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‘No employment to Indians studying in Pakistan’: UGC and AICTE urge students not to travel to Pakistan for pursuing higher education

UGC and AICTE issued a notification disallowing employment opportunities to Indian students who have acquired degrees from Pakistan

Two Muslim men abduct Hindu girl and try to do Nikah with her, force her to convert to Islam in Uttar Pradesh, family alleges...

Two Muslim men allegedly abducted a Hindu girl in the Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh and tried to marry her after forcefully converting her to Islam.

Pakistan mosque refuses to make an announcement to trace missing girl Dua Zehra as she has a ‘Shia name’

A mosque in Pakistan's Karachi has refused to make an announcement for a missing 14-year-old girl Dua Zehra because of her Shia name.

Court temporarily restrains demolition of Hindu Temple-like structure found inside mosque in Mangaluru, Juma Masjid served urgent notice

A temporary stay, restraining the demolition of a Hindu temple-like structure that has been found underneath the Juma Masjid built on the outskirts of Mangaluru in Karnataka has been passed by Karnataka court

Tej Pratap Yadav claims he had a secret meeting in public with Nitish Kumar, says he’s Lord Krishna who would change govt in Bihar

Tej Pratap Yadav claimed that he had spoken with Nitish Kumar and that Tejashwi Yadav will take over as Bihar's CM soon.

Elon Musk trolls Bill Gates with a meme to ‘lose a boner fast’: Here’s why the Tesla boss is unhappy with Microsoft founder

Billionaire investor-inventor Elon Musk took a swipe at Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates by sharing a tongue-in-cheek post on Twitter.

‘State govt trying to kill me for raising voice against their corrupt ministers’: BJP leader Mohit Kamboj says his car was attacked by Shiv...

Maharashtra BJP leader Mohit Kamboj has said that Shiv Sena goons attacked his car in Kalanagar area of Mumbai's Bandra suburb

Ghaziabad: Man accused of spitting on rotis, Uttar Pradesh police takes cognisance. Watch video

A video of a man 'spitting' on rotis went viral on social media and the Ghaziabad police, UP, has taken cognisance of the same

Mumbai Police serves notice to MP Navneet Rana, husband for planning to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside ‘Matoshree’, Shiv Sena workers issue threats

A Mumbai Police team led by DCP Manjunath Singe visited the Rana residence and served them a notice from Kherwadi police station under section 149 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).

Hardik Patel says, ‘not joining BJP’ after speculations surfaced, decides to distribute copies of Bhagavad Gita as he expresses ‘hope’ from Congress

Gujarat's Congress leader Hardik Patel said on the 22nd of April that he is not joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

IPL: Jos Buttler’s 3rd century of the season powers Rajasthan to the top of the table

Orange cap holder Jos Buttler scored a magnificent hundred as he powered Rajasthan Royals to a runs victory over Delhi Capitals

Kashmir: Youth who pelted stones at security forces drowns to death after being chased

The stone-pelter drowned in the Sukhnag Nallah in Budgam, Kashmir, while being chased away by police

Maldives issues decree to ban anti-India campaign “India Out”, Rahul Gandhi had blamed the Modi govt for the China-backed campaign

Maldives president Ibrahim Mohammed Solih has issued a decree banning anti-India 'India Out' campaign by opposition

Pakistan: National Security Committee concludes there was no foreign conspiracy to topple the Imran Khan government

National Security Committee of Pakistan rejects claims of Imran Khan that there was foreign conspiracy to topple his govt

Maharashtra: Sanjay Raut’s rally used stolen electricity in power minister Nitin Raut’s Nagpur

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's rally in Nagpur was organized on 21st April 2022 using stolen electricity

Khalistanis living in the UK to feel the heat as Boris Johnson confirms an anti-extremist task force to help India

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on his India visit said that the United Kingdom would not welcome extremists like Khalistanis

Outfit that helped Rohingya Muslims settle in India now seeks donations to help ‘victims’ of the anti-encroachment drive in Jahangirpuri

Miles2Smiles, which is spearheading a fundraiser to help 'victims' of anti-encroachment drive in Jahangirpuri, has earlier helped settle Rohingya Muslims in Nuh, Haryana.

Rajasthan: Locals in Alwar in tears after losing their homes and an ancient temple in a demolition drive, have been without meals for four days

Rajgarh officials bulldozed the homes of around 85 Hindu households as well as a historic Hindu temple as part of a 'road-widening' drive.

A six-month plan for defeating Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind’s violent political agenda, the root of Islamism and radicalisation in India

The clerics of Jamiat seem to think that they are smart and untouchable. But their time is up because they have insulted Islam, duped Muslims, and played a role in terrorism

IRCTC deletes tweet that was seen as endorsing genocide of Hindus as ‘fake news’ after leftists outraged about a newspaper distributed in train

After leftists complained about 'The Aryavarth Express' distributed in trains, IRCTC had assured a probe into the matter

Attack on Hanuman Jayanti Shobha Yatra in Jahangirpuri was planned a week in advance by mastermind Ansar Sheikh: Reports

Sources in the Delhi police have revealed that Md Ansar Sheikh had convened a meeting a week ago to decide how they would block the Hanuman Jayanti procession.

Uttar Pradesh: Bulandshahr man Zakir Ali booked after 3 of his 9 daughters file complaint accusing him of sexual assault

A complaint has been registered against one Zakir Ali, who has been accused of molestation by his own daughters.

Kerala: SDPI workers Muhammad Bilal, Rizwan, Riyassuddin, Sahad arrested for brutal murder of RSS leader in Palakkad

On April 16, the SDPI attackers armed with machetes had attacked RSS leader SK Sreenivasan inside his shop in the Melamuri area of Palakkad.

SC verdict helps Firoz escape harsher punishment for rape and murder of 4-year-old girl: Read what post-mortem report of his victim said

The postmortem report noted that the victim was asphyxiated to death before being raped and assaulted.

Gujarat: Christian family booked for forcibly converting Hindu girls in the Tapi district

The complainant said, "His father told us that we were unclean and we were called there only to make us pious by converting into Christianity."

Irfan Pathan vs Amit Mishra, with clown journalists in between: How Mishra gave a befitting response to Pathan

Though Amit did not reply to or quoted Irfan's tweet, it was clear that Mishra's tweet was a response to Irfan Pathan's earlier tweet about India's 'potential'.

AAP govt in Punjab reveals that it formed SIT against Tajinder Singh Bagga for ‘harming and causing hurt’ to Arvind Kejriwal by his tweets

AAP-led Punjab govt has disclosed in high court that a SIT was formed to look into 'provocative' statements of Tajinder Bagga

With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli woefully out of form, should India look beyond them for the T20 World Cup?

If these 2 great servants of Indian cricket don't manage to turn their form around during 2nd half of the IPL, should India pick a side for T20 internationals on the basis of reputation alone

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren and his MLA brother in trouble as Election Commission seeks details in quarry lease case, High Court to hear PIL

CM Hemant Soren was granted a leave for a stone quarry near Ranchi by the mines department, violating norms

India lashes out at Ilhan Omar, Biden official says her PoK visit was ‘unofficial, personal’, does not represent US government policy: Details

Omar visited PoK and met its President Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry. She discussed the alleged violation of human rights in J&K and assured about discussing the issue in the United States

Udupi: Students who filed petition against Karnataka Hijab ban not permitted to take exams wearing burqa

Two students who had filed petition against Karnataka hijab ban were not allowed to take class 12 exams wearing burqas

Jahangipuri violence mastermind Ansar Sheikh has close links with TMC, was part of TMC goons that attacked Suvendu Adhikari’s car, says West Bengal BJP

Suvendu Adhikari said that Ansar Sheikh had smashed his car with bricks on May 2 2021 after the assembly polls

‘Hateful, inciteful, obnoxious’: Delhi HC observations while hearing plea challenging refusal of bail to Delhi anti-Hindu riot accused Umar Khalid

The Delhi HC court made the scathing remarks while hearing the plea challenging the refusal of bail to 2020 Delhi anti-Hindu riot accused Umar Khalid

Jahangirpuri Riots: Delhi Police Commissioner writes to ED, asks for probe against prime suspect Ansar under PMLA

Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana has written to ED Director to probe Ansar under PMLA in Jahangirpuri riots case

Entitlement, sycophancy, posts for Gandhis, demand to report directly to Sonia Gandhi: Prashant Kishor gives suggestions for Congress’ revival

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor, whom the Congress Party is eyeing to help it emerge from political oblivion, has asked the Congress leadership to elect a non-Gandhi as the party president

Lawyer who helped child rapist Firoz justifies his actions, insinuates ‘Hindus deserve what happened to the 4-year-old victim’

Adv Meshram stated in a tweet that he was the one who helped Firoz secure a stay order on his death sentence in 2014.

How SS Rajamouli is filling the canvas of Bhartiya cinema with civilisational beauty

Heavily influenced by Bharatiya itihaasa, Ramayana and Mahabharata, SS Rajamouli is known for his larger-than-life cinema

Rajasthan: Hindu temple in Alwar district demolished by bulldozer, over a hundred families made homeless in Rajgarh

Recently, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot had stated that homes cannot be demolished without proper notice. But hundreds of shops and houses have been reportedly demolished in Rajgarh without notice.

Karnataka: Hindu Temple-like structure found inside a mosque in Mangaluru, locals suspect the presence of a temple in the past

Hindu temple-like structure has been found underneath an old mosque on the outskirts of Mangaluru in Karnataka.

India raises security concern: Pakistan misusing the Kartarpur corridor to make contact with Indian pilgrims, hold business meetings

By interacting with the Indian pilgrims and holding business meetings at the corridor, Pakistan has violated the 2019 Kartarpur pact.

‘Kids may throw stones while playing’: Jama Masjid committee in Jahangirpuri asks Muslims not to bring children to Friday Namaz

The Hindu residents fear that the mobs might unleash violence on Hindus yet again, and kids are being deliberately kept away from the mosque to keep them away from harm.

Assam: Court in Kokrajhar rejects Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani’s bail plea, remands him to 3-day police custody

Mevani's lawyers have informed that a review petition will be filed in the Guwahati High Court on Monday.

Tesla chief Elon Musk secures $46.5 billion funding to buy Twitter, may consider buying stocks directly from shareholders

Elon Musk has lined up $46.5 billion in debt and equity financing to buy Twitter Inc. The billionaire investor is also considering buying shares directly from shareholders.

What does ‘Every Sinner has a Future’ mean? How Oscar Wilde’s quote, used by the SC, might be one of the most misunderstood

While suggesting 'Every Sinner has a Future,' the Court quoted Wilde but gave a message that stands exactly opposite of what he penned.

Maharashtra: 18 ministers availed COVID-19 treatments in private hospitals using taxpayers’ money in the last two years

18 Maharashtra ministers spent Rs 1.39 crore for specialized Covid-19 treatment in private hospitals in last 2 years

Rihanna’s Boyfriend Rapper A$AP Rocky arrested by Los Angeles Police in a shooting case, released on bail

Rihanna's Boyfriend Rapper A$AP Rocky arrested by LA police in a November 2021 shooting case in Hollywood

Nitin Gadkari assures action after several incidents of e-scooters catching fire, asks companies to recall defective vehicles: Read details about the problem

Nitin Gadkari shared his concerns about several e-scooters catching fire and assured enquiry into these incidents

‘If Muslims come on streets, nobody can control’: Cleric Maulana Tauqir Raza issues threats again, calls for ‘Jail Bharo Andolan’ after Ramazan Eid

Ittihad-e-Millat Council chief Maulana Taukir Raza said, "If Muslims come to the streets, they will be uncontrollable."

MEA condemns US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s visit to PoK, says her ‘narrow-minded politics’ violated India’s territorial integrity, sovereignty

Somalia-born radical Islamist Ilhan Omar visited Pakistan occupied Kashmir, and met its 'President' Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry