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“YouTube has signed its own warrant”: Russia hints at banning YouTube after the platform blocks Russian Parliament’s channel Duma TV

Albhabet Inc owned YouTube has blocked the official channel of Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament

Gujarat High Court refuses anticipatory bail to Mahmood, who converted 37 families and 100 Hindus to Islam: All you need to know

Accused Yusuf, Aiyub and others also created a WhatsApp group where they spewed vitriolic content against Hindu community through videos, speeches, and chats.

As Covid-19 vaccine precaution doses become available at private hospitals, Covishield and Covaxin prices cut to Rs 225

Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech reduce the price of Covishield and Covaxin vaccines to ₹225 per dose

Himachal Pradesh: Newspaper hawker Asif Mohammad arrested after he slit throat of minor girl, police urge people not to give it ‘communal’ colour

Asif Mohammad used to deliver newspapers at the victim's house. A large knife used to cut newspapers was also recovered by the police.

‘Our Nation threatened with Jihadi Civil war’: Sufi Islamic Board reacts after getting threat letter from Islamic org supporting PFI

Sufi Islamic Board has said that it has been threatened by Islamic org supporting Popular Front of India (PFI) for pursuing the radical Islamist outfit

Hinduphobic Instagram Audio case: Naya Shahar Police arrests accused Nadeem, Sabnam absconding

After the audio clip went viral on Social media platforms, a local resident from Pareek Chowk area, Rishi Kumar filed a complaint regarding the matter.

Rahul Gandhi claims the country has committed violence against him: What he said

Rahul Gandhi said the country has hit him with shoes, treated him with extreme violence, to teach him a lesson.

After Karauli, Hindus come under attack in Karnataka, stones pelted at a Sri Ram Shobha Yatra in Mulbagal

Communal tensions prevailed in Mulbagal town of Kolar district in Karnataka after a Sri Ram Shobha Yatra was attacked using stones. T

Hindu procession in Karauli, attacked by Islamists, was first in 7 years, now, Hindus are being blamed: What it says about the police

When Hindus around the world were celebrating their new year, a horrifying communal conflagration erupted in Rajasthan’s Karauli

Amidst Navratri, Hindu temple vandalised with idols of deities shattered into pieces in Jammu, was attacked two times in recent past

As per accounts, idols of deities were vandalised and shattered into pieces in the temple in Sidhra area of Jammu.

Gorakhpur temple attack accused Murtaza used a code language full of Arabic words, received e-mails from ISIS

The ATS has found jihadi literature from Murtaza's house. There's also an Arabic book.

Crowdfunding fraud accused Rana Ayyub downplays embezzled fund value as ‘small amount’, agrees to ‘ignorant’ host

"Just for the context, we are talking about 20,000 Dollars essentially.", said the host while talking about 10-12 Crores,and Rana Ayyub played along

Karnataka: Hindu outfit campaigns to not hire Muslim cab drivers when visiting temples, says ‘they have impure food choices’

Bharata Rakshana Vedike asked Hindus in Karnataka to not hire Muslim cab drivers especially while visiting temples

‘Recording higher cases than other states’: Centre writes to 5 states including Maharashtra to warn about rising Covid-19 cases, asks not to let guard...

Health ministry writes to Delhi, Haryana, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Mizoram over increasing cases of new Covid-19 cases

Watch: Mani Shankar suffers meltdown when confronted with tough questions, old video goes viral

The interview with ETV Bharat was published on August 13, 2019, in which Mani Shankar Aiyar was posed tough questions on the party's stand on the Kashmir issue and other developments surrounding Kashmir.

‘Started talking about living with Jamaatis’: UP Maulvi and his aide arrested for attempting to convert a Hindu man into Islam

The police have booked the accused under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act. 

Karnataka loudspeaker row: Home Minister issues notice to religious institutions including mosques, warns of action if ‘noise not reduced to permissible limit’

Amid the ongoing loudspeaker controversy in Karnataka, state Home Minister Araga Gyanendra said on Friday that the government has sent notices to religious institutions across the state

Another attempt to whitewash? One Maulana Ilyasi talks about his 2016 meeting with the Gorakhnath temple attack accused: Here is what he said

One Maulana Ilyasi has told the police that Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi, the Gorakhnath temple attack accused, was under the influence of black magic

‘Got instructions from Pakistan’: Jammu and Kashmir police arrest mastermind of pro-terror slogans at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar

On Friday (April 8), the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar reverberated with Azadi and anti-India slogans, following the Jumma Namaz.

Bhopal court summons Samajwadi Party MP and actress Jaya Bachchan for cancelling land deal after receiving payment: Details

Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Jaya Bachchan has been asked to appear before a Bhopal court over irregularities in a land deal.

MHA declares Hafiz Talha Saeed, son of Hafiz Mohammad Saeed as a designated terrorist, says ‘actively involved in propagating jihad against India’

MHA said that Hafiz Talha Saeed has been actively involved in the recruitment, fund collection, planning, and executing of attacks by the LeT in India

Delhi Police starts questioning over 30 house staff after Sonam Kapoor’s house was robbed in Feb, involve the Forensics lab in ‘investigation’ too

The house of actor Soman Kapoor in New Delhi's Amrita Shergill Marg had been robbed and cash and jewellery worth Rs 1.41 Crore were stolen

Navi Mumbai Police to launch a parallel probe to ascertain Gorakhnath Temple attacker Abbasi’s links with local Maulana, rule out a possible threat

The Navi Mumbai police have also launched a parallel investigation to know the history of the accused and his acquaintances in Mumbai.

Aam Aadmi Party suffers a major blow, President of Himachal Pradesh unit defects to BJP right after Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘rath yatra’

Besides Anoop Kesari, AAP Una President Iqbal Singh and Organisation General Secretary Satish Thakur too joined the BJP.

Uttar Pradesh police books Dr Farooqui Kamal for converting his employee to Islam, had forced the latter to recite the verses of the Quran 

The Uttar Pradesh police Friday booked a doctor named Dr Farooqui Kamal based on a complaint lodged by his employee, accusing the doctor of forcefully converting him to Islam

J&K police initiate action against Islamists who raised Azadi slogans, hailed terrorist Zakir Musa at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar

A video went viral on the internet in which Kashmiri Muslims were seen chanting Azadi and anti-India slogans at the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar

Tewatia returns to haunt Punjab as Gujarat Titans edge home in a last-ball thriller

Needing 12 off the last 2 balls against Odean Smith, Tewatia managed to hit 2 maximums in a row over the deep mid-wicket region.

Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga FIR case: Punjab and Haryana HC pulls up Punjab Police, warns them against violating SC guidelines

Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga had filed a petition challenging the FIR registered against him by the Punjab police.

Congress supporters confuse loan underwriting with write off and waive off, wrongly accuses SBI of waiving loan to Adani group

SBI has approved a Rs.12,770 crore loan to Adani group, Congress supporters accused the bank of waiving off the loan

Jammu and Kashmir: Anti-India, Azadi slogans raised at Jamia mosque in Srinagar, stones pelted at security officials

Police forces deployed outside the Jamia mosque in Srinagar were attacked with stones after the Friday prayers

Karnataka: Hindu ice-cream shop asked to remove Halal certificate or face boycott, Muslim businessman feel threatened, seek help

Muslim vendors and businessmen in Karnataka complain that Muslim community is being targeted in the state

‘Have enough bombs to blow up the entire village in 10 minutes’: TMC panchayat leader Shakir Ahmed caught on camera

In the viral video, TMC leader Shakir Ahmed is heard saying he has a huge stockpile of bombs to blow up an entire village

Hostages were forced to sing ‘Hotel Osama’, a depraved parody of ‘Hotel California’: French journalist held by Islamic State in Syria reveals in court

ISIS terrorists had forced their hostages to sing Hotel Osama, says French journalist in trial of British ISIS terrorist

Uttar Pradesh: Aadil and Shakib threaten to fire bullets, incite riots, arrested after video goes viral

In a video that has gone viral, Aadil and Shakib were seen issuing threats of firing bullets and inciting riots in the Loni region of Uttar Pradesh

‘Likely stopped because my book criticises Modi’: Aakar Patel after being stopped from flying abroad in connection with FCRA case

A LOC was issued against Aakar Patel over a case registered against Amnesty International India for committing alleged FCRA violations

Assam: Muzammil Sheikh, Nazibul Sheikh and Farouk Rahman awarded death sentence for rape and murder of two minor tribal girls

Three persons convicted of rape and murder of two minor girls in Kokrajhar in Assam, and awarded death sentence

Maharashtra: Protesting State Transport workers pelt stones and slippers at Sharad Pawar’s residence

Hundreds of enraged State Transport workers broke into the residence 'Silver Oak' of NCP chief Sharad Pawar

Islamic terrorist Hafiz Saeed sentenced to 31 years in jail by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan

An anti-Terrosim court in Pakistan has sentenced Islamic terrorist Hafiz Saeed to 31 years in jail. As per reports, the Pakistan government has been ordered to confiscate all assets of Saeed.

Rajasthan Police tries to blame Hindus for Karauli violence, says stones pelted because songs played were ‘objectionable’

"The way the Nav Samvatsar procession was carried out was dubious and objectionable songs were played, that's why stone pelting took place", the Police said.

Indian liberals rush to save their favoured elites and GHQ as poor Sri Lankans suffer: Will they now blame Brahminical patriarchy? RSS? Modi?

As Sri Lanka suffers its worst economic nightmare in memory, some analysts even calling it “burning”, the rush to save favourites is obvious.

Rahul Gandhi predicts violence and chaos in India, thanks to politics he himself has been playing

Rahul Gandhi claimed that BJP is dividing the country among various groups, and the pain from it will lead to violence

‘The Kashmir Files’ continues its record-breaking spree, set to cross 250 crores mark in the domestic market

The Kashmir Files, continues its record-breaking spree at the box office as it is set to breach the 250 Crores mark in the Indian market.

Fierce clashes between Taliban and Pakistan Army after Taliban shoots down Pakistani helicopter: Reports

The Taliban's attack on Pakistan's helicopter led to serious injuries to a Pakistani Army General, as per reports.

‘Permitting inflow of foreign donations is a state policy’: SC affirms the constitutional validity of the FCRA Act, 2020

Upholding the FCRA Act, 2020, the top court said receiving foreign donations is an not an absolute right.

‘Had goosebumps, saw people brushing off death’, says reporter who captured the iconic image of a cop rescuing a girl during Karauli violence

Constable Nitesh Sharma had rescued 3 women and a child from the burning houses in Karauli in Rajasthan

‘Don’t spare criminals and mafia, don’t touch the poor’: CM Yogi Adityanath’s orders on the bulldozer use

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given clear instructions that bulldozer will not run on the shops, huts of the poor.

Dear liberals, here is how you can stop the BJP – written by a BJP supporter

The BJP not only retained Uttar Pradesh, but it also did so by a huge margin - leaving their opponents feeling defeated

Birbhum violence: Serajul, Mohammad and 2 others arrested from Mumbai; brought back to Kolkata

The four accused had fled Birbhum following the violence. They were tracked down using mobile tower locations.

Karnataka: Another Hindu youth, Madhu, stabbed by a mob that was led by one Tauseef

The 22-year-old Madhu, a resident of New Mandli locality in Shivamogga, was returning home after delivering flowers to a merchant

Aakar Patel can’t leave India yet, his happiness lasts just a day as CBI court stays Delhi court order

Special CBI court in Delhi stayed the ACMM order allowing Aakar Patel to travel abroad