandhi is in Nepal to attend the wedding of Sumnima Udas, a rabid anti-India propagandist who supported anti-CAA rioters, and attacks on Indian...

Rahul Gandhi's friend Sumnima Udas has been a rabid anti-India propagandist. It is reported that she is getting married to a China-based businessman.

Vivek Agnihotri lashes out at Foreign Correspondents Club for cancelling ‘The Kashmir Files’ presser, calls it a hate campaign

The Director has announced an open house press conference on May 5 at 4 pm in the Press Club of India, New Delhi. He has invited all the media persons to know the truth of the Kashmiri Hindu Genocide

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