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Who is Ilhan Omar, the controversial US Congresswoman who tried to legitimize Pakistan’s control over occupied Kashmir

For years now, Omar has indulged in propagating anti-India narratives, especially targeting the Narendra Modi government

Maharashtra: Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana charged with sedition for planning to chant Hanuman Chalisa, sent to judicial custody

Mumbai court sends Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana to judicial custody after Mumbai police slapped sedition charges on them

As Muslim mobs attack Hindus, The Wire’s jihad apologist shames victims, asks Hindus to behave like virtuous Muslims after the 9/11 terror attack

Arfa Khanum has skilfully sought to pin the whole blame for the violence on Hindus while rejecting the role of Muslims.

Missionaries in Tamil Nadu now luring school students to follow Christianity for ‘good marks’, new report suggests

News 18 report reveals how school students in Tamil Nadu are being targeted by missionaries for conversion

Social media users slam clothing brand for printing images of Hindu deities on bikinis

Sahara Ray had turned the Instagram handle of her clothing brand 'private' in the hopes of avoiding the social media backlash.

BJP led alliance sweeps Guwahati municipal elections by winning 58 out of 60 wards, Congress wins 0 and AAP opens account

BJP + AGP alliance won 58 out of 60 seats in the Guwahati municipal elections, AAP and AJP won one each

Saudi Arabia bans Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’. Here’s why

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, latest offering from MCU, was all set to release in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries on May 5.

Gujarat: Viral video shows dargah constructed in Heritage complex in Surat

The video shows that new stones are laid in cement and the person who shot the video alleged that the dargah has come up overnight and that the same did not exist till recently and had been constructed overnight.

Rajasthan: Miscreants paste slip with Urdu text on Hanuman idol in Kota, police register case after Hindu organisations complaint

An Urdu slip was pasted on statue of Hanuman in the Radha Krishna Mandir in Ayana village of Kota, Rajasthan

“Will bury you 20 ft deep if you mess with Matoshree”: Sanjay Raut threatens Navneet and Ravi Rana over Hanuman Chalisa row

Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana had challenged to recite the Hanuman Chalisa in front of Shiv Sena Head Uddhav Thackeray's house 'Matoshree' in Mumbai.

TMC leader Anwar issues fatwa, kicks pregnant woman that leads to miscarriage: Here is what we know so far

As per a report in Anandabazar Patrika, the TMC leader had instilled a sense of fear among the residents of the Tengri Danga area.

Meet the Ranas: The Independent Politician-duo from Maharashtra’s Amravati arrested for planning to chant Hanuman Chalisa in front of Matoshree

Navneet Rana and her husband Ravi Rana have made national headlines over the Hanuman Chalisa row in Maharashtra

Rana Kapoor, Gandhis’ MF Hussain painting worth 2 Cr and the Yes Bank scam – All you need to know

All you need to know about Rana Kapoor, MF Hussain Paining Yes Bank Scam and the Gandhis' link to the controversy

Madhya Pradesh: Mohsin alias Waseem, who shot Khargone SP during Ram Navami violence, arrested from Kasrawad

According to sources, Mohsin has already been charged with four criminal cases, including the sale of illegal weapons.

Kerala govt refutes AAP leader Atishi Marlena’s claims that officials from Kerala visited Delhi to understand ‘Delhi school model’

AAP leader Atishi Marlena had claimed that officials from Kerala had visited Delhi government schools to understand Delhi's education model.

NDTV broadcasts Telangana government’s paid propaganda as news, violates media ethics again

NDTV ran the Telangana government's paid advertorial as a news story without marking it as a paid advertorial

Rajasthan: FIRs against News18 anchor Aman Chopra over Alwar temple demolition coverage, accused of instigating communal hatred

Aman Chopra has also been criticised in the past for taking bold stands on challenging issues.

Talk show host Boria Majumdar to face two years ban as BCCI finds him guilty of intimidating Wriddhiman Saha over interview

In February, Wriddhiman Saha had shared screenshots of threatening messages from a 'journalist', without naming anyone but netizens had speculated

Viral video shows ‘kattar’ Muslim Shiv Sena leader saying he will stop Hanuman Chalisa recital outside Matoshree

Independent MLA Ravi Rana and his wife Amravati MP Navneet Kaur were arrested on Saturday after they said they would recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's private residence.

Shiv Sainiks attack BJP leader Kirit Somaiya as law and order in state collapses

BJP's Kirit Somaiya has alleged that in presence of Mumbai Police a mob of Shiv Sena workers attacked him and tried to kill him.

Forced to buy MF Hussain painting from Priyanka Gandhi to fund Sonia Gandhi’s treatment in New York, ex-Yes Bank chief Rana Kapoor confesses to...

The ED has filed a second supplementary charge sheet before the special court, according to which Rana Kapoor admitted that he was forced to buy a painting of Gandhi-scion Priyanka Gandhi for Rs.2 crore.

Aurangabad: 8 men including 2 sons of a Shiv Sena leader beat a youth to death, send video of the assault to victim’s brother

Watchman brutally beaten to death in Aurangabad in suspicion of theft, video of the assault goes viral

IPL: Sunrisers Hyderabad win 5 in a row as Royal Challengers Bangalore collapse to 68, Kohli scores second successive golden duck

SRH's latest triumph in IPL was an absolute annihilation of RCB as they swatted them away winning with 9 wickets with 12 overs to spare.

From Ram Navami to Durga Visarjan to Hanuman Jayanti: List of attacks carried out by Islamists against Hindu processions from 2019 to 2022

History is a testimony to the fact that Hindu festivals have often been at the receiving end of Islamists' wrath

West Bengal: TMC backed electricity board employees’ union asks private IT company to cancel appointment of a man ‘because he belongs to RSS’

TMC backed West Bengal State Electricity Board Employees' Union asks IT company Cosyn to not appoint RSS worker

A year on, 303 BJP workers who fled during post-poll violence in Bengal still fear returning home: Report

Bengal was in the throes of horrifying violence as TMC goons ran riot following the declaration of the 2021 assembly poll results.

CBI summons TMC leader Anubrata Mondal again in cattle smuggling case, had got himself admitted at hospital after the last summon

TMC leader Anubrata Mondal has been summoned 5 times in the past by CBI in the case but he didn't appear every single time

IPL: Gujarat Titans continue their dream run, edge out Kolkata Knight Riders in a nail-biter to return to the top of the table

Gujarat Titans continue to love life in their debut season of the IPL chalking up their 6th win in 7 games as they saw off an Andre Russell led KKR charge

Russia bars entry to US VP Harris, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, other US and Canadian officials

The Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying 'people responsible for the Russophobic policies' will not allowed to travel to Russia

Hubballi Police suspects the role of Raza Academy in instigating Muslim mob to attack police station, temple: Reports

During his interrogation, the radical Islamist Maulana Wasim confessed that another accused in the case, Taufiq Mullah is a member of Raza Academy.

Mumbai: Independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana arrested over their plans to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Matoshree

Even after Navneet Rana and her husband Ravi Rana called of the plan to recite Hanuiman Chalisa, police arrested them

Lovely Professional University (LPU) sacks professor after a video of her insulting Lord Ram goes viral

The LPU issued a statement saying the professor who insulted Lord Ram has been sacked with immediate effect

All 3 demolished temples in Rajgarh in Alwar to be rebuilt: Alwar District Administration

3 temples and around 85 homes were demolished in Rajgarh in the Alwar district as part of the road-widening drive as per the city master plan

Punjab: Dalit woman accuses Punjab police of torturing her by striping her naked in custody, SC Commission orders probe

A Dalit woman ihas accused Punjab police of torturing her by striping her naked in custody at Khannauri police station

Assam CM Himanta Biswa announces Rs 50 lakh as ex gratia, jobs for next of kin of Assam soldiers who lost their lives serving...

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that the soldiers from Assam who lost their lives serving the country would be given Rs 50 lakhs as compensation instead of Rs 20 lakhs

Telangana: Azhar slits 23-year-old MCA graduate’s throat for rejecting his advances

An FIR under sections 307, 354 and 506 of Indian Penal Code has been filed against Azhar for attacking the girl.

Karnataka: Gulab Pasha, leader of Yogendra Yadav’s party, demands Annamma Devi procession does not pass through ‘Muslim dominated’ areas. Read details

Gulab Pasha, a leader of far-left 'activist' Yogendra Yadav's Swaraj India Abhiyan, has written a letter to Bengaluru Police requesting them to change the route of the annual Annamma Devi procession

“I am not afraid of you. I will ask you questions everyday”: Tajinder Bagga slams Arvind Kejriwal over ‘ridiculous’ FIRs, SIT probe against him

Tajinder Bagga slammed Arvind Kejriwal after it was revealed that Punjab govt has formed an SIT to probe his tweets against Delhi CM

Rajasthan: Complaints registered against Congress MLA, SDM, and EO in Alwar temple demolition case

The complaints were filed in Rajgarh in Alwar district by the priest of one of the temples Mahant Prakash Das, and Brajbhoomi Vikas Parishad

Scroll spreads fake news that ‘4 Dalit tanners were killed by upper-caste mob for skinning a dead cow in Gujarat’s Una’: Here’s the truth

Scroll distorts 2016 report from Gujarat to attack BJP by making false claims that upper caste Hindus had killed 4 Dalits

‘Let the riots happen, we are prepared’, a Muslim customer threatens a bhel seller in Maharashtra’s Shrirampur; case registered

A case has been registered against the customer under sections 504, 506 of Indian Penal Code in Shrirampur in Maharashtra.

Rajasthan: Man drowns 3-year-old girl for resisting his molestation bid, had earlier bitten a boy’s genitalia 

A man in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh had reportedly bitten a boy’s genitalia before trying to molest a girl and later killing her.

Congress party shares false claims that 200 temples were demolished in Varanasi to build the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor

Congress falsely claimed that about 200 temples and a Shivling was demolished to build Kashi Vishwanath Corridor

Rahul Gandhi targets Modi govt over inflation: Here is how, in his inimitable style, he scored a self-goal

Rahul Gandhi targeted Modi govt over 6.95% inflation rate, which had reached 12% during the UPA government

Pak-origin Labour MP, who admitted to anti-semitism, rakes up the issue of alleged ‘Islamophobia’ in India during Boris Johnson’s visit

Owing to her brazen anti-Jewish rhetorics, Naz Shah was suspended from the Labour Party in April 2016. However, she was reinstated back into the party by July of that year.

Jahangirpuri violence: ED registers case against suspects and prime accused Mohd Ansar, his properties, bank details under scanner

ED registered a money laundering case against Jahangirpuri violence prime accused Mohd Ansar and other suspects under PMLA

‘Blood stains remain even after so many rains’: CBSE removes Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s verses from Class X NCERT books

One of the posters illustrating Faiz's poems is issued by NGO ANHAD, which has among its founders Delhi-riots accused Harsh Mander, and Shabnam Hashmi.

Shiv Sena workers gherao Maharashtra MP Navneet Rana, attempt to enter her house over chanting ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ outside ‘Matoshree’

Shiv Sena workers thronged outside the residence of MP Navneet Rana in Mumbai to protest against her decision to chant Hanuman Chalisa outside 'Matoshree'

Assam: State govt panel suggests using ID cards, census to distinguish ‘Assamese Muslims’ from Bangladeshi Muslims

The indigenous Assamese Muslims are divided into three primary groups: Goriyas, Moriyas, and Deshis.