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Shah Faesal reinstated in IAS: Here is a lowdown on how he went from being an anti-India politician to a nationalist bureaucrat

Shah Faesal rose to attention in 2010 when he became the first Kashmiri to pass the civil services exam and become an IAS.

‘We have brought 150 ex-Muslims back to Hindu faith in 10 months’: Mrigendra Maharaj of Yashveer Ashram who recently organised ‘Ghar Wapsi’ of 2...

Earlier on July 19 last year, the Ashram had launched a special campaign to bring people back to the Hindu religion. The organisation works in 7 cities providing help and guidance to people who want to do 'Gharwapsi'.

Telangana CM KCR, son KTR claim VAT on fuel prices has not been increased since they came to power. They lied: Know the truth

The Telangana Chief Minister, Honourable Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (KCR garu), in his press conference on 7th November, had emphatically claimed that he has never increased the VAT on fuel prices

Aaditya Thackeray pulls a Rahul Gandhi, hails the dangerous politician-builder nexus of Maharashtra in recent faux pass: What he said

The junior Thackeray defended his statement saying that the MVA government in Maharashtra has been able to reduce stamp duty and premiums only because of this nexus.

Second time in a row, Twitter miscalculates its daily users, overcounting by 1.9 million users: Reports

Twitter miscalculated the number of daily users on the platform by up to 1.9 million users every quarter from Q1 2019 to Q4 2021.

Jahangirpuri violence: Police arrest the main accused Farid, alias ‘Neetu’, from Bengal, was hiding at relative’s house

According to the Police, Farid was actively involved in the Jahangirpuri communal riots and played a major role.

UP: Another Grooming Jihad case in Bareilly, minor girl raped, blackmailed over obscene video by Kasim who claimed to be ‘Rahul’

Kasim, a daily wage worker, had reportedly claimed to be 'Rahul' and had lured the minor girl into a relationship.

New York State Assembly bills remove references calling Hindu religious symbol Swastika ‘anti-semitic’ and ‘fascist’: Here is what we know so far

New York Senate and State Assembly dropped the reference to Hindu Swastika as an 'anti-Semitic' and 'fascist symbol' in their bills

PFI members created a hitlist, more than 100 BJP and RSS activists were shortlisted: How the list was found during RSS activist’s murder investigation

More than 100 BJP and RSS activists' names in Kerala have been shortlisted for murder by members of the radical Islamic organisation PFI

As Hindus get attacked in Jahangirpuri, How ex-bureaucrats write another rant to PM Modi alleging ‘hate against Muslims’

Now in yet another move, over a hundred ex-bureaucrats have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to condemn the "politics of hate" allegedly practised by state governments under BJP's control.

Australia: ‘Khalistan Day’ billboards with image of Bhindranwale come up in Melbourne, removed after massive outrage by Indians

Indians in Melbourne were shocked to see posters and billboards displaying pictures of terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale

Land belongs to ‘self-manifested’ God: Kashi Vishwanath Mandir challenges UP Sunni Waqf Board’s claim that the temple is Waqf property

Advocate of Kashi Vishwanath Mandir said in court that there is no record of the temple being registered as Waqf prooerty

‘Hindus have to settle with just one wife or they are abandoned like Anandiben’: Masood Hashmi kicked out of TV debate for disrespecting UP...

Masood Hashmi said that the problem with Hindus is that they feel that a Muslim can have 4 wives but we have to settle on just one

FCC commissioner shoots down ‘absurd’ demand of George Soros funded group to block Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said that it has zero authority to block the Elon Musk - Twitter deal, as demanded by Open Markets Institute

International Toolkit activated again: Mehdi Hassan, footballer Mesut Ozil, Padma Lakshmi demonise India over ‘Muslim persecution’

With increased violence on Hindus on their festivals, rampant campaign against Hindus in India has spread on a global scale

Shekhar Gupta’s The Print blames ‘lower caste’ Hindus for Jahangirpuri violence to whitewash stone pelting on Hanuman Jayanti procession

The Print tries to absolve Muslim mobs that pelted stones at the Hindus, blames 'lower-caste' Hindus from Bengal for Jahangirpuri violence

Good cop-bad cop, Mamata claims Bengal means business, her MP Mahua Moitra picks up fights with corporates

The TMC MP stated that she was displeased by the insistence of the store manager to provide her mobile number to the store during cash billing

Huge cache of drugs cash recovered from Shaheen Bagh, NCB busts Indo-Afghan drug syndicate in Delhi

NCB recovered 50 kg Afghan origin heroin, 47 kg suspected narcotics, ₹30 lakh cash and cash counting machine from Shaahen Bagh in Delhi

Navneet Rana’s 8-year-old daughter Aarohi Rana recites Hanuman Chalisa, prays for the early release of her parents

Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana are lodged in jail. Their bail plea will be heard in the sessions court on 29th April 2022.

WB, Maharashtra, Delhi impose 25%+ tax on Aviation Fuel, the reason why flight tickets are expensive: Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Hardeep Singh Puri slammed non-NDA ruled opposition-ruled states for not slashing VAT on fuel prices to provide relief to the public

Remember Ayesha Khan who died of suicide by jumping in Sabarmati river over dowry and harassment, her husband got 10 years jail time

In February 2021, Ayesha Khan, an Ahmedabad woman, had committed suicide after making a video accusing her husband and his family of dowry and harassment.

As reports of Rahul Gandhi absconding emerge, Congress loyalist journalist Vir Sanghvi says Gandhi-scion should take a sabbatical and do PhD instead

The left-liberals, who saw Prashant Kishor as a 'guardian angle' who could give rebirth to the Congress party, want Rahul Gandhi to quit politics.

90 swords and daggers recovered from a car in Dhule of Maharashtra, four arrested

Arms worth Rs 7,13,600 were recovered from a car near the Songir village in the Dhule district of Maharashtra.

‘Brahmin Teri Kabar Khudegi’: Hate slogans surface on BHU campus after Iftar party, furious students burn VC’s effigy

Students claimed that the VC ended the tradition of sending fruits to students during Navratri and started new tradition of Iftar Roza party.

Children’s home in Ranchi with links to Harsh Mander tried to conceal a child sexual abuse case, didn’t report to police: Says NCPCR chief

NCPCR chief Priyank Kanoongo visited a children's home in Ranchi after the home tried to conceal a child sexual abuse case

PM Modi in Assam: Inaugurates 7 cancer hospitals, lays the foundation for 2950 Amrit Sarovar projects and much more

The PM also laid the foundation of various projects that include Veterinary College (Diphu), Degree College (West Karbi Anglong), and Agricultural College (Kolonga, West Karbi Anglong).

Jharkhand: Minister Hafizul Hassan says if 30% of minorities are disturbed, the 70% majority will have to suffer too

Hafizul Hassan said, "Whatever the Central government is doing against us will cause them equal damage."

Ex CEO of Twitter, after whose exit stocks of Twitter had jumped, now targets the new owner Elon Musk over Vijaya Gadde

On Wednesday, Twitter owner Elon Musk had put an infographic highlighting the left-wing bias of the Twitter platform and its policy head Vijaya Gadde.

Uttar Pradesh: Eight members of two Muslim families revert to Hinduism

Mahant Swami Yashveer Maharaj and Swami Mrigendra Maharaj of Swami Yashveer Ashram Parishad at Bagra brought these families back to Hinduism after performing the havan and puja rituals.

Punjab: Guru ki Sarai allegedly converted to mosque by intimidating a Sikh family in Patiala, situation tense as Hindu organisations protest

Hindu organisations have alleged that Muslim community forcefully took over Guru Ki Sarai and converted it into a mosque

Twitter user fakes ‘car for dowry for sister’s wedding’ story over ‘delayed delivery’

A Twitter user alleged his would-be brother-in-law has threatened to call off the wedding as a Tata Nexon car has not been delivered yet

Prashant Kishor’s refusal to join Congress is of relief to Ashok Gehlot, loss for Sachin Pilot: Here is how

Gehlot on April 23 had mentioned that he had given his permanent resignation to Sonia Gandhi on the day he had become the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Gehlot on April 23 then had mentioned that he had given his permanent resignation to Sonia Gandhi on the day he had become the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. He said that Gandhi would decide whether to keep him or remove him from the position and that when that happens, people won't even get a hint. He said that the speculations of Pilot taking over the control of Rajasthan were just 'rumors'.

Joe Biden’s Russia sanctions coordinator Daleep Singh takes ‘leave of absence’, had threatened India over Russian oil imports

US President Joe Biden's economic advisor Daleep Singh to take leave of absence from White House

Centre makes FCRA clearance mandatory for educational institutes to collaborate with China’s Confucius centres after control changes hand: Details

Centre has notified that the educational institutes that intend to collaborate with China's Confucius centres will need to have prior FCRA clearances

‘To understand Indian thought process, it is necessary to study the Mahabharata’: Dr Jaishankar explains ‘the India way’ through the greatest story ever told

In his book 'The India Way' Dr Jaishankar explains why, for India to understand its strategies and choices, and for the world to understand India, it is necessary to study the Mahabharata, 'the greatest story ever told'.

Centre cancels FCRA licenses of four NGOs for diverting funds and not complying with rules

Ministry of Home Affairs revoked FCRA licenses of multiple NGOs citing violation of the FCRA Act

Sharad Pawar summoned by the Bhima-Koregaon enquiry commission to appear for recording his statement: Here is why

NCP leader Sharad Pawar has been directed by the independent enquiry commission on the Bhima-Koregaon 2018 violence to appear before it for recording a statement.

As elements from the USA pontificate to India, American Islamist body CAIR says discrimination against Muslims in the USA increased by 9%

In a recently released report titled "Still Suspect: The Impact of Structural Islamophobia", the controversial Islamist body Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has said that there has been a rise in discrimination against Muslims living in the United States.

Different yardsticks for Hindus and Muslims: How acquittal of Noor Mohammad and conviction of Dinesh in Delhi Riots raise questions

Delhi Court acquitted Noor Mohammad of all charges in relation to the Delhi anti-Hindu riots of February 2020

Jahangirpuri violence: Two more accused, Jafar, Babuddin arrested, minor given bail by Juvenile Justice Board

Violence broke out in Delhi's Jahangirpuri area when a Hanuman Janmotsav procession was attacked by miscreants on April 16

Alwar: Muslim group files case against Congress, alleges party incited unrest using temple demolition drive

Former Congress leader Sahoon filed a complaint that the Congress MLA was responsible for demolition and the local Muslims had nothing to do with it.

After Twitter takeover, Elon Musk jokes he wants to buy Coca-Cola to ‘put cocaine back’

Earlier, Musk had also tweeted a parody tweet asking him to buy McDonald's 'and fix all of the ice-cream machines'.

Prashant Kishor responsible for party’s ‘humiliating’ loss in Goa elections, alleges TMC state chief as he resigns

Kiran Kandolkar claimed that Prashant Kishor had come to blackmail Congress and eventually helped the BJP.

Delhi 2020 riot accused Noor Mohammad acquitted because of lack of evidence

Delhi Police had booked Noor Mohammad under various sections related to rioting, unlawful assembly, arson and vandalism in Bunny Bakery Shop at Chand Bagh Pulia on February 25, 2020.

UP Police remove over 11,000 loudspeakers, 35,000 lower volume as per guidelines: Details

After state government's order UP Police removed over 11,000 loudspeakers in the state

Did you know that USA funded a dam project in PoK in 2011 and UPA govt, led by Congress, remained a mute spectator? Details

On January 6, 2011, USA announced that it would provide 66 million dollars to support the construction of two dams in Gilgit-Baltistan

IPL: Rashid Khan stuns former team Sunrisers Hyderabad in a last-over thriller to keep Gujarat Titans on top of the table

Rashid Khan won the game for Gujarat with 2 sixes off the last 2 balls, something his partner Tewatia did earlier in IPL against Punjab.

Honour killing in Mainpuri: Dalit man kills his sister for marrying a Brahmin boy, her husband and in-laws injured in the attack

Dalit girl killed by brother and uncle for marrying a Brahmin boy in Uttar Pradesh, her husband and in-laws injured